Rebirth in Another World: My Brother is an Intelligent Being

Zero soon arrived at the edge of the city.

After a moment's deliberation, he swiftly dodged and easily leaped onto the roof of a building. This place looked like a village. The houses weren't as tall and neat as those inside; they were scattered haphazardly. Most were two or three stories high, with the occasional person entering or leaving. There were also some isolated houses, perhaps used as warehouses.

Zero lay cautiously on it, like a vigilant cat. If he wanted to, he could even transform himself into any object, such as a brick, and stand firmly on it. However, it was obvious that he didn't need to do that now.

He heard voices coming from below.

"Husband, our son beat up Old Wang's baby yesterday. You should take a piece of meat and apologize to him later." A woman's voice.

Man: "What? The guy from Old Wang's family is two years older than our son. Did he win the fight?"

Woman: "Our son must have won. You know Hu Zi has been very strong since he was a child. It would be great if our son could go to the ancient martial arts school."

The man said, "Don't overthink it. The tuition at the Ancient Martial Arts School is too expensive for a family like ours. To be admitted to Hanlin Academy, he has to pass the school's Level 3 Trial with an A+. Our son is just a little stronger, but he can't compare to others who have been trained by tutors since childhood. If we really send him there, he'll be dead or wounded, and there's no guarantee he'll even get in."

Woman: "That's true. It's actually quite nice to be an ordinary person. There's no need to fight or kill."

Then the woman said, "What day is it today? The Level 6 exam for this semester is about to start, right? Our son is six years old now. If he doesn't want to go to Hanlin School, then he should probably find a kindergarten to enroll him in. Have you thought about where to send him?"

Man: "Aren't ordinary primary and secondary schools the same? I can go to a kindergarten closer to us. It's more convenient to go back and forth."

……

What followed was some discussion about their son going to kindergarten. After listening for a while, Zero felt that there was no useful information, so he began to search for information related to "Hanlin College" in his head.

Hanlin Academy, located in City T, was founded in Country Z. It is a high-quality, international school integrating early childhood education, preschool classes, elementary school, junior high school, and an international high school. It offers a variety of programs, including compulsory education, magic, divination, medicine, monks, ancient martial arts, and scientific research. Adhering to the motto "Strong youth, strong nation," the school employs a comprehensive training curriculum to cultivate high-quality, internationally oriented individuals with a "Chinese soul and international perspective."

It is an honor to be able to enter Hanlin College. Most of the students who enter the college are special talents with certain abilities. Many famous contemporary sorcerers, scientific researchers, ancient martial arts masters, and many celebrities from aristocratic families were trained here, such as Ouyang Xu from the Ouyang family, Zhang Jiuling from the Zhang family, Dr. Li Zhixiang, etc., all of whom were students of Hanlin College.

Hanlin College begins to enroll students on August 1st every year. Students need to pass a one-month three-level test. Only those who pass the test can apply for admission on September 1st.

Minimum age for applicants: 6 years old.

Zero, it turns out all human children have to go to school. He's about five or six now, just the right age for preschool. But he still has a baby at home waiting to be raised. He hesitated between "going to the academy and secretly raising the baby" and "waiting for the baby to grow up and go to school together" and chose the latter.

After silently taking notes in his mind, Zero quietly observed several households.

Worried that Li Xingchen might wake up, Zero started to hurry back. He'd just passed a few houses and noticed they were filled with furniture, and the materials used were also more durable. Since he'd decided to raise a little one, he definitely wanted to take good care of it. He decided to make their home more solid and buy some furniture.

As for how to add it, there are plenty of ways.

He also saw a big yellow dog in the yard of one of the houses. If he hadn't concealed his own aura well enough, he would have alerted the dog long ago.

Zero decided to get a guard to sit on their tree. That way, if something unexpected happened in the future and he wasn't around, at least there would be something to protect the little guy, increasing his safety. After all, in this world full of unknowns and dangers, an extra layer of security was always a good thing.

What kind of security guard should I look for? A big yellow dog seems to be not good enough.

Zero was thinking, his perception unconsciously extending outward.

Half an hour later, a deafening roar erupted from the depths of the previously silent forest. The roar, filled with immense fury and power, startled the entire forest. The birds took flight in panic, flapping their wings and scurrying in all directions, seeking a safe haven.

Zero lifted a small black animal by the neck and weighed it. It was quite heavy. It looked like a baby leopard. At that moment, the leopard was being held by Zero's neck, its eyes revealing a bewildered and innocent look.

Just a moment ago, it was happily sharing the delicious prey with its mother and brothers and sisters, but who knew that a black shadow flashed before its eyes, and it lost its freedom in an instant and was taken away by this guy.

It listened to its mother's angry roar, and it was clear that the mother had noticed that it was missing.

The little leopard rolled his eyes nervously and looked around, but his mother was nowhere to be seen!

Goodbye, mom.

The little leopard whimpered sadly.

Li Xingchen woke up here. He looked around but couldn't find Zero. He listened carefully and found that the surroundings were very quiet except for the normal chirping of insects in the forest.

Li Xingchen felt a little panic in his heart, but before he could think about it, he saw Zero walking in carrying the little black panther.

"Pot..."

Li Xingchen waved her hands. Where did you go? I almost thought you didn't want me anymore.

"Guard the yard," Zero whispered. He dropped the little black panther at Li Xingchen's feet. The little black panther, the size of a full-grown farm cat, curled up tremblingly on the ground, not daring to move. Its large, round eyes stared at Zero warily. Every breath was taken with extreme caution, as if afraid any move would anger the villain before it.

Zero stretched out his hand, and the little black panther reflexively dodged backwards. Zero glared at it and patted its head with a bit of threat, as if warning it to be obedient.

The little black panther whimpered softly and moved towards Li Xingchen's cradle.

Zero nodded with satisfaction and returned his gaze to Li Xingchen's face.

Li Xingchen waved his hands happily, "...ah ah ah ah..."

This is to catch a pet. Li Xingchen instantly understood Zero's intention. He must be worried that he would be alone without anyone around, so he caught such a cool animal for him.

Leopards! You couldn't keep them in my past life! Oh! My baby loves them!

Zero seemed to sense his happiness, rubbed his little head and went out again. He still had a lot of things to do.

Li Xingchen turned over and tightly grasped a handful of the little black panther's fur with one of his small hands.

The little black panther shuddered all over. It was too late to hide, and it didn't dare to show its sharp claws.

The two little ones stared at each other with big eyes.

From now on, you will be called Xiao Hei.