Origin Paradise!

[Name: Thorn Hand]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect ①: The hunter's hands can extend thorns for rapid movement in complex forest environments]

[Effect 2: Thorn Pain - Wounds caused by thorns will cause extreme pain, which helps in taming wild beasts]

[Note: A spinning top won't spin unless you spin it, and a wild beast won't obey if you don't tame it.]

At this point, all the loot from the dungeon has been utilized.

……

Establish a campsite.

Jiang He stepped out of the wooden house and saw a bustling scene before him. Eight thousand Rubik's Cube puppets were participating in the construction team. Because there were too many armors and weapons, he could not bring them all back. Therefore, the Evil Army was currently in a state of being unarmored.

"First group, immediately proceed to the designated location to assist the Mountain Ghost Engineering Team in digging the irrigation canal."

"The second group, after completing the wooden armor, will guard the edge of the forest. Beware of the alien wooden creatures, which can emerge from the trees. The guards are not allowed to act alone or disperse."

"Third and fourth groups, complete the reinforcement of the two city walls as soon as possible."

A rabble flew onto someone's shoulder, while birds flew overhead continuously. If the evil army was the main force of construction, then the bird legion was the command system.

"Boss, Yuwang Valley is surrounded by cliffs on both sides, similar to Dangguan City, and about 1200 meters wide. I plan to build two 20-meter-high walls and a central tower for you. The problem now is the lack of raw materials. We need a stable source of minerals."

Jiang He pondered. Finding mineral resources usually requires professional personnel and equipment, which he himself knew nothing about. However, the enormous interests on the border meant that it would be difficult for them to develop resources together with other forces.

"The fastest way right now is to find alien species with mineral exploration capabilities. There should be some in the border areas. You continue to direct the construction," Jiang He said. "Extraordinary beings are productivity. Establishing camps is of great significance for future border exploration and is worth investing resources and effort in in the early stages."

"Understood." Wuhe flew off his shoulder.

Jiang He summoned the leader of the mountain spirits, who was his blood servant, so communication was not difficult.

"Is there any variant of the ore that can be found?"

The mountain spirit leader was deep in thought.

[Yes, there is a huge rock on flat ground facing the sun. Walk two thousand steps and you will reach the territory of the termite queen. She is very powerful. The termite colony lives in an underground palace. They are countless and eat wood and sweet potatoes.]

Jiang He roughly understood what this guy meant. The termite king was much stronger than the peak of the Bronze Age, but not to the point that the mountain spirit leader felt fear as if he were a snake or a scorpion. It was estimated to be the strength of an ordinary creature in the Silver Age. Because they lived underground, the termite colony was very familiar with minerals, and they ate wood and honey.

"Old Hei, bring back another half box of white sugar, but don't buy too much."

"receive."

Jiang He suspended contact with his animal companions. Sugar can be used to make bombs and can also provide soldiers with sufficient calories during wartime, so purchasing more than a certain amount may attract unnecessary attention.

"Next, we need to find sugar plants in the forest."

Jiang He assigned this task to the Flying Bird Legion, since most of these plants grow on the ground, making it much easier than mining.

Two hours later, the honest-looking man returned with Old Black.

Meanwhile, ten Rubik's Cube puppets set off to scout out a termite colony, including a bird.

"Get up, it's time to study."

Jiang He shook the little white snake around its neck awake. After soaking in the dragon's blood in the drowning pool, the snake's drowsiness had increased significantly. Its true size had increased rapidly in the early stages and was still slowly growing longer.

Zhuang Ya landed and transformed back into a little girl in white. She rubbed her golden vertical eyes a few times.

"Good morning, great serpent."

"Polite, but useless."

Jiang He took the plastic bag from Lao Hei's mouth.

How many can you count from one?

Zhuang Ya blinked and remained silent.

Old Hei jumped up in surprise and couldn't help but laugh, "Finally, I'm not at the bottom anymore!"

Jiang He's expression was grim. Education was an urgent matter. Without sufficient understanding, it was easy for wartime coordination to break down, wasting the opponent's amazing recovery skills.

Chapter 173 The Ring of Flies

The vast wilderness was desolate and cold.

In the dark and lush forest, strange creatures would occasionally cast their gazes toward Yuwang Valley, watching as a magnificent city rose from the ground at an unbelievable speed.

Eight thousand Rubik's Cube puppets, working tirelessly and without pay, unleashed a tremendous production and construction speed under the command of the Flying Bird Legion. The basic framework of Yuwang City has been built, and once the mining problem is resolved, it can be reinforced both internally and externally.

In the center of the city, in a simply designed wooden house.

Jiang He spread out the textbooks that Lao Hei had bought on the table. The first grade of elementary school had not yet covered multiplication and division, nor English.

"Orochi, how did this book get lost?"

"We don't need morality and society."

"And this one?"

"I skipped music and art classes when I was a child."

Zhuang Ya sat obediently on someone's lap, her hands neatly folded on the table, her expression exceptionally serious. There was only one school in White Snake Village, and the teacher was an old scholar whose status in the village was second only to the village head and the martial arts master. Despite being frail and easily whipped by her tail, she was respected by many.

"Your main task at this stage is to learn basic Chinese and math. You can practice the Snake Sword Technique as an extracurricular hobby. Later, in the dungeon world, if there is free time before the final battle, I may send you to school," Jiang He said.

Zhuang Ya grinned upon hearing this, and reached out to pull out a rare-grade heavy sword. This was a loot from the raid on Jubao Tower. Compared to the user's slender figure, the sword appeared unusually broad and heavy.

"Orochi, the sword is here."

“Very good, at least I can’t swallow it.” Jiang He answered patiently. Although the sudden act of drawing his sword was beyond his expectations, he tried not to dampen the other’s enthusiasm in the early stages of learning.

"Let's learn all the numbers first. Like alchemy, mathematics is also a tool for explaining and pursuing truth."

Jiang He opened her textbook, while Zhuang Ya was completely absorbed.

The little girl memorized all ten numbers from zero to nine in just half a minute.

In front of the wooden house, a group of Rubik's Cube figures stood faithfully at their posts.

"I am number one."

"Cube No. 1" stepped forward, head held high, and said.

"Me too."

Another puppet stepped forward.

1+1=2

The two puppets intertwined their arms and then spun around to reinforce the image of the White Snake Messenger.

The breakthrough from nothing to something, the foundation of mathematical thinking—Zhuang Ya will remember this great moment in her heart.

With enough Rubik's Cube puppets for human-like verification, Jiang He found that the other party learned very quickly. She only struggled a little when it came to two-digit addition and subtraction. Zhuang Ya was essentially learning a basic course with the intelligence of an adult.

But as time passed, the Rubik's Cube figures all fell silent and bowed their heads.

"How can 170 plus 3 equal 110?"

Jiang He looked at the results on the mental arithmetic card and couldn't help but scratch his cheeks twice, trying his best to maintain a gentle tone.

"Big snake, you're so hot."

"Normal red temperature, nothing to worry about."

Jiang He looked down at the little girl in his arms and asked, "What is 170 plus 13?"

Zhuang Ya crisply replied, "One hundred and twenty."

Jiang He pondered for a moment. He was certain that the other party was not intellectually challenged, and judging from the speed of their response, they clearly possessed complete logic.

"The answer is wrong, but it might not be your problem."

After a moment, Jiang He's gaze sharpened slightly, and she asked again, "What is one hundred and seventy plus three?"

“One hundred and seventy-three,” Zhuang Ya answered quickly.

"get out of class dismissed, one-hour break."

"I'll go help Wuhe transport soil."

Jiang He watched the giant snake crawl out of the wooden house. The teaching went wrong, which turned out to be his mistake.

"I think 170 is 170, but in Zhuang Ya's mind, 170 is 100 and 7, which add up to 107, so there are different results."

“My existing thinking and cognition will affect Zhuang Ya’s cognitive construction. When the two conflict, the existing thinking cannot be verified, and I am convinced that the thinking is correct based on experience. Therefore, I will instinctively think that the other party is wrong.”

"In fact, the other party is also correct."

"The error is caused by mistakes in communication and exchange."

“And emotional factors will amplify this error infinitely.”

Jiang He sat alone on the wooden chair with a blank expression. Fortunately, his self-control was quite good, otherwise it would have been more than just a red-hot rage. Simple anger is not enough to solve the problem.

"Teaching and learning complement each other."

As Jiang He stepped out of the wooden house, the Rubik's Cube dolls all breathed a sigh of relief. The willpower of the Silver level could already have a slight impact on the outside world, just like a Grandmaster could easily deconstruct a Grandmaster's secret technique.

"Today, the three of us have become sworn siblings."

"Don't ask for people to be born on the same day, same year, same month, same day."

"I only wish to die on the same day, in the same month, in the same year."

"If anyone disobeys, may Heaven and Man punish them together."

The rabble solemnly swore an oath.

"Me too." Old Hei's face was solemn.

"Same," Zhuang Ya echoed with a straight face.

Under a makeshift wooden platform, a dog, a crow, and a snake drank wine and swore brotherhood, while many Rubik's Cube figurines carried baskets and scattered leaves, busy creating an atmosphere.

Jiang He's eyes twitched slightly. His high school graduation photo was displayed on the wooden table. This kind of nonsensical thing must have been done by a mob.

Sure enough, the next moment, the leader of the mob turned around.

"Pay respects to the boss!"

Old Hei conducted the ceremony with great solemnity.

Jiang He was slightly speechless, then stepped forward and took Zhuang Ya away.

"Why are you getting involved with them?"

Zhuang Ya answered seriously, "Big snake."

Jiang He paused for a moment, then realized that the logic came from mathematics, and strictly speaking, it should be "Big Snake".

"You've really put your knowledge to practical use. From now on, you can still be called the Great Serpent."

Wuhe and Lao Hei hugged each other and cried. They played together for a while before looking up to talk about serious matters.

"Boss, the vicious squad we sent out has found the termite palace and is on its way back. We also have news about the sugarcane field, but there's a swarm of exotic fruit flies living there."

Jiang He listened to the report. The sugarcane in the Dark Forest, like the trees on the edge of Yuwang Valley, has the characteristic of growing back quickly after being cut down. The fruit fly leader is not strong, only at the peak of Bronze, but the fruit flies' reproductive ability is quite frightening.

He has a special tool for dealing with flies.

[Name: Fly Ring]

[Category: Domesticated]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Contains 36 cubic meters of space, solely for raising various flies. Depending on the energy injected, the flies will exhibit different properties. They reproduce extremely quickly within the space. Under normal circumstances, the flies are dormant and require monthly energy feeding, estimated at around 1000-3000.]

[Note: Its owner was tricked and killed by his superior. The Fly Ring's initial form was the Seahorse Ring. This is a rare double treasure.]

“I’ll leave the camp to the three of you, and send a bird from the rabble to lead me to the sugarcane field,” Jiang He said.

"clear."

Wuhe counted the legion members. Currently, there are quite a few remnants of his flying beasts in the Silkworm World and the Ancient Martial Arts World. In the present realm, the number is still around five hundred. Further expansion may have to wait until the pioneering camp is completely settled.

Ultimately, the Legion's second-in-command, the Hippogryph, took on the task of leading the way.