The question of appearance came to an end. Now a question was placed in front of Eloline. Would the little girl reveal her existence? Or maybe she had already been exposed. After all, this was not the first time she met the little girl.
To be on the safe side, Eloline thought that she could no longer live in her original nest. It is better to be safe than sorry. Since the forest is so big, she might as well move to another place.
But Eloline was a little hesitant. Would that brave little girl come back?
She still hoped to see the little girl again. After all, during these boring days, the little girl was the only "talking" creature she had seen.
How about hiding nearby first? If the little girl brings a group of people to attack me, it won’t be too late to run away.
Any choice would have risks. Eloline did not choose the safest option because she really wanted to find someone to accompany her now, even if they could not speak the same language.
At least seeing the little human girl made Eloline feel like she had met a "compatriot", and she didn't feel so lonely.
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"Book collection, book collection, and books related to the dragon race..."
Licaro stood on a chair and rummaged through the huge bookshelf. There were already several books piled on the ground next to it, all of which were related to the dragon clan.
Unfortunately, the contents of these books were not of much help to Licaro. The most important thing at the moment was to find a way to communicate with the dragons, such as books that recorded the dragon language. Unfortunately, Licaro found nothing.
In the end, she could only learn some characteristics of the dragon race from the book, and these records were not necessarily true, as it was stated above that they contained speculation.
"Oh, there's not much useful stuff at all."
Likalo lay on her back on the floor, and was suddenly hit by the photo crystal in her bag. She then remembered that she had saved the image of the dragon. If she showed it to her father, he would definitely believe what she had said before.
However, Licaro was in a state of hesitation.
The reason is that the book says that most dragons will not actively harass humans, so they can be considered lawful neutral beings. Many of them are good dragons, and to other races, dragons are treasures from head to toe.
If the people of Ed Fallon really knew there were dragons, and they were young, threatening little creatures, then...
Licaro could already imagine the fate of the young dragon.
She struggled internally for a moment, then thought about how the baby dragon had not hurt her in the forest before, so she decided not to tell anyone about it for the time being.
The library in the city of Edfallon is very large. Licaro decided to go there and look around, hoping she could find some useful books.
At the same time, the reconnaissance team sent by Duke Wilfin also entered the forest and followed the Duke's instructions to search for the "unknown large monster."
This is an easy task for the members of the reconnaissance team, because that is what they do. They patrol the forest many times every year to make sure there are no high-risk monsters in and around Ed Faron City.
An experienced hunter in the team noticed something unusual. He found that the number of animal skeletons in the forest had increased significantly. As he had been hunting in the forest since he was a child, he naturally discovered the clues.
However, hunters only hunt outside the forest and rarely go into the forest because there are legends circulating in the surrounding villages and towns that the deep forest is very dangerous. Of course, many people do not believe it and think it is a story made up to trick children.
Hunters don't go hunting deep in the forest not because of the so-called legend, but simply because the prey outside is enough and there is no need to run so far, and they might get lost.
"Captain, we've been searching for a whole day and still haven't found anything." said a team member.
The reconnaissance team is composed of various people, including army soldiers responsible for combat, hunters responsible for guiding, doctors responsible for support, etc. The one in charge among them is the captain appointed by the Duke himself.
"Then let's go deep into the forest and search." The captain observed the surrounding environment and thought that nothing would be found outside the forest.
"But the sun is about to set..."
"What are you afraid of? You don't even dare to camp in the wild?" The captain looked at the team member with some amusement. Suddenly, the team member in front of him knelt on the ground with lifeless eyes, as if he had become a dead object.
Looking around, all the other team members have become like this.
Even though he had experienced a lot, the experienced captain of the reconnaissance team was still frightened.
There seemed to be a man in a black robe standing under a tree not far away, but the captain couldn't see the man's face clearly.
"Forget it, you shouldn't disturb the peace here."
It sounded like a female voice. The captain knelt on the ground without having time to think about anything, and then his consciousness began to become blurred.
The surroundings fell into deathly silence, and the mysterious man disappeared under the tree.
The setting sun fell on the horizon, and the members of the reconnaissance team who were originally kneeling on the ground began to move mechanically. They seemed like controlled puppets, and began to set up a temporary camp nearby.
Chapter 0 - That Winter 008 The Eight-Year-Old Little Teacher
The reconnaissance team did not return to the city of Ed Fallon until the next day.
"Your Excellency the Duke, we searched and camped deep in the forest for a night and found nothing," the captain reported to Wilfin.
"Is that so? Then you go and have a rest."
Wilfen waved his hand, indicating that the captain of the reconnaissance team could leave, and then lowered his head to continue handling official business.
After the captain left, Wilfin stopped writing and rubbed his dizzy head.
He was still a little worried about Licaro. His daughter was unwilling to learn magic, and his laissez-faire attitude towards her would cause problems. It would be better to find a teacher for her and give her lessons at home every day. Even if he didn't teach the basics of magic, at least he could teach her some common sense.
My daughter might not be patient, but this is something that has to be done, and then all I can do is be a bad father and put some pressure on her.
At this time, Licaro was preparing to go into the forest again. Although she did not find any useful books, she thought of a way to communicate with Eloline.
In the forest, Eloline still slept in her original nest, but she remained alert to the surrounding environment, not knowing whether the little girl would come again.
As it was approaching noon, Eloline sensed someone approaching. She recognized it was Licaro because she was familiar with her scent.
However, in order to find out Licaro's true intentions, Eloline chose to lie in the cave and pretend to sleep.
"Hello?" Licaro poked her head out and quickly covered her mouth when she saw Eloline. It turned out that the little black dragon was sleeping, and she must not disturb her.
Little Black Dragon was a nickname that Licaro thought of. She had seen the growth stages of dragons in books before. Since Eloline was a baby black dragon, there was nothing wrong with calling her Little Black Dragon.
With her eyes closed, Eloline felt Licaro approaching her. This little girl was really bold.
But rather than being bold, it would be more accurate to say that Licaro believed that the little black dragon would not hurt her. Now was a good opportunity to observe the little black dragon up close. She had never observed the little black dragon so carefully before.
"He looks so handsome..." Likalo exclaimed softly.
Although Ai Luolin didn't understand what Lika Luo said, she could clearly notice that Lika Luo's voice was very soft. Was she afraid of disturbing her sleep? What a cute child.
Licaro continued to walk forward until she stood in front of Eloline, then she hesitated for a moment, reached out her hand to Eloline, and gently stroked her black dragon scales.
"..."
Eloline could feel the touch, but it was very slight, and she could not feel the texture of Licaro's tender little hand. On the contrary, the texture of the dragon scales was completely transmitted to Licaro's hand.
"Wow, this is dragon scales... so smooth..."
The scales were slippery and comfortable. Licaro was very excited. She might be the only one who could observe and touch the dragon up close.
By the way, the little black dragon looks really handsome, and he should be even more handsome when flying, right?
Licaro had a strong desire to make friends with the little black dragon, and she would definitely work hard for it. Since she could make friends with the animals in the forest, she believed that as long as she got along with the little black dragon for a long time, she would be able to develop feelings for him.
"So handsome~" Licaro's eyes turned into stars.
Now, Eloline, who was pretending to be asleep, was very embarrassed. She knew that the little girl was touching her, but she couldn't understand what she was mumbling, and it might not be right to guess blindly...
Finally Eloline decided to "wake up".
"Wow! Are you awake? You scared me!"
Seeing Eloline open her eyes, Licaro quickly took a few steps back.
Eloline looked at her and felt that it was a little dark in the cave, so she left the cave and came to the open grassland.
It was almost noon and the sun was already very hot, so Licaro ran to the shade of a tree next to Eloline and sat down. Then she opened her backpack, took out food, and started eating lunch under Eloline's gaze.
"..."
Is this kid so friendly? And he's really not afraid of me?
Seeing the little black dragon looking over here, Likalo picked up a piece of bread and showed it to her, who shook her head.
Although I don't understand the language, I can still understand what you want to express.
Licaro began to enjoy her lunch, while Eloline lay limply beside her, basking in the sun.
I wonder what the little girl will do after lunch. I can't help but feel a little excited.
Eloline is usually too boring, and the appearance of Licaro will make her life more interesting.
And Eloline guessed that the little girl should not have told anyone about her existence, but in any case, she should observe first and run away immediately if the situation is not good.
While Likalo was eating, she was also observing Eloline. She found that the little black dragon was much bigger than last time. She didn't expect the dragon race to grow so fast...
Licaro didn't care about her eating manners at all, so after she wolfed down the food, she started to get to the point of the day.
She took out a drawing board and a stack of papers from her big backpack. It can be seen that the drawing board is quite large and can barely fit into her big backpack.
This was the method Licaro thought of. She decided to teach the little black dragon to speak human language. Of course, she did not expect the little black dragon to master it completely, but only wanted to teach the little black dragon the simplest words.
As the daughter of a noble family, the eight-year-old Licaro already knew how to read and write, and could even write quite good articles, so she could still teach the little black dragon.
She had to first make the little black dragon understand that she was going to teach her the human language, so she used nearby materials, plucked a piece of grass, and then wrote the word "grass" in human language on the drawing board.
Eloline was a little confused. She looked at the grass in Licaro's hand, then looked at the unfamiliar symbols on the drawing board, and seemed to guess what Licaro was going to do.
Likalo pointed at the words on the drawing board, then pointed at the grass in her hand and said to Eloline: "Read after me, grass." (Human language)
Eloline was silent for a few seconds, then recalled the pronunciation just now and read along: "Repeat after me, shit." (Imitation)
"No, no! You don't need to read the first part, just read the second part!" (Human language)
Eloline was stunned. How could the pronunciation of a word be so long? However, she still recalled the pronunciation just now and said, "No, no! You don't need to read the front part, just read the back part!" (Imitation)
"Oops!" Licaro covered her face. She shouldn't have said the previous sentence. Although the pronunciation of the little black dragon was very strange, the pronunciation she imitated was still barely understandable.
Licaro shook her head and pointed at the grass again, saying, "Grass." (Human language)
To reinforce her statement, Likalo pointed back and forth between the grass in her hand and the words on the drawing board, and repeatedly repeated the pronunciation of grass: "Grass, grass, grass, grass, grass." (Human language)
This time Eloline understood that there might be only one pronunciation, but Licaro just said something else.
Finally, Eloline learned the first human language word, understood the pronunciation of the grass held in Licaro's hand, and remembered how to write grass based on the words on the drawing board.
With her excellent memory and learning ability, Eloline almost never forgets the words she has learned.
This made Licaro cheer, she clapped her hands happily, then picked up a stone from the ground and continued to teach Eloline more words.
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Chapter 0 - That Winter 009 Learning to Speak from Scratch
Licaro never expected that she would become a language "teacher", and Eloline never expected that she would be taught to speak by a little girl. Although it was a bit strange, it was indeed effective.
However, not all words are simple, and Likalo encountered many difficulties during the teaching process.
Now Licaro pointed at herself and said, "I, I, I, I." (Human language), but in Eloline's opinion, what she wanted to say was "I", "my", "human" or something else?
Eloline was overwhelmed. She could only choose a reasonable one based on her own judgment and correct any mistakes in the future.
Licaro also realized the difficulties, but she would not give up easily. Language is something that needs to be understood. She believed that the little black dragon would be able to understand it over time.
Time passed quickly and it was already afternoon. Licaro was very patient. If Eloline didn't understand, she would repeat it over and over again, and sometimes even draw pictures to help her understand. However, she was surprised at Eloline's learning ability. She could be said to be very smart and could remember many words completely after just a few times.
Of course, Licaro's teaching is not rigorous. If Eloline wants to learn well, she still needs systematic teaching and books. The words that Licaro taught Eloline can only be used as the most basic expressions.
When it was finally over, Licaro counted carefully and found that the little black dragon could now say simple words like "flowers", "grass", "tree", "hello", "goodbye", "okay", "no", etc. This was a great improvement.
Licaro taught the more difficult vocabulary by drawing. For example, she drew 10 little people of different heights and appearances on the drawing board, and then wrote the word "人" (person) behind each little person and taught Eloline how to read it.
Afterwards, Likalo drew a little person who looked very much like herself. It must be said that her drawing skills were very good. Then she wrote "Likalo", which was her own name, behind the little person.
Likalo drew a cross on the figures with the word "human" and pointed at herself. Then she pointed at the only figure left on the drawing board, who was dressed similarly to her and of similar height, and said, "Likalo." (Human language)
Now Eloline understood that this should be the little girl's name.
"Likaro." (strange pronunciation)
Eloline said her name in the same way that Licaro had pronounced it just now. When Licaro heard it, she clapped her hands happily.
"Great, great!"
It seemed that joy was contagious, or perhaps Eloline herself felt joy. She really learned something today. Although it was just simple human language, it was more meaningful than just eating and sleeping as usual.
It was already late, so Licaro packed her drawing board and other things into her backpack. Seeing this, Eloline knew that she should go home.
"Hehehe..." Licaro smiled at Eloline. The smile did not need to be expressed in words, and Eloline also understood what Licaro wanted to express at this time.
Eloline was thinking in her heart, after what happened today, have she and Licaro become friends?
She really liked this cute, smart and bold child.
"I'll come again tomorrow and teach you numbers then~"
