novelraw Chapter 76
Chapter 76
Chapter 76: Whoever’s Anxious Is the Puppy!
“Am I anxious to send you back?”
Xia Li was stunned by Lucia’s last words.
He had never been anxious to send Lucia back.
Moreover, there was only a theory about this matter, and there were no actual experimental results, so he couldn’t be in a hurry.
“Aren’t you the one who’s anxious to go back?” Xia Li asked back.
“I, I’m not that anxious either!”
Lucia replied with her neck stiffened.
The two stood at the entrance of the hallway, one looking up, the other looking down, silently looking at each other for a long time.
Whether Lucia was anxious or not depended on whether Xia Li wanted to drive her away. After all, she was still a good-for-nothing freeloader for the time being. Although Xia Li said on the surface that he had arranged for her to wash dishes and mop the floor, in reality, anyone could do these things.
Overly simple labor was easily replaced, just like those human soldiers on the Azure Continent. Even if they fell, there were thousands upon thousands of backup soldiers behind them to take their places.
Lucia felt like she had to do something.
At least become someone who could not be replaced by anyone.
Only then could she be considered to have a foothold here.
This was equivalent to the Dragon Race occupying their territory with their own abilities. This kind of ‘sense of security’ could only be given to Lucia by herself.
Dragon brains were not stupid.
As long as Lucia showed her value in this home, Xia Li would definitely be reluctant to let her leave.
Alright, it’s time to act!
After looking up for a while, Lucia’s eyes became more determined.
The giant dragon, who used to lie prostrate on the ground and look down at the tiny humans, suddenly felt that the human standing in front of her had become her biggest challenge.
“…”
A long silence.
Xia Li stared at Lucia’s increasingly determined eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.
No.
What plan was this silly dragon thinking about again?
“I’m going to mop the floor!”
Lucia had made up her mind and turned to go to the balcony to get the mop.
Xia Li was quick-witted and grabbed her by the collar.
“Come back here.”
Adjusting the cardboard box he was holding in his other arm, Xia Li said seriously.
“You have a more important task to complete!”
“Oh right…”
Only then did Lucia remember that she still had to study.
Studying was always a long and boring process.
The Dragon Race never bothered to learn human knowledge. Not to mention whether those complicated things could be learned by a dragon brain…
The main reason was one word: laziness.
The limit of their physical activity depended on their mood.
Last time they went to the zoo, Lucia was full of energy and could jump around all day.
But when it came to reading and studying…
Lucia looked at Xia Li taking out books that were thicker than her palm, and her brain was already starting to feel sleepy.
Not good…
Maybe studying was the biggest challenge.
“To become a part of the human world, language skills are essential.
You first need to learn to ‘speak,’ then ‘read’ and ‘write.'”
Teacher Xia chanted while taking out a large box of books.
He took out a pinyin practice book and a pinyin textbook that even first graders could understand, and placed them in front of Lucia.
“Start with pronunciation. Although you don’t have any problems with your language skills, some of your pronunciations are inaccurate. Plus, your lack of common sense… Just right, when you learn pinyin, you will also learn a lot of everyday vocabulary. You can take your time to read these.”
Xia Li was well prepared to correct Lucia’s pronunciation and improve her vocabulary.
He had purchased a set of audiobooks from an online bookstore.
Using it was a bit like the old ‘Bubugao’ learning machine, where you could just press a finger on a word in the book and the corresponding audio would play.
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This was a necessity for someone like Lucia who couldn’t even pronounce aoeiuü.
“E, ēéěè.”
Xia Li pressed the letter ‘e’ on the first page of the pinyin textbook, and a gentle and clear female voice came out.
Lucia, who had been uninterested, suddenly lit up.
“Amazing!”
She lifted the talking book and glanced at the bottom.
“Is there a human female living inside?”
“This is an audiobook, you can also call it a simple learning machine,” Xia Li casually explained, “Just think of it as an electronic device like a computer or a mobile phone. From now on, you will learn from her, read along with her.”
“…”
Lucia leaned closer and, imitating Xia Li’s previous actions, stretched out her finger and gently tapped it.
“Uh uh uh uh…”
“Pronounce it properly!”
Xia Li clenched his fist and gave Lucia two punches on the forehead.
“After you finish learning pinyin, learn to recognize characters. I bought you a set of test papers. They will ask you to form words based on pinyin or to mark the pinyin for words.
Let’s study and relax. After you’ve had enough of Chinese, go and learn another math book. That way you won’t get tired, understand?”
Teacher Xia finished speaking sternly, and Lucia didn’t think there was anything wrong with his words, nodding obediently.
“Understood.”
“Then study slowly.”
Xia Li was finally satisfied and turned to go back to his room to work.
Turning on his computer, Xia Li posted two chapters of his “Record of Experiences from Azure Continent.”
The story of Lucia’s young dragon period was not finished yet, it should be over in the next two days.
According to Lucia herself, the next part of the story was about burning down villages and robbing the Duke’s gold warehouse.
As a brave hero, although this might not be a good thought, Xia Li was indeed more interested in this aspect of the story.
Lucia’s personality didn’t seem like the kind of vicious dragon. Compared to abusing her power that surpassed all living things to kill indiscriminately, she preferred to stay in her dragon’s lair and sleep.
There must be a reason for her to leave her cave and commit arson and robbery.
Glancing at the data on the platform’s backend, the total number of readers had exceeded one thousand, and the number of likes had exceeded one hundred. This was a new milestone for Xia Li’s story.
“Ah oh e, yi wu yu…”
The sound of Lucia reciting loudly could be heard in the living room.
Listening to the girl’s pure and natural voice, which also had a hint of sweetness, Xia Li lazily leaned back in his gaming chair, his hands clasped behind his head.
Who was the one who pitifully tugged at him that night and said she missed home…
Now it was the emperor not in a hurry, but the eunuch was.
Since Lucia said she wasn’t in a hurry to go back.
Then Xia Li wasn’t in a hurry either.
Whoever’s anxious is the puppy!
Thinking angrily, Xia Li glanced at the indigo Demon Repelling Sword that he had casually leaned against the wall.
It was difficult to put the theory he had talked about yesterday into practice.
With Xia Li’s clumsy magic skills, asking him to send a magic signal to the Azure Continent was equivalent to asking a monkey to send radio waves to an alien civilization.
The difficulty was imaginable.
However, even if it wasn’t for the purpose of sending Lucia back, it was still feasible to use the Demon Repelling Sword for some other magic experiments. Otherwise, Xia Li would always be thinking about this matter.
Grabbing the Demon Repelling Sword, Xia Li went straight to the living room.
In the living room, Lucia was squatting in front of the coffee table.
She was holding a pinyin notebook, rolling it up like a hot dog, and was about to put it in her mouth.
Xia Li came to her and just happened to see this scene.
Lucia shifted her gaze, and the two looked at each other silently.
“…”
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