Elder brother's garrison

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But Xiaobai could clearly feel the extremely powerful shockwave that his hands had just experienced.

Xiao Bai wasn't sure if his ship's protective gear had activated, or if the explosion hadn't been powerful enough to break through his defenses.

Xiao Bai's face turned awkward.

However, it's really a bit... that something as simple as writing calligraphy could cause such a small explosion.

what.

Suffered.

This is Grandpa Ella's office!

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai quickly got up and turned back apologetically to look for Ella and Grandpa Ella in the office.

Ella's grandfather happened to be standing right behind her.

"Grandpa! I'm so sorry, um... um, I accidentally blew up this test paper... and even blew up your coffee table, I'm so sorry... I, I'll make it up to you..."

Bai bowed several times to Ella's grandfather, his face full of shame and apology.

Xiao Bai genuinely had no idea that inputting too much mental energy could cause the rune to explode.

This is terrifying...

This knowledge of runes is terrifying!

If it weren't for the ship's protective gear, those explosions might have blown my hands off...

The more Xiaobai thought about it, the more frightened she became.

Just as Xiaobai was bowing and apologizing to Ella's grandfather.

Ella's grandfather and Ella herself were also staring in disbelief at the ashamed-looking Xiaobai.

Ella's grandfather stared blankly at Little White, and the shattered pieces of paper and glass from the coffee table behind him. For a moment, he was so engrossed in his wide-open mouth that he forgot to react.

Ella's grandfather looked at Little White, his heart churning like a tsunami.

——What the hell?

This little girl... she... she messed up the runes?!

Ella's grandfather did know that, depending on the user's talent and personal circumstances, the same rune's behavioral concept could indeed produce different effects.

For example, if Ella's grandfather and Ella both write the rotation rune, then the rotation effect of Ella's grandfather's rotation rune will be much better than that of Ella's rotation rune.

but.

This is the first time I've ever seen something like a giant windmill!

And they even blew up the exam paper!

My family has a history of 500 years, and so far we haven't produced a single genius who can write so many exam papers!

Ella's grandfather looked at Xiaobai, who was bowing and apologizing to him repeatedly. His gaze shifted from shock and bewilderment to doubt, then to disbelief, and finally to awe and excitement.

"What a talent!!!" Ella's grandfather plopped down on the sofa, raising his hands high and grasping Xiaobai's hands, his face flushed with excitement. "Little girl, you, you, you...you're a talent!!"

"Huh?" Little White was stunned, staring blankly at Grandpa Ella who suddenly pounced on him. "What?"

"You...you actually managed to fill the exam paper to bursting!"

"Uh...yes, I'm sorry..."

"No, there's nothing to apologize for!" Ella's grandfather shook his head excitedly, his old hands trembling as he held Xiaobai's hands. "Little girl, little girl, please listen to me, okay?"

"Huh? What...what did you say? Grandpa, please say something..."

"How about you come to my family to learn about runes? Become a rune craftsman, and I will teach you everything I know! You have a bright future ahead of you!"

"Huh??!" Little White exclaimed in surprise, opening his mouth wide, "Rune Craftsman??"

“Runesmith!” Ella’s grandfather nodded emphatically. “That’s the greatest profession in the world! A profession even more noble than that of an admiral! You will become a treasure of the world! People all over the world will regard you as a hero! Even your family, your relatives, and your descendants will receive endless favors!”

"..." Little White looked at Ella's grandfather with a puzzled expression, "What do rune artisans do?"

"It's about drawing runes! Listen to me, little girl, the transmission of rune art is incredibly difficult. It doesn't depend on bloodline, it depends on talent. Even with the help of high-ranking officials worldwide, our family can only barely maintain the number of rune artisans in each generation." Ella's grandfather excitedly told Xiaobai, "Passing on knowledge is already difficult enough, let alone taking it a step further! I thought this was the fate of us rune artisans, but you've given me hope today! You're the first person in history who can write runes so well! If it were you, you could definitely carry on the knowledge of runes!"

"...So this is an advantage?" Xiaobai asked in astonishment.

“Yes!” Ella’s grandfather nodded emphatically. “So, little girl, how about joining us?”

"……Well."

Xiaobai awkwardly turned her head to look at the ship girls beside her.

The ship girls looked at Xiaobai with curious expressions.

Xiaobai stared at the ship girls for a while, then looked a little embarrassed.

When Xiaobai came to see him earlier, he had actually seen those so-called "rune craftsmen" underground.

Those rune artisans were either sitting in Experiment Zone One constantly producing parts, or studying rune knowledge day and night in a small house in Experiment Zone Two, with their food and clothing entirely provided by the black-clad maids.

—Of course, Xiaobai admires them very much.

After all, without these people who study rune knowledge, the ship girl construction equipment could not be produced, and sooner or later there would be a generational gap in human society's admirals. Without admirals, there would be no ship girls, and humanity would have no means to resist the Abyssal Fleet. At that time, humanity might have to go back to the hard days of being suppressed by the Abyssal Fleet during the generational gap.

But while I admire him, I also deeply respect him.

Xiaobai has an entire fleet of ship girls by her side, and their daily work already fills her life to the brim. Even if Xiaobai occasionally has some free time to study things she likes, it is absolutely impossible for her to dedicate a lot of time to studying runes in the long term.

"Um... Grandpa," Xiaobai looked at Ella's grandfather with an embarrassed expression, "Well... rune knowledge is indeed very interesting and fascinating... If possible, I would like to learn some, but I am still an admiral, and if I were to sacrifice my work time to become a rune craftsman now, that would be really..."

Xiao Bai tried to avoid looking at Grandpa Ella's hopeful gaze and racked his brains to express his refusal in a tactful yet firm way.

This is quite a difficult thing.

But at this moment.

Just as Xiaobai was pondering how to say those words.

Just heard a crash.

A perfectly filled and intact test paper suddenly appeared in the center of Xiaobai and Grandpa Ella's line of sight.

"I've finished answering," Luo Lian's voice rang out.

Xiaobai and Ella's grandfather turned their heads and looked to their side.

Luo Lian was seen holding a calligraphy brush, with the exam paper in one hand, and smiling faintly at Xiao Bai.

That expression.

It was as if it were saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

It made Xiaobai feel incredibly at ease.

"Ah! It's Lianlian..." Xiaobai looked at Luo Lian, somewhat excited.

“It’s me.” Luo Lian pursed her lips and handed the test paper in her hand to Ella’s grandfather. “This is the test paper I wrote. Please check it.”

Luo Lian placed her test paper directly in front of Grandpa Ella. Grandpa Ella looked at Luo Lian's test paper, and his gaze suddenly became somewhat peculiar.

Because Luo Lian's test paper was also neatly written and filled with pages.

Especially the three short answer questions.

Not only were the two short answer questions written neatly and orderly, but even on the last question, a spinning rune, as agile as a small top, vividly appeared on the paper.

"Hiss... This is..."

Looking at the vibrant rune on Luo Lian's test paper, Ella's grandfather subconsciously released Xiao Bai's hands and took Luo Lian's test paper.

Ella's grandfather squinted, carefully examining the rune.

"Hiss... The strokes are vigorous and powerful, the characters have strength and elegance..." Ella's grandfather examined Luo Lian's paper. "This little girl, your calligraphy is quite something. What level of calligraphy are you?"

"grade ten."

"Good, you've got the hang of it." Grandpa Ella nodded in surprise. He stroked his chin and carefully examined Luo Lian's test paper, his gaze lingering on the short answer questions. He clicked his tongue in amazement, "Wonderful! This rotating rune drawing is incredibly lifelike, and the strings of runes on it are arranged in an exquisite and interesting way..."

Ella's grandfather put down the test paper and looked at Luo Lian.

"Has this girl studied runes?"

“I have studied it.” Luo Lian nodded, “but this is the first time I’ve written runes in calligraphy.”

Ella's grandfather stared blankly at Luo Lian, his mouth agape.

After a long time.

"Wonderful!" Ella's grandfather excitedly patted Luo Lian on the shoulder. "Little girl, I never knew you were such a once-in-a-century genius! How about joining our family and becoming a rune craftsman..."

"Can I learn runes without joining a clan?"

"Uh...this..."

"Xiaobai and I are good friends." Luo Lian gave Ella's grandfather a thumbs up.

"Okay! Sure!" Ella's grandfather nodded without hesitation, his voice hearty.

written request for leave

I haven't been feeling well lately. I've been to the hospital and taken my medicine every day, but I just feel weak all over and my stomach is upset. I've been forcing myself to write, but I don't think I can manage today. I'll update again tomorrow; I'm going to sleep for the day.

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Chapter 1437 Gardeners of Knowledge

Ella's grandfather agreed to Luo Lian's request with a hearty laugh almost without any hesitation.

"Hahaha, very good, very good, that's great!" Ella's grandfather stroked his white beard as he looked at Luo Lian with satisfaction. "Little girl, to be able to draw such an excellent runic language on your first try, and to apply it with rich and solid ship equipment knowledge—didn't you say before that runic language is more like a special kind of programming language than a medium for communication? This summary is very good, very vivid and interesting. Little girl, you have a bright future ahead of you!"

Ella's grandfather praised Luo Lian highly, seemingly very satisfied with her performance.

Seeing Grandpa Ella laughing heartily, Luo Lian breathed a small sigh of relief.

"Thank you." Luo Lian's expression softened slightly, and she gently bowed her head to Ella's grandfather. "My request just now was excessive."

"Ah, little girl, you mean you want to learn about runes without joining the family, right?" Ella's grandfather didn't seem to care much about this. He stroked his white beard and shook his head indifferently.

Ella's grandfather turned his head and looked kindly at Little White standing to the side.

"Actually, I feel that you two little girls might have some misunderstandings about our family." Ella's grandfather said with a smile to Xiaobai and Luo Lian, and gently tapped Luo Lian's test paper with his finger before continuing, "Let me ask you first, what do you think is the relationship between our family and rune knowledge?"

"Relationship?" Xiaobai didn't understand Grandpa Ella's question.

"...The relationship between the treasure and its owner?" Luo Lian seemed to have reached the point where Grandpa Ella was asking. She thought for a few seconds and then asked.

"This is also how most people view our family." Ella's grandfather nodded with a smile at Luo Lian, then turned to look at Xiao Bai. "In many people's eyes, rune knowledge is a kind of wealth belonging to our family, a kind of conceptual treasure that belongs to us."

"Oh...I see." Xiaobai nodded.

“But you just said that this is how many people see it. Isn’t that a valid point?” Luo Lian noticed Grandpa Ella’s choice of words.

“While it is certainly something to be proud of to be called that, it is not actually like that.” Ella’s grandfather shook his head slightly at Luo Lian. “In reality, compared to the glorious title of possessor and user of rune knowledge, our family is more like gardeners.”

"gardener?"

“That’s right, Gardener.” Ella’s grandfather seemed to like this title. He turned around, walked to his desk, picked up a large dictionary of rune knowledge, flipped through a few pages at random, and then looked up at Xiaobai and Luo Lian and said, “Because rune language… is really a subject that tests talent too much, too much.”

Ella's grandfather sighed with a sense of helplessness at this point.

"To be honest, runic language is not a profound kind of knowledge. There are many language systems in the world that are more obscure and difficult to understand than runic language. But the biggest hurdle in runic knowledge is not whether the user knows it or not, but whether the user can use it effectively."

Ella's grandfather gently gestured to Little White.

"Whether or not one can draw runic language with functional concepts has nothing to do with the user's bloodline or cultural background; it simply depends on the user's talent. Some people can write runic language with agile concepts, while others, even if they are well-versed in runic knowledge and can recognize the meaning of all runes, cannot write runes with functions; they simply cannot write them."

At this point, Grandpa Ella's voice carried a hint of helplessness and frustration.

Hearing this, Xiaobai understood somewhat.

Rune language is a wondrous craft that activates the deep-sea energy existing in ink and brush through mental power and drawing symbols. What Ella's grandfather meant by the user's talent was probably the user's mental power.

Said it before.

Humans do not possess such a thing as spiritual power.

The only way for humans to gain mental power through the Admiral Network is by taking a neurotoxin.

But even so.

Even among humans who have activated the Admiral Network, the strength of their mental power varies depending on their individual circumstances. The vast majority of them have not yet deeply understood the essence of the Admiral Network compared to ordinary humans. They can barely communicate with ship girls using the Admiral Network normally, let alone successfully control their mental power and inject it into rune characters.

If you think about it.