Beast Taming·Chapter 192: The Calculator

They regard everything in the world as a whole, and believe that the changes in the starry sky are related to the fortune of people on earth. They believe that changes in human affairs, disasters and weather can all be predicted from celestial phenomena. Among them, the most widely used are the twenty-eight constellations!

The names of the twenty-eight mansions are arranged from west to east. The seven mansions of the Azure Dragon in the east are: Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Ji; the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north are: Dou, Niu, Nu, Xu, Wei, Shi, and Bi; the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west are: Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Zi, and Shen; the seven mansions of the Vermillion Bird in the south are: Jing, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi, and Zhen. The twenty-eight constellations are divided by observing the movement of the sun, moon, and five planets, and are used to illustrate the positions of the sun, moon, and five planets.

Old man Zhang talked eloquently. When he was first sold as a child, he met a high-class slave. This high-class slave was originally a fortuneteller. His ancestors passed down the "Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations", which could be used to predict good and bad luck and to discern the secrets of heaven.

This family of fortune tellers can predict good and bad luck for others, but they cannot do it for themselves.

Perhaps he had revealed too many secrets in his life, and finally suffered a catastrophe. There were only 20 or 30 people in his lineage, and in the end he was the only one left, and he would not live long.

In order to prevent the ancestral book "Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations" from being lost, it was passed on to Old Man Zhang.

Old man Zhang was only about seven or eight years old at the time and was already a third-generation slave, which meant a second-rate slave. The man hit it off with him at first sight and seeing that he had a kind heart, he passed on "Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations" to him on his deathbed.

As he did not know how to cultivate, Old Man Zhang took more than a month to memorize the entire book “Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations”. However, because he was busy memorizing the book, he delayed his master's task, so he sold it to someone else.

So although he remembered the "Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations", he did not know how to use it. It was not until more than sixty years later that Zhang, who had been studying it for more than sixty years, finally got the hang of it and saw the beauty of the "Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations". However, he knew how to be patient, knowing that if people knew that he knew how to observe celestial phenomena, he would definitely suffer a disaster. So he kept this secret until now.

Old man Zhang looked at Shi Yan cautiously and vigilantly. He told Shi Yan how to find the mining nodes with 70% of his words, and at the same time stared at Shi Yan to observe his reaction.

However, apart from Shi Yan's surprise and happiness, he could not see anything else.

There are only two reasons for this. One is that he is very scheming and never expresses his emotions.

Second, he really didn’t think about anything else, his expression reflected all that was in his mind.

"Good, great. A knowledgeable slave like you... no... a knowledgeable old man like you is exactly what we need!" Shi Yan excitedly pulled up Old Man Zhang, "Come, I'll take you to meet them!"

After saying that, Old Man Zhang had no choice but to dodge and was pulled out of the mine by Shi Yan.

The miners around were terrified and thought that Old Man Zhang had offended the master, who dragged him out in anger. They estimated that Old Man Zhang was in great danger.

Everyone looked at each other and said, "Sure enough, the freedom fighters they call us are just a lie, all to test our loyalty. If we have second thoughts, we will end up like old man Zhang. At best, we will be sold off, and at worst... we will die without a burial place!"

Everyone shuddered and hurriedly lowered their heads to mine. "I dare not think about it. It's scary to think about it. Let's just mine quietly. Don't think about those unrealistic things. That's too risky. It's better to be content and have a life to live and food to eat."

"Yes, yes." Everyone responded.

"But I think what he said is true." A discordant voice came from the mine. The voice was very childish, clearly coming from a little girl of about 11 or 12 years old. The little girl was very cute, but her face was dirty, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were tattered and covered with patches.

"Second girl, you don't understand." The man who had just spoken said to the little girl, "The world of adults is not something a little girl like you can understand. This kind of test happens often to verify whether we slaves have other thoughts. If we do, we can't stay."

"But I think what he said is true. Looking at his eyes, he is not lying. Grandpa will be fine. He will definitely come back." The little girl was very sure.

When her grandfather was mentioned, everyone felt sad. "This little girl only has Old Man Zhang as her relative. But from now on, she may be all alone. Oh, it's pitiful, but who here is not pitiful?"

The little girl didn't care about the pitying looks from everyone, "I believe Grandpa will come back!"

"Hey, for people like us whose ancestors were slaves for three or more generations, we are branded as slaves from the moment we are born, and this identity will always follow us, even when we marry and have children, and we cannot take it off until we step into the grave. So, we should just be content. If we are content, we are slaves and have food to eat. If we are not content, we are still slaves, but we have no food to eat. Why don't we be content? Do you want to starve for a few days?" The man looked at the little girl and said, "Second girl, listen to your uncle's advice and listen carefully to the adults' instructions. As long as the adults think we are useful and don't abandon us, that is the greatest blessing given to us!"

"Yes, yes." Everyone nodded in agreement and persuaded the little girl.

The little girl pouted and said nothing, thinking to herself: "Huh, I just know it, you don't understand, I can feel that what she said is true."

These people obviously didn't know that the little girl's grandfather, Old Man Zhang, had such a rare book as "Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations". Besides, Old Man Zhang had unique skills, so how could he not teach them to his precious granddaughter?

"Ding... Ding... Ding... Ding..." Three short and one long bell rang, and it was time for class again. However, because of old man Zhang's matter, I didn't know how many people would be able to pay attention in this class.

"Come on, come on everyone, I found a treasure!" Shi Yan shouted excitedly in a mine, and did not stop even when he entered the tent.

"What are you yelling about?" Xu Zuoxian came out first. She looked at Shi Yan and asked curiously, "Little sister, what treasure did you find?"

Because of his excitement, Shi Yan didn't care about Xu Zuoxian's address. He pulled the old man into the tent and took a look. Hey, except Ye Yier who went to class, everyone else was there. They were all there.

"I found a treasure!" Shi Yan smiled and recounted what he had just discovered, leaving everyone stunned.

"A mathematician?" Xu Zuoxian couldn't believe it. "There is actually a mathematician among our miners? How come I didn't know anything about it?"

Shi Yan looked at Xu Zuoxian with contempt and said, "Look at you, so careless and rude, it's strange that you knew." However, he could only mutter these words in his heart and must not say them out loud.

A fortune teller is a rare profession. Although they are not very powerful, they are respected by monks because they can help people avoid disasters and seek good fortune. There are many legends about fortune tellers, such as observing the terrain, observing celestial phenomena, and calculating the phases. No matter which one, the number of people who have passed it on is very small. A fortune teller only accepts one disciple in his lifetime, at most two. This is an unchanging rule, so fortune tellers have always been a small group.

"No, didn't you hear what I said clearly? He can calculate, but he is not a fortune teller!" Shi Yan explained.

"Tsk, I was wondering what it was, it turns out he's just a fortune teller." Xu Zuoxian pouted and sat down on the chair, "I say, little sister, you're making a fuss."

Shi Yan rolled his eyes at her, too lazy to talk to someone so ignorant.

Mo Zixuan explained, "Since we are forming a team, we naturally need someone who can calculate. Even if he only knows a little bit, as long as he can occasionally observe a little information, perhaps it will help us avoid many bad omens."

"That's right, that's the truth!" Shi Yan praised, and at the same time thought to himself, "She is worthy of being our wife, she thinks carefully."

Shi Yan said respectfully to Old Man Zhang, "Old Man Zhang, can you calculate it for us?"

Old man Zhang was already shaking so much that he couldn't stand. If it wasn't for Shi Yan supporting him, he would have collapsed to the ground. When he heard Shi Yan's words, he thought Shi Yan was going to get rid of him, and he shouted in his heart, "It's over, it's over."

He knelt down with a thud. "My Lord, please forgive me. I have only learned a few basics. I can promise that I will let them rot in my stomach and never use them!"

Shi Yan smiled bitterly and looked at Xu Zuoxian, "Have you bullied them too much in the past?"

"Bullshit, I, Xu Zuoxian, will never do anything that bullies the weak."

Shi Yan looked back, "Then why is he so scared?"

Xu Zuoxian rolled his eyes and said, "Maybe you look too scary?"

There was no speech at the time.

"Mr. Zhang, you misunderstood. We just want to see your unique skills."

Mr. Zhang didn't believe it at first, but after Shi Yan's persuasion, he finally agreed to calculate it in front of them.

It is night now, and the sky is already full of stars, which are so beautiful!

Old man Zhang came to the open ground tremblingly, looked up at the starry sky, and made calculations based on the notes in "Explanation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations". The project he calculated was naturally what he was best at, deducing mineral nodes.