Chapter 009 Leaving the Pregnancy Room
Shu Li has always believed that learning a foreign language well is a very long process.
He studied English from elementary school to high school, but he still didn't understand it after more than ten years, let alone Elvish, which is ten levels more difficult than English?
His father would be shocked if he knew that he had mastered hundreds of words in just one month.
Shu Li didn't feel that there was anything shameful about using Chinese transliteration and rotoscoping to write lyrics.
The teacher said that as long as you find the right method to study, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
Fairies and elves are both immortal species, possessing the characteristics of long life, abundant time, and eternal youth.
He is now a fairy cub who is only two months old. It is understandable that he spends five or six years to master a profound foreign language, right?
After doing psychological preparation, Shu Li's mood went from being anxious to being calm.
What does it matter if you speak slowly, get stuck, or make mistakes in words and sentences? Just learn slowly.
He set a small goal for himself to learn spoken English within a year.
However, being surrounded by a group of language geniuses, Shu Li was greatly stimulated every day.
So curly!
It’s really too curly!
He had just started to speak, and the other cubs were not only able to communicate happily with him, but could also sing nursery rhymes fluently.
The gap grew larger and larger, and Shu Li's self-esteem was slightly hurt.
But soon, he cheered up and regained his confidence.
Nothing is difficult in the world if you set your mind to it.
As long as you move forward towards your goal, you will surely succeed.
For the next month, Shu Li studied even harder. She used three notebooks, meticulously recording the lectures. She wrote the Elvish transliteration on the left and the Chinese explanations on the right, switching her handwriting from cursive to regular script.
After writing more, my chubby fingers finally became flexible and I could write running script quickly and beautifully. Comparing the cursive script in the first notebook with the running script in the next two, it really looked like ghostly scribbles.
Today is the hundredth day since the goblin cub was born.
In the morning, after teaching two nursery rhymes, Sit announced a good news to all the fairy cubs.
"My dear little ones, we will be leaving the gestational room this afternoon. Are you happy?"
The cubs looked at each other, and after making sure they had heard correctly, they all cheered, flapped their wings, and flew into the air, spinning in circles.
"Wow, wow, wow—we're going to play in the Fairy Forest!"
"I can live in a beautiful little house!"
"Will Sit and Aisha still teach us?"
"Are there any really big, really tall animals in the Fairy Forest? I want to be friends with them."
"Hey, they'll eat you up in one bite! Like this—woooo—"
"No way! Sit said that all creatures in the Fairy Forest are our friends."
"Yes, yes, if they eat goblins, they will be punished by the Elf King."
"Wow~ I really want to meet the Elf King..."
"I also want to see the Elf King—By the way, Sperian, didn't you receive the Elf King's blessing?"
"Yes, Sperian has met the Elf King."
"Is the Elf King the most beautiful, noblest, and most powerful elf in the world, as Sit said?"
Shu Li was suddenly surrounded by many fairy cubs, who asked questions at once, and his mind was confused.
"You, come one by one..." Even after learning the Elvish language for more than two months, his hearing has not improved. When there are too many people talking, his ears automatically turn on the blocking function.
A curly-haired goblin cub blinked its big, watery eyes and asked, "What does the Elf King look like?"
"Is it..." As soon as another fairy cub opened its mouth, Disio covered his mouth with his hand.
"Mmmm?" The goblin cub glared at Desio angrily.
With a stern face, Dizio said coolly, "Come one by one."
The goblin cub drooped its ears to show that it understood, and then Desio let go of his mouth.
Asking Shu Li to describe the Elf King's appearance was truly difficult for him. How could someone who couldn't even form a long sentence properly describe others with vivid and complex vocabulary?
Looking at the curious faces, Shu Li racked his brains to form his words: "The Elf King has blond hair, green eyes, and is tall... How tall? This tall..."
In order to give the cubs a concrete impression of the Elf King's height, Shu Li spread his wings, flew off the stool, and jumped up to 1.8 meters.
“This high.”
perhaps.
Shu Li silently added two words in his heart.
In fact, on the day he was born, he was in a daze. When he opened his eyes and suddenly faced the "giant", he was almost scared to death. He had no idea about the exact height of the Elf King.
Anyway, just aim for 1.8 meters or above.
The description ended, he slowly fell down, closed his mouth and said no more.
The other cubs knew that Sperian was not speaking clearly, so they sat back in their seats with a dull look on their faces.
Sit waited patiently for the cubs to finish their discussion, then gently plucked the harp and answered their questions one by one.
"The Fairy Forest is very large, and everywhere except where the fairies live is very dangerous. Youngsters are not allowed to enter the forest alone without an adult fairy accompanying them!"
"Besides Aisha and I, there will be new teachers teaching you."
"Each cub will be assigned a house and need to take care of it themselves."
"Midsummer's Day is approaching, and all the fairies and elves will go to the Crystal Castle in the Elven Kingdom to gather together and praise the Lord of All Creation."
"Of course, you will also see our noble and holy Elf King."
The cubs listened attentively and were all excited to learn that they would soon be able to meet the Elf King.
Shu Li held the feather pen and quickly recorded Sit's words in the small notebook.
What you lack in talent, you make up for in hard work.
He would take notes in every class and review them carefully after class. If he didn't understand something, he would ask Xite the next day.
Hard work pays off. In just two months, his Elvish listening ability improved significantly.
As for spoken English... forgive him for being clumsy with his mouth, stiff with his tongue, and slow with his brain. He can only speak short sentences word by word, and don't even think about him speaking long sentences.
Sit looked at the blond elf who was doodling seriously and sighed inwardly.
Sperian was the most studious cub he had ever taught.
At first, it was unclear why he needed a notebook and a quill, but after a while I realized that he was taking notes and marking them with special symbols that only he understood.
He is working very hard to learn Elvish.
Although progress is slow, he can now communicate normally with other cubs.
This was something that made him feel quite relieved.
However, Sit was still a little worried.
Fairies and elves have a very high talent for languages. In addition to learning the elven language, they also have to learn the common language of the continent, the languages specific to each race, the official languages of each country, and spells for communicating with ancient gods.
An excellent fairy is basically proficient in dozens of languages, and can not only use them flexibly but also switch between them freely.
Sperian has such a hard time learning one language, what will he do about learning other languages in the future?
Shu Li had no idea of Xit’s worries, and had no idea that she would have to learn many languages in the future.
After taking notes, his thoughts drifted to the goblin forest outside.
The nursery was large, but after living there for over three months, I'd explored every nook and cranny. It was a safe haven filled with lush vegetation, docile insects, aquatic life in the pond, and newborn fairy pups.
Outside the gestation room is a vast world full of unknowns.
Shu Li learned from the nursery rhymes taught to them by Sit that the Fairy Forest covers a very large area, like a natural green barrier separating the Elf Kingdom from the outside world.
If anyone ventured into the forest, they would either disappear or return to the entrance.
Once, a goblin cub naively asked Sit where the missing people had gone.
Sit stopped plucking the harp and said seriously, "Dead."
"Ah? Why?" The cubs were shocked.
Sit lowered his eyes and said calmly, "There's a mist outside the forest. Outsiders who breathe it in will fall into an illusion, amplifying their evil thoughts. Those who can't withstand the test will lose their sanity, kill each other, and eventually become prisoners of death. Those who can withstand the test will find their way back and leave safely."
“Amazing!”
The cubs exclaimed in unison.
In addition to the outer layer of fog in the Fairy Forest, there are many dangerous and ferocious high-level monsters. Once anyone invades their territory, they will be in great danger.
The entire forest is inhabited only by goblins, and it is an absolutely safe area.
Shu Li is very curious about the outside world.
This outside world refers to the continent outside the Fairy Forest.
Because he always believed that he must be a brave man summoned by the gods since he suddenly traveled to another world.
Only when the hero defeats the devil can he return to his own world.
Where to find the devil?
It must be somewhere on the mainland.
During this time of learning the Elvish language, he collected some useful information.
Fairy nursery rhymes are more like narrative poems, singing ancient legends and history.
Shu Li learned that ten thousand years ago, an earth-shaking war of gods broke out on the continent, and countless heroes sacrificed their lives just to seal the demon king who wanted to destroy the world.
It would be easy if there was a demon king in another world!
According to the novels and anime he had read, a great demon king like this who had been sealed for ten thousand years would most likely break the seal and wreak havoc on the world again.
As a brave man, as long as he learns his skills well, finds the Demon King, defeats him and seals him, he can liberate the other world, hide his achievements and fame, return to his hometown and reunite with his family.
He's such a planner.
Shu Li gave herself a thumbs up.
After lunch, Elsa gave each fairy cub a large cloth bag and urged them to pack their luggage and prepare to leave the breeding room.
The so-called luggage is the various "treasures" collected by the cubs in the nursery.
Shu Li has many "treasures" that she is reluctant to throw away.
I usually explore the nursery and pick up anything I like, so the flower bed is filled to the brim.
The big bag was filled with white silk balls, crystal-like seeds, everlasting leaves, beautiful insect moltings, smooth pebbles, and crispy nuts.
The big bag is heavy and it is hard to carry it with both hands. Can the thin wings on the back support it?
Shu Li expressed doubt.
He tried to open his wings and flap them hard.
"Hey yo——"
The body carrying the big bag rose slowly. After flying about ten centimeters high, it began to feel tired and the whole person was shaking.
Shu Li was afraid that she would fall out of the flower bed, so she quickly landed and put down the big bag.
Wow~
With his small wings, he couldn't carry such a heavy bag at all!
Shu Li sat in the flower bed, scratching her head in annoyance.
Disceo and Angel each carried a large bag and flew crookedly into his flower bed. Perhaps the bag was too heavy, and the two cubs couldn't hold on any longer. They let go of their hands and the super heavy bag fell from the sky, shaking the flower bed "buzzing".
Shu Li quickly covered his ears with his hands.
After a while, the vibration disappeared, and he let go of his ears and looked up at the innocent goblin cubs hovering in the air.
Dizio and Angel stuck out their tongues at him apologetically.
Shu Li sighed, sat cross-legged on the pistil, held his chin with his hands and stared at the three bulging bags.
How are they going to transport the bags?
If three people work together, will they be lucky?
What if I can’t get back in after leaving the pregnancy room?
The loss is too great, they cannot take the risk.
Shu Li's tender green eyes turned and noticed Elsa flying towards them.
Aisha came to urge them on.
The other fairy cubs gathered in front of the door of the nursery, but the three of them were nowhere to be seen.
Elsa looked back and found three cubs sitting in a row in the flower bed, looking at three bags that were bigger than them with sad faces.
No need to ask, everyone knows what's going on.
"Do you need help?" Aisha asked gently.
"Yes!" Shu Li nodded vigorously, his bright eyes fixed on the storage bag on Elsa's waist.
The little cub's eagerness was written all over his face, so how could Elsa refuse? She quickly and neatly filled three large bags with her storage bag.
After resolving their troubles, the three cubs followed Elsa and happily flew towards the door of the nursery.
At the gate, many goblin cubs were carrying all their belongings in large and small bags. However, their bags were not as big as Shu Li's, so they couldn't hold much.
Seeing that the three men had nothing in their hands, Budno made a face of gloating.
Desio immediately fired back.
Angel punched the air.
Shu Li folded her arms elegantly and looked at the other person calmly.
If the little fat kid knew that someone was holding their luggage, would he be envious, jealous and hateful?
“Ding-ling-ling——”
Elsa flew to the front row and shook the bell in her hand.
"All cubs line up."
All the goblin cubs stopped playing and lined up in two teams in a well-trained manner.
There is one team of male cubs and one team of female cubs.
Aisha nodded to Sid to indicate that she could open the door.
Sit flapped his wings and flew close to the gate. He reached out and pressed the magic circle on the door with both hands. In an instant, the magic circle lit up with a dazzling golden light.
The four-meter-high, intricately carved door slowly opened.
When the golden light dissipated, the door was completely opened.
Elsa rang the bell and flew out the door with Sit and two teams of goblin pups.
Shu Li was at the end of the team. The cubs in front of him rushed out one after another, and he hurried to catch up.
As soon as you step out of the door, the view opens up.
However, before he could fully appreciate the beautiful scenery outside, he was frightened by the dense crowd of adult goblins outside the door.
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