Chapter 276 The First Birthday Ceremony: The Baby Creates His Own Skill!
On July 7th, 33839 of the Gorentian Interstellar Calendar, Zuo Shan got up early and started working.
Today is Achen's first birthday. According to the tradition of Blue Star, a ceremony is held for a child on their first birthday.
Even though they've arrived in another world where a year only lasts ten months, Zuo Shan still insists on holding a "first birthday celebration" for her baby.
Recently, the baby has been able to run very steadily. At first, whenever Zuo Shan saw him waddling around like a little duck, she couldn't help but feel worried.
I was afraid he would slip and fall flat on his face any second!
But as time went on, she became oblivious to it. In reality, it just looked mysterious; most of the time, he wouldn't actually fall.
Besides, he's always been tough and resilient. Even if he really falls, he'll just pucker his lips and, if no one pays attention, he'll get up and keep running.
After all, he was a born genetic warrior with a strong physique and a strong self-healing ability. He would often fall and get bruised and swollen in the morning, but by evening he would be a tender, white porcelain-like little dumpling again.
Hearing that Zuo Shan was going to hold a baby's first birthday celebration, Xiao Bai was the first to empty all the items in her spatial button so that she could choose the appropriate items for the baby's first birthday celebration.
Zuo Shan didn't stand on ceremony; after all, he was the child's father, and it was only right that he lend a hand in this matter.
The gifts Xiaobai took out were all gifts he received when he was a child, several of which were given to him by his mother.
He used to treasure these things like precious gems, but now he's come to a realization.
Objects are inanimate; if they are kept forever, they become worthless. It's better to give them to the most important person in his life. If his mother is watching from heaven, she will be pleased.
Zuo Shan selected three items from the large pile of things he had brought out: a children's bracelet made of ice crystal unique to Green Algae Star, small gloves made of snake slough, and a flower-shaped seal carved from an amber-colored stone of unknown material.
In Zuo Shan's opinion, these three items are not particularly precious, but they are very suitable for a baby's first birthday celebration.
She prepared three items herself for the baby.
One item is a kaleidoscope made from lenses polished from crystal stones; another is a calligraphy brush made from the down she collected when Xiao Bao molted from mutated bamboo; and the third is a plush rabbit doll she sewed herself.
Madam Gu and the old housekeeper also prepared gifts, as did Lele and Xiaobao.
Needless to say, both Chestnut and Panda, being mechanical beings, racked their brains, analyzed the gifts the baby might like, and secretly prepared them, just waiting to see whose gift the baby would choose.
Matt, Mina, and Monton each prepared a small gift. Since the lady had repeatedly emphasized that she would not accept expensive gifts, they had racked their brains to choose exquisite and beautiful small gifts that were presentable and not too expensive.
Because there were many guests, Zuo Shan chose to hold the first birthday ceremony at the plantation.
In the very center, she left behind a poplar tree, which has now grown to more than three meters tall, its shade sufficient to block out the scorching sun.
She deliberately reserved more than 100 square meters of open space around the poplar trees so that her baby, little one, and son could play there and have an outdoor barbecue from time to time.
You need to make money, but you can't neglect enjoying life either; otherwise, what's the point of making so much money?
With the gifts prepared and Zuo Shan having made prior arrangements for the picnic, the family set off for the botanical garden.
Zuo Shan and Xiao Bai laid out a thick crocodile skin by hand. This stuff naturally has a cooling effect, making it perfect for children to play on in hot weather.
A dozen or so gifts were casually placed in the ice ring that Xiaobai had made. Zuo Shan held the baby and put him in, smiling as she said to him, "Achen, choose one. Remember, you can only take one, no more!"
Seeing everyone staring at him with such eagerness, Ah Chen wasn't intimidated at all; these were his closest people.
The baby didn't understand why, with so many fun toys, no one else was taking any, but he was the only one who could choose.
Everything looked fun, but Mommy only let him choose one. The baby bit his finger, looking very troubled.
He picked up each item one by one, examined them carefully, and touched them, wishing he could hold them all in his arms!
But you can only take one item. Why is Mommy making things difficult for the baby?
Seeing the baby's troubled expression, Xiaobai said, "Fanzi, this traditional first birthday ceremony in your family is really too torturous."
Let alone a baby, even an adult would find it difficult to make a choice in a short time if faced with a huge pile of gifts and only allowed to choose one.
"Choices are always difficult, but through the first birthday celebration, the baby can at least understand one thing: one cannot be greedy and want everything. One must have clear goals and know how to make choices."
"It's like there are many handsome men in the world. Although they are all pleasing to the eye, I can't possibly choose them all as my boyfriend, right?" Zuo Shan said with a smile.
Xiao Bai: Is she indirectly warning him to be faithful and not to be unfaithful? But he clearly only has eyes for her, okay?
While the mothers are exchanging barbs, the baby is torn between wanting to hold all the gifts in her arms!
But he only has two hands, and even if his mother allows it, he can't hold them both in his arms.
Suddenly, he remembered Uncle Matt's mental web, which he had tried to learn several times but could never master; the knots were simply too complicated.
Huh? Or should he make something simpler?
Once, Lele's aunt took him to Master Liu's workshop. He saw the animal traps that Master Liu made for the mercenary group. They used dozens of metal pillars to form a cage.
This thing is much simpler than Uncle Matt's mental net.
Hmm, let's give the baby a try!
And so, under everyone's expectant gaze, the baby used his mental power to condense a cube-shaped cage, each side of which was composed of six strands of mental power, and the front was a sliding door.
Many of those present were fourth-tier or higher ability users, so they all saw the cage that Baby had formed with strands of mental energy.
Then, the baby swung its chubby little paw and gathered all the dozen or so toys on the ground into the cage. After closing the cage door, it disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"He, he, he... did he use a stealth skill?" The old butler was shocked and whispered to Madam Gu.
"It should be true. Strictly speaking, the stealth skill can also be considered a skill in the mental ability category. But the baby is only one year old and already has two skills. I'm afraid no one will be able to surpass him in the future!" Old Madam Gu exclaimed.
Matt felt like he had been hit with a critical strike of 10,000 points!
He was almost thirty years old and used to pride himself on being a sixth-level master of mental skills, but in reality, he only mastered two skills.
One is the mental net, used for large-scale exploration and searching; the other is the mental energy marker, used for precise positioning, so that one will not lose direction even in storms or dense fog.
But even before the baby was born, he had already mastered the skills of anticipating danger and hiding.
Now just one year old, it first created the mental hook while catching sea monsters, and now it has created the mental cage.
This mental cage, combined with his stealth skills, will allow him to capture and silently take away enemies in actual combat in the future.
Being his enemy is truly tragic!
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