Chapter 20

 Du Mingna pondered for a moment and described her papermaking plan in as simple and understandable terms as possible.

 Dora let out a long sigh and didn't ask further, and Du Mingna didn't know how much she had actually understood.

 Du Mingna asked Dora what Daniel was doing, and Dora immediately said that Daniel had gone up the mountain.

 A layer of worry clouded the little girl's eyes.

 "Teacher, is it really possible that our village will be attacked by monsters?" She bit her lip lightly.

 "Every time a monster comes, I worry so much, always afraid that something will happen to everyone.

" Tears welled up in her eyes.

 "Dad said everyone will try to protect themselves as much as possible.

 And after the monsters come, they can leave us some good things, like Judd.

 If we could get more monster blood and eat more monster meat, he would be even more likely to grow up strong like Dad.

 But, but...

 I'm still scared.

" It was the shadow of death.

 Even though the village had safely passed through time and time again, she couldn't forget how they had to curl up and carefully observe the outside world after discovering something unusual.

 Once it was confirmed that monsters were really coming, they could only hide in the basement and wait for the wandering monsters to leave.

 The land could carry sound.

 She huddled in the corner, hearing the chaotic footsteps around her.

 She was underground, the monsters were above ground.

 But that kind of fear could seep into her bones.

 Du Mingna reached out and gently stroked Dora's head.

 "It's normal to be afraid.

" Dora was stunned.

 She even forgot to recall her own fears, just looked up, staring blankly at Du Mingna.

 No one had ever said such words to her before.

 Du Mingna was the first.

 Du Mingna looked gently into Dora's eyes and repeated, "It's normal to be afraid.

"

"Dora, everyone is afraid.

 Children like you, afraid of monsters, afraid of people leaving because of it, is the most normal thing."

"But..." Dora wanted to say, Dad and Mom, as well as the village chief, all said they should be brave, they should firmly pick up weapons and fight.

 Fear is a sign of weakness, and as a child of Gray Rope Village, she should quickly eliminate her fear.

 Why was what Du Mingna said so different from what Dad said? The scales in Dora's heart tilted.

 Dad and Mom and the village chief carried a lot of weight, but she was more inclined to believe what Du Mingna said! It didn't matter the status or relationship of the speaker, only what she was willing to believe.

 Du Mingna still placed her hand on Dora's head, gently stroking her jet-black hair.

 "Dora, you are afraid of monsters because you are afraid of them hurting everyone.

 This fear arises from love.

 Some may see it as weakness, but Dora, I hope you can turn it into a source of courage.

" "...Courage?" Dora looked at Du Mingna blankly, "Aren't they opposite?" How could the fear symbolizing weakness become a source of courage? "Dora, you don't want anything to happen to everyone in the village, so shouldn't you do your best to protect everyone and prevent them from being harmed by monsters?" Dora nodded heavily.

 Then she shook her head again.

 "But I'm too weak, I have no ability.

 When the monsters come, I can only hide, I can't do anything.

 Dad and the others have to go out when the monsters retreat, try to hunt down some lone monsters.

 But I can't even watch Dad and the others fight! I can only hide.

" That's why she was so afraid.

 As long as the monsters came, she was no different with or without eyes.

 Her arms and legs were just decorations.

 She couldn't do anything.

 "Yes, you are still weak now and can't directly help Daniel and the others.

 But as long as you hide well, don't let Daniel and the others worry about you, don't distract them because of you, you will have done what you should do, you will be a brave child.

""No one said that brave children cannot be afraid.

" Dora stared blankly at Dumina for a moment, then blinked slowly and stiffly.

 "Brave children can also be afraid?" "Yes.

" Dumina nodded firmly and gently at Dora, "So it's normal for you to be afraid, you don't need to have any psychological burden for it, you just need to face everything that is about to happen in your fear.

 Whatever it is, face it.

" Dora nodded in a somewhat understanding manner.

 Dumina withdrew his hand from her head, ready to change the subject.

 Just then, he thought he could test the knowledge the child learned last night, teach some new content, and perhaps wipe away the child's worries one by one? But as he thought this, he looked up and saw two suspicious figures outside his stone house, one big and one small.

 To say they were suspicious, it was just that the owners of the figures were hesitating, as if they couldn't decide whether to come in or not.

 Dumina looked out and met the gaze of the bigger one.

 So the big one smiled foolishly, took the small one, and awkwardly walked in.

 The big one asked, "Young master, did we disturb you, Jett and I?" Dora, who was still pondering Dumina's words with her back to the door, changed her expression.

 She quickly turned around, looked at the boy who was a head taller than her at the door, and gave a bright smile.

 She opened her mouth to speak, but immediately looked at Dumina and closed her mouth.

 She was waiting for Dumina to speak first.

 Dumina, on the other hand, was surprised to hear Jett's name from Dora's mouth and then see the boy named Jett.

 "Tate, is there something you and Jett need outside my house?" Dumina remembered Tate.

 This person helped him move clay yesterday, made a writing board with him, and then helped him bury wooden poles and hang up the signboard of "Magic First School".

 "Yes.

" Tate's sunburnt face showed a hint of red, "Young master, Jett and I both want to learn from you.

 We may also have time during the day, we will come to study at night, and when we have time during the day, we will come over, is that okay?" Tate spoke quickly, as if he would lose the courage to ask Dumina if he slowed down a bit.

 "Of course.

" Dumina readily agreed, "So, are you two going to study with Dora today?" Dora playfully blinked at Jett.

 "Jett, I already know many words now!" Tate nodded repeatedly.

 "Great, great, Jett and I can both study today! Jett, don't you think so?" The boy who had been silent finally spoke.

 His voice sounded strange, as if his throat had been seriously injured, affecting his speech.

 "Yes.

" Jett's eyes also seemed vacant, lacking the usual liveliness of a child.

 But Dumina could sense that Jett's body contained immense energy.

 Despite Jett's young age, he could probably knock down several present-day Duminas with a single punch.

 Tate and Jett were both eager to study long-term, and they were considered regular students.

 Dumina could see their information in the student records.

 Tate, 43 years old, talented craftsman, learning talent C, research talent B, physical fitness B, learning willingness A, intimacy 34.

 Among his values, research talent was the most outstanding.

 Dumina recalled Tate's performance when making the writing board yesterday, and felt that in the future, when he wanted to study things like papermaking and printing, he could ask for Tate's help to fully utilize his talent and research skills.

 As for Jett's information, it looked much better than Tate's.

 Age: 9 years old Talents: Explosive strength, robust physique, ???, ??? Learning talent: A-level (he was also a specialist, only in the areas where his talent reached, could he make rapid progress.

 For other areas? If you try to teach him, you will only end up frustrating yourself.

Research Talent: A Level (please remember, he is a specialist) Du Mingna saw someone with two hidden talents for the first time.

 The system also gave additional information after a long time.

 It is obvious at a glance that Jade is strong, and his physical fitness is naturally S.

 Jade's desire to learn is higher than anyone else, but - current learning desire: S Level (he is willing to learn, but he doubts whether you can teach him what he wants to know).

 As for Jade's intimacy, it is only 0! Through this information, Du Mingna could already see how special Jade is.

 Almost instantly after Du Mingna finished reading Jade's student file, she heard the voice of the system.

 "Ding! Release side mission: Find a goal for Jade! Your student Jade has a strong desire to learn, but he has not been able to receive proper education in the past.

 He is now your student, please find something that triggers his desire to learn within a month and set reasonable learning goals for him.

 Mission successful reward: textbook gift box *1, teaching aid gift box *1, team recruitment order (first order) *1, basic physique potion *10, energy potion (small) *10.

 Mission failure penalty: Trust level of Gray Rope Village -10, number of students -1, student affinity -10.

" After hearing the system's words, Du Mingna almost gasped.

 What is this?! Jade is the first student who can trigger a side mission! And the rewards and penalties of the system include many things he has never seen before.

 Like the trust level of Gray Rope Village, student affinity, they should all be hidden data.

 After he does more system tasks, he may be able to activate the corresponding subsystem.

 But for now, he cannot query the corresponding information through the system.

 At this moment, the system let him know these things in advance for Jade.

 All of this proves that Jade has potential that is incomparable to others in Gray Rope Village.

 But what does Jade want to learn? Du Mingna observed Jade's file, then looked at Jade's appearance.

 He even recalled Dora's words.

 Giving Jade Warcraft blood, Warcraft meat, can make Jade as strong as Daniel.

 Here, strong refers to Jade's appearance when he grows up.

 If Jade is compared to peers, Jade is already the strongest in terms of physical fitness.

 The S level assessed by the system is not fake.

 Would what Jade wants to learn be the art of combat? Du Mingna was not sure.

 It seemed too obvious, which made Du Mingna suspicious.

 However, in a moment of thought, Du Mingna realized that even if this was true, this task would not be a simple one for him.

 He cannot practice, and his body is not very strong.

 If Jade only wants to learn combat and not cultural knowledge, how can he teach Jade? No wonder this task can offer such high rewards!