Chapter 50
Du Mingna delegated the preparation work for compiling the schedule to Old John.
Tasks such as discussing suitable physical training times with Hausman, determining the class times for the village children who were not fixed students, and other miscellaneous tasks were all handed over to Old John by Du Mingna.
At this moment, Du Mingna felt that he could add another preparation task.
He shifted his focus to the system backpack.
He still had unopened gift boxes.
Textbook gift box *2, random invention gift box *2.
Since the schedule had not been finalized yet, he decided to open these four gift boxes first.
If he opened suitable textbooks, it would be a good addition to the students' courses.
The situation with non-fixed students was uncertain, but the fixed students had a strong desire to learn.
Even Montserrat, who had previously not cared much about studying and was purely motivated by Daniel's provocation to learn words, now had an A+ level of learning motivation.
Du Mingna could add courses for them with a targeted approach.
Children had relatively free time, and if they were truly interested, they could come to audit the classes.
As for the adults...
Du Mingna sighed inwardly.
He couldn't take care of everyone right now.
He would let the early learners lead the way for the others.
As long as there were more diligent learners in the village who had achieved something, why worry about those who were unwilling to learn? If they still didn't want to learn when the time came, there was no need to consider them now.
Du Mingna closed his eyes slightly, trying to clear his mind as much as possible.
When he received these four gift boxes, he had not fully replenished the mental power he had consumed recruiting Batan, so his overall condition was not good.
At that time, he also received the system's mainline mission fourth stage, and his attention was almost entirely focused on how to complete the new task, so he naturally didn't pay much attention to these four gift boxes.
Now, his condition had improved somewhat, and it was indeed time to create a better schedule.
It was time to open these gift boxes.
His thoughts wandered and then dissipated one by one.
Du Mingna finally entered a state of inner clarity.
He had no distractions, only following his instincts, he clicked on the interface displayed by the system backpack in front of him.
Gift box, open.
Gift box, continue to open.
Then, before him, there were four scenes of light converging and gradually dissipating.
Finally, there was no light left in front of him.
The system backpack, which had not been organized yet, had a space where the gift boxes were stored, but behind this space, there were more items.
Du Mingna examined those things closely.
The two textbook gift boxes yielded four textbooks in total.
"Chinese Textbook (Basic Edition)", "Simple Mathematics", "Basic Magic Practice", "Basic Physical Training".
The last two books were indeed very basic.
After taking out the books, Du Mingna flipped through them casually and was sure that he knew most of the content in the books.
The parts he didn't know were not because they were too difficult, but because the content was too obscure, which he had not had the opportunity to encounter before, making the principles truly "basic".
There was no mention of the content related to meridians that Du Mingna had not thought about when his mind was not cleared of distractions.
Du Mingna was not particularly surprised.
After all, the system was not a wish-fulfilling pool, and it couldn't completely cater to his desires.
He took out the textbooks and set them aside.
He could use the Chinese book for himself, and when he had time to produce the printed version of the Chinese textbook and try to print some books, he could make a few copies for the children to use for learning.
He had just looked at the content of the books.
It was somewhat similar to the elementary school textbooks from his previous life, with catchy nursery rhymes and short stories, each followed by new words and phrases for practice.
It was quite suitable for children who didn't know anything.
Du Mingna looked at the nursery rhymes and felt that he hadn't heard them much before.
When he prepared to teach the children, he would also memorize these contents.
The things produced by the system may look a bit like playing, but the content is still good.
Even the plaque that looks like it's provoking hatred towards Du Mingna from the "Magic First School," Du Mingna knows it's extraordinary.
Du Mingna looks at it, but can't see anything for now.
However, Old John and Du Mingna, who revealed their identities, said that looking at that plaque can bring about certain insights.
Du Mingna hasn't had this plaque for long, but Old John's strength has increased significantly.
Old John was already very strong, and his usual prayers and meditations only brought him improvements like pouring a small bottle of water into the vast ocean, which couldn't make him feel much.
But looking at the "Magic First School" plaque can give Old John a real insight, as if a river is flowing rapidly into his ocean.
Old John also said that he was moved the first time he saw this plaque, but he hasn't felt anything since.
Du Mingna privately asked Oak, and got a similar answer from Oak.
Oak felt he comprehended something the first time he saw that plaque, and his strength bottleneck loosened slightly.
However, no matter how Oak looks at the "Magic First School" plaque, he hasn't gained any improvement.
Du Mingna asked the system but couldn't get an answer.
Since he hasn't had the plaque for long, he needs to observe for a while longer to confirm if the plaque can have the same effect on the same person again.
A plaque with no further description actually has an extraordinary effect.
The language textbook, with no further description, uses nursery rhymes and stories that Du Mingna has hardly heard of as teaching materials.
Could there be some mystery in these contents? Anyway, the difficulty of memorizing them shouldn't be too great.
Du Mingna carefully finished reading the first page of the language textbook.
He closed the book, and some words faintly appeared in his mind.
"The stars in the sky are twinkling, and the fireflies dancing on the grass are also flying around with their little lanterns...
" Halfway through memorizing, Du Mingna got stuck.
He furrowed his brows slightly.
He felt he should remember the contents of the language textbook.
But why couldn't he spit out the rest of the words? Helplessly, Du Mingna opened the language textbook.
Oh, "The fireflies flying in the night sky draw beautiful arcs.
Little flowers watching these shining arcs are reminded of the brilliant meteor shower they have seen.
" Du Mingna's pupils dilated.
He felt that many light elemental particles were rushing into his body! The elements entering his body seemed to be trying to construct something inside him.
Unfortunately, he still hasn't completed the basic training.
Whether by the system's standards or by the standards of this world, he is a complete novice in training.
The only difference between him and others who can't train is that others may not even see the door, while his body is already close to the door, desperately trying to pass through it.
The light elements gave up, circled around in his body, followed the meridian routes he had explored, then advanced a barely noticeable distance along the parts he hadn't explored yet, freely diffused, and left his body.
Du Mingna closed the language book and memorized the content again.
This time he almost got it, but with a slight stutter.
He needs to recall while memorizing, constantly deepening his memory to ensure he doesn't forget the content of the book.
Du Mingna tried to recall the plant encyclopedia he had seen this morning.
Every page he had carefully read was particularly clear.
As long as he wanted, he could even write down the parts he had read verbatim.
This time, Du Mingna was sure that the "Common Plant Encyclopedia of Gray Rock Country" gifted by the system would help him remember all the content he had carefully read, and the book "History of the Gray Rock Country" also had this effect, as he could vividly recall the part where Hix fought the magic tower mage in the Red Dan County.
Oke has read the complete plant encyclopedia, but Oke must transcribe it as he cannot remember it at a glance.
This should be a feature that needs to be activated for him to use it effectively.
Dumingna put the language textbook aside.
The abilities he has discovered now are: assisting in practicing magic.
However, this is not very useful for him who has not yet started, and besides, he will use this textbook to teach students in the future, so he can thoroughly memorize the content while teaching without spending extra time.
As for the math textbook, it basically only covers addition and subtraction, with a few word problems at most.
Dumingna wanted to explore if it had any special abilities, but he couldn't figure it out, so he had to set it aside for now.
Dumingna then looked at two randomly generated invention gift boxes for the items he received.
The first one is...
a sundial?! This is a device that uses the sun to tell time, the principle is quite simple, and there are similar timepieces in many places, but not in the Ash Rope Village.
Dumingna thought for a moment and felt that this might be acceptable? It's a system product, so there should be some differences.
He saw that the "sundial" displayed in his backpack was in the shape of a book, similar to a textbook and the books he had received before.
He was just thinking about whether he should take out this "book" to look at it when the system immediately popped up a prompt.
"Ding! Friendly reminder to the host, this item is a 'knowledge crystal'.
After the host uses it, the corresponding knowledge content will be immediately infused into the host's brain.
Please use it in a safe environment.
" Dumingna froze for a moment.
Knowledge infusion? Would this affect his condition, making him feel unwell like he did after completing a recruitment, feeling lethargic and needing to wait until he fully digested the content to recover? He was eager to study meridians now! However, the system did not answer his question but instead said to him, "After the host fully digests the corresponding knowledge, it can consume the host's mana and the corresponding medium storing the knowledge, imprinting the relevant knowledge on the corresponding medium.
" Some knowledge that the system did not directly mention quickly appeared in Dumingna's mind.
The medium for storing knowledge can be paper or any other material that can be used to record knowledge.
Like the wooden board Dumingna is currently using, it can serve as a medium.
Stones can also serve as a medium.
Scrolls and other mediums commonly used by magicians also fall into this category.
However, leaving knowledge on different mediums requires different amounts of mana.
In general, the easier it is to leave a trace on the medium and the easier it is for others to see the content on it, the less mana Dumingna needs to consume.
Scrolls, which magicians commonly use as mediums, usually come with corresponding restrictions.
Those who do not know how to unlock the restrictions may not even be able to open the scroll, let alone see its contents.
Dumingna smiled helplessly.
It seems he doesn't need to hesitate anymore.
Even if he has mastered the relevant knowledge of the invention, he cannot personally manufacture it.
The sundial is not something urgent that needs to be made immediately.
He might as well wait until he has successfully practiced magic, record the knowledge he knows on the corresponding medium, and then let others manufacture it.
Another invention gift box yielded a "Basic Spirit Card.
" Dumingna really doesn't understand this thing.
The explanation provided by the system is not very detailed, only mentioning that it is basic knowledge related to making spirit cards that can store mana and spells.
Dumingna rubbed his forehead.
There's no way.
How can he dare to use it now with such vague descriptions? It's better to endure it and wait until he successfully becomes a first-tier magician.