Chapter 1: The Village

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"There are immortals in the mountains, waiting for destined people. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info Worship the immortal gate, you can find immortality. Eight children of all ages in the village were running and laughing and singing nameless nursery rhymes, but in fact, their carefree days were far happier than those of the gods.

"Xijiang, let's go treasure hunting in the back today, okay?"

"Okay, good, go treasure hunting, treasure hunting." The rest of the children clapped their hands and shouted.

"Okay, let's go together when class is over." Nishie replied. "Now let's go to the classroom, it's time for class."

The eight children rolled up the dust all the way into the classroom one by one.

The classroom layout is simple and atmospheric, the walls are carved with some inscriptions, the four corners are hung with lanterns, the ceiling is neatly pressed into the four rows of stones, shooting bright white light, the simple wooden desks and benches exude fragrance, and each desk is placed with paper and pen books with different names written on them.

The children sat in their seats still laughing, surrounded by a group of friends who had no more to say.

A short time later, an old man in white entered the classroom with a cane. The children immediately gathered their voices and stood up, and shouted in unison:

"Hello village chief, grandpa."

The village chief nodded, squinting with a smile, and his beard turned out in a comical arc.

"Hey, okay, sit down."

The village chief is a learned and knowledgeable old man who traveled far away when he was young and brought back a belly full of knowledge and stories. He named all the children in the village, and he also established the school, and the children loved his stories.

"Okay kids, let's ask a few questions before class." The village chief stood still in the middle of the podium, put the textbook on the lectern, stroked his beard and said.

"First of all, what is 31 times 9? Xijiang, you answer. ā€

ā€œ279ć€‚ā€ Xijiang is the eldest of the children, and he is eight and a half years old, and he quickly figured out the answer.

"Good. Xiliang, tell me how many strokes your name has. ā€

"Well, 1, 2, 3...... 16! 16 strokes! Xiliang is the youngest child, just turned 6 years old, and he gave the answer one by one with his fingers.

"That's right! So, what can't you eat wintergreens with? Xiling, you tell me. ā€

"It's Chinese cabbage, I remember, eating it together will make you diarrhea." Xiling is a girl, her hair is combed into two neat ponytails, and she is very cute.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, everyone will come to get three star candy after class in a while." The village chief took out a handful of packaged candy from his pocket and put it in the corner of the lectern, and the children were all smiling.

"Today we're going to talk about the history of the West Side. The name of the city is taken casually when you hear it, and I don't know how many western cities there are in the world. The village chief picked up the ink strip and clicked a dot on the whiteboard, saying, "This is like our West Village." Then he drew a circle on the east side of the black dot, "This is the West City." Then two wavy lines were drawn next to the north side of the circle, "This is the White Fog River, a small tributary of the Liujiang River." "After that, I drew two large waves that were thicker at the west end of the wave." This is the Liujiang River, and this side of the Liujiang River is the country that flows to the east, and this side is the country that flows to the west. This entire tabula rasa can accommodate countless small cities, thousands of countries, and hundreds of Daze, and it is just Ningzhou. ā€

The village chief paused and said, "In short, you are now in the east of the Liuhe River in Ningzhou, in the west city and west village of the east-flowing country, do you know?" ā€

"Ningzhou is so big!"

"There are countless cities like the West Side!"

"Got it."

……

"Ahem, let's continue to talk about the history of Xicheng, you have all been to Xicheng." The village chief waited for the voice to be quieter and continued.

"I've been there, there are all kinds of delicious sugar, smooth stone streets, very tall houses!"

"History records that Xicheng was originally a dilapidated ancient city, and later a group of displaced people who fled the war settled down, multiplied there, more and more people, and the ancient city became more and more prosperous, the first city lord Yuan Ye, is a flying immortal, the city is well organized, so far there have been twenty-three city lords in Xicheng, and they also have their own history, that is, this "History of Xicheng" in my hand, you can come and see it if you are interested after class."

For a mortal, a city is his life.

"Grandpa the village chief, why was Xicheng dilapidated before?" Xijiang asked.

"I don't know, it was hundreds of years ago." The village chief shook his head.

"Is there really a flying fairy? Fly like a bird? Xiliang's face was full of curiosity.

"Yes, they live in another world, maybe you will have a chance to see them in the future."

Xi Liang closed his eyes and imagined that he would fly, flying to the white clouds and rolling, it must be soft, and his mouth was full of sweetness when he took a bite. Laughed obsessively.

"Xicheng currently has 130,000 residents. Divided into four districts, the business district, the college district, the industrial district and the central district, the business district can buy everything, the academy district can learn all kinds of skills, the industrial area produces all kinds of parts and tools, the central district is also called the noble district, the most prosperous, there is a teleportation array that can go to other cities. Since we talked about Ningzhou today, let's talk about the teleportation array again, and tomorrow we will talk about the details of the division of labor in each urban area. ā€

"The teleportation array in each city is built by immortals, and it needs to carve intricate inscriptions, lay out complex array diagrams, and most importantly, it needs spirit stones to provide energy. Spirit stones are the most popular currency, and when you go to other cities, you need to exchange Western currency for spirit stones, and then go to the city lord's mansion in other places to exchange spirit stones for local currency. The spirit stone is a regular prismatic shape, and there is a white mist flowing in the stone, which is very beautiful. Wherever there are fierce beasts gathering in the mountains, there must be spirit stones, and if you are lucky, you can also pick them up at the bottom of the cliff river. Stone City pays tribute to the immortals every year in exchange for protection. ā€

"As for how the spirit stone is generated, there are two theories, one is that the ordinary stone absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and sublimates, and the other says that it appears with heaven and earth. No one has seen the stone inhale and become transparent, so the second is more reliable, the heaven and earth "boom" exploded, and the scattered fragments are spirit stones, as well as glowing stones, flints that will heat up, and so on. But it doesn't matter, you just need to know that a spirit stone is your family's food for a month. But don't think about going to the mountains to find spirit stones, you are still young, the mountains are too dangerous for you, and any mosquitoes you don't know can bite you to death! ā€

"The teleportation array in Xicheng is the smallest, you can only pass one person at a time, you can go to Shacheng at the farthest, you need to pay twenty spirit stones, it takes more than a year to get to Shacheng by spirit stone car, and the teleportation array can send you in an instant, and the charges are different according to the distance of the place you want to go. Okay, let's talk about it for the rest of the day. After saying that, the village chief closed his textbook and sat down.

The classroom exploded.

"Brother Xijiang, how much is 130,000?" The girl sitting at the back table of Xijiang is called Ximu, who is only a month older than Xiliang.

"Many, many, 13 followed by 4 zeros! 3 star sugar a day, 40,000... 3,000... It takes many days to eat 130,000 star candy, 300 days a year... Star candy that you can't eat for a lifetime! Xijiang replied intermittently with a frown.

"Hey! Xiliang, what are you thinking, you're drooling! Xi Ming patted Xi Liang on the shoulder and asked.

"I can fly, fly freely in the sky." Xiliang replied with a smirk.

"Is Sand City made of sand? I'd love to check it out. Xiling said with his hands on his cheeks.

"I'd like to see what the teleportation array is like, too." Ximu said to Xiling.

"Then we'll go together." Xiling turned his face to Ximu and said.

"Okay (?ā–½?)." Nishiki replied happily.

The village chief smiled and watched the children chatting, and the young and positive atmosphere almost made him forget that he was an old man in his twilight. The big clock on the whiteboard pointed to eleven o'clock.

"Alright kids, it's time for class!" The village chief said, "Hurry up and go home for dinner, and start class on time tomorrow!" ā€

The children grabbed three candies from the table and walked out of the classroom one after another, and Xijiang asked the village chief to borrow the "History of Xicheng".

The eight children formed a circle around the classroom, agreed to gather at the old well at the entrance of the village at 2 p.m., and then went home.

The village chief, on crutches, stood at the door of the classroom and watched the children run farther and farther away until the last figure disappeared.

Children, may you always be as happy as you are now.

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