Chapter 20.1
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Hello, Teacher (1)
Before leaving home in the morning, Anna specifically told Gaea that she had additional work and would come back a little later in the evening. This way, she would have time to learn with Dubian.
When she returned home at night, she deliberately took a detour to a tavern, bought some food and drink with the copper coins she had saved. She then quietly returned to Pomegranate Lane, and snuck into the ruins without being noticed.
"Dubian?" Anna whispered.
Dubian emerged from the shadows, and Anna hurriedly walked over and gave him a paper bag containing food and juice.
"I bought some barbecue. When you’re injured, you should eat more meat." Anna said.
"Thank you." Dubian smiled and received the paper bag. He then took out another gold coin and passed it over to Anna.
Anna was taken aback. She couldn't help but sigh. Mages truly were rich… Wait, that’s not right. Truly only rich people could become a mage. Dubian had a surname, which meant that he was a nobleman.
However, did all nobles who became mages end up as pitifully as Dubian did? Obviously Ulysses had a very comfortable life. The city lord Earl Wilson had let him stay in the earl's mansion temporarily, and he treated him very politely, typically hardly disturbing him.
Anna remembered that Dubian said that he was a fallen mage. Maybe all fallen mages were as miserable as he was...If she could become a mage, she would definitely not be a dark one.
Anna took the gold coin and said: "I will accept this first, but after that, you don't have to give me gold coins."
She had already calculated it. According to her current consumption standard in buying food for Dubian, it would be thirty copper coins per day, which was equivalent to ten silver coins per month, and only twenty silver coins in two months. The remaining gold coin and eighty silver coins was her hush money and labor fees, and this amount was equivalent to the coins her Papa could save without eating or drinking for three years.
As for what he taught her, there were also benefits for them, so it canceled each other out.
After Anna was done persuading herself, she sat aside watching Dubian eat.
Dubian's condition today was better than yesterday. His movements were very elegant when eating, and compared to the ruined house, he was like a round peg in a square hole.
Because a part of the top of the ruins had been burned through, the moonlight could shine down directly. It wasn’t so dark inside to the point that one couldn’t see clearly, so there was no need to risk lighting a fire.
When Dubian finished eating, he sat down with Anna. Remembering the promise yesterday, he said, "I would take the liberty to ask, have you ever studied with a teacher?"
In this world, the term "teacher" generally referred to scholars who impart knowledge. Dubian's words were to euphemistically ask Anna whether she was literate, as literacy was a necessary condition for the path to becoming a mage.
"No, I can’t read a single word." Anna replied very readily, followed by another sentence, "But I learn things very quickly."
One must let the teacher understand his own situation, so that he can teach in accordance with his aptitude.
Dubian was a little surprised at Anna's uprightness. Of course, he didn't doubt what she said about her learning quickly. After all, from yesterday to now, she had proved her uniqueness.
"Today I will teach you the basic characters first." Dubian said. He was teaching someone for the first time, but he was also taught seriously from the hands of a teacher, and he knew the process of teaching literacy.
Basic characters? It was roughly equivalent to the twenty-six alphabet letters of English.
Anna nodded silently.
Knowledge in this world was a precious resource, but paper was not. It was just that ordinary people didn’t have much need to use paper, so Anna's family naturally didn’t have paper for writing.
Therefore, under the moonlight, Dubian used gravel to draw basic characters on the dusty ground, and taught Anna the pronunciation.
There were a total of twenty-two basic characters. Dubian wrote them all on the ground first, then read them altogether afterwards.
When Dubian was reading the characters out loud, Anna was silently committing them to memory. After Dubian finished reading, she scanned the characters again and found that she had remembered eighty percent of them.
After Dubian read everything, he pointed to the basic characters again, and read one for Anna to recite.
Anna followed after Dubian, reading it once from beginning to end, which was all it took for her to remember it all.
These basic characters were somewhat similar to Greek letters, and the pronunciation was within the normal range, so it was not difficult to remember.
After reading it through with Anna, Dubian said: "Anna, try remembering it first, ask me if you can't think of it."
Anna nodded and read silently in her heart, making sure that she hadn't forgotten, and then she said all the twenty-two basic characters aloud.
At first, Dubian only thought Anna was in the process of memorizing. He listened carefully to correct her wrong pronunciation, but even after Anna finished reading all the basic characters, he did not find a chance to do so.
Dubian asked in surprise: "Have you remembered all of them?"
Anna nodded: "Yes."
Dubian couldn't help being silent. What he originally thought was that he might spend four or five days on these basic characters until Anna had a general impression of them. To be really familiar with it to the point where you could read it out when you see it, and write it out when you hear it took around a week to ten days. After that, you had to frequently review and consolidate, so as not to forget.
But Anna only heard him read it twice and promptly remembered it. When he learned from his rudimentary education teacher, it took almost three days for him to become fully proficient.
Dubian did not remain silent for too long. He began to test Anna's mastery in advance.
After going through a random dictation test and Anna got everything right, Dubian had accepted the fact that he really met a very talented "student".
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Hello, Teacher (1)
Before leaving home in the morning, Anna specifically told Gaea that she had additional work and would come back a little later in the evening. This way, she would have time to learn with Dubian.
When she returned home at night, she deliberately took a detour to a tavern, bought some food and drink with the copper coins she had saved. She then quietly returned to Pomegranate Lane, and snuck into the ruins without being noticed.
"Dubian?" Anna whispered.
Dubian emerged from the shadows, and Anna hurriedly walked over and gave him a paper bag containing food and juice.
"I bought some barbecue. When you’re injured, you should eat more meat." Anna said.
"Thank you." Dubian smiled and received the paper bag. He then took out another gold coin and passed it over to Anna.
Anna was taken aback. She couldn't help but sigh. Mages truly were rich… Wait, that’s not right. Truly only rich people could become a mage. Dubian had a surname, which meant that he was a nobleman.
However, did all nobles who became mages end up as pitifully as Dubian did? Obviously Ulysses had a very comfortable life. The city lord Earl Wilson had let him stay in the earl's mansion temporarily, and he treated him very politely, typically hardly disturbing him.
Anna remembered that Dubian said that he was a fallen mage. Maybe all fallen mages were as miserable as he was...If she could become a mage, she would definitely not be a dark one.
Anna took the gold coin and said: "I will accept this first, but after that, you don't have to give me gold coins."
She had already calculated it. According to her current consumption standard in buying food for Dubian, it would be thirty copper coins per day, which was equivalent to ten silver coins per month, and only twenty silver coins in two months. The remaining gold coin and eighty silver coins was her hush money and labor fees, and this amount was equivalent to the coins her Papa could save without eating or drinking for three years.
As for what he taught her, there were also benefits for them, so it canceled each other out.
After Anna was done persuading herself, she sat aside watching Dubian eat.
Dubian's condition today was better than yesterday. His movements were very elegant when eating, and compared to the ruined house, he was like a round peg in a square hole.
Because a part of the top of the ruins had been burned through, the moonlight could shine down directly. It wasn’t so dark inside to the point that one couldn’t see clearly, so there was no need to risk lighting a fire.
When Dubian finished eating, he sat down with Anna. Remembering the promise yesterday, he said, "I would take the liberty to ask, have you ever studied with a teacher?"
In this world, the term "teacher" generally referred to scholars who impart knowledge. Dubian's words were to euphemistically ask Anna whether she was literate, as literacy was a necessary condition for the path to becoming a mage.
"No, I can’t read a single word." Anna replied very readily, followed by another sentence, "But I learn things very quickly."
One must let the teacher understand his own situation, so that he can teach in accordance with his aptitude.
Dubian was a little surprised at Anna's uprightness. Of course, he didn't doubt what she said about her learning quickly. After all, from yesterday to now, she had proved her uniqueness.
"Today I will teach you the basic characters first." Dubian said. He was teaching someone for the first time, but he was also taught seriously from the hands of a teacher, and he knew the process of teaching literacy.
Basic characters? It was roughly equivalent to the twenty-six alphabet letters of English.
Anna nodded silently.
Knowledge in this world was a precious resource, but paper was not. It was just that ordinary people didn’t have much need to use paper, so Anna's family naturally didn’t have paper for writing.
Therefore, under the moonlight, Dubian used gravel to draw basic characters on the dusty ground, and taught Anna the pronunciation.
There were a total of twenty-two basic characters. Dubian wrote them all on the ground first, then read them altogether afterwards.
When Dubian was reading the characters out loud, Anna was silently committing them to memory. After Dubian finished reading, she scanned the characters again and found that she had remembered eighty percent of them.
After Dubian read everything, he pointed to the basic characters again, and read one for Anna to recite.
Anna followed after Dubian, reading it once from beginning to end, which was all it took for her to remember it all.
These basic characters were somewhat similar to Greek letters, and the pronunciation was within the normal range, so it was not difficult to remember.
After reading it through with Anna, Dubian said: "Anna, try remembering it first, ask me if you can't think of it."
Anna nodded and read silently in her heart, making sure that she hadn't forgotten, and then she said all the twenty-two basic characters aloud.
At first, Dubian only thought Anna was in the process of memorizing. He listened carefully to correct her wrong pronunciation, but even after Anna finished reading all the basic characters, he did not find a chance to do so.
Dubian asked in surprise: "Have you remembered all of them?"
Anna nodded: "Yes."
Dubian couldn't help being silent. What he originally thought was that he might spend four or five days on these basic characters until Anna had a general impression of them. To be really familiar with it to the point where you could read it out when you see it, and write it out when you hear it took around a week to ten days. After that, you had to frequently review and consolidate, so as not to forget.
But Anna only heard him read it twice and promptly remembered it. When he learned from his rudimentary education teacher, it took almost three days for him to become fully proficient.
Dubian did not remain silent for too long. He began to test Anna's mastery in advance.
After going through a random dictation test and Anna got everything right, Dubian had accepted the fact that he really met a very talented "student".
Hello, Teacher 1Before leaving home in the morning, Anna specifically told Gaea that she had additional work and would come back a little later in the evening. This way, she would have time to learn with Dubian.When she returned home at night, she deliberately took a detour to a tavern, bought some food and drink with the copper coins she had saved. She then quietly returned to Pomegranate Lane, and snuck into the ruins without being noticed."Dubian?" Anna whispered.Dubian emerged from the shadows, and Anna hurriedly walked over and gave him a paper bag containing food and juice."I bought some barbecue. When you're injured, you should eat more meat." Anna said."Thank you." Dubian smiled and received the paper bag. He then took out another gold coin and passed it over to Anna.Anna was taken aback. She couldn't help but sigh. Mages truly were rich Wait, that's not right. Truly only rich people could become a mage. Dubian had a surname, which meant that he was a nobleman.However, did all nobles who became mages end up as pitifully as Dubian did? Obviously Ulysses had a very comfortable life. The city lord Earl Wilson had let him stay in the earl's mansion temporarily, and he treated him very politely, typically hardly disturbing him.Anna remembered that Dubian said that he was a fallen mage. Maybe all fallen mages were as miserable as he was...If she could become a mage, she would definitely not be a dark one.Anna took the gold coin and said: "I will accept this first, but after that, you don't have to give me gold coins."She had already calculated it. According to her current consumption standard in buying food for Dubian, it would be thirty copper coins per day, which was equivalent to ten silver coins per month, and only twenty silver coins in two months. The remaining gold coin and eighty silver coins was her hush money and labor fees, and this amount was equivalent to the coins her Papa could save without eating or drinking for three years.As for what he taught her, there were also benefits for them, so it canceled each other out.After Anna was done persuading herself, she sat aside watching Dubian eat.Dubian's condition today was better than yesterday. His movements were very elegant when eating, and compared to the ruined house, he was like a round peg in a square hole.Because a part of the top of the ruins had been burned through, the moonlight could shine down directly. It wasn't so dark inside to the point that one couldn't see clearly, so there was no need to risk lighting a fire.When Dubian finished eating, he sat down with Anna. Remembering the promise yesterday, he said, "I would take the liberty to ask, have you ever studied with a teacher?"In this world, the term "teacher" generally referred to scholars who impart knowledge. Dubian's words were to euphemistically ask Anna whether she was literate, as literacy was a necessary condition for the path to becoming a mage."No, I can't read a single word." Anna replied very readily, followed by another sentence, "But I learn things very quickly."One must let the teacher understand his own situation, so that he can teach in accordance with his aptitude.Dubian was a little surprised at Anna's uprightness. Of course, he didn't doubt what she said about her learning quickly. After all, from yesterday to now, she had proved her uniqueness."Today I will teach you the basic characters first." Dubian said. He was teaching someone for the first time, but he was also taught seriously from the hands of a teacher, and he knew the process of teaching literacy.Basic characters? It was roughly equivalent to the twenty-six alphabet letters of English.Anna nodded silently.Knowledge in this world was a precious resource, but paper was not. It was just that ordinary people didn't have much need to use paper, so Anna's family naturally didn't have paper for writing.Therefore, under the moonlight, Dubian used gravel to draw basic characters on the dusty ground, and taught Anna the pronunciation.There were a total of twenty-two basic characters. Dubian wrote them all on the ground first, then read them altogether afterwards.When Dubian was reading the characters out loud, Anna was silently committing them to memory. After Dubian finished reading, she scanned the characters again and found that she had remembered eighty percent of them.After Dubian read everything, he pointed to the basic characters again, and read one for Anna to recite.Anna followed after Dubian, reading it once from beginning to end, which was all it took for her to remember it all.These basic characters were somewhat similar to Greek letters, and the pronunciation was within the normal range, so it was not difficult to remember.After reading it through with Anna, Dubian said: "Anna, try remembering it first, ask me if you can't think of it."Anna nodded and read silently in her heart, making sure that she hadn't forgotten, and then she said all the twenty-two basic characters aloud.At first, Dubian only thought Anna was in the process of memorizing. He listened carefully to correct her wrong pronunciation, but even after Anna finished reading all the basic characters, he did not find a chance to do so.Dubian asked in surprise: "Have you remembered all of them?"Anna nodded: "Yes."Dubian couldn't help being silent. What he originally thought was that he might spend four or five days on these basic characters until Anna had a general impression of them. To be really familiar with it to the point where you could read it out when you see it, and write it out when you hear it took around a week to ten days. After that, you had to frequently review and consolidate, so as not to forget.But Anna only heard him read it twice and promptly remembered it. When he learned from his rudimentary education teacher, it took almost three days for him to become fully proficient.Dubian did not remain silent for too long. He began to test Anna's mastery in advance.After going through a random dictation test and Anna got everything right, Dubian had accepted the fact that he really met a very talented "student".
