Astral Cockroach

It was evening when Banbu returned to Lizhu Peak.

He simply processed the Cloud Leopard warrior's head and placed it at the entrance of the cave on the east side of the mountain.

He hunted a rabbit on the mountain to barely fill his stomach, patrolled the life-seed plants, and finally returned to the east side, quietly lying in wait at the cave entrance.

Nothing happened overnight.

Nothing happened during the second day either.

It wasn't until late at night that Lord Huabai Mountain arrived, landing in the open space in front of the cave. His gaze swept over the area, and he immediately noticed the Cloud Leopard warrior's head.

"You really killed another Cloud Leopard! Only a mid-level warrior, you're quite the impressive little fellow."

Lord Huabai Mountain exclaimed before asking, "You were waiting for me."

Banbu replied, "Lord Huabai Mountain, I guessed you would definitely come."

"Smart!" Lord Huabai Mountain raised the silk pouch held by the tips of his forelegs and asked, "Then guess what kind of Force energy food I've brought you?"

Banbu said, "Such a large pouch, I couldn't finish it in ten days or half a month. It must be Force energy food that can be stored for a long time. This season, the Yabai Mountains produce the most Yabai seeds."

"Heh! Zhee! You little fellow is simply too smart! I really want to catch you and take you to the Yabai Mountains."

Lord Huabai Mountain opened the silk pouch and poured a large number of dark brown seeds onto the ground, saying, "Those Cloud Leopards live in the Jinping Mountains. If this had happened with the previous Lord Jinzhu Mountain, I wouldn't have thanked it, but would have demanded compensation for the losses."

"However, you're different. You're a newly born cockroach warrior. Past grievances and faults have nothing to do with you. You have a connection with our Black and White Flower Cockroach tribe. I should thank you for this matter."

Banbu stood up and said seriously, "Controlling the territory is a duty that a Mountain Lord should fulfill."

"Duty? Little fellow, I like you more and more." Lord Huabai Mountain said, "Shui Liu and Huang Huai have both praised you non-stop. Black carapace, a noble color, Banbu, you will grow up and become the most outstanding Mountain Lord in the history of the Jinping Mountains."

Banbu politely said, "Lord Huabai Mountain, you flatter me."

Lord Huabai Mountain shook his antennae and said, "You don't need to be modest. I've lived for a very, very long time. How many warm springs and cold winters have I experienced? I can't even count them myself. I've witnessed the growth of many, many new warriors, but only you are different!"

Banbu was a little embarrassed to be praised so much.

Lord Huabai Mountain continued, "In the past, due to national borders and racial reasons, the Yabai Mountains and the Jinping Mountains didn't get along very well. I hope that starting with you, the relationship between the two sides can be improved, and from now on, we can have friendly exchanges."

Banbu nodded his antennae and said, "I also look forward to it. After all, we are all cockroach clansmen and share a common ancestor."

"A common ancestor?" Lord Huabai Mountain nodded his antennae and said, "That's right, the cockroach clan is a large clan, so it's divided into many kingdoms. We are all cockroach clansmen, only with differences in carapace color."

… …

With the hidden dangers in the territory resolved, Lord Huabai Mountain was in a good mood. This time, he didn't leave in a hurry, but stayed and chatted with Banbu for a long time.

After Lord Huabai Mountain left, Banbu specifically counted them. There were a total of 1,000 Yabai seeds, a round number. The quality was average, probably produced by the life-seed of a high-level warrior, and not from Lord Huabai Mountain himself.

There was a method to this gift-giving. The quality was average, but the quantity was large, giving the impression that Lord Huabai Mountain was generous.

In terms of practicality, quantity is more important than quality for a mid-level warrior. This batch of Force energy food was enough to support Banbu for most of the winter. Coupled with the assistance from Lord Tiedao Mountain every few days, he would have enough to eat throughout the entire winter, maintaining his previous growth rate.

The silk pouch given by the Xiaoyan Spider warrior Xuemai from the Chonglou Merchant Caravan could preserve Force energy food for a longer time, but it was a little too small. After Banbu transferred things back and forth, it could only hold 400 seeds.

The other 600, with 500 of them in an ordinary snakeskin pouch, were intended to be eaten first. He took out 100 and put them in a small snakeskin pouch, carrying it as he flew towards Daxie's territory.

… …

"Banbu, you've finally come."

Sensing the Force energy fluctuations, Daxie subconsciously hid in the dense forest. Seeing that it was Banbu, he immediately cheered and ran out.

"Banbu, how many days has it been?"

Banbu replied, "Two days."

"Two days." Daxie scratched his head. His intelligence had given birth to the concept of numbers, but it hadn't formed a system yet.

Banbu's mind stirred, and he said, "Daxie, should I teach you arithmetic first?"

Daxie scratched his head again and asked, "What is arithmetic?"

Banbu shook the snakeskin pouch, opened it, and said, "Daxie, look what I brought you."

The huge bear head leaned forward, and its mouth immediately widened, shouting in surprise, "It's Force energy food! Seeds condensed from life-seed plants! These are cypress seeds, I recognize them."

Banbu said, "That's right, cypress seeds from the Yabai life-seed."

Daxie continued to exclaim, "So many! Banbu, are they all for me?"

Banbu said, "That's right, a gift, for you."

"Banbu, you're so good!" Daxie gave Banbu a 'good person' card, and then became restless, reaching out with his bear paw.

Banbu stopped him and said, "Daxie, don't be impatient. I still want to use these seeds to teach you arithmetic."

"Oh." Daxie reluctantly retracted his bear paw and continued to ask, "Banbu, what is arithmetic?"

Banbu used the tips of his forelegs to pick up a Yabai seed and said, "This is one seed, the number 1, understand?"

Daxie nodded and followed along, saying, "One seed, the number 1, I understand."

Banbu picked up another one, putting the two seeds together, and said, "Two seeds, the number 2, understand?"

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Daxie followed along, saying, "Number 2, I understand."

Banbu then picked up another one from the snakeskin pouch, placing it on the ground, and said, "3 seeds, the number 3, plus 1 more, that's 4 seeds, the number 4, plus one more, that's 5 seeds, the number 5… …"

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… …"

Banbu began to teach Daxie how to count.

After all, he was a Force energy creature. His brainpower far exceeded that of ordinary human children. His comprehension ability was no worse than that of adults, and his memory was even better than ordinary people. He could remember it after being taught once, and quickly learned to use numbers to describe quantity.

Banbu then began to teach him addition and subtraction. This was a little slower to learn, and it took about half a day to basically master it.

Banbu tried to teach multiplication and division, but this stumped Daxie. It was unclear whether there was a problem with the teaching method or with Daxie's comprehension ability. He could memorize the multiplication table by rote, but found it difficult to flexibly apply it to practical use.

Banbu arranged 9 seeds, 3 in a row, into 3 rows, and asked, "Daxie, how many seeds are here?"

Daxie replied, "9 seeds."

Banbu asked, "How did you figure it out?"

Daxie replied, "By counting."

Banbu said, "3 rows, 3 seeds in each row, 3 times 3 is 9 seeds, that's multiplication, understand?"

Daxie's pair of bear eyes widened, staring at the seeds on the ground, scratching his head hard, looking extremely distressed.

Banbu was helpless and placed another row, asking, "Daxie, how many are there now?"

Daxie replied, "12 seeds."

Banbu asked, "How did you figure it out?"

Daxie replied, "9 plus 3 equals 12, a total of 12 seeds."

Banbu was speechless for a long time and patiently asked, "What about using multiplication?"

Daxie widened his eyes, scratched his head, and tried hard to think.

Banbu waited for a while, but only received the sentence, "I can count them clearly, why use multiplication to calculate?"

A loser in studies.

Hopeless.

"3 times 4 equals 12, it should be calculated like this… …"

"Forget it, Daxie, that's it for today, I should go back."

"You fill your stomach first, and eat the Yabai seeds when you feel full of strength. Save some, eat 10 seeds a day, ensuring that the Force energy is fully absorbed and utilized."

Banbu decided to temporarily abandon teaching such profound mathematical knowledge as multiplication and division, and left after giving a few instructions.

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