People in Teyvat, starting from saving the grass god

the following few days.

Rhodes took Kelai to restore the land destroyed by Kelai before the goods he ordered were delivered.

basically.

Rhodes is doing all the troublesome work.

Kelai does relatively simple things like turning soil and cutting feed.

This is not because Rhodes pitied Collet and refused to let her do heavy work.

It was simply her performance on the first day that was noticed by Rhodes.

you could put it that way.

Kelai couldn't do any of that delicate and troublesome work.

If your hands and feet are not flexible, this is an unsolvable problem.

But there is one thing.

Kelai is very strong, much stronger than an adult, so he has no problem doing simple heavy tasks.

This is the strengthening effect brought by the devil's residue potion.

This is almost the same principle as the strengthening of the body by the Eye of God.

It's just that one uses elemental power to strengthen the body, and the other uses demonic power to strengthen the body.

Except work.

After Kelai comes back these days, he has to do another thing.

That is reading and literacy.

As a standard desert citizen, Kelai has never seen what books look like since she was a child. When she reached school age, she was sent to a laboratory. Now, let alone reading, she can't even write her own name.

It just so happens that Rhodes is also in the stage of improving his vocabulary and has a fixed time to practice writing every night.

Seeing that Ke Lai is also illiterate.

He simply dragged Ke Lai along to learn.

The teaching plan that had been drawn up a long time ago but had not yet been implemented was used by him on Ke Lai.

Learning Teyvat's writing is a tedious task.

At least that's the case for Rhodes.

What he learned and taught Kelai was the common language now used throughout the entire Teyvat continent.

This lingua franca is not a script that evolved from hieroglyphics like Chinese, but is also a script that is similar to letters and is very troublesome to write.

Such complicated text also makes it very troublesome to remember Teyvat's text.

In traditional Teyvat teaching.

Recognition of words is basically memorized through rote memorization and repeated copying.

This is why Desiya was surprised that Rhodes knew how to read but couldn't write.

This is because the process of character recognition must be accompanied by a lot of practice.

Of course.

It has been said that it is traditional teaching.

Then Rhodes would definitely not teach Kelai according to this teaching method.

usually.

After teaching Kelai to recognize the basic letters.

He will design some interesting games that he often played in his previous life.

The simplest of them is to mix up some flash cards, some of which are right and wrong, have Rod pronounce a syllable, and then ask Collet to find the letter with the correct pronunciation.

Besides.

There are also practice methods such as ligation exercises and repeated reading of story fragments taken from storybooks.

This is a relatively easy learning method, and after completing daily learning, you can also get a piece of milk candy as a reward.

Kelai burst out with unparalleled enthusiasm for learning.

"When Dolly's people arrive, let's order some children's books. If Sumeru doesn't have them, she should be able to get them from other countries."

Looking at Kelai who was secretly competing with the flashcards, Rhodes thought to himself.

Judging from Kelai's current state.

The teaching plans he set are quite effective.

This also added a lot of confidence to his originally anxious heart.

After all, Teyvat is also a different world with a completely different culture. Rhodes has not received systematic teacher training and is only relying on his own memory and experience to make plans.

It would be a lie to say that I'm not worried about the results.

Just as Rhodes was thinking about what else he needed to teach, Cole's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"I've finished writing! Come and see, come and see!!!"

He was different from the gloomy Collet a few days ago.

Maybe the temptation of milk candy is too great.

Or maybe she was exhausted from the past few days of work and had no time to think about it.

Although Ke Lai's bandage has not been taken off yet, he looks much brighter and is less frequently awakened by nightmares at night.

He took the exercise book she handed over.

Rhodes glanced at it casually and pointed out two errors: "Here and here, both are wrong."

"Ah~~~"

Cleben's still expectant expression suddenly collapsed.

If you answer all the daily exercises correctly, you will be rewarded with an extra piece of milk candy.

But she never got it all right once.

"You've just started to recognize words, it's normal."

"It's pretty good now."

Rhodes encouraged: "Don't forget that you didn't get any of the answers right at the beginning. Keep working hard. According to the current progress, you might be able to get them all right in two days."

"Okay, okay."

Kelai, who had never been encouraged by anyone, quickly came out of his depression and mustered up the energy to continue practicing writing.

Two more ordinary days passed.

Dolly arrived on time with the goods.

Originally, Rhodes thought she would let her men deliver the goods.

Unexpectedly, she personally led the team.

"what's wrong?"

"Why do you seem a little unhappy to see the generous Lord Sange Mahabhai coming in person?"

Dolly is still the same as before, smiling and having no idea that she is a wealthy businessman.

while talking.

Her eyes were still darting back and forth.

"Ouch."

"You can come to me to customize these cages. The quality is better than those made by a blacksmith in such a small village."

"Look, this hoe of yours is almost worn out. I have a good hoe made of fine iron. I guarantee that it won't break after you use it for several years. How about it? Do you want one? It's not expensive. , that is, two thousand molas.”

"And this, this"

Dolly was known for not passing up any business opportunity that came her way.

In just a blink of an eye, she found a lot of things from Rhodes that she could order from, and she didn't even let go of Rhodes's unused sweeper in the corner.

So passionate about her.

Rhodes' answer was always 'definitely next time'.

Knowing that he was perfunctory.

Dolly didn't get angry and continued to wander around Rod's house.

While wandering to the study room.

She was originally planning to comment, but she saw Kelai who was practicing writing inside.

"Huh? You have a daughter?"

Dolly did not go in to disturb Collet, but joked with interest.

"Picked it up."

Rhodes replied expressionlessly.

"Picked it up?"

Dolly tilted her head and looked at Collet carefully, paying more attention to the bandages and exposed scars on her body.

"Demon scale disease?"

Dolly's smile suddenly faded, her brows furrowed slightly, and her tone was much more serious than before.

"Ah."

Rhodes nodded, and then began to say miserably: "This child is suffering from magic scale disease, and was injected with poison. Every day, just to treat the disease and prescribe medicine, Mora needs a lot of it. I can hardly afford this huge medical expense on my own. Mr. Sange Mahabhai, everyone says that you are kind and kind, and you are the most generous businessman in Sumeru. Considering how pitiful this child is, "I wonder if you can sponsor me for medical expenses so that I can continue to treat this child's illness."

Dolly, who was still sympathetic to Cole, suddenly turned down.

This is the second time.

This ungrateful bastard, this is the second time he has asked Lord Sange Mahabhai for mola!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 50 A 'guaranteed profit' bet

Dolly was never a good person.

Not even a good guy.

There is a story among travelers in Sumeru.

It is said that when you are about to set foot in a dangerous place, you will have a chance to see Dory's long-awaited little figure.

No matter how dangerous the place is, you can see her smiling face.

According to legend, she always carries various magical treasures with her, which can help travelers overcome current difficulties.

Of course, the fees are by no means cheap.

The two completely different emotions of "getting help in despair" and "losing a lot of Mora in one breath" are intertwined, often making travelers both love and hate her.

But Dolly never cared that she would gain a reputation as a robber.

She only knows one thing.

That is, every time she can make a lot of money from those desperate travelers, and such results tend to encourage her to continue to take advantage of them.

Except for this reputation that people love to hate.

Another name for Dolly.

As long as Maura is in her hands, she will never leave her forever.

You can borrow money from Sange Mahabhai, but you must never fail to pay it back.

Just like Desiya once said.