Our neighborhood has been transported again.

Chapter 345 Educational Plan (25)

Around noon, dark clouds rolled over the neighborhood.

The torrential rain tore through the boundary between heaven and earth; outside the window, the rain poured down, and all that could be heard was the sound of rain.

"It felt even heavier than the downpour in the forest," Qin Ziwu remarked, standing on the balcony.

The rain was so heavy that visibility was almost zero; everything outside was a hazy gray.

“The fish-men should like this kind of weather.” Qin Ziwen noticed that the fish-men in the home were quite excited. The air was moist, and this kind of weather was perfect for them.

However, not many fishmen remain in their homelands; most are single.

All the merfolk with families returned to the merfolk tribe with Lorne.

I don't know how many people I can bring back.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Lorne walked ahead.

A long line followed behind him.

It's about four times the number when we set off at dawn.

Many fishmen are accompanied by mother fishmen and baby fishmen.

Fish-men are very fertile; I've heard they have an average litter of two or three.

However, fishmen have big appetites, and most fishman families cannot afford to have too many children. Therefore, fishman families will not have a second child until the offspring have reached adulthood.

These newly arrived merfolk were visiting their home for the first time, and they looked around with curiosity.

Qin Ziwen stepped forward to greet him. As the head of the community, he had to make sure these fishmen recognized his face.

After exchanging pleasantries, he settled the fishmen in the fishman burrow, which was spacious enough to accommodate them.

But Qin Ziwen soon discovered the problem.

These little fish-men possess the boundless curiosity common to cubs.

After settling in, the merfolk climbed ashore and ran around their home, with some even playing with human children.

In the open space, several children, around seven or eight years old, were playing hopscotch.

Two merfolk cubs sneaked closer, watched for a while, and then started imitating them.

However, they were not used to walking on land, and their hopping looked very awkward, which made the human children next to them burst into laughter. Later, for some reason, the two sides, who did not speak the same language, inexplicably started playing together.

Qin Ziwen pondered for a moment, feeling that there was something that should perhaps be formally launched in the community.

That is education.

It's not just about children's education, but also about education for young people and adults. Now, including the fish people in the community, the total number has exceeded three thousand.

Some remote villages are no bigger than this.

People without thought, he must worry about.

The current population structure of the community is healthy, but this may not be the case in the future.

The children have strong learning abilities, and the merfolk grow even faster, reaching adulthood in just four or five years.

They must be guided correctly.

Of course, considering the current situation, it is not realistic to expect young adults to study all day long.

Perhaps we could set aside a specific time after dinner for young people and adults to learn systematically.

In fact, most of the young and strong men in the Qin Alliance also studied on their own in their spare time, but this kind of learning was scattered, casual, and unsystematic.

Now is the perfect opportunity.

To formalize the education of the Qin Alliance.

Different training classes can be created for different professions such as blacksmith, tailor, shipwright, and doctor.

It is divided into children's classes and adult classes.

"My lord, I think this idea is excellent. The focus in childhood should be on cultivating interests and exploring potential; in adulthood, the focus should be on fulfilling one's duties and improving skills. Only by teaching in this way can everyone achieve something." Jia Liangcai agreed with Qin Ziwen's idea.

"Well, the main thing is that we need to find something for these kids to do; just playing won't do." So, after transmigrating, the children in the neighborhood who were under twelve years old were finally able to go back to school thanks to everyone's efforts.

Many members of the Qin Alliance were previously teachers, and some of the schools they joined even included university professors.

After screening, a group of teachers for basic courses and professional courses were selected.

Students are taught without discrimination; whether they are human or fish-man children, they can all attend school.

Language barriers are not a problem, as we have the Hundred Schools of Knowledge Tower, where we learn while teaching and teach while learning.

After the school got back on track, the neighborhood quieted down.

The torrential rain outside the window continued.

"Brother, Lorne just made another prediction, and it's going to rain again the day after tomorrow. I'm afraid this rain won't stop anytime soon." Qin Ziwu said with a worried expression.

Qin Ziwen laughed and said, "No problem. If one way doesn't work, another way will. If we can't make it at sea, we'll go back to the forest, gather everyone, and then we'll go back to the forest to cut down trees."

"Okay." Qin Ziwu thought it was a good idea. He was tired of the seascape anyway, so he wanted to change the scenery and refresh his mind.

Once everyone had gathered, Qin Ziwen used the backtracking function to open a passage and walk at the front.

Take the horned eagle, Red Hare, Blackie, and Little White Dragon, and cross the passage back to the forest.

The island map is too small for them to run around on; the forest is a better place for them to live.

Stepping on the soil in the forest and smelling the fragrance of the vegetation, Hei Zai tilted his head back, his nose twitching slightly, his eyes full of excitement.

Little White Dragon followed behind Blackie, cautiously observing their surroundings.

Red Hare trotted along with its hooves, taking small, quick steps, and looked around. Suddenly, it turned its neck, sniffed hard through its nostrils, and looked toward the grove of trees to the east.

It glanced back at its owner, and when it realized the owner wasn't watching it, it trotted around to behind a tree, lowered its head, and sniffed the mud pit on the back of the tree.

His eyes lit up, and he suddenly raised his head, curling his upper lip to reveal his teeth.

Oh, little mare~
Red Hare was getting restless.

It could smell that the urine belonged to a healthy, strong mare in heat.

Honestly, they went out of their way to mark a signal near Lord Red Hare's territory. Are they trying to imply something to me?

Red Hare's lips curled up.

It circled around once, the scent lingering from several hours ago. By examining the hoofprints and trampling marks around it, the wise and mighty Red Hare had already guessed which direction the mare had gone.

However, one cannot leave without the owner's permission.

Red Hare's eyes darted around, and it circled behind Qin Ziwen.

It gently bit the cuff of its master's clothes and swayed it in that direction.

Repeat this several times.

Finally, the owner scolded, "Don't chew up my clothes!"

Seeing the furtive creature, Qin Ziwen guessed that it must be up to something, so he followed it behind the tree. Red Hare pointed to the footprints on the ground with its hoof.

"Why are you showing me your footprints?" Qin Ziwen said, and then saw Red Hare shaking its head. It stomped its foot on the spot, leaving a clear footprint next to its hoof.

Upon comparison, Qin Ziwen realized something was amiss.

Because the size and shape of the hoof prints are different.

It's hard to pinpoint the exact difference, but he just felt it looked a bit strange.

Qin Ziwen summoned Du Yu, who immediately recognized the footprint: "My lord, this is a horseshoe footprint. Horseshoe footprints are very complete and clear, with nail holes on the side, which would cause the soil to bulge slightly. This is it."

"No wonder I felt something was different." Qin Ziwen suddenly realized, because he had never seen this thing before.

He never even thought of shoeing Red Hare.

The main reason is that Red Hare has already broken through to the extraordinary level, so there is no need to use this anymore.

Du Yu looked up: "These hoofprints are very clear. Someone was here a few hours ago."

(End of this chapter)