"You can't learn it, why?" Jiang Xingchen was a little surprised. The old man was a martial arts fanatic and was extremely dedicated to martial arts. Why did his tone sound like he was giving up.
"Hey!" The old man sighed and said: "I still can't change my old habits when I practice Tai Chi with Chuxue girl. It may be a habit formed after decades of practice. It's okay to control it deliberately, but as long as you relax, you will know it.
I feel like I can move my vitality! But what Tai Chi needs is to be calm, pure, and natural. I can’t be distracted and use it at the same time..."
"Then how did Miss Tang pass this test? I remember she has been practicing for more than 20 years!" Jiang Xingchen asked.
"That's what I asked, but guess what this bastard girl said? She said that she had just had the operation and was so weak that she couldn't move her vitality at all... So, if I want to practice Tai Chi, I have to destroy myself first.
For martial arts, first dissipate all the energy!"
The old man looked sad and said angrily: "Aren't you annoying when you say this? It makes me lose my strength. You might as well just kill me!"
"Puch!" Jiang Xingchen couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud at that time.
"You're still laughing, gloating about your misfortune, right?" The old man glared and stretched out his hand to grab Jiang Xingchen's collar.
Jiang Xingchen quickly changed the topic: "Where's Xiaoxiang? How is Xiaoxiang doing?"
"That girl didn't practice at all. As soon as the bees came out of their nests in spring, she ran away!" The old man said depressedly: "I don't even have anyone to keep me company!"
Jiang Xingchen was speechless, and then he remembered that although Cat Girl was a genius, she was by no means serious about practicing martial arts. Her favorite thing was those bees.
"Boy, what do you think we should do? Come up with something for me!" The old man let go of Jiang Xingchen's hand and said in a low voice.
"What else can you do? Keep practicing! I don't believe you can't tell. Miss Tang was just joking when she said she would destroy your vitality... You have been practicing martial arts for so many years, and you shouldn't back down when encountering the slightest difficulty.
Man! I've told you a long time ago that if you don't go out in Tai Chi for ten years, you can always succeed if you take your time!" Jiang Xingchen could only advise in this way.
"Hey~ It seems that's all it is! I never had such a hard time activating the Yuanquan back then!" The old man sighed again and looked at the abacus in Jiang Xingchen's hand.
"Boy, what on earth are you doing?" Before the depression of practicing Tai Chi was over, the old man's curiosity arose again.
"Didn't I tell you? It's a fun thing!" Jiang Xingchen said with a smile.
"How fun is it? It won't be as difficult as Kong Mingsuo, right?"
"Haha! This is a magical weapon. With it, even the most powerful arithmetic master is no match for you!" Jiang Xingchen lowered his head and said while busy with the work in hand.
"What? The most powerful arithmetic expert is no match for me!" The old man blinked and questioned: "Are you trying to cheat?"
"Don't believe it?" Jiang Xingchen turned his head and glanced at the old man. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it if you don't believe it. It's not for you anyway! You are an uneducated martial artist. This thing is too high-end for you!"
"You are just an uneducated warrior. My ancestor, I was a great doctor. Have you ever seen an uneducated great doctor?" The old man retorted angrily, and then asked: "Boy, is this thing really as bad as you say?"
"Of course, it's quite a scam!" Jiang Xingchen nodded and said, "But this artifact is not easy to master. It will take a while to learn!"
"Well...boy. After this artifact is made, let me play with it first!" the old man said with a smile.
"You... pull it, you don't believe it!" Jiang Xingchen turned his head.
"Believe! Who said I don't believe it? I can't believe it!" The old man grabbed Jiang Xingchen's arm and shook it. Jiang Xingchen shuddered violently and got goosebumps all over his body.
"It's useless to give it to you. This thing is not easy to learn! It's very difficult!" Jiang Xingchen shook off the old man's hand.
"Ancestor, when have I ever been afraid of difficulties? Isn't it just learning? Since it is a magical weapon, of course I have to learn it!" The old man patted his chest, completely forgetting how he had flinched before Kong Mingsuo and Tai Chi.
"That's not okay! This is my gift to Ni'er!" Jiang Xingchen shook his head decisively.
"Boy! You've already said it. I haven't gone out in Tai Chi for ten years, and then I will go into seclusion. Do you know how painful the days of seclusion are? I just want to practice before doing so..."
Before the old man finished speaking, Jiang Xingchen laughed: "Old man, stop playing tricks on me! You are in seclusion. I'm afraid you will run out in less than two days. I don't know you yet!"
"Boy, you are too awesome, I just want to have some fun!" The old man stood up and shouted loudly.
"It's okay for you to play with it for a while, but can you promise to study seriously? I'm going to tell you something ugly earlier. If you give up halfway, you won't have a chance in the future!" Jiang Xingchen said lightly.
"Isn't it just learning how to use it? Why is it so difficult..."
One (month) later, the old man opened his mouth and looked at the abacus formed in Jiang Xingchen's hand, as if he had been fooled: "This is the so-called artifact. Can you defeat all arithmetic masters with this?"
"That's right, that's it! How about it? Doesn't it look awesome?" Jiang Xingchen laughed and shook the abacus in his hand, making a clattering sound.
"What the hell Todoroki, this thing doesn't look like a divine weapon!" The old man complained wildly in his heart.
"Um... what is this called? Oh, abacus, doesn't this abacus need to be learned? How to learn it?" the old man asked.
"It's not easy to learn this. If you want to play smoothly, you won't be able to study hard for less than ten days and a half... Come and let me teach you!" Jiang Xingchen said, walking to the stone bench under the big tree in the yard,
Put the abacus on the table!
"Look carefully, there are thirteen columns in the abacus. The beads at the bottom represent one, and the beads at the top represent five... one above one, two above two, three above three, four above four, one above five to four..."
Jiang Xingchen was playing around here slowly, but he didn't notice that the old man's face turned dark. One up, one up, two up, two up. This damn artifact is a fucking artifact. It's just a toy for children to play with. He was being fucked again.
This guy cheated.
"Remember?" Jiang Xingchen turned his head and asked.
"Remember your name, you are so coaxing a child! I knew you had no good intentions, you were really trying to deceive me! You even have a magical weapon..." The old man was so angry that he flew into a rage.
Jiang Xingchen was not in a hurry. It wasn't until the old man finished speaking that he stood up and smiled coldly: "Forget it if you don't learn! Just don't regret it in the future! Speaking of which, I don't want to teach you yet. This is a gift for Nier.
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Jiang Xingchen said as he waved his hand, walked out with the abacus, and went straight out of the courtyard.
"Huh? Xiao Hundan's behavior is wrong. Could it be that what he said is really for learning?" The old man rolled his eyes and ran out with Jiang Xingchen, following at a distance.
All the way to the research institute, Jiang Xingchen noticed that the old man was following him, but ignored him and went directly to the laboratory.
Nier is studying the questions asked by Jiang Xingchen. These two questions look simple, but they are difficult to solve. Moreover, there are restrictions. Only rulers and compasses can be used, and there must be no graduations on the rulers.
"How's it going? Have you figured it out?" Jiang Xingchen patted Mei'er on the shoulder.
"Ah? Sir..." Nier woke up with a start, turned to look at Jiang Xingchen, shook her head unhappily and said: "Not yet, these two questions are more difficult than they look!"
"Then take a rest first and take a look at the gift I gave you." Jiang Xingchen smiled and raised his hand with an abacus on it.
"So fast?" Ni'er was stunned. The Lord just said he wanted to give a gift not long ago, so he brought it here.
"Is this a gift for me? It looks so strange! Sir, what is this for?" Nier's eyes immediately focused on the abacus in Jiang Xingchen's hand.
"This is called an abacus. It has a very good effect on the four arithmetic operations. It is very helpful for arithmetic with a large amount of calculations!" Jiang Xingchen said.
"Really?" Nier glanced at the abacus suspiciously, and then asked: "Sir, how is this used?"
"Wait a minute, hand over Xian Ning and learn together!" Jiang Xingchen said.
"I'll call you." Ni'er got down from the chair, quickly ran into the laboratory inside, and pulled Xian Ning out in a moment.
When Xian Ning saw the abacus and heard about its function, she was skeptical. It would be great if it was true. She had to process too much data in her experiments, and this tool could solve the problem. But this abacus looks too inconspicuous.
, is it really as powerful as Jiang Xingchen said?
Jiang Xingchen knew what Xian Ning was thinking as soon as he saw her expression. He didn't explain it at the moment. He just asked the two of them to sit down, then took out a piece of paper and wrote down the abacus formula while recalling...
The old man was running amok in the Star Territory. Even in the important areas of the research institute, he could come in and out at will. The private soldiers guarding him would not care about him. He quietly followed Jiang Xingchen into the laboratory and saw Jiang Xingchen showing off his plans to Nier.
"Humph! You're still pretending to me that this artifact is just a toy for coaxing children!" When the old man was about to leave angrily, Ni'er dragged Xian Ning out.
"Huh?" The old man stopped, doubting what he had just thought. If it was really a child's toy, why did he call Xian Ning out? We couldn't play with the toy together.
Therefore, when Jiang Xingchen was explaining to Nier and Xian Ning, the old man also listened and unknowingly got behind Jiang Xingchen.
At first, when we talked about one on top of one and two on top of two, the old man still didn't think so. But later on when we talked about one on top of one, one on top of one, and one on top of one, and two on top of one, making five, the old man's eyes changed. At this time, he
Only then did I realize that this inconspicuous wooden frame and beads are really a calculation artifact that can contain so many calculation formulas.
Nier and Xian Ning could not hide their shock. They had never thought before that a small abacus with dozens of beads could actually add, subtract, multiply and divide, and there were even decimal places.
After a while, Jiang Xingchen put down his pen, turned to look at a few people, and asked: "How is it? Do you understand?" (To be continued.)