Sword and Magic and Taxi

What are words used for? The most mainstream answer is a means used to spread and record information, which are images and symbols that carry language. There are actually only two types of subdivisions: using letters to express pronunciation to record the content of speech, and using graphics to express the image of things to describe.

The latter is the basis of Chinese creation.

Although he doesn't know common language, Zhao Mai knows Chinese characters. I opened my eyes wide and tried to understand the Druid writing on the tree. Unexpectedly, I saw Chinese characters. The font was a mixture of small seal script and official script. The small characters were densely packed, forming beautiful and complicated patterns on the bark of the tree.

Zhao Mai fell to the ground and covered his mouth with his hands, not knowing what expression to use to face it. Do druids really have some connection with the ancient Chinese? If this is the result of some god's imagination, then this hole is really deep and big. According to the setting of the fantasy world, druids were born out of primitive shamans. In an era when intelligent creatures barely survived, they were born out of awe of nature. It stands to reason that there is no Chinese involvement. But what does it mean to use Chinese characters as Druid writing?

No wonder Joseph Druid had such a big reaction when he heard the excerpts of the Tao Te Ching, and even fainted. It is inevitable that there is no influence in this aspect. It is the so-called culture that comes from the same strain; no wonder Druid writing except Druid Except for this, no one can learn it. The difficulty of learning is too high; no wonder the spell of understanding languages ​​can decipher all texts, even Druid text cannot be solved - the others are all alphabetic texts, and only this one is graphic text.

In the past, Zhao Mai had never understood why Druid writing was so special among all languages. Almost all language-related spells would make special exceptions for it. It turned out that the root was here. If I hadn't come to the Druid community and seen the Enlightenment Tree with my own eyes, I would never have believed this setting.

Mike, are you okay? Ziyue knelt down and looked at him, with two small circles squeezed into an oval on her knees. Why are you covering your mouth? Why are you looking so weird like you want to cry but can't stop crying?

I was so excited that I wanted to laugh! Zhao Mai shouted in his heart. Druid was written in Chinese characters, so what cognitive difficulties would he have? Unlike Pinyin characters, where letters have nothing to do with what they can express, the patterns of Chinese characters themselves have meaning. For example, there will never be any inversions or errors in words like 上 and 下. Besides, the entire text is already in Chinese characters. This possibility has been realized. Is there anything difficult to understand if their meaning remains unchanged?

Don't be discouraged. These Druid writings were used in ancient times and were very difficult to learn, so they have been simplified now. Aphra said calmly: As long as you have a basic foundation in common language, modern Druid writings are very easy to learn.

Lucius gently shook his blond hair and said: But, in the final analysis, the core of the Druid language is still these words. If you don't understand them, you don't understand the history of the Druid. If you forget the origin of the inheritance, you will be in trouble. You get lost when you are enlightened. Mike, I still sincerely hope that you can give up your radical ideas and move forward step by step. Only in that way will you be able to reach my current level one day.

Ms. Celine patted Lucius on the shoulder, indicating that he said a little too much. Lucius lowered his eyebrows and bowed slightly, closing his mouth.

Zhao Mai slowly calmed down, and he decided to use this advantage that no one knew about to benefit himself. But there was one question that he still didn't understand, so he asked politely: Afra, can you tell me how to read these words?

Aphra's cheeks were slightly red, and her voice was slightly twisted, but she still said: I can't recognize all the words on it, and I can't guarantee that the pronunciation is correct. If there are any mistakes, I hope Teacher Celine can correct them.

The elf smiled and encouraged her: Among all my druid apprentices, you have the richest knowledge of ancient texts. As for you, I will tell you if there are any mistakes.

Well, even the chance of making an error is only in case, so there's nothing to be ashamed of. I remember that when Zhao Mai was in college, he often skipped classes and missed classes by about 30 points out of 100 (it was enough to pass anyway, Zhao Mai added). Isn't this error rate equivalent to scoring 9999 points on a 10,000-point paper? Top student! Study God!

Ziyue also came to join in the fun, but Zhao Mai couldn't tell whether she was here to study or to cause trouble. It wasn't until Teacher Xilin pinched her face and dragged her aside that Zhao Mai was finally able to listen to the class carefully.

I read it word by word, but I could barely understand a few words. From the regularity of pronunciation, we can still hear some habits of Chinese, such as cadence and four-tone changes. Zhao Mai tried to say a sentence in Chinese, but several others said they didn't understand it at all.

There are several possibilities. The characters used in Chinese have been passed down from generation to generation, but their pronunciation has been affected by factors such as region, customs, and historical changes, resulting in a state where a hundred flowers bloom. The dialects spoken in various places are basically mutually understandable, but not necessarily intelligible. Although you can tell that this is Chinese language as soon as you hear it, there is a high possibility that you don’t know what the other person is talking about.

Mandarin was created on the basis of Beijing dialect and softened the characteristics of northern dialects. It is certainly very different from the dialect used in the Xiaozhuan and official script periods. In addition, there is another possibility, that is, the accent of the person who brought these words may be a dialect...

Time travel, the realization tree has grown for more than 20,000 years. Can such a long time guarantee that there will be no problems with the inheritance? Zhao Mai can't understand what they call Druid. Isn't it a good thing that they can't understand their own Chinese?

Then, he asked about the meaning of a few words and found that they were no different from Chinese. He was completely relieved. Aphra also said that the words on the realization tree were arranged randomly and could not express any meaning. Only by taking the potion of enlightenment, or with the help of a master druid, can these words be reassembled and formed into an impression in the mind. This is what Ziyue said: The words became as big as heads and flew around in the sky.

Everyone understands the words differently, and they will quickly forget them afterwards, and only a few can stay. What is left behind is called the core of personal understanding. After being wrapped by the power of nature, it is also the so-called natural heart. But they couldn't tell where the heart of nature was, and they only told Zhao Mai to feel it yourself.

If you have to learn it from scratch, it will take several years to master Druid, so no one thinks that Zhao Mai can learn it by listening to the class like this. Aphra's suggestion of teaching was just to reassure herself and to do her best. Zhao Mai remained calm and did not reveal at all that he could understand these words. This is my hidden advantage, how can it be known to outsiders?

The best laugh is the last laugh.