Chapter 143 Telepathy
Chapter 143 Telepathy
As more and more people gathered around, Ping recounted in great detail what Xing had told her after returning home the day before. It seemed that Ping remembered everything her sister Xing had said very clearly.
Furthermore, during the narration, Ping emphasized how difficult this thing was to make and how much the cub Luo really wanted it, in order to arouse everyone's interest.
The effect was indeed good, successfully arousing everyone's interest, but that was all; it wasn't enough to move everyone to take immediate action.
Not achieving the effect Ping had anticipated, Ping frowned slightly, glanced at the people who had gathered around him, and was about to speak again to stir up emotions.
happy, standing in the crowd nearby, suddenly spoke up, "I know this. If Luo likes it a lot, can we trade it for something else with Luo, like more... jam?"
happy revealed an innocent expression like a little girl, then covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Eh, no, it's not just jam, I know Luo has many, many other things..."
Ping instantly looked up and met Xi's gaze in the crowd. Without exchanging a word, the two of them understood one thing in unison—this was their teammate!
As soon as Xi finished speaking, Ping immediately chimed in, "Yes, last night, I heard my sister Xing say that Luo made another really beautiful stone painting. It was made with this kind of transparent stone, and it's especially beautiful, like a sparkling starry sky."
A chorus of screams erupted around them, especially from Xi and Zhuang. Zhuang didn't know what was going on, but from a single glance from Xi, he knew that shouting was the right thing to do, so he yelled even louder.
Ping decided to strike while the iron was hot and bring out what would attract them the most. "By the way, I have a particularly beautiful stone painting at home right now."
The presence of the stone paintings immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even happy showed a hint of curiosity.
Upon seeing this, Ping immediately made a decision and said to everyone, "Wait for me a moment, I'll go back and get the stone painting so you can see it."
All the children immediately cheered and agreed; they were all very interested because Ping's words sounded so impressive.
Before leaving, Ping glanced at Xi, who nodded, reassuring Ping that she would maintain the atmosphere and keep everyone's enthusiasm high.
After Ping left, He, who was on the other side, was attracted by the lively sounds and came over to check the situation.
happy was having a lively discussion with everyone in the crowd. Although her words were not exactly right, she was very good at using a few interjections to motivate others to continue the discussion.
Brown listened quietly for a while and quickly got the whole story from the children's conversation.
After learning about this, He couldn't help but shake his head and smile. He saw through the children's thoughts very clearly, but he didn't interfere with them.
After all, this matter didn't really have any impact, and it wasn't solely due to the cub Luo.
The children on Little Stone Mountain are naturally full of energy, so much so that they seem to have endless energy. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been given a place like Little Stone Mountain where they can move around freely, cause trouble, and expend their energy.
In reality, Brown teaches very little each day, and there are no mandatory requirements, such as whether you must learn something or to what extent. It all depends on your own initiative, and you can even choose not to come if you don't want to.
This kind of extremely relaxed and free training and learning is more like playing, except that a lot of the content is a bit hardcore.
Moreover, aside from the content of the brown teachings, most of the time the children were indeed playing, such as the daily morning brawls and fights, throwing stones at each other and so on.
Having something quiet to do to expend the children's energy and distract them is a good thing for Brown, as it makes things easier for him.
However, Brown also became interested in what the cub Luo was going to do. Although he didn't know what the purpose of it would be, it seemed that the cub Luo had never made anything useless before.
Even Brown himself wanted to try. Although he only had one arm left, it didn't mean he couldn't sharpen a stone knife. As long as he could find something to hold the Earth Star Stone in place, even just one hand, Brown could use it to sharpen the stone knife.
Otherwise, how could Brown possibly trade the stone knife that it usually uses to process its prey? Brown itself doesn't have much food, so why would it waste it on this?
Ping quickly returned carrying a plank of wood, panting heavily, clearly having run at top speed.
All eyes were drawn to the wooden board in Ping's hand. The unremarkable back of the board caused some disappointment in the children.
Ping was very good at managing the atmosphere. He deliberately slowed down his movements, and only when everyone's disappointed expressions became more and more obvious did he flip the wooden board over, revealing the other side of the board, which was covered with transparent stone fragments, and held it high.
The morning sun was shining brightly, falling on the stone painting and reflecting beautiful, colorful light, making it sparkle.
It instantly attracted everyone's attention and shocked everyone.
By the time someone realized what was happening and tried to rush to Ping's side to get a closer look, Ping had already moved and stood next to He.
Brown looked amusedly at Ping, who was using himself as a shield, then glanced at the other children who were eager to get a closer look, before looking down at Ping.
"Can I show it to them?"
Under the watchful eyes of a group of predatory wolves, Ping nodded slightly, her expression unchanged, "Yes, of course."
Stone paintings are very sturdy. As long as they are not intentionally damaged, even if they are dropped on the ground and shaken a few times, they will not be affected.
Because all the stone fragments in the stone painting are firmly inlaid into the wooden board, it is very sturdy and there is absolutely no need to worry.
Ping generously handed the stone painting to He, who then passed it around for everyone to see. Under He's watchful eye, most of the children who received the painting were careful not to damage it.
Soon, people discovered that these transparent pebbles would display different colors and shimmer under sunlight refracted at different angles.
So every now and then, a chorus of "Wow!"s could be heard on the small rocky hill, as everyone had found a new angle to look at it.
happy then chimed in at the opportune moment, "Wow, if I make that lens, can I ask Luo to make such a beautiful stone painting for me?"
Ping nodded immediately, "Of course, and Luo can teach us how to do it too."
Ping said very proudly, "Like this stone painting, my sister Xing and Luo Xue made it together. Isn't it amazing?"
I don't know whether he's praising his sister Xing for being amazing or praising Jiang Luoluo for being amazing.
happy was slightly taken aback. Oh, no wonder Ping was so generous in taking out the stone painting. It turned out that the one who made this stone painting was Ping's older sister, not the cub Luo.
This isn't about idol worship. For example, because I like Jiang Luoluo, I think everything she does is good.
It's a simple cost issue. If Jiang Luoluo made it, it would be very troublesome to ask her to make another stone painting of the same style, and I would be too embarrassed to ask her again.
However, if Ping's older sister Xing made it herself, it means that she can easily make many more stone paintings like this in the future, without worrying about losing them after they are destroyed.
Therefore, Ping can easily take out this stone painting to show everyone without worrying about damaging it.
Besides, this is something that can help the cub Luo, so Xing won't mind at all. Moreover, according to the tribe's values, such good things should be shared with everyone, instead of being kept at home and secretly hidden away, not shown to anyone.
Peace and joy worked together, successfully piquing the interest of most of the children on Little Stone Mountain. They were all eager to try, whether they wanted to make stone paintings or exchange their finished mirrors with Jiang Luoluo.
However, preparing the materials was not an easy task. Even if Brown agreed to let them go back to their homes to retrieve various tools, it would not be something that could be done in a short time.
Furthermore, it's quite troublesome to figure out how to do it.
So it wasn't until the afternoon that the children actually got to work. Brown thoughtfully provided them with some small fragments of Earth Star Stone, which were leftovers from their previous stone tool making lessons and were of little use.
These were originally going to be taken out and cleaned up because they were really useless. Now that they can be used by the children as some handy tools, it's a good thing.
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Jiang Luoluo only found out about this two days later.
The main problem is that she's been stuck in the cycle of failures trying to get clear lenses these past two days, unable to break free from it.
Every day, she would grind herself to the point of rage, then hammer and paint several stones... In the end, Jiang Luoluo no longer cared about the aesthetics of the stone paintings; all she could think about was "hammering."
It wasn't until Ge returned from hunting in the Taz Forest, completely bewildered, that he asked Jiang Luoluo, "What are stone paintings and mirrors?"
Jiang Luoluo then learned what had happened in the tribe over the past two days.
It turns out that the crafts of grinding glass lenses and making stone paintings had already spread throughout the tribe and become a "hot topic" among the tribe.
It all started with Ping's actions, and He Xi's back-and-forth ignited the interest of the children on Little Stone Mountain. However, because grinding lenses was too difficult, the children on Little Stone Mountain, who were all stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, kept trying even after they got home.
Then their parents noticed the piles of stone fragments in their house. After some "friendly banter," the children on the little rocky hill quickly explained that these broken stones were actually used to make stone paintings.
They weren't simply causing damage! They just failed to make it!
Fortunately, stone painting is not a difficult thing to make. Although most people do not have the ability to use the different shapes of stones to represent different objects, the colorful stones, just randomly piled together, already have a very beautiful, dazzling effect.
So it quickly aroused the interest of those parents.
At the same time, they also found a suitable reason for themselves... cough, wasn't it because the cub Luo wanted to grind the stone lens? They were helping the cub Luo!
Although not all members of the clan had a good relationship with Jiang Luoluo, it did not prevent "Young Luoluo" from becoming a recognized excuse, giving everyone a reason to do things they were interested in.
Even many of the younger members of the clan did not need to use Jiang Luoluo as an excuse. They frankly stated that they did not want to grind any stone lenses; they simply wanted to make those beautiful stone paintings.
Based on this, Jiang Luoluo's idea of making something with transparent stones spread to all parts of the tribe.
The tribespeople who returned from hunting with Ge were also drawn by the news. Ge even ran straight home to find Jiang Luoluo to find out what was going on, worried that something might have happened to the cub.
When Jiang Luoluo heard Ge's message, she felt as if the sky had fallen.
The reason she's been obediently staying home these past two days to grind the stone lenses is because she doesn't want to bother anyone else!
As a result, almost everyone in the tribe found out! It was a complete disaster!
What's even more devastating is that Jiang Luoluo had just finished explaining to Ge when she received a message from Zao asking her to come over—even Zao knew about it!
Jiang Luoluo felt a little flustered, and even a little hesitant to face Zao, worried that she would be criticized by him.
Although it shouldn't be considered her fault, it was after all because of her that this happened.
Jiang Luoluo spent a long time mentally preparing herself before finally getting Ge to take her there to build the place.
I thought that what Zao would tell her would be the progress of the brick-making in the cave next door. Otherwise, Zao wouldn't specifically call her over to criticize her because of something in the tribe. There would have to be a reason for him to start talking.
However, after going there, Jiang Luoluo was completely stunned.
In Zao's hands, he was holding a piece of transparent lens that had been ground perfectly, without any cracks or damage.
Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but widen her eyes in astonishment.
This was the only successful case of a clear lens she had ever seen in a long time. She even thought it was impossible to succeed, but someone actually managed to do it!
An extremely shocking emotion instantly arose in Jiang Luoluo's mind. She looked at Zao with shock and admiration.
Ge hadn't yet experienced the ordeal of grinding transparent lenses, so he couldn't understand the difficulty. He just scratched his head, not quite understanding, watching the cub's excited emotions.
Zao didn't think much of it and casually handed the polished transparent lens to Jiang Luoluo.
"I thought you were going to make something, but it's just this little thing. The whole tribe is talking about it and can't stop talking. They've even lost interest in hunting and are thinking about collecting stones all day long."
Zao's tone sounded somewhat disdainful, but it wasn't directed at Jiang Luoluo, because she knew that the cub's original intention was not like that. She just didn't expect it to cause this situation, and it was more of a coincidence.
After all, if the cub wanted to do something big, why wouldn't it just come to her directly? Wouldn't that be more convenient?
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