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

The latter is the basis of Chinese creation.

Although he doesn't know a common word, Zhao Mai knows Chinese characters. He widened his eyes and tried hard to see the druid characters on the tree. Unexpectedly, he saw Chinese characters. The fonts were mixed with small seal script and official script. The small characters on the head of fly are densely packed, forming beautiful and complex patterns on the bark of the tree.

Zhao Mai fell to the ground, covered his mouth with his hands, not knowing what expression to face it. Is the druid really related to the ancient Chinese? If this is the result of a certain god's imagination, then the hole is really deep and big. According to the setting of the fantasy world, the druid was born from primitive shamans. In an era when smart creatures barely survived, it was based on the awe of nature. It is logical that there is no Chinese involved in this. But what is the matter with Chinese characters as druid characters?

No wonder Joseph Druid had such a big reaction when he heard the fragment of the Tao Te Ching, and even fainted. There was inevitably no influence in this aspect. As the saying goes, it is a culture that is inherited; no wonder no one can learn druid words except druids, so it is too difficult to learn; no wonder he can interpret all words with knowledge of language, but he can do nothing to use druid words - the rest are alphabetical words, only this is graphic words.

In the past, Zhao Mai has always been very confused about why druid characters are so special in all languages. Almost language-related spells will give special cases to it. It turns out that the root cause is here. If he had not come to the druid community and saw the enlightenment tree with his own eyes, he would not have believed this setting.

"Mc, are you okay?" Ziyue squatted down and looked at him, and the two little rounds squeezed into an oval on their knees. "Why are you covering your mouth? Why do you look weird that you can't cry?"

I was so excited that I wanted to laugh! Zhao Mai shouted in his heart. Druids were written in Chinese characters, so what other cognitive difficulties would he have? Unlike pinyin characters, letters have nothing to do with what meaning can be expressed in letters. The Chinese characters have meaning in themselves. For example, the words "upper" and "lower" will never have any inversion or errors. Besides, the whole text is already Chinese characters, and this probability has been realized. Is there anything difficult to understand if their meaning remains unchanged?

"Don't be discouraged. These druid characters were used in ancient times and were very difficult to learn, so they are all simplified now." Aphra said calmly: "As long as you have a general language foundation, modern druid characters are very easy to learn."

Lucius shook his blonde 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 lost when you are enlightened. Mike, I still sincerely hope that you can give up radical ideas and move forward step by step. Only in that way can you reach my current level one day."

Ms. Celine patted Lucius on the shoulder and signaled that he was talking a little too much. Lucius bowed slightly with his eyebrows down and closed his mouth.

Zhao Mai slowly calmed down, and he decided to take advantage of this advantage that no one knew to seek benefits for himself. However, he had not figured out a problem yet, so he asked politely: "Class Afura, can you tell me how to pronounce these words?"

Aphra's cheeks turned slightly red, and her voice was a little squeaky, but she still said, "I can't recognize all the words on it, and the pronunciation cannot be guaranteed to be corrected. If there is any error, I hope Teacher Celine can correct it."

The elf smiled and encouraged her: "You are the most knowledgeable about ancient characters among all my druid apprentices. For you, I will tell you if there is any mistake."

Well, even the chance of making mistakes is only "in case", what can I blush? I think Zhao Mai often skipped classes during college, and could miss about 30% of the 100 points (anyway, I passed the exam, Zhao Mai added). The error rate in this case is equivalent to 9999 points for a 10,000 test paper? A top student! A god of learning!

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 was not until Teacher Celine pinched her face and dragged her aside that Zhao Mai was able to listen carefully.

After reading one word at a time, almost a few words can be understood. From the pronunciation rules, you can still hear some Chinese habits, such as ups and downs and four tones. Zhao Mai tried to say a sentence in Chinese, and several others said they could not understand at all.

There are several possibilities. The Chinese characters are passed down from generation to generation, but their pronunciation is influenced by factors such as region, customs, and historical changes, forming a state of blooming flowers. The dialects of various places can basically be understood by each other, but they may not be able to understand them. Although you will know that this is the Chinese language department at the moment of listening to it, it is very likely that you don’t know what the other party is saying.

Mandarin is created based on Beijing dialect and softens the characteristics of northern dialects. It is definitely very different from the words used in the small seal script and clerical script period. In addition, there is another possibility, that is, the person who brought these words, his own accent may be a dialect...

Time passes through, and the understanding tree has grown for more than 20,000 years. Can it be guaranteed that there will be no problem with inheritance after so long? Zhao Mai cannot understand the "druid language" they say, and they cannot understand their own Chinese. Isn't it a good thing?

Then, he asked about the meaning of a few words and found that it was no different from Chinese, so he completely relieved. Aphra also said that the words on the enlightenment tree were arranged in a mess and could not express any meaning. Only by taking enlightenment potions or with the help of Master Druid, can these words be recombined and formed an impression in his mind. This is what Zi Yue said, "The words become as big as a head, flying around in the sky."

The words that everyone realizes are different, and they will be quickly forgotten afterwards, and only a small part can be kept. The remaining ones are called the core of personal enlightenment, and after being wrapped in the power of nature, they are called the so-called natural heart. But they can't say what part of the natural heart is, and they only tell Zhao Mai to "feel it yourself."

If you want to start from scratch, it will take several years to master the druid language, so no one thinks that Zhao Mai can learn it by listening to the class like this. Alfra's teaching suggestions are just to make himself feel at ease and to do his best. Zhao Mai remained silent and did not reveal anything about how he could understand these words. This is his hidden advantage, how can he be known to outsiders?
Chapter completed!