Chapter 197

In the blink of an eye, time had passed, and before we knew it, the tribe's first school was about to open!

That morning, after Zhang Fan's family had finished breakfast, they set out together with the children.

Just as they stepped out, they met many other parents and children also heading to school. After greeting each other, they walked together, and the children were especially delighted along the way.

After all, this was the first time they had seen so many people! Moreover, they also learned for the first time that there were actually many older children in the tribe.

Le Le brought his little brothers, following behind the older children, appearing somewhat restrained, while the little lion cubs were completely uninhibited, jumping and skipping along the way, making it very lively.

Seeing Le Le looking somewhat unhappy, Zhang Fan shook his head helplessly, then stepped forward and gently ruffled Le Le's incredibly soft hair.

Smiling, he asked, "Le Le, my little treasure, what's wrong? Don't you want to go to school? Or is something else bothering you? Tell Dad if anything's making you unhappy—see if Dad can help."

Feeling Zhang Fan's warmth from above his head, Le Le relaxed a little, and upon smelling the comforting scent on Zhang Fan, his heart finally eased completely.

Seeing Le Le's relaxed expression, Zhang Fan smiled more gently, nodded lightly, signaling Le Le to speak.

His eyelids twitched slightly, he blinked, and Le Le then softly opened his little mouth, looking bewildered, and said:

"Dad, I just want to know why we have to go to school? You already teach us to read at home, so it's the same! There will surely be many children at school—wouldn't it be too much for you to teach them all?"

Seeing Le Le's unhappiness, which was actually because of himself, Zhang Fan's smile deepened. He ruffled Le Le's hair again and spoke softly:

"Le Le, do you know why we study?"

"Dad, I certainly know! You once told us that teaching us to read is to increase our knowledge and master a new skill. But Dad, if that's the case, why teach all the children to read? Wouldn't it be enough if just our family knew?"

As soon as Le Le finished speaking, Zhang Fan realized the issue—this was why the child was unhappy. Upon understanding the crux, he burst out laughing.

"Le Le, Dad has you study these things precisely so you can master new skills. But we cannot merely indulge our own desires and deprive other children of the chance to learn!"

"Since we have the opportunity to let more children learn Chinese, why wouldn't we? Moreover, if only our family could read and write, what would be the point?"

After hearing Zhang Fan's words, Le Le suddenly understood!

"Dad, you're absolutely right! As the saying goes, 'Solitary joy is not as good as shared joy!' Learning to read should be like that—only when everyone is happy is it truly happiness!"

Seeing that Le Le understood, Zhang Fan didn't say more, but gently patted his shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.

The distance from home to school wasn't great; by the time they finished talking, they had already reached the school gate.

Upon entering the school gate, the most striking features were the spacious sports field, the towering Beast God statue before it, and the high platform beneath the statue. Of course, most important was the two-story teaching building!

Upon seeing the teaching building with its strong modern vibe, a warm current instantly flowed through Zhang Fan's heart, for it was obvious at a glance that this building was not the work of the Heaven Lion Tribe.

He had come specially to inspect the progress! Back then, it was merely a row of simple stone huts, indistinguishable from the tribe members' homes.

Now, what does he see? Needless to say, Zhang Fan knows this must be the Beast God's masterpiece! Surely he used his divine power to transform those stone huts into this building!

At that moment, everyone present except Zhang Fan stared at the building in astonishment, unable to look away.

Just then, the tribe chief flew out from the second floor, hovered in midair, and raised his voice to speak:

"Let me tell you all, this building in our tribe is not the row of houses we built before, but a gift from the Beast God! As the Divine Envoy, Zhang Fan, you know this best."

"As for why the Beast God granted us this building, I believe it's for the sake of our tribe's next generation, hoping everyone will study harder the culture that the Divine Envoy brought from distant Earth."

"Moreover, the Beast God has already prepared the textbooks the tribe's children will need for school! Every child in the tribe, whether big or small, as long as they are not yet adults, can receive a copy."

"Of course, if any adults wish to study as well, they only need to contribute ten fan-shaped seashells to the tribe to receive the books."

"That's all I have to say, children! Hurry inside! The Heaven Lion Tribe's first school has opened its doors for everyone!"

At the chief's command, the tribe's children surged forward eagerly!

After all the children had assembled on the sports field, Zhang Fan slowly ascended the platform before the Beast God statue. Once he stood firm, he loudly addressed the children on the field:

"Dear children and parents! Welcome to the tribe's first school! I am the principal, Zhang Fan! Now let me introduce our teaching staff."

"Chinese language teachers: Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er; math teachers: Fei Er and Wu Na; physical education teachers: Ge Rui Si and Nuoya; first-aid teachers: Wei Er, Di Er, and Mo De. Please invite the above teachers onto the stage!"

Having said that, Zhang Fan led the applause for the teachers. Seeing this, the children below quickly began clapping as well.

Amid the thunderous applause, Ba Ke Er, Fei Er and his wife, the Wei Er brothers, Wu Na, Nuoya, and Ge Rui Si each stepped onto the stage. After being introduced to everyone, Zhang Fan had each give a brief self-introduction.

Fortunately, everyone had learned a month ago that they would be teachers, and had known they needed to give self-introductions, so they had prepared in advance.

If they had to improvise a self-introduction on the spot, it would surely be harder than climbing to heaven!

Thus, the morning passed while the teachers gave their self-introductions.

After hastily distributing books to all two hundred children in the tribe, Zhang Fan loudly called for dismissal and had the parents take their children home.

In the afternoon, after lunch, Zhang Fan's family came to the school again.

Once all the children had gathered, Zhang Fan had them assemble on the sports field and line up from left to right in order of age.

Upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, the children sprang into action. After they had all taken their places as required, Zhang Fan went up onto the platform and said:

"Now we will assign classes! There are two hundred students here, fifty per class, making four classes. Each class will have two homeroom teachers, one primary and one assistant!"

"Our school, aside from me as principal, has exactly eight teachers. After drawing lots, the homeroom assignments are: Class 1 – head: Ba Ke Er, assistant: Di Er; Class 2 – head: Mo De, assistant: Fei Er; Class 3 – head: Nuoya, assistant: Wei Er; Class 4 – head: Ge Rui Si, assistant: Wu Na."

"Class assignment is complete! Now please each homeroom teacher take their class back to their respective classrooms!"

Having said that, Zhang Fan descended from the platform. Standing below, he watched the energetic children and the flustered teachers. The sight made him nostalgically recall his own school days.

Since it was the first day of school, all the children were still restless and unable to settle down. Thus, no class held any formal lessons that day; the entire afternoon was spent explaining rules.

By the next morning around six o'clock, Zhang Fan's family had already arrived at the school. Since there is no school bell, the start and end of class are signaled by the roars of two male teachers.

Around six-thirty, the students had mostly gathered. Zhang Fan raised his hand, checked his wristwatch to confirm the time, then turned his head and nodded at Ba Ke Er.

Ba Ke Er immediately understood, instantly transformed into his beast form, flew up to the school's midair, and let out two roars.

As Ba Ke Er's first roar was still echoing, the children who had been playing on the sports field immediately began running to their classrooms.

By the time Ba Ke Er's first roar faded, all the children had already returned to their classrooms and obediently took their seats.

Soon after the children entered the classrooms, the teachers also arrived one by one and took their places.

As Ba Ke Er's second roar began, the sound of desks and chairs colliding came simultaneously from all four classrooms. Zhang Fan visited each classroom in turn, pausing briefly in each.

Hearing the children and teachers exchanging greetings from the classrooms, Zhang Fan's lips curled into a smile, his eyes filled with mirth; every expression and motion showed he was thoroughly pleased with everyone's performance.

When Ba Ke Er's second roar ended, Zhang Fan happened to be at the door of Class Four. He furtively peeked in through the window to check on his four children, but the sight before him left him stunned!

He saw that the entire classroom contained only neatly arranged desks, chairs, and books, with not a single person in sight—quite unlike the other three classes!

Just then, from the sports field, Ge Rui Si's voice came: "Children! Charge! Victory lies ahead! After running three laps, we can rest! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Start running! One-two-one, one-two-one... Start running! One-two-one..."

Hearing Ge Rui Si's voice, Zhang Fan couldn't help but recall again the scene of last winter when he trained the females. Watching the children running on the sports field, Zhang Fan further recalled how the females at that time, sparing no effort, trained hard.

Upon thinking of these, Zhang Fan's heart instantly softened, and a big smile gradually appeared on his face. Just as Ba Ke Er had finished serving as the class bell, descending from the sky, what he saw was:

Zhang Fan stood quietly in front of the classroom, gazing at the children on the sports field, revealing a sweet smile.