"These are the most basic rune information. They are the foundation of learning runes. Just like primitive words, the complicated runes at the back all evolved from them …"
Yang Tian flipped through the book as the strange program explained in his mind.
After about half an hour, Yang Tian had finished reading the entire book.
It was probably not Yang Tian who had finished reading it, but the strange program that had memorized the entire book.
Yang Tian counted as he flipped through the book. There were a total of forty-nine pages, and on each page, there were about a hundred runes.
The total number of runes was about four thousand.
This was even fewer than the number of Chinese characters created by humans on Earth. However, each basic rune could evolve into tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of variations.
"If I want to memorize it, how long will it take?" Yang Tian asked the strange program in his mind after he finished reading.
The program said, "You didn't read it carefully. You'll understand once you read it carefully."
"Alright!" Yang Tian said helplessly.
As the rune database became more and more abundant, the intelligence of the strange program became more and more human-like.
Yang Tian flipped to the first page and read the runes on the first page one by one, then memorized them in his mind.
After that, Yang Tian closed the book and began to recall the contents of the runes on the first page.
What made Yang Tian feel strange was that after only a few seconds, the runes that he thought he had memorized became blurry.
Thus, Yang Tian tried a second time.
After three tries, Yang Tian was somewhat discouraged. This was because he was unable to memorize the runes on the first page three times in a row.
Yang Tian had to admit that he did not have much talent in the field of runes.
Yang Tian thought for a while and let out a long sigh.
It was impossible for one person to have all the benefits.
He had the Little Blue Dragon, a beautiful goddess as his wife, origin power, and the strange program … Any one of these was something that others dreamed of.
Yang Tian had all of these.
If he could learn the Dao of Runes as well, it would truly be heaven-defying.
Thinking of this, Yang Tian felt very satisfied.
If he didn't have any talent in the Dao of Runes, then forget it.
In fact, what Yang Tian did not expect was that he was already proficient in the way of runes.
It was just indirect.
It was just like how humans used a computer to write a piece of software. If they just typed binary codes and wrote them one by one, they probably wouldn't be able to type out a complicated piece of software in their lifetime.
However, with the help of computer programming tools, it could be completed very quickly.
As for the strange program, it was equivalent to Yang Tian's' programming tool '. As long as he communicated with the strange program in his brain, the strange program would be able to help him solve any problems related to runes.
When Yang Tian was flipping through the rune book in his hand, the Little Blue Dragon widened its eyes from time to time and looked at the book in Yang Tian's hand.
It didn't know why the book in Yang Tian's hand would make it have such a strong desire to devour it.
When Yang Tian flipped through the book again and closed it, the Little Blue Dragon finally couldn't hold it in anymore. Its dragon head suddenly enlarged and held the book in Yang Tian's hand in its mouth. It raised its head and swallowed it directly into its stomach.
Yang Tian didn't blame the Little Blue Dragon's behavior, but he was very curious.
He didn't know why Xiao Long wanted to swallow this book so badly.
"Xiao Long, what's wrong?" Yang Tian patted the Little Blue Dragon's head and asked with some worry.
"Squeak squeak squeak …" It told Yang Tian that it was fine and wanted to sleep very much.
If the Little Blue Dragon said that it was fine, then it must be fine. Yang Tian was relieved.
Now that the book was gone, Yang Tian could only brace himself and walk up to the high priest. He scratched his head and said, "High Priest, the book is gone."
It didn't take a guess to know that the book must be very precious. Otherwise, the Little Blue Dragon wouldn't have swallowed it.
The high priest opened his eyes and said calmly, "You're not as smart as your pet beast."
Yang Tian didn't understand what the high priest meant. He could only open his eyes wide and stare at the high priest.
"Then, have you memorized everything?" the high priest asked again without looking up at Yang Tian.
"I have," Yang Tian replied affirmatively.
The high priest said, "Then write it down. If you make a mistake, I'll roast your pet beast and eat it."
It seemed like the high priest cared a lot about this book too!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such harsh words.
After saying that, the high priest took out forty-nine thin sheets of white paper from his storage bracelet.
These sheets of paper emitted a faint yellow glow. One could tell at a glance that they were very precious. It was unknown what material they were made of.
Apart from the paper, there was also a pen.
This pen was very large, shaped like a pencil. It was a meter long and about ten centimeters in diameter.
When Yang Tian took the pen from the high priest, he felt that it was very heavy. It probably weighed more than five hundred kilograms.
Ordinary people wouldn't be able to move such a heavy pen. Yet, the high priest wanted Yang Tian to use this pen to write runes on the paper.
If he wanted to write, he could only hold it with both hands.
Looking at the high priest's serious expression, if he made a mistake, he might really roast the Little Blue Dragon and eat it in a fit of anger.
Yang Tian hugged the huge pen as cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
It seemed like he had to complete this task properly.
If this old man wasn't joking, then it would be troublesome.
Yang Tian didn't immediately start writing on the paper. Instead, he carefully observed the pen.
This pen was engraved with runes. They were densely packed and protruded from the body of the pen.
Although he didn't remember the runes in the book, Yang Tian felt a sense of familiarity with them.
It seemed that the runes on this pen were the same as those in the book.
The high priest said at this moment, "This is a rune pen I made. Every meteorite in the bubble shattered space, every pillar in the palace … All the runes were engraved with this pen."
After saying that, the high priest closed his eyes again.
In fact, when Yang Tian said that he had memorized all the runes in the book, the high priest's eyes were filled with surprise.
If Yang Tian was telling the truth, then there were two possibilities.
One was that Yang Tian had memorized these runes before, and the other was that Yang Tian had a strong memory for runes.
Although the runes in the book were the most basic runes, an ordinary person could remember their shapes if they were broken up and written on words.
On the other hand, the runes on the book that was given to Yang Tian just now were deliberately arranged by the high priest after some calculations.
In addition, the special paper had a magical power that could affect one's memory.
The high priest's purpose in doing this was, of course, to increase the difficulty.
This was because he felt that the harder it was to learn, the deeper the impression he would have after learning it.
If Yang Tian knew about the high priest's thoughts, he would have ridiculed him. Who would increase the difficulty of learning for no reason?