Seeing Xu Ran's keen interest, his mom immediately pushed him over.
A few other moms stood at the booth, letting their babies experience the fun of origami.
The booth owner patiently taught them hand by hand.
A group of little kids were too young to focus on learning, either babbling or trying to put the paper in their mouths.
Tiger Girl just tore the paper into pieces and laughed heartily.
Only Xu Ran was fully focused, learning bit by bit from the owner.
Seeing Xu Ran's particular seriousness, the owner shared all the details with him, "How old is the child?"
"One year and one month."
The owner was astonished, "One year and a month, and so tall? So smart? So focused? I thought he was three or four years old!"
She was truly amazed.
Looking at Xu Ran, it seemed like she was seeing a genius.
At this moment, Xu Ran was incredibly focused, folding a piece of paper with his small hands.
In no time, a complete origami butterfly appeared in his little hands.
The owner: "…Is this the Innate Origami Saint Body?"
No one expected that a one-year-and-one-month-old baby could fold a little butterfly, something many three or four-year-old kids couldn't even do!
Lin Qian was shocked, "Wow, amazing! Truly a little genius!"
The other mothers were incredulous.
"An absolute prodigy!"
"Xu Ran's mom, you'll have blessings in the future. Don't forget us when you're wealthy!"
The mothers chirped, casting admiring glances at Xu Ran.
Xu Ran smiled brightly. He didn't care about the external praise; he only cared about one thing: "I wonder if origami can trigger my seventh new skill?"
He was a bit uncertain…
But luckily, the next second, a prompt sounded in his mind!
[You learned origami and triggered a new skill—Ordinary Paper. Practicing origami diligently can increase progress… (Promotion Sequence: Ordinary Paper—Origami Spirit Communication—Origami Spirit Binding…)]
[Current Ordinary Paper progress: 1/10000…]
Xu Ran was slightly bewildered, browsing through the detailed information of Paper Spirit Communication.
[Paper Spirit Communication]: Can imbue paper with spirituality, turning it into bats, warriors, to scout or fight for you. Until it turns to dust, it remains your most loyal weapon.
You can smear blood on the paper, achieving a substitute effect, even deceiving gods. The paper can devour spiritual energy to grow stronger.
…
"The seventh new skill. But the promotion route of this skill is unknown?"
"Interesting."
Xu Ran slightly raised his eyebrows.
It had to be said, Paper Spirit Communication was a very novel and eerie ability.
Turning paper into bats, you could release it to serve as a drone, scouting the area.
Turning paper into warriors, allowing it to fight for you.
Smear blood on it to become a deceptive substitute, even fooling gods.
It could also devour spiritual energy to grow stronger.
Definitely a divine skill!
"Little Xu Flying Knife and Paper Spirit Communication are the first-tier new abilities. By grinding out these two new skills first, I'll have a better handle on facing the so-called trafficking turmoil."
Xu Ran was full of joy.
"Mom, buy."
"Mom, buy."
He uttered the words haltingly, asking his mom to buy origami.
"Alright, alright, you want to buy this? No problem, I'll get you a bunch. It's quite cheap."
His mom checked the mobile mall on the side.
She discovered that a target throwing toy cost only fifty, while origami was even simpler.
Ten coins for a hundred sheets.
"The baby really knows how to save money!"
Lin Qian kissed Xu Ran on the cheek, realizing that her good child was nothing like other babies who wanted to buy everything they saw. He only wanted very cheap things.
As a mother, she happily placed the order.
"What else does the baby want?"
Xu Ran shook his head.
He's already content, sitting in the stroller, quietly reading a book.
Next.
A few mothers also took the children to play on slides, water guns, bumper cars…
None of these games, unsurprisingly, triggered new abilities.
Back home, it was already 3 PM.
Eat well, sleep soundly.
Over the next two days, Xu Ran waited for the target throwing and paper materials to arrive.
While waiting, he occasionally practiced self-discipline for an hour or two.
[Gecko Wall-Climbing Skill (Minor Achievement): 50/10000…]
[Mysterious Footwork (Entry): 100/10000…]
[Lightweight Grass Flying Technique (Entry): 100/10000…]
[Reading Thousands of Books: 0/10000…]
[Animal Feeding: 3/10000…]
[Throwing Mastery: 1/10000…]
[Ordinary Paper: 2/10000…]
[Qi Blood Value: 302/1000…]
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
It was the 400th day after birth.
The online-ordered origami and target throwing toy arrived, and Xu Ran started practicing silhouette throwing and origami intensely.
Of course, during the day, he still had to accompany Tiger Girl to play or go for a walk around the artificial lake.
The time wasn't abundant.
But every day, he maxed out the 100-point progress of Ordinary Paper + Throwing Mastery.
With more free time, he could practice Mysterious Footwork + Lightweight Grass Flying Technique as well.
…
Hard cultivation knows no time, and another 100 days passed abruptly.
The 500th day after birth.
After 100 continuous days of relentless efforts, the harvest time quietly arrived!
[Current Throwing Mastery progress: 10000/10000… Achieved full value, automatically promoting to—Little Xu Flying Knife (Entry)…]
[Current Ordinary Paper progress: 10000/10000… Achieved full value, automatically promoting to—Paper Spirit Communication (Entry)…]
[Current Qi Blood Value: 404 points…]
Hearing the prompt in his mind, Xu Ran let out a long sigh of relief.
After two months of intense effort, the results finally arrived.
The elusive and unfailing [Little Xu Flying Knife] was now in hand!
Xu Ran displayed a series of hand gestures.
"I really want to feel the power of the flying knife, but testing the knife's effect at home could cause significant destruction if not careful. Better not. It might scare mom."
So he kept it secret!
Thus.
Xu Ran picked up a sheet of paper, folded it into a bat, and gently released it.
Origami Spirit Communication!
The bat circled in the living room, as flexible as a real bat.
With a thought, Xu Ran could even follow the bat's perspective!
Silently it flew out of the living room, peeking by the kitchen door.
Mom was making green pepper stir-fried pork strips, the pot full of aroma, the range hood buzzing.
The bat's view was almost like a human eye, seeing everything clearly.
Xu Ran's face was full of satisfaction.
"At the entry stage of Paper Spirit Communication, they can move freely within 500 meters around me. However, once beyond 100 meters, they lose their combat ability, serving only as a viewpoint."
"And beyond 500 meters, their movement slows down. But as long as the paper isn't destroyed, if I'm near within 500 meters, I can sense their existence. It's like leaving a mark."
"In terms of combat ability… the paper within 100 meters around me can have 50% of my Qi Blood Value. Currently, the paper monsters have 200 Qi Blood points. Equivalent to 20 ordinary adults. And I can control 20 pieces of origami simultaneously. So, I have an origami gang."
"The only drawback is that ordinary paper fears fire and water."
"But there's a way to counteract it. Use one drop of blood to temper every day, continuously for over ten days, and the paper can comprehensively increase fire resistance, water resistance, physical defense, sharpness, and speed."
Murmured to himself.
Xu Ran seriously folded ten spirit paper monsters, including two fast bats for viewing, two bladed mantises for ambushes, four heavily armored warriors, and two baby substitutes.
Then.
He dripped a drop of fresh blood on each.
The blood seeped into the paper, transforming into a mysterious symbol, shining brightly on the paper.
Without a doubt.
They were strengthened.
He neatly stacked the ten sheets of origami, tucking them into his pocket.
Xu Ran smiled faintly.
"From now on, these ten will be my main paper generals. I'll temper them with blood every day to enhance their strength."
"As for ordinary paper, if a crisis arises, I can fold them live. Able to fold twenty sheets at once, and if destroyed, I can continue folding! No need to worry at all."
Xu Ran stuffed a stack of origami into his pocket, contently patting it.
At this moment.
Mom happened to walk out of the kitchen.
She turned on the TV, setting it to black screen with sound only, then sat at the dining table, eating while listening to the news.
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