217: Chapter 104 Methods of Using Communication Skill 217: Chapter 104 Methods of Using Communication Skill âSo that means I can talk to the dog now?â
Zhang Xiaoman said, glancing involuntarily toward the dog and cat in the living room.
âSince thatâs the case, why donât I give it a try?â
Saying this, he shouted at the two little ones: âJin Bao!
Xiao Hua!
Come here!â
Following that, a yellow figure dashed into view; dog Jin Bao came running over, tongue lolling out, while cat Xiao Hua remained motionless.
âWoof Woof!â
(âLetâs go out and play!â)
Jin Bao barked with ears perked.
âNo!
You just went out!â Zhang Xiaoman firmly denied.
Upon hearing this, Jin Bao immediately let his ears droop.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaomanâs brow lifted slightly, thinking, âCould it be he understands?â
However, he then reconsidered, feeling it wasnât conclusive enough, as the two phrases he had just used were common and even without the Communication Skill, they could understand what they meant.
âNo way, I need to try another approach.â
He turned his head around, suddenly looked toward the nearby refrigerator, and then said, âJin Bao, go to the fridge and get me a bottle of mineral water.â
Afterwards, amid Zhang Xiaomanâs anticipation, Jin Bao turned in circles on the spot, seemingly confused, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
âWoof?â
Zhang Xiaoman, feeling exasperated, walked over to the fridge, pointed at the fridge door, and said, âThis is the fridge, got it?
This object is called a fridge!â
Jin Bao immediately responded.
âWoof Woof!â
(âFridge!â)
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman felt a stir in his heart; he knew the dog must have understood, or rather, his Communication Skill had indeed taken effect.
Otherwise, it wouldnât have understood what a fridge was just after he mentioned it twice, earlier it wasnât that Jin Bao couldnât understand, but rather, he didnât know what a fridge was.
âCome on, open the fridge door and help me get a bottle of mineral water out.â
As his words fell, Jin Bao finally reacted correctly.
It nosed about, and then, using his dog face, pushed hard and managed to open the fridge door, then looked innocently at Zhang Xiaoman.
âAhâŠâ
Zhang Xiaoman sighed helplessly, bent down, and took out a bottle of mineral water from under the fridge.
âThis is mineral water, remember that.â
âWoof Woof!â
(âMineral water!â)
Jin Bao barked.
Zhang Xiaoman twisted the cap and gulped down a big mouthful, thinking that the Communication Skill was indeed effective, but still, conversing with animals was going to be a bit challenging.
After all, compared to humans, their intelligence was too low, and they didnât understand many nouns.
This feeling was like an adult teaching a toddler to speak, necessitating step-by-step guidance.
Having thought this, Zhang Xiaoman put down the water bottle, looked at Jin Bao the dog on the ground, and said, âJin Bao, use the âFollowing the Way of Heavenâ skill.â
After waiting for a moment and seeing that nothing was happening to Jin Bao, he couldnât help but shake his head again and said, âAs expected, just saying it like this doesnât work, I need to try a different approach.â
Zhang Xiaoman stroked his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly his eyes widened.
He put on a fierce expression and said two words to the dog.
âSofa!â
Upon hearing this, Jin Bao shuddered, as if suddenly remembering something unpleasant.
At that moment, a golden light rose from his entire body, and a vast aura spread around him.
The house was instantly filled with a bright golden light, and a shiny golden dog appeared!
Looking at Jin Bao on the ground, now even more golden than before, Zhang Xiaoman couldnât help but shake his head helplessly.
âAs I thought, the pee-holding training method really works.â
At this point, Jin Bao was no longer afraid of the changes in his body and could calmly continue doing whatever he was doing.
The command âSofaâ given by Zhang Xiaoman had already become a subconscious habit for him.
Seizing this status on the dog, Zhang Xiaoman immediately began to guide.
âJin Bao, from now on, whenever I say the three words âFollowing the Way of Heavenâ, you immediately turn into what you are now.â
To ensure the dog understood, he repeated it several times tirelessly, only stopping once the glow from Jin Bao had completely faded.
âAh, I donât know if this will work.
This skill has a 24-hour cooling time, Iâll try it again tomorrowâŠâ
He shook his head, choosing not to think about it for the time being.
As for why Zhang Xiaohua didnât come earlier?
He glanced sideways at the fat blue cat sprawled on the sofa and had his answer.
âIt looks like itâs not that my Communication Skill isnât working, but that this guy just didnât listen to me at allâŠâ
He took out his phone and casually searched online for a couple of foreign movies, planning to imprint the language from the dialogue spoken.
He didnât want to repeat his previous mistakes.
Although he knew it would be better to save his imprinting opportunity, there were still many animals and insects in the city besides humans.
Zhang Xiaoman didnât want to accidentally learn bird language or insect language, as that would be quite embarrassing.
After all, these creatures canât truly âconverseâ with you; they only emit simple words, usually from their own perspectives.
Having learned from his experience with the dog and the cat, he definitely didnât want to waste this opportunity lightly.
Just thinking about imprinting the sound of insects, and then having his ears filled with the incessant courting âWanna date?
Wanna date?â of cicadas and crickets every summer or evening, made him shiver uncontrollably.
Rather than that, itâs better to master a couple of foreign languages!
Zhang Xiaoman opened a movie in his watch history, which was a series of sci-fi films he usually liked, and it was his third time rewatching it.
The movie started, opening with a classic scene, and a line played from his phone.
âI am IroâŠâ
Zhang Xiaoman played the original movie audio, mostly unable to understand the content as everything heâd learned at school had pretty much been returned to the teachers.
However, after watching the movie for quite a while, he was surprised to find that he still couldnât understand the dialogue, and that kind of mental connection didnât occur.
âCould it be that the imprinting failed?â
He quickly checked his attribute panel, noting that the imprinting progress under Communication Skill was still at 2/4 and hadnât increased.
âWhy is this happening?
I clearly donât understand what theyâre saying in the videoâŠ
Could it be that videos donât work, and it has to be a real person?â
Zhang Xiaoman speculated that the problem might lie there since the skill indicated imprinting was through mental connection, so just watching videos probably wasnât sufficient.
Just then, his mom came out of the room, and he immediately approached her, saying, âMom, quickly speak a foreign language to me; I need to learn a skill!â