Chapter 315 - 194 Nix Tribe Observations (1)
"That’s great! It’ll be much easier for me to take you along now!" Akegu said joyfully, then couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, "Your father is an Illyrian, how did he end up marrying a Latin woman?"
Rochemnix didn’t shy away from the question and said candidly, "Years ago, my father hijacked the merchant ship my mother was on—"
"Ah, I’m sorry!"
"It’s alright. That’s just how pirate families are. Even though life in our village is a bit rough, my mother is very happy now..." Rochemnix responded earnestly before asking curiously, "Earlier, I heard your leader say I’d be assigned to the Secretary Department. What is that?"
Akegu thought for a moment and explained, "The Secretary Department is a newly established... organization in our Nix Tribe, directly under the leader’s command. The people working in it are all around our age."
Although there were unfamiliar terms, Rochemnix roughly understood and asked with interest, "What kind of work does this... Secretary Department do?"
"Helping the leader with copying documents, writing orders, delivering messages, recording meetings..."
Rochemnix was stunned upon hearing this. "But I can’t read."
"Do you know how to do math?"
"Hmm... I think I know a little," Rochemnix replied uncertainly.
"Everyone in the Secretary Department can write and calculate. You might run into some trouble this way." Akegu furrowed his brow and turned to head toward the hall. "I’ll go ask the leader what to do in your situation."
After waiting for a while, Akegu came out of the hall and said to Rochemnix, "The leader hopes you can take some time to study at our tribe’s school. Learning to read and do math will be very helpful for your future."