When it comes to the matter of Engravings, one cannot fail to mention that among the tens of thousands of people from The Sha Li Clan, Lu Yuan did pick out a few who had a smidgen of talent as Rune Readers—being the first generation to arrive at Pangu Continent, they had the highest probability of possessing a Divine Skill.
Engravings are formidable, a knowledge capable of changing destinies, and he owed The Sha Li Clan quite a favor. Using this knowledge to repay them was not out of the question.
Unfortunately, the prerequisite for entering this field was a mastery of advanced mathematics.
This difficulty in learning made those brutes scratch their heads, as they didn't even understand elementary mathematics, struggling with three-digit addition and subtraction by counting on their fingers.
Thus, after much fuss, Lu Yuan lost his patience and let Old Cat or the Conch take over the teaching. If they couldn't learn, then so be it.