Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 37 [Academic Madman]

"Who is this?"

Ethan looked at El.

El stood in front of them somewhat awkwardly and said to Ethan, "It's nothing, just an academic lunatic. Ethan, let's go this way."

"Academic madman, why do you say that?" Ethan didn't insist on going over to take a look. He just gave Anya a look and followed El.

"Actually, I didn't mean to belittle him. He is really crazy." Seeing that Ethan seemed very interested in the sloppy man, El thought about it and started to talk.

"This man's name is Gustav Arnos. He was originally the most promising historian at the Royal University of the Capital. However, he was later dismissed for unknown reasons. Our president felt that such a talent couldn't be missed, so he recruited him to improve the history department of our university. Who knew..."

El couldn't help but shook his head when he said this.

"Only when he actually arrived did we understand why the Royal University had dismissed him. He'd gone mad, completely abandoned historical research, and spent all day delving into a language no one else could understand. He claimed it was the oldest language he'd ever discovered, and that it was most likely related to the gods. This was pure blasphemy. How could a mortal possibly understand the writings of the gods? I tried attending his classes, and they were complete nonsense. I thought he was a fraud, but the president thought his research might be useful, so he kept him around. It was simply..."

It was obvious that El wanted to swear, but he immediately covered his mouth and began to pray in a low voice.

Ethan heard him praying to God to forgive him for his evil thoughts and talking behind others' backs.

Unexpectedly, this El is also the most traditional and conservative believer in the sun god.

The two of them sat down in a restaurant that was supposed to be a special place for VIPs. After eating something casually, Ethan made an excuse to say goodbye and left.

Of course, he wasn't really leaving; he was going to find Gustav Arnos.

When he followed El, he asked Anya to follow this academic madman and already knew where he was going.

To be honest, the situation of this academic madman does not seem to be very good. His residence is in the most remote corner of the entire university, which takes a long time to walk to. The house also looks shabby and seems to have not been repaired for a long time.

When Ethan walked into his house, the roof was still leaking.

He took several bottles and jars to collect water, completely ignoring the fact that his house was leaking like a sieve, and continued to write and draw at his desk.

He also turned a deaf ear to Ethan's arrival. El said he was an academic lunatic, which was true to some extent.

Ethan didn't bother him, but looked at some papers he had pinned to the wall.

There is a lot of densely written text on it, all of which are huge arguments and analyses. People who don’t understand it will really feel dizzy just reading these things.

Ethan watched with great interest.

After a long while, it was Gustav who discovered him first.

"Do you understand?" Gustav stared at Ethan and asked.

“I don’t quite understand it, but I’m very interested.”

Hearing this, Gustav showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and he buried his head in his work again, while driving the customer away: "You can go now."

"I saw you asking for subsidies today. You're not feeling very comfortable here. Life isn't going well, is it?"

"What's it to you?" Gustav's voice was muffled and he seemed a little angry.

"It's none of my business, but I think it's a pity that a talent like you can only be in a place like this..."

"Get out!" Gustav angrily threw a water jug ​​and looked like he was going to stand up and hit someone.

Ethan reached out to soothe him, causing the violence in him that Ethan's words had triggered to return.

"Don't get me wrong, I mean no harm. I just think working under these conditions is too hard. I'm willing to provide you with research funding so you can do better research. Also, I hope I can join this research. What do you think, Professor Gustav?"

Ethan remained polite and reserved from beginning to end.

Gustav seemed to be stunned there, and it took him a while to turn his head and look at Ethan.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. I'm very interested in your research. The money will arrive tomorrow."

Gustav stopped talking and covered his face with his hands, not knowing whether he was crying or laughing.

After leaving Winster University, Anya was puzzled. "Master, why are you supporting him?"

Ethan didn't answer directly, but took out a piece of paper he had taken from Gustav and handed it to Anya.

"Look at the most complicated words on it. What do they look like?"

Anya looked at it for a moment and shook her head.

"Think about it again. What if these words had more curves like this, twisting and turning like living things?"

Ethan gestured on the paper.

Anya suddenly understood.

"Ancient language?"

"Ancient language."

It's an ancient language.

In fact, when Ethan first saw the papers scattered on the ground, his "True God's Name" moved.

Although it was only a small arc, and although it looked like it on the outside, the text that Gustav studied was still quite different from the ancient language.

But the 'name of the true God' will not lie.

This is the ancient language.

It's a complete treasure.

Even Ethan himself didn't expect that he would pick up such a good thing when he just came here for a formality today.

The ancient language that countless people dreamed of appeared before him.

Of course, Ethan was not without vigilance.

He first asked El about Gustav, then observed him closely and tested him.

Gustav was indeed just an ordinary man.

He's not even a real name.

No wonder he was considered a madman, and no wonder he was previously called the most promising historian at the Royal University.

A mortal body, exploring the gods.

Even though his current research results are not yet mature, Ethan has the "Name of the True God". With his help, deciphering the ancient language is definitely not a problem.

The car drove down the mountain. Ethan was in a good mood today and was not affected by the cold rain because he discovered something unimaginable.

At the same time, in another corner of the city.

Lewis was not in a good mood.

Even though today is his birthday.

But he lost his right hand forever.

Standing on the tallest building in Winster, overlooking the city below, Lewis couldn't help but hold his empty right arm.

He had taken a shower, eaten, and changed into clean clothes. He was now full of energy and hatred.

He vowed to make those in this city pay the price for causing him to lose everything.

especially……

Ethan Porletta.

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