In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

"Where is that kid from the desert? Tell him to come out and see me."

Nafis didn't come here to chat with Shazaman; he got straight to the point.

Gülesh retorted, not to be outdone, "His name is Rod, what desert kid? If you can't speak properly, then shut up."

"I can call you whatever I want. What's it to you?"

Nafis rolled his eyes at Jules and said irritably, "Does calling his name mean he's not from the desert?"

Since the meeting yesterday about Rod's matter.

They kept arguing.

The goal is simple: to find out which subject Rhodes will major in after enrolling.

With his self-taught perfect score and his identity as a desert dweller, Rhodes was a super promising talent in their eyes, thanks to his double advantage. Both of them had their eyes on him.

Although the College of Education does not prohibit students from studying multiple subjects at the same time, they generally do not recommend doing so.

After all, a person's energy is limited.

If you want to make a name for yourself in a subject, it's best to focus your energy solely on that subject.

Admittedly, the Academy is not without top geniuses who can master multiple subjects, and even a long time ago there was a super genius whose knowledge was enough to hold the positions of two sages.

But such geniuses are extremely rare.

Nafis and Gülech still felt that it would be more appropriate for Rhodes to major in one subject and choose another as an elective.

therefore.

They argued for an entire day over the very question of who should be the teacher for the major subject, and finally reached an agreement.

That is, they came to test Rhodes' talent in the theory of life and the theory of nature in person, and he would major in whichever school he had the greatest potential.

This is a very fair solution.

And that's how the scene just now happened.

In front of Shazaman, the two of them did not act like wise men of the Faculty at all, and argued and bickered with each other like two children.

Shazaman had never seen anything like this before.

In his mind, sages should be high above, speaking in a rigid and authoritative manner, exuding authority and pressure.

To be honest.

If he hadn't met Nafis and Gülesh before, he wouldn't have believed that these two chattering old children were actually sages of the Church.

Is this something I can see?

Comparing the scene to his last encounter with Nafis and Gülesh in his mind, Shazaman said with a wry smile, "My two sages, Rhodes went out early this morning, saying he was going to the Adventurers' Guild. He hasn't returned yet."

"Adventurers' Guild?"

What was he doing there?

"Could it be that he wants to be an adventurer?"

Gülesh raised an eyebrow and immediately said with displeasure, "That won't do. If you're going to be a scholar, be a scholar properly. Why go and become an adventurer?"

At this point.

Nafis, unusually, agreed with him, saying, "That's right, that's right. Just focus on your studies and research. Why waste your energy on these useless things?"

The two of you talk to each other.

Before they had even formally accepted Rhodes as their disciple, they had already begun to criticize and lecture him in various ways.

However, Nafis and Gülech did not seem to realize this.

Standing before them was not Rod, but Shazaman.

Faced with these two sages whose actions defied common sense, Shazaman was truly at a loss. He couldn't afford to offend them, nor could he argue with them, so he could only bow and scrape, saying, "My two sages, please rest here for a while. I will send someone to call Rhodes back right away."

"We're not even in a hurry, why are you in such a rush?"

Upon hearing this, Nafis glanced at Shazaman and said indifferently, "Let him pursue his hobbies; why rush to call him back?"

Jules did not object to this statement.

Unable to fathom the thoughts of these two sages, Shazaman said helplessly, "Then, my two sages, please rest for a while. When Rhodes returns, I will have him come directly to see you."

"Alright, go ahead and do your thing. You don't need to stay here with these two old folks."

They finally managed to get rid of Nafis and Guleš.

As soon as Shazaman stepped out, he immediately summoned the fastest bodyguard in the house and ordered, "Go to the Adventurers' Guild as fast as you can and call Rod back. Tell him that there are two sages waiting for him at home, and that he shouldn't miss this opportunity."

Finish these.

Watching the bodyguard's retreating figure disappear quickly outside the door, Shazaman still felt a sense of unreality.

"That kid from the desert is about to become a sage's student? Or is he a student that two sages are vying for?"

"Really."

"Incredible!"

It didn't take long.

Rhodes, who was in the process of advancing his adventurer qualification at the Adventurers' Guild, rushed back in a great hurry.

Actually, when the perfect score for both subjects was announced...

He then realized that he might be accepted as a disciple by two sages at the same time.

He never expected that these two would actually come to him in person.

He originally thought he would be like other students, and would seek out a master when he reported to the Order of the Church.

I never expected to meet those two sages so soon.

Upon receiving the news, he dared not delay and returned before finishing his business.

This is not a scene from a novel where you can put on airs and act arrogantly.

Since the sages have already come to interview me in person, there's no reason for me to play the overpowered protagonist card and make them dislike me.

“My two wise men, I am Rhodes.”

Upon meeting, Rhodes bowed to Nafis and Gülesh according to the etiquette of the desert people.

Out of professional habit.

When Nafis saw Rhodes, the first thing he looked at was his hands.

Upon seeing the calluses on Rod's hands, his eyes lit up, and he nodded in satisfaction, saying, "Hmm, not bad, not bad."

Among the six major schools of thought, the Life Theory School places particular emphasis on practice.

Moreover, the subjects studied by the bio-theorists, whether agronomy, botany, zoology, or medicine, are all closely related to people's livelihoods and have high practical requirements.

As the most senior sage of the biophilosophical school, Nafis could tell at a glance that the calluses on Rhodes' hands were from long-term use of farm tools.

This is good.

This shows that while learning theoretical knowledge, Rhodes also had practical experience, and was not the kind of bookworm who just memorized book knowledge.

Their focus differs from Nafis's.

What Jules noticed was the Eye of the Ice Elemental on Rhodes' waist.

However, he did not show the same attitude as Nafis.

The Elementalists need to study not only elemental science, but also alchemy and ley line science.

Nafis had seen Rhodes's exam paper.

Just from that one exam paper, he could tell that Rhodes was majoring in elemental science, while alchemy and ley line science were only at the level of theoretical knowledge.

But it's enough.

He possesses the Eye of God and is also highly accomplished in elemental science.

Now all that's left is a small test.

"Unleash your elemental power and let me see how many variations you can create with it."

A very simple test question.

Rhodes did as he was told and raised his hand to unleash his ice elemental power.

With the movement of his hands, the ice elemental force that initially appeared was just a point, then expanded into a surface, and then continued to expand into a three-dimensional shape, a polygon, a sphere, and then stretched into other shapes.

In a short two-minute demonstration.

Rhodes transformed a fixed amount of ice elemental power in his hand into nearly a hundred variations. The most complex of these was a snowflake compressed to the size of a grain of rice. Its stable ice elemental power structure and exquisite craftsmanship even impressed Gülech.

This was made a little bigger so that they could see it clearly.

With Rhodes' current control, under extreme circumstances, he could compress these ice crystals to a level invisible to the naked eye.

Sometimes, the greatest danger is the one we cannot see.

This is what Narcida said when she taught Rhodes.

"Show me the limits of what you can manipulate."

Having witnessed Rhodes's mastery of elemental manipulation firsthand, Gülesh's face immediately showed a satisfied expression.

Without sufficient theoretical knowledge, it would be impossible to transform so many changes in such a short period of time.

Excellent, able to apply what you've learned.

However, Rhodes did not immediately attempt to manipulate the limits of ice elemental power, but instead asked, "Here?"

“Is that not allowed?” Güleš retorted.

"It will destroy this place."

Rhodes scratched his head and said honestly, "I can't fully control this limit yet; it's easy to lose control."

"Then show whatever you can control it to."

Gülech didn't seem to care much, casually waving his hand to indicate that Rhodes could begin.

He gave the instruction.