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

Let alone a hundred years.

If technology develops in time, ten years is enough for rapid changes.

Hear this.

Farusan glanced down at her unchanged body and chuckled, "Yes, indeed a lot of things have changed."

She looked up at Rod and said, "I really like the title 'senior,' so please call me that from now on."

senior.

This is the only gift that a century of time has left me, how could I not like it?

(End of this chapter)

122. Chapter 121 Conditions for Becoming an Apprentice

Chapter 121 Conditions for Becoming an Apprentice

Farusan is a very receptive person.

Although she was confused for a while about losing a hundred years of time, her spirits lifted after wandering around the village a few times.

Especially after meeting the engineer Kavi, who was in charge of designing and building these structures, she immediately grabbed him and began an enthusiastic exchange of professional knowledge unique to the Mystic School.

Their conversation was incredibly professional.

Standing to the side, Rod could barely understand a word.

It's quite similar to the state that Dixia was in back then, where "I recognize each word individually, but I don't understand them when they're put together."

Kavi, on the other hand, listened with great interest. Despite everyone saying that Farusan's theory was outdated, they found themselves having a very engaging conversation.

When things got interesting...

Kavi then took Farusan straight to his home, the old house where his father had lived, and showed Farusan all the drawings and models he had made.

However, after hearing that many of the buildings here were built on Rhodes's suggestions, Farusan's interest immediately shifted from Kavi to Rhodes.

"You also study the knowledge of the Myo-ryo school?"

As soon as Farusan said that, Rod knew he was in trouble.

really.

As soon as they finished speaking, Kavi immediately chimed in, "Rhodes is a student of three schools of thought, and he might even be the most talented student in the history of the Order of the Church."

Rod's lips twitched. He wished he could tear Kavi's mouth off right now to stop him from talking so much!

pity.

With Fiona around, that's impossible.

"Cultivating all three schools of thought simultaneously?"

"The Plain Theory School, the Wonderful Theory School, which other schools of thought have you studied?"

Farusan's eyes lit up, and she looked very interested. She stopped looking at Kavi's drawings and stared at Rhodes as if she wanted to get to know him all over again.

"The Life Theory School".

It was Kavi's reply again, and he continued, "Senior Farusan, you don't know, but he participated in the design of the farmland, livestock, and newly built buildings in Aru Village. He also brought in investment from Master Sangge Mahabai, which is why the village has undergone so many changes."

Farusan didn't know who Lord Sangge Mahabay was.

She can still understand the word "investment".

Judging from what's being built in the village now, it's clear that the amount of Mora required is not small.

He's learned from all three schools of thought, participated in so many designs, and even brought in wealthy businessmen to invest money in the village. This kid really knows how to apply what he's learned.

This made Farusan look at Rhodes more and more as if she were looking at a rare treasure.

Fortunately, the expected words of acceptance did not come. She simply smiled and said, "It seems that the Order of Teachings has done a good job over the past hundred years, having a student like you."

"hehe--"

Rod chuckled, offering no rebuttal.

The Church has degenerated year by year over the past hundred years, and it is completely incompatible with the phrase "doing a good job".

But given that Cavie was right there, Rhodes really didn't want to cause himself any trouble.

no way.

Back in Sumeru City, he had lied to Kavi quite a bit, especially about his supposed mastery of the three schools of thought, which was like a trump card, and Kavi still firmly believed it to this day.

If he continues to dwell on this matter...

Given Kavi's personality, he'll definitely keep asking until he gets to the bottom of it.

That would be difficult to handle.

As for Farusan...

Let's explain to her when she returns to the church.

Anyway, no one in Aru Village would sell him out and reveal that he was just a freshman.

Let's skip this topic.

Next, Kavi took the curious Farusan to visit the many new buildings he had designed and built.

Rhodes originally didn't want to go.

But Kavi insisted on pulling him along, saying that he hadn't been back for a long time and that he had to see the results of his design with his own eyes. He also said that such a thing was the most memorable moment for every scholar of the Wonderful Theory School.

Unable to resist his insistence, Rhodes had no choice but to follow him around the village.

They were the first ones to visit.

It's a newly built school, a school that's completely out of place with the style of Sumeru.

When Rod left last time, the school was only in the final stages of construction and had not yet been officially completed.

Now that the building is completed, the children have already started attending classes here.

As soon as you step into the school gate, you can hear the sound of students reading aloud. These uniform voices are very pleasant to listen to.

The school wasn't particularly exquisite, nor did it use any expensive materials. It also lacked the elaborate decorations of the Imperial College School. From the outside, it was just an ordinary three-story building. Inside the classrooms, besides desks and chairs, there was only a blackboard, a podium, and two lamps for lighting.

There is no electric light in Aru Village. They use a lighting device produced by the Myo-ronpa sect, which is powered by electric crystals and looks and functions similarly to a battery.

These lights were all donated by Dolly free of charge, and the expenses were not included in the investment scope. However, if the batteries ran out of power, we would need to go to her to buy more.

However, this kind of light doesn't consume much electricity. As long as it's not left on all day, one battery can last for at least half a month, so the price-performance ratio is quite good.

At Rhodes's suggestion, Uncle Ampu generously allocated a large plot of land to the school. In addition to the area for building classrooms, a playground was specially built and some playground equipment was installed (Rhodes drew the blueprints). Besides these, necessary facilities such as a canteen and public toilets were also provided. The school even set aside a classroom to be used as a library, which was filled with a variety of children's books, with two full bookshelves. There were fairy tales from Mondstadt, art books from Liyue, enlightenment books from Sumeru, and video collections from Fontainebleau.

These books were also donated by Dolly.

Moreover, these books were almost all brand new, which, given the strict prohibition on the circulation of books in Sumeru, was enough to show the 'cunning merchant's' intentions in this matter.

While marveling at this brand-new architectural style.

Farusan was quite intrigued by the novel amusement facilities on campus. She touched them here and there, and even tried them out herself. Then she asked in surprise, "Are these kinds of toys popular in Sumeru now?"

"This isn't a toy, it's called an amusement park ride, and it was designed by Rod."

Kavi never claimed credit for others' work, and truthfully replied, "Only two of these facilities are old models; the others are not popular models from Sumeru. They are all new designs by Rod himself. As for the soccer and basketball over there, Rod also created those. Not only do children love to play there, but many adults also come and play for a while when they have free time. I heard that the villagers are now planning to raise funds to build their own playground so they don't always have to fight with the children for space to play."

"Are these all new designs you created?"

Farusan looked at Rhodes with even greater surprise in her eyes.

Just like Naxida.

She also loves children. Back when she was still at the Academy of Education, she made many children's toys by hand. However, the educational toys she designed were quite difficult and did not receive a good market response, so she eventually gave up on them.

Aside from these new amusement facilities, she had never even heard of the football and basketball games that Kavi mentioned.

Although I haven't seen anyone playing it yet, since Kavi said that both adults and children like to play it, it means that this way of playing is not only novel, but also very popular.

"At the time, I always felt that something was missing in the school, so I drew everything I knew."

Seeing that Farusan's expression clearly showed interest, Rhodes could only offer a sullen explanation.

Actually, he didn't draw the design drawings for these amusement facilities himself. He just made the models in Nasita's dream world, and then Nasita drew the blueprints herself, which he then handed over to Kavi.

This is why Kavi still firmly believes in his identity as a top student of the Wise Theory school.

"Making knowledge available to the public is a good practice."

Farusian was generous with her praise for Rhodes, and her gaze toward him grew increasingly appreciative.

to be frank.

Her gaze sent chills down Rod's spine.

Even without Narcida's mind-reading ability, he could tell that Farusan was definitely thinking about whether or not to take him on as a student.

Looking back now, if it weren't for the fact that Rhodes had nominally studied three schools of thought, she really might have said those words.

'Maybe I shouldn't tell her that my identity as a top student of the "Wonderful Theory" school is just an act.'

Rhodes thought so.

This idea doesn't come from the fact that Farusian isn't a good teacher.

In fact.

In today's educational institutions, it would be difficult to find a mentor as generous, open-minded, and tolerant of students as she is.

But what can you do when Fiona is an intellectual?

If she were a proponent of the "wonderful theory" school, Rod might be more interested.

Those who advocate epistemology are really out of the question.

He spends all his time studying ancient scripts and runic literature; those things are really beyond Rhodes's ability to understand.

The reason he was able to pass the Epistemological exam was purely because he was naturally fluent in Teyvat and could understand it without any formal instruction; it had absolutely nothing to do with the actual research direction of Epistemology.

We've finished our visit to the school.

Over the next period of time, Kavi took Farusan to visit all the facilities that had been built and were under construction in Aru Village.