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

This was also one of Farusan's early research topics, which she had discussed several times in her lectures.

However, lately she has been focusing her energy on researching large mechanisms such as automatic irrigation sprinkler systems, and hasn't had time to pay attention to these smaller mechanisms.

"This is?"

Farusian only glanced at it, but her interest was immediately piqued.

"Tower of Hanoi, Rubik's Cube, Tangram, Nine Links."

Rod introduced them one by one.

He drew a total of seven drawings.

He always felt that something was missing when he visited the school in Aru Village before.

It wasn't until yesterday, when he saw children playing Dragon Quest with sticks, that he suddenly realized what it meant.

It lacks some of the toys that children should have at this stage.

Moreover, it's not just educational toys; the children in Aru Village don't have any decent toys at all. What they have are just some old toys that have been discarded from the rainforest.

So Rod drew these simple drawings overnight.

As for more complex toy structures, with his pitiful knowledge of the Mystic School, even if he had the structure in his mind, he couldn't draw it at all.

There's no way Nasita can help with this.

Because Rod simply couldn't accurately describe what the toys he played with as a child would look like if they were disassembled.

So he could only give these simple educational toys to Farusan first, so that this senior mechanics expert could polish them up before giving them to Dolly to place an order.

just.

After looking at these toy blueprints.

The first thing Faroshan questioned was Rhodes's drawing skills.

"Have you really studied the Mystic School?"

“Last time, Kavi told me that your drawing skills were on par with his. How could someone of that skill level produce something like this?”

Farusan waved the blueprints in her hand, her eyes filled with deep confusion.

Just know.

Seeing such a poorly drawn map that clearly lacks any foundation, Farusian would definitely become suspicious.

Fortunately.

Rhodes had no intention of keeping it from her any longer.

Or.

It's astonishing that Farusan stayed at the Church of Christ for so long, and then spent so much time with Rhodes in Aru Village, yet it was only through Rhodes's own initiative that we discovered he was actually a novice in the Theory of Wonders.

"I didn't know much about the Myo-ryo school to begin with."

“The blueprint I drew last time was done by a senior. My talk about studying the three schools of thought was just to gain his trust. Otherwise, given our relationship at the time, he probably wouldn’t have agreed to come to Aru Village.”

Rhodes recounted in detail how he had invited Kavi at the Lambad Tavern, and then said sincerely to Farusan, "Senior, please keep this secret for me. As for my lack of knowledge of the Mystic School, I sincerely wish to learn from you and hope that you can teach me."

(End of this chapter)

145. Chapter 140: Setare, the messenger

Chapter 140 Setare, the Messenger

Regarding Rhodes's initiative to seek advice.

Even though he made it clear that he wanted to learn the knowledge of the Mysterious Theory School.

Farusian readily agreed.

She also agreed to his request to help cover up the fact that he had lied to Kavi.

Coincidentally, she was also planning to change her teaching methods.

First teach the mechanical aspects, then teach the knowledge of the epistemological school.

It was the perfect time for Rod to learn mechanical engineering from her.

And coincidentally, she already liked Rod's personality.

In her words.

A thirst for knowledge about different subjects is what a student of the Academy should be like, far superior to the students taught by those rigid old men.

then.

in the following days.

Aside from his regular research, Rhodes spent the rest of his time learning mechanical engineering from Farusan. Especially since she was currently researching automatic irrigation sprinkler systems, a topic that required a lot of mechanical expertise, Rhodes also had the opportunity to put his knowledge into practice.

This is different from simply following Farusan to learn how to make this kind of equipment before.

Even if Rhodes said something uninformed back then, Farussan would at most assume that he hadn't been exposed to classical mechanical engineering, which was why he couldn't understand his design.

Well now.

If Rod says anything wrong again, she really will hit his hand with a pointer.

Although such punishment is ineffective, at least the formalities are fulfilled.

Without the funding from the Shravasti Academy, Farusan, with the funding and research facilities provided by Aru Village, and with the help of Rhodes and Kavi, built a prototype machine in just one month, starting from the design and project initiation.

But then a brand new problem arises.

"There is not enough energy to keep this equipment running."

At Uncle Ampu's house, Rod, Candice, Desia, and Uncle Ampu sat down around a table.

After listening to Rod's words.

Everyone in the room frowned.

Lack of energy.

This is indeed a problem we are facing.

There is a solution.

That's the equipment of the Myo-ryo school at the Order of the Church. There is a waterfall in Aru Village, so it is entirely possible to use the Order of the Church's hydroelectric power equipment or other leyline energy equipment. In other words, the Order of the Church's existing energy equipment can completely solve this problem.

Unfortunately.

“We applied to the Religious Council before.”

"But the Order of the Fathers refused each time."

When she said this, Candice's tone carried a rare hint of anger.

Something to be expected.

If the Religious Council were willing to provide these things to Aru Village, why would the newly built facilities need to use those battery-powered devices?

"Dolly definitely has it."

"But it's definitely a contraband."

"Putting the price aside, if we use it and the Order of the Church finds out, it will be very troublesome."

Rhodes then offered a second option: "There is another way: import from abroad."

"import?"

This was a completely new concept for Aru Village.

Dixia is doing better.

She was a mercenary, and had traveled all over the country and seen a lot. She had even been hired by merchants going to sea before, so she naturally knew that compared to Sumeru, other countries had many good things that were not restricted.

For Candice and Uncle Amp, their energy was focused on outwitting the Order of the Church, and they hadn't really thought about importing things from abroad.

"Energy technology".

"This technology is only blocked in Sumeru, but in other countries, it can be purchased."

Rhodes recounted what he knew in detail: "Not to mention anything else, Mondstadt has wind power generation technology, Inazuma has the technology to generate electricity using tourmaline, and Liyue and Fontaine all have their own unique technologies. Moreover, these technologies are not restricted by the Order of the Church and can be transported in through the blockade of the Kwan Post Station."

"The village probably doesn't have enough money."

Having some knowledge of these matters, Dixia frowned and pointed out a practical problem: "These technologies can indeed be bought, but the village still owes Master Sanggemahabai a large sum of money, so it's almost impossible to find the money to buy back these technologies."

"Yes."

Candice rubbed her temples, looking troubled, and said, "Your idea is indeed good, but we really don't have that much money. The school, the hospital, the new public facilities, the orphanage, and the irrigation canals are all pure investments with no returns. If it weren't for the harvest at the breeding base and the farmland in the village, and the payment we received from Lord Sanggemahabai, the village wouldn't have a single moraine left."

The implication.

We don't have the money to buy this energy technology.

However, if this energy problem is not solved, the equipment developed by Farusan will be delayed for a long time, and it will be virtually impossible to solve the problem before Nasita is freed.

After two consecutive proposals were rejected.

Unlike the three of them, Desia and Rhodes did not show a distressed expression. Instead, he smiled and said the third plan: "Then, it's time to bring out the Red King's technology treasured in your Aru Village."

"!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes in the room turned to Rhodes.

Now, not only Desia, but even Candice and Uncle Anpu couldn't contain themselves and wanted to grab Rhodes and ask him for details.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I know you have some mechanisms left behind by the Red King, but you can't figure out how they work or how to use them, so you've just kept them hidden."

"Now there are two top scholars of the Mystic Theory School in the village, as well as a scholar who specializes in analyzing the mechanisms of the Red King's ruins. Why don't you ask her to help you analyze the technologies you can't use? Are you planning to leave them to your descendants as family heirlooms?"

Aru Village possesses the Red King's technology.

This is no secret.

The village's abundant water source was drawn from the ruins of the Red King by the remnants of the old man who founded Aru Village using a mechanism.

However, after the Red King's death, these descendants who carried the last embers of the Red King's civilization also lost the ability to analyze and use these technologies. They could only use whatever they had and were completely unable to independently develop advanced machinery and mechanisms like their ancestors.