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

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"Uh-huh."

Under Cole's expectant gaze, Rod tossed a piece of paper in front of Adbay and then pulled her to open the gift.

"what?"

While unwrapping the gift, Cole would glance at Rod and then at Adebay, who was completely absorbed in the paper.

It's not quite what I imagined.

Although she hadn't expected Rhodes to use any violent means to teach Adbay a lesson.

But he only threw a piece of paper at him, and it seemed that Adbay was quite engrossed in it.

This?

What are you doing?

"Never mind him, come on, take a look at this."

Rod smiled and opened the gift he had prepared for Cole.

Besides a set of sparkly jewelry and a few new clothes, there were also two brand new sets of Mondstadt fairy tale books.

These fairy tale books are very hard to buy.

Under the control of the Order of the Church, there was nowhere to buy paper books in Sumeru, let alone fairy tales from Mondstadt, thousands of kilometers away.

For this set of fairy tale books.

Rod owes Dolly another sum of money.

At first, he only prepared the accessories that Dixia had helped him pick out, but then he thought that since they weren't his own choices, it felt like something was missing.

After much deliberation...

Ultimately, it was on Narcida's advice that he found Dolly and ordered the set of fairy tales.

Moreover, in order to ensure the safe passage of this set of books.

He even made a point of staying an extra day at Kawan Station.

For Cole, who is still learning to read, books with simple text and cartoon-style illustrations are obviously more suitable for her.

at this time.

After a long silence, Adebay suddenly darted forward, grabbing Rod's clothes and shouting impatiently, "What's behind us? What's behind us?! Let me see!!!"

"No."

Rod chuckled and, with a little force, pushed Adebay away to a distance from him.

"Wait, then."

"I'll show you the rest when Cole says she's not angry with you anymore."

The voice just fell.

Adebay, who always presented himself as an arrogant scholar, didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately grabbed Cole and said in a flattering tone, "Good Cole, don't be angry anymore. I won't force you to study at midnight anymore, I won't force you to write a single wrong word a hundred times, and I won't say that your cooking is bad. Okay, good girl, don't be angry anymore, don't be angry anymore, please forgive me this time?"

His appearance, so different from his usual self, caught the already resentful Cole off guard, and he immediately turned to Rhodes for help.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Just say what you think."

The choice is yours.

Rhodes, seemingly enjoying the spectacle, was still fanning the flames.

"That"

After hesitating for a moment, Cole met Adbay's pitiful face and ingratiating expression. Then he looked at Adbay's hands, which were covered in protective gear. No matter how dissatisfied he was with Adbay's strict discipline before, he softened and said, "Okay, I, I forgive you."

When Adbay heard the words "I forgive you," it was like hearing celestial music. He thanked him and rushed to Rhodes, urging him to quickly hand over the remaining experimental notes.

In this regard.

Although Rhodes kept his promise and produced the subsequent experimental report.

But his expression darkened considerably, and he coldly warned Adbay, "Don't use your habits from the Church of Christ on Cole. It's inappropriate, understand?"

Speaking of this.

Even though he desperately wanted to get his hands on the experimental report that Nasita had made herself, Adbay still straightened his back and said confidently, "That's how I studied back in the Order Academy."

I don't care how you learned it!

"The Epistemological School even requires every young person to learn twenty languages by graduation. Since you like to impose your learning habits on others so much, how about I find you an Epistemological mentor so you can learn those twenty languages too?"

"Oh, here's a ready-made scholar of the 'brilliant theory' school."

"Why don't you come and learn from him the way he did back then?"

Rhodes didn't let Adebay off the hook just because his expression was getting worse. He continued to lecture him mercilessly, saying, "I know you look down on my way of teaching children. You always think you're a professional scholar and that you're definitely more professional than someone like me who started out in this field."

"But do you remember what happened to Cole?"

"Given her physical condition and the more than ten-year gap in her career, do you think she can withstand your cramming-style teaching?"

"Yes, your intentions are good."

"You want Cole to catch up with her peers as soon as possible, thinking that it will only take one or two years for her to catch up with those well-educated children in the rainforest. Oh, you should also be thinking that once Cole's studies catch up, you will send her to the Order of the Church to study, not wanting her to stay in this barren desert for the rest of her life."

"You mean well."

"But no matter how well-intentioned you are, you should consider the actual situation before taking action."

"If I hadn't come back early, have you ever considered that under such immense pressure, Cole might have been overwhelmed, causing the demonic remains within her to go berserk and break the seal that Seno had painstakingly set up, resulting in irreversible consequences!"

These words left not only Adbay speechless, but also silenced the room that had been filled with joy because of Rod and Desia's return.

Everyone was watching Rhodes and Adbaj argue because of their different educational philosophies, while pondering Rhodes's final addition: "Education should be tailored to the individual; simply applying high pressure will have the opposite effect."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 95 The Third Eye of God

"What you said during the day was quite interesting."

In the dream world, Narcida sat on a swing and spoke to Rod, who was reading a book.

Since leaving Sumeru City.

Rhodes could no longer force his way into the dream world by sleeping; he could only rely on the leaf to have Narcida pull him in.

"What? Doesn't the Order of the Fathers have such a statement?"

Upon hearing Nasita's words, Rod put down his book and looked at her, asking a question.

“Becoming a student of the Tasata school is better, at least you have a dedicated teacher to guide you.”

“Traveling scholars like Tiriyesi usually follow the traditional large-class and self-study methods. Everyone uses the same methods, and no one really says that education needs to be tailored to the individual.”

The learning method Nasita described sounded very familiar to Rod.

Isn't this just how college students normally study?

"This is not a very normal teaching method. It's the same in my hometown."

Rod didn't seem surprised at all: "What I meant by education needing to be individualized was directed at parents, not schools. Which school doesn't have this kind of standardized teaching? Do you expect teachers to give individual tutoring to students? How many teachers would that take, and how much educational resources would be wasted!"

After saying that, he began to reminisce, "Oh, thinking back to when I was in school, I had five days of classes a week and two days off."

"Ambitious students should spend more time studying and reading in the library."

"Someone like me who just lies down and doesn't care much about passing the exams each semester, spends all my free time on entertainment, like playing games, going on team building trips, dating, etc. Basically, I do whatever I want freely."

Speaking of entertainment...

Rhodes asked curiously, "By the way, given the Church's attitude towards art, how do the students of the Church relax during their holidays?"

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This seemed like a difficult question to answer. Nasita remained silent for a long time before finally saying in a low voice, "Writing papers, reading books, and researching topics."

"what?"

Rod's expression instantly mirrored that of the old man on the subway, and he frowned, saying, "Isn't this treating people like machines?"

"Maybe it's because graduating is too difficult."

Nasita's face darkened considerably: "Because of me, the Church Council has been stagnant in its acquisition of knowledge for a long time."

Before she could finish speaking, Rhodes interrupted her, saying, "Stop! You're doing it again, aren't you?"

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Naxida did not reply.

Looking at her, Rhodes said in a tone of disappointment, "I think I didn't scold you enough last time. What does it have to do with you if you can't graduate from the Faculty Academy?"

"Oh, are you trying to say that because you can't save the World Tree, the sages set such high graduation requirements in order to acquire as much knowledge as possible, hoping that these outstanding graduates can provide greater assistance on their journey of pursuing knowledge?"

That's pure nonsense.

Rhodes scoffed, "It's clearly those sages who are greedy and insatiable; what does it have to do with you?"

"But."

Narcida was scolded by Rhodes again, but this time she wasn't angry; she was just a little downcast.

"You."

Rhodes sighed.

Lamenting its misfortune, anger is indisputable.

He now understands what that sentence really means.

Naxida's current state truly embodies the essence of these eight words.

"I've heard a few things before."

"Knowledge is bait floating on a sea of ignorance; life is always the goal, and wisdom is the means."

"God of Wisdom, can you help me explain this?"