The bishop is unfathomable.

Li Wei hung up the phone and sat down in a chair, feeling somewhat melancholy.

Albert Ritchie, Professor of History at Miskatonic University, a world-renowned academic luminary.

When he first enrolled, he was noticed by this spherical professor whose waist was the same size as his height and was selected as a student, thus beginning his four-year study life.

Yes, academic life, or even college life.

For the past four years, he has been literally traveling around with his mentor.

They had been to the northernmost, frigid snowfields of the empire, where a group of mercenaries led a band of soldiers to chisel through ice and dig through soil on the desolate ice plains, simply because they had heard that precious ancient books and rare relics had appeared there.

They also visited the archipelago region, a haven for pirates and slave owners.

Explore the ancient ruins, bricks and rubble, on the island. Dive down to explore submerged ancient buildings on the seabed.

They even traveled to the Eastern Continent, to the endless sea of ​​trees inhabited by the elves.

Over the past four years, I have encountered many dangers, but I have always managed to escape unscathed.

To be honest, if there were no superhumans in this world, then Li Wei and his mentor could definitely be called great adventurers.

Over the course of four years, Li Wei even taught himself hand-to-hand combat and firearms shooting in order to protect himself and his unfortunate mentor.

He's considered quite capable even among ordinary people.

His seemingly thin and frail body could easily handle three to five ordinary adults.

Unfortunately, the dangers they encounter are often not these kinds of robbers.

Because his mentor has connections everywhere and is very influential, he is always accompanied by at least ten extraordinary bodyguards. His main task is to help his mentor carry his luggage.

He had often suspected that his mentor was a powerful superhuman, after all, he had personally witnessed his mentor reseal a powerful phantom beast that was about to break free.

He remembered clearly that although the mythical beast was called a mythical beast, in Li Wei's mind it should be called a dragon.

It was the kind of giant dragon that could smash a mountain with a single claw.

Then this guy was banished back to the Dreamland by the huge ritual array set up by his mentor.

He had asked his mentor if he could learn some real skills, but each time his mentor would just brush him off with some knowledge of identifying cultural relics and ancient books, or tell him to wait a bit.

We waited and waited, and Li Wei actually graduated!

And now they've actually called him to offer to teach him the ritual...

Knowing Albert as he did, Levi naturally wouldn't believe it.

I just felt like there was some kind of pitfall lying in ambush behind me.

He has been fooled by the same tricks many times.

However... one thing at a time, this old man still takes good care of me.

They provided generous subsidies, ensured proper food and lodging, and frequently showed concern for my physical and mental well-being.

Sometimes they deduct a little.

Having lost both his parents at a young age, Li Wei had long regarded Albert as his elder.

"If there's a trap, then there's a trap."

Li Wei chuckled, then picked up the phone and called Wag, asking him to book a nice hotel for him. He then began to look forward to tomorrow.

Felicia, standing nearby, asked curiously, "So... your mentor really is that Albert?"

"That's right. But why is your tone so strange? That old man is famous, but why are you being so respectful to him?" Li Wei asked the little black cat.

Felicia said irritably, "This is Albert! Although he's not a superhuman, twenty percent of the rituals and ceremonies currently existing in the world were discovered, reproduced, or even simplified from ancient texts by him!"

"It's just that because of the Extraordinary Knowledge Control Act, his works can't appear in the public eye, but within the circle of extraordinary individuals, although he's not actually an extraordinary person, just an ordinary person, he still holds a very high status!"

"After all, some things and troubles cannot be solved by pure violence, and even the divine magic of the Four Pillars Gods Church may not be effective."

"On the contrary, rituals, the oldest and most fundamental form of mystical knowledge, are what work."

"Oh right, you might not know this, but all the meditation methods and spells that are popular now started as rituals."

"It was derived from the simplification and improvement of the ritual by later generations."

"It can be said that the essence of every spell is a ritual constructed with psionic energy."

"That's why your little invention was able to achieve that effect."

After saying that, Felicia suddenly jumped onto Levi's shoulder: "By the way, what did your teacher say to you?"

"He's arriving in Beldor tomorrow and asked me to pick him up and arrange his accommodations." Levi picked up the cat and placed it on the table. "He also said he wants to teach me some things."

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The next day, Levi, yawning, took Felicia, who insisted on coming along to see what was going on, and the two of them sat on the train platform.

To be honest, he arrived a bit early; Albert was still half an hour away from arriving.

Although strictly speaking, it had only been ten days since he last saw Albert, his experiences and encounters during this period felt like a year had passed.

In ten days, he transformed from an ordinary person into a superhuman about to embark on his second level of advancement. He gathered a dozen or so followers of the secret cult, took over the identity of a bishop, assisted the Bureau of Inspection in solving cases, and became a good citizen of Beldor and the librarian of forbidden books.

They also kept a cat and a bird.

Although the cat isn't a real cat, and the bird isn't a real bird.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems my progress is a bit too fast. Even with the temporary boost to meditation efficiency provided by the Blessing of the Dream Realm, my advancement speed still seems a little too rapid.

Or is it that the advancement of superhumans is supposed to be this fast from the beginning?

Forget it, there's nothing to worry about with a fast upgrade. I'm just being too sensitive.

Thinking of this, Li Wei looked down at Felicia, who was sitting on the chair and looked like a well-behaved little black cat.

If that old man Albert really intends to teach me something real this time, I might ask if there are any rituals or ceremonies used to conceal myself and prevent detection.

I'll make a few more boards for Felicia to wear later... never mind, I'll think about that later.

After thinking for a while, Li Wei sat down and started reading today's newspaper to pass the time.

It wasn't until half an hour later, when Albert's train arrived, that Levi began searching on the island platform.

Fortunately, Albert's spherical physique made him easy to spot, and Levi immediately spotted his mentor arriving alone with a suitcase.

"Teacher, I'm here."

After waving hello, Levi quickly walked towards Albert, taking the suitcase from his hand: "What exactly is the purpose of your trip to Belgorod?"

Albert looked up at the student who was almost two heads taller than him and said, "You must have heard something about it in Beldor, right?"

"Regarding the expo. I was invited as a guest, but I arrived a little early."

"I came early because I saw some disturbing news."

As he spoke, he took out his notebook and opened it for Li Wei to see.

The above is a newspaper article that was cut out and pasted into the notebook.

The contents of the photographs show the Beldor Inspectorate arresting Agna and disrupting the ceremony.

"There. This is the person."

Levi looked at Agner, whom Albert was pointing to, and asked, "Weren't they all arrested?"

"Yes... but the key information is wrong." Albert pointed to a line of text in the report and said, "Fourth level, huh. The vast majority of esoteric bishops are indeed only at the fourth level."

"But Agnar is different. His true energy level should be the fifth level."

"And I happen to know of a ritual that can split a person into two identical individuals who can act independently but share the same thoughts."

"It's like copying. Copying yourself into two."

"The cost is a decrease in energy level."

Li Wei realized what was happening: "You mean there's still one Agnar who hasn't been caught? And since the Inspectorate already thinks they've caught him, as long as he doesn't show up again, it won't attract any attention?"

"That's right." Albert nodded. "You're still as agile as ever."

"Let's go. It's time for him to pay back the advantage he gained by exploiting information asymmetry."

"After all, this is an expo that Her Majesty the Queen attaches great importance to, so we can't afford to cause too much trouble before it happens."