In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

Ke Lai blushed bright red from Wang Yan's string of praises, but her eyes remained sharp.

"Really? It's not as good as Mr. Wang Yan said..."

"Of course it's true!" Wang Yan said confidently, picking up another piece of chicken. "Look how crisp and tender this chicken is, and how well the sauce coats the surface—it's definitely been made with care. I never imagined you were so good at patrolling the forest, and you're so talented at cooking too!"

"Oh dear, Mr. Wang Yan, you're being too kind..." Ke Lai was a little embarrassed by his praise.

Seeing the food on Wang Yan's plate quickly disappear, knowing that he was satisfied with his meal, she was overjoyed and didn't know what to do.

Seeing that Wang Yan was about to offer more praise, she quickly stepped forward, practically "snatching" the nearly empty plate and food container, and said in a rapid-fire voice, "I'll clean up the dishes, Mr. Wang Yan, you can continue with your work!"

After saying that, she hugged the food box, turned around and ran out of the forester's hut, leaving only the curtain still swaying gently.

Wang Yan watched her disappearing figure and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Heh..."

"What are you laughing at? I think I just saw Cole run out?"

Tinari lifted the curtain and came in.

Wang Yan smiled and recounted how he had just praised Ke Lai.

Tina shook her head helplessly: "Although Cole has become much more outgoing, she's still a bit shy..."

He then changed the subject and looked at the documents Wang Yan had processed: "Tsk, you processed them so quickly?"

Tina took a document and examined it carefully.

If Wang Yan really just does a shoddy job, he'll have to give this new friend a low score.

However, as he examined the evidence, Tina discovered that Wang Yan was not only not lying, but in fact, he seemed to be more rigorous than some of the instructors in the Instruction Council in his choice of words for some data and statements.

"You worked at the Liyue General Affairs Department?"

Tina put down the documents and immediately asked a question.

Wang Yan curled his lip: "Generally speaking, my situation falls under the category of labor dispatch."

"Huh?" Tina didn't understand.

Wang Yan waved his hand and asked directly, "Did I handle it well?"

"If this isn't enough, then there's no one in the entire Huacheng Guo who can help me with these documents," Tinari said quietly. "I'm starting to reconsider giving you a letter of recommendation. How about... you just stay here? We forest rangers are just as good as scholars."

He was referring to a forest patrol officer, not a forest patroller; this position was part of the Upper Sumeru system.

Wang Yan's expression was strange.

Unexpectedly, my time travel gave me the opportunity to go ashore.

However, he still declined Tinari's offer.

"Forget it, I'd go crazy if I had to deal with all this paperwork every day."

Despite being rejected, Tinari wasn't annoyed: "Eh...it seems I still need to properly train Cole."

He didn't want to do these paperwork tasks either.

"Alright, there's no problem with the work. Go home early. There's a set of toiletries outside your tent, which I just put there, and a ranger's uniform. You can use those. I won't bother you any longer."

After finishing speaking, Tinari waved his hand, turned around, and left.

As it left, its big tail was wagging back and forth, probably because someone was helping it with the work and it was happy.

After Tina left, Wang Yan tidied up the documents he had processed, then turned off the lights and returned to the tent where he had rested the day before.

Sure enough, there was a green uniform outside the tent, along with a towel, a cup, and a toothbrush. However, there was no toothpaste, but a small pile of fine salt.

Wang Yan's eyes flashed: "Back in the rainforest, Amir used twigs to brush his teeth, but now Tinari has prepared for me... fine salt."

"I remember reading some random science article that said ancient people used charcoal and salt to clean their mouths before they had toothpaste, but that it was harmful to their teeth and gums..."

"Hmm... I'll inquire in Sumeru later. If Teyvat doesn't have toothpaste... maybe that can be my first business deal."

Even Silky Kirk knew that living in Teyvat cost money.

Wang Yan also needs a stable source of income.

If Teyvat really doesn't have toothpaste, then this kind of daily necessity is clearly a blue ocean product.

Moreover, he is currently in Sumeru, where Teyvat has the concept of patents, especially Sumeru and Fontaine, one a great academic nation and the other a great legal nation.

Once Wang Yan reproduces the toothpaste and applies for a patent from the Academy of Religious Affairs, he can make money effortlessly.

As for whether Wang Yan can do it?

Wang Yan believed he was capable. When he was in school, in order to start his own social media account, he learned to make many videos of making household items, including homemade toothpaste.

Unfortunately, Wang Yan is not a very persistent person. After making five or six videos, he only gained three or five hundred followers before giving up.

"I'll make a note of this... I'll make plans after we get to Sumeru City and things stabilize a bit more."

After noting down the idea, Wang Yan took his toiletries and went to the pool on one side of the training field.

Several forest rangers were washing their faces here, washing away the fatigue from training.

They all nodded politely when they saw Wang Yan coming over.

They didn't know Wang Yan, but they did know that this outsider was handling Tina's paperwork.

Given Tina's prestige, everyone treated Wang Yan with friendliness.

When they saw Wang Yan coming to wash up, they even made room for her.

Wang Yan said "thank you" and then started brushing her teeth and washing her face.

To be honest, as a modern person, he felt a bit uncomfortable because he didn't brush his teeth before going to bed last night and when he woke up this morning.

Wang Yan didn't have high demands for his food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

I'll wear designer brands, but I'll also eat cheap street vendor clothes; I'll eat gourmet food, but I'll also eat instant noodles and steamed buns; I'll live in a villa or a large apartment, but I'll also live in a basement rental...

In short, as long as one is well-fed, clothed, and has a safe place to live, one is completely indifferent to external luxury.

But he found it hard to accept his own slovenly appearance.

If there were no conditions before, that would have been fine, but now that there are, Wang Yan naturally wants to prepare himself properly.

Under the watchful eyes of the forest rangers, Wang Yan meticulously washed up.

Wet your toothbrush thoroughly with water, sprinkle fine salt on it, and then use the Bass brushing technique to carefully clean every surface of your teeth, including the gum line.

Although there is no toothpaste, the physical friction of the fine salt particles is enough to effectively remove most of the plaque and food debris.

After brushing, rinse your mouth with a glass of water, spit it out, then take a small sip of water and swish it around in your mouth for 30 seconds before spitting it out.

This is similar to the effect of mouthwash, helping to clean the gaps between teeth and oral mucosa that are difficult to reach with a toothbrush.

After rinsing his mouth, Wang Yan soaked the towel in water and wrung it out until it was half dry.

Then begin wiping areas where sweat, oil, and bacteria tend to accumulate.

In fact, before the time travel, Wang Yan had four towels for washing different parts of his body.

But now, without that option, we can only use a towel to solve the problem.

Of course, taking a bath naked would also be an option, but there were several forest rangers around, and even some women, so Wang Yan was too embarrassed to do so.