In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

"It won't take that long; these are just simple words."

Wang Yan smiled as he took the gloves and put them on, then took an antique from the small basket.

This is a broken stone slab, and the inscriptions on it are all incomplete.

Wang Yan glanced at it and immediately recognized that it came from the same source as the desert stone slabs he had seen in Ke Lai's place before.

Even if they are not from the same tribe, they should be from the same civilization system.

"This is a stone tablet left by an ancient desert civilization. The words on it are incomplete, but the translatable content includes: 'water source, dryness, punishment...' It roughly tells the story of a tribe's water source drying up, which some people believe is a punishment from the gods. However, the content is too incomplete, and other fragments are needed to piece together the complete content."

As he spoke, Wang Yan placed the broken stone slab on the counter.

Khalid's eyes brightened slightly. He looked at the stone slab, then at Wang Yan, and then took out a small notebook from the counter and began to compare it.

After a moment, he exclaimed with some emotion, "Absolutely correct, exactly the same explanation given by the scholars of the Order of the Church."

He was already quite certain in his heart that Wang Yan was a person with real skills.

As expected of someone recommended by Tina, he is indeed capable.

Wang Yan smiled and took out the second antique, which was also a stone slab, but its color was whiter than the previous yellow sandstone slab.

The text on it is completely different from the previous desert stone slabs.

Wang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and the wavy symbols above transformed into comprehensible knowledge, flowing into his mind.

"This…"

Under Khalid's gaze, Wang Yan said with some surprise, "This is not writing, it is a musical piece. The patterns on it are musical notes. Unfortunately, I do not understand music theory and cannot translate it."

With that, Wang Yan put down the stone slab: "I need the assistance of a music theory master to translate this."

Although it seemed like he had failed to translate on his second attempt, Wang Yan had actually understood the content and could even hum the verses.

This is a stone slab from the Remurian dynasty, carved with a hymn to the Remurian king.

However, considering that few people know about Remuria's history, Wang Yan lied and only revealed part of the information.

Even so, Khalid's eyes widened: "Impressive! I've had over a dozen scholars of the Epistemological School examine this stone slab, and none of them could figure it out. In the end, it was a scribe who gave the answer, saying it was something left behind by an ancient civilization in Fontainebleau, and that it has musical notes on it."

Wang Yan also feigned interest: "Which clerk is it?"

"It's Secretary Elhesen," Khalid said. "This secretary is quite remarkable; he previously served as the acting Great Sage."

Wang Yan understood perfectly and could only say that he truly lived up to Hai Ge's reputation.

Even if scholars of the Epistemological School should know at least twenty languages ​​upon graduation, Wang Yan is certain that the phonetic branches of the Lemurian language should not be among them.

Wang Yan cheated by having "knowledge of prophecy," while Elhesen simply had a broad knowledge base.

"We must exchange ideas when we have the chance," Wang Yan said, taking out a third antique.

This one is simpler; it's a cup with a few ancient seal characters engraved on the bottom.

Wang Yan knew without using [Language Proficiency] that this was an antique from Liyue. Immediately, he scanned it and read the ancient seal script on it.

"This is ancient script from Liyue. It says 'Made by Blackrock Depot' on it." Setting down the cup, Wang Yan continued, "Blackrock Depot is a long-established manufacturing company in Liyue. Its main business is manufacturing weapons. I've never heard of them making porcelain. If you take this to Liyue, quite a few people should like it."

Since he claimed to be from Liyue, Wang Yan naturally had to offer his comments on this Liyue porcelain cup.

Upon hearing this, Khalid flipped through the booklet and nodded: "That's right, that's what the people from the Order of the Church said too. However, the scholars from the Order of the Church didn't mention the Black Rock Factory. It seems you're the most capable one."

Wang Yan shook his head: "It's just because I'm from Liyue, it's not that I'm that powerful."

Beside him, the little boy Feretus looked at Wang Yan's face with bright eyes, a hint of admiration in his gaze.

Because of his family's scholarly tradition, he had seen his father invite many scholars to the shop to translate classical Chinese texts.

But some of those scholars had to carry a thick book with them, and some even needed to go back and look up information.

Wang Yan... translated so easily without books or research, which inevitably made the little guy make some comparisons.

Wang Yan didn't notice the admiration in Feret's eyes. After putting down the porcelain cup, he took out the next antique.

This is an obsidian amulet with several winding characters engraved on it.

[Language Proficiency], activated!

Wang Yan glanced at it, then pretended to be deep in thought.

After a dozen or so breaths, he spoke hesitantly, "This should be something from Nata. In Nata, people use obsidian to forge something called 'Ancient Name,' which is said to possess magical powers..."

"Is this the [ancient name]?" the little boy Feretus asked instinctively.

Wang Yan glanced at him, then shook his head: "Of course not. Generally speaking, the [Ancient Name] would not leave Nata. This is an amulet made in imitation of the Ancient Name. The characters on it are a kind of script that evolved from the [Engraved Light Seal]. This script only circulated briefly in ancient Nata. Currently, perhaps only senior priests of the Smoke Lord still have the complete inheritance."

After a pause, Wang Yan said, "My rough interpretation is that it says 'May my beloved return in triumph.'"

"My God, you actually know about [Engraved Light Imprint]! Even Scribe Elhesen took a while to decipher it. His interpretation... let me see..." Khalid flipped through the booklet and quickly found the corresponding record, "[I hope my lover can return victorious], that's right, your translation is almost perfect."

The little boy, Feretus, rolled his eyes. "Even I can tell the difference, Father."

Khalid glared at his son, then smiled somewhat embarrassedly at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan shook his head, not caring.

In the education system he received, translating different languages ​​with sufficient accuracy, fluency, and elegance seemed to have become an instinct.

Put the things down and continue translating.

The hilt of the sword comes from Mondstadt and is engraved with the family motto of an old nobleman.

This haori is from Inazuma and features a blessing for peace and safety.

Fragments from Nordkalley bear fragments of a prayer for the moon.

A medal from the winter solstice, engraved with the title of combat hero.

Khalid prepared eight antiques from eight different regions, which shows that one could not complete his test without considerable ability.

Fortunately, Wang Yan is cheating.

By the time the translation of the last medal was completed, Khalid's expression was extremely enthusiastic.