In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

"Oh, the topic, yes, the topic."

Farusan realized what was happening and smiled, "Since you've chosen me as your mentor, I'll definitely help you get through your study abroad program as quickly as possible..."

As she was speaking, Wang Yan reminded her, "Instructor Farusan, due to some special reasons, I have now skipped [Tiliyesi] and obtained the [Tasata] qualification."

Farusan was taken aback, then asked incredulously, "You mean you're already a [Tosata]?"

Wang Yan nodded, took out his student registration certificate, and handed it to Falushan.

Farusan didn't take it, but just glanced at it and confirmed that Wang Yan wasn't lying.

The styles of the different student records in the Academy are also different. She could recognize at a glance that the student record in Wang Yan's hand was the [Tusata].

As for whether Wang Yan would forge documents, Farusan didn't consider it.

Curiosity made Farusan want to ask Wang Yan how he did it.

But considering this wasn't the place for gossip, Farusan suppressed her curiosity and nodded: "I won't ask how you did it. Since you're already a [Tasata], I'll skip the basic lessons. Besides participating in the regular projects, what else would you like to learn?"

The normal task was the translation work that Falushan had previously invited Wang Yan to participate in, which was directed by the heritage organization.

As she spoke, Farusan searched on the desk for a while, then took out a piece of paper and handed it to Wang Yan.

"This is a list I compiled earlier. The first part represents my areas of expertise, and the second part represents the knowledge I possess. If you can't find anything you want to learn here, just tell me, and I'll try to find a way to help you," said Farussan.

Wang Yan nodded slightly, said nothing, and simply took the paper, his gaze fixed on it.

The paper contained only a few words, listing more than a dozen items of varying sizes.

From ancient script analysis to ancient mechanical arts, from modern architectural design to the exploration of classical ruins... and even potion making and ley line analysis.

Farusian excels in projects that are highly practical, and is not limited to the epistemological and philosophical schools.

It can be said to be very effective in protecting employment.

She could easily find a job at the Order of the Nation if she mastered any one of her skills.

Wang Yan's gaze swept across the area, finally settling on one of them—the wind element rune.

As the holder of the Eye of the Wind God, Farusan naturally has a very deep understanding of the wind element.

Given his identity as a scholar of the epistemological school, his mastery of wind element runes is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Wang Yan's biggest purpose in entering the Order Academy was to acquire a force sufficient to protect himself.

From this perspective, runes that can drive extraordinary power are naturally Wang Yan's first choice.

After pondering this, Wang Yan turned his gaze to Farusan and said, "Master Farusan, I hope to learn wind element runes and mechanism making from you."

Upon hearing Wang Yan's words, a hint of joy flashed in Farusan's eyes.

Although accepting Wang Yan as a student was partly out of respect for Tina Li and partly because of Wang Yan's terrifying linguistic foundation, who wouldn't want to take on a student who can inherit a lost art?

Wind elemental runes and mechanical arts—aren't those exactly what Farusan excels at?

"Okay, it's decided then. I'll go to the Academy of Educational Sciences tomorrow to finalize my status as a mentor."

Although Wang Yan has already called her mentor, she hasn't left the house in the past few days, so she hasn't actually taken on any disciples.

However, Wang Yan applied to the Academy of Education to have Farusan as his mentor, and Farusan still needs to give a formal reply before the mentor-student relationship can be confirmed.

"Let's not be idle today. Since you've chosen wind element runes and mechanical arts, let me explain these two things to you first."

Perhaps because she hadn't had a truly suitable student in a long time, Farusan was in high spirits and showed no signs of sleepiness from staying up all night to study.

Wang Yan naturally wouldn't refuse. He subconsciously sat up straight and looked at Farusan intently, as if he were in class.

"Let's talk about runes first. What do you think is the biggest difference between runes and writing?" Farusan asked with great interest.

Wang Yan pondered.

In fact, he had thought about this problem many times.

The problem stems from his cheat code, namely, his "language proficiency".

Why is it that some languages ​​and scripts can also drive extraordinary powers, yet he can read them so quickly, such as the language of the Abyss and the script evolved from the [Engraved Light Mark]?

However, some spells are very slow to read, such as Yin-Yang spells and elemental runes.

Both are carriers of information and both can drive elemental forces, so why are there such differences?

Wang Yan was completely baffled.

Seeing that Wang Yan had been pondering for a long time but could not give an answer, Farusan smiled slightly: "Don't complicate the issue. In my time, the sages of the Epistemological School proposed that the difference between runes and writing lies in whether they are convenient for daily communication."

Wang Yan: "Hmm? This..."

"Haha, doesn't it seem pretty far-fetched?" Farusan laughed, as if she had returned to her time. "When this theory was first proposed, many scholars did think it was too frivolous."

"But the sages of that time also gave an answer: the main purpose of runes is to communicate with the gods, mobilize energy, and achieve supernatural functions such as blessing, warding off evil, and divination."

"The sage said that it is a kind of 'art' in the form of text or image, a medium that connects man with God and man with the energy of the universe."

"The fundamental function of writing is to record language, transmit information and knowledge, and serve as a tool for daily communication and cultural transmission among intelligent beings."

Farusan paused slightly, giving Wang Yan time to think. After Wang Yan nodded slightly, she continued, "In terms of cognition, the meaning and energy of runes are usually not widely recognized and interpreted by the public, while written language is widely agreed upon and accepted by society. It has public and normative characteristics, and everyone can understand and use it through learning."

"This is the difference between writing and runes; it's merely a difference in function and is not affected by supernatural power."

"Some texts are not runes, but they can still drive elemental forces; some runes are not texts, but they can still transmit information."

"To put it more directly, runes and writing are essentially the same thing; it's just that intelligent life has separated them into two concepts during the learning process."

"..."

Farusan explained the differences and similarities between runes and script in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Wang Yan listened with utter rapt attention.

The cheat code grants him the ability to quickly master written language.

But he always knew what happened, but not why it happened.

Farusan's explanation gradually clarified many of Wang Yan's doubts, and deepened his understanding of runes and characters.

Most importantly, Wang Yan finally had some guesses about the mechanism of [Language Proficiency].

Abyssal language is powerful and evil, but it is indeed the common language used by some intelligent life forms within the Abyss, so the cheat code quickly deciphered it.

The extraordinary power involved in Yin-Yang incantations is naturally not as great as that of Abyss Language, but conceptually it does not belong to language and writing, but rather to runes. However, runes are essentially a kind of language, so the cheat system can analyze them, but very slowly.

Therefore, the "golden finger" should refer to the concept of language and writing, rather than whether it involves supernatural powers.