In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

The next day.

The Academy of Teachings - Shravasti Academy.

Wang Yan arrived early to wait. This was his first time appearing at the Order of the Church with Farusan, and even if it was just for show, he should at least do it well.

After waiting for about half an hour, around eight o'clock in the morning, a large number of scholars from the Academy of Teachings hurriedly went to their respective classrooms, and no one paid attention to Wang Yan, this unfamiliar face.

Unlike the scholars who were hurrying along, Farusan walked with a light step, clearly in a good mood.

Seeing Wang Yan standing at the door, she smiled even more: "Have you been waiting long?"

Wang Yan shook his head: "I just arrived too."

"So you've been here for a while now." Farusan smiled and waved. "Come on, let's go find the school's scribe to handle the teacher-student relationship."

Wang Yan no longer stood on ceremony, nodded, and followed in Farusan's footsteps.

As one of the six major schools of the Church of Christ, the Shravada school, which controls the Shravada Academy, occupies a large area within the Church of Christ.

It is large enough to accommodate the activities of thousands of scholars.

If it's an academic gathering, tens of thousands of people are also possible.

Wang Yan followed Faroshan and easily arrived at an office. Without knocking, Faroshan simply pushed the door open and led him inside.

In the office, a middle-aged man wearing an intellectual badge was writing something. Hearing the noise, he looked up and, upon seeing it was Farusan, immediately gave her a standard smile.

"Senior Farusan, what brings you here?" The middle-aged man was very polite, but there seemed to be a hint of distance in his tone.

Watching from the side, Wang Yan understood that, apart from insightful individuals like Elhesen, Kavi, and Tinari, many scholars held a rather unique attitude towards their predecessor, Farusan.

If Faroshan is just a name in textbooks, then she is undoubtedly a great and memorable person.

However, when this name suddenly reappeared from the ruins and seemed somewhat out of place in this era, scholars, even those who respected Farusian, would have some reservations.

This is similar to the principle that idols can be worshipped, but cannot be approached and understood.

In fact, the situation has improved a lot now. Before the arrival of travelers, Faroukville was even more alienated from this era.

Wang Yan could sense it, and so could Farusan.

However, Farusan didn't care. She simply pointed to Wang Yan beside her and said, "Junior, please complete the mentorship procedures for me. He will be my student from now on."

The middle-aged man followed the fingertip to Wang Yan, and quickly revealed a hint of understanding: "Oh, you must be Wang Yan. Secretary Elhesen has already given instructions to register you under Senior Falushan's name. Please give me your student ID card."

As he spoke, he nodded to Farusan again: "Senior Farusan, I'll take care of it for you right away."

Farusian gave a soft hum and did not reply.

Wang Yan stepped forward and handed the student ID card to the middle-aged scholar.

The other person reached out and took it, then pulled out another document from the pile of files on the desk.

Wang Yan glanced at it, not quite understanding what it was, but it contained some information about Farusan, as well as the names of several people he didn't recognize.

Perhaps noticing Wang Yan's gaze, Farusan spoke up, "That's my mentor's information. It contains details about your 'senior brothers and sisters'."

"Senior brothers and sisters?" Wang Yan was taken aback. "How come I've never seen them before?"

If I have senior brothers and sisters, then... why didn't they appear when I visited Farusan's house?

You see, Farusian often goes out to explore historical sites, and now that she's finally back, it's the perfect time for students to visit her!

Farussan's lips curled into a smile: "They still need to complete the basic education at the Order of the Church before they can officially obtain student status."

Wang Yan: "Huh?"

What does it mean that senior students still need to complete basic education?

As the middle-aged scholar recorded Wang Yan's information into Farusan's mentor profile, he smiled and said, "Senior Farusan has only taken on a few children before, so, Scholar Wang Yan, your senior brothers and sisters are still children."

Wang Yan then realized that his senior brothers and sisters were the children in the mission with Farusan, right?

"Master... will the senior brothers and sisters take care of me, their junior brother?" Wang Yan asked in a low voice.

At this, the middle-aged scholar's lips curled into a grin, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Farusan laughed and said, "Alright, alright, they're still children, they don't have formal scholar ranks yet. You're the senior brother."

Wang Yan feigned a sigh of relief: "That's such a pity."

Fiona and the middle-aged scholar laughed again.

The atmosphere gradually improved, and the middle-aged scholar completed the formalities: "Senior Farusan, from now on, Scholar Wang Yan is your student. I hope you can teach him well and cultivate an outstanding scholar for the Order Academy."

Farusan nodded just as earnestly: "I will."

The next second, Farusan's expression changed, and she smiled: "I have a formal student now, so the education funding can be approved, right?"

The middle-aged man's face stiffened, and he forced a smile: "Of course, of course, I'll give you a certificate, you can just go to the college's finance department to pick it up."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, wrote a note, stamped it, and handed it to Farussan.

Farusan nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, well done, junior."

He then gave Wang Yan a look and said, "Let's go."

The two turned and left the office.

...

In the corridor of the college.

Farusan suddenly spoke up: "You should have noticed by now that my position within the school is quite awkward."

Wang Yan was taken aback, unsure how to respond.

After a moment, he nodded: "The clerk just now didn't seem to like you, mentor."

"It's not that I don't like it, but that I don't want to touch it." Farusan's tone was calm, as if she had gotten used to it. "I am skilled in mechanical arts, but I am in the Epistemology School. To some people in the school, I am using the resources of the Epistemology School to conduct research for the Theory School. It is normal for them to have objections."

Wang Yan frowned slightly and retorted, "But I've heard that in your time, scholars of the Epistemological School were also very skilled in mechanical arts."

"...You said it yourself, it's from my time." Farusan's face darkened slightly, her tone tinged with a sigh.

Farusan is not only a self-proclaimed senior, but legally she is indeed a senior.

Therefore, it was not easy for Farusian to watch her descendants hand over the disciplines that her school had once excelled at to other schools.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore." Farusan shook her head, then cheered herself up again. "Regardless of others, let's just focus on passing on our traditions. Take on more students, let it spread, and one day we'll restore our school's glory!"

"Huh? Mentor, why should I be the one to take on more students?" Wang Yan asked, puzzled.

Farusan looked up at Wang Yan. She was a typical petite girl, only reaching Wang Yan's chin compared to his 1.8-meter height.

However, as a mentor, Farusan still exuded a commanding presence, staring intently at Wang Yan and saying in a serious tone:

"There's an old saying in Liyue: 'When there's trouble, the younger generation should take on the task.' Your junior brothers and sisters are still young, so the responsibility of revitalizing our lineage naturally falls to you!"

"..." Wang Yanzhen didn't expect that Farusan could even speak a few words of ancient Liyue script. "Then you might as well hope that I can compete for the title of Sage of the Knowledge School, so that our lineage can be revitalized more quickly."

The former Gnostic sage Kavaja has been dismissed for supporting the blasphemous actions of the former great sage Azhar, and is now imprisoned in the Dothraki Forest along with Azhar.

After Cavajra's downfall, Elhesen served as the acting Great Sage for a period of time, and naturally, Elhesen also handled the affairs of the Epistemological School.

Later, the selection of sages was delayed again due to the Siraj (a scholar of collective consciousness) incident.

Therefore, the position of the wise man in the epistemological school remains vacant.

In fact, apart from the schools of life theory and cause theory, the sages of the other four schools have all been dismissed, and no new people have taken their place to this day.

"That's fine. Once you become a [Habantha], I will nominate you as a sage."

Farusan's tone was equally ambiguous, making it impossible to discern whether she was telling the truth or not.