In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

Wang Yan hurried back to the inn, went straight to Farusan's door, and gently knocked on the door.

"Mentor, it's me."

The door opened quickly, and Farusan was still wearing her academic robes from the daytime, holding a roll of blueprints in her hand, clearly not having rested yet.

She raised an eyebrow at Wang Yan: "What's wrong? Is the inn too noisy to sleep?"

"No." Wang Yan stepped into the house, closed the door, and lowered his voice. "I was eating outside when I overheard a group of gilded guild members talking. They're planning to raid the warehouse of the Aru Village caravan tonight and steal their goods."

Farussan's eyes narrowed, and she put down the blueprints: "How many people exactly? When will we make our move?"

She did not doubt the truthfulness of Wang Yan's words and chose to believe them directly.

In Farusan's view, Wang Yan had no reason to convey false information. Perhaps the meaning behind his words was distorted, but the matter must have happened.

Therefore, Farussan chose to ask for details.

"I saw about a dozen people, but I don't know if there were more."

"They said that Dixia would be visiting some children tonight, not near the warehouse, and they planned to make their move then."

Wang Yan paused for a moment, then said, "I originally wanted to go directly to the caravan leader, but then I thought about it. This matter might involve forces within the desert, and we are outsiders after all. If we intervene rashly, it might cause misunderstandings. So I came to ask for your opinion first."

After listening, Farusan's lips curled up slightly, and her eyes revealed approval: "You did the right thing. In the desert, when rainforest scholars directly intervene in tribal conflicts, it is easy to be misunderstood as interference from the Council of Churches. Especially since Aru Village has a special status now. Candice and Dixia are reasonable people, but other desert people may not be aware of this."

She walked to the window and looked in the direction of the post station warehouse: "Besides the Blazing Beasts, there should also be people from Aru Village guarding the caravan warehouse."

"Since those people dared to make a move, they must either be desperate criminals or have some powerful backers. There might even be some of their men in the caravan."

"The fact that you heard them mention 'going to the rainforest for some fun' means they'll flee the desert as soon as their plan succeeds..."

"The Gilded Brigade, now fleeing the desert and escaping into the rainforest... I think these people are probably remnants of some criminal gangs."

Wang Yan asked curiously, "A criminal gang? Shouldn't they stay even further away from the Order House?"

In Wang Yan's memory, only the Disciplinary Officer and the Thirty-Man Group would hunt down these criminal gangs. Therefore, many criminal gangs dared not enter the rainforest area, or rather, their headquarters would not be located in the rainforest.

Farusan shook her head: "You're talking about the situation before. The Council of the Church used to have very strict control over the Gilded Troupe, but now that the rainforest and the desert have reconciled, the Council of the Church's attitude towards the Gilded Troupe has improved a lot. Some criminal troupes will pull off a big heist in the desert and then go to the rainforest to live an ordinary life under assumed names."

"As long as they have some money on them, they can live quite well even if they just buy some land in the rainforest."

"Won't the authorities in the desert help with the pursuit?" Wang Yan asked, puzzled.

Farusan scoffed: "So they have to go into hiding? Who can prove they escaped to the rainforest? The Council of the Fathers requires evidence. If there is no evidence, the Council of the Fathers can only record it, but will not assign people to investigate and hunt them down."

The Order of the Church itself has a lot of issues to deal with, such as scholars who violate regulations, so where would it find the spare manpower to investigate these criminal groups?

Moreover, the relationship between the rainforest and the desert is currently harmonious. If an investigation into the criminal gang is misinterpreted and expanded into an investigation of the entire gilded gang, wouldn't that be disastrous?

Therefore, the Council of Religion will only intervene when there is sufficient evidence; otherwise, it is the Desert People who investigate the Desert People.

Wang Yan understood. It seemed that although Sumeru appeared peaceful at the moment, there were still many cracks inside.

"So what should we do now?" Wang Yan asked.

Farusan glanced at Wang Yan: "Didn't I just say that Dixia is a reasonable person? Since those people want to choose a time when Dixia is not around, why don't you just tell Dixia what happened? Blazing Beast Hunter is the caravan's guard, so leave the professional work to the professionals."

"Shall I go and inform Dixia now?" Wang Yan asked.

Farusan nodded: "Okay, go ahead."

Just as Wang Yan was about to turn and leave, Farusan called out to him again, "Wait."

Wang Yan stopped in his tracks: "What's wrong, Professor?"

Farusan walked to the desk in the room and took out a palm-sized metal disc from her bag, its surface engraved with fine runes.

"Here, take this for self-defense." Farusan handed the plate to Wang Yan.

"This is?"

"It's a sensory elemental protection device. It can sense attacks from crossbow bolts and swords, and generate an elemental shield," Farusan explained. "You have your own hand crossbow for self-defense, but that's not enough. Carrying this will make you safer."

Wang Yan felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this.

Farusian may not say anything else, but she is quite concerned about herself.

Even though she was just going to deliver a message to Dixia, Farusan was worried that she would be targeted.

After all, if a criminal gang wants to rob a caravan and is wary of Desia, then it's quite possible that they would send someone to keep an eye on her.

The chances of Wang Yan being targeted by criminal gangs for relaying messages are small, but not impossible.

Reaching out to take the sensor-based elemental protection device, Wang Yan placed it close to his body and nodded, "Thank you, mentor."

"Okay, okay, go ahead." Farusan waved her hand.

Wang Yan then turned and left.

Watching Wang Yan leave, Farusan's eyes flickered, and then she reached out and a cyan cube flew into her hand.

A dazzling array of talents!

One of Falusanne's most prized mechanical creations.

Holding the He Yao Multifaceted Cube in her hand, Farusan stared at the direction of the warehouse for a moment before turning her gaze away.

...

the other side.

Wang Yan left Farusan's room, exited the inn, and went to find Dixia.

In fact, it wasn't difficult, because given Dixia's popularity among the desert people, Wang Yan could easily find out her whereabouts with just a few inquiries.

Dixia is visiting a child's home.

The child's parents were both members of the Gilded Troupe. They went missing during a mission, and when Dixia found out, she took on part of the child's expenses.

Dixia's high reputation in the desert is due not only to her involvement in the Grass God incident, but also largely to her own kindness.

After asking a few people for directions, Wang Yan arrived at an inconspicuous little mud house in a corner of Kawan Post Station.

The house is small, but it's very well maintained, and there's not much trash left outside. It's clear that the owner is someone who enjoys living a good life.

There were many children playing outside the house, and the person they were surrounding was Dixia.

Dixia bent slightly, her usually sharp eyes now filled with smiles, patiently distributing candy to each child, occasionally reaching out to ruffle their messy hair.

At this moment, she lacked the majesty of the Fiery Mane Lion, but Wang Yan felt that she was indeed radiating light.