In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

"Ahem, Tinari, what can I do for you?"

Seeing that the topic had gone astray, Wang Yan quickly changed the subject and brought it back.

Tinali regained his composure and said, "I mainly came to check on the rangers' patrol activities."

After a pause, Tinari continued, "Thank you for your guidance to Cole yesterday as well."

Wang Yan quickly waved his hand: "No need to thank me, no need to thank me. Ke Lai prepared a meal for me, so it's only right that I repay her in kind..."

Unfortunately, Wang Yan's politeness did not satisfy Tinali.

With a slight twitch of its large ears, Tinali interrupted Wang Yan, saying, "Wang Yan, this is Sumeru, a land of wisdom. The people of Sumeru are well aware of the value of knowledge."

"If you think that a systematic education is as valuable as a meal of curry, then you will find it very difficult to join the Clergy."

"Huh?" Wang Yan was taken aback, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

In Wang Yan's view, he was just being polite and never expected Tinali to have such a big reaction.

Tinali didn't seem to care about Wang Yan's embarrassment and continued, "In Sumeru, although the Little Auspicious Grass King popularized education and gave everyone a way to learn, knowledge is not worthless. In fact, to belittle the knowledge one possesses is to belittle oneself..."

After a pause, Tinari pointed at Wang Yan and said, "Even if you are from Liyue and have the humility of Liyue, I suggest that when it comes to professional knowledge, you should show the confidence of a scholar."

Wang Yan looked at him and suddenly realized that Tina was giving him pointers on how to become a scholar in the eyes of the Sumeru people.

"...I understand, thank you, Tinari. I accept your thanks. If Cole needs anything else, I'd be happy to continue offering assistance, of course, for a fee," Wang Yan said with a smile.

A hint of a smile flashed in Tinari's eyes.

Compared to Ke Lai, Wang Yan is much smarter; he understands things immediately.

He didn't know whether Wang Yan's identity as a paleographer was real or not, nor did he care.

But since Wang Yan did indeed teach Ke Lai some useful things, he naturally had to repay Wang Yan with something useful to Wang Yan in return.

For example: What kind of person is more like a scholar in the eyes of the Sumeru people?

"Heh, as a token of my gratitude, here you go. Also, Cole has some relics that were given to her by an Epistemological scholar. They have some ancient writing on them. If you can decipher them, I can recommend you to that scholar. It should help you join the Order of the Church."

Tina said directly, and then handed a thick book to Wang Yan.

His probing was never clandestine, but always open and aboveboard.

Even if Wang Yan could see through this test, he wouldn't refuse, because he had already made the benefits public.

"What is this?" Wang Yan asked curiously, examining the book in his hand.

This book is as thick as a fist; it doesn't look simple at all.

"Characters, strokes, stripes, the essence of language," Tinari explained, "I think you're a paleographer, and this introductory book to epistemology should be perfect for you."

Wang Yan looked at the thick book in his hand, opened it, and glanced at it.

The essence of language is a symbolic encoding system created by life. It possesses the function of carrying information and also has humanistic attributes, serving as an indispensable stepping stone for the progress and development of civilization.

"Is this an introductory book?" Wang Yan asked, puzzled.

Normally, shouldn't introductory books on language and writing be about teaching pronunciation and literacy?

Why does the opening sentence start with a definition and explanation of language?

"So it's an introductory book to the Epistemological school, not from the Instructional Council." Tinari gave a sly smile. "I can't exactly give you the children's textbooks, can I?"

Wang Yan's lips twitched slightly. He really wanted to say that he did need teaching materials for the children.

However, after thinking about it, Wang Yan held back.

"Alright, now that the gift has been delivered, I won't bother you any longer. Hmm... you should have breakfast first."

Tina pointed at the food box beside the tent, seemingly disgusted by Wang Yan's habit of not getting up early, and then swung her big tail as she walked toward the training ground.

Wang Yan glanced at Tina's retreating figure, then at the food box, wanting to explain that he really wasn't sleeping in; he was just quite tired after a long day of running around yesterday.

But in the end, Wang Yan was unable to utter the words.

"Well... things have come to this, let's eat first."

The breakfast that Klei makes is something that many of Klei's chefs can't even get to eat!

Breakfast was simple: a bowl of porridge and two meat pies. The spices were very strong, probably a specialty of Sumeru.

After quickly ending the battle, Wang Yan glanced at the training Tinali and several forest rangers in the distance, picked up his food box, and turned to walk into Huacheng Guo.

To be honest, Wang Yan also wanted to train and acquire some martial arts skills.

However... given the situation in Teyvat, it's difficult for humans to match various supernatural powers simply by improving their physical strength through training.

In addition, Wang Yan felt that he might not be able to withstand the arduous training.

and so…

"Runes and languages ​​are also ways to obtain extraordinary power... This is my way."

...

Unlike in the game, the real Huacheng Guo, although not a big city, is still home to several thousand people.

Upon entering Huacheng Guo, Wang Yan discovered that the map in his mind did not match up at all.

I had no choice but to swallow my pride and ask someone on the street.

Fortunately, as Tina's disciple, Kolai had a considerable reputation in Huacheng Guo.

Wang Yan quickly found out the location of her house. Following the directions, he walked through the wooden walkway of Huacheng Guo and arrived at a small house built against a giant tree.

Some medicinal herbs were drying on the fence woven from branches. Wang Yan didn't recognize what they were; they were probably native rainforest species, but they didn't appear in the game.

Ke Lai was busy in front of the medicinal herbs, turning them over with his hands.

Hearing footsteps, she turned around abruptly and saw Wang Yan. She quickly put down the herbs and turned around: "Mr. Wang Yan? How did you find your way here?"

Wang Yan shook the empty food box he was carrying: "Return the food box. Also, Tinari said you have some relics that need to be appraised?"

Tinali did not say that; it was Wang Yan who took the initiative.

Cole was taken aback, then quickly nodded: "Yes, Lord Elhesen gave me some relics before, saying that Mr. Kavi brought them home."

Wang Yan understood.

He said that Al-Hysen didn't seem like the type to give Cole a gift.

It turns out that Kavi took it home, and I guess Elhesen thought it was unsightly or in the way, so he gave it to Cole.

"Wait a moment, I'll go get it right away." Cole hurriedly ran into the cabin.

In fact, she had already taken the things out, and even took them to Wang Yan's tent in the morning. Unfortunately, Wang Yan was not awake, so she brought the things back.

A short while later, Cole came out of the house carrying several earthen-yellow items.

She placed the items in front of Wang Yan.

"That's all. I heard from Lord Elhesen that these were all brought back by Mr. Kavi during his exploration of the ruins; they're all from the desert."