In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

Therefore, he knew almost nothing about what was happening in the village. The only people he knew were Uncle Amp and Candice; he didn't know anyone else.

This new neighbor was naturally among those whom no one knew.

We have one more neighbor.

Daily life has naturally seen some changes.

On weekdays

Although he was an exile.

Adbay still receives a monthly stipend from the Religious Council.

not much.

However, considering the prices in Aru Village, it's sufficient.

Therefore, they could be considered to have no worries about food and clothing.

Because he didn't interact with the villagers, he basically had nothing to do every day, and spent most of his time continuing the research he had done at the Order Academy.

In his words.

Sooner or later, he will make those arrogant sages realize just how great his research really is!

From a certain perspective.

Being exiled was, in a way, a way of fulfilling his wishes.

When Adbay was in the Instructional Council, every time he applied for funding, it was rejected or only a portion was approved. In the end, he used up all his savings and borrowed money to complete his research.

When he published his research paper at the Academy of Amyrit, he was greeted not with praise from sages and admiration from his fellow students, but with the disciplinary officer.

As for the reason.

He violated one of the six fundamental sins of the Church: the sin of human evolution.

Ultimately, after review by the Grand Disciplinary Officer, it was determined that his research did indeed violate the rules established by the Council of Religious Affairs, and he was sentenced to exile.

After arriving at Aru Village.

Because the Grand Inspector was from Aru Village (a rumor, but many people believe it), he developed a dislike for the people of Aru Village because of his love for the village.

However, he gained a rare freedom here.

No one will criticize his research anymore.

Moreover, since he was already an exiled man, the disciplinary officials would no longer search him to see if he had committed any more fundamental crimes.

Whenever he was short of money for research, he would casually sell a technology he didn't think much of, and the woman with heterochromia in the village would buy it at a high price.

He has no shortage of funding, no shortage of research environment, and no one bothers him.

This is the research environment that Adebay has always dreamed of.

However, everything changed after that new neighbor arrived.

That guy was a desert dweller.

Adbay couldn't be wrong.

Although his skin wasn't as dark as that of traditional desert dwellers, there was no doubt that he was a desert dweller, and a villager from Aru village whom Adbay hated the most.

If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad.

At most, I'll avoid dealing with him.

But ever since this guy moved in, he's been banging and smashing things every day, and he doesn't stop even late at night, shouting and yelling in the yard, doing who-knows-what.

Adbay went to their door to argue once.

As a result, that guy was completely unreasonable and spouted nonsense like a barbarian.

"You're nothing but a convicted scholar who's been exiled. What's the difference between you and a desert dweller like me?"

"This is a house I bought with my own hard-earned money. I can do whatever I want with it, what's it to you?"

"If you make a sound again, I'll hang you up to the Seven Gods statue at the village entrance."

This was the first time Adbay had ever seen such a barbaric person.

You must know that he was a scholar of the Order of the Church. Even now that he has been exiled, the village chief and guardian of Aru Village still treat him with the utmost respect.

This is the first time.

The people of Aru Village were so rude to him.

However, after seeing the giant rock that Rod used for training, Adebay decisively decided to endure it!

Someone who can easily lift a hundred-pound boulder for exercise is someone I can't afford to mess with right now.

just.

After such a setback.

This led to something that drove Adebay even more insane.

This rude brat actually hosted a group of equally impolite mercenaries at his home. Not only did they drink, eat meat, and sing, but one of them even vomited on his own doorstep after getting drunk.

Although someone quickly came and cleaned up the filth.

Adbay was still extremely agitated and wanted nothing more than to give Rhodes a good scolding.

Unlike Adbay, who was on the verge of losing control.

Rhodes was in a very good mood at this moment.

"Rhodes, is it really a good idea for you to offend him like this?"

Hearing the sounds of things being smashed and people venting their anger next door, Dixia asked with some concern.

Rod told himself that he was going to deal with Adbay.

Is this how you deal with people?

Is this really not just trying to drive someone crazy?

"It's ok."

"He'll get used to it."

Rod heard the sound of things being smashed next door and couldn't help but chuckle.

He's been deliberately trying to provoke Adbay these past few days.

no way.

Who told him to covet the technology that Adbay had?

"Plant grafting and hybridization techniques."

This is the technology that Adbaj possesses.

Through observation these days.

Rhodes was absolutely certain.

The plants in Adbay's yard were definitely created through grafting and hybridization techniques.

“Researching human evolution in violation of regulations.”

Considering the charges the Church had leveled against Adbay, Rhodes had another bold conjecture.

If we simply use plants for research...

Logically speaking, it shouldn't warrant such a broad and comprehensive charge.

unless.

"This guy is very likely doing human research, just like Dotore!"

Rhodes's conjecture is not without merit.

The mad executive officer whom he feared so much was expelled from the Order of the Church because he was conducting human research.

Those who advocate the theory of life and are generally involved in this crime are mostly doing so for this reason.

However, this was not something Rhodes was considering.

What he wants.

It was merely the plant grafting and hybridization techniques that Adbay possessed.

Using this technology, he could try to develop crops that are more suitable for desert growth and have higher yields.

If successful.

Thanks to his technological achievements, he has the opportunity to obtain a special admission quota from the Academy of Educational Sciences ahead of schedule.

The only problem.

It's likely that Adbay developed some serious brain problems during his research. If he didn't pull some dirty tricks, he certainly wouldn't have taught Rhodes his technology for nothing.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 38 A New Job?

The delivery date agreed upon with Dolly was still some time away.

Although the seeds and other things haven't arrived yet.

But Rhodes wasn't idle either.

Aside from his daily routine of breathing Adebay, he spends most of his time preparing for the next round of trial plantings.

Candice acted quickly.

After the order was placed, the first batch of cages to confine the grass slimes was completed in just two days.

What Rhodes has been doing these past few days is putting the juvenile grass slimes he and Desia brought into cages and burying them all underground at certain intervals.

This data is from the experimental report provided by Tinari, which saved Rhodes a lot of troublesome trial and error steps.

Don't be fooled by the fact that grass slimes are elemental life forms.

Raising them is quite troublesome.