In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

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After saying goodbye to the fruit stall, Wang Yan headed towards the Zuber Theater.

He's been to the Grand Bazaar quite a few times and has seen several performances at the Zuber Theater, but he's never met Nilu.

I heard that Nilu is currently touring various parts of Sumeru, and I wonder when she will be able to return to the Grand Bazaar.

After walking for less than ten minutes, Wang Yan arrived at the Zuber Theater area.

It's not that it's a ten-minute walk, it's just that there are too many people.

Looking around, I quickly spotted a familiar figure.

Even in a crowd, Liam's tall and burly physique was enough to attract attention.

"Hey, Liam!" Wang Yan squeezed through and called out.

Hearing the voice, Liam turned around and saw Wang Yan. He immediately smiled happily and patted Wang Yan's shoulder hard: "Wang Yan! Good lad, long time no see! Did you get into the Faculty Academy? Are you here to watch the performance too?"

He still remembered that Wang Yan came to Sumeru City in order to enter the Order of the Church.

He slapped Wang Yan hard, making her sway slightly. Luckily, she didn't fall over, but she laughed along: "Hey, I just finished the formalities. I came here specifically to see you."

"Looking for me?" Leam grinned, then put his arm around Wang Yan's shoulder. "Come on, let's not crowd here. Let's find a place to sit down and talk. You came all this way to see me, there must be something you need, right?"

He put his arm around Wang Yan's shoulder, pushed through the crowd, and came to one side of the stage, where there was some shade and not many people.

"Speak, what do you need me for? If I can help, I won't refuse," Liam said.

Although he was just an ordinary caravan leader in Sumeru, Liam considered himself a real man. He was grateful for the help Wang Yan had given to the caravan before.

Wang Yan waved his hand: "It's nothing big. It's about the transformation of a research result, which requires some medicinal herbs, such as mint, honeysuckle, scutellaria, clove, and bletilla... My partner said that Daocheng Forest has all of these, so I came to ask you."

Although Sumeru Rainforest is a rainforest, its environment is not exactly the same as the rainforest before Wang Yan's transmigration.

The Sumeru Rainforest is essentially a miracle created by the Great Tree King and the first generation of scholars.

With the protection of the forest by the retinue of the grass god, such as Lanalo, the rainforest has an excellent growing environment, and various medicinal herbs with different habits can find a suitable growing environment in the rainforest.

Rather than a rainforest, it is more like a massive bio-theory experimental base that has been under construction since the time of the Three Kings.

“Medicinal herbs…” Liam nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, said, “How much do you need? If it’s a cartload or two, I’ll send it to you next time.”

A scholar whom Tinali admires now has his own research project that has been commercialized. Giving away a truckload or two of medicinal herbs is considered an investment in goodwill.

Liam still has that amount of money.

Wang Yan waved his hand: "If you can supply the goods, it will be a long-term project. You don't need to deliver them. I will purchase them at the market price."

Long-term business!

Liam's eyes lit up slightly, and his smile widened: "If it's a long-term business, then I should definitely send you two truckloads as samples. If you find them satisfactory, we can cooperate more properly."

When doing long-term business, one should not be concerned with short-term gains.

Sending two truckloads of medicinal herbs in exchange for a long-term trading license—what's that?

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan did not refuse again and nodded: "Then I'll trouble you. Just deliver the medicinal herbs to Health Home."

“Health Home? No problem, the medicine will be delivered in a week at most,” Liam said, patting his broad chest.

Wang Yan raised an eyebrow: "Is there enough time?"

Last time, it took them ten days to travel from Huacheng to Xumi City.

"Haha, it would be too late to buy them from the rainforest and send them over, but there are quite a few people in Sumeru City who have rainforest herbs. I just need to get the goods from them."

“You can use it. I will build a special medicinal herb production line from the rainforest. Of course, I guarantee that the quality will be the same.”

In fact, Liam had always been in the fruit and food business and had always wanted to expand his business.

Wang Yan just happened to run into this situation.

"As long as the quality is up to standard, there's no problem," Wang Yan nodded.

"Haha, don't worry, since you've come to me, I definitely won't let you down." Liam laughed heartily, but his eyes were serious.

Putting aside the fact that he doesn't do unethical business in the first place, he will keep a close eye on this matter and make sure there are no problems with the medicinal materials just because he wants to befriend Wang Yan, a promising scholar.

"Alright, alright, business is done. Come on, it's on me today. I'll show you around the Grand Bazaar."

As he spoke, Liam put his arm around Wang Yan and squeezed back into the crowd.

Chapter 56 Language-Driven Elements, Rune Construction Commands

Because of Liam's enthusiasm, Wang Yan had to stay in the Grand Bazaar for half a day longer, and was only able to leave after having dinner there.

After bidding farewell to the enthusiastic Liam, Wang Yan left the Grand Bazaar.

"Formula, raw materials, production line... all of these are settled. Now, there's one last problem."

Wang Yan walked home while pondering with his head down.

Although Sumeru is a land of knowledge, its production has clearly not yet reached the point of being unmanned.

Therefore, to produce toothpaste, you first need a factory with enough production lines, and secondly, you need enough workers.

Production lines are not something that can be turned on and then no longer need human control; production ultimately depends on people.

“It seems… we still have to rely on the Order of the Church.” Wang Yan pondered for a moment, then looked at the massive building on the Sacred Tree.

As scholars of the Order of the Church, isn't it reasonable for them to take some venues and personnel from the Order of the Church?

My advisor said that I need to learn how to apply for funding from the Teachers' College.

Venue and personnel are just another form of funding!

"However, we'll have to ask Valusen for the specifics."

Now that I've chosen Eros as my mentor, I definitely need to make use of that connection.

Wang Yan was not clear about many of the rules of the Academy, so it would be good to ask Falushan for advice.

The journey was smooth, and we returned to our rented room in the accommodation area from the Grand Bazaar.

The house now contains many more things than when Wang Yan first rented it, mainly books and various miscellaneous mechanical parts.

Wang Yan bought most of the books himself, while the parts were provided by Falushan, all so that Wang Yan could quickly become familiar with the basics of mechanical arts.

"Hmm, it's been a long time since I cleaned."

Wang Yan turned on the light, glanced at the scene inside the room, and frowned. He had indeed neglected cleaning lately because he had been busy with his studies and projects.

His gaze swept over the pile of notes on the table, the scattered parts on the floor, and the thin layer of dust accumulated on the windowsill, and suddenly an idea struck him.

"I've been learning how to control wind element runes these past couple of days... perhaps I should give it a try?"

He recalled Estelle's teachings: "Flow" is the foundation of wind, "gathering" can restrain airflow, and "swirling" can guide direction.

Of course, according to Valusa, she does not have the Eye of God and cannot directly manipulate elemental forces.

However, Wang Yan had successfully manipulated the grass element using the Abyss Language before, so it's not that Wang Yan doesn't have the means to drive elemental power.

"Why not use Abyssal Language to drive the elemental power, and then use runes to finely control it... just treat it as a practice session."

Once the idea of using wind elements for cleaning came to mind, it started to grow rapidly.

Extraordinary power... is indeed one of the things Wang Yan desires most after transmigrating.

With Erosan's teachings echoing in his mind, Wang Yan calmed himself and moved his fingertips rapidly through the air.

First, outline the rune lines representing "flow," with faint blue light traces emerging; then, add "gathering" to make the airflow converge inward; finally, add a light "swirl" to give the wind a gentle swirling force.

At the same time, he lowered his voice and recited the short phrase in the Abyss in that filthy yet ancient tone: “N'gha zhaor… fhtagn ya.”

This is a variation of a spell I learned from the Demon Sealing Scroll, replacing the grass element command with the wind element, roughly meaning "Gathering winds, heed my call".

The moment Wang Yan finished speaking, the air in the room subtly shifted.

A wisp of breeze was born from his fingertips, initially as thin as a gossamer thread, but then slowly spread under the guidance of the runes.

It swept across the bookshelf, stirring up dust; it brushed across the tabletop, carrying away scraps of paper; as it hovered on the floor, even the crumbs in the corners were gently drawn into its airflow.

The wind was gentle yet precise, like an invisible hand carefully gathering up the debris.

Dust and debris gathered into a small gray cloud in the airflow. Wang Yan gently guided the cloud with his finger, and it floated steadily toward the trash can in the corner, slowly falling into the can.

The whole process took only a dozen or so breaths, and the house was completely refreshed with fresh air, except for a thin layer of dust in the trash can.

Wang Yan withdrew his hand, looked at the scene before him, and couldn't help but smile, a happy smile spreading across his face.

"Indeed, using runes to control form and abyssal language to drive elemental power, this combination allows me to wield extraordinary power."

"But... I still don't know the price of using Abyss Language... I can only use it as a trump card..."

"The best solution... is to find a supernatural language that can replace the Abyss."

Wang Yan pondered inwardly,

Although it seems that he has no side effects from using Abyssal Language to drive elemental power.

Even Wang Yan sometimes wondered if it was because he, like the Traveler, possessed the status to bear the abyss.

But Wang Yan ultimately maintained a sliver of rationality.

The power of temptation is extremely dangerous, and its greatest characteristic is its strong ability to seduce.

Perhaps, the apparent lack of side effects is simply a trap enticing Wang Yan to delve deeper?

Therefore, while it's impossible for the king to say that he would never use profound language, he must use it sparingly, rhythmically, systematically, and reasonably.

"The only extraordinary language I know that can replace the Abyss Language is the Dragon Clan's [Engraved Inscription]."

Aside from the [Engraved Inscription Seal], Wang Yan was unsure whether something called the Light Realm Language existed, or whether the language once mastered by the angels possessed extraordinary power.

"Once the toothpaste project makes money, perhaps we can issue a quest to have adventurers bring over some photos of [Engraved Inscription] from Nata."

Nata is still quite dangerous. There are many monsters left over from the abyss in the wild, as well as untamed dragons. If it is not necessary, Wang Yan does not want to go there and risk his life.

The Adventurers' Association is such a great place, it definitely deserves to be visited by many.

With enough money, you can easily obtain a legitimate [Engraved Inscription]. If all else fails, just assign the quest to the traveler through Catherine.

Anyway, all that's needed for Wang Yan to interpret the text is a photo.

For travelers, taking some photos with special commemorative stamps is nothing special.

While thinking about things, Wang Yan went to the washroom to wash up quickly, then returned to his desk and took out a book titled "Analysis of Basic Mechanisms".

His life is very regular now.

I get up at eight in the morning and go to bed at ten at night, and I read for two to three hours every day.

To be honest, Wang Yan himself never imagined that he could live such a healthy and regular life.

If he had had this patience before his transmigration, and had read effectively for two hours every day, he would have taken off long ago.

However, it's not too late now. Let's work hard and strive to create a bright future in Teyvat.

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Analysis of Basic Structure

Chapter 1: The Origin and Mechanical Basis of Mechanisms

1. The Historical Evolution of Ancient Mechanical Techniques

2. Introduction to Core Mechanics Concepts

Action and reaction forces

Torque and rotational balance