In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

After a period of time, once the fungus has accumulated enough nutrients and elemental power, it will undergo [evolution].

Current research has found that the evolutionary forms of planktonic fungi are mostly terrestrial aquatic fungi, which significantly increase their danger level.

A small number of samples also initiated different evolutionary forms, but these were extremely unstable (please apply to Shenglunpai for relevant information).

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Planktonic fungi possess a strong ability to adapt to their environment and have a certain degree of intelligence, enabling them to distinguish between safety and danger.

Note: Although mushrooms are delicious, mongooses do not taste good. Unless there is a lack of water, it is not recommended to eat this type of mongoose.

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Wang Yan carefully flipped through the pages.

Compared to the constantly compressed text in the game, this real Cavalry popular science book is not only uncompressed, but it is even a bit too detailed.

He devoted a great deal of space to describing a low-level monster.

Wang Yan is certain that if someone reads and understands the "Rainforest Biology Guide" carefully, then he will become a rainforest biology expert.

Unfortunately, judging from Amir's behavior, he uses books as a sleep aid and is unlikely to read them patiently.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Amir becoming a ranger instead of a scholar already indicates that he had already gone through a selection process.

If he had studied properly, he could at least have become a scholar-editor stationed at Tao Cheng Lin, like Tina Li.

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Wang Yan continued turning the pages of his book.

...

"Hey, wake up, it's time to get out of bed."

Hearing Amir's voice, Wang Yan groggily opened his eyes.

Huh? Am I not home?

Oh right, I've traveled through time.

Once his thoughts cleared, Wang Yan yawned: "Good morning, Amir."

"Haha, good morning. You look like you slept well. Isn't my book useful?" Amir laughed, then handed over a glass of water and a twig. "A little trick from the rainforest: you can use it to brush your teeth."

“It’s really useful. Can I borrow it for a while longer?” Wang Yan said, reaching out to take the water glass and branch. “Thank you.”

Amir waved his hand: "Take it if you want to see it, it's just a book."

With the closure of the Void, Sumeru has resumed the use of books, and paper books are no longer expensive.

Especially popular science books, under the guidance of Little Lucky Grass King, are incredibly cheap.

"Thank you!" Wang Yan thanked him again, then took his water cup and a branch and went to brush his teeth by the water not far from the camp.

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, but as soon as Amir mentioned brushing his teeth, he felt uncomfortable in his mouth.

As someone who washes up every day, I've been going to bed without brushing my teeth after eating barbecue, and now my mouth tastes bad.

Soon, after brushing his teeth and wiping his face, Wang Yan felt refreshed.

As we walked back to the camp, we smelled a delicious aroma again.

"We're back! I've heated up some pocket bread. Let's eat it and then head home."

Amir beckoned, and when Wang Yan walked over, he handed him a pie with a generous filling.

'I remember this is one of Cole's special dishes.' Wang Yan recalled the details in his mind, but he didn't hesitate to start eating. The taste was average, but not bad either.

Meanwhile, Iraz finished washing up and came back to have breakfast.

Soon, the three ended the battle, extinguished the fire, and then sprayed a ring of insecticide powder around the camp to prevent snakes, insects, rodents, and ants.

“This campsite isn’t just for us; other rangers also come here, so we have to do a round before we leave to prevent these little things from taking up the campsite.”

Amir sprinkled the medicinal powder while explaining it to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan nodded repeatedly as he listened, "I've learned something."

"Haha, that's just common sense for forest rangers."

Before they finished speaking, they had finished scattering the powder.

"Let's go, try to get back to Huacheng Guo before sunset, or we'll have to sleep in the open."

"okay!"

The three set off with minimal luggage.

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Transform the city.

Tinali stood at the village entrance, looking into the depths of the rainforest, a hint of worry in his eyes.

Cole stood beside him and comforted him, "Master, Amir and Iraz are both veteran forest rangers, and there are no more dead zones now, so nothing will happen to them."

Unfortunately, her words of comfort were of little use.

“It’s because of the old ranger that we need to worry,” Tinari shook his head slightly. “According to usual, they should have been back two hours ago, but now…”

The job of a ranger is to patrol the rainforest. Although their routes may change, they are mostly fixed.

In other words, barring unforeseen circumstances, there shouldn't be much error in when we set off or when we return.

Now, this error has reached two hours.

This inevitably worried Tinaari.

Fortunately, just as he was about to venture deeper into the rainforest to search, he heard voices coming from the edge of the rainforest not far away.

"I'm so sorry, I've dragged you both down."

Wang Yan blushed and kept apologizing.

Amir waved his hand: "It's alright, we'll be ready for dinner at this time."

Iraz also smiled and comforted Wang Yan.

The journey from the camp to Huacheng was indeed quite long. Wang Yan overestimated his physical strength, which slowed down the trip and caused the three of them to arrive two hours later than expected.

“Amir, Iraz,” Cole shouted.

"Oh no, it's Cole! Oh no, this is bad! Could it be Tinari?"

Amir and Iraz exchanged a glance and subconsciously quickened their pace.

Chapter 6 The Temptation of Tenari

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, it's all because of me that Amir and the others are late."

Under Tina's watchful gaze, Wang Yan kept apologizing.

Tina's temper can hardly be described as gentle.

Even in the story, he will call the player "stupid," which many players see as "satisfying," but it does represent that Tinari is very strict in his patrolling duties.

Wang Yan also did not want Amir and Iraz to be reprimanded by Tinali because of his own actions.

However, Wang Yan was somewhat confused by his concern.

After listening to the three of them explain the situation one after another, Tina's expression gradually relaxed.

"Helping people who are lost in the rainforest is the responsibility of rangers. Since there is a reason for it, it is not a mistake."

Tinari said calmly, "Amir, Iraz, you two go back and write a forest patrol report, clearly stating what happened, and that will be enough. I will apply for the rescue bonus for you."

After learning the cause of the incident, Tinari was not angry at all. On the contrary, he helped the two diligent rangers apply for bonuses.

This bonus was actually set up after the Little Lucky Grass King came to power.

During the time of the Great Sage Azhar, let alone bonuses, even regular forest patrol expenses were not always paid on time.

“Alright, leave Mr. Wang Yan to me and Cole for now. You two should go home and not worry your families,” Tina said to Amir and the other man.

Upon hearing this, Amir and Iraz immediately tensed up and showed a hint of panic.

They were also afraid that their families would worry.

“Then we’ll be going now.” Amir and Iraz nodded, and then Amir said to Wang Yan, “Brother Wang Yan, the forest ranger Tinari is a very good person. Don’t worry, he will definitely take good care of you.”

Wang Yan nodded gratefully to Amir: "Yes, Amir, Iraz, you should go home quickly, don't let your family worry."

Wang Yan knew that Amir was not saying this to reassure himself, but to flatter Tinali and make her more attentive to him.

Tinali didn't say anything, and Amir's little scheme couldn't be hidden from him.

After Amir and Iraz left,

Tina looked at Wang Yan with scrutiny in her eyes: "It's getting late, Mr. Wang Yan, please come with me. There are still empty tents at the rangers' training camp where you can rest."

As he spoke, he began to lead the way, gesturing for Wang Yan to follow.

Then, as they walked, Tinari asked, seemingly unintentionally, "What kind of business does Mr. Wang Yan run in Liyue?"

Wang Yan's heart tightened, but he still said in a relaxed tone, "I don't do any business. I just help people look at antiques and occasionally earn some appraisal fees to make a living."

“Oh~” Tinari’s tone held a hint of interest, “Mr. Wang Yan…”

“Just call me Wang Yan, don’t be so polite, I’m the forest ranger from Tinali,” Wang Yan interrupted.

Tina nodded: "Then you can just call me Tina. Wang Yan, are you an archaeologist? Or an antique connoisseur?"

Archaeology is also a very popular subject at the Faculty of Education.

Generally speaking, the mechanisms and architecture of the Theological School, and the language and runes of the Epistemological School, both involve archaeology.

Other schools of thought also touch upon this topic, but not as frequently as the two schools mentioned above.

Wang Yan shook his head: "I wouldn't call myself an archaeologist. I study ancient writing and also do some linguistics. The reason I wanted to cross the cave of the layered rock abyss to reach Mount Sumeru is not only for the adventure, but also because I want to study in Mount Sumeru."

“I see.” Tinari slowed her pace, glancing past Wang Yan’s ’strange attire’, and said calmly, “Do you have a graduation certificate from Liyue Academy? Like Tongwen Academy or something.”

Wang Yan didn't even know what the Wen Academy was.

In the game's storyline, there has never been an academy in Liyue.

The few educational institutions that do appear only exist in the stories of Shinobu Hisaki and Enhi.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Yan gave a wry smile: "I come from a self-taught background, otherwise, I wouldn't have had to come all the way to Mount Sumeru."

Tina frowned slightly, but nodded nonetheless: "Heroes come from all walks of life. As long as one has a thirst for knowledge, the Academy welcomes anyone to come and learn..."

“However, Amir just said that if you want to get a student status… that won’t be easy.”

"At your age, it's impossible for you to become a citizen like the children, but you also don't have a graduation certificate from Liyue, so you can't prove your knowledge..."

After a pause, seemingly deep in thought, Tinari said solemnly, "Unless you can find a [Habantu] to apply for your enrollment, otherwise..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was already very clear.

Before Wang Yan could speak, Tina stopped in her tracks: "We've arrived. Take a look. The tents outside without lights are unused. Choose one. As for food... I'll have Cole bring you some later."

Wang Yan changed the subject from what they had just discussed, and nodded with a smile: "Okay, thank you all."

Tina shook her head: "Helping those who are lost in the rainforest is our duty, it's not a problem... Alright, I won't bother you any longer, you can rest."

After saying that, Tina turned and left.

Wang Yan watched him walk away before turning his gaze away. Then he found a nearby empty tent, opened the curtain, and found that there was no strange smell inside and the bedding was very clean.

Bending down to enter, Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that Tina had definitely doubted his identity.

Unfortunately, the clothes he was wearing didn't really match Liyue at all.

Outlandish costumes will attract attention in any environment, and the impact can be both good and bad.

"However, Tinari is ultimately kind-hearted; even though she wasn't sure of my identity, she still treated me like a lost traveler..."

"If it were a gilded guild, or a treasure-hunting gang, or a fool's horde, I reckon they'd be in big trouble."

As Wang Yan pondered, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

The start hasn't been very smooth so far, but at least it's not dangerous and is acceptable.