In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

"I won't do it again, I won't do it again."

"Hmm." Erosan nodded in satisfaction and withdrew her hand. "Then let's not do it again."

Nico: "..."

Alice: "..."

Both of them were stunned.

That's it?

Nico was the first to react, looking at Erossan in disbelief: "Senior! You just flicked my forehead? You call that a lesson?"

"Otherwise what?" Eros glanced at her. "What else do you want me to do? Beat him up?"

“That’s not what I meant…” Nico was clearly dissatisfied. “I just think it’s too light!”

"He's my apprentice, I know what I'm doing." Eros snorted, reaching out to rub Wang Yan's forehead where he had just been flicked. "He's been working hard on his research lately, would I really hit him hard?"

As she spoke, her tone softened: "Besides, his research has made a breakthrough, which is a good thing. As his mentor, I'm overjoyed, how could I bear to really scold him?"

Wang Yan chuckled to himself.

See? He knew it.

Nicole's teeth itched: "Senior, you spoil him too much!"

"It's none of your business how I spoil my own apprentice," Erosham said matter-of-factly.

Nico clutched his heart: "Senior..."

Have you forgotten how we've been together these past few days?

"Hahaha." Alice laughed on the side. Although she didn't see Erosan teach Wang Yan a lesson, she was happy to see Nicole suffer.

Klee looked at her mother, then at Aunt Nicole. Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, her mother was smiling, so Klee smiled too.

The world where only Nico is injured in the entire room has been achieved.

"Hmph!" Nico snorted and went to the side to sulk.

Alice laughed for a while, then looked at Wang Yan: "You seem to have become stronger... no, that's not right, I should say you've become more perfect."

Although Wang Yan was very strong and possessed a lot of power, in Alice's perception, he was like a hodgepodge of countless top-quality ingredients put together.

Now, Wang Yan separates different high-quality ingredients and uses different proportions to create a table full of delicious food.

The things are still the same, but the meaning is completely different.

Wang Yan nodded: "That's why I haven't shown up these past few days."

As he spoke, Wang Yan suddenly paused and looked at Alice.

If you want to find a strong opponent to fight, and you need to assess the strength of the new version of the domain, then it seems that Vilet is not an option for you at the moment.

But...aren't these two witches the strongest warriors in Teyvat?

Feeling a little uneasy under Wang Yan's gaze, Alice took a step back while holding little Keli: "What do you want to do?"

"Director brother is so scary!" Keli also shrank her neck.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan quickly averted his gaze and smiled, "Hehe, Ms. Alice, could you do me a favor?"

"What kind of help? You don't want my little Cleo, do you? No way!" Alice looked 'scared', then added, "You can only borrow her for a few days at most."

Wang Yan: "..."

Is this something a mother would say?

Although he does like Klee very much.

"Ahem, you misunderstand, Ms. Alice. I want to ask you to fight alongside me for a test," Wang Yan explained.

Alice's expectant expression instantly vanished.

"Oh? Is that all?" She hugged Keli, her tone clearly tinged with disappointment.

"I thought you were going to help me take care of the kids for a few days."

Wang Yan: "..."

He shouldn't have expected Ms. Alice to have a normal reaction.

“Fighting is out of the question,” Alice immediately waved her hand. “I’m not good at that.”

She hugged Klee closer and said seriously, "Look at our Witches' Guild, which one of us got to where we are today by fighting and killing? We are all ladies, and we solve problems with knowledge and brains."

"Making inventions, researching the truths of the world, and recording interesting things—that's what we should be doing."

That's true, but are your inventions and creations, your research into the world's truths, really ladylike?

Leaving aside Ms. Rhinedoth, let's just talk about you, Ms. Alice. Apart from your appearance, what else about you is related to being a lady?

Was the idea of ​​creating a Hilichurl flesh factory yours?

Are those outrageous ideas in the Teyvat travel guide not your own?

How did the Wind Dragon Ruins become the Wind Dragon Desolation Site?

Are these really ladies?

Wang Yan inwardly complained, but managed to hold back and didn't say it aloud.

Alice, unaware of Wang Yan's thoughts, glanced at Nico, who was sulking beside her: "Fighting is such a crude thing to do. Don't you think so, Nico?"

Nico was feeling down, but upon hearing this, he immediately nodded: "Right, right, right! We're civilized people, we don't do that kind of thing!"

“Look, even Nicole says so,” Alice shrugged. “So, when it comes to fighting, go find someone else. We witches really aren’t good at it.”

After she finished speaking, she added, "Besides, what if we really fight and I accidentally hurt you? That would be terrible."

It sounded like humility, but coming from Alice's mouth, Wang Yan felt something was off.

So even if you sense the changes in me, you are confident that you can fight against me and even defeat me, right?

However, since they had already refused, Wang Yan couldn't force the issue and nodded with some disappointment: "...Okay."

That's true. Alice is a member of the Witches' Guild. If they were to fight seriously, she might not be as strong as the Water Dragon King. But with the witches' unpredictable methods, it's hard to say who is easier to deal with.

Nico, who was standing nearby, seemed to have thought of something and suddenly perked up again: "Why don't you go find Villette? I remember you two just had a fight a few days ago?"

"fight?"

Elushan, who had been listening to the commotion, immediately turned her face and stared intently at Wang Yan upon hearing those two words.

"What fight? Who are you fighting with?"

Wang Yan glared at Nico.

Nicole shrank back in surprise at his glare, but still looked back at him innocently, though a smile secretly crept onto her lips.

That's what you got for talking about me!

“Mentor, it’s nothing serious.” Wang Yan immediately put on a gentle expression. “It was just a friendly sparring match with a friend.”

"A friendly spar?" Eros frowned. "With that Supreme Judge?"

Navellett was the name of the Supreme Judge, something Erosanne knew.

“Yes, yes, that’s him.” Wang Yan nodded. “Last time I told you that I was going to make the traditional secret recipe coconut charcoal cakes as a gift, right? It was for him. He really liked it. After he finished eating it, he asked me if I could make some more.”

The man continued spouting nonsense without batting an eye.

"We met before and found that we were both quite skilled, so we sparred with each other. After the sparring, we became friends. I even went to see him today."

As Eros listened, her brows slowly relaxed.

She nodded.

Also.

People who like her traditional secret recipe coconut charcoal cakes must have pretty good taste.

The fact that the Supreme Court judge liked it shows that he is a knowledgeable person.

A knowledgeable person is bound to be well-mannered.

Since he is a cultured person, the so-called 'fight' between him and Wang Yan should be what Wang Yan referred to as a friendly exchange.

"Oh, I see." Erosan nodded, her tone completely relaxed. "If he likes it, I'll make a little more and you can take it to him."

"Okay, sure!" Wang Yan immediately agreed.

Water tap, water tap, don't cry... Keep some moisture in your pancakes.

"You've finished your project and have new results, so you want to verify them?" Erosanne asked.

Wang Yan nodded: "Yes, mentor."

Erosanne thought for a moment: "Is it something very powerful?"

She had actually realized long ago that Wang Yan's progress was on a linear upward trajectory, and she could no longer understand many of the things he was researching.

So Eros didn't ask what it was, only whether it was very powerful.

"It should be considered quite impressive, something only the Grass God could research," Wang Yan said after thinking for a moment.

Erosanne immediately understood: "This level of subject involves combat... then I think you could try Nata."

"Sigh!" Wang Yan was taken aback.

“I remember you and that Vulcan of Nata have some connection, don’t you? Since we’re going to fight, there shouldn’t be anyone more suitable in Teyvat than her,” Elfusan said.

Wang Yan nodded: "Indeed... But, Master, why did you think of having me go and fight a god?"

“First of all, Nata’s situation is special. Nata’s demon god is a human. Secondly, I chose this target for you from a scholar’s ​​perspective.” Erosan reached out and tapped Wang Yan’s head again. “A problem of god-level can only be verified by a god.”

As for the relationship between Wang Yan and Nata, Falushan learned about it from Serene.

I don't know the specifics, but I do know that Serene has a sister in Nata, and that's how Wang Yan got to know the Vulcan of Nata, and they even had a meal together.

"You truly are my mentor; what you said makes perfect sense!" Wang Yan gave a thumbs up.

Oh right, how could I have forgotten about Mavica?

If we're going to test this in battle, isn't Vulcan the perfect partner?

You can also go find the Night God, check the Night God's Emblem value for chasing souls, witness death, and boost the big-eyed lady's KPIs.

"Hmph, that's why I call myself a mentor!" Erosham raised her chin and smugly hummed.

Wang Yan praised Falushan a few more times, making his mentor smile from ear to ear.

After coaxing his mentor, he turned around and looked at Nico, who was still sulking after his attempts to provoke her failed.

Wang Yan also has methods to deal with Nico.

He walked over and stood in front of Nico, speaking with a serious expression: "Nico, I need your guidance."

Nico, who had been sitting there sulking, suddenly looked up at Wang Yan with bright eyes upon hearing this: "What is it?"

really.

The best way to deal with Nico is to ask her questions.

Wang Yan chuckled inwardly, but remained outwardly composed.

He raised his hand, and a faint golden light shone forth.

That light carried a very special aura—warm, pure, and yet with an indescribable majesty.

Angelic privileges.

Nico sensed it slightly and knew that Wang Yan's angelic authority was already around level five.

"Wait, Level 5 authority?" She jumped up from her chair, her eyes wide. "How did your angel authority reach Level 5?!"

You should know that the last time she met Wang Yan, Wang Yan's authority was only slightly above level one, less than level two.

How come you've reached level five in just a few days?

This rate of progress is outrageous!

“A few days ago, I received a gift from Sibyl in the Golden Palace of the Ancient Sea,” Wang Yan said casually, withdrawing the golden light from his hand.

He didn't mention Istaru; the fewer people who know about this, the better.

Nico frowned, clearly somewhat doubtful.