In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

Aside from the dormitories, Little Lucky Grass King solved all the problems that could be solved with money for the students with money.

Wang Yan nodded slightly: "This treatment is really good. No wonder it is a country of wisdom."

Tina's lips twitched slightly, and she said, "You've come at a good time."

In the era of great sages, would visiting scholars provide free education? They'd be lucky if they didn't rip you off.

"Ahem, let's continue. With your abilities, you should be able to pass the examination of the Epistemological School soon and become a [Tiriyasi]."

"Now, you'll have to make a choice."

"Is it to go on a study tour, or to pursue advanced studies under a mentor?"

Tina continued.

Wang Yan asked curiously, "Is there any difference?"

“There’s not much difference; you still have to write a thesis,” Tinari explained. “If you go on a study abroad program, then you’ll be the first author of your thesis, and all the results of your research will be yours. In addition, you can apply to the Academy for a study abroad grant, though of course, it won’t be much.”

"Choosing to follow a mentor for further studies can help you publish your thesis faster, but you might not be the first author anymore, and you'll also lose your study abroad funding."

After a pause, Tinari calmly said, "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of studying abroad is that it is very free, but the results of the thesis cannot be guaranteed. It is very likely to be delayed, or even an accident may occur."

"Following a mentor... there isn't much research freedom, and there's a risk that your research results will be swallowed up, but you can generally graduate steadily."

To be honest, Tina's account was quite straightforward and direct.

He even directly pointed out the possibility that academic achievements might be swallowed up.

Most people wouldn't dare say these things to foreign students.

Unfortunately, Tinari was no ordinary person. In addition to his own strong sense of justice, his mentor was Nafis, the current sage of the Biophysical School, who was also a hot-tempered and fiercely opposed to evil.

“In short, you should choose carefully,” Tinari said. “Of course, if you are choosing a mentor, I can also give you a recommendation.”

"That is, the scholar I was initially going to recommend to you, the renowned scholar of the epistemology school - Senior Erossen."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan was taken aback.

He had always assumed that Tinaly would recommend him to Elhesen.

After all, the slate that Corley used was a gift from them.

Unexpectedly, the person Tinaly wanted to recommend was actually Falusan.

However, Wang Yan quickly realized that this made sense.

Compared to the clerks who were difficult to approach, Estelle, a senior member of the school, was clearly more enthusiastic.

In fact, judging from the plot of Wang Yan's recollections, Falushan was very concerned about taking on disciples.

However, the only problem is that although Estelle Lucia is an epistemologist, her research tends to lean towards the modern esoteric school.

The subject of ancient writing that Wang Yan chose may not be taught by Falushan.

Before the question even arose, Tinari gave his answer: "This senior is very experienced. His main research covers a wide range of areas. He is most skilled in mechanical engineering, but he also deals with ancient relics, including ancient scripts, which perfectly suits your needs."

"Most importantly, this senior is very approachable and has a good character, so there's no need to worry about anything going wrong."

What else is there to say? Tinali has already thought everything through.

Wang Yan stood up and gave a slight bow: "Please be sure to introduce this senior to me."

Chapter 12 The Situation of the Faith Council

"Haha, don't worry, I'll write you a letter of recommendation."

Tina was amused by Wang Yan's bow, and quickly got up, waved his hand, and helped Wang Yan up.

"However, rather than writing a letter of recommendation to Senior Falushan, I think the problem you need to solve now is how to get to Sumeru City."

Tina's tone was laced with sarcasm.

At this moment, he no longer had much of a guard up against Wang Yan.

After all, after several tests, Wang Yan had not encountered any major problems, and his identity was safe.

“Um…” Wang Yan was taken aback, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Yes, how do we get there?

Wang Yan is currently penniless and powerless to even restrain a chicken.

The journey from Daocheng Forest to Sumeru City is not the three-minute trip depicted in the game.

Referring to Amir and his companions' experience of leading themselves out of the rainforest, no matter how close the distance, it always takes a day to walk, or even several days, or even ten days or half a month.

For an ordinary person, walking in the wilderness of Teyvat for so long would be somewhat dangerous.

Even if there are man-made roads, the dangers posed by monsters cannot be ignored.

The daily tasks also occasionally include tasks to rescue balloons.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Yan looked at Tina Li: "Is anyone from Huacheng Guo going to Sumeru City recently?"

Wang Yan's solution was to hitch a ride with a merchant caravan.

Going to Sumeru with the main force would definitely be less dangerous.

“Haha, it seems we’ve thought of the same thing.” Tinali laughed and said, “In a couple of days, the fruit and vegetable merchants in Huacheng Guo will have to ask you to come along with them.”

Wang Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Really? That's wonderful, thank you, Tina Li."

Tinari waved his hand: "No need to thank me, this only solves one of your problems. The real problem is, you have no money. How will you survive if you go to Sumeru City?"

Yeah? How do you survive?

Wang Yan never expected that a transmigrator with a cheat system would end up in a situation where even a penny could stump a hero.

He could only brazenly look at Tinari and ask, "Does Sumeru City need any ancient text translation work?"

In the end, Wang Yan was too embarrassed to directly ask Tina Li for money.

He was just thinking that since Tina had already helped introduce Falusan and arranged the caravan, it wouldn't hurt to introduce her to a job as well. What difference would it make how much of a favor he owed her?

“Haha, you’re quite the gentleman,” Tinari said with a laugh, but he didn’t seem to mind. “There are jobs available for translating classical texts, but they are mostly monopolized by scholars of the epistemological school. If you want to use this to gain a competitive edge, you need to do so.”

Wang Yan's eyes lit up: "As long as I have this job, that's fine."

“Since you are confident, I will write you another letter of recommendation. After you go to Sumeru City, go to Menakali’s shop and find Khalid. If you can pass his test, he will give you a similar job,” Tinari said with a smile.

Menakali Shop? Khalid?

Wang Yan had some recollection of him; he seemed to be a merchant with the Grass Seal in Sumeru City.

Unexpectedly, in reality, the other party also runs a business translating classical Chinese texts.

"Thank you so much, Tinari, I owe you a huge favor!" Wang Yan said gratefully.

Tina shook her head, her big ears twitching: "No need for thanks. Just teach Cole more when you have free time in the future."

"Haha, Ke Lai is very smart, but her foundation is weak. It won't be long before she catches up," Wang Yan said with a smile.

It's a compliment, but also the truth.

Cole is indeed very smart.

When she was little, she was able to wander around Mondstadt alone; other children would probably have starved to death.

Therefore, Claire's apparent stupidity is just a facade; in reality, she is very clever.

“Yes, I think so too.” Tinali accepted Wang Yan’s assessment of Kolei and then said, “The caravan will be heading to Sumeru City in two days. If you’d like, there’s some clerical work at the ranger’s camp that you can help with. I’ll pay you according to the clerical salary.”

After a pause, Tinali looked at Wang Yan: "It's mostly about reconciliation, training, and forest patrol arrangements. You should be able to handle that, right?"

Don't kindly recommend a job, only to find that Wang Yan can't do it.

“Of course, I can handle simple clerical work,” Wang Yan quickly replied.

Having worked in the company before, clerical work is a basic skill for me.

"Haha, that's good. With your help, I can relax a bit these next two days," Tinari laughed.

Even the highest-ranking forest ranger has moments when he wants to slack off.

When you're feeling lazy, you can still do someone a favor, so why not?

"Hey, Master Tinari, Mr. Wang Yan, it's lunchtime. What would you two like to eat? I'll make it."

Cole walked in from outside and called out happily.

Perhaps in her mind, this was just her master and friends coming to visit.

"Thank you very much, Claire. I'm not picky about food." Wang Yan was already broke, so he was content with just a bite to eat.

Tinali then spoke up, saying, "Let's make some stew."

"Okay, I'll go get it right away," Cole said with a smile.

Wang Yan wanted to get up and help Cole, but before he could speak, Tina said, "Let Cole do her own work. She rarely has the opportunity to do so much work before."

Before being cured of scaly disease, Cole was physically weak and needed frequent rest despite being trained as a ranger.

Therefore, for Clyde, cooking is actually a very enjoyable activity now.

Because she can move around freely without worrying about suddenly feeling unwell.

"That's wonderful," Wang Yan exclaimed.

Tinari smiled and said, "After she recovered, Seno... oh, I mean, the High Templar of the Faith, and I took Coly to Mondstadt. She met her old friends and made some new ones, which made Coly's personality much more cheerful."

He also thinks that Cole is really good now.

“Let’s continue with your story,” Tinari brought the topic back. “With my letter of recommendation, if all goes well, you can resolve many issues such as finding a job, enrolling in school, and finding a mentor, but that doesn’t mean you’ve already succeeded.”

Tina's tone became more serious: "Although under the guidance of Lord Little Lucky Grass King, the atmosphere of the Faith Academy has gradually become more open and the academic atmosphere is very good, this also means that the competition is becoming more intense."

Sumeru is very large and has many resources.

But is it really possible to distribute the burden equally among every scholar? That's clearly impossible.

Therefore, once Wang Yan joins the Academy of Teachings, he will naturally have to face the situation of competing for academic resources.

However, this is not something to worry about for Wang Yan, because he has already lost everything, and things can't get any worse, right?

"Don't worry, as long as it's fair competition, I'm not afraid." Wang Yan grinned, showing a bit of confidence.

"Hmm, good spirits, very good," Tinali said with a smile, offering a compliment.

The two chatted for a while longer about the details of the Order of the Fathers, and Wang Yan benefited greatly from the conversation.

The conversation ended when Cole called for dinner.

Chapter 13 Innate Ox and Horse Sacred Body?

After lunch, Tina brought Wang Yan to the ranger's hut in the center of the ranger's training camp.

The door was open, but there was another curtain, probably to keep out flying insects or something.

Lifting the curtain, a large wooden table stood against the wall, with several thick stacks of paper neatly piled on it.

Tina walked to the table, reached out and patted a stack of documents that was almost half a meter high, and said casually:

"These are the documents that need to be processed recently. Those over there have already been processed. You can refer to the format and process first, and then just follow the usual procedure."

As Wang Yan approached, he saw that the pile of unprocessed documents was as thick as several large dictionaries, reaching a height of nearly half a meter.

He subconsciously licked his dry lips and looked up at Tinari: "Are you sure this is just 'these few days' worth of documents? This pile up is almost half a month's worth."

Tinaari shrugged nonchalantly, his large ears twitching slightly.

"Since the Order of the Order officially closed the Void, all forest patrol records, material applications, and training schedules have been converted to paper-based office work, making these kinds of paperwork much more cumbersome than before."

“I could manage on my own before, but now I’m really overwhelmed. I was originally planning to wait until Colley’s grades improved so she could help with this.”

Looking at the mountain of papers, Wang Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"You're putting Claire in a lot of trouble."

“So I’ll trouble you now.” Tina’s lips curled into a slight smile. “Don’t worry, the content isn’t complicated. It mainly involves checking the patrol records, taking stock of supplies, and scheduling next month’s training shifts—you can refer to the formats of the ones that have already been processed over there. The pens and ink are in the drawer. If you have any questions, you can find me at the training ground.”

After saying this, Tinari casually pulled the top two reports from the table, turned around and walked out of the tent. As he reached the door, he turned back and added:

"Oh, by the way, Cole will bring dinner over this evening. You can still use the tent you slept in yesterday as part of your pay. Work hard, and you won't be shortchanged on your wages."