Chapter 4: My Disciple Harold Has the Ability of a Great Sage

Chapter 4: My Disciple Harold Has the Ability of a Great Sage

After saying goodbye to Kavi, Harold returned to the Palace of Wisdom and learned the biology of the continent of Teyvat from scratch. The first thing he took from the bookshelf was the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Biology of the Continent of Teyvat".

To study biology, it is necessary to understand the creatures of Teyvat. As a player of the first server of Genshin Impact, Harold has already lit up all the Genshin Impact atlases, but the animals and plants included in the atlases in the game are very few and not rigorous enough.

To give a few examples, no matter which bird's nest you take bird eggs from in Mondstadt, Liyue, or Inazuma, what ends up in your backpack are all [Bird Eggs]. No matter whether you catch mud puddles, tree frogs, or frogs, what ends up in your backpack are all [Frogs].

Of course, the real continent of Teyvat has more than just the few creatures in the game's illustrated guide, and scholars of the life theory school would not adopt such a rough method of animal classification. Therefore, the "Illustrated Guide to Creatures of Teyvat" that Harold got was terribly thick and could be used as a self-defense weapon. If it fell from the bookshelf, it could randomly kill a poor guy.

Harold quickly flipped through the "Illustrated Guide of Creatures of Teyvat" and discovered creatures that were not mentioned in the game, such as the Water Lotus, the Hug Fruit, and the Sleeping Grass, as well as creatures that were included in the game's atlas, such as the Singing Grass, the Sky Cloud Grass, and the Windmill Daisy.

All the creatures in the "Illustrated Book of Creatures of the Continent of Teyvat" are illustrated. The author used a camera to take photos of the creatures as illustrations in response to the times, which was a great help to Harold.

Three hours later, Harold closed the book, closed his eyes and took a long breath to relieve the soreness in his eyes.

He had a preliminary understanding of the creatures on Teyvat. Although there were some overlaps between the creatures on Teyvat and those on Blue Star, they were generally very different. However, in terms of their functions to humans, many important crops on Blue Star could find corresponding substitutes on Teyvat. For example, there were no hot peppers or green peppers on Teyvat, so some chefs would use Jueyun peppers to add a "crunchy" taste to the dishes.

However, not all similar organisms have corresponding substitutes. This gave Haroldt inspiration. He planned to start from this aspect and formulate future research directions.

In the next period of time, he plans to visit the Life Theory mentor who "discovered" him and discuss with him whether his topic is feasible.

The life-theorist mentor who wrote the recommendation letter to Harold was named [Zechariah]. Harold didn't remember this NPC in the game, or maybe there was, but there was no relevant plot. Harold was not a plot party, so it was impossible for him to remember it so clearly.

The information of this tutor was retrieved from the void. This tutor is 46 years old and occasionally teaches medical knowledge at Ami Rido College. He majors in medicine and biology. Students have an average opinion of him. Some scholars say that he likes to nitpick in papers and create literary inquisitions.

Harold felt something was wrong. In his previous life, he had encountered a troublesome supervisor when he was a graduate student.

People who have never been graduate students probably don’t know how much influence a supervisor has on a graduate student’s learning career. Harold can use himself as an example.

While other graduate students stay in the dormitory playing games every day and only need to submit a report every three months, he has to attend his supervisor's online meetings every now and then to report his progress. His supervisor's meetings would last two or three hours. Even when he accidentally broke his leg, his supervisor only said, "Fortunately, the injury is not on your hand, so it won't affect your drawing." He didn't even give him a day off.

From time to time, he would throw him a paper that he couldn't finish writing, under the pretext of "let me check your learning results", but in fact he was just asking students to write the paper for him.

Moreover, he worked so hard for his tutor, and his tutor only paid him two hundred yuan a month. Two hundred yuan? How could he pay a beggar?

When he did his classmates' homework for them in college, they were too embarrassed to pay him so much that he only paid them two hundred yuan.

The guy next door who plays games in the dormitory every day has a mentor who gets paid 4,000 a month, but his labor is only worth 200 a month?!

Sack, the more you endure, the angrier you get. If you take a step back, the more you think about it, the more you lose. If he had known that it would be exposed, he would have flown back to Rod O School of Design and taken his former mentor with him.

Recalling his not-so-pleasant graduate student life, Harold's body pressure began to drop, but he still controlled his expression. He bought some Dun Dun peaches, a few Patisalans and a can of good tea from Liyue from the roadside, and knocked on the door of his tutor's house.

The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man. There was no extra hair on his face except for his eyebrows. His head was shiny and gleaming with wisdom.

The moment he saw who was coming, a smile immediately appeared on the man's face: "Harold? Good, good, come in!"

"I won't go in, teacher," Harold replied politely, "I just completed the admission procedures and obtained the qualification to enter the Palace of Wisdom. I want to read more documents left by my predecessors before the classes start at the academy. This is a gift I brought for you. Do you need me to carry it in for you?"

"I can do it myself. I'm still very young, your teacher." Zachariah bent his arms to show Haroldt his not-so-obvious muscles, and then said, "If you want to read documents, you can directly look for them in the void. You don't have to go to the Palace of Wisdom. How long have you been in Xumi? Has anyone sent you a void terminal?"

"I've just been here for a month. I was busy looking for a house to rent and decorating my home a few days ago. I just settled down a few days ago. I recently found out where you live, so I came to visit you as soon as I reported to the Church of the Lord today," Harold lied without changing his expression. "After knowing that I was a new student at the Church of the Lord, someone distributed a void terminal to me, but I'm still more accustomed to directly touching paper books."

"Okay, okay, okay, we should solve the housing problem first," Zachariah said "Okay" several times, with a bigger smile on his face. He was very satisfied with what Harold said.

"If you prefer paper books, going to the Palace of Wisdom is indeed a good choice, but some of the precious books in the Palace of Wisdom are not open to the junior scholars. I can write a letter of recommendation for you and ask the chief secretary to make an exception and give you the reading qualifications," said Zachariah.

"Thank you for your help, teacher," Harold said sincerely. Only then did he truly begin to regard the middle-aged man in front of him as his mentor. No matter what other people said, at least he was really good to him.

"By the way, you have been in Xumi for so long. Have you made any progress on your thesis?" Zachariah asked.

"I've got a few ideas," Harold said.

"If you still don't have any ideas, I have a few suitable topics for you to choose from. What? You already have some ideas?" Zachariah was overjoyed. "Good, good, good, good, you are worthy of being my favorite student. What is the title of your paper? I'll check it for you."

"I haven't decided on a topic yet, but I have a research direction," Harold briefly stated his thoughts.

Scholars like Harold who were recommended by the college tutors to enter the College of the Decrees were different from scholars who were admitted to the College of the Decrees through formal examinations.

Scholars who are admitted to the College of Teaching can choose to concentrate on studying college courses under the arrangement of the College of Teaching. After passing the course evaluation, the college will arrange a tutor for them. They can also choose to become a disciple of a tutor in the college (if the tutor is willing to accept them) and do research with the tutor. No matter which direction they choose, they can graduate from the College of Teaching as long as they can complete a paper independently in the end.

It is different for Harold who is recommended by his mentor. His nature is similar to the special recruits in the previous life.

Since he is a scholar admitted on an exceptional basis, the Council of Advocates has higher requirements for him. After entering the Council of Advocates, he will be registered under the tutor who recommended him. He can choose not to attend the courses arranged by the academy, but must submit a qualified paper in the first year (with guidance from tutors and seniors), and must produce certain research results within five years, otherwise he will be deported by the Council of Advocates. Even the tutor who wrote a letter of recommendation for him will be nailed to the pillar of shame for not being able to judge him well.

Therefore, not many scholars can enter the College of the Decrees with the help of letters of recommendation. Even if some scholars are favored by the college tutors, they will refuse to accept the tutors' letters of recommendation for various reasons.

In short, Harold is now tied to his mentor, and they share the same fate. This is why Zachariah is so concerned about Harold's thesis.

As soon as Zacharias heard Harold say that the thesis was about biology, he immediately turned back into that Sima face, but after listening to Harold for a while he showed a look of astonishment again. When Harold finished speaking, he couldn't hide the smile on his face and said "good" sixteen times in a row.

"Teacher, what do you think of these directions?" Although he had already drawn a conclusion from Zacharias's face, Harold still asked respectfully.

"I have read the research of my predecessors in the Palace of Wisdom and the Void, and I have not found anyone who has chosen the same topic as me. However, I am new to Xumi's library, so it is inevitable that there will be omissions in this regard. Teacher, you have worked in the Teachings Institute for so many years. Can you give me some advice based on your experience?"

"No problem, you can write all of these. I have worked at the Teaching Order Institute for ten years, and I have never met a student who has the same idea as you. I will follow your plan. Any of your plans can allow you to graduate directly."

Zacharias' admiration was beyond words. He was willing to write a letter of recommendation for Harold because he saw his medical talent. So when he learned that Harold did not intend to pursue a career in medicine, he was very disappointed in him. He felt that this student was too naive and conceited, and was simply treating the examination of the House of Ordinaries as a joke.

But Harold changed his mind in just a few minutes, and he couldn't help but sigh: "My disciple Harold has the qualities of a great sage!"

Harold: ...

I was so embarrassed that I almost dug out a palace of wisdom with my toes.

Teacher, don’t do this, I’m scared.

Moreover, the last person who was praised for his XX appearance was killed by his own father.