Chapter 354: The Versatile Harold
"Well, we just arrived in Xumi City today!" Paimon answered first.
"Hello, strangers. I am Pana, an official of the House of Lords. Please take this before you go into the city."
The man in the green robe, Pana, held a green leaf-shaped object in each hand and handed them to Sora and Paimon.
"What is this?" Paimon took the thing the man handed over, looked at it from left to right, and asked curiously.
"This is a void device, distributed by the Ministry of Education. As long as you wear it, you can obtain the knowledge you want at any time." Pana introduced.
"It is the legacy of the great King Mahabodhi. After being renovated by the Temple, its functions have been improved. With its help, I believe you will have a better experience on this journey."
"Wow, this is 'that' that Tinari was talking about! It's really magical. Let's put it on and try it out!" Paimon said happily.
Kong glanced at the place where Pana wore the Void, and a sense of disobedience flashed through his mind. He stared at the green device in his hand and was hesitant to move.
"Traveler, what are you waiting for?" Paimon asked puzzledly.
"Do I have to wear the Void?" asked Sora.
Pana was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Hahaha, outsider, you are the first person to ask me this question. After hearing about the function of the void, other tourists can't wait to try it.
My answer is, 'yes'. Haha, the void is not only a channel for you to access knowledge, but also an important basis for the Court of Deputies to maintain order in Xumi City.
Because as long as you wear the void device, your information will be recorded. If you do anything that violates the religious order, the guards in the whole city will be able to see your wanted warrant immediately. "
A tightness in the hollow heart:
...If I wear the Void, the Order House will be able to track my whereabouts at any time.
But if I don't wear it, the guards here won't let me into the city.
Kong thought for a moment, then put the Void on his ears. The green "leaves" emitted a green light the moment they connected with his consciousness.
"Okay, now you can try to ask questions to the void. You are really lucky. Before today, the Ministry of Education only prepared void devices for Xumi people or foreigners who lived in Xumi City for a long time.
Today, the restrictions were relaxed for the first time, opening up the void access to all travelers." Pana introduced enthusiastically.
Paimon said in surprise: "Really?! Then let's try it quickly!"
A green light flashed in the void beside Paimon's ear: "Hmm...'Little Lucky Grass King'... Well, just like what Tinari said, there is no more information..."
After hearing this, although Kong still had doubts in his heart, he also began to try to ask questions to Kong.
After a moment, he said, "There really aren't any clues."
"It seems that the Void doesn't know the answer either." Paimon scratched his head.
Sora: "Or maybe we don't have enough authority."
"Are you looking for the Little Lucky Grass King?" Pana was surprised.
"Yes, do you know where she is? We have something important to ask her." Paimon said.
"No, no, no, of course I don't know," Pana waved his hand, "It's just a little unexpected."
"Then let's go ask someone else." Paimon said to Kong.
Sora nodded, and the man and the floating spirit continued to move forward.
After walking a distance, Paimeng started a team voice chat with Kong:
"...I always feel that person is weird. Shouldn't it be common to seek an audience with the God of Wisdom?"
Kong reminded in a low voice: "Tinari said that the Order Institute intends to reduce the presence of the Little Auspicious Grass King. This is probably related to what they are secretly planning."
Paimon suddenly realized: "...Oh, that's right, if that's the case, then we shouldn't ask this question to the void!"
"Then let's ask something else." Sora said.
"...Other things? Oh, yes! Just this: 'Where can I buy a tricycle?'" Paimon muttered softly.
There was a flash of emptiness in her ears, and knowledge immediately filled her brain. Paimon thought, "Well... "Shared Tricycle" is a project jointly applied for by Kavi, a scholar from Sahavalo College, and Harold, a scholar from Amiritto College. The content of the project is... um..."
Circles appeared in Paimon's eyes. Although the Void directly instilled knowledge into her brain, eliminating the thinking process, the long essay and the professional terms contained therein still almost made Paimon's brain stuck.
Meanwhile, Sora had already extracted useful information from the long paragraph: "These tricycles are public facilities. If we want to ride them, we need to get a driver's license."
"This is so troublesome." Paimon sighed, "Let's just forget it."
Sora: “This is to ensure road safety.”
"Well... okay, but I didn't expect that Harold was also involved in this project. I thought his interest was to cultivate the Liar Flower." Paimon said.
Kong: "Tinari said he was quite famous in Xumi, so he must have made many contributions to academia..."
As Kong said this, the scene of the Lightning Tree, the Deceptive Flower, and the pretenders dancing hand in hand popped up in his mind again. He quickly shook his head to get rid of the strange thought.
"... Let me see, search for 'Harold', Amirita College Dharani, the projects he applied for are... the papers he published are... Wow, he is amazing, how could he write so many papers?
Ah, no, no, why are there only these things? There is no valuable information at all! What does he look like, where does he live now, why is there nothing at all?" Paimon spread his hands and said in confusion.
"Maybe it's because I don't have enough authority..." Sora said as he thought about it.
Harold has published a joint paper with the current secretary Elhaisen, the famous Myo-ron school master Kavi, the great disciplinary officer Seno, and the sage assistant Setare, and has a close relationship with the sage disciples of the Sheng-ron school...
Even if he did not work in the Council of Churches, he would not be completely ignorant of its current situation.
"Let's go to his house." Sora said.
"Well, Tinari also said that he would give us a lot of help!" Paimon said, "But where does he live? Let's ask the nearby residents."
Sora nodded.
[Task: Ask nearby residents about Harold's residence]
The two came to a grocery store and the owner was cleaning the dust on the shelves with a duster with his back to them.
Paimon: "Hello, shopkeeper. May I ask if you know Harold?"
"Harold? Of course I know!" The shopkeeper turned around, skillfully took four glass jars from the shelf, and introduced them enthusiastically.
"This is the sugar that Harold made from peaches after improving the sugar-making process. Look at the color and texture. It's obviously top-quality sugar! The price is also very reasonable, 150 molas a can!"
"It's really cheap!" Paimon said in surprise.
Sora: "I want it."
Obtain: Dun Dun Peach Candy x1
[Dundun Peach Candy (cooking ingredients): After the famous Xumi scholar Harold improved the sugar-making technique, Xumi began to produce this candy on a large scale. It is dense and delicate, and its taste is different from sweet flower candy.
How to obtain: ? ? ? 】
After receiving Mora, the shopkeeper became even more enthusiastic: "There is also this, the Cun Cun nectar powder! It is made of real Cun Cun nectar. Many outsiders will buy this when they come to Xumi. The taste is very special. Believe me, once you try it once, you will definitely fall in love with it!"
Looking at the golden dried nectar powder, Paimon wiped his saliva and said, "Traveler, shall we buy some of this? This is the result of Harold's research, it will definitely help us understand him better!"