Chapter 29: How about taking the Academy exam?

After Luo De clarified his identity.

Some problems that had troubled Dixiya for a long time finally got answers.

Then, in the following days.

She would always ask this and that like a curious baby.

Just like now.

"Luo De, does your hometown have this kind of mushroom?"

"Let me tell you."

"This mushroom tastes great; slice it, fry it in oil, no seasoning needed, it's more fragrant than grilled meat."

"But first, let me say this."

"This mushroom is poisonous; it must be cooked thoroughly before eating, otherwise you'll get diarrhea after eating it."

Dixiya held a mushroom with a cap the size of a fist, eagerly asking Luo De.

Questions like this.

She doesn't know how many times she's asked this in the past few days.

Regarding Luo De being an outworld traveler.

Dixiya showed great interest and was keen on comparing things from Teyvat with Luo De's hometown.

In fact.

On the Teyvat continent, the term 'outworld traveler' is not unfamiliar.

This is thanks to a famous adventurer.

Ailis.

Self-proclaimed great adventurer of the worlds.

Author of Teyvat's best-selling book, 《Teyvat Travel Guide》.

Outworld traveler.

This term comes from her book.

Luo De has read this book.

It's much more exciting than the abbreviated version he read before.

In the genuine 《Teyvat Travel Guide》, besides Ailis's various wild antics, it records the local customs of Teyvat's nations, including their festivals, customs, recommended travel areas, and so on.

In this book.

Ailis has mentioned the customs of other worlds more than once, using them to compare with Teyvat's nations' customs.

Dixiya has also read this book.

So she not only had no resentment toward Luo De's true identity, but readily accepted it, even smiling more than before.

"My hometown doesn't have this mushroom, but similar ones exist elsewhere, also tasty but poisonous."

Luo De carefully examined the mushroom's features in Dixiya's hand, compared them with the poisonous mushroom types recorded in the 《Rainforest Biological Atlas》, and determined the exact species name.

"Too bad, it can only grow in damp places."

Luo De shook his head.

This mushroom is a good cash crop; when in season each year, its selling price is quite considerable.

Too bad.

It can only grow in moist environments, and its environmental adaptability is average; it definitely cannot be grown in the desert.

"Look, I'm saying, having an excellent bio-theory scholar around can really make a big difference."

Saying this, Luo De lifted the book in his hand, waved it, and said scornfully: "Kantisi and them always go to flatter that A De Ba Yi—what good is that? They don't even think highly of A Ru Cun; if they'd gone to Tináli earlier, they could have solved the village's problems, instead wasting time and energy on that bastard."

A De Ba Yi is that bio-theory scholar exiled to A Ru Cun.

Luo De really can't stand his arrogance.

"Kantisi and them don't know any other bio-theory scholars either."

Dixiya replied, laughing and crying at the same time.

Academy scholars aren't all as easy to talk to as Tináli; moreover, the older they are, the deeper their hostility toward desert people.

Plus, Kantisi has never left A Ru Cun.

Naturally, they can't go find other bio-theory scholars to solve the village's problems.

"Tsk——"

Hearing Dixiya say that, Luo De stopped commenting on the matter, pursed his lips, and focused on studying the surrounding plants.

This trip to the Zen Garden wasn't in vain.

Tináli gave him much valuable advice.

They are all suggestions that will be very useful for Luo De's later planting trial.

After a long search, the grass slimes have been caught, and quite a few—enough in quantity.

And what surprised Luo De the most.

was that Tináli actually knew how to raise slimes.

No one knows why the bio-theory faction would have such a research topic.

Anyway, when Luo De prepared to catch grass slimes to use instead of Fertility Blessing, Tináli immediately said he had done this experiment at the Academy.

In principle, there's definitely no problem.

However, even adult grass slimes release grass elemental energy that can't compare to Fertility Blessing, let alone juveniles.

Anyway, the results Tináli obtained from his experiment weren't very satisfactory.

On the other hand, large grass mushroom beasts are quite good at environmental transformation.

Although it still cannot compare to the Fertility Blessing, it is sufficient to transform a larger area of land.

It's just that the attack power of large mushroom beasts is not ordinary; only in a place like the Academy, where someone is on duty twenty-four hours a day, can they be used for experiments. Keeping large mushroom beasts in places where ordinary people live is purely asking for trouble.

So they discussed back and forth.

Tinari still agreed with Luo De's idea of using juvenile grass slime.

As for large mushroom beasts,

Wait until the Academy has perfected its taming methods, then we can think about it later.

Besides grass slime,

Luo De's backpack also contained some samples of flora and fauna.

These were collected according to the descriptions in the Rainforest Biological Encyclopedia.

They are all poisonous.

Things from the rainforest region basically cannot grow in the desert, so Luo De didn't collect anything else; he only gathered some poisonous things, just in case they could be used.

Watching Luo De skillfully use Ice Elemental Power to freeze crops there and then harvest and preserve them, at first it was fine, but after seeing it a lot, Dixiya kept feeling that something was off.

After Luo De caught another poison lizard, Dixiya suddenly realized where that strange feeling came from.

Luo De's application of elemental energy was too proficient.

Micro-manipulation and precise manipulation are not the level of proficiency a beginner should have, especially low-temperature freezing, where the control was extremely perfect, and all operations were executed in one go, without the beginner's common problem of losing control of force.

Dixiya remembered it very clearly.

Initially, she had indeed given Luo De a suggestion to try developing Ice Elemental Power in depth, rather than merely using simple ice shields and ice spikes.

Looking at it now.

Luo De clearly had already achieved quite good results.

However, Dixiya did not speak, but continued to observe Luo De's state when using elemental energy.

Just like that.

When the two of them passed through the Water Heaven Jungle and returned to the imperial road leading to Kawanyi,

Dixiya suggested to Luo De: "How about you try taking the Academy's examination?"

"???"

Luo De flicked his ear, convinced he hadn't misheard.

What did Dixiya just say?

Have myself apply to the Academy?

Weren't you just saying a few days ago not to let the Academy discover that you possess two Visions? How come you're suddenly saying this today?

(End of chapter)