Chapter 93: A Recommendation Letter for the Sage

"Don't you have a convoy under your command?"

"Why do you insist on following me?"

On the way back to A Ru Cun, Luo De didn't even know how many times he had complained about this.

Moreover, it wasn't just him thinking that; after hearing it, Ka Wei also kept shaking his head.

Compared to, with Duo Li, it's more about cooperation; although there is also some debt, the benefits brought to Duo Li far outweigh Luo De's debt, and Ka Wei breaks out in goosebumps the moment he sees Duo Li.

No other reason.

He owes too much debt.

Plus, Duo Li comes to him every month to demand payment.

This causes him to feel uneasy all over whenever he sees Duo Li now.

"Hmph—"

"I'm afraid you two debtors will run away, alright?"

Duo Li crossed her arms, her words as sharp and sarcastic as ever.

"Do you not know in your heart whether we two will run away?"

Luo De also retorted bluntly.

Upon seeing Duo Li lazy to deal with him again, he couldn't help but feel another headache.

Last time when signing the investment contract.

Luo De knew Duo Li would definitely go to A Ru Cun again.

But he never expected Duo Li would choose to follow him without bringing a guard.

This unsolicited behavior caused Luo De a lot of trouble.

Originally, just having Ka Wei as an extra burden in the team was already troublesome; now with Duo Li also coming, he has to expend a lot of mental energy with Dixiya to protect both of them.

Don't look at the fact that both of them have Visions.

Actually, Ka Wei and Duo Li's combat power is the kind so weak you could pick your toes.

Ka Wei is a scholar, indeed a research-oriented scholar, having never learned any martial arts; he fights relying entirely on elemental energy, and once his elemental energy is exhausted, even a slime could beat him.

Duo Li's situation is slightly better than Ka Wei's.

Because although she is also unskilled in martial arts, she has a Soul Calming in her hand that can serve as a safety net.

That was wrong.

That guy is not a Soul Calming, but a mist monster that looks like a Soul Calming, who calls himself the 'Great Demon King of beauty and kindness,' and is an unlucky soul that Duo Li tricked into a demon bottle.

This guy is a man-eater, and his combat ability is still quite decent.

With it protecting Duo Li, at least ordinary bandits can't get close.

But the mist monster can only act three times a day; exceeding that limit, Duo Li's own combat ability becomes extremely weak, to the point that even Ka Wei could beat her.

Having this pair of hidden talents follow him—isn't that just asking for trouble?

Fortunately.

All along the way they were safe and sound—not to mention huge feral monsters, they hadn't even seen a few waves of bandits.

If you think about it.

It's very likely that the Visions on the four of them are too eye-catching, making legitimate bandits dare not provoke them, so only those bandits with 'bad business' can't help but attack them.

Midway.

Luo De took a turn and headed straight for the Chan'na Garden.

Seeing him go on and on, heading to the Chan'na Garden of the Life Theory School, Ka Wei strangely caught up and asked: "What are you doing at the Chan'na Garden? Hiring scholars here? I have a few friends in the Life Theory School; if you need manpower, I can introduce you."

To be honest.

At first, when he was at the Lanbard Tavern, he was indeed bluffed, and actually thought Luo De was a new genius student from the Academy.

But after learning that Luo De was merely a desert dweller from A Ru Cun, with most of his knowledge self-taught, Ka Wei's shock could be said to be beyond words.

Self-taught!

Even self-taught in the desert!

What the hell is this!?

Can self-study reach this level?

Ka Wei admits he really was frightened back then.

It's also precisely because of the two words 'self-taught' that he naturally assumed Luo De came to the Chan'na Garden, a research site of the Life Theory School, to hire people—just as he himself had hired someone at a high price.

"No, I'm here to find Tinari."

"Tinari? You know him too?"

"In a sense, he can be considered my teacher."

"Ah?"

Now not only Ka Wei, but Duo Li, who had been listening to their conversation, also froze for a moment.

Is Luo De's enlightenment teacher Tinari?

This.

Luo De didn't explain this to them; after entering the Chan'na Garden, the first thing he did was ask whether Tinari was present today.

Upon learning that he would be researching at the Chan'na Garden these past few days.

Luo De then immediately headed straight to Tinari's laboratory.

Dixiya knew Luo De's relationship with Tinari and also knew why he was looking for Tinari, so she followed behind without hurry.

On the other hand, Duo Li and Ka Wei were curious and followed more closely.

Among them, Ka Wei was genuinely curious, wanting to see how Tinari had taught Luo De to become such a freak.

As for Duoli's thoughts, they were to go find Tighnari to discuss business.

Because Tighnari always could make some miraculous little gadgets, Duoli has always wanted to cooperate with him to mass-produce these things.

However.

Each time Tighnari cited official duties as an excuse to refuse cooperating with her, which truly left Duoli feeling regretful.

Now one can make use of Tighnari's opportunity at Chan Na Yuan to properly discuss cooperation with him again.

But.

Luo De didn't give them a chance to disturb him; upon arriving at the lab, he directly locked the door from inside, not letting anyone in, including Dixiya, leaving only him and Tighnari inside.

"Huh? Is it you?"

At first Tighnari was still surprised about who had come, but upon seeing that the visitor was Luo De, he smiled and said: "I've already read the letter you left me last time."

Saying that, he began rummaging through his office desk drawer.

Soon.

He then found a letter.

"This is the recommendation letter I issued; as long as you pass the evaluation, just send this letter directly to my teacher."

When returning to Chan Na Yuan the day before yesterday,

Upon seeing the letter Luo De left for him, Tighnari understood what Luo De meant.

Thus he not only finished preparing the recommendation letter, but also deliberately stayed a few extra days in Chan Na Yuan, just so he wouldn't miss Luo De when he returned.

However, he did not directly hand this letter over to Luo De.

Instead, he took out another test paper.

This was also specially prepared for Luo De.

"Just in case, first do this test paper so I can assess your level."

The recommendation letter for the Wise One is no joke.

Tighnari is very confident that if he recommends someone, Nafisi will definitely accept them without hesitation.

But he cannot dig a pit for his teacher.

Indeed.

Luo De's words the last time at Chan Na Yuan really suited his taste, and also made him appreciate Luo De as a person.

But he couldn't guarantee what Luo De's academic level actually was.

If going by Luo De's level from last time,

He would still find it quite difficult to get into the Academy.

So at that time Tighnari sent Luo De a copy of his annotated Vitalist School teaching materials, hoping to help him obtain the most orthodox Academy knowledge even in the desert.

Now.

This is the time to verify the results.

"The main content of this test paper comes from the 《Rainforest Biological Illustrated Guide》; you don't need to be overly demanding of yourself, just reaching a passing score is enough."

Tighnari's requirements are not high.

The questions he set aren't difficult; as long as Luo De has seriously studied the books he sent over the past three months, getting a passing score is definitely no problem.

Upon receiving the test paper from his hand, Luo De looked at the text and illustrations and instantly felt a mix of laughter and tears.

"I never expected that even here I'd still have to take an exam."

Having said that,

Luo De directly picked up his pen and started writing, and in less than half an hour he finished the entire test paper.

"That fast?"

Tighnari originally thought Luo De would need at least an hour to finish all the questions, but seeing the test paper filled with answers, he couldn't help but be startled.

Even more surprising,

"All correct.!"

Tighnari checked the paper back and forth several times, confirming that Luo De indeed hadn't missed a single question.

Unconvinced, he again pulled out another test paper from his drawer.

This was a test paper he had prepared for the junior students of the Vitalist School, with a difficulty somewhat higher than the previous one.

"Try this one."

Luo De didn't hesitate, picking up his pen again to write.

Similarly.

This time he also finished in half an hour.

Similarly.

This time Luo De still didn't get any question wrong.

Now Tighnari couldn't stay seated.

After confirming Luo De definitely wasn't cheating, he directly asked: "Don't you have a Vitalist School teacher teaching you?"

"Hmm."

Luo De replied with a smile: "His name is A De Ba Yi."

He indeed did not cheat.

He answered these two test papers purely with his own genuine ability.

Moreover, relying on Tighnari's annotated edition of the 《Rainforest Biological Illustrated Guide》 and A De Ba Yi's instruction, he did not rely on Nadixa's help to cheat as he did when fooling Ka Wei.

"So it's him."

Tighnari had heard the name A De Ba Yi before.

An unorthodox scholar.

Tighnari had also read his experimental notes from his early days at the Academy in the library before; it can be said that he benefited greatly from those notes.

This can explain where Luo De's such high Vital Theory School academic level comes from.

With that, I can rest easy.

Tighnari handed over the recommendation letter, smiling and saying: "With your current level, getting into the Academy is no longer a problem."

Thank you.

Luo De smiled, nodded, and put away the introduction letter.

The process encountered a few setbacks.

Fortunately, this recommendation letter finally came into hand.

The current situation.

Just as Tighnari just said.

As long as one goes to participate in the Academy's second-half open enrollment.

Now adding this recommendation letter.

The identity of a sage disciple is basically set in stone.

Don't think it's just the third watch; it's actually a genuine ten thousand words.

(End of chapter)