novelraw Chapter 20: Kavi, who was criticized by Elhesen.
Chapter 20: Kavi, who was criticized by Elhesen.
Inside Sumeru City, at Kavi's house—no, to be precise, it should be Elhesen's house.
For some reason, this property is registered under Al-Hysen's name alone.
This house is in an excellent location, very close to the Church of Jesus. If we go by what Chen Bo said in his previous life, it's definitely within the Second Ring Road.
inside the room.
Kavi was looking at the Void Terminal with a troubled expression, repeatedly drawing and erasing the sketch beside him.
Al-Hysen sat on the single sofa opposite, holding a thick book on linguistics in his hands, without looking up, with noise-canceling music playing in his headphones.
"If you sigh again, please go to the balcony and don't disturb my reading time." Al-Hysen turned a page of his book, his tone indifferent.
Al Heisenberg's sharp tongue is not something most people can handle.
Fortunately, Kavi is no ordinary person either.
Kavi put down his pen and retorted sharply, "I was engaging in deep thinking. This year, a student from the Wise Theory School specifically asked me to be their mentor for the mechanical combat competition; that's a recognition of my abilities."
Al-Hysen's gaze swept over them calmly: "A famous architect, going to coach a mechanical design competition? Have students these days become so desperate that they'll try anything?"
"What did you say?" Kavi retorted. "Architecture is the art of space, and mechanisms are dynamic architecture. My expertise in mechanisms is more than enough to tutor a second-year student."
"Moreover, that classmate told me that what he valued about me was my surveying and analysis skills, which is an affirmation of my abilities."
El-Hysen's words were scathing: "There's another advantage to cross-disciplinary guidance: even if you lose, you won't be ashamed, after all, you're just an architectural designer, and one who leans more towards the arts."
Kavi's face turned red with anger: "Don't look down on me like that. I might not lose. This competition is also very important to me. The rare parts rewarded by winning can be used to upgrade my surveying equipment and give Mehrak a little upgrade."
Mehrak was created by Kavi based on the mechanical core of a certain Red King civilization, and it can perform various scanning and mapping tasks.
He is a good assistant to Kavi at work.
"Moreover, the prize money this time is 100 million Mora," Kave emphasized the figure.
"One million Mora." Al-Hysen's tone was flat. "It does sound like it could fatten your empty wallet a little. But that's assuming you win."
Kavi scoffed, "I am the shining light of the Wonderful Theory School. Guiding a second-year student to win an award is a piece of cake for me. I've long since figured out the tricks of those professors in the Wonderful Theory School."
Elhesen glanced at him and said nothing more.
This silence made Kavi feel as if he were being mocked.
"Elheisen, what kind of look is that? Do you think I'm going to lose?"
"I'm wondering where you got this inexplicable confidence from. If you borrowed it from the Grand Bazaar, remember to return it on time."
Just as Kavi was about to lash out, the Void Terminal displayed the complete list of applicants.
He opened the list of contestants and discovered that one of the participants was actually a student of the "Life Theory" school.
"Strange, why is there a student from the biophilosophy faction participating, named Anil?"
Elhesen: "What, you know him?"
Kavi shook his head: "No, I don't know her, but the mentor's name is Farusan."
"Isn't Fiona a scholar of the Epistemological school? This combination is too strange."
Al-Hysen continued to employ his sharp tongue: "Is it strange? As far as I know, Farusan's skill in mechanisms is far superior to yours."
"Moreover, according to the Void Records, this Anil scored full marks in yesterday's selection exam. Sage Nafis is even considering making an exception and recruiting him as his assistant."
Kavi's eyes widened: "Perfect score? Is he a top student from the Life Wheel School?"
"So, you're in a very interesting situation now." Al-Hysen stood up, preparing to return to his room. "You not only have to face competitors from other schools of thought, but also a genius who got a perfect score on the exam, and an old man who has lived for over a hundred years."
Al-Hysen walked to the door, stopped, and delivered another blow.
"Furthermore, if you can't even compare to a student of the Shenglun School, then the 'Light of the Wonderful School' signboard can probably be taken down and given to the chefs at the Grand Bazaar as a cutting board. At least a cutting board can still serve some practical value."
As the door closed softly, Kavi clenched his fist at the door.
"Erhesen! You just wait! I'll definitely win the championship!"
The living room returned to quiet.
Kavi had to admit it.
If this time, we lose to a combination of students from the Life Wheel School and mentors from the Intellectual Theory School.
That would be incredibly embarrassing.
So let's take a look at the past exam questions and make some preparations in advance.
the other side.
Dolly squatted in the storeroom of Casazale Palace, looking at the rows of neat glass bottles in front of her, and pushed up her sunglasses, quite satisfied.
These bottles were custom-made overnight by an apprentice of the Mysticism School, costing her a considerable sum. They were rounded and had specially made sealing corks at the mouth, with a layer of wax on the outside.
The bottle has a light green label with an abstract four-leaf clover drawn on it, and the words "auspicious drink" written in Sumeru script next to it.
"Oh dear, although that student named Anil is a bit ruthless, this stuff does look pretty good." Dolly casually picked up a bottle and shook it gently.
Each bottle could only hold a small amount of the drink, and Dolly astutely discovered that the most delicious part of the drink was the first sip.
Smaller bottles actually sell better.
Dolly decided to choose the Grand Bazaar as the starting location.
That place has a relatively large flow of people in Sumeru City, and it is also the most down-to-earth area, as well as one of the areas most loosely governed by the Church Council.
Once everything is ready.
Dolly had the goods taken to the small fountain in the Grand Bazaar.
After arranging the items, they immediately started shouting out their wares.
"Take a look! This is a desert miracle personally supervised by Lord Sangge Mahabay!" Dolly stood on a specially made wooden box, waving her handkerchief with great enthusiasm: "One sip and you'll feel completely refreshed. It's a delicious drink that every Sumeru person must try."
"Limited quantity, first come first served, only ten Mora per bottle."
The shouts were very effective, and soon a crowd gathered around.
Someone came over, and Dolly immediately opened a bottle.
"Bang!"
With a crisp, muffled click, the cork was pulled out, followed by a hissing sound of bubbles.
A mixed aroma of spices and grass wafted out.
Dolly tilted her head back and took a big gulp in front of everyone.
The bubbles burst in my mouth, and the cool sensation rushed straight to my head from my throat.
Dolly let out a loud burp, her face showing an exaggerated expression of satisfaction.
"Ah, this feels so good!"
Dolly's behavior was so exaggerated that the onlookers couldn't help but be very curious.
Immediately, someone pulled out a bottle of Mora and threw it on the table: "Give me a bottle to try!"