Ten days passed in the blink of an eye since Dongtai Academy began teaching Claw language. It was already the middle of the month.
Zhang Yu went back and forth between the academy and his residence every day. Other than teaching, he practiced the sword and cultivated. Occasionally, he would go to Xuan Wen Tang to find some records that he needed.
Now, his students had gone from nineteen to thirty-one. This was not to compete for benefits, but because of the status and background of the students in the academy. It caused many people to break their heads to squeeze their children and juniors into the academy.
Other than this, there was also the fact that his lectures were very popular. Although he had not yet started teaching children, unbeknownst to him, the spots in the academy under his name had long been filled by a group of students.
The sixteenth day was a rest day in the academy. Therefore, on the fifteenth day, after he finished teaching, while it was still early, he took a small book to the eastern courtyard that he had visited last time to sketch the scenery.
After he returned, the academy assistant delivered a letter signed by Zhao Xiangcheng.
He carefully checked it. This time, it was not a fake. It was indeed sent by the head of the security inspection committee. Moreover, it was forwarded through the head of An Lu Residence that he had dealt with before.
The letter said that the profit from the Heavenly Salamander last time had been deposited in the bank of the Governor-General's Manor. As long as it was convenient for him, he could come to the counter and sign his name and seal. This money could be used at will.
As for the specific amount, perhaps because of safety considerations, or perhaps because he adhered to Tianxia's traditional style of not talking about benefits, he did not mention it. However, he thought that this money should be a lot.
It was just that he could not go out yet.
It had not been long since the incident with Su Kuang. The Army of God must still be watching him right now. It would not be too late to go out after he had enough ability to protect himself.
After thinking about it, he wrote a letter and gave it to Li Qinghe to send to An Lu Residence. He said that he had been tied down by trivial matters and had no time to leave the academy. Therefore, he needed to deal with this matter in a few days.
Then, he read the newspaper for a while and walked into the quiet room. He took a newly refined Yuanyuan Pill and began to regulate his breathing.
After the middle of the day, he finished his meditation. After washing up, he left his residence and headed towards Xuan Wen Tang.
Ever since the article about the Hulimu statue was published last time, the Hanmo Newspaper House had replied to him, inviting him to write a similar article and was willing to pay him a fee. Moreover, he even joked that because of these words, the price of Huli Wood in the Protectorate General's Manor had increased greatly. There were even some wood merchants who wrote to him and were willing to pay a lot of money for him to blow another wave of wood.
This was a good start.
Just like how Qiu Xueling used his questioning to build up his image as a master of languages in the upper echelons of the academy, he also wanted to use similar methods to build up his image as a naturalist and antique appraiser.
When he was writing these things, he was also trying to get rid of his foolish belief in the native EsGod.
However, although he specialized in ancient natural history, it was impossible for him to know everything. At this time, Taiyang Academy's Wenxuan Hall was his greatest support.
Almost everything he wanted to know could be found here.
However, not everyone could do what he did.
To write this kind of article, the prerequisite was that one had to have a wide range of knowledge. They had to have a sufficient understanding of the remnants of the ancient world and the origins of the gods. They also had to have the ability to extract the essence from the complicated things, as well as their own unique views and the ability to accurately explain.
Of course, there was another important condition, which was that he had the means to publish the article in the newspaper.
He would try to publish more articles to expand his influence.
After entering the Wenxuan Hall, he went straight to the third floor and slowly looked for the books and documents he needed.
Not long after he arrived, an assistant came over and said that Qu Gong had invited him.
He followed the helper to a tea room, where Qu Gong was waiting. After the two of them greeted each other, Qu Gong invited him to sit down and pointed at the things on the table. "Brother Zhang, I've found what you're looking for. It's all here."
Zhang Yu's gaze fell on the table. There was a thick bag of documents wrapped tightly with a thread. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Qu. I'll have to trouble you this time."
Qu Gong smiled and said, "It's no trouble. I'm also very interested in this matter, and the things inside are indeed very interesting. I won't say much here. Let's have some tea first. Brother Zhang, you can take it back and look at it carefully."
Zhang Yu drank tea with Qu Gong for more than an entire summer and came out to look for information. He only left Wenxuan Hall in the evening.
Returning to his residence, he went to the study and opened the bag of documents. After opening it, he first took out a stack of old newspapers. Qu Gong used a erasable red pen to draw a horizontal line at the bottom of all the noteworthy places.
He skimmed through it briefly and then took out a medical record from it. It looked quite old. Further down, there was a file of the Criminal and Justice Department. He didn't know where Qu Gong found this thing.
There were some miscellaneous things left in the bag of documents. The last thing he poured out was a jade pendant stained with blood. There was a complicated seal character engraved on it. However, he could tell at a glance that it was a variant of the ancient Tianxia character. He could also recognize that it was a "Qiu" character.
After looking at all these things carefully, a clear pattern gradually emerged in his mind.
He pondered for a long time and put everything back into the bag of documents. He carefully put them away. He didn't need these things now. They would only be useful at a critical moment.
The next day, he got up and practiced his sword for a while in the backyard. He felt that he had made some progress after more than ten days of hard work. The sword seal on his royal seal was a little brighter. He had a feeling that perhaps he could improve it without using Divine Essence.
However, this idea was abandoned after just one round in his mind. Because this time might be recorded in years, it was better to directly improve it with Divine Essence.
After the sword practice, he didn't have to teach because it was a rest day. The things he wanted to find before were almost all, so he returned to the study and planned to write another article.
Just as he wrote a few words, Li Qinghe came to report, "Sir, there is news from the warehouse again. It said that the second batch of medicinal materials has arrived. It is the kind of medicinal materials that Sir specifically asked for."
"Oh?"
Zhang Yu paused for a moment, a light flashed in his eyes, and then he put down the brush.
He had been waiting for this for a long time.
"Qinghe, pack up and go out with me."
"Yes, sir."
Zhang Yu packed up a little, took Xia Sword, and went out with Li Qinghe.
When he arrived at the warehouse, Ren Yi was already waiting in front of the door and respectfully welcomed him in. This time, the medicinal materials didn't involve anything else. There was only that strange bone piece.
Zhang Yu checked it. There were a lot of bone pieces this time, almost twice as many as last time. Most of them contained Origin Energy.
Ren Yi explained that the medicine store knew that the buyer was dissatisfied with the goods last time, so this time, they took the initiative to add more. However, these things were buried deep underground and it wasn't easy to dig them out. They couldn't take a lot at once, so they asked him to bear with it.
Zhang Yu made a rough estimate based on these bones. This strange beast should have been very large when it was alive. Now, at most, only one-tenth of it had fallen into his hands.
However, not all bone fragments contained Origin Energy. For example, although the source was the same, most of them were no different from ordinary bone fragments. Even so, if a small portion of the bones that had yet to be excavated contained Origin Energy, that would be a great surprise.
After letting Li Qinghe and Ren Yi settle the account, he returned to his residence with these bone pieces. He told Li Qinghe that he needed to cultivate in seclusion and wouldn't meet anyone who came.
He came to the quiet room and absorbed all the Origin Energy contained in the bone pieces.
At this moment, he had more Spirit Essence than ever before. It was enough for him to read four seals. He could cultivate according to the method taught by Xuanfu.
Therefore, he took two Primary Restoration Pills and meditated for a while. When he felt that he was full of energy, he summoned the Great Dao Scripture with a thought.
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