"Don't fucking talk nonsense to me!" the man with a ferocious face said viciously. The two people sat opposite each other at the two ends of a table, and the dim light added some tension to the atmosphere.
"It would be good for you and me to tell you earlier." Suddenly he changed the subject and said to the young man: "Just say whatever you want first, we still have a lot of time."
The young man thought for a long time: "I know that living things are divided into male and female, I know where children come from, and I know that people will die when they are killed. Is this okay?"
The villain nodded with satisfaction: "Look, don't you know a lot? These are all very important parts - at least I don't have to explain to you what living things are and what reproduction is."
The young man was speechless and stared at the evil man with a look that looked like he was mentally retarded - the evil man had been staring at him with this look for a long time. He didn't expect that the young man would behave like this. The evil man was obviously a little surprised and asked:
"Why do you look at me like that?"
"No..." The young man raised his forehead and said, "Did you really not realize that your acting in this situation was terrible and embarrassing?"
"Have it?"
"Yes!" The young man collapsed.
"Aren't we here for a general knowledge class? Why did you start playing with me when you saw this place! Why do we have to sit on both sides of the table? Why do I have to be questioned by you like I'm being tortured? Just because the lighting here is better
Dark?"
The man who was supposed to be his teacher was silent for a while and nodded: "I think life and study require a sense of humor, don't you think?"
"Not like you!"
Jiang Yan raised his head and covered his face: "By the way, why are there no lights here?"
"It's not that there's no light." Connor replied.
"The boss told us that the company has not been easy to run recently. We can save on things like electricity. There is no need to turn on these things in places where there are not many people. Water, gas and electricity are all. Boy, you should be lucky, at least now the canteen is not in charge.
How much did you eat?"
"Is it not easy to operate?" Jiang Yan frowned. Shouldn't City A have just cooperated with Heigang? How could there be a shortage of funds?
"Yeah." Connor said helplessly.
"Not long ago, my boss was playing mahjong. Who knew that before the cards were finished, the dealer made a perfect hand? Then the boss continued to play without belief, and then the public funds were squeezed out."
...It seems that the boss of this company is also a top performer.
Jiang Yan asked by the way: "Who did Tianhe lose to?"
"The boss of the company next door, our boss's wife."
"...Forget it, let's just go to class." Jiang Yan's emotional fluctuations have stabilized a lot. "Do you have any teaching materials? Or can you just teach them to me?"
Connor touched his chin thoughtfully and said:
"Well, since you can read, you can actually study on your own. My main task is to chat with you when you are bored."
As he spoke, he took out a copy of "One Hundred Thousand Whys" from the side.
————Seven days passed without any major incident————
"Did you study late again yesterday?" Nate looked at the sleepy Jiang Yan with concern.
"Yes." Jiang Yan yawned. "After all, there are still a lot of things to learn."
In the past few days, he mainly finished reading "One Hundred Thousand Whys", and also learned some basic knowledge of the world.
Now he can answer where this is.
...The conclusion is shocking, this is probably the earth.
The residents of this world call their planet Terra, and Jiang Shao determined this answer by consulting books and making some inquiries.
Whether it is from the characteristics of this planet or the characteristics of the star system it is located in, we can find that this is the Earth.
Seven continents, four oceans... the sun and the solar system... Although it is impossible to confirm the position of the star system with a book like "One Hundred Thousand Whys" - besides, Jiang Yan doesn't understand this matter at all. But it is no longer necessary.
Because this world also has the concept of Polaris and galaxy constellations. Moreover, the observation results are consistent with those of the earth.
In addition to these inherent characteristics, there are also many humanistic characteristics that are surprisingly similar to the earth.
Many languages agree with the Earth...scientific measurement units agree...gravitational constants agree...and there are so many frightening similarities.
The more he studied, the more Jiang Shao doubted the authenticity of this conclusion, but this conclusion did not allow him to refute it.
Why would Jiang Yan doubt this conclusion...because there are still many differences between Terra and Earth.
Of course, including regional divisions, political and economic differences, etc...
But first of all, source stones, natural disasters, spells, ore diseases.
Razer has already briefly mentioned these concepts.
At first, Jiang Yan thought that Source Stone was just a simple punk energy source - like whale oil in a certain game or some other similar setting.
But things are not that simple.
Although this energy looks very magical... it was born in a place where the environment is almost 100% similar to the earth. This must be noted.
As for its birth... According to Razer, the Origin Stone and the Natural Disaster are mutually exclusive. The explanation of the Natural Disaster is probably this:
Frequent natural disasters Natural disasters include but are not limited to blizzards, heavy rains, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and even - okay, this sounds ridiculous, but Jiang Yan has indeed seen it in the news these days - falling meteorites.
Natural disasters are caused by the powerful energy of the Source Stone.
Source stones will be left behind in places hit by natural disasters.
——No wonder Razer said that the two are mutually exclusive.
And this world has the ability to predict natural disasters - although it is extremely limited. In order to combat natural disasters, countries regularly move the location of cities even if there are no messages from natural disaster messengers.
Yes, that's right, mobile cities.
These cities are built on huge mobile facilities driven by Source Stone engines, which can be disassembled into pieces and moved individually.
It's magical. This is Jiang Yan's feeling of studying these days. No, maybe it should be science fiction?
What does this have to do with the earth...
"Jiang Yan... are you okay?" Maybe it was because she had been looking at Jiang Yan for too long, so Jessica looked a little worried. "Is it because you feel unwell?"
Jiang Yan shook his head and said there was no need to worry. "I'm fine. Speaking of which, Jessica, do you need to take a test today?"
"No, I only attend the physical examination." Jessica replied with a gentle smile.
"I don't have any magic talent, so I just need to take the check.
Today is the day before the formal training, and it is also the day to officially test the Origin Stone skills.
All trainees who have passed the assessment and are about to start training this year have gathered at the base in City A. Before starting training, all trainees need to participate in a physical examination this morning.
Those who have filled out the Originium Skill column on the form will have to take the Originium Skills test in the afternoon.
"Nate, do you want to take a test this afternoon?" Jiang Yan asked. The three of them have gotten to know each other a lot over the past few days, but he has not yet heard Nate say anything about his personal experience and information.
Nate nodded. "I know some basic spells, not very powerful, but I think it should be somewhat useful, so I wrote it on my resume."
After he finished speaking, he smiled bitterly and said, "I hope there won't be such a long queue in the afternoon."
"That's great. Warlocks are rare. I also want to have magic talents."
Jessica sighed. "Your specialties are all suitable for being operators...unlike me, I don't have much to offer."
"During your interview, did the interviewer test your strengths?" Jiang Shao asked Jessica.
To be honest, he was curious about how Jessica passed the interview. This girl was timid and lacked self-confidence, and did not seem suitable to be an operator who faced conflicts head-on.
So how did she successfully pass the interview?
"I... my declared specialty is object identification. It took a long time during the test." Jessica said.
"The interviewer said that this is a very rare specialty. Maybe it was because of this that I was able to pass the exam successfully."
Item identification?
"What kind of item appraisal?" Jiang Yan was about to ask, but Nate asked first. It seemed that he was also very interested in this specialty.
Jessica fell into memories——
"They first gave me several handicrafts and asked me to identify them. I successively gave the materials of several items, the approximate year of production, and their most likely place of origin.
“Then they gave some partial photos of the items and asked me to identify them.
“We have done tests on food photos, local products, etc.
"Finally they gave me a painting and asked me to identify the authenticity of the painting."
Jiang Yan was stunned when he heard this. What on earth does this girl do? She can recognize everything?
"What about the result?" Nate was very concerned about the final result.
"Although that painting looks very real...but it is still a fake." Jessica said with a smile.
"The paint used is different from that of the original artist, there are flaws in the detail processing, the texture of the surface of the painting is different, and there are some places that clearly show the contemporary nature, and there is no sense of time. In other words, this is a poster,
Moreover, it is a copy work of modern people."
"...It's really amazing." Jiang Shao admired sincerely. Such special skills are rare. No wonder Jessica can pass the test. Her ability is genuine.
"Actually, it's not bad." Jessica looked a little shy and modest: "My abilities and experience still need to be tempered. If I hadn't seen the original work of that painting, I might still admit my mistake."
"No, no need to be modest, this is already a rare ability." Nate said to Jessica. "This skill can definitely be of great use in special occasions."
"Thank you." Jessica looked very happy, and it seemed that being recognized by others made her feel sincerely happy.
Jiang Yan suddenly remembered a question, like Jessica asked: "Jessica, you said you have seen the original work of that painting?"
"Ah, yes. That is a famous painting from almost three centuries ago. I think many people should know it. If you haven't seen it, you should have seen the picture." Jessica wiped the corners of her eyes - could she
Still crying? Then she said a name.
Nate said he seemed to be somewhat impressed by the painting.
"Then where did you see the original painting? I'm afraid there aren't many opportunities like this." Nate asked, as he didn't seem to understand the appearance of the painting very well.
Jiang Yan guessed that the painting was probably collected in a museum, right?
"Ah, this is something." Jessica wiped away her tears and smiled.
"It's sitting in my house now."
???
"Your family runs a museum?" Jiang Yan was a little surprised, but if he came from a museum, it would be reasonable for his identification skills to be so high.
"How is that possible? That's too exaggerated." Jessica still had a harmless smile on her face.
"It still costs a lot of money to open a museum. I guess I can do it by sponsoring one, but it will be a bit difficult to open one. After all, masterpieces and historical collections are not that easy to find. I will definitely not have enough at home."
"Then you said the painting in your house is...?" Nate was also a little dumbfounded.
"It's just hanging on the wall of my house."
Jessica smiled.
"My house is quite big, so I don't have enough space to hang some paintings."