Chapter 633: A Test From the Dark Great Teacher World
Bang!
A large empty bowl heavily smashed onto the table before Sun Mo.
âGuest, do you take this place as an amusement park?â
The fat boss wearing a coarse garment glared at Sun Mo while holding a cleaver in his hand.
âWhat the hell do you mean?â
Sun Mo had a dumbstruck look on his face. (I merely want a bowl of meat to eat. Thereâs no problem, right?) âBoss, you might have misunderstood me. I will pay you according to how much the meat cost!â
To put it more elegantly, Sun Mo said that because he reminisced about the past. To put it vulgarly, he was trying to be funny. Actually, he didnât really want to eat meat and just wanted to vent a little.
âFor this shop of mine, although it is a little small, we donât cheat people. We got famous due to our noodles, and when workers in the streets are tired from work, they will come in to enjoy a bowl of noodles, relishing in the food after a day of work. Yet, you are telling me you only want meat and not the noodles? If you are not here to tarnish my shopâs reputation, what are you here for?â
The boss held his cleaver that evidently was just used to cut meat. It was glistening with grease.
âYou have misunderstood. Iâm purely hungry and wish to eat meat. At most, I will pay you ten times the amount of money for the noodle, okay?â
Sun Mo was helpless. He took out a gold leaf and placed it on the table.
This was something Li Ziqi prepared for him. It was easy to bring it around and wasnât heavy, yet it was valuable.
The eyes of a few customers at the side immediately brightened. They even stopped eating their star anise-flavored fava beans.
Upon seeing this scene, the constable placed his hand on the hilt of his blade, but soup stains could still be seen at the side of his mouth.
âKeep your gold leaf. You want meat? Go to the butcher shop next door. Thereâs fatty meat, thereâs thin meat, minced meat, meat in buns, and so on!â
The bossâs tone was unkind.
During this era, doing business had an emphasis on honesty. If he dared to sell his beef noodles with no noodles, his reputation would take a hit sooner or later.
âBoss, might I ask if the boss of the butcher shop has the surname âZhengâ? Did he have a nickname called Zhen Guanxi*?â
Sun Mo clasped his hands.
âWho the hell is Zhen Guanxi or Zhen Dongxi? Heâs just someone that sells pork and his surname is Zheng. Is such a âpowerfulâ nickname something a butcher can have?â
The shopkeeper was unhappy.
A few idlers at the side felt their eyes brightened. That nickname was so resounding, why didnât they simply use it? They would definitely be able to become famous with such a nickname, right?
The constable frowned. Could that butcher be some villain who chose to hide his name and live in recluse? (Hmph, Iâve suspected that thereâs a problem with him. As expected, I have to do a detailed investigation!)
âStill okay!â
Sun Mo heaved a sigh of relief as this incident wouldnât degenerate into a brawl. However, he didnât know the casual joke he made would actually help the constable solve a case of a missing young girl reported last year during the Lantern Festival.
âBoss, give me ten plates of beef, a salad mixed with bamboo shoots, and half a kilo of bamboo green.â
A slightly skinny middle-aged man sat in front of Sun Mo. âBring another two bowls of noodles.â
The shopkeeper didnât dare to be rash. Although the dressing of this middle-aged man was ordinary, he exuded an indescribable scholarly aura. With just a look, everyone could tell that he was a very able person.
âThe money for the food is here!â
The middle-aged man pointed to the gold leaf on the table. âAlso, this guy is a great teacher!â
The final sentence naturally referred to Sun Mo.
The shopkeeperâs heart pounded and he subconsciously glanced at Sun Mo. (Actually, this little gigolo-looking guy does have the style of a great teacher now that I think about it.)
âTwo customers, wait a moment!â
The shopkeeper went to the kitchen and got busy.
Sun Mo suppressed the urge to activate Divine Sight to inspect this personâs data. He could tell that this middle-aged man wasnât simple with just a glance.
âLet me introduce myself, this humble self is named Bai Wenzhang!â
The middle-aged man spoke and clasped his hands.
Upon hearing this name, if it wasnât for the fact that Sun Mo did his utmost to suppress himself, he would have exploded in an outburst. He frowned intensely. Bai Wenzhang? Wasnât this the name of the Dean from that manor Jiang Leng was from?â
âJiang Leng was my student three years ago!â
Bai Wenzhang spoke bluntly.
âWhat can I do for you?â
Sun Moâs gaze gradually turned unfriendly. With regard to this fellow who experimented on his student, Sun Mo felt no good will at all. Moreover, this fellow could casually discard his âfailed experimentsâ.
Bai Wenzhang wasnât bothered by Sun Moâs hostility. He took out a palm-sized limestone board and placed it before Sun Mo.
âPlease provide me with some guidance!â
Bai Wenzhang had always done things this way. He was too busy and was always short of time. Hence, he always went straight-to-the-point in his manner and speech. As for explaining his reasons to people?
There was no such thing!
Sun Mo looked at the limestone board. Honestly speaking, he didnât want to care about this fellow, but just by taking a glance at that board, he immediately felt reluctant to shift his gaze away.
There was a very complicated spirit rune engraved on the limestone board. It looked ordinary, but it was like a world-level mathematical problem that contained a fatal attraction to all mathematicians.
The spirit rune on the limestone board possessed this power. Sun Mo believed that any spirit rune masters who saw it would thirst to unravel and solve its mysteries.
Bai Wenzhang nodded in satisfaction. Sun Mo passed the first test.
When an expert acted, one glance was sufficient to see if they knew their stuff or not.
If Sun Mo was clueless when he saw this spirit rune, this meant that his level of attainment in the study of spirit runes was merely so-so. If he was mesmerized and knew how to appreciate the beauty of it, this indicated that he was keenly interested in spirit runes.
As for his potential?
Bai Wenzhang wasnât the sort of person who judged people by their talent. To him, he felt that interest was something more important than talent.
The shopkeeper brought the food over. But when he saw Sun Mo who was in deep thoughts, he suddenly felt humble in his heart and didnât dare to head over to serve the dishes.
Because he felt that disturbing Sun Mo was an extremely huge sin.
âHe must be trying to solve a difficult question!â
If earlier the shopkeeper still held a hint of doubt in his heart about Sun Mo being a great teacher, he completely believed it right now.
If one wasnât a great teacher, how would one be so focused in contemplation?
Honestly speaking, people in contemplation would emit an aura that even they themselves didnât realize. And at this moment, even those idlers in the shop had lowered their voices involuntarily.
â15 minutes have passed!â
Bai Wenzhangâs finger that was rapping on the greasy tabletop suddenly stopped. After that, he spoke, âThis spirit runic lines are intersecting, but why donât they interfere with the effects of each other?â
Everyone knew that the runic lines of a complete spirit rune would form a single path. Once the paths were intersected, this meant that the spirit runic lines would change, leading to a change in the spirit rune diagram. The effect of the diagram wouldnât be able to be displayed then.
Sun Mo actually didnât want to answer him. (Why should I give you an answer to your question?) But he remembered that this fellow was the Dean of the Dragonspirit Academy* and had a very high level of attainment in the field of spirit runes.
Naturally, the most important point was that this fellow was Jiang Lengâs ex-teacher. In Sun Moâs heart, he felt a little unconvinced.
âBecause of the spirit runes ink!â
Sun Mo answered.
Although the color of the limestone board was the same as the spirit rune, they werenât drawn using the same ink. Hence, although they looked like they intersected, the runic lines werenât actually connected.
Bai Wenzhang nodded and asked, âHow many effects can this spirit rune produce?â
âI can see four types!â
Sun Mo felt a little depressed. He knew that he wasnât able to see through it completely, but seeing four types was his standard.
When Bai Wenzhang heard this, his expressionless face revealed a look of shock for the first time.
Sun Mo could see four types within 15 minutes?
This aptitude was extraordinary!
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Bai Wenzhang +50. Neutral (60/100).
âHehe, how stingy!â
Sun Mo silently mocked in his heart.
âDonât look down on it just because itâs 50 points. Think about his identity. He is a great ancestor-level character in the spirit rune world!â
The system reminded Sun Mo.
âThere are a total of 5.5 types of effect. The 0.5 is because this spirit rune is a fragmented one. Itâs very normal that you canât see it. This place is...â
Bai Wenzhang actually explained it. This was completely because Sun Mo was too outstanding, and he felt inspired to guide him a little due to the joy in his heart. After all, Bai Wenzhang was also a great teacher and had the hobby of educating people.
Otherwise, if he encountered a stupid fool, Bai Wenzhang wouldnât speak. He wouldnât even be bothered to glance at that person.
âItâs buoyancy!â
Sun Mo interjected and continued, âOh, it means a type of energy that can cause people to be lifted from the earthâs surface!â
Bai Wenzhang was stunned and subconsciously glanced at Sun Mo. This was the most difficult part for him because in the great teacher world, such a concept didnât exist!
(This Black Doggy Sun can see through it? Heâs really somewhat impressive!)
Also, the term âbuoyancyâ felt very vivid and full of images. He would be able to use this term too.
Hence, Bai Wenzhang pointed again. âThis plac...â
âThis is the effect of weight reduction. It can allow oneâs body to become lighter.â
Sun Mo answered.
â...â
Bai Wenzhang glanced at Sun Mo and chortled. After that, his finger moved and pointed to the runic lines shaped like the word âäžČâ. âThis place...â
âIs to enhance speed.â
Sun Mo answered without the slightest hesitation.
â...â
Bai Wenzhang, other than being interested in spirit runes, had no other desires nor requests. In fact, it was very rare for him to be angry. But today, he really felt like grabbing the limestone board and smashing it onto Sun Moâs head.
He wanted to smash it so heavily that blood would flow.
(Can you stop answering so quickly?)
(I still want some face, okay?)
Bai Wenzhang suddenly discovered that being a teacher to a good student, no...being a teacher to an excellent student, was also extremely difficult.
âContinue!â
Seeing that Bai Wenzhangâs finger stopped moving, Sun Mo urged him.
âThis place...â
Bai Wenzhangâs finger moved toward the lines shaped like âć «â and paused there. He discovered that Sun Moâs expression grew heavy and didnât give âć «â the answer like how he did earlier. Bai Wenzhangâs mouth curled up in a gratified smile as he explained, âThis has the effect of wind resistance!â
âWind resistance? I thought it was buoyancy as well.â
Sun Mo pondered.
When Bai Wenzhang heard this, he frowned and glanced toward the limestone board again. Indeed, the division method of wind resistance and buoyancy looked similar. But just by looking at their effects, resisting the wind and buoyancy were actually the same â for the sake of making someone float up from the earth.
(Wait a minute, doesnât this mean that Sun Mo actually managed to see through this spirit runeâs effect? Itâs just that he mistook it as buoyancy?)
Bai Wenzhang suddenly felt a toothache. How infuriating! None of his subordinates was as skilled as Sun Mo. They werenât able to dissect the rune to such an extent within 15 minutes.
âLuckily, I have an excellent personal student, or I truly would be angered to death by those fools.â
Bai Wenzhang smiled and asked the third question, âWhat do you think about this spirit rune diagram?â
âI wish to correct you. This isnât a spirit rune, itâs four spirit runes. Oh, according to your division, it should be a fusion of five spirit runes!â
Sun Mo heard the system notification ringing after he spoke.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Bai Wenzhang +200. Friendly (260/1,000).
Bai Wenzhang looked at Sun Mo with shock in his eyes. His purpose in asking this question was to test if Sun Mo could tell that it was five spirit runes combined into one. He didnât expect Sun Mo to directly see through it.
âI...isnât this talent a little too strong?â
The shopkeeper carried the dishes and watched the food turn cold as he felt a headache. (Should I go over or not?)
If he didnât go over and delayed the great teachers from having their meals, this was basically a sin. But if he went over...Please, the two great teachers were in the depth of a discussion now. If he disturbed them, wouldnât he be condemned to death?
âThe famous Dean Bai who has a deadman face would actually reveal his shock so openly? If I say this out loud, Sir Starlord will definitely not believe me!â
Yao Guang squatted not far away and ate her sugar-coated haw as she watched Sun Mo with interest. One couldnât help but say that Sun Mo was truly very handsome!
[1] Zhen Guanxi was a butcher in the novel âWater Marginâ.
[2] Author referred to that place as the Dragonspirit Manor in past chapters.
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