Sumeru, as the land of wisdom, sees countless scholars pouring their hearts and minds into their research and theses. However, even with the help of the Akasha Terminal, not all scholars can achieve their desires, as the Akasha will not respond to some answers.
In such circumstances, many scholars choose a dangerous shortcut to obtain an answer.
That is, with the help of Spiritbloom, they attempt to directly connect their consciousness to Irminsul through meditation, seeking the knowledge and answers they desire from the omniscient and omnipotent Irminsul.
In the history of the Akademiya, there have indeed been many lucky individuals who obtained their desired answers this way. With the knowledge from Irminsul, these lucky ones quickly achieved extraordinary academic achievements, got promotions and raises, and reached the pinnacle of their lives.
These lucky individuals refer to their stage as the [Period of Silent Fulfillment]!
However, this method is extremely dangerous. As Irminsul is currently contaminated, if a person's mental consciousness happens to connect to the contaminated part of Irminsul, the forbidden knowledge will instantly shatter the meditator's mind, causing the meditator in reality to go insane.
Due to its nature, the stage these people, who haven't gone mad yet, are in is called the [Period of Forest-Dwelling Ramblings]!
And those unfortunate mad scholars must face the fate of being exiled by the Akademiya to Aaru Village.
Yet, even so, many scholars with insufficient aptitude, in order to find the direction and answers for their research, will disregard the danger and choose this path.
After all, if they rely solely on their own strength, they might live a lifetime of mediocrity. In Sumeru, an academic city where social resources are obtained through academic achievements, such an outcome is something many scholars do not wish to see.
Rather than living a life of mediocrity, it's better to take a gamble.
To succeed, first go mad; rush forward regardless of everything!
One gamble, three generations of wealth; only by striving can one avoid failure!
Perhaps this is the true portrayal of those lower-level scholars?
Of course, the Akademiya's approach is quite ruthless. They don't even give the families of mad scholars a chance to care for them, directly having the matra escort them all to Aaru Village.
Initially, the people of Aaru Village were very dissatisfied with receiving mad scholars. What if a group of insane people gathered in the village affected the daily lives of other normal villagers?
It was at this time that a miraculous phenomenon occurred. As long as those mad scholars stayed in Aaru Village for a while, they would calm down. Although their minds were still abnormal, at least they wouldn't cause trouble.
Furthermore, one night, Aaru Village experienced a violent earthquake. Houses were on the verge of collapsing, but at that moment, one of the mad scholars placed his hands on the ground, and a faint green light emanated from his body, appearing exceptionally sacred in the night.
After the earthquake, the people of Aaru Village were surprised to find that all the houses seemed to have grown into the ground, with none collapsing and no casualties occurring.
From then on, the people of Aaru Village treated those mad scholars very kindly and began to call them Guardians of the Village!
After listening to Miyashiro's narration, Lumine and Paimon simultaneously looked at Nahida.
Paimon: "Nahida, this must be your doing, right?"
Nahida nodded and said: "That's right, their mental instability, in the end, is partly my responsibility. Moreover, as my people, I cannot stand by and do nothing. Helping their minds calm down is the only thing I can do.
However, it is also thanks to their existence that I can understand what kind of life the Desertfolk truly lead. The Akademiya's discriminatory treatment is indeed too excessive."
Lumine: "So, Nahida, you want us to go to the Desert region to seek help?"
Nahida: "That's right, many of the Desertfolk are dissatisfied with the Akademiya's rule and are eager to change the current situation, even willing to wage war to gain the power they desire.
In this situation, if you can persuade some Eremites in the Desert region and gain their support, the success rate might be higher."
Paimon: "I see, I understand. Lumine and I will go to Aaru Village to find helpers."
Upon receiving Lumine and Paimon's reply, Nahida felt a little relieved, but the expression on her face remained very solemn. As the God of Wisdom and the ultimate Akasha Terminal, she naturally knew that with these small actions alone, truly overthrowing the sages of the Akademiya would be an extremely difficult task.
The success rate calculated by the Akasha was less than 20%, and this was already under the assumption that everything went smoothly for their side and the opponents made frequent blunders.
Nahida once again fixed her gaze on Miyashiro. It seemed that to achieve ultimate victory, she had to extract some extremely critical information from Miyashiro. However, to make him speak, she had to feed this hungry wolf with the interests of Sumeru.
Nahida deliberated repeatedly. To prevent Lumine and Paimon from falling into danger, and for the people of Sumeru, she finally made up her mind and said to Miyashiro: "Regent, I need more substantial help from you."
Miyashiro smiled upon hearing this: "It's a pleasure doing business with the God of Wisdom. Judging by your expression, you must be mentally prepared, right?"
Nahida: "I hope Regent doesn't ask for too much. This concerns the future cooperation between Sumeru and Inazuma."
Miyashiro took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Nahida. After reading it, Nahida immediately frowned. After weighing the pros and cons, she wrote a new number on the paper and handed it back to Miyashiro. Miyashiro paused for a moment after looking at it, and finally nodded.
Miyashiro: "Alright, since we've settled on the terms, I'll recommend two excellent helpers for you.
One of them is Cyno, the General Mahamatra of the Sumeru Akademiya. As the leader of Sumeru's matra, he is one of the high-ranking officials of Sumeru. He is impartial and powerful. He should have been the first to discover the Grand Sage's plan, but unfortunately, the Akademiya was extremely wary of him and wouldn't give him a chance to investigate.
Thus, this General Mahamatra, a while ago, before the sages could take action against him, resigned in anger, choosing to continue investigating the matter in his own way. If you meet him in the Desert region, you can rest assured."
Paimon: "I see, having such a former General Mahamatra as a helper indeed seems very reliable. And the other one?"
Miyashiro: "The other one is Alhaitham, a Scribe of the Akademiya, a secret agent I planted after coming to Sumeru. If you can gain his trust and support, then I believe your plan's success rate can soar by more than 50%!"
Paimon: "Ah! I know him. He's a... a strange person in the Akademiya, but is he really that powerful?"
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