"What did you just say?"
The cold tone suddenly appeared, startling Paimeng Meng.
Paimon took two steps back and looked at this man with gray hair and dressed as a scholar. He had an extraordinary temperament but was also cold and distant.
"Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping on us?"
Elhaysen's eyes moved slightly on Paimon's body, but his expression did not change.
"I heard you talking on the street. This is not eavesdropping."
Paimon glanced around awkwardly, they were indeed on the street.
But the voice they just spoke was not loud. If you didn't listen carefully, you would definitely not be able to hear it, so this person was eavesdropping.
Thinking about it, Paimon suddenly felt confident.
"I don't care, you were just eavesdropping!"
"Whatever you think. I'm only interested in what you just said."
Elhaysen didn't intend to waste too much words on this white whirring flying object, and directly turned his attention to Sora.
"I just heard you talking about the project called the Teaching Council."
"Who are you? Why should I tell you?" Kong was very wary.
It was indeed careless of him to talk about this on the street, but the person in front of him obviously had some bad intentions.
"Introduce yourself, the current secretary of the Order - Alhaysen."
Hearing his identity, Kong became even more wary, and Paimon spoke directly:
"Are you trying to catch us?"
"To have such an association, it seems that you don't know enough about the Jiaoling Institute. But you know about the Jiaoling Institute project. So, how did you know about it?"
Sora and Paimeng looked at each other.
"So you're not here to arrest us?"
"Arresting people is not within the scope of my duties. And even the disciplinary officer will not arrest people just because of a word."
"This place is not suitable for talking. Come with me." As he said that, Alhaysen walked straight forward, regardless of whether they would follow.
Sora and Paimon looked at each other and followed.
This person doesn't seem to be hostile, and he should know a lot of things. Since you want to talk to them, you might as well talk.
Elhaysen came to a secluded open space where he could see all the surrounding scenes at a glance.
There are no obstacles or people within 5m, so speaking here can ensure that no one will hear you.
"What do you want to say?" Kong didn't get very close to him, maintaining a vigilant posture.
"About the project you mentioned related to God."
"Aren't you the secretary of the Order? Why do you still ask an outsider like me such a thing?"
"You may have misunderstood something. The clerk is just a sinecure who records documents."
Elhaysen was not surprised by their reaction.
Every non-religious person who heard about the position of secretary felt that this position was extraordinary.
Although it is true that the power is not small, it is not that powerful.
"Is it just like this?" Paimeng, who was not clear about the structure of the Order Council, was confused.
"This project is highly confidential. I only know that there is such a project. The specific content of the project is not within the scope of my knowledge."
Paimon actually believed what he said, "You don't even know...and Tinari doesn't know what the project is either..."
There are so many people in the teaching court, and there must be only a few who know about this plan.
"Now can we tell you, what does [related to God] mean?"
"That's what my friend said to me. I don't know what it means specifically."
Linking all kinds of known information, Elhaysen's brain was running rapidly.
"Is your friend involved in this project? Is he from Sumeru?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Perhaps I have met the friend you spoke of."
"Huh? Have you met Jiang Bai?" Paimeng couldn't hold back and asked directly.
"It seems so." Elhaysen had an idea in his mind.
The person from Liyue who they met that day must be their friend.
And the Gulam who brought him was a confidant of the sages of the Gnostic Sect, so it was reasonable for him to participate in this project.
But in what capacity did Jiang Bai participate?
How could an outsider qualify to participate in a project that was so secretive that it even involved God?
The full name of this project is [World Tree Disease Control and Cure Project], and the Great Sage personally presided over it and distributed massive research funds.
For an outsider to join such a project, he probably relies on his own specialness.
"Have you really met Jiang Bai?"
"I saw a Liyue native follow a scholar on a tour of the Imperial Academy."
"What special characteristics does he have that will make him selected by the Order? In return for telling me the answers, you can also ask me some questions, and I will answer them as appropriate."
Kong thought carefully and chose to answer this question:
"He connected to the World Tree and heard clearly the message left by King Daci Shu."
This issue is not a secret now, especially since Jiang Bai is now in the Order Academy.
He didn't know the position of the man in front of him, but one thing was certain, he had not joined the sage's project.
The issue of the World Tree concerns the entire Sumeru, so it would be a good idea to inform this secretary from the Order Academy.
Elhaysen thought thoughtfully, "The knowledge of facing the gods has not been contaminated. That is really special."
Paimon put his hands on his hips, "Now it's your turn to answer our questions."
"What is your purpose?" Kong asked directly.
"I came to Port Ormos to handle official business here."
"Damn it, what difference does it make if you said it or not?" Paimon was so angry at his words that he stamped his feet in the air.
"I answered your question truthfully."
Paimon choked, feeling very angry but unable to vent his anger.
Sora was not discouraged. It would be a shame if he could ask so easily.
"We came to Port Olmos because we heard that there are things related to gods here. Do you have any clues?"
Elhaysen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? What do you want to do with such a thing?"
"We wanted to see the Grass God, but we couldn't find a way. I heard that there are things related to the Grass God here, so we came to try our luck."
"It's indeed a good idea."
"I happen to know this question, so it doesn't hurt to tell you. The thing you are referring to is a canned knowledge of the gods. It was lost in the desert and then moved here."
Elhaysen's eyes swept over the two of them, "To be honest, it is also my target."
"I know canned knowledge, but what is the canned knowledge of the gods?"
"It stores the knowledge of the gods. It is said that you can obtain the wisdom of the gods by using it. Of course, I highly doubt whether this thing is really so magical..."
I haven’t finished the new plot yet. I drew a water god, so I’m too lazy to go online. I’m so lazy...
(End of chapter)
