Chapter 253: Arrangements for the Tree King Festival
She used her beauty to convince Keqing and made her agree to help speak at the next meeting.

Then Wang Hao did not leave immediately, but stayed with Keqing in Guiliyuan and worked honestly for a few days.

Wang Hao did not leave again until the Tree King Festival, which he had agreed with the Great Compassionate Tree King, arrived.

Keqing saw him out with a ruddy face, with no intention of trying to keep him.

……

Xumi Teaching House.

As the Little King of the Grass gradually gained power, the Church of the Holy Spirit was also regaining its vitality.

The decadence of the Azar era has gradually faded, and more diverse fields of knowledge have been brought up again.

The Institute of Religious Affairs has been unusually lively recently.

The Little Auspicious Grass King issued an oracle, first telling about the greatness of the Great Compassionate Tree King, and then asked the Ministry of Education to prepare a special celebration, named the "Tree King Festival", to commemorate the greatness of the Great Compassionate Tree King.

There is no problem with the House of Religious Orders.
Currently, many people in the Church of the Immortals are not followers of the Little Auspicious Grass King.
Under the influence of great sages of all generations, there are still many people who believe in the Great Compassionate Tree King.

For these people, the oracle from the Little Grass King requesting a ceremony to be held in honor of the Great Tree King was an affirmation of their faith.

This actually softened the attitude of those who disliked the little auspicious grass king.

In short, Xumi City is very lively now, and the Teaching Institute is even more lively.

The news of the [Tree King Festival] has spread everywhere and everyone is looking forward to it.

When he arrived at Xumi, Wang Hao did not go directly to find the Great Compassionate Tree King, but wandered around the Teaching Institute on his own.

Although he was dressed in Liyue clothes, the scholars around him did not react much.

There have been many Liyue scholars coming to the Academy of Religious Affairs recently. Everyone was a little curious at first, but now they have basically gotten used to it.

Everyone knows that these Liyue people are scholars who come to the Academy of Teachings to exchange and learn. Some Xumi scholars even specifically contact these Liyue scholars to broaden their horizons.

It is not just Liyue that needs external academic thinking to broaden its horizons, the people of Xumi do the same.

So far, the academic exchange process has been pleasant.

Come to the Palace of Wisdom,
There seem to be more books here, which may be a change after the Little King of Auspicious Grass came to power.

It was here last time that Wang Hao knocked Hazard down. Now coming here is like revisiting the old place.

I glanced and saw an acquaintance.
The scholar who received his investment, Siraj, was the initiator of cluster awareness.

Siraj also saw Wang Hao, his expression changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal and walked over.

"Mr. Wang Hao, it's such a pleasure to see you here."

Of course, Wang Hao could tell that the other party was not as happy as he said.

Yes, no entrepreneur wants to see investors other than when they are getting money.

Especially this investor is not easy to fool.

"I'm also very happy to see you here, Siraj. How is your research project going?" Wang Hao asked politely and with interest.

Siraj wore strange glasses, but he did not lose his composure when facing Wang Hao's question. He answered calmly, "The progress is still good. If you need, you can go to the laboratory to take a look."

Go to Siraj's lab?

Wang Hao did not have this idea. Siraj's experiment was Wang Hao's exploration of order.
The order of the cluster, or the order of the swarm.

Among the people Wang Hao has come into contact with now, in the concepts of Mr. Xiang Izumi, Coral Palace Xinhai, and Kamisato Ayato, order is usually the pursuit of good.

Needless to say, Mr. Izumi saw a glimpse of order, so he pursued the existence of some kind of universal harmony society.

Coral Palace Xinhai hopes that everyone can live and work in peace and happiness.

Kamisato Ayato, on the other hand, places more importance on the shrine magistrate or the Kamisato family, and then on the harmony between the Inami family and the people.

Everyone has a different focus, but in the end they all bring ordinary people along.

They are typical of using the strong to support the weak or using force to subdue the weak.

But Siraj is different. He is also a weak person. He wants to look at the problem from the perspective of a strong person, but he does not have the confidence of a strong person.

The collective consciousness he studied is about bringing together a group of weak people and then forming a strong one.

This is relatively reversed from the order of others.

Therefore, Wang Hao was very tolerant of him, even though Wang Hao knew that the other party had malice towards him.

According to the comments, Siraj's final achievement was to assimilate people into his own collective consciousness and then brainwash them.

Wang Hao knew without thinking that Siraj would not share his research results with him in the end. He would probably use the excuse of experiencing the technological achievements to include him in the cluster and brainwash him.

"No, I'm here to participate in the Tree King Festival. We can talk about the laboratory later."

Wang Hao smiled and rejected Siraj's invitation, and the other party breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly.

If Wang Hao really goes to see it, he still has to make some preparations.

Only some papers that are superficially about the study of social forms are indispensable.

"Tree King Festival, this is such a great celebration, I'm sure you'll like it."

Siraj said with a smile, and then he suddenly looked at the entrance of the Palace of Wisdom, as if he saw something, even with the eye device, he showed a trace of unswerving,
"Sorry, I still have experiments to do, so I won't chat with you anymore."

Saying such things to your investors can easily anger them.

Because it's really not respectful.

You're leaving without even saying a few words. Do you look down on me?

But Siraj still said such words, which shows that what he saw really made him dislike.

Wang Hao nodded slightly: "Okay, I look forward to your academic success."

Siraj forced a smile and left quickly.

After he left, Wang Hao stood there without moving away, and a steady voice sounded in his ears.

"Are you familiar with him?"

Elhaisen walked behind Wang Hao. It was him that Siraj saw just now.

[Hahahaha, no wonder Siraj ran away so quickly, it turns out that El Haisen is here. ]

[Tsk tsk tsk, Siraj and Alhaisen are really...]

[What is it? There is no plot between these two people. El Haisen just refuted Siraj's research. ]

[Siraj thinks Al Haisen is very arrogant, the arrogance that only geniuses have.]

【Isn’t it also a kind of prejudice to think that geniuses are arrogant? 】

[To be honest, I can relate to Siraj more because I am not a genius either.]

[Plus one, me too. 】

[When the god of learning said that the problem could be solved by doing this or that, I understood Siraj better. ]

[Even if ordinary people try their best, they may not be able to match the flash of inspiration of a genius. With such a gap, it is no wonder that Siraj is mentally distorted. ]

[But Siraj is not an ordinary person. He is also a genius, but not a top genius. ]

[That's why I feel even more desperate. I've been a genius since I was a child, but in the end I saw a crushing genius like El Haisen. It's normal for me to have a mental breakdown.]

[You practiced Qi at the age of three, established your foundation at the age of five, formed your elixir at the age of eight, reached Nascent Soul at the age of twelve, became a spirit at the age of sixteen, practiced Void at the age of twenty, merged at the age of twenty-five, crossed the calamity at the age of thirty, reached Mahayana at the age of thirty-five, and became an immortal at the age of forty. You were ranked among the immortals and joined the Heavenly Court. Then, at the age of three hundred, you became one of the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals who surrounded and suppressed the monkeys.]

[This is the gap between geniuses, which is even more despairing than the gap between ordinary people and geniuses.]

【…】

After taking a look at the comments on the barrage, Wang Hao shook his head slightly. In fact, he could understand these situations.

If there were no barrage, if parents did not leave behind the fragments of order and authority.

Wang Hao might be a little genius who is a little stronger than ordinary people.

Having seen the excellence of my peers, I was unwilling to be ordinary, and then I struggled madly.
In the end, one will either fall into evil or consume oneself until one compromises with oneself.

It is true that the gap between geniuses is what makes people despair.

Wang Hao regained his composure after a moment of slowing down his thoughts. He turned to look at Elhaisen and said, "I invested in his research. But you, at this time, the secretary is not in the meeting room taking notes. Why are you here at the Wisdom Palace?"

"Not all meetings require me to record them, and I'm not a secretary anymore."

As he spoke, Elhaisen showed a hint of helplessness on his face.

"Khawaja was still liquidated. Although he was not exiled to the desert like Azhar, he was also sentenced to ten years' detention in Daochenglin."

Wang Hao raised his eyebrows. He remembered that Khawaja was the sage of the Zhilun School who had cooperated with Azar before, but later turned against him after seeing the Little Auspicious Grass King come forward. Wang Hao thought that after he turned against her, according to Nashida's character, she would forgive him.

I didn't expect that he would still be liquidated. Tsk, it must be Nafis's doing. This old man is very old and still has a hot temper. He is definitely not the kind of person who would forgive Khawaja.

If it wasn't Nafis, then it could only be the Great Compassion Tree King.

Although this god is merciful, he certainly understands better than Nashida what needs to be forgiven and what needs to be punished.

"So, what does Khawaja's liquidation have to do with you?" Wang Hao was a little curious.

The previous exchanges made Elhaisen recognize Wang Hao and feel that he was someone he could communicate with.

So he was willing to talk to Wang Hao for a few more words: "I am a member of the Zhilun School."

Wang Hao was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "You have become a sage?"

Elhaisen said helplessly: "The agent was originally nominated for Senior Falusan, but that senior has recently accepted many scholars from Liyue, so Sage Nafis denied her."

If someone else heard what Elhaisen said, they would probably think that Nafis was ostracizing Liyue scholars, so he denied Faluzan.

But Wang Hao could understand Elhaisen's subtext.

Falushan has accepted many scholars, so she has a reason to ask for funding. If she were allowed to be a sage again, she would definitely give herself a large sum of research funding.

To put it bluntly, Nafis recognized Falushan's academic background, but he was not impressed by her management ability.

“Tsk.” Wang Hao let out a light click of his tongue, then smiled a little, like a bad friend. “Hahahaha, congratulations on your promotion.”

Elhaisen twitched his lips and said, "Your congratulations are even more disgusting than Kavi's sarcasm."

He could ignore Kavi's sarcasm because he knew that Kavi's sarcasm was because he himself was dissatisfied.

But Wang Hao's congratulations were a real mockery.

He and Wang Hao discussed their ideals and liked to live a quiet life.

As a result, he has now become the acting sage, which is exactly the opposite of what he wanted.

"It's interesting that you didn't refuse." Wang Hao said with a smile.

Given Elhaisen's personality, it would be impossible for him to voluntarily accept the appointment as agent.

"After Khawaja was imprisoned, the Zhilun School was left without anyone to manage it. It was in chaos, and many scholars' research projects and academic tasks were disrupted."

The top leader of the college was arrested, and people were in panic, so many scholars lost interest in research.

"It's almost the Tree King Festival, so Sage Nafis asked me to take over temporarily, mainly to calm people's hearts. The selection will take place after the Tree King Festival."

Elhaisen explained.

The chaos of the Zhilun school affected his quiet life, so he chose to become a sage.

A very pungent smell.

[It's so funny. In the plot, El Haisen temporarily took over the position of the sage. ]

[That's not right. After Wang Hao intervened, Elhaisen didn't contribute much. How come he is still temporarily acting as the sage? ]

[Think about Siraj. He is so jealous of Alhaisen, which shows that Alhaisen himself has a certain status. Now that there are not enough people, it is normal to directly pull him in. ]

【It's really fate. 】

【…】

The barrage was full of laughter.

"How come you invested in Siraj's research? Do you know what he is researching?"

Elhaisen looked at Wang Hao and frowned slightly.

He treated Wang Hao as a friend with whom he could communicate, so he showed concern.

Wang Hao nodded slightly: "Don't worry, I know everything. This guy is interesting. I'll play with him."

After hearing what Wang Hao said, Elhaisen immediately stopped caring and changed the subject: "Are you here in Xumi to attend the Tree King Festival this time?"

He didn't think Wang Hao would make a special trip just for Siraj.

"Right. How about introducing it to me? Now that you've become a sage, you should know the details of the Tree King Festival."

Wang Hao said with a smile.

Elhaisen did not refuse. He nodded slightly and took Wang Hao to a corner to sit down.
After he became the acting sage of the Zhilun school, he also exercised the powers and obligations of a sage.

During this Tree King Festival, the Council of Religious Affairs is working hard, and the Zhilun School is no exception.

So El Haisen knows a lot of details.

"The theme of the festival is 'Wisdom inheritance and life blossoming'."

The meaning of this theme can actually be seen at a glance, which refers to the harmonious transmission of wisdom and power between the Great Kindness Tree King and the Small Auspicious Grass King.

And emphasize the harmonious coexistence between the prosperity of Xumi as a country of wisdom and its natural ecology.

Wisdom and life are very suitable for the country of Xumi.

"Yes, very meaningful." Wang Hao nodded slightly.

Elhaisen did not reply, and continued: "The main venue will be the square in front of the Church House, and there will be several branch venues in the rain forest."

The Jiaolingyuan is a symbol of Xumi's academic and wisdom, and is also the core area of ​​the influence of the Grass God. No one has any objection to this being the main venue.

As for the branch venue in the rainforest, it is also as it should be.
The so-called Sumeru Rainforest was actually planted by the Great Compassionate Tree King and his people. It is natural to hold a celebration for the Great Compassionate Tree King in the rainforest.

However, Wang Hao still frowned slightly: "Didn't you consider the desert?"

Elhaisen shook his head slightly: "I have considered it, but the desert is still very resistant to the rainforest. Even though Azar has stepped down, the wounds left by the great sages of the past generations cannot be healed in a day or two."

Because of Wang Hao's intervention, some "plots" were affected, so now there is still a big gap between the desert and the rainforest.

"Tsk." Wang Hao made a light "tsk." and then said nothing.

Anyway, he doesn't take any responsibility for this.

“After the opening ceremony, there will be activities such as wisdom competitions, art and cultural exhibitions, and blessing ceremonies.”

Elhaisen also changed the subject and continued to talk about the arrangements for the Tree King Festival.

After listening to it, Wang Hao nodded slightly: "It sounds good."

"Everyone is working very hard. After all, the House of Religious Orders also needs an opportunity to revitalize itself," said Elhaisen.

"I can see that." Wang Hao nodded.

Perhaps the Little Auspicious Grass King simply wanted to celebrate for the Great Kind Tree King,
Perhaps some scholars simply want to promote the greatness of the Great Compassionate Tree King.

But after things unfolded, the large amount of resources of the Ministry of Education were invested, which would definitely have some different purposes.

This is normal, any large-scale official event will have this purpose.

During this Tree King Festival, the Ministry of Education must also want to export some ideas.

But these have nothing to do with Wang Hao.
"Have you noticed the scholars from Liyue who came to the Teaching Academy recently?" He changed the subject and asked a more concerned question.

Liyue sent students to study at the Teaching Academy. This project was originally promoted by Wang Hao.

But later on, it was handed over to Qixing and the old dean to handle. But now that he has come to the Teaching Institute, he naturally has to pay attention to it.

"I've heard a little bit, but I don't know much about it. But Senior Falusan has accepted many Liyue scholars."

Elhaisen shook his head slightly and answered Wang Hao's question.

In fact, this is also related to Wang Hao.
He had previously introduced Qishan, who came from Liyue to study, to Falushan as a student, which gave Falushan a basic liking for the people of Liyue.

Most of the people Liyue sent to the Academy later wanted to learn mechanical knowledge.

Because Liyue is vigorously developing productivity, it is very eager for mechanical-related talents.

Isn't this a coincidence? Falushan happens to be a member of the Zhilun School [Hebandu] who is proficient in the mechanical knowledge of the Miaolun School. Moreover, she needs students to apply for funds. Compared with other members of the [Hebandu] House of Religion, she also has a good impression of the people of Liyue.

Therefore, a large number of scholars who came from Liyue to study joined Falushan's army.

After listening to what Elhaisen said, Wang Hao and the barrage both sighed, thinking that this could be considered a special fate.

The seeds that Wang Hao sowed casually produced satisfying results.

"Okay, I understand. After the Tree King Festival, I will go visit the Falusan scholar in person."

It was only right for him to visit Falusan on behalf of Liyue. After a pause, Wang Hao looked at Elhaisen again.

"Are you free tonight? How about the Lambad Tavern? The acting sage shouldn't have to work overtime, right?"

(End of this chapter)