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Icanton is indeed worthy of being a Polymath of Sequence 6. He is truly a polymath. While the influence of the potion's power cannot be denied, his genuine erudition is undeniable. Or rather, if one cannot achieve erudition, they simply cannot advance to the Scholar sequence.
"Even after transmigrating, I still have to study! Is there any transmigrator more miserable than me?" Leyton complained silently in his heart, feeling rather speechless.
Learning that he would have to come to the Naxos Grand Library to study knowledge every day for a long time to come, including not only occult knowledge but also knowledge of astronomy, geography, languages, and other aspects, Leyton felt like his whole person was not well.
Leyton recalled his experience in the Church more than ten minutes ago:
"Your Excellency Bishop, are you sure there are no problems with me? You just glanced at me and already know everything?" Leyton looked at the amiable old man in front of him with some surprise and uncertainty.
The old man had white hair and beard, and although his face was a bit old, he was in good spirits. His face was very kind, and he wore a simple gray-white robe, the uniform style of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, but compared to the gray-white robes of ordinary church members, there were more gold-trimmed patterns in the style of flipping books.
The old man had a strong scholarly temperament. Compared to the priests in the church, Leyton felt that he was more like a retired professor.
This old man is Angerman King, the bishop of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom in the city of Madan.
Bishop Angerman King was not angry because of Leyton's question. He still said in a gentle tone: "I don't know everything with just one glance, but in this church, under the gaze of my Lord, it is still very easy to distinguish whether there is any residual power corruption on you."
"Then? There is no residual corruption on me?" Leyton asked uncertainly.
"Yes." Bishop Angerman King's answer was concise and unexpected.
"Ah?" Leyton didn't quite understand what this Bishop Angerman King meant.
Bishop Angerman King answered Leyton's doubts: "Now there is none, but because you directly swallowed the Beyonder characteristics of the Sequence 8 Student of Ratiocination to become a Beyonder, although you have not lost control, you lack the accumulation of the Sequence 9 Reader stage, and your foundation will be very weak, which is also a hidden danger."
"So, for a period of time, you need to go to the Naxos Grand Library every day to read the books in it. The best way to master power is to master more knowledge. This not only makes up for your lack of Sequence 9 foundation, but also allows you to better master your own abilities. When you have fully mastered your own abilities, you don't have to worry about the problem of losing control."
"Okay, I'll leave the following arrangements to you, Icanton."
"Yes, Your Excellency Bishop." Icanton nodded.
Then Leyton was taken by Icanton to the Naxos Grand Library not far from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. The third floor of the library is a non-public area, and generally only people inside the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom will appear here.
On the third floor of the library, there is a lounge. Icanton took Leyton to the lounge to meet the other members of the Executor team.
It can only be said that they are indeed Executors of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. Even in the lounge, everyone is basically reading books or discussing some issues. It can be said that the learning atmosphere is very strong. Leyton even felt that he had not joined the Executor team of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, but was participating in a learning salon.
"Ahem! Ahem! This is Leyton Soth, a Sequence 8 Student of Ratiocination, and will be a member of our team from now on." Icanton brought Leyton to the lounge, coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention, and then introduced Leyton to the other members of the Executor team.
"This is the lucky one who swallowed the potion raw! Directly Sequence 8 in one go!" Josie, who had been waiting in the lounge, stood up first and replied.
Then he introduced himself to Leyton again: "As for me! You already know, Josie Siegel, usually just call me Josie, just like the captain, we usually call him captain directly, only in a few important occasions will we call him Captain Icanton, although the captain himself is very easy-going, but after all, in some external occasions, we still need to pay attention to these things."
Leyton nodded. From the previous contact, Icanton was indeed a very easy-going person, except that he didn't look very easy-going.
Sitting at the desk on the left side of the entrance was a lady with shoulder-length chestnut hair, wearing the same brown trench coat as Josie and the captain, but in a women's style. Her eyes were light gold, which was rare in Lenberg and Feynapotter. She had an oval face, and her features looked small and delicate, closer to Asian features. She wore a round-necked sky blue shirt with lace trim and dark blue wide-leg pants and black long boots, and was about 1.65 meters tall.
Following Leyton's gaze, the lady naturally stood up and bowed slightly, showing a gentle smile and said: "Hello, my name is Jessica Dyson, you can call me Jessica directly like Josie and the others."
Then she continued: "I am the team's Psychiatrist, and also a Sequence 7 Psychiatrist of Spectator pathway. We have already heard Josie talk about your situation. If you need corresponding help, you can come to me at any time. It is my responsibility to provide some psychological help and treatment to teammates."
"Spectator pathway? Sequence 7: Psychiatrist? Thank you! This is very necessary for me!" Leyton restrained his swirling thoughts as much as possible, preventing himself from thinking too much.
Leyton had never expected that there would be a Psychiatrist of Spectator pathway in the Executor team. Performing in front of a Sequence 7 Beyonder of Spectator pathway was undoubtedly like explaining physics to Einstein. Leyton could only hope that the other party didn't know much about him, thus leading to other interpretations of his performance.
"I should have thought of this earlier. Both are pathways related to omniscience and omnipotence. Although the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom rejects these pathways due to the arrogance of intellectuals, it's normal for such a large church to have Beyonders of adjacent pathways. This can largely compensate for the limitations of singular Beyonder abilities." Leyton now realized that his previous assumption that most people in the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom were Readers was somewhat naive.
To make his behavior seem less deliberate, Leyton shifted his gaze to another team member sitting in front of Jessica after speaking.
The other person was also a lady, with flamboyant red hair as bright as the red moon at night. She wore tight leather clothes, and a standard-issue brown trench coat was loosely draped over her shoulders, revealing her uninhibited and flamboyant nature.
When Leyton followed the captain into the lounge, he happened to see the back of this lady. Leyton's first reaction was that it was a real-life version of Katarina from League of Legends.
However, when the captain spoke, the other party turned around, and Leyton finally saw the appearance of this lady who resembled Katarina. Her eyes were a rare dark gold in Madan, her eyebrows were sharp, she wore dark lipstick, had a pointed chin, and a great figure. The exposed part of her arms had obvious muscle lines, not exaggerated. The only flaw on her body was probably a scar missing from her left eye.
"Why are you staring at my eyelid? Does it look like someone you know?" The other party noticed Leyton's gaze, tilted her head slightly, and said with a hint of a smile and doubt.
Her voice was very clear and cold. Leyton subconsciously felt that she didn't seem like a local, but more like an adventurer or bounty hunter who traveled around.
"Well, not exactly someone I know, but really similar." Leyton did not deny it. Knowing someone in a game counts as knowing someone, and she really looked alike.
"Heh heh! Little boy, if we were at sea, I would think you were teasing me, or pursuing me! Too bad, I'm not at sea anymore, but I'm very interested in you now! My name is Sia, I don't have a surname, you can just call me Sia. Of course, if you want to call me more intimately, it's not impossible!" Sia, who looked very much like Katarina, said with a playful tone.
Her tone seemed like every word was true, but also not, making it impossible to tell.
"Hello, Miss Sia! My name is Leyton. Were you at sea before? Were you a pirate?" Leyton didn't dwell on the question of why the other party didn't have a surname, nor did he think about which of the other party's words were true and which were false.
Only when the other party mentioned the sea, Leyton subconsciously thought of the Pirate Kings and Admirals at sea, and casually asked this question.
The moment he finished speaking, Leyton regretted it. Regardless of whether this Miss Sia was a pirate before, it was not appropriate to ask this question so bluntly, especially on their first meeting, as it could easily anger the other party.
"Pirate? Why not an adventurer or a bounty hunter?" Sia's tone did not seem to have any ups and downs.
Leyton breathed a sigh of relief, revealing an embarrassed smile that matched his age, and said, "It's just that when it comes to the sea, the first thing I think of are the legendary Pirate Kings and Admirals, so I said pirate instead of others."
"Pirate Kings? Pirate admirals? Little kid knows quite a lot? But unfortunately, I'm not a pirate, but a bounty hunter, one who kills pirates." Sia's tone was still so unhurried.
"Wow! Sister Sia, you've never said these things before! A bounty hunter! I've only seen them in novels! Sister Sia, when will you tell us about it!" Josie's surprised and curious voice interrupted the topic.
Josie seemed curious about everything she had never come into contact with, fully demonstrating her thirst for knowledge as a scholar, although she didn't quite use it in the right place.
"Sia, like me, is also a Sequence 6 Polymath. She is not from Feynapotter, or Lenburg, or Segar. You should have noticed the color of her hair and eyes. Sia is from the Southern Continent, so many of her habits are different from most of our Reader pathway Beyonders." Captain Icanton also spoke at this time to explain Sia's situation.
Leyton felt that the captain should be worried that he would have unnecessary interpretations of Sia's personality and behavior, which were different from the locals.
"Why have I become so fond of interpreting other people's words and actions in my heart, analyzing the characteristics of everyone around me? I'm not an Spectator, am I? Is this the influence brought about by the Reader pathway? I have to pay attention, I can't be influenced too much, otherwise there will be problems." Leyton nodded to show that he already knew, while thinking about some changes in himself.
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