Alhaitham was a typical "wise man"—independent, self-centered, devoted to reason, yet possessed of the peculiar obstinacy unique to geniuses. Mediocre people left no impression in his mind at all.
Knowing Alhaitham's work attitude from the story, Lin Feng had not intended to conceal his strength completely.
He had revealed a little of his "essence" specifically to stir the most fundamental trait Alhaitham possessed as a scholar—curiosity.
Faruzan's return would encounter no obstacles with the Akasha, that universal database, in place.
Her appearance, experiences, and academic level.
Every characteristic perfectly matched the existing records. Under those circumstances, no one could question her identity as "Faruzan."
As for the so-called "detailed discussion" between Alhaitham and Lin Feng, it was more a matter of probing the true identity and intentions of the youth before him.
To Alhaitham, as long as he could muddle through the work assigned by the Akademiya in a way others could not criticize, that was enough. Only things that interested him were worth spending considerable time and effort investigating.
And the various pieces of information concerning Lin Feng were clearly among the things that interested him most.
Yet apart from that strange sensation in the first instant, Lin Feng behaved like an ordinary youth throughout their follow-up conversation. He even made Alhaitham think that his initial fear had merely been an illusion—but that was naturally impossible.
A feeling did not arise without cause; it had to have a root. And what Scholars feared most was doubting themselves, simply attributing every anomaly to an illusion.
The more Alhaitham probed, the more doubts he felt. It was as though the other party could see through his thoughts, perfectly avoiding every trap he had laid.
Such watertight responses instead revealed an indescribable abnormality.
Even throughout Alhaitham's entire research career, he had never