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Under the rigorous training and study, time flashed by into August.

This was the recruitment season for St. George University, and Sulu, a graduate who had been shamelessly sponging off dormitory resources, could no longer stay.

Combat Club.

"Congratulations on your graduation!"

Donald gave Sulu an enthusiastic hug: "And... your scholarship, as well as that 'reward', are all here!"

"Finally arrived!"

Sulu, who had only received the reward after more than half a month, muttered a complaint and looked impatiently at the tabletop.

Twenty Gold Dragons were piled thickly in his wallet, making it bulge and filling him with a sense of harvest.

For most ordinary people, this was a considerable fortune.

But Sulu's attention was mostly on the handwritten manuscript beside it.

"Professor Alanis's research on the Gulam Language!"

Donald pushed the thick notebook forward: "This is an abridged version; the church personnel removed some sensitive and dark content... I also made a copy! The gains were huge!"

"Of course!"

Sulu took the notebook in his hand, looking at the characters that twisted like snakes on it, and smiled: "The Gulam Language is known as the 'most ancient language', possessing a history even longer than Ancient Hebraic, and it may even extend back to the Dark Era before the birth of human civilization... I am very interested."

Over the past half month, he hadn't been learning from Rhode in vain.

Although Rhode didn't understand the Gulam Language, he had shared some related knowledge without reservation.

"Then... happy cooperation!"

Donald reached out his hand to shake Sulu's: "Where do you plan to go after graduation?"

"I received an invitation from the Green Tree Castle Research Institute! Perhaps I will go there!" Sulu answered somewhat nonchalantly.

That had originally been his plan for after crossing over, but now... it seemed to have become unrecognizable.

"Green Tree Castle?"

Donald looked quite shocked: "Then I really must congratulate you! I wish you success!"

Hmm?

Sulu felt something was wrong.

Knowing that he was going to Green Tree Castle, this Donald had become even more enthusiastic.

Could it be that the status of Green Tree Castle in the Federation was even higher than his previous investigations suggested?

Clutching the heavy notebook, Sulu pondered all the way back to the dormitory.

That guy Sean was not there; perhaps he was still worrying about employment, though with his personality, he should be able to get by no matter where he went.

Sulu went to the bedroom, closed the door, and spread the Gulam Language notes out on the desk.

As he read, the attribute panel changed abruptly:

[Ding! Detected skill book--Gulam Language Notes! Do you wish to consume 50 experience points to learn? Yes/No?]

"In reality, I could master the Gulam Language through long-term study myself, but... learning a language is not an easy task!"

Language learning, especially spoken language, relies heavily on the foundation laid during early childhood; that is also the critical period for determining whether an accent is pure and for forming an instinct similar to a mother tongue.

Take Sulu, for example; he learned Ancient Hebraic well when he was young, and even now, Rhode hasn't caught up to him.

Of course, acquired effort is equally important; as long as one is willing to put in the hard work, plus some aptitude, mastering any ordinary language is not too difficult.

"However... I don't have much time left!"

To truly learn the Gulam Language might take several months or even half a year, and Sulu didn't have that much spare time.

Therefore, he chose to cheat!

"Yes!"

After his mind firmly chose to confirm, the attribute panel changed immediately.

[Consumed 50 experience points, learned Gulam Language, current level LV1!]

In an instant, Sulu clutched his forehead, accepting the influx of information.

A tongue-twisting, complex language immediately appeared in his mind, and the countless characters on the notes that twisted like black snakes now each had their own meaning.

"Although I'm not very proficient, reading it shouldn't be too difficult!"

Sulu glanced at his attribute panel:

Name: [Sulu Portley]

Profession: [None]

Rank: [0]

Title: [None]

Strength: [1.6], Agility: [1.3], Constitution: [1.2], Spirit: [1.6]

Skills: [Corpse Maiden Creation LV1], [Krav Maga Combat Arts LV5]

Passives: [Common Hebraic LV3], [Basic Physics LV4], [Demon Hunting Lore LV3], [Ancient Hebraic LV2], [Gulam Language LV1]

XP: [60]

"After half a month of grueling training, my Constitution increased by 0.1? And Demon Hunting Lore went up by two levels?"

Sulu felt a surge of excitement.

Do not underestimate this 0.1; for an ordinary person, it would take an unknown amount of time to achieve such gains through exercise.

That his attributes could increase was thanks to Rhode's daily devilish training, and of course, the mysterious ointments and essential oils used to nourish his body.

At this moment, he could even see a faint '+' sign appearing behind [Gulam Language LV1]!

So, passives can also be upgraded via experience, provided the prerequisites are met... For instance, Gulam Language requires the notebook I have in my hands... However, it can only take me to LV2 or LV3 at most, approaching the level of Professor Alanis!

Sulu was still somewhat stingy with his XP, so he chose not to upgrade it.

He took a deep breath and pulled out a few tattered pieces of parchment—his spoils from the sewers.

Judging by Catherine's earlier suspicions, she definitely had a connection to the mysterious person in those sewers!

Although his level in Gulam Language was still quite low, Sulu managed to decipher the contents of the parchment, albeit stumblingly:

"January 21st. It has been half a year since I was commissioned by the Order to infiltrate Nia City. Thanks to the favor of the darkness, I have discovered two believers: Catherine and Alanis... With this, I have successfully completed my mission and infiltrated St. George University... I believe there will be gains in the future."

"February. Catherine is highly suited for the [Shadow Binder] profession; I intend to take her as my apprentice... As for Alanis? Her constitution is not suited for the path of shadow magic, but she is very well-suited for another profession—[Medium]! I must recall it, organize the details, and pass it on to her..."

What followed were descriptions of information and rituals used to advance to a Tier 1 [Medium]!

"[Medium], is it?"

Sulu read on carefully and discovered that this was a profession primarily focused on dealing with spirits. A Tier 1 [Medium] possessed keen perception, capable of seeing or detecting vengeful spirits and ghosts that even ordinary people or transcendents could not discover, and could allow spirits to possess them to perform channeling.

"Overall, this is a profession specialized in dealing with spirits; it isn't very adept at handling ordinary people. It only has two means of attack: one is to use one's own spirit to form a crushing pressure, which counts as an area-of-effect attack, and the other is to condense highly focused spirit into a spike, which can only attack one person at a time..."

He immediately thought of the scene in the small woods where he dealt with Alanis; she must have already taken the [Medium] profession at that time!

"It's just that... [Medium] excels in perception and spiritual aspects, but doesn't enhance physical constitution much. No wonder Alanis was the first to die when they were surrounded and suppressed!"

Sulu shook his head, feeling somewhat hesitant.