Magic lamplight illuminated the study, lending it a classical elegance.
Rows of dark-bound books stood neatly inside the heavy bookcases. Beside them was a spacious desk, its dark surface and the monster-fur-covered chair exuding extravagant luxury.
Resting a hand on the tall chair back, Roland glanced at his teacher, who was engrossed in studying on a small sofa nearby, then carefully sat down. An inscrutable smile appeared on his face.
Damn, this was soft and comfortable. What kind of monster did this fur come from?
He propped his arms on the desktop, clasping his hands beneath his chin.
Before his teacher noticed, he stood up and casually pulled a book from a bookcase to leaf through.
Every book his teacher chose to keep here was the best of the best. He had already memorized the book list under Scholar's Zeal and browsed through them whenever he had time.
What caught his attention now, however, was that the bookcases were covered in all sorts of sticky notes.
Quite a few oracle-bone characters were written on them.
Looking around the room, he saw similar notes stuck everywhere.
Book, table (written with the character for "lofty"), chair (this character first appeared in seal script, so Roland had invented one to fill the gap)...
Roland had come here again to teach his teacher about spoken Seris.
Ovesto could learn many things on his own, but for now, conversation remained the best way to learn the spoken language.
And so Roland had acquired another task: keeping the old man company and chatting with him.
Even in ancient Huaxia, everyday speech differed greatly from written language. After much consideration, Roland had decided to focus on modern Mandarin. This was also a way of exploring a future standard.
Before long, Ovesto closed the book he was reading