Legend of the Twin Moons

Professor Bryce's laboratory was at the highest point of the academy.

After the three of them arrived, they first explained the purpose of their visit to the professor's female assistant.

Li Mo said, "Ma'am, I am Li Mo from the third year, and I've come to apply for the position of Professor Bryce's assistant."

The female assistant looked up and recognized Li Mo immediately.

She seemed slightly surprised, then said, "Alright, Mr. Li Mo, the professor is conducting an experiment right now, please wait a moment."

After speaking, the female assistant knocked on the door and went in to find the professor.

The three of them found a few chairs by the door.

Anna and Li Mo sat down quite naturally, while Wayne began his routine operation...

First, he used his right hand to smooth out the wrinkles on the hem of his vest, then wiped the surface of the chair with a handkerchief, and then sat down gracefully, crossing his legs, lightly supporting a ceremonial cane with one hand, while using the other hand from time to time to look at an expensive handmade pocket watch made by his father.

People like this are generally called show-offs.

Anna had long since been used to it, ignored Wayne, turned to look at Li Mo, and said, "Li, the promotion exams are coming up soon, and we won't have much time left at the academy. Why bother to be so proactive about becoming Professor Bryce's assistant?"

Li Mo spoke the truth, "I want to borrow Professor Bryce's telescope to observe the orbits of the twin moons."

Hearing this, Anna quietly turned her head away...

Observing the twin moons was the favorite pastime of occult scholars.

Anna knew that Li Mo couldn't let go of the occult after all.

The blow of losing his Mysticism Perception was too great for him. Though he claimed not to care, in his heart he was still searching for a way to touch the occult.

Realizing this, Anna felt a pang of heartache.

Wayne was the type who said whatever was on his mind, and he straightforwardly offered comfort, "Bro, actually I think you're quite talented in mathematics too. Those few lines of calculation in the classroom just now even shocked Mr. Harrison. You really don't need to keep obsessing over things like the Legend of the Twin Moons; you'd better just leave it to others to study."

The Legend of the Twin Moons.

In this world, even illiterate older generations could recite it backward:

[All stars are merely furnace ash, while the twin moons alone endure through the ages.

The Moon of Pure White bestows iron, precision, and rationality; the Scarlet Moon breeds the abyss, flesh, and madness.

The blind shall see the truth, and the clear-headed shall surely plunge into madness.

When mortals first set foot upon the bright moon, the goddess slumbering at the intersection of the twin moons will surely awaken.

She will lower her head to the transgressors, listen to the longing deep within their souls, and bestow a miracle that, for good or ill, shall surely come to pass.]

This legend was no longer just a legend. It could be said that people all over the world believed in it implicitly.

In order to achieve the feat of landing on the moon, countless crazy things had happened in the kingdom's history.

Five hundred years ago, a group of zealous occult scholars gathered in Oran Town, attempting to achieve physical ascension through a transcendental ritual. They spent decades planning it, and in the end, it was unknown whether they succeeded or not; it was only known that a fierce fire broke out in Oran Town, burning almost the entire town to ashes...

Two hundred years ago, a certain king summoned all the blacksmiths in the country, ordering them to build a moon-stepping ladder on the kingdom's highest snowy mountain. Tens of thousands of tons of iron were transported to the high mountain, and the result of this one was easy to guess: the ladder didn't get built very high before it collapsed, and that king was also overthrown in the ensuing rebellion...

After the dawn of the steam age, humanity mastered new power, and similar events were still playing out.

Just a few years ago, a self-proclaimed genius mechanic claimed that he used the latest steam technology to deduce a method for landing on the moon.

In order to seize this top-tier talent, two countries unhesitatingly tore up the peace treaty, directly plunging into a war involving tens of millions of people.

This war had continued to this day.

Facts proved.

Humanity could not learn any lessons from history.

History would still repeat itself endlessly.

And the countless dust kicked up by war would pierce equally into every single person in that era...

Li Mo had originally believed in this legend too, but after his memories awakened, he maintained a high degree of skepticism.

Knowledge from Earth told him that the moon was merely a huge solid sphere composed of a large amount of silicon dioxide and inorganic matter.

There was no Guanghan Palace, no Sister Chang'e, and no goddess.

However, the occult did indeed exist in this world, which made it impossible for Li Mo to easily draw conclusions using Earth's materialism.

Verification was still necessary.

It was still far too early to build a carrier rocket to land on the moon.

Observing the orbits of the twin moons through an astronomical telescope was the only thing that could be done right now.

Li Mo roughly knew what Anna and Wayne were thinking, but it really wasn't easy to explain right now.

He could only nod calmly and answer Wayne, "I know what I'm doing."

At this moment, the female assistant walked out and said, "Sorry for the wait, the professor is calling you in."

"Okay, thank you."

The three of them walked into the doorway.

After they walked in, a shifty-eyed little head immediately darted in.

It was Matthew; it turned out he had been hiding outside eavesdropping for a long time.

Without even a greeting, Matthew rushed up and asked, "What's the situation? Did you tell them?"

The female assistant turned back, and after confirming that the door was tightly closed and completely still, she turned around and said, "Master Matthew, of course I didn't tell them. Since they don't know the test questions, it's impossible for them to pass the professor's exam."

Hearing this, Matthew relaxed slightly, and immediately afterward, he started sulking again.

Whenever the leak of the test questions was mentioned, Matthew felt furious.

Just a few days ago, he had successfully answered all the questions himself and was on the verge of getting the crucial assistant position.

As a result, who knew what madness seized the professor all of a sudden, as he suddenly wanted to add a temporary question.

Wasn't that completely screwed!

Naturally, Matthew got stuck and couldn't write down even half a number.

Even though he had somehow grown bold enough to buy the questions from someone, he still didn't pass, which was simply abominable.

Matthew sighed deeply and said, "Fine then. After they fail the exam and come out, you find a suitable opportunity to communicate with the professor and remind him that my previous performance was also very excellent, and this matter is really important to me..."

The female assistant had accepted a lot of money and knew she had to deliver on what she was paid for.

Only by establishing the rules well could she have peace of mind in the future.

She said, "I know, Master Matthew, I'll find an opportunity to speak on your behalf."

Meanwhile, inside the laboratory.

The three of them looked at the cluttered environment and felt somewhat at a loss.

A large number of blueprints and manuscripts were thrown randomly everywhere, and only the area around the brass astronomical telescope in the very center of the room was relatively clean.

An elderly man with white hair sat on a round stool beside the telescope. He looked utterly exhausted, lowered his head to look at a sheet of draft paper, and muttered to himself...

Wayne and Anna wore expressions of astonishment.

This old man... was completely different from Professor Bryce in their impressions.

What on earth had happened to the professor?

Li Mo hadn't been close to the professor before anyway, so his expression remained as usual at the moment.

He spoke politely, introducing himself, "Professor, good afternoon. I am Li Mo from the third year, and I've come to apply to be your assistant."