Chapter 152: Trick of the Light
In between teaching and eating, Researcher Ke and Assistant Hu watched how Anji’s eye colour flickered between her regular dark brown and a golden orange shade. At first, they thought it was a trick of the light. However, after more observation, they confirmed it was something else at work.
"Do you think it’s an illusion?" Assistant Hu whispered. "She might be using a spell to hide her identity."
Unsure, Researcher Ke frowned. She had never seen such a thing before. However, Anji did not strike her as a malicious person. There was an unworldly presence around the child when she was fully focused on learning. Even without much guidance from them, Anji was picking up the basics of general relativity and space very quickly. Nobody knew how much Anji understood from analysing Researcher Ke’s handwritten notes. However, they chose to let Anji do what she wanted.
While finishing up the rest of her cold meal, Researcher Ke finally asked her assistant what Anji had been doing the whole morning.
Admitting he did not give Anji many tasks, Assistant Hu shared how Anji gave him a few ’chore talismans’ and taught him how to use them. They were very effective when applied.
"She was dusting the library and reading before we went for lunch," he glanced over to Anji, who was still reading the notes. "I think she has a research idea in mind already. Researcher Yang recommended you because Anji was interested in learning general relativity. None of her talismans applied regular logic."
Showing the talismans given to him by Anji, Assistant Hu explained how easy it was for him to activate the talisman with minimal qi. If anything, he also confirmed Anji’s low level of cultivation. It was rare for anyone accepted into the sect to be lower than a refined core cultivator. Most librarians were stuck at the solid core stage. However, anyone who was a researcher had to be of at least the enlightened core. Hence, it was surprising to him that Anji was at the foundation stage of the strengthened core with her level of wisdom and insight.
"It could be a physical condition," Researcher Ke concluded. "Those glowing eyes might be a mysterious family secret cultivation art. I’ve read about family arts that defy natural cultivation progress. Whoever she is, she’s a gem to our sect. However, I heard that we need to bring her to see Doctor Yun before escorting her to the mess hall?"
When they received Researcher Yang’s letter last night, there wasn’t much time to discuss Anji’s arrangement. If anything, both of them were busy child-proofing the place. Any hazardous and fragile objects were stuffed away in Researcher Ke’s lab.
About an hour later, Anji finally put down the notes and closed her eyes. Her head was swimming with new information, trying to match them to her original understanding and shifting to a new paradigm. Although it was still confusing, redefining the nature of space and time helped Anji find many new answers.