"Su Ping, this is Professor Jiang Zhiyuan from the History Department. Professor Jiang has extremely profound knowledge of the ancient Liang Dynasty, Wu Dynasty, the Great Gan Dynasty, and even the period of the Seven Emperor Tribes before those three great dynasties!"

Within the teaching building of Magic Capital Academy, in front of an office, a woman was cheerfully introducing Su Ping to a short, elderly man.

After leaving the Linhai Secret Realm, Su Ping hadn't forgotten the matter he had entrusted to Qin Xiaoxue. However, Miss Qin had run off with Woodhead and completely pushed the matter to the back of her mind.

Indeed, Woodhead could already preliminarily master the duplication ability. However, it still lacked a certain something. To completely master it and achieve the fourth stage of evolution, it would need another day to familiarize itself.

That's right, just one more day of familiarization was needed.

Generally, such a mastery period would require three to five days, or even more. But now, thanks to Su Ping's improved cultivation methods, Woodhead's mastery over duplication had reached a peak. After a period of adaptation, it would be ready to officially attempt evolution.

So, for this matter, Su Ping could only seek the woman's assistance.

"Professor Jiang, this is Su Ping. He has a great interest in the history and literature of ancient Beast Tamers. As an expert in this field, perhaps you could discuss it with him if you're free," the woman said.

"Madam Dean flatters me. Even an old fellow like me has heard of this young Su!" the short, older man said, smiling cheerfully.

Given the buzz among the academy's students, some professors and teachers were naturally quite interested as well. This young man had caused such a commotion upon arrival, so naturally, a number of people had already heard of him.

Sang Sheng did not stay long. She obviously had plenty of other matters to attend to, such as the mess in the Linhai Secret Realm.

"Hello, Professor Jiang. The thing is, I've obtained a cultivation diary from ancient times. According to its revised binding, it shouldn't be from too distant a past. However, I don't recognize any of the characters on it. I'd heard that the professors in the History Department at Magic Capital Academy are extremely knowledgeable, so I had the audacity to ask Senior Sang Sheng to help make an introduction!" Su Ping explained to the short, old man after Sang Sheng had left.

The old man nodded, evidently very pleased with Su Ping's attitude. Young people nowadays who understood etiquette weren't rare. However, it was less common to find someone so considerate, especially one with Sang Sheng's backing.

"What journal? Let's have a look!"

Without wasting any words, Su Ping handed the thread-bound diary he had gotten from the Zhang Family treasure-hunting brothers to the old man.

The old man accepted it and, upon touching it, immediately remarked, "Bone Jade Paper, an Elite Level material widely used during the early Liang Dynasty for making books. The person who wrote this must have held a significant status; it's clearly a product of a Secret Realm."

Professor Jiang had just taken it into his hands and promptly nodded, clearly tracing the origin of the paper. His gaze was nonchalant; clearly, he was intimately familiar with such items. He understood them thoroughly.

This was understandable. What truly ancient artifacts could an ordinary young Beast Tamer possibly encounter?

However, as he flipped through the pages of the journal, his calm demeanor vanished. His eyes grew noticeably serious. After closing them for about three seconds, he suddenly turned his head to look at Su Ping and asked, "Where did you get this thing from...?"

"Uh... I acquired it from a Beast Tamer..."

Su Ping had long suspected that this item's origins were not ordinary, but seeing this reaction, could it be that its origins far exceeded his imagination?

"Acquired it?" The old man pursed his lips slightly.

Su Ping then asked, "Professor Jiang, what exactly is the origin of this item? And what kind of book is it?"

The old man took a moment to compose himself. "The script in this book itself originates from a period far older than the Liang Dynasty. And this... this is actually a transcribed copy. While that's somewhat regrettable, it also makes it rare."

Huh? Su Ping was taken aback. Both are ways of documenting text. While original texts and transcribed copies differ in historical and research value, the content should essentially be the same, right?

Noticing the confusion on Su Ping's face, the old man's eyes lit up, and he refocused on the book before him. "As for the origin and emergence of this script, it dates back at least over five thousand years! It might even be older, but the specific time is unknown! This is just a rough estimate."

What? Su Ping blinked.

Even in the Beast Master Civilization, five thousand years was a considerably long time. Similarly, in the history of the Dragon Nation and much of the world, five thousand years was generally considered the limit. Few historical records remained from before that time.

And now, he was being told that the text in this journal he'd casually acquired originated from so many years ago?

Although his performance in literature and history had consistently been terrible, Su Ping had every reason to doubt whether this very serious-looking old man was pulling his leg.

Five thousand years?

Back then, human historical civilization wasn't yet officially or comprehensively recorded, and traces of Beast Tamers were even vaguer.

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