Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 1005 - 999: A Small Regret
The trial was right in front of him, and Ronald naturally chose to accept it.
After expressing his thoughts to Miss Pea, the scene before Ronald suddenly changed.
There was no transition from the garden to the inside of the monastery.
When the scene before Ronald's eyes cleared up from chaos, he found himself already transferred to a small room inside the monastery, having just been in the garden.
Simultaneously, Ronald's physique also returned to normal size.
Everything around him no longer had that giant kingdom-like experience from before.
"This transition really is fast..."
Ronald muttered softly and immediately turned to survey the surroundings.
The room he was in wasn't closed off; it was connected to an adjoining living room. Additionally, there were tidy bookshelves filled with books and, next to the window, a work desk with a small workstation attached.
No surprise there.
This should be Mendel's residence and workplace.
The "Plant Hybridization Experiment" paper and experiment process were mostly completed in the monastery's garden and this room.
Normally, Ronald should now continue the original text trial.
But before looking for clues, Ronald, almost instinctively, walked to the window. Seeing the garden outside looking exactly like the place he had worked hard in previously, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief and then turned his attention to the desk.
Miss Pea's last inquiry was very clear.
—'Tonight, the monastery still has work to organize experimental data.'
The task Ronald needed to do was almost undoubtedly related to this.
Taking two steps forward to the desk, Ronald picked up the papers on it.
"Geltler's work recorded very valuable observations; Mr. Vicula's research content was the same. But until now, no one has perfectly explained a universally applicable rule for controlling the formation and development of hybrids..."
As Ronald slowly read the seemingly casually written words on the page in front of him, a sense of respect arose in his heart.
From the beginning, the incompleteness of research into plant hybrids was what Mendel thought about, and with the initial intention of organizing it into a rule and forming a reliable theory, everything about the plant hybridization experiment began.
After this initial thought, experimental data appeared before Ronald.
This content was essentially one page recording the status of an observation subject, and although it was still blooming season and many traits were unobservable, Mendel had accumulated a batch of experimental data over the past few years.
Now, these data needed someone to process them.
Simply put, it was about organizing the observable traits of pea vines in the early stages and compiling them into a comparison table.
"..."
"Is this supposed to be a simple task, or is it really overly challenging?"
Faced with such a result, Ronald's expression was somewhat complex.
For someone like him who had received basic education, summarizing and organizing data was not difficult at all, and one might even say it was easy, with an almost negligible chance of error.
But when facing people from another world.
Whether scholars here conducted relevant research aside, just thinking about the spell system that casters usually faced and the average educational level in this other world, this was almost an insurmountable trial.
"..."
Of course, this task was very simple for Ronald.
With one hand, he listed the recorded experimental data, and with the other, he picked up a pen to draw a table and then filled in the data entries.
In just half an hour, data from 22 kinds of pea vines before the blooming season were compiled.
Moreover, at the end of the table, Ronald specifically added a summary of [Complete Consistency/Inconsistency], which directly facilitated the speed of searching and comparing data entries.
"Young man, you've done an excellent job with this table."
At this moment, a middle-aged man's voice sounded behind Ronald.
As he put down the paper and pen and turned around, the textbook image had transformed into a real person!
Mendel, whom he had only seen in textbooks, was now standing behind him, looking at the data on the desk with an appreciative gaze.
"I... You..."
At this moment, Ronald was at a complete loss, no longer possessing the demeanor of an original text holder on the Grit fleet.
Even though this wasn't his first time undertaking an original text trial.
But this scientist who was crucial to human scientific history, whom he'd only seen in textbooks, was now right in front of him!
Ronald's feelings were hard to express.
To put it into words, it could only be compared to the uncontrollable excitement and joy a fan experiences upon meeting their favorite star.
As Ronald was so excited he could barely speak, Mendel spoke again.
This time, not only did he stand behind Ronald, but he also actively picked up the still wet draft paper on the desk, nodding as he evaluated it:
"Oh, the peas seem to be growing well this year. With tables like yours organizing the data, all the crucial information is very clear."
"I... You really over-praise me." Ronald could only respond this way.
He knew his level was nothing remarkable.
This scientist was merely encouraging a young person with a calm demeanor.
Even so, Ronald still found it difficult to control his emotions and state.
"Speaking of which, I was planning to work with my assistant tonight." At this point, Mendel, seeing Ronald's excited expression, smiled slightly, "Yet, you've finished summarizing the data so quickly that I have no work left to do tonight."
Seeing Mendel's friendly conversational tone, Ronald finally responded:
"This, this is just a little bit of my... "
"..."
Before he could finish, Ronald's expression froze on his face.
Because the moment Mendel said he completed the work, the original text trial certified Ronald's success, and the magic power belonging to the original text began to flood into his body.
This phenomenon also meant that the scene before Ronald began to transform into chaos.
The "Plant Hybridization Experiment" only had these two trial levels.
Having completed them together, Ronald was immediately taken out of this setting!
This was Ronald's first time completely finishing an original text trial.
But to be honest, he really wanted to say a few more words to Mendel, even just talking about what to have for dinner tonight would have satisfied Ronald.
However, the original text trial merely mechanically verified the result and then sent him back to the real world.
So when Ronald stood on the ground once again.
He looked at the "Plant Hybridization Experiment" in his hand, now usable, with only a sense of helplessness and regret in his eyes.