"You wait here for a while, and then it will be your turn."

Professor Norman, who had gray temples, led Lin Xiao to the second floor of the Academic Exchange Center, explained a few sentences with a serious expression, pushed the door and walked into the conference room.

The door closed again, Lin Xiao stayed outside the door, found a chair to sit down, took the pen and paper from the receptionist, and filled in the information form.

He was also waiting for five interviewers, most of whom were in their 40s.

The youngest man named Brent was tall, thin, glasses and a suit, and had the face of a researcher.

He is 32 years old, whose main field is the study of the 'lingua franca of ancient mankind', and has been featured on the cover of academic journals for his successful decipherment of inscriptions unearthed from the ruins.

When he came to interview for a lecturer position at Honeysuckle University, he thought he was the youngest job seeker.

Unexpectedly, there was an even younger black-haired and black-eyed young man sitting next to him. Glancing at the form he had filled out, Brent felt a hint of absurdity.

Eighteen years old? No matter how talented you are, this is too young!

Ancient linguistics is a subject that can only be mastered through acquired learning, and the job seeker in front of him is only eighteen years old, which really makes people doubt his ability!

"Any questions?" Lin Xiao noticed that the researcher beside him had been staring at him and took the initiative to ask questions.

"No... Good luck with your interview. Brent said.

I understood that perhaps he had obtained the position of 'teaching assistant' through nepotism. This is also relatively common in colleges and universities, where the interview is just a process.

Brent thought to himself, if I became a lecturer, I would never adopt him as my deputy!

The door to the conference room was pushed open, and the assistant asked, "Excuse me, is Mr. Brent here?" ”

"Here." Brent stood up, his voice slightly nervous, after all, he had to face a famous academic master.

Except for Norman, the 'professor of card-making'.

There is also Professor Moko, who is responsible for teaching 'ancient Sanskrit', and Bop, a recognized master of ancient linguistics.

For Brent, these titles and names alone have a sense of oppression of 'academic giants'.

His steps were slightly mechanical, and he pushed the door open and walked into the conference room.

Lin Xiao looked up at the clock dial hanging on the wall.

After about ten minutes, Brent walked out stiffly.

"How?" Lin Xiao looked at Brent, who was seated again.

Brent shook his head, pursed his lips, and said, "Professor Moko requires that the scholars who come for the interview must have a rough understanding of ancient Sanskrit, ancient Saro, and the like, in addition to the 'ancient human lingua franca'...... You'd better be prepared. ”

"The bar is too high." Lin Xiao said.

"yes!" Brent said with a little resentment, "With such a great academic pressure, no wonder Professor Boon would ......"

He didn't go on with the second half of the sentence 'Professor Boon is crazy', and after packing up his things, he still sat in his seat in a daze, as if he was gradually relieving himself from the blow.

The door was pushed open again, this time by Professor Norman himself, and the white beard on his lips seemed difficult to approach, and said:

"Is Lin Xiao here?"

"Here." Lin Xiao got up.

"Well, come in." Norman Road.

Lin Xiao glanced back at Brent, and just saw him cast complicated eyes, with encouragement, expectation, and schadenfreude in his eyes.

Brent pursed his lips and whispered, "Come on." ”

Lin Xiao didn't have time to pay attention, and walked into the conference room, where there were three professors sitting behind the large conference table.

Professor Norman just sat down, took a sip of his teacup, and nodded to Lin Xiao.

"Let's get started." Master Bop, a kindly smiling old man who spoke the 'lingua franca of ancient mankind' fluently, spoke in a language and pronunciation that ordinary people could not understand: "Let me introduce myself. ”

Lin Xiao also replied with the 'ancient human lingua franca'.

Finish the short introduction smoothly.

There was a look of surprise in Master Bop's eyes.

When he saw Lin Xiao so young, he had the mentality of taking a test, and he came up to test his ability to 'listen' and 'speak'.

I really didn't expect that Lin Xiao would be able to communicate with 'ancient linguistics' at a young age.

"Master Bopu, in fact, your tongue flick just now is not in place, and the whole paragraph will be ambiguous." Lin Xiao reminded in the "ancient lingua franca": "I can understand, but in ancient times, you will be treated as a foreigner." ”

Master Bopu was slightly stunned, he could distinguish the meaning of Lin Xiao's words, and laughed instead of being annoyed.

Actually say that my pronunciation is not standard?

Are you a master, or am I a master?

Although, although he has an arrogant temper, he also has a lot of personality, and with Lin Xiao's level, it is more than enough to serve as a teaching assistant.

"Is there anything you'd like to ask?" Master Bopp asked Professor Moko next to him in modern language.

Professor Moko was responsible for teaching Sanskrit.

Sanskrit is the lingua franca of Buddhist writings, and it is spoken by no more than 10,000 people worldwide.

"You're applying for a teaching assistant, so it's logical to have a good grasp of the 'ancient lingua franca'......"

Professor Moko's voice was deep and deep: "But I want to ask, do you have any knowledge of Sanskrit?" If so, we can discuss one or two. ”

Lin Xiao replied in Sanskrit instead, and said with a smile: "There is no problem." ”

Professor Moko's eyes lit up, and so did Master Bop.

Compared with the "ancient lingua franca", "Sanskrit" plays a more important role in archaeological excavations.

By translating the classics, it helps mankind to understand the lost civilizations of the Middle Ages.

Master Xuanzang once said in the second volume of his book "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty": "The detailed text, made by Brahma, the primitive vertical rules, forty-seven words. ”

This script, created by the god Brahma, has 47 letters and is one of the oldest human languages.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao was young, and in addition to using the "ancient lingua franca" freely, he also dabbled in "Sanskrit"!

The professors gathered around to whisper discussions.

After a few moments, Professor Moko condensed a card from the tinder, which was printed as a "stone tablet".

"This is a rubbing of a stone tablet that has been translated." Professor Moko proposed the content of the assessment, "You try your best to translate the stele into modern language, the more accurate the better!" ”

Norman personally handed Lin Xiao a pen and paper, and the meticulous white-haired old man whispered when he rubbed shoulders: "Behave well." ”

Lin Xiao took the stele, examined it for a moment, and said softly: "This stele ......"

"It's difficult, isn't it?" "This is a stone tablet that has recently been unearthed and has not yet been released to the academic community, but the content of the inscription is relatively simple, and it is a Buddhist scripture written in Sanskrit...... It doesn't matter if the translation is wrong, you can try to decipher it. ”

"Nope." Lin Xiao said: "I think that only part of the 'Sanskrit' is quoted in this stone tablet, and the other parts are written in another independent language. ”

"This independent language, like Sanskrit, is often used to write Buddhist texts called 'Tocharo'." Lin Xiao said.

Professor Moko's eyes widened, "What did you say?" ”

Master Bopu next to him even shouted directly: "Will you 'Spit Fire'?!" ”

In Lin Xiao's original world.

Tocharian Rowan is a lost language in and around Lop Nur. Most of the literature in this language is based on the subject of Buddhist content.

The Loulan people in 'If you don't break Loulan, you won't return it' speak Tocharian language.

As time passed, the language gradually disappeared.

In the whole world, there will be no more than ten scholars who have mastered Tocharian. Ji Xianlin, a master of Chinese culture, is one of them.

Mr. Ji believes that "Futu" is a transliteration of Sanskrit, while "Buddha" is derived from Tocharian, and the two have the same meaning but different origins.

The word "Buddha", which has had an important impact on modern Chinese, originated from the Tocharian script.

Mastering Tocharian is an important symbol of Mr. Ji Xianlin's academic achievements.

In this world, many Buddhist texts were written by the "Tocharian Script", and only a few people have mastered this language-

Lin Xiao nodded lightly: "I know a little bit about it." ”

"Wait a minute!" Master Bopp shouted, "Professor Wald will Spit Fire...... I'll ask him to give you a light curtain call! ”

Norman had never seen Master Bopp look so out of shape, and said, "But, isn't Professor Walder your nemesis?" ”

"I can't care about that much!"

Master Bopu pushed the door and left the conference room, and came back five minutes later, handing the video light curtain to Lin Xiao.

In full view, the two communicated in obscure language.

Wald looked strange, stared at the black-haired young man with strange eyes, and shook his head.

"Where did you get this from, to hit me? Bop? Wald asked coldly.

"Hehe, how could it be—this is a lecturer in ancient linguistics at Honeysuckle University, no, associate professor!"

Master Bopu turned his head and glared at Norman: "No problem, report to the principal, and directly give Lin Xiao the title of associate professor, otherwise I will resign!" ”

"Of course......" Norman opened his mouth.

can impress Master Bopu, and the associate professor is just a condescending to Lin Xiao.

It's just that he is too young and has such a deep academic foundation......

Norman shook his head and said to himself.

As the saying goes, 'no noble, no cheap, no long, no less'.

Scholars who serve as teachers do not have to be limited to their origin and age, which is in line with the school spirit of honeysuckle......

"Hmph, goodbye!" Wald only thought that Bopp was deliberately provocative, and his tone was cold and hard, cutting off contact.

Master Bopu turned his head, his breath was short, and his eyes were blazing: "Lin Xiao, I have a reluctant ......"

Lin Xiao said: "Please speak." ”

"I would like to ask you to teach 'Tocharian Rovin'...... Rest assured, I have good qualifications and will be able to master this language! The little old man exclaimed.

In the conference room, Professor Norman's serious expression was a little broken.

Did I hear me wrong?

An authoritative figure in the field of ancient linguistics, Master Bop, who wants to study under the age of twenty!?

But perhaps...... This spirit of learning is exactly why the old man Bopu can become a 'master'!

Lin Xiao smiled and shook his head: "My qualifications are still shallow, and I can't teach others yet, please forgive me." ”

That's a humble word.

After all, even Professor Wald, who was proficient in 'Tocharian Rovin', had already recognized his abilities.

Master Bopu didn't force it, and said in his heart: "Anyway, Lin Xiao is going to come to Honeysuckle to take up a job...... If you have the chance, you can go to him and learn something, and you can always learn some fur! ”

"So...... Did I pass the interview? Lin Xiao said.

Compared with the unkind appearance at the beginning, Norman's tone was much softer, and he nodded:

"Of course, congratulations on being a member of the faculty of Honeysuckle University!"

"Your job title is 'associate professor', a higher level of 'professor' position, which requires actual academic achievements......"

Master Bopu smiled: "But with your attainments in Charian Rowen, I believe that you will soon be promoted to the position of professor!" ”

*

There was laughter in the conference room, and Brent, who was sitting outside the door, looked incredulous.

No way.

That black-haired guy who is too young has really joined Honeysuckle?

The door was pushed open, Lin Xiao walked out of the conference room, and Brent hurriedly asked, "How is it?" ”

Lin Xiao said truthfully: "Neither the teaching assistant nor the lecturer have been rated as ......"

For some reason, Brent breathed a sigh of relief, felt disdainful for his own happiness, and said broadly:

"It doesn't matter, at your age, there must be a lot to be done in the future-"

Before the words fell, Lin Xiao continued: "I was rated as an associate professor." ”

Brent:???

An associate professor at Honeysuckle University?!

Is this a title that an eighteen-year-old can rate?

"You're not kidding......" Brent was interrupted a second time before he could finish his sentence.

Norman walked out of the conference room and said solemnly:

"Lin Xiao... No, I think I should call you Professor Lin, you are in charge of teaching the two elective courses "General Knowledge of Ancient Linguistics" and "Introduction to the Basics of Sanskrit" in your freshman and sophomore year, and you will officially join in July, no problem, right? ”

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded: "No problem." ”

Bult felt a nuclear bomb explode in his head.

He was actually rated as an associate professor?!

Eighteen years old...... Associate professor of the world's top card teacher college, Honeysuckle University, the world's top five majors——

This resume is enough to flash people's eyes!

Boult couldn't help but compare himself with Lin Xiao, and cried a little.

Is this the gap between the top scholars and the gods?!

"Well, and you, Mr. Bult." Professor Norman looked serious and informed the interview results in person: "The lecturer is not needed for the time being, but there is a vacancy in the teaching assistant position...... If you'd like, you might consider coming to Honeysuckle University to work in—"

Norman glanced back at Lin Xiao, then looked at Boult and said, "Serve as Professor Lin's teaching assistant." ”

Associate professors focus on research and occasionally give lectures, but most of the teaching work is entrusted to lecturers and teaching assistants.

Lin Xiaoxin said: "With the teaching assistant to assist in teaching, I don't have to stay in school all the time...... There can be more room for freedom of movement. ”

Bult blushed as he recalled his original thoughts.

I also thought that I didn't need Lin Xiao to be his assistant teacher, and as a result, I became his assistant teacher......

However, being able to become a teaching assistant at Honeysuckle University has already made Burt very satisfied.

Bult took a deep breath, turned around and said, "In the future, I hope you will give me more advice, Professor Lin!" ”

"No problem." Lin Xiao smiled slightly.

Isn't this just the tool man who is used to substitute for teaching......