New Gods of North America

After waiting for a while, Wayne and the others, along with Inessa, Miss Ovelia, and her friends, finally gathered at a restaurant in the academy.

It was mostly a group of beautiful girls eating and chatting, with Wayne sitting beside them as an escort.

Many male students who saw this scene showed envious expressions,

but in reality, it was just like that.

Lena was the type who could make do with anything when she wasn't picky, but she could be quite particular when she was,

and at this time, she felt that the academy's restaurant was neither here nor there, and it was better to have Wayne and Parker make something like "Western Pizza," which was at least delicious and convenient.

Miss Russell and Miss Mary expressed curiosity about the food Lena mentioned,

and Lena was generous, saying that when Parker made it, she would bring it with her when she went to class one day.

Then the young ladies took Inessa and Lena on a tour of the campus, while Wayne took the little loli back to the dormitory to do homework.

Emma was quick at solving problems and provided relatively short solutions, which Wayne happily copied, and he also encouraged Emma to come often when she had time.

It wasn't until dusk that Inessa and Lena finally came to pick up the child, and then they took a carriage back to the detective agency together.

For the next few days, it was like this cycle continued,

not only did Inessa come to visit, but even Miss Ovelia and her friends, who were already well-known or rather famous in the academy, also came to visit the dormitory once.

Reflecting on Wayne, his popularity and likability inexplicably increased,

people he didn't know would greet him on the road, and he began to receive all sorts of strange gatherings, parties, and club invitations.

Wayne wasn't interested in most of the invitations,

the only one he actually took the time to look at was the rowing club's invitation.

So-called rowing,

in Wayne's view, was the Windsor Kingdom and America's version of "dragon boat racing," with single and multiple people, also known as "kayaking," and many qualified universities would organize similar competitions or leagues.

Thanks to the rowing tradition spread from the old Windsor Kingdom colleges to America, rowing is now one of the effective stepping stones for college students to approach high society,

for example, if a person graduates from a prestigious university and is also in the rowing club, then people's default expectation of him will be that he has a certain family background and social network, or has above-average personal ability.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand in a sense,

given the intensity of coursework Wayne is experiencing now, any student who can graduate smoothly and still find time to participate in rowing activities must not lack in learning ability or graduation "ability," and also represents good health and energy,

at the same time, being able to spend extra money to buy personal rowing boats and spend extra time to participate in extracurricular sports, rather than saving money or being busy with work-study programs, itself implies the student's family background or economic situation.

Equestrian clubs are similar—riding horses may not be expensive, but competitive horses are often not cheap, and the usual training and care require time, effort, and money,

ball sports are not as good as these two types of clubs in this regard.

George and Anna College has a not-too-small lake, and there are also student-organized rowing clubs.

Wayne visited the rowing club for a while, and besides some people who bought kayaks and then almost never came again,

the rest were some tough guys who would get up early every day or choose one or two or three days a week, row until they were covered in sweat, and then take a shower and go to class.

Just the amount of exercise it takes to carry your kayak from the warehouse to the lake each time, and then retrieve it from the water and carry it back to put it away,

doesn't seem too small...

Wayne found that he really didn't have the style of high society, and felt that if he had this free time, he might as well sleep in the dormitory or go find out if there were any brand new wanted criminals nearby...

But the president of the rowing club was quite easy to talk to, saying that if Wayne was interested, he was welcome to come and experience it at any time,

the club had spare personal kayaks that could be borrowed temporarily, and many people started to love the sport after trying it.

By the way, he also wanted to get to know Miss Ovelia and Miss Russell,

hoping to invite her to the party through Wayne.

Wayne didn't agree or refuse,

and then quickly slipped away.

...

Soon a week passed, and the students ushered in another day off.

When Wayne went to church this time, he specially observed Pastor Pasiel, who was preaching on the altar.

Pastor Pasiel did look like a kind and honest "old man," and also looked a bit old and frail and inconvenient to move,

although he tried his best to maintain a solemn and standard appearance when preaching, he inevitably carried some slightly powerless taste.

This made Wayne a little incomprehensible,

according to the preliminary investigation, Pastor Pasiel was an orphan, grew up in a monastery, and was unmarried and had no children or anything,

he's so old, although "an old steed in the stable still aspires to travel a thousand miles," but he's this old, and there's no chance to fight for the position of bishop.

—If he wants to go up, he must first strive for the position of pastor of the Georgeberg Diocese, and then he will have enough support and voice.

It feels like it may be a little late for him to fight for power or accumulate wealth now,

in theory, there is no need to take the initiative to do things.

However, Wayne didn't dwell on this aspect for too long, after all, he grew up watching "Journey to the West,"

Sun Wukong would hit the old mothers of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn to the Red Boy of Flaming Mountain, and the old and the children were always hit when they should be, without paying attention to this kind of false etiquette.

Wayne also made a special trip to the donation box to make a gesture this time, throwing in a ten-dollar bill, and brushing his presence in front of Pastor Pasiel by the way,

Pastor Pasiel really knew Wayne, with a kind and honest look, and even said Wayne's name,

Wayne was at a disadvantage in this regard, feeling that if Wayne spoke a little louder to him, he would be suspected of bullying the "old man"...

Leaving the church,

Wayne also ran into several detectives from the detective agency on the road, presumably doing some task, and when they saw Wayne, they just secretly gestured or nodded quietly,

Seth Grayson gradually followed Wayne from the returning crowd, and after passing a few corners and reaching a relatively sparsely populated section of the road, he finally came over:

"Mr. Wayne, I am deducing based on the actions that the other party may take. So the current focus of investigation is on suspicious people who have taken the initiative to engage in extra communication with you since you entered the school.

"After my covert side investigation and everyone's tracking confirmation this week. Now there are two degenerates who can be initially confirmed and who need to report to the academy church regularly.

"One is McKean Reef, the part-time administrator of your dormitory building, and the other is Luke Matthew, a member of the 'Pointed Hat Society.' But I can't be sure if they approached you because of the academy church."

So close?!