"Alright, next we'll get into the content of the book." Osen pulled out a book from the shelf. "By the way, Liter, can you read?"

"I... only know a little bit..." Liter immediately lost confidence when Osen asked about his knowledge and weakly replied. "Before, when the church offered classes... I attended and learned a little, I don't know how much..."

"Oh, I see. Then let me go to the study and find a book on literacy for you to look at, so that I can teach you further."

"Alright..."

...

Half an hour later, Osen was surprised to see Liter recognize the first page of the book.

"You call this learning a little bit?"

Although every town had a school in this world, providing education resources, at the village level, there were no schools. The education for the farmers was limited to the annual church activities, where short-term church classes were offered to teach them how to read.

During this time, the knowledge that the farmers could acquire was quite limited, therefore, the majority of the rural population in this world were illiterate.

Being able to recognize commonly used characters was already considered knowledgeable in the countryside.

And Liter had managed to take advantage of this short-term educational opportunity and recognize all the characters?

"Huh?" Liter looked at Osen, not knowing if Osen was dissatisfied or approving. "Because I only attended the church school for a year..."

"Alright, I understand." Osen nodded and praised Liter. "You truly are Liter, able to learn in one go."

"Well, now that you've recognized all the characters, let's cancel the morning's teaching plan." Osen said, stretching lazily. "It's rest time now, so you can do whatever you want. In the afternoon, I will guide you on noble etiquette."

"Ah, alright." Liter nodded.

"By the way, you can come into my room freely from now on, no need to ask me or anyone else for permission." Osen said as he opened the door and walked outside. "If anyone tells you that you're not allowed to do so, you don't have to pay too much attention to them, just ignore them."

"If my own brother needs to ask for permission to enter my room, then I would be a failure as an elder brother."

Afterwards, he walked towards Lucius' room.

He wanted to report this good news to Lucius, so that Lucius would pay more attention to Liter.

...

"Come in." Lucius had just gotten up and put on his coat when he heard the knock on the door. He thought it was a servant bringing breakfast.

Upon seeing that it was his eldest son, Osen, Lucius looked surprised and gave him a smile.

"Osen, why are you here? Oh, by the way, I asked about the room issue you mentioned yesterday. It seems that the servant in charge of organizing forgot about it, but it was sorted out that same night."

"Mary said she wanted to dismiss that servant, but I thought I'd give her another chance, so I kept her."

"Oh, I see." Osen nodded. "Father, I'm here to report on Liter's progress in studying."

"Oh? You've already started teaching Liter so soon?"

"Yes, because the entrance exam for the Imperial College is coming up, we need to prepare early." Osen said.

"Haha, it seems like you're quite a strict teacher." Lucius joked with a smile. "So, how is it? Do you think Liter is as impressive as you said yesterday?"

"Yes." Osen nodded. "Not only that, I've discovered Liter's strengths."

"He has a strong memory, when I was showing him around the house this morning, he remembered everything in one go."

"Oh? That's truly a great talent." Strong memory often meant strong learning ability, which could be a great help for the entrance exam.

"I think so too." Osen nodded. "And then there's writing, he claimed to have only attended the church school for a year, but when I showed him the full list of characters, he recognized all of them.""Well, not bad," Lucius's opinion of Liter has changed somewhat. "Since that's the case, have you taught him anything about combat or magic?"

In The Empire, as a noble, if one cannot fight or use magic, they would be ridiculed.

One of the mandatory requirements for graduates of the Imperial College is to achieve a fourth-tier level of combat evaluation recognized by the Adventurers Association.

The official explanation given by the academy is, "Without strong power, how can one talk about strong wisdom?"

Of course, Osen had already met this requirement at the age of twelve.

Otherwise, how could he be called a freak?

"Not yet, but in my opinion, Liter, who inherited your bloodline, will be stronger in combat than in knowledge," Osen replied.

"Ha-ha, well said," Lucius nodded approvingly upon hearing this.

His eldest son had a way with words, praising Liter while also elevating Lucius.

At that moment, Mary walked in from outside.

"Sir, the servants say you haven't had your meal yet, what's the matter?"

"Ah, sorry, my dear, I just woke up." Seeing Mary walk in, Lucius's voice carried a hint of apology.

Osen greeted Mary as she entered as well.

Then, Lucius said, "But I have heard some good news."

"Oh?" Mary raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and looked at Lucius and Osen.

"Our child, Liter, Osen says his learning ability is exceptional, he can almost be said to have a photographic memory."

"Osen?"

"Yes, I asked Osen to be Liter's tutor," Lucius said, pointing to Osen. "I think that being a role model for his older brother will better stimulate Liter's desire to learn."

"Although that's what you say, doesn't Osen have his own matters to attend to?" Mary said, looking at Osen with a complicated expression.

"Ah, my lady, I'm fine, I've gained a lot from teaching Liter myself," Osen quickly replied when he saw Mary looking at him.

"Well, if that's the case, then it's fine," Mary said leisurely, then turned and walked towards the door. "Sir, let's have our meal, or else the servants won't be able to prepare lunch."

"Alright, my dear, thank you for calling me," Lucius said, changing his clothes and following her outside.

Osen stood still in the same spot.

The look Mary gave him just now, Osen felt that it had a deeper meaning...

At lunchtime, the dining room was much quieter than yesterday, with only a family of four sitting at the table.

"Yesterday was a banquet, so there were more formalities, today it's just a regular meal, no need to be so strict," Osen said with a smile as he looked at the nervously sitting Liter.

"Yeah," Mary chimed in. "Liter, there's no need to be so nervous."

"Your big brother Osen even praised you in front of us this morning, so don't act like a child in front of us," Lucius added.