"Dragon?" Lin Nian said. Before he could react, Professor Manstein clapped his hands. Fingel, who had changed into the same school uniform as Lin Nian and Lin Xian and had been waiting beside the oil painting, suddenly lifted the canvas beside him!
Lin Nian instantly saw the malevolence hidden in the shadows. In an instant, it was as if someone had pushed him and pressed him against the back of the leather seat!
That was the pressure of the painting.
On the screen, the sky was a mixture of green and flames. The only giant tree stood tall. The dead branches extended in all directions, weaving into a dense net that supported the cracked sky. The wasteland was filled with bones. A black beast was rising from the depths of the pile of bones. Its wings were covered with skeletons. It opened its huge membrane wings and spat out black flames towards the sky. (Dragon Clan-Dawn of Fire)
Dragon.
When he first saw the creature in the painting, this word popped up in his mind. He could vaguely hear something roaring, and anger flowed like lava on the painting. The golden light in the dragon's eyes was as dazzling as ink that had not yet dried under the sunlight, giving people the illusion that the painting was alive.
"Dragon Emperor Nidhogg, the culprit who gnawed down the World Tree in Norse mythology, the end of all things, the destroyer of the world.”Professor Manstein stood in front of the painting with a glass of red wine in his hand."" They are the targets that we have been searching for for countless generations over thousands of years. They are hidden in the shadows of human history. They were once the creators, pioneers, and kings of this world. They wrote the true history, and we humans have mostly played the role of fire thieves and servants.”
"Is this some kind of tradition? Did you guys call this an orientation?”Lin Nian looked at the stunning and beautiful painting and could not help but whisper.
Professor Manstein walked to the bookshelf next to the wall and said,""Didn't you ask about the specializations in our academy? We can tell you now that our biggest research topic is the study of dragons, and it has spawned countless specialties, such as alchemical engineering, magical machinery design, dragon race descendant theory, and so on.”
"Although our college is a formal university registered by the US Department of Education, we use self-compiled teaching materials.”Manstein picked up a book and placed it in front of Lin Nian. After picking it up, Lin Nian realized that the language on the cover of the book was still written in Latino.
"Why is it in latin?" Lin Nian used his finger to run across the uneven cover of the book to feel the traces of the age on it.
" Because we believe that learning the language of dragons is more beneficial to our understanding of it.”Professor Manstein said.
"Latino is a dead language. No one uses it as their mother tongue anymore. So, can I take it that the 'dragon' you mentioned is extinct like Latino? In fact, you are a group of archaeologists who have discovered the 'dinosaur civilization'.”Lin Xian took the book from Lin Nian's hands and carefully observed the cover.
"Extinction? No, the dragon race was not extinct. Instead, they were reviving!”Professor Manstein said," The book you're holding is called 'Dragon Clan's genealogy.' The author is the principal of Kassel College. This is also an elective course for freshmen. The credits obtained after successfully taking the exam are considerable.”
"Hilbert Jean Ange, is that the name of our principal?”Lin Nian found the author's silver-plated name on the back of the book.
" Yes, Headmaster Anger, the greatest teacher and ideologist of the century... And the dragon slayer." Manstein's face was full of praise. Lin Nian could see the respect and admiration on his face. It seemed that Hilbert Jean Angers had a high reputation in the academy.
However, that was not his focus right now.
"You said our principal is a dragon slayer? Dragon slaying? Is it the word I was thinking of?" Lin Nian asked in a daze.
"Did I forget to mention it?" Professor Manstein smiled and said," The purpose of us searching for dragons for thousands of years is not just to worship them or to prove their existence. We don't need to prove the existence of dragons. On the contrary, we need to kill them and destroy them. Therefore, the biggest topic of our Kassel Academy has always been to kill dragons!”
Professor Manstein's words were loud and clear. When the words " dragon slaying " came out of his mouth, it resonated with his chest and abdomen. His voice reverberated in the carriage for a long time, deafening the deaf.
After a long time, Lin Nian put down the book " Dragon Clan's genealogy " and looked up at Manstein.""Before we arrived at Chicago train station, Senior Brother Fingel said that you and another professor named Guderian were fellow patients in a mental hospital. I didn't believe it before, but now I seem to believe it.”
Manstein was stunned for a moment by this sudden retort. After a while, he turned to Finger and asked,""Did you really say that?"
Fingal was also stunned and subconsciously answered,""I was just casually mentioning it…Last time, Teacher Gordian told me when he was drunk. He said that you were his ward mate!”
"What ward mate…Damn it, do you know that such irresponsible remarks will cause the freshmen's first impression of our academy to collapse! It was already difficult enough to tutor the freshmen, but you still caused trouble. I knew I shouldn't have let you pick up Lin Nian and the others! I should have asked Mandy for leave to come in person!”Manstein said angrily.
"If that's the case, she won't be able to graduate. Her GPA will be almost deducted if she lives under you.”Fingal whispered.
"But Professor," Lin Nian raised the book in his hand and said in a moderate voice,""I haven't said that I don't believe you at all.”
"Do you mean that you are willing to trust us?”Manstein was stunned for a moment, but his expression suddenly softened.
" No, trust has to be built on a certain foundation. After all, what we're talking about is too surreal. If I say that I believe in the existence of dragons, I'm sure you'll think that I'm just patronizing you.”Lin Nian flipped through a book full of Latin-language and said,"" But let me assume that everything you said is true, and that the legendary species of 'dragons' do exist in the world. I believe that you should have 'examples' or 'evidence' to convince me, right?”
"Yes." Manstein nodded." I can show you some relics after you arrive at the academy. Those relics are the best proof of the existence of the dragon civilization. After you see those perfect creations that humans can't touch, you will completely believe in the existence of dragons.”
"I need to verify this point, but Professor, you said that the subject of Kassel Academy is dragon slaying.”After Lin Nian digested this information, he looked up and said,""Why?"
"Why?" Professor Manstein didn't quite understand what Lin Nian meant.
"The means to slay a dragon. Dragons are extremely powerful species in all fantasy literature. To slay a dragon, you always need to rely on machine guns and heavy artillery? Or planes and tanks? So Kassel Academy was actually a military academy? Are you backed by the United Nations or the five permanent members?”Lin Nian made a deduction based on his understanding of the world and his current hypothesis.
"You didn't deny the existence of the Dragon Clan, and I'm glad that you've thought of so many things before raising your doubts. This means that you're a very calm and rational person.”Professor Manstein nodded and said," We are not supported by the country as a whole. Our group is called the Secret Party. The Secret Party used to be a family made up of blood descendants. They have shared this secret for thousands of years and are responsible for slaying dragons and sending their descendants to the battlefield to protect the secrets of the dragons. We believe that once the secrets of the dragons are leaked, it will cause irreversible harm to the world.”
" So, you kept the secret to yourself, but it was foolish of you to do so. By cooperating with the United Nations, you can get the maximum human resources and scientific research strength. Is the power of modern weapons not enough to deal with the so-called 'dragon'?”Lin Nian shook his head.
"Don't think about a problem one-sidedly. In the words of your hometown, this is called 'a leaf blocking the eye'.”Manstein raised a finger with a serious look on his face."You don't know what kind of existence the 'dragon race' is. To deal with the dragon race, firearms are naturally an indispensable aid. However, just relying on firearms is not enough, so we have developed more powerful alchemical weapons on the basis of firearms! But the most important thing was actually the person who used the weapon.”
"The students of Kassel Academy are actually a group of reserve dragon slaying warriors?”Lin Nian came to this shocking conclusion.
" You can say that, but we call ourselves the Secret Party.”" What the Secret Party wants to find are those who have the aptitude to slay dragons," Professor Manstein said." Do you remember what I said about you before?”
Excellent.
This word still appeared in Lin Nian's mind.
He suddenly fell silent. After a long time, he asked,"When did you find me?”
"I only recently received news of your existence. Before this, I didn't know much about you, but some of us have been paying attention to you.”" Maybe you think that your " talent " from a young age is a genetic mutation," Manstein said lightly." But it's not. People like us can only be described by one word.”
Looking at Lin Nian, who was staring at him, Manstein said slowly,""'Mixed Blood'."
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