The Chevrolet drove on the wide stone road between the colleges. Lin Nian looked at the medieval buildings through the window. White pigeons rose and fell on the church in the distant forest. Occasionally, he could see blond foreign students walking on the cobblestone path. The bell of the bell tower that was hidden somewhere spread throughout the entire college. In an instant, he finally felt as if he was in a foreign country.
Mandy drove the Chevrolet slowly in the academy. As she drove, she chatted and introduced the history and layout of the academy to Lin Nian and Lin Xian.
They were now passing by a square. The green lawn was circular and the color was refreshing. Lin Nian could not help but think of the artificial turf in Shilan High School's football field. It was on a completely different level compared to the turf now.
" The Beirut lawn is a hybrid grass that was developed in 1965. It's cold and drought-resistant, and it stays green all year round. The principal likes the lively feeling of the campus, so he transplanted these lawns at a high price.”Mandy looked out of the window.”
Lin Nian looked in the direction that Mandy was pointing at. There was an ancient Byzantine-style building in the center of the square. At first glance, it was blood-red in color. The pattern of the World Tree was carved on the outer wall, and there was a heroic rooster statue on the top.
"That's the Hall of Heroes. This square is called Odin Square. Our academy has a strong Norse mythological style. You can often see buildings named after it.”Mandy looked at the Hall of Heroes in the distance." The Hall of Heroes only opens once every school year to issue graduation certificates. I hope I can stand inside and be called by the principal next year."”
"As long as you don't fail at the end of the term.”Manstein glanced at Fingel, who was pretending to be dead in the backseat.
"Do you want me to send you directly to the dormitory?”Mandy tapped the steering wheel lightly with her fingers.
"You don't have any classes in the afternoon, right?" Manstein asked.
"Yes, today's class is over!”Mandy raised her eyebrows and looked relaxed. However, she subconsciously looked at Manstein's thoughtful eyes and suddenly realized that something was wrong. She changed her words and said,"Uh... But I'm going to attend the student union party at the Norton Pavilion later…"
"Alright, you and Fingel help move Lin Nian and Lin Xian's luggage to the dormitory.”
"Wow, don't do that. Mentor Manstein, you're exploiting the labor force.”Mandy's face immediately fell.
"We'll take our own things.”Lin Xian waved his hand.
"No, the two of you have more important things to do. Besides, Mandy, you should lose weight. In physical education class, your Bajiquan teacher told me that your body fat percentage has reached a 'dangerous' level because you exercise too little.”Manstein finalized the itinerary with one sentence and gave Mandy a small warning.
"No, I can't! I just went on the scale yesterday, but 95 pounds isn't over 100! You're taking revenge on me for not allowing you to eat high-calories food when I was on a business trip!”Mandy's face was filled with grief and indignation.
"It's settled then. I told you not to have too much contact with that Caesar Gattuso from the Student Union. Now, the school's atmosphere has been affected by him. Our Discipline Committee receives at least three or four complaints about noise at night every week! One night we caught him leading the way in pouring champagne into the public swimming pool! After that, the swimming pool froze and cracked!" Manstein was furious when he mentioned Caesar Gattuso.
Mandy could only shut her mouth pitifully when she saw her angry mentor. Manstein already had high blood pressure, and if she were to be agitated again, she would have been paralyzed.
In the end, after Fingel, she became a mule carrying luggage, and Fingel was not dissatisfied with this at all. He nodded his head vigorously behind her, and his image of pleasing the disciplinary committee member was shameless.
"Drive to the psychological consultation room. Let's go see Instructor Masashi Toyama first. If I'm not wrong, he should be waiting for us there with the things he has prepared.”Manstein said.
"I think it's time for me to get some psychological consultation. I'm so tired.”Mandy turned the car around weakly.
After driving for ten minutes, the Chevrolet stopped in front of a Goethe-style building. Lin Nian got out of the car and looked up at the building. Compared to the Goethe-style buildings in the movies, the building in front of him was obviously smaller and had been renovated to incorporate modern elements. The lines were softer, and the curtains on the third floor were open.
"Actually, I feel that all the buildings in this school look the same.”Lin Nian said to Lin Xian, who got out of the car and walked to his side,""I think I'll definitely get lost in this school in the future.”
"You've always been a little bad at directions." Lin Xian nodded." I still remember the last time you ran three blocks to buy soy sauce and got lost."”
"That was an accident. I've never been there in so many years.”Lin Nian felt a little awkward when the past was brought up.
"Let's go, Lin Nian. The evidence you want is in here.”Manstein closed the door, and the Chevrolet left with Fingel and Mandy.
"It seems that you have long guessed that I won't believe you easily, so you prepared 'evidence' in advance?”Lin Nian followed Manstein into the door. There were many embossed on the door that looked more layered as they went in. It was as if there was a strong attraction that made them quicken their pace.
" Most of our students actually come from mixed-blood families and have been influenced by similar knowledge since they were young. For example, the playboy Caesar Gattuso that we talked about before. When they entered school, they accepted the dragon culture very naturally. However, there are some students like you who lived in a normal society before entering school. It is indeed not easy for them to accept the truth about dragons.”Professor Manstein brought Lin Nian up to the third floor and stood in front of a door. He looked back at Lin Nian before pushing the door open and said,""That's why we'll prepare some shocking evidence for them to see.”
Manstein pushed open the door. Behind the door was a quaint study with a crystal chandelier. It was cumbersome and beautifully straight. Bookshelves filled with books surrounded the four walls. A white wool carpet was laid in the middle of the study. There was a long wooden table there, and an Asian man stood beside the table with a smile.
"Professor Manstein." The Asian man immediately bowed to Professor Manstein.
"I'll have to trouble you this time, Instructor Masashi Toyama.”Manstein brought Lin Nian and Lin Xian into the room and hung their coats on the coat rack.
"These two must be the 'A' grade freshmen and the trainees who are going to follow me, right? My name is Masashi Tomiyama, a Japanese, and I'm a counselor at the school.”Masashi Tomiyama bowed respectfully to Lin Xian and Lin Nian. His attitude was so good that Lin Nian was not used to it. He did not bow but reached out to shake hands with him.
"Hello, Instructor Masashi Toyama. I'm Lin Xian. It's our first meeting.”Lin Xian also smiled politely and shook hands with Masashi Toyama. If there were no accidents, Manstein had gotten her the position of assistant to the Japanese man in front of her. Therefore, he could be considered her future superior.
" When I was still in school, I received your resume and read your thesis on the website. I have to say that with Miss Lin Xian's resume, she could have studied at any medical university for her master's degree. It's a pity that she ended her studies in university.”Masashi Tomiyama's attitude towards Lin Xian was extremely polite and did not have the arrogance of a superior and subordinate. Instead, he seemed to be especially praising him.
Lin Nian secretly looked at Lin Xian from the corner of his eye and muttered in his heart. As his younger brother, he only knew that his sister was a legend in university, but he didn't expect her to be so legendary that she could be praised by the teachers in a place like Kassel Academy.
" It's not an achievement. Those papers are just some conjectures. There's no actual experimental proof. If Mr. Masashi Toyama has read my paper, you should know that there are some ethical problems in implementing those experiments.”Lin Xian nodded slightly and said modestly. She would appear particularly mature when it came to socializing. She was a completely different person at home and outside the house. This was actually similar to Lin Nian's personality in some ways.
"Ahem, Instructor Masashi Tomiyama, I believe you have brought what I want.”Professor Manstein saw that the two of them were talking too deeply, so he couldn't help but cough twice to remind them.
"Oh right, of course I didn't forget. I specially borrowed these three things from the archives. Norma reminded me to return them before midnight today.”Masashi Tomiyama seemed to have woken up from a dream. He took out three black passcode boxes from his feet and placed them on the wooden table beside him. After unlocking the passcode locks, he made way for Lin Nian to open the boxes himself.
"Go, Lin Nian. This is the evidence you want.”Manstein said.
Looking at Professor Manstein and Masashi Tomiyama's encouraging gazes, Lin Nian looked at Lin Xian again. He licked his lips and walked forward to stand in front of the three password-protected boxes. He hesitated for a while before considering which box he should open first.
"I suggest you open it from left to right.”Masashi Tomiyama reminded him.
"Will it be dangerous?" Lin Nian pressed his hand on the leftmost passcode box and looked at Lin Xian behind him as he asked Masashi Tomiyama.
"No, it will just be a little shocking.”"But you have to believe that the things in the box are completely controllable. They will not pose a threat to anyone in this room at all…" Yes, but it might not be a psychological threat.”
Toward the end, Masashi Tomiyama suddenly changed his words. Lin Nian and Lin Xian looked at him, and he looked a little embarrassed."There was once a student who had high blood pressure due to his abnormal bloodline. When he saw the things in the box, his blood pressure rose and he fainted.”
"My mental fortitude is quite strong. I dare to often read borrowed horror novels at night.”Lin Nian nodded to show that he was mentally prepared. He took a deep breath and prepared himself for the shock. He lifted his hands and opened the passcode box, but what he saw in the box did not shock or scare him.
The first black password-protected box contained an ancient stone ghost mask.
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