After a day of research on the topic of "Strange Creatures", when Professor Russell was about to leave the castle laboratory, it was already close to midnight, and there were a few faint lights in the Imperial Military Academy, which seemed much deserted compared to the crowded administrative and commercial districts of Xinlancheng.

Taking off his protective glasses, Professor Russell dragged his slightly tired body from his seat, in front of the table were various paleontological specimens and analytical instruments, he moved his stiff limbs and slowly recovered from the world of scientific research, and the aftermath of fireworks and streamer lights were still left in the city center outside the window.

Suddenly, Professor Russell's body froze, the cool sea breeze outside the window slowly poured in, and the blue curtains swayed slightly, and there was a stranger sitting in the position of a scientific research assistant, who was holding the results of the analysis of the El ability in his hand and looking at it carefully, Professor Russell rubbed his eyes vigorously to make sure that it was not the illusion caused by his overwork.

"Russell, thank you for your hard work. ”

Before Professor Russell could recover from his shock, the man was the first to speak.

"Wait, why is this voice so familiar!" Professor Russell couldn't help but think, "Could it be..."

"Don't come unharmed, Russell. ”

The man pushed the rotating chair and turned it slowly, with his capable short hair, slightly long beard, tough face, and short clothes on the sunny beach, it turned out to be Douglas, the vice president of the Imperial Military Academy who had not been seen for many days.

"Vice Chancellor, why are you here?!" Professor Russell couldn't believe his eyes, "When did you come back?"

Douglas closed the thick notebook, and he smiled as he put it back in the bottom drawer of the desk.

"I know you must have a lot of questions to ask, why did you say goodbye without saying goodbye, and why did you suddenly show up," Douglas said in a calm tone, as if telling about something that had nothing to do with him, "but I can't tell you the reason for it right now, at this moment, there is no second person in the whole of Xinlan City except you who knows that I have returned to the Imperial Military Academy." ”

Professor Russell stared at Douglas with burning eyes, and then he went straight to the door of the castle laboratory and carefully locked it down.

"Is there something I can't solve? Professor Russell took off his lab coat and hung it on the hanger.

"Is there any new progress in the research of the 'Ancient Species of Alien Creatures'?" Douglas diverted the topic intentionally or unintentionally, "I once suspected that the ability on Al's body might be some kind of revived ancient species, but it seems that I was overthinking." ”

"It is impossible for an ability that has completely disappeared from this continent to reappear casually, let alone an ancient species that is not included in the ability sequence, just like an extinct creature is almost impossible to reappear, if the ability on El is really an ancient species, I don't know how many forces will come to fight for it, which may not be a good thing for the Imperial Military Academy. ”

"Well, so that's the case, it seems that the old man's understanding is still too shallow. ”

As he spoke, Douglas was about to pluck a cucumber-like thing from a petri dish.

"Don't touch it!" Professor Russell hurriedly rushed over to help the creature get rid of Douglas's "claws", "It's not an edible melon, its name is 'Arrow Frog Grass', it is a fusion of the cells of three creatures: Arrow Frog, Mimosa and Cucumber, and breaking its fruit at will will cause it to release a highly toxic hallucinogenic gas, I haven't developed an antidote yet." ”

"You love to study these strange things," said Douglas nonchalantly, "don't you have anything to eat here, and the old man is a little hungry on a night's walk for days." ”

"No!" Professor Russell scolded angrily, standing in front of his "babies," "what do you need me to do for you?

"That's what I want," Douglas laughed heartily, "I need you to help me research something, but it must be kept secret, and no third person is allowed to know about it except you and me." ”

"I'm not going to do criminal things. ”

"The old man hasn't fallen into that yet," beckoned Douglas to Russell, "I'll show you something good, and I'm sure you'll be interested." ”

Under the guidance of Douglas, Professor Russell came to the window, looked out of the window with questions, and saw a carriage hidden in the middle of the dense flowers, responsible for pulling two black hunting horses with thick limbs, this type of horse looked like a strong horse responsible for consigning large quantities of seafood in the harbor of Truff all year round, and had great strength in adulthood.

"You can't have sent me a wagon of seafood, have you?" asked Professor Russell, puzzled, "I don't have the slightest desire to study this kind of thing. ”

"It's seafood, but it's not seafood in the traditional sense, and they're probably older than the two of us combined," Douglas smiled with deep meaning, "just don't be too surprised when you see them for a while." ”

"Could it be more strange than these old guys in the lab," Professor Russell scoffed, "don't sell it, what the hell is in the carriage, it's mysterious." ”

"The lost underwater kingdom of Atlantis has not heard of it. ”

"What?!"

Professor Russell's smile froze on his face, and his eyes flashed with excitement, surprise, and nervousness.

"I have a vague feeling that there may be some connection between the contents of this carriage and the Lost Kingdom, but I'm not sure. ”

Douglas picked up an alcohol lamp on the table next to him and lit the tobacco in his pipe, staring at the dark carriage as intently as Professor Russell.

"For some special reason, only seven intact bodies survived, and I brought them back from the blue sea, and now they are all 'sleeping' in this carriage. ”

"The Lost Civilization... This shocking discovery really needs to be kept secret," Professor Russell muttered, "and what about the royal family, should they be kept secret as well?"

"Those pampered guys only do bad things, there's no need to inform them now, if one day these things really come in handy, I'll tell them myself. ”

"I immediately set out to prepare for my research. Professor Russell rolled up his sleeves, and his previous exhaustion was swept away.

"Take this," Douglas said, placing a bone-white tube on the table, "it's the key to activate these 'transhumans.'" ”

"It's... The Deep Sea Clan—the Kraken's Throat Sounder?!Or is it fresh?!" Professor Russell looked blankly at Douglas, who was swallowing clouds and spitting mist, "What have you experienced on this voyage?!"

"I'll tell you when the curtain is down here," Douglas looked in the direction of the center of New Orchid, "I guess, Al and they're not at school at this time, right?"

"Well, it's been a while since he's been in class, and he, Li Shiyi, Andre, and Freya are all on a secret mission as Acting Headmaster Hooke, so you must know something about it. ”

"How can this kind of lively thing be missing the old man?" Douglas's eyes were deep, "Is there a 'Wanbang Lantern Festival' that the whole country is jubilating in front of you, or is it a Shura field that hides murderous intentions." ”

Professor Russell did not speak, but quietly looked out the window at the lights of thousands of homes.

How could he turn a deaf ear to the various events that his students have encountered these days, the danger has also made him unbearable, but how can he grow without experience, this is the fate of El as a supernatural person.

"Russell, I'll entrust these guys to you first, remember, keep it a secret," and then Douglas touched his shriveled stomach, "I'm a little hungry, I'm going to see an old friend, and I really miss his delicious cooking when I'm at sea." ”

"Don't make any more trouble," Professor Russell coughed twice, "and the teachers in the school are still looking forward to your coming back to run the school soon." ”

"Let's let Hook be the acting headmaster for a while, I think he likes it," Douglas tapped on the windowsill, "the old man is finally free for a while, and there is still a lot of work to be done." ”

In recent days, the weather of Xinlancheng has made people a little incomprehensible, as soon as midnight there will be a vast fog from the blue sea, they spread to the inland and turn the Xinlancheng at night into a veritable "fog capital", the miserable night, hazy and depressing.

The "Soul Bell" in King's Park once again emitted a low bell, and a full twelve loud bangs drifted through the fog to the location of the business district, where there was still a scene of singing and dancing, and the lively crowd had no intention of dispersing.

Because after the thick bell, it means that the "Wanbang Lantern Festival" has kicked off, and no one sleeps tonight.

Located in the most prosperous location of the business district, the Imperial Food Avenue is almost overcrowded, and tourists and citizens who have been playing all day come to this street full of food, and the overflowing fireworks rise into the night sky and crumple into the dreams of countless people.

The top floor of Kagura Ryori is beautifully decorated with thousands of tiny lanterns that create a dazzling galaxy in the night sky, and red lanterns and flower umbrellas in the style of the Eastern Continent are hung all over the place, making it a great way to attract customers.

However, there are rows of empty seats on the entire top floor, and not many people dine here, and compared to the popularity of other floors of Kagura Restaurant, it seems to have been forgotten by the world.

"This beef is really well roasted! Xinchuan, bring me a few more strings of chicken wings, the old man has been very fond of chicken recently, and my mouth is crooked when I eat seafood every day!"

Douglas was taking a big bite of medium-rare beef from a skewer with a mouthful of oil, and he was so hungry that he could not care about the image of the vice-principal.

"Qianhu, go to the kitchen and get some chicken wings, remember, the freshest. An old man in a white apron admonished the girl beside him.

"Got it, Daddy. ”

Chihu's face was a little pale, and she answered and hurriedly left the top floor of the "Kagura Restaurant".

The sound of "Zizi" continued to sound from the iron plate in front of the old man, and the thick fragrance overflowed, and the old man named Xinchuan was cooking a piece of high-quality Wagyu beef.

At this time, there were only two men left on the entire top floor, one was cooking and the other was feasting, but invisible sparks collided violently between the two.