Chicago Union Station, opened in 1925, was originally a station jointly set up by several railroad companies such as the Pennsylvania Railroad, so it was named "Union Station". The station is located on the West Bank of the Chicago River, between Adams Avenue and Jackson Avenue, and adjacent to the Downtown Loop District, covering approximately 9.5 blocks. It is the largest train station in the "Chicago metropolitan area".

The curved dome of the Assembly Hall in the center of the railway station is wide and transparent, as grand as a church; The walls above are decorated with small reliefs, painted as white as snow; At the bottom are a number of towering columns, the brick surface is made of a single piece of marble, which shows a pale yellow of time precipitation in the light.

At 110 feet (33.5 meters) tall, the building is tall enough to make everyone who comes here feel small.

If it weren't for the interspersed interspersed with people of modern costumes and different skin tones, it would have made people think that they had come to an old church in the Romanesque style. It's no wonder that some news outlets have commented that this is one of the most spectacular train stations in the world.

And Lu Mingfei was 'fully armed' carrying a large backpack, carrying two huge suitcases on the left and right, and communicating with the staff on duty in broken English with sweat on his forehead.

The journey from China to Chicago International Airport and then to Chicago Union Station to Kassel College was a smooth and reassuring journey, thanks to the bag of passport itinerary sent by Norma and the version of the book titled "A Fool's Guide to Admission to Kassel College".

But things got stuck on the train at the end.

"Hey! Brother, you don't need to ask, the academy is very strict in terms of train schedules. ”

As he was asking, a stocky young man with gray hair walked over and put his arm around his shoulders and dragged him back to the bench.

The man in front of him was Fingal von Frings, a student at the Kassel Academy, and a senior among seniors - without him, he was already in his fourth year. When he first met Fingal, Lu Mingfei thought that he had met an international professional beggar who was extremely proficient in various languages, and he didn't believe it until Fingal also took out the CC1000 ticket.

Subsequently, he spent two days wrapped in a blanket on a bench at Chicago Station with this unreliable senior......

"Senior brother, it's not that I want to be in a hurry, but we only have a few dollars left! If we can't wait for the car, we really have to beg! ”

Lu Mingfei was crying, while Fingal was smiling heartily, and by the way, he patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder with his strong hands, almost letting him lie down.

"Peace of mind, I think that although our class is a little lower, the academy should not let its students starve to death outside...... Maybe the car will come today? Think about the good side of everything. Besides, if you really can't do it, it's not impossible to beg......"

Fingal grinned, and Lu Mingfei recalled the first time he met Fingal...... it! This guy must have begged more than once! This is definitely an experienced guy!

Because he was carrying a large number of pirated PS2 disks, he was fined by a fat policeman at customs, and the 500 dollars on his body is now only 20 - because the policeman appreciates his taste and deliberately leaves him a little.

Scraping together the $6 in Fingal's pocket, they shamelessly rubbed off how many free refills of Coke for $26...... However, after two days, there was not much money.

"Since we really don't have much money, let's get more sleep, save energy, and save some money on sandwiches and cokes."

As he spoke, Fingal walked to the bench covered with a gray-black blanket, threw himself on it, and wrapped himself in a roll, not paying the slightest attention to the eyes of the people who came and went, and generously prepared to sleep like this. If it weren't for the fact that the two of them could pass the guò ticket gate and rush to sleep on the lobby bench, they would have been blasted out by the security guards as beggars.

Well, although it's about the same now.

Lu Mingfei shook his head and sighed, and sat down on a bench next to Fingal, in his opinion, if the train didn't come today, they would use up the last six dollars, and then ...... What to do then? There is nothing he can do about going abroad for the first time, maybe he can only hope that the business of begging with the eighth-grade senior Fingal will be better?

All kinds of grooves filled his mind again, and when his eyes wandered, Lu Mingfei suddenly saw a young Chinese man in a gray sweatshirt asking the officer on duty about something, and he was also holding a card-like object with silver patterns on a black background that made him very familiar...... That's a ticket for the CC1000 train?

A spirit, Lu Mingfei suddenly realized who the person in front of him was.

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"Aha! This brother, you are so face-saving, too enthusiastic, and too ...... Ahem, I'm sorry I'll drink Coke first......"

In the KFC, Fingal was gobbling up the chicken and fries burger on the table, and Lu Mingfei was also on the side, and he didn't even have time to come out and say a few words; Mercer rubbed his chin and looked at the two destitute men, but said nothing.

“…… Ah, it feels alive. Senior Mercer, you are simply the Lei Feng of the new century! ”

After eating a family bucket again, Fingal praised in his native Chinese while mercilessly ordering two servings. Lu Mingfei also responded with praise, but the chewing in his mouth did not stop.

――Because it's a little embarrassing.

The last time at the literary club gathering in the screening hall, Zhao Menghua's confession was not successful - half because Nuo Nuo's aura was too strong to destroy the atmosphere created by Zhao Menghua, and half because Chen Wenwen also took the opportunity to slip away when Nuo Nuo picked him up.

After a heavy emotional turn, Lu Mingfei's emotional intelligence has also risen a little, coupled with Nuo Nuo's point, so he probably understands what Chen Wenwen's expression in the screening hall is all about - she likes Mercer, not Zhao Menghua, and not his grassroots waste Lu Mingfei.

Although his confession was given to Zhao Menghua before it was made, he always had a little caution in his heart, and in the long run, others may not know.

What is the saying? Friends and wives, don't be bullied. The idea of beating a friend's wife, no matter what novel it is, is a scumbag job, and it will not end well in the end. You look at Cao Cao, a generation of heroes, but he prefers his wife, but in the modern era of developed information, people will think of his ** side when they think of Cao Cao...... Tsk, half of the reputation of the market has been ruined. So he was very disillusioned with Mercer, who often played interstellar with him and was one of the few people who didn't dislike him.

And this time when I saw Mercer at the station, and was solved by a meal sponsored by him, I immediately felt quite embarrassed, so I could only chew constantly to cover up my embarrassment.

"Look at the way you guys, it's really miserable. Why don't I invite you to a hotel for one night? ”

Mercer fiddled with the chocolate sundae in his cup and said nonchalantly. As a powerful traverser, Mercer said that he would never worry about money - what? You say it's not good to steal and rob? That's okay too. As an ACG otaku, he just copied a few best-selling light novels and online articles in his mind a few years later and posted them on the Internet to pass the time, and his annual income was as high as more than 600,000; Recently, it seems that there are companies that have approached him about anime and gamification, and if it is reached, it will be a large amount of revenue.

"I don't need to use this, I can train at any time while I stay at the train station."

Without waiting for Lu Mingfei, who was ashamed in his heart, to take the initiative to refuse, Fingal, who was full of food and drink, jumped out first. "Otherwise, if you miss one trip, you don't know how long it will take to make the next trip."

Mercer bowed his head slightly, for if he remembered correctly, the train should have arrived on the evening of the past few days. "Well, I'll wait too, it's not too late anyway."

(Thanks to [Basement Prisoner] for 100 Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info coins for tipping and evaluation votes, and thanks to [XZL980414] for 588 Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info coins for rewarding.) In addition, yesterday was not because the network cable was broken, and the computer was broken, and it was repaired today. So I'm sorry~)

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