286 Extra: Ghost Academy
Death Valley is a desert with no end in sight, the yellow sand is rolling, isolated from the once familiar world, you can't see the tall buildings, you can't hear the whistle, only the magnificence of the morning glow and the vastness of the starry sky.
Adam has been teaching at Ghost Academy for a year now. A year ago, he was punished by a committee of the Butterfly Order, which voted to exile him to the isolated Valley of Death to start the Ghost Academy.
Since it is called a ghost, it is naturally invisible to others, and the school was built on an oasis in Death Valley, and Adam served as the principal and teacher of the college, responsible for teaching the students knowledge, and also leading them to set up tents, graze, plant, fetch water, and provide for themselves.
His students are all good seedlings collected by the Butterfly Organization all over the world, and they are born with higher IQs than ordinary people, and each of them has shown amazing talent as children. The Commission believes that Butterfly, the goddess of light, will not be the first and will not be the last traitor, precisely because she has chosen a different path before accepting the ideas of the Butterfly Organization.
So, instead of recruiting people, they would rather raise children who are trustworthy and fully embracing their ideas from an early age, and in ten years' time, they will become an emerging force and inject fresh blood into the butterfly organization.
At the same time, because of the betrayal of the Goddess of Light Butterfly, the Butterfly Organization has been exposed to the eyes of major governments, and Taoguang is also a last resort.
As a result, Adam is now called Exile, but in fact holds a more important position than before, which shows that his esteem in the Butterfly Organization has not decreased, or on the contrary, it is more central and more trusted than before.
And these ten years were also a test and experience for Adam, and he understood, so he agreed to judge himself without resentment.
Now, a year later, his handsome face had been roughened by the harsh climate of the desert, and he and his students were like refugees living in an oasis, eating only the coarsest food every day, drinking a little water, and absorbing knowledge between grazing.
In such a pure environment, every student is no longer disturbed by the outside world, and wholeheartedly learns a vast amount of knowledge, Adam is a good teacher, he can teach both mathematics, physics and chemistry, and is also good at music, when he arrives in Death Valley, he only takes a harmonica, and during recess, he will play world famous songs for them.
At that time, he would think of Yang Mianmian, and she once asked him how he could ensure that art had no effect on progress. He was noncommittal at the time, but now when he saw the children listening to him play without blinking, he thought she might be right.
The difficult living environment tempered the students and sharpened Adam. In the middle of the night, when it was the quietest time, he looked back at the starry sky on the past journey, but he felt more and more that the road ahead was difficult, compared to the vastness of the universe, he was like a faint star that could not be weaker.
But even if it is a dead star, its brilliance will be discovered in billions of years.
The Butterfly Organization has taken a difficult path that is different from ordinary people, and cannot even be accepted by ordinary people.
They have their own beliefs, but they don't have a clear direction, so they can only keep trying, learn from their failures, and start again.
This organization has a history of 200 years since the 19th century, and the decision that once thought it was right was proved by history to be completely wrong, or even contrary to it, I don't know how many predecessors died with hatred.
But they certainly have no regrets, humanity needs explorers, and it is with their sacrifices that their path will get closer and closer to the light.
Later, one of the seniors changed the name of the organization to Butterfly, which comes from the butterfly effect, each of them is a butterfly, struggling to stir up their wings, maybe useless, but maybe it will set off a hurricane in the future.
"The future......" He used his hand as a pillow and looked up at the sky.
"Teacher." A small figure came out of the tent not far away, she has obvious Southeast Asian characteristics, slightly dark skin, but three-dimensional facial features, very beautiful, she is an Indian like Umira, but she was born because she was a baby girl, she was almost drowned in a commode, but fortunately, her mother stole her out and threw her on the side of the road, and was picked up by well-wishers to save her life.
After being discovered by the Butterfly Order at the age of ten, she was sent to Death Valley, where she resolutely abandoned her original name and named herself Eva.
"Eva," Adam asked with a smile, "what's wrong?" โ
Eva smiled, "I'm here to draw the star map." โ
Adam was well-versed in the past and present, and his lectures were eclectic, including astrology and alchemy, and if there were students who were interested, he would tutor them individually and give them a list of books, which would do their best to provide them with learning resources.
Therefore, the students of the Ghost Academy may live in very simple conditions, but the abundance of books will not be inferior to that of a normal university.
"Teacher, does the distribution of the stars really hint at the fate of mankind?"
"I don't know." Adam laughed and said, "No one can fully understand the mysteries of this world, and neither can I, but if you're interested, you may be able to pursue it until you discover the truth." โ
Eva nodded vigorously and craned her neck to look at the sky without blinking: "Teacher, can I ask for some books on astrology?" โ
"No problem." Adam immediately responded, he was the only one of them who could communicate with the outside world, and the Butterfly Order would send someone to replenish supplies within a month of his message.
But a month later, the one who should have come did not come.
In the second month, the message he sent out was like a stone sinking into the sea, without the slightest ripple, Adam's heart sank little by little, he knew that because of Mei, the butterfly organization was no longer as secretive as before, but he also believed that the butterfly organization was deeply rooted and leafy, and it was by no means an object that could be eliminated in a short time.
You have to find a way to get in touch with them.
Adam rummaged through his toolbox and spent a week piecing together a homemade radio, saying that it was to add some entertainment to the students, but also to listen to the news and keep them abreast of current affairs, so as not to really know the sinister outside world.
But at the same time, the Butterfly Organization also has a secret radio station, and his main purpose is to go to the station at 11:11 in the middle of the night to see if he can get information.
Three months later, late one night, just when Adam thought he had returned in vain, an intermittent code came over the radio, and the translated content made Adam break out in a cold sweat.
"Adam...... I...... Misfortune...... Many members ...... Death...... Butterfly Tissue ...... Facing...... The most ...... ever Dangerous...... Secret Organizations...... Eyeing ...... ...... with the government Protect the students, and I'll get back in touch with you. โ
Adam's expression became solemn, the Butterfly Organization has faced many crises, and in history, they have also been wanted by the authorities and exiled to the world, but the fire has never been extinguished.
So, what is happening to the Butterfly Organization now that makes people leave such content?
But in any case, it is no longer safe here, although the academy does not have frequent contact with the butterfly organization, but if the other party can deal with the butterflies, then it will not be difficult to find out where they are located.
Adam rang the bell, and in less than three minutes, the students all appeared in front of him in full clothes: "Students, we are now facing a very serious situation, we must move immediately, please pack your belongings immediately, and we will leave in an hour." โ
"Teacher, where are we going?"
"We're going to go into the city, hide in the crowd." Hiding in the forest is the safest and safest way, the butterfly organization has arranged an identity for each student, and they will not show their stuff, "We are the Ghost Academy, ghosts, and we can't see it." โ
Every one of the students of the Ghost Academy was not an ordinary child, and none of them were afraid, and their expressions were solemn: "Yes, teacher. โ
An hour later, the students were ready to take their important belongings with them, and the books could not be taken with them, so they packed them in sealed boxes and buried them deep in the desert, and then a fire wiped all traces away.
In the firelight, Adam looked at the still immature faces of these children and sighed in his heart, if the other members have suffered accidents, then these students are the most important and valuable treasure of butterflies.
"Are you ready?" He mounted his horse, "Let's go." โ
Twelve students got on the horse, and even Eva, who was a woman, was not afraid, and everyone said goodbye to the school site in silence and left with Adam.
After that, they will enter the city and hide in the crowd, like a ghost lying in ambush around people, and the ghost does not disappear, but people can't see it.
***
Yang Mianmian looked at the butterfly specimen in the sun, an anonymous gift she received from Jing Chu on their wedding day, a butterfly specimen of the Goddess of Light butterfly buried in the yellow sand.
The Goddess of Light Butterfly was the title she was given by Adam, so there was no need to guess who sent it, but she didn't understand the meaning of Adam's doing.
It stands to reason that he should hate her to the bone, so the dead butterfly wants to tell her that he wants to kill her? Not like.
Intuition told Yang Mianmian that this was not like something that Adam would do, and that the thing he sent her must have a deeper meaning.
But she thought about it for three years, and she was going to return to China tomorrow, but she still didn't figure it out.
"Looking at your butterflies again?" Jing Chu finished packing his luggage and looked at her with a smile and a smile, "It's been three years." โ
Yang Mianmian stuffed the box into her bag: "I always feel that there is a problem, but I can't think of it." โ
"Didn't Randall say that the Black Butterfly Organization has been wiped out?" After that incident, Jing Chu had been worried that she would be retaliated against by the Black Butterfly organization, but strangely nothing happened, in the past three years, except for the favor of the murderer as always, Black Butterfly did not even appear a shadow.
"That's where it's weird." Yang Mianmian held his cheeks, "Randall also told me that the matter of Black Butterfly was later taken over by someone at a higher level, saying that it was exterminated, but it was strange everywhere, but he couldn't investigate this matter anymore, just reminded me to be careful." โ
Jing Chu frowned, Randall said so, which proves that the matter of Black Butterfly is involved in more confidential events, which is no longer something that ordinary people can know.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter, I'll go back tomorrow anyway." Yang Mianmian furrowed her eyebrows, very distressed, "However, why is Professor Sun sick, I don't want to go back to teaching!" โ
Jing Chu was also amused by her, Yang Mianmian was originally rushing to enter the Academy of Sciences, but who expected that her university teacher Professor Sun was sick, but no teacher could take over, just when Yang Mianmian was about to return to China, he asked her to go back to his alma mater for him.
Let's not mention the matter of entering the Academy of Sciences and ask Professor Sun for help, even if it is not, Yang Mianmian cannot refuse the request of this teacher who used to teach him, not to mention that it is still his alma mater.
But even if it's just for a semester, it's so painful, why should she teach? Wouldn't it really be tempting to surprise those stupid students?
With such worries, Yang Mianmian was still sad when she was at the airport the next day, and Jing Chu saw that it was still early: "I'll go buy you something to drink, what do you want to drink?" โ
"Chocolate." She held her cheeks and wandered out of the world.
Five minutes later, a cup of chocolate was placed in front of her, and Yang Mianmian just wanted to take it, when Xiao Huangji shouted: "Who are you?!" โ
Yang Mianmian turned her head to see that it was not Jing Chu who gave her chocolate, but Adam, who had not been seen for three years, although he had slightly modified his face, his facial features had not changed, and he could recognize it at a glance.
She slowly sat up straight: "Adam." โ
"Don't be nervous." Adam lowered the brim of his hat, but it looked like it was when they met on the island three years ago, "I have limited time, so I don't talk nonsense." โ
He crossed his hands on the table and looked directly at her: "May, did you take Louis X's chip?" โ
"I don't know what you're talking about." She replied calmly, like a rehearsed line, which made Adam laugh: "I said don't be nervous, I'm not here to ask the teacher, on the contrary, I'm here to remind you with good intentions." โ
"I don't know how many things you got, but they don't know either, I won't divulge this, but again, I want you to remember that it's Pandora's box, you can't open it, otherwise it's ......"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly jumped up, startling Yang Mianmian, thinking that he was going to do something, but Adam just stood up in a hurry and left a sentence in her ear: "Remember my words." โ
After saying that, he quickly pulled out and left, Yang Mianmian frowned and looked at the direction he was going, there was an obvious person who was following him hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, and immediately pulled out his legs and followed after seeing Adam, she was wearing a white suit all over her body, which was very eye-catching, Yang Mianmian saw her follow Adam step by step, getting closer and closer, and her heart couldn't help but rise, but she didn't catch up until the two people left the waiting hall.
"It's kind of weird." Yang Mianmian really wanted to follow and take a look, but it was too easy to expose her, not to mention who could guarantee that it was not Adam's invitation to enter the urn? She couldn't take any chances.
When he was hesitating, Jing Chu's voice came: "Hey, you bought it yourself?" He was surprised to see that there was already a cup of chocolate on the table.
Yang Mianmian could only give up the idea of keeping up: "What's wrong with your clothes?" Jing Chu's coat was covered with a big stain, and his coat was unhappy: "Someone bumped into him, and all the coffee in his hand splashed on me." โ
"Someone hit you, who is it?"
Jing Chu was also helpless: "It's a little girl from India, she suddenly bumped into me, apologized to me, and the chocolate was spilled, so I had to buy a new cup." โ
"Little Indian girl?" Yang Mianmian bit her finger, her eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of the chocolate that Adam bought, she quickly took the cup and stood up, "I'll go to the toilet." โ
She hurriedly went into the toilet and poured out the chocolate inside, and carefully observed the cup: "Strange, didn't you leave a clue?" โ
"Stupid, at the bottom of my cup!" The paper cup was really fooled, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he sold himself.
"I'm sorry then." She apologized and tore the bottom of the cup, only a small note inside.
Mei, watch out for the people in white around you.
"The man in white?" Yang Mianmian remembered the woman in white who was following Adam just now, and was puzzled, but she still tore the note and rushed into the sink.
The announcement of "Flying to Nancheng ...... China" sounded, and Yang Mianmian could only get on the plane with a stomach full of questions and leave the United States.
In the airport's underground parking garage, Adam suddenly stopped, and the tracker behind him was caught off guard, so he could only hide behind the pillar to avoid his sight.
However, with a soft sound, he only felt a pain in his chest, and an Indian girl with a ponytail was holding a gun with a โกโก and looking at him with a blank expression.
"Is it solved?" Adam asked.
"Solved." Eva stepped out of the shadows and walked briskly towards him, "Teacher, why are we here, it almost revealed our whereabouts. โ
Adam smiled slightly, "I want to see an old friend." โ
"A very important friend?"
"Yes, it's important."
"Is it Helena Butterfly who betrayed the Order?" Eva didn't understand why she was going to meet a betrayer, "What if she betrayed us?" โ
"She won't betray us." "She has very important information on her, and I must keep her safe," he said, looking at the schoolgirl's puzzled eyes, "the enemy we face this time is too strong, and I need help." โ
Eva disagreed: "She has already betrayed once, maybe a second or a third time, why should we trust her?" Teacher, we have sacrificed too much. โ
"There are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies." Adam squinted his eyes when he heard the roar of the plane taking off, "Things in the world are changing so fast, who can guarantee the future." โ
Listening to what the respected teacher said, Eva no longer objected to it, but she did not compromise.
"Let's go, there's more important things to do."
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