Chapter 41: Borrowing
On the edge of the circular columns under the magnificent baroque dome of the Kassel Academy Library, Lin Nian and Lin Xian strolled side by side and walked deeper along the corridor.
"A student council party? What are they going to celebrate? Lin Xian flipped through an old book in his hand as he walked, studying it word by word.
"I don't know, it's said that the student union sailing club defeated the lionheart club to win the championship or something, Caesar of the student union invited you and me to participate, I didn't have time to refuse at the time, I think if you don't go directly, it's not a good thing." Lin Nian helped Lin Xian hold a stack of books in his hand, each book is a hardcover book, and the thickness is comparable to the 37-year bound edition of the Republic of China.
The oak shelves in the library of the Kassel Academy reach almost to the ceiling, and they are filled with books of genuine and valuable knowledge, none of which resemble empty shells in a café.
During this time, the library was almost Lin Xian's home, if you wanted to find her, Lin Nian did not hesitate to come to the library, sure enough, Lin Xian was starting to study the difference between the half-breed brain and the ordinary human brain, and needed to consult many research materials that had been done before, because some of the materials were too bloody and involved sensitive factors, it required a fairly high level of authority to apply for the transfer, Lin Xian's staff authority was insufficient, and it happened that Lin Nian hit the door again, and just accompanied her on such a trip.
"I still have a project to study, and I may not be able to accompany you." Lin Xian seemed to have seen some incomprehensible fragment in the book, frowning, pointing to the pages and chapters, and reading them repeatedly before releasing his brows.
"Take a break in the afternoon, the library will be open until 2 a.m., and you can come whenever you want." Lin Nian said.
"You seem nervous about getting into your new social circle?" Lin Xian asked casually as he flipped through the pages.
"It should be said that it is 'at a loss'." Lin Nian admitted very calmly: "This school is not Shilan High School, and I don't know the habits of the students here, so I am inevitably a little nervous. ”
"Then you should refuse that Caesar Gattuso's invitation, it's not a shame, it's not a good thing to rush into the circle when you don't know the living habits and styles of a group of people, I heard that the student council is not very good, compared to the Lionheart student union next door... Laziness and erosion? Lin Xian shrugged: "I don't know if it's good to use the word erosion, after all, the atmosphere of the Internet boom in recent years has broken a lot of words, and the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning 'erosion' will be 'private life'." ”
"As I said, I didn't have time to refuse him in that case, and the headmaster was standing in front of me." Lin Nian sighed.
"Have you seen the Headmaster?" Lin Xian put down the book and glanced at him with some surprise: "What do you think?" ”
"How's that?"
"I scanned some posts about the principal in the forum, and you asked the principal if he was really in his 130s? An old man at this age should be dying, but I heard that the principal will also do anaerobic exercise every day, which is simply a miracle of human physiology, if those medical students at Harvard and Cambridge knew about it, they would probably shout for the president to dedicate himself to the medical profession and let them dissect. Lin Xian asked curiously: "To be honest, I have dissected corpses, and I am sorry for you half-bloods..."
"Wait, stop, you know we're talking about the anatomy headmaster, right?" Lin Nian wanted to hold his forehead a little: "I regret entering this school more and more, compared to you now, I prefer some old ladies who used to be obsessed with part-time jobs." ”
"It's late, it's very inappropriate to use the word obsession, I'm forced by life, I'm sorry that I prefer my current environment, and I seem to have mentioned to you that I was a top student in a medical university before I took you out of the orphanage, but I gave up a great future for you, shouldn't you be grateful?" Lin Xian glanced at Lin Nian.
"You don't need to be in a hurry, the academy shouldn't ask you to come up with results so quickly to prove your importance." Lin Nian was silent for a moment and said softly.
Lin Xian stopped and glanced at Lin Nian: "Do you really think so?" ”
Lin Nian didn't answer Lin Xian's words, he knew a lot of things but he didn't want to say it, because the truth is often the most hurtful, in a school full of aliens, Lin Xian is the only one who is a normal person, and this kind of pressure is unimaginable for a self-reliant person like Lin Xian.
Sometimes Lin Nian even thinks about whether it was a wrong choice for him to insist on bringing Lin Xian to Illinois, just like Lin Xian said, for the sake of the 'promise' in the orphanage when he was a child, Lin Xian gave up everything to give him a simple but real 'home', maybe without himself Lin Xian's life can really get back on track - a trajectory that is much better than now.
With a click, Lin Nian's head hurt, and he found that Lin Xian was holding a thick book in his hand and gently smashed it on his head, looking at him helplessly: "Don't think too much, being able to come to this kind of place to study is a blessing that I couldn't think of before, this is really thanks to you Xiaolongren, I was originally interested in the knowledge of medicine, and now that I have seen so much new knowledge, I naturally can't help but want to try to make some achievements in this field, which is a common problem for everyone." ”
"Your kid has eaten your sister's soft rice for so many years, do you want to leave the yellow-faced woman behind? I'll tell you, don't even think about it, I have to eat this soft rice honestly for four years. Lin Xian clicked Lin Nian's head a few more times, and took a step to leave him behind.
"Eat, you can eat." Lin Nian smiled bitterly and followed: "So you're not going to go to tonight's party, are you?" ”
"No, don't you have a roommate? Take him with me, the student council party remembers to me that the number of places is limited, and only those who are invited can enter, so let's use this relationship to build a good relationship with my roommate. ”
"My roommate, my sister, you should have seen it, is the Fingal brother at the airport."
"Ahh The expression on Lin Xian's face became subtle: "He's your roommate?" ”
"It's okay, Senior Brother Fingal is still quite normal, but there is a big smell in the bedroom where he often gnaws on pork knuckles in bed at night."
"It's time for me to reconsider my reply, and I can't imagine how bad your future school standing would be if you were to take a roommate like you to a party like a fraternity in the United States. Lin Xian held his forehead.
During the chat, they had already walked to a yellow rosewood door, behind the folding door is the forbidden book area that requires a certain permission, the door frame is equipped with an access control system, the camera is pointed at the other end of the visitor, directly connected to the central computer Norma, if you try to break in less than ten minutes, the people in the school work department will rush into the library with non-lethal equipment to get people.
"What books do you want to borrow?" Lin Nian took out the student ID card he was carrying.
"Specifically, it is a piece of information, and its classification should be in the 'Dragon Physiology Research Area', and the number is A911225012." Lin Xian said.
"The years and days of the collapse of the Soviet Union?" Lin Nian, who is sensitive to numbers, asked subconsciously.
"The source is a detailed explanation of the experimental records of a mad German scientist on the brain structure of a half-breed, and this data comes from some of the materials seized by the secret party during the Cold War after World War II on the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the Soviet Union was in decline, and most scientific researchers lost confidence in their motherland, and frantically sold important scientific research results just to earn some extra dollars to buy some bread and vodka." Lin Xian explained.
"Doesn't this kind of material pop up in black and white photos of people's minds? I hope you didn't eat much for lunch today. Lin Nian pursed his mouth.
"At that time, there were already color photos, and the resolution was not low." Lin Xian smiled: "You underestimate the ability of medical students, you were still screaming for a cockroach at home when I killed the guinea pig." ”
"Well, don't talk about it! I was young! Lin Nian glared at his student card on the access control system, and suddenly Norma's pleasant voice came from inside: "Dear Lin Nian, you have 'S' level reading permissions, welcome to enter this area for borrowing and research, warm reminder: Please cherish and protect all books in this area, every piece of paper belongs to the property of all mankind." ”
"S-class? Looks like you did. Lin Xian was a little surprised: "I should be able to add an extra strawberry pudding to my dinner today, I bet on the Night Watch forum that you can be promoted." ”
Lin Nian was also a little surprised that Norma's data was synchronized so quickly, and in the dragon genealogy course in the morning, Principal Ange informed him that he had been successfully promoted, and it was only after noon that he had become a legitimate 'S' rank of real power. But hearing Lin Xian's words, his attention shifted back and asked, "You also bet on that handicap?" How much was bet? ”
"Not much, five hundred dollars." The corners of Lin Xian's mouth rose slightly.
"You are really willing, when you used to buy vegetables, you were still worried about a few cents of a cabbage."
"You kid don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are." Lin Xian sighed: "Okay, don't be poor, it's a favor for your sister, go get the information, I still have a paper to catch." ”