Chapter 28: Within the Walls
Cambrian College is located in the southeast of the Southern Gathering and is divided into three major areas, each separated by a high wall, the first of which separates the gathering from the college, and the second between the new and old school districts.
Finally, the tallest and most ambitious wall divides the senior school district into two areas of Cambrian faculty and staff housing.
Behind the last faculty quarters is a rolling mountain with no barriers.
Regarding the distribution of the buildings of the academy, Yan Hua had already learned about it through the freshman handbook distributed to him by the academy, but when he came to the city wall that was higher than the outermost part of the academy, he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Why is the inside of the academy separated by a wall?" Yan Hua asked Chen Shui in front of him a question that had plagued him for months.
Chen Shuitou said without looking back: "Well! On the one hand, it is for ease of management, and on the other hand, it is for defense. ”
"Defense?" Yan Hua naturally knew that the tall city wall also had a defensive function, and he was surprised by another thing, "Then why is the city wall inside the academy higher than the outer part of the academy?" ”
Just when Yan Hua asked again, Chen Shui had already come to the gate that was extremely incompatible with the overall style of the city wall.
This gate is also taller than the one on the periphery of the academy, and the whole body presents a silver-white sense of technology, and there is only an instrument similar to a card reader on the integrated gate, giving people a solid feeling.
Chen Shui took out a card from his body that should be a teacher's card, and replied casually: "Well! These walls were not built to protect against the danger of settlements from the south, but because of the threat from the south. ”
"South?" Yan Hua was even more confused.
Chen Shui put the card in his hand on the card reader, and the card reader made a "drop" sound, and then the silver-white metal door slowly rose, revealing a mysterious scene behind the door.
Chen Shui put the card in his hand into his messy clothes, looked at Yan Hua, who was shocked by the sight, and said: "The Cambrian Academy is the greatest force to protect the southern gathering place, and naturally it is to always guard the front of the human race, and these walls exist to resist the strange beasts in the southern mountains and forests. ”
Yan Hua couldn't hear Chen Shui's words clearly, because his attention was completely attracted by the lush vegetation in front of him.
All kinds of vegetation crowded Yan Hua's sight, and through the layers of branches and leaves, Yan Hua barely found some traces of buildings.
The style of these buildings is also different from that of the freshman school district, with most of them domed rather than flat roofs like the freshman buildings, and the facades are mostly metallic silver-white rather than masonry white.
At the same time, in addition to the green plants that occupied the entire field of vision, Yan Hua's ears also heard a faint low roaring sound and noisy shouts.
If it weren't clear that this was Cambrian's senior campus, Yan Hua would have regarded this place as a research center for animals and plants.
Of course, Yan Hua's guess was not wrong. This is indeed the senior school district of Cambrian, but it is also the biological research institute of the entire southern gathering place of mankind.
"What is this?" In strong contrast, Yan Hua seemed to have suddenly come from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century, and his soul was greatly impacted.
"Well! Cambrian's senior school district isn't as rosy as you freshmen think, and although the academy teachers are at the forefront, there are occasionally some Exotic Beasts that can sneak over that high wall. ”
Chen Shui's voice came into Yan Hua's ears, and it also interrupted Yan Hua's shock, "So if you don't have a certain strength, it's very dangerous to want to enter here, which is why there is this high wall."
As for the outer wall of the Academy, it is the last line of defense to protect you freshmen and the ordinary people in the southern settlement. ”
Yan Hua's mouth slowly closed, Chen Shui's words echoed in his mind, and he didn't speak for a long time.
As a teacher who graduated from Cambrian and worked in Cambrian, Chen Shui was naturally no stranger to Yan Hua's reaction, and he didn't care about Yan Hua's inner activities, but turned his head to look in the direction of the movement: "Well! Although this is also a rare opportunity to practice, as a teacher, I can't ignore it, so I still have to take a look. ”
"Boy! Follow me!" Chen Shui explained to Yan Hua again, and then the whole person ran forward.
Seeing that Chen Shui had acted, Yan Hua naturally followed.
Although Chen Shui is usually very unreliable, he will not lose his calm when he should be serious, so although Yan Hua's speed has been greatly reduced due to the weight of the gravity ring, he still barely kept up with Chen Shui's footsteps when Chen Shui deliberately suppressed his own speed, and did not get lost in the senior school district that seemed to be an ecological park.
The place where the battle took place was not far from Yan Hua, but when Yan Hua and Chen Shui arrived at the battlefield, the battle was over.
Although he was curious about the reason why the group of people in front of him were gathered together, the previous strenuous exercise still made Yan Hua quite difficult, and Chen Shui also asked Yan Hua to stand outside and not go over, Yan Hua had to stop outside the crowd and watch Chen Shui walk up alone.
"What's going on?" Chen Shui walked towards the crowd and asked aloud at an obese middle-aged man from a distance, and this man was none other than Yan Hua's old acquaintance, Teacher Pei.
Teacher Pei was standing in the crowd looking down at something, his always kind round face was full of gloomy color, and he didn't raise his head until Chen Shui spoke, and only then nodded after finding out that it was Chen Shui, and the people who were gathered together before also discovered Chen Shui's arrival at this time, and got out of the way in turn.
Yan Hua couldn't help but glance inside curiously as everyone walked around, and found a familiar animal corpse lying on the ground.
"Phantom Dragon?" Chen Shui came to the field and looked at the corpse on the ground where most of the head was pierced, and was a little surprised, "Why did you come here?" ”
Teacher Pei replied with a solemn gaze: "I don't know what's going on, it stands to reason that although the Phantom Dragon is only a three-star level ability beast, it has always been the focus of our inspection, and it is absolutely impossible for it to appear so close to the freshman campus." ”
"Well! Anyway, it's just a shadow dragon, and with its stealth ability, it's not a big deal to sneak in a few of them once in a while. Seeing that the battle was over, Chen Shui returned to his lazy state and said, "Maybe it's because the senior students are on vacation, so they can run here." ”
Teacher Pei's face did not soften because of Chen Shui's words, but solemnly said to Chen Shui: "Xiao Shui, you are now the freshman class teacher, you should know what kind of disaster will be caused if you let the Shadow Dragon break into the freshman campus. ”
After Teacher Pei finished speaking, Chen Shui still had that lazy expression, but Yan Hua was shocked, thinking of the terrible experience of almost becoming the prey of the Shadow Dragon in the Blackwater Swamp.
It was close at hand but unaware, just like Teacher Pei said, if the Shadow Dragon really broke into the freshman campus and lurked, it would be no less than an invisible death for his group of freshmen.
"Even Cambrian Academy isn't safe!" A faint sadness appeared in Yan Hua's heart.
Chen Shui looked at Teacher Pei, who was solemn, and ignored Teacher Pei's warning: "Well! Rest assured, my students are not so vulnerable. “
Seeing Chen Shui's attitude, Mr. Pei seemed a little anxious, as if he wanted to continue to say something, but as Chen Shui's friend, he was also very familiar with Chen Shui's personality, so he had to say helplessly: "Okay, self-confidence is a good thing, but I still have to remind you that it is better to take advantage of the winter vacation to check the freshman campus."
If it's really because of a shortage of manpower, I can help. ”
"Well! There's no need for that, anyway, the freshmen will start combat training next semester, and one or two shadow dragons won't pose any threat. Chen Shui said calmly and politely rejected Mr. Pei's proposal.
Just when Teacher Pei wanted to say something to Chen Shui, a man's voice came from behind Yan Hua's voice: "Teacher Chen! The safety of students is not a trivial matter, and I advise you to be careful. ”
Yan Hua turned his head to look and found that the person who came was wearing a white coat and looked quite handsome, but it was a pity that a pair of yin owl eyes and thin lips ruined his overall temperament, giving people a mean and cruel feeling.
"Well! It turned out to be Teacher Yin Huo. When Chen Shui saw the visitor, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and then he drooped his eyelids and said lightly, "Teacher Yin, don't worry, I have my own measure in this matter." ”
"It turns out that this one is also Cambrian's teacher." Yan Hua looked at Yin Yu, who passed by, but didn't even look at himself, and thought to himself.
Seeing Yin Shu approaching, the crowd that had originally gathered around Chen Shui and Teacher Pei gradually dispersed, as if he was avoiding some trouble, and Teacher Pei, who was standing next to Chen Shui, also showed a dilemma on his face.
In the blink of an eye, there were only four people left in this open space, including Yan Hua.
Yin Shu came to Chen Shui and stood still, looked at the lazy Chen Shui, his face showed undisguised disgust, and then opened his thin lips and said: "Teacher Chen, I am kind enough to remind you that as a Cambrian teacher, no matter what, the safety of students must always come first.
You must know that even if it is Mr. Chen, there are places that you can't take into account, and Mr. Chen will regret it when the time comes.
If these freshmen make any mistakes in the first year, even Cambrian can't withstand the pressure of those parents, so it's better to be cautious. ”
Obviously, it seemed to be the same bitter exhortation as Teacher Pei, and his voice was soothing and gentle, but Yan Hua still felt that Yin Yu's words were as sharp as a sharp sword in his ears.
Teacher Pei looked at Chen Shui and Yin Xu, who were separated by the corpse of the Phantom Dragon, the sweat on his face was about to come down, and he couldn't stop looking left and right to say something, but he just opened his mouth several times and then closed it again, so he could only stand there and be anxious.
Yin Shui's eyes were staring at Chen Shui's face, but Chen Shui's expression was calm, he didn't even raise his eyes, and said nonchalantly: "Teacher Yin bothered, thank you for the reminder, I will pay attention." ”
Yin Shu seemed to be angered by Chen Shui's words, and even directly sneered: "Pay attention to what? Run away? You ......"
"Little win! That's enough! Teacher Pei finally broke out, and interrupted Yin Huo's words with a rare angry expression, and then his tone eased again, and asked Yin Huo, "Xiao Huo, don't you still have your own topic to study?" Why do you still have so much time to wander around? ”
Teacher Pei's words still carried a lot of weight, Yin Yu closed his mouth according to his words, and even the cynicism on his face disappeared, and he casually pointed to the corpse of the ghost dragon at his feet and said, "I'm here to find my experiment." ”
"Experiment?" Teacher Pei was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "You mean that this ghost dragon ran out of your laboratory?" ”
Yin Yu nodded, and then without waiting for Teacher Pei to continue to ask, with a slight pick of his toes, he grabbed the huge corpse in his hand, turned around and walked towards the way he came, and only paused again when he passed by Yan Hua's side, and then left everyone's sight.
The blood of the Phantom Dragon left traces along with Yin Shu's departure, and Yan Hua followed this bloodstain to look at Yin Shu's back as he disappeared among the trees, his eyes flickering.