Chapter 7: Variables (17)

Standing in front of the winged platform, Yixin Lanhai looked down at the gaps in the floor tiles, looked up at the crowd around him, kicked the small stones near his toes from time to time, and occasionally changed his feet to stand. As one of the three hundred and eighty-eight new students of the Golden Crow Academy, he should be regarded as the kind that can be secretly glanced at by others.

This is due first and foremost to his tall and fat physique, and there are always people who will unconsciously pay attention to Yixin, who is a head taller and half a body wider than him. Secondly, the early riser occupied a more prominent position, probably in the third row in the center of the new student line. Most of the students around him were greeting each other or gathering in a group to whisper, and he was the only one standing alone, looking at the soles of his feet and looking at the sky, avoiding eye contact with others.

In the eyes of others, this fat man should have spent a whole sleepless night excited because his dream came true, so he couldn't get up in the morning. But the truth is the opposite, Yixin Blue Ocean slept very soundly as usual last night, and his appearance of staying out of the matter was just because his focus was different from most people's.

Ichishin crossed the Lake of Flames by boat yesterday evening and arrived at Jinwuin. In contrast to the hot spring town that he visited many times with his father during his childhood, this island, which was named the Golden Crow because of its resemblance to the sun goddess's mount, gives Isshin a fresh, mysterious, and even forbidden feeling. However, he was in no hurry to explore the island's many new and strange places. The time is some, as short as four years, as long as six years, I believe that when he leaves here, he will definitely be familiar with every corner of this place. For the time being, he believes there are three things that need to be prioritized.

The first thing is about the question of eating.

Yixin knows himself very well, and there is no other way for him to quickly settle down in an unfamiliar environment than food. Food is the most satisfying thing and the easiest way for him to reach happiness. So, after dropping off his luggage in the room assigned to him, he went straight to the dining room of Kinwuin. It was a long and spacious hall that could accommodate nearly 1,000 people at the same time, and last night's dish was honey-roasted lamb shank and vegetable soup. He felt that the taste could only be justified - the leg of lamb was not marinated in advance, and there was no small mouth that allowed the honey to soak in, so that the flavor of the seasoning only stayed on the skin, wasting a piece of fatty and tender meat; The vegetable soup was a little light, and he thought it would be much better if it was served with a large glass of thick rice wine. However, today's breakfast was satisfying for him - hot yellow rice cakes and a large bowl of black and red poached eggs. It looks ordinary, but after entering it, I realize that the chefs must have put a lot of effort into it. The eggs are stewed in a mixture of chicken broth, ginger slices, tangerine peel, and honey, and the thick yolk juice flows out when you bite into it, making it fragrant and sweet. Although it is not as good as my mother's best fried duck egg and beef pie, it is enough to make Yixin go to the opening ceremony with a hundred times more energy!

The second thing is the most direct motivation and the most fundamental reason for him to come to Jinwuin - to find the daughter of the hot spring hall lord who had sailed together on the Glory Sea, a girl named Cheng Jiao.

Although the brief encounter on the "Sand Gull" happened thirteen years ago, Yixin was sure that as soon as he saw Cheng Jiao, he would immediately recognize her. Therefore, from the moment he entered the hot spring city, Isshin silently began his search. In the square of the gods, among the students waiting to cross the lake, on the sampan boats shuttling on the lake, in the dining room of the Golden Crow-in Temple, on the criss-crossing paths, and near the entrance to the dormitory for new students, the face of expectation never appeared. Today, he calculated that he got up early in the morning and came to the wings of the booth, just so that he could search for new students, as long as they were new students, they would definitely come to attend the opening ceremony.

White skin, round face, pointed chin, large black apricot eyes, small upturned nose and mouth, long black hair hanging down to the waist.

Ichishin paints a mental picture of the girl, contrasting it with the person who came. Seeing the new student team change from a sparse crowd of a dozen people at the beginning of the rising sun to a crowded crowd, he still couldn't find the girl who had long occupied the center of his dreams.

Maybe Cheng Jiao is not this year's college student, she is about a year younger than me, and it is very likely that she will enter school next year. Thinking of this, I sighed unconsciously, only to realize that I had been nervous. Now, I have a whole year to adjust myself, eat less and read more books, and if we meet again next year, I will surely have the confidence to introduce myself in front of her!

After rationalizing the situation in front of me in a way that was beneficial to me, I felt much more relaxed.

So, he turned his attention to the third thing.

He clearly noticed that things had improved yesterday afternoon, when he was sailing on a sampan on the Flaming Lake. Amid the paddles and the conversations of people, he could clearly perceive a tension that was out of step with the atmosphere around him. As soon as he could tell that they were coming from the sky and the lake, a bald eagle flashed before his eyes like an arrow, and its two long feet lightly touched the surface of the water to grab a fat fish that tried to dive but did not succeed. The fish eagle, which was supposed to leave immediately with the trophy, suddenly hovered in the air in the direction facing Yixin, and the blue-green eyes surrounded by red thin ring-like feathers stared at him motionlessly, the fat fish took the opportunity to twist its body frantically and struggle, the fish eagle retracted its fierce gaze, suddenly tightened its scaley toes, and flapped its wings and flew away after folding its wings.

It was that moment of staring at each other that convinced Isshin that his unknown power had crept back!

After landing on the island, he couldn't wait to verify it, observing and listening carefully in his own sitting and walking environment. Soon, the bees buzzing near the rose wall, the beetles crawling slowly in the dark corners of the dormitory, the larks chirping in the corners of the beams, and the little beasts that cautiously lurked in the grass and trees of the trail all realized his arrival! Yixin felt that although these natural spirits had not yet opened their hearts to him, they had shown recognition of his existence. Issein is excited about the changes that mean he may once again have countless friends and helpers, and with them, his otherwise uncertain academic career is full of hope again!

At this moment, Yixin is quietly crumbling the dough in his hand, quietly spilling the crumbs under his feet. The ant colonies in the crevices of the bluestone floor tiles were busy carrying these delicacies from the sky, and from time to time ants climbed on the surface of Shangxin's feet and waved their tentacles to express their gratitude to him. These hard-working critters are very generous in their friendship, and when they receive a kind gift, they will remember your taste and spread it to their fellow ants.

"Friend's taste", they will wave their antennae to signal to you, "friend's taste".

It's a lot harder to deal with people!

Yixin sighed and looked at the first row at the front of the line, there was a skinny boy in the small crowd who was listening to someone with wide eyes, his little monkey-like side face was very familiar, it was Baocang Lianling.