Exiting the auditorium, there is a winding path in front of you, and every short distance there is a white street lamp that doubles as a voice signpost floating. High-rise buildings with glazed tiled roofs line the path. After saying goodbye to Qianlan at a fork in the road, Xia Yan found his dormitory on the 7th floor of a red tower according to the map and opened the door with his fingerprints. Standing at the door and looking into the room, the room is not big, but all kinds of facilities are available.

"Hey, Xia Yan!" A head poked out of the door next to him and shouted happily.

Xia Yan looked over when he heard the words and found that it was Nishizawa.

"You live here too?" Xia Yan smiled and said.

"yes, what a coincidence, we'll be neighbors from now on, haha." Nishizawa grinned widely. Suddenly, his eyes became vigilant, and Xia Yan followed his gaze and turned his head to find Zero, wearing a fox mask, opening the door on the other side of him. Sensing Natsu and Nishizawa's gaze, Zero turned his head and nodded slightly to them, then walked into the room.

"That guy is weird." Nishizawa still looked at the door where Zero entered, and said, "It's not a masquerade ball, aren't you tired of wearing a mask all the time?" ”

"Personally." Xia Yan said.

"Don't disturb your rest, the accommodation in this academy is better than I expected, and you can still connect to the Internet. Just enough to beat the previous level. Nishizawa remembered his game, hurriedly said a word to Xia Yan, and flashed into the room.

Xia Yan walked into the room, and a black eyeball-like robot embedded in the wall of the entrance started up, jumped down from the wall, and floated in front of Xia Yan.

"Welcome back. Slime is at your service, sir. Please change your shoes, your luggage is already organized and placed in the closet, hot water and a change of clothes are ready, and you are ready to shower. The robot said politely to Xia Yan as if reading the text.

Xia Yan looked at the little robot floating in front of him in amazement, and changed into a pair of slippers as he said. Then he walked around the room and checked the corners and floors.

"There are no monitors here." The slime said smartly.

"Except for you?" Hearing this, Xia Yan sat down in his chair with interest and said to the slime.

"Yes, I am responsible for the daily life of the students, and I also monitor the physical health of the students." Slime admitted.

"Is there a way to shut you down?" Xia Yan asked seriously.

"It's a sad question." The slime narrowly blinked his eyes that occupied most of his body and said, "In order to respect the students' **, slimes can be turned off." Just give me a command to close. ”

"That's right." Xia Yan nodded in satisfaction with the slime's honesty, "So, can you tell me about the current situation of the Liuli Academy?" ”

"Liuli Academy was established in the 175th year of the Kingdom Calendar, and it is one of the most famous colleges in the territory of Liuli Kingdom, and it is also known as the green channel of the Liuli and Cat Guild." The slime still replied as fluently as he did by memorizing a text.

"I mean the recent situation, such as how many students are in the academy now, how many divisions there are on campus, and the assessment items of previous students, etc." Xia Yan interrupted it.

"These are all secrets of the Academy, and they are not within the scope of the slime's services." Slime said slyly.

"I expected you to say that." Xia Yan said, there was a soft sound from the ring on his hand, Xia Yan raised his hand and pressed a circle on the ring, and Alice's head was projected from the void in the ring into the space in front of him.

"Little Martyr!" Alice greeted Xia Yan with a grin, "Is it convenient to speak?" ”

"Hmm." Xia Yan nodded and said, turning back to the slime and ordering, "Close." The slime glanced at Xia Yan and Alice, floated back to the wall where it had been located, and closed its eyes.

"Did you investigate anything?" After seeing that the light on the slime went out, Xia Yan turned back to Alice and asked.

"I checked the list of survivors who left the country that day, and there was nothing wrong with it." Alice said slowly, "But when I investigated the guards, I found something strange. ”

Xia Yan looked at her when she heard this, waiting for her to continue.

"Of the four guards, one of the new recruits who had just joined the escort team noted in Captain Blackbeard's report that he had died in the escort mission," Alice continued with a solemn face, "but after checking the personnel department, it was found that they had not sent any new guards to the escort team at all, and they had no information about that guard in the database. ”

"Does that mean his identity is fake?" Xia Yan recalled the appearance of the guard, and found that he had never taken off his helmet from beginning to end.

"Hmm. The letter of appointment and the identity information were fake, but they deceived everyone. Alice said, "It can be seen that in addition to his excellent camouflage skills, this person is also very proficient in electronic technology, after all, it is impossible for ordinary hackers to do such a thing as forging military documents, and it is not excluded that there is organizational support behind it." ”

"Do you suspect it's someone from the 'Reverse Scales'?" Xia Yan asked.

"It's hard to say right now," said Alice, shaking her head, "because I don't know what his purpose is, it's incomprehensible that he went to such great lengths to forge his identity just to participate in the mission of escorting the remnants." ”

"I remember that he hasn't moved since he was thrown out of the airship, and if he hadn't died, then judging by the situation at the time, maybe he was gathering some intelligence." Xia Yan said.

"I have to go to the front line in the next few days, and this matter has been handed over to Captain Blackbeard to continue the investigation," Alice said to Xia Yan, "and I will follow up myself when I get back." I don't know what the guy is for, but I always feel like he's coming for you. Be on the lookout for strangers around you. ”

"I will," Xia Yan looked at Alice and whispered, and then asked as if remembering something, "This time Xiaolan and I went out of the city, except for Sister Alice, who else knows?" ”

Alice lowered her head when she heard this, and hesitated: "Master Sinan also knows, but it can't be his person, with his identity, even if he directly orders the escort team, it is easy, and there is no need to forge his identity in one more move." Moreover, as far as Master Sinan is concerned, it shouldn't be against you. ”

"Understood," Xia Yan pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said to Alice, "The front line is dangerous, take care." ”

"Hmm." Alice gave him a big smile, "I'll contact you again if I have news!" ”

Master Sinan sat in a spacious study, with a square coffee table and animal skin sofa in the center of the desk, and a set of ancient tea sets on the coffee table. Directly opposite is a golden floor-to-ceiling window, the curtain is open, and a ray of sunlight shines in. Let the left side of the study be filled with a whole wall of trophies to shine.

Master Sinan raised his head and looked at the trophies one by one, each trophy was a golden virtual image rising from the medal of a six-pointed star. There are a variety of awards, including e-competitions, jet jets, kickboxing, virtual program competitions, and even tea art competitions, all with the same name: Arthur George Howard.

Master Sinan's gaze finally fell on a blue runner-up trophy in the far corner: Royal Knight Cup Athletic Conference (Junior Division).

After a gentle knock on the door, an old butler with an old face but a spotless black suit leaned in.

"Mage." The old man bowed to Master Sinan and said, "I have already looked for it, His Royal Highness the Prince is not in the mansion." ”

"Is Arthur often away from home?" Master Sinan turned around and asked.

"His Royal Highness the Prince has rarely been at home in the past year or two, and when he is at home, he often just locks himself in his room." The old butler replied. "It's not easy for us to meet him."

Hearing this, Master Sinan glanced at the blue trophy again, was it because of that failure? His brow furrowed, this student of his had been gifted since he was a child, and he was outstanding among all the noble children. But the more this happens, the more vulnerable and competitive he shows in the face of failure and setback.

After all, this is an obstacle that you have to overcome on your own. Master Sinan sighed lightly and said to the old butler, "Since Arthur is not here, I will go back first, and if he comes back, let him go to my house." ”

"Understood, mage walks slowly." The old butler said respectfully.

Early the next morning, Xia Yan was woken up by a strange sound of yelling. There is a virtual window at the front of the room, and only a faint light shines through. Xia Yan looked up from the pillow and squinted at the slimes that were spinning around the room. It hummed a strange barely recognizable song: "The treetops stumble on the feet of the sun, and the rooster chases the one-eyed cat." The goldfish who got up late was grumpy and shouted loudly: 'Sleep, sleep, what a noise!' ’”

Xia Yan sat up from the bed, looked at the slime who was alive above his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Stop! ”

Hearing this, the slime obediently stopped his mouth and floated from the top of his head to Xia Yan, looking at him, as if waiting to be stopped by him.

"Good morning, sir." The slime whispered a fake wry.

"What were you arguing about? What sun feet? Xia Yan rubbed his head and asked, glancing at the time projected by the medal on the desk, "It's only 5 o'clock?" ”

"This song was written by the new Dean to serve as an alarm clock for the new students." The slime said to him respectfully, but his eyes were full of schadenfreude.

"It's a bad taste." Xia Yan muttered.

"The alarm time set by the system is now." The slime looked at him sympathetically and said happily, "Please hurry up and wash up, breakfast will be served at 5:30 o'clock, and today's class will start at 5:30." You can find the course and the location of the course in your information. ”

"Understood," Xia Yan nodded, as if he remembered something, and asked the slime. "Can you force the alarm clock to be canceled?"

"I'm afraid not, sir. Only the Dean has this permission. The slime smirked unabashedly. Suddenly, there was a busy "beep", and the slime stopped laughing, and instead narrowed his huge eyes with a wary look.

"What's wrong?" Xia Yan asked curiously.

"All the robot systems in the academy are connected, and the slimes just received the information, and it seems that the signals of four slimes in a row have been interrupted. One of them is right next door to you. Slime said solemnly.

"Ah, apparently there are late goldfish who don't want to be disturbed." Xia Yan said, remembering the student wearing the fox mask, "I didn't expect you to risk your life as an alarm clock." ”

"Slime is committed to bringing better service to the students, and has long put life and death on the line." The slime looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you." Xia Yan couldn't help but smile. He got up from bed, changed his clothes, and checked the location of the class before going to wash.

"Slimes are protected by school rules." After watching Xia Yan come out of the bathroom, the slime solemnly announced to him.

"Oh, and what kind of punishment will there be for destroying a slime?" Xia Yan asked casually.

"Will be expelled." The slime laughed with interest.

"So serious?" Xia Yan was slightly surprised.

"Is there anything worse than taking the life of another person?" The slime glared at him in disbelief, "Although we are only humble robots, we also have the dignity of being robots!" ”

"You can repair the damage after it's broken, right?" Xia Yan asked.

"Is it because of this that we can trample on the lives of our robots at will?" Slime's eyes widened exaggeratedly and said, "Hey, why don't I unscrew this little robot to relieve my boredom?" Anyway, even if it breaks, it will be repaired......"

"If your tone isn't so expectant, maybe I'll seriously consider your suggestion." Xia Yan said calmly as he looked at the slime.

"Where are you, the slimes want to do more for you, sir." Slime said squeatfully. "If you don't go to dinner, you're going to be late. A kind reminder to you, sir. ”

"Thank you." Xia Yan hung the green demon around his waist, put on his coat, and then opened the door and walked out.