Chapter 20 Columbia University
Early in the morning, Ymir jumped on the spot, and finally persuaded Kathleen that there were absolutely no sequelae left in her body, so she won the right to go to school alone.
Oh come on, he's not a kid again.
Although Ymir has been carefully hiding his superpowers in front of Kathryn, he is also a 21-year-old man. Constitutionally, he is also an adult U.S. citizen with full capacity.
Columbia University is one of the world's most prestigious institutions of higher learning, located in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City, USA, bordering the Hudson River and north of Central Park. Located in Manhattan like the infamous Hell's Kitchen, Ymir is a school bus ride between school and home.
Before the school bus entered the school, you could see Columbia University's sprawling campus in the distance.
Its school name is derived from Columbus, the American continent where it was discovered, and the English spelling is different from that of the South American country of Colombia.
In the United States, Uncle Sam is a male pronoun in the United States; The corresponding Colombia is often used as a female pronoun in the United States, which is not unrelated to the cowardly temperament of Ymir's body before his death.
Founded in 1754 under the King's Charter issued by King George II of the United Kingdom, it was named "King's College" and is one of the oldest colleges on the American continent, which was renamed Columbia University in 1896.
That same year, Columbia University moved from Madison Avenue to Morningside Heights near Manhattan, leaving the school with about 32 acres of land in six blocks. Especially under the clear sky, it looks magnificent, and the sun reflects the light of wisdom.
Stepping off the bus, Ymir turned the corner and was struck by the oncoming complex of ancient buildings, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, St. John's Cathedral in New York.
A few hundred meters from the majestic St. John's Church, across the road, is the campus of Columbia University.
As one of the five oldest universities in the United States, "King's College", which is recognized as one of the top three universities in the United States along with Harvard University and the University of Chicago, does not have any special thresholds, and there are no guards and security guards, and people can enter and exit.
Unlike the schools Imir attended in his previous life, Columbia University was founded on a liberal culture. The students do not sit in class and listen to the teacher's lectures, but are distributed around the campus in twos and threes.
Some sit at small tables and chairs, and some simply sit on the stone steps by the wall, reading books, using computers, or discussing something in a whisper; There are some students sitting in a circle on the grass, probably in an interest group.
However, none of this had anything to do with Ymir, and all he had to do now was find his mentor, Father Terrance, and report to him.
Following his body's instincts, Ymir walked through a path on campus and came across Columbia's iconic library. On the high steps, the goddess of wisdom sits in the center, elegantly and calmly watching the students and visitors who come and go.
A guard blocked Ymir's progress, after all, it was a research institution of higher learning with a very high level of scientific research, and there were many places that could not be entered and exited at will, except for the ordinary teaching area.
Ymir smiled, not embarrassed by the dutiful guard, he pulled his student card out of the trouser pocket of his school uniform and handed it over.
"Welcome, Mr. Ymir! But Father Terrance is now going to St. John's Cathedral to celebrate Mass, I'm afraid it will take a long time! Unlike other people's student cards, a dark gold cross was faintly visible on Ymir's student card.
Surrounded by palm garlands on both sides, daggers, as well as a pair of angelic wings that open horizontally, form the body of the cross. As the gatekeeper of the seminary's library, the guard's face suddenly became respectful: "Congratulations, Mr. Ymir, you have finally become an official member of the Knights of St. John!" ”
Columbia University Library has 23 branches, each with its own unique characteristics, such as the Avery Library of Architecture and Fine Arts, the Butler Library, the Social Work Library, the School of Library of Columbia University School of Journalism, the East Asian Library, and so on.
But in addition to these 23 branches, there is also a hidden branch that is not usually publicized, that is, although it is located on the campus of Columbia University, it is not part of the library of the Knights of St. John of Columbia University.
The guards had also heard that Ymir was applying for the official qualifications of the Order some time ago, but he did not expect to be able to stand out from the crowd of competitors so soon.
If he could have been disdainful of this cowardly teenager before, Ymir, who has now officially joined the Knights of St. John, is not something that a little gatekeeper can afford to neglect.
"Father Terrance? Knights of St. John? Immere remained silent, took back his student card, and returned a smile to the humble gatekeeper: "Thank you for the reminder." ”
It seems that he was right, behind the murder of Ymir's body, there must be a secret hidden.
In the world of superheroes, there are all kinds of powers, and there are countless organizations formed by these people with super powers. For example, the X Academy, founded by Professor X-, is one of them, but it is not unique.
As the Church that has ruled the history of Europe for more than a decade, it also has its own mystical power. For example, vampire hunters like Eric Brooks (Blade Warrior) who fight in the dark world, or exorcists who have been fighting against Satan's evil spirits and demons such as Lucifer and Mephitos in hell.
And this library of the Knights of St. John is undoubtedly the brain and wisdom center of the fighting power in the church. It has the richest and most comprehensive collection of books that the Church has to offer, and any book that qualifies for being collected here may have one magic that can change the world.
For countless years, I don't know how many exorcist families, or mutants, wanted to delve into the library of the Knights of St. John's, even if it was only for a month or one day.
For these people who have mastered superpowers, power is a qiē. When they taste the pleasure of power, they will definitely become addicted to it, and they are willing to pay any price for the improvement of power.
Ymir was not mistaken, in this world, after inheriting Longinus's surname, his life and church power were destined to be involved.
It's just that, limited to the vague memories in his body, Ymir has not realized such a thing until now. For him, this is just a very ordinary branch of the Columbia University Library, even if it is heavily guarded, but after all, it still does not associate with the supernatural.