9. Admission to the Academy
When Bai Yiquan was woken up by He Xinxin, the train had already stopped. He hadn't woken up yet, and looked around in a daze, seeing that Mentor Hermo had also dressed up and changed into a white robe.
"It's time to stop. He Xinxin said, "If you are slow, be careful to be left behind by those minotaurs." ”
Bai Yiquan immediately stood up from his seat and hurriedly picked up his luggage. Seeing this, Hermo patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't be nervous, after getting out of the car, it will be our own place." ”
Before he could figure out what Hermo meant, He Xinxin had already taken the lead to leave the private room, and Ye Zhifan didn't know where to go. Bai Yiquan hurriedly followed, and the heavy suitcase rubbed against the floor and made a big sound, breaking the original silence of the corridor. He had to lift up the suitcase, for fear of alarming the minotaurs, but fortunately, the doors of the private rooms he passed by were closed, and no minotaurs came out of the private rooms, so he walked safely to the door of the compartment, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Welcome to the X730 time and space train, welcome to come again next time. ”
Bai Yiquan turned his head and saw the train captain waving at him at the other end of the carriage, and after saying this, he turned around and left, leaving him with an elegant back.
Strange cats.
Bai Yiquan got out of the car and saw He Xinxin and Ye Zhifan on the platform. Other than that, he didn't see anyone, the whole platform seemed empty, and it didn't look like a train platform in the contemporary world, the platform here looked very old, and the lamp used for lighting was still the kind of faint gas lamp, which he had only seen in museums that had long been obsolete.
"How's the rest?" Ye Zhifan asked.
"It's okay, it's fine. ”
As soon as Bai Yiquan's words fell, the roar of the train sounded behind him. He turned around, and then the whole person was stupid.
What did he see, a steam train spewing white gas? Hell, did they just come in this car? Isn't this kind of car supposed to be seen only in history books? But I have to admit that this old-fashioned steam train is indeed more imposing than the green trains and bullet trains of later generations, and when it gallops like a black dragon, it disappears into the darkness little by little.
"Many years ago, the college proposed to update the time train. He Xinxin shrugged her shoulders, "At that time, quite a few people voted in favor, after all, the EMU is much more high-end than this kind of train, and there is no way to compare the comfort." But this proposal was still vetoed by the academy, no matter how you look at it, those old antiques are too stingy. ”
"Hey, little girl, don't stand and talk without backache. Hermo said angrily, "Do you think it's easy to update the space-time train? It's not something that can be solved by buying a few advanced trains, it's not easy to change an ordinary train to a space-time train, and it's just a shell, you should know-"
"No matter what kind of train can only maintain one speed in the time tunnel, you know, you know. He Xinxin sighed, "We just want to sit comfortably, the hard seat of the steam train makes my back hurt, and only those orcs can stand it." ”
The conversation between He Xinxin and Hermo made Bai Yiquan feel quite interesting, and it was quite fresh to see those things that should have been eliminated long ago appear in front of his eyes. This also shows that the academy should still use some technology from their world, instead of the ancient and monotonous life of relying on magic like the magic academy in traditional fantasy novels.
I don't know if there will be WIFI, Bai Yiquan thought.
"Smack. ”
A crisp sound sounded in Bai Yiquan's ears, he turned his head and saw Ye Zhifan holding a dark gold pocket watch in his hand, presumably the sound was made by him closing the pocket watch. Seeing Bai Yiquan looking over, Ye Zhifan said lightly: "It's here." ”
What's coming?
Bai Yiquan was stunned for a moment, and before he could understand what Ye Zhifan meant, two red lights lit up in the distance, accompanied by a "gurgling" sound. A few minutes later, a behemoth emerged from the darkness little by little, Bai Yiquan's heart tightened, and his hands grabbed the shoulder straps of his backpack.
It was clearly a dragon.
Bai Yiquan turned his head to look at it, and saw that He Xinxin and Ye Zhifan both looked calm, and the mentor Hermo still didn't seem to wake up, so he had to retract the idea of "pulling his legs and running", and looked at the dragon approaching him with an extremely stiff expression. But soon he noticed that the dragon was pulling a carriage behind it, hell, using a dragon to pull the cart?
Also, are things like carriages and dragons suitable for appearing in the train station? The perfect combination of technology and magic? Bai Yiquan felt that he was powerless to complain, and soon the dragon crawled in front of him, looking at him condescendingly, and his huge nostrils were spewing hot air in circles. Bai Yiquan's legs trembled, for fear that it would erupt into flames.
"Ah, this is not a dragon. He Xinxin said calmly, "It's just a bigger lizard." ”
Oh, it's not a dragon, it's just a lizard, but it's about the size of a hippopotamus. Bai Yiquan comforted himself in his heart.
Soon, a man in a blue robe came down from the carriage, and the figure should be a woman, because the hood covered the face, so the face could not be seen clearly. Fortunately, she pulled down her hood as she walked in front of everyone, revealing a white face and long, fiery red curly hair.
"Sister Sakura. ”
He Xinxin greeted him and hugged the comer. The girl who was called the Burning Cherry Blossom rubbed He Xinxin's head and said with a smile, "Welcome back, [Spiritual Vision], and," she raised her head and looked at Ye Zhifan and Herme, "[Time Zero], Mentor Herme, welcome back." ”
Bai Yiquan was stunned, did he refer to the abilities of He Xinxin and Ye Zhifan?
"Why are you here?" Hermo rubbed his eyes, "Why are you so wet and fell into the lake?"
"It's a long story. Sakura was a little helpless, "Let's go back to the academy first, by the way." Burning Sakura turned her gaze to Bai Yiquan, "This is the little junior brother, what do you call it?"
"White, white spring. Bai Yiquan sadly found that he stuttered when talking to a beautiful girl, and it was still not good.
"Is that so?" Sakura glanced at Bai Yiquan thoughtfully, and didn't say anything more, "Then let's go back to the academy first." ”
Then, everyone helped Bai Yiquan carry his luggage to the carriage, and Bai Yiquan couldn't help but take a look at the giant lizard when he passed by. The latter was lying on the ground napping, squinting slightly, looking very harmless to humans and animals. After they got into the carriage, Sakura closed the door, and the giant lizard, which had been napping on its stomach, suddenly got up, turned around on its own, and pulled the carriage back without even commanding.
It's really not your average lizard.
Speaking of which, Bai Yiquan has never ridden a carriage, and in his own world, bicycles are already the minimum travel standard, how can a carriage be allowed on the street. However, he thought that the carriage should feel similar to that of the lizard-pulled car, a little bumpy, and the speed was barely passable.
But in the constant bumps, Bai Yiquan was a little sleepy again. He subconsciously took out his mobile phone and looked at it, the time displayed on the mobile phone was five o'clock in the morning, and the 2G3G4G signal was zero, which also showed that he was no longer in the world he was familiar with.
Burning Sakura and He Xinxin were talking in the car, Bai Yiquan originally wanted to hear what they were talking about, but he couldn't resist the sleepiness hitting like a tide. He leaned against the window, it was pitch black, he couldn't see anything, and the conversation between the two girls in the car became quieter and quieter, and finally he couldn't hear anything clearly.
I don't know how long it took, Bai Yiquan heard someone talking in his ear.
"Hurry up, the knife is there, take it. ”
Knives, what knives, are you talking to him?
Another voice rang out: "No, no, I can't do this." Taking it would ruin the world. ”
Ruined the world?
"What do you do with this? Take it, and we'll have the capital to contend with the gods. ”
What does that mean?
"But—" One of them hesitated.
After a moment, another man's voice exploded like thunder: "Don't be stupid! think about what you expect, think about your hatred, take it, kill the gods, you are, the new gods." ”
The next moment, Bai Yiquan seemed to see a pair of scarlet eyes staring at him. Those eyes floated in the darkness, oozing blood little by little, and the sticky smell of blood could be smelled from a distance of several meters.
Bai Yiquan woke up suddenly, and hit his head on the glass window.
The crowd was taken aback.
"What kind of nerves are you? He Xinxin rolled her eyes violently, "I was beaten in my dream?"
Sakura leaned over and put her hand on his forehead: "Hmm, it seems to have a low-grade fever, do you have a cold?"
"It seems that Ichizumi's body is still very unqualified. Hermo said, "As descendants of God, we should not have such minor problems in our bodies. ”
"He's not like us, he's just a mortal. ”
Bai Yiquan didn't speak, just panted violently. The dream was so real, he had never had a dream that scared him like this. At this time, his ears echoed with a low whistling sound and a crisp "click", and he turned his head to see that it had rained outside the car window. Raindrops fall on the windows of the car and the wind howls like a rousing classical symphony.
This only calmed his heart slowly.
"I'm fine, just a little tired. Bai Yiquan scratched his head, "Where is this?"
"Just about to wake you up. Ye Zhifan said, "I've arrived at the academy." ”
Arrived at the academy? I couldn't see anything outside.
"Yes, now I'll take you to where you're staying. Ye Zhifan handed Bai Yiquan a black robe, "It's raining outside, you put on this robe, bring a change of clothes by the way, and put the rest of the things here, and I'll send them to you when the rain stops." ”
"Oh, oh, oh. ”
Bai Yiquan hurriedly put the robe on his body, this should be Ye Zhifan's clothes, it is quite loose on his body, after all, Ye Zhifan is a standard body type and Bai Yiquan is as thin as a bamboo pole, but it is just right as a raincoat. He opened the car door, and as soon as he leaned out, the wind almost slapped him back, he didn't expect it to be so strong.
"I'll just take him there. Ye Zhifan said to the three people in the car, "Go back." ”
"Will you take him to see the Snow Maiden now?" He Xinxin pursed her lips, "What if the Snow Maiden refuses to accept him? Could it be that you will send him back tomorrow?"
"I believe in him. Ye Zhifan said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought him here." ”
Bai Yiquan, who left the carriage first, couldn't hear what the people inside were saying at all, so he could only stand alone in the torrential rain and shiver. Damn, it's almost May, how can the temperature be so low, it's almost below zero. Oh, I almost forgot that I wasn't in the same world anymore.
Soon, Ye Zhifan also got out of the carriage and patted Bai Yiquan on the shoulder and motioned for him to follow him. Bai Yiquan nodded tremblingly, and followed behind Ye Zhifan tremblingly. The giant lizard pulled the carriage away, and in an instant it disappeared into the night.
"Where are we going?" Bai Yiquan yelled at Ye Zhifan.
"Go where you live. Ye Zhifan responded, "If nothing else, you will live there for many years." ”
Bai Yiquan still wanted to ask something, but the taste of being filled with cold wind was really uncomfortable, so he had to close his mouth and follow Ye Zhifan honestly. The rain was so great that he could barely open his eyes, and soon he couldn't wear his hood, and his hands had to protect his backpack, so that his whole head was exposed to the rain.
I don't know how long this state has been maintained, and when Bai Yiquan felt that he was about to lose his support, Ye Zhifan finally stopped. The two came to a small two-story building, which was dimly lit, like a lighthouse in the deep sea.
Ye Zhifan went up and knocked on the door, but his movements were very light. Bai Yiquan was very skeptical that such a light knock on the door in such a noisy rainstorm could really alarm the people in the house?
However, his suspicions were soon shattered, the door was opened, and the light that came out of the house was like a long knife that cut through the darkness, and Bai Yiquan had to squint his eyes to adapt to this light. After his vision regained slightly, he was finally able to see normally.
He looked to the door to see who had opened it. The next moment, his mouth grew in surprise and he almost failed to grab his backpack.
This is the girl in the screensaver of his mobile phone, and it is the hero of the photo He Xinxin sent him. She was standing barefoot in front of her, her waist-length black hair in the photo was now flying in the wind, but her eyes were as bright as stars.
Bai Yiquan suddenly began to believe He Xinxin's words.
"She is the daughter of the snow and the daughter of God. ”