Chapter 29 Destination
Behind the door, there is a dark, deep corridor. {with}{dream} щ{suimеng][lā}
The exquisite marble tiles, the quaint wooden floors, and the smell of time are mixed with a breath that makes one stare away from the sleeping souls of the corridors—not an exaggerated embellishment, but a certain degree of truth.
On both sides of this corridor, there are portraits of famous wizards who graduated from Alpha Academy. Including Gene Black O'Brien, the patriarch of the O'Brien family three hundred years ago, William Tabot, the dragon slayer warrior of the Tarbot family two hundred years ago, Jiang Qianli, the great alchemist who combined the Eastern alchemy technique with the Western alchemy theory one hundred and fifty years ago, Edward Jenner, the great healer who invented the treatment of syphilis for dragon plague one hundred years ago, and the great wizard Smel Nott, who made important contributions to the dimensional topology theory fifty years ago, and so on.
Out of respect for tradition and honor, Alfa always likes to hang these old men who have made outstanding contributions on the wall and in beautifully carved walnut frames for people to pay respect. It's just that as time goes by, there are more and more portraits hanging on the walls, so that the entire Alpha Castle can rarely see the blank walls.
Zheng Qing even heard Lin Guo say that some time ago there was a debate in Fort Alpha about how to deal with too many 'hanging statues': some people suggested that a special room should be opened as a display hall, others suggested that later portraits could be hung in the villa area outside the fort as appropriate, and some people were more inclined to move 'some wizards with less outstanding achievements' and give the vacated places to more 'qualified' wizards - Edward Jenner, who invented dragon pox cultivation, belonged to the group of 'some lowly achievers'.
It's just that seeing that this therapist who has fought against dragon plague syphilis all his life is still hanging peacefully in this corridor, Zheng Qing knows that the discussion in Alpha Academy has no final result.
"Oh, I should remember to bring a few silence charms. The young scholar noticed the awakened portraits on both sides of the corridor and whispered to his chagrin. He remembered that the portraits that had been hung on the walls for many years seemed to have a bad temper.
As the stone door slowly opened, the pale yellow sunlight fell obliquely on this deep corridor, waking up the old people in the frame one by one. Some rude, abrupt expletives began to sound in the hallway.
"It's not your fault. From her bosom, Yelena pulled out a Parisian version of the Dharma book, which Zheng Qing remembered being introduced to him by the sales of Shangyuan Bookstore, which was ornate and thick to the touch, with the proverbs of Matthew 7 on the gold roll.
Gypsy witches did not give public scholarship students more opportunities to watch.
She opened the law book, her fingers dancing between the pages with agility, and threw three incantations in succession:
"Still sleepless!"
"Shang Mei Wucong!"
"Shang Mei Wu Qi!"
Zheng Qing was very familiar with these three spells.
Not long ago, the freshman Saishan, a young public-funded student, used these spells in a certain guardian circle, put his companions down, and then went out alone to face the surging beast tide.
'Shang Mei Wu Jue' is to make people sleep honestly with their eyes closed, 'Shang Mei Wu Cong' is to make people sleep honestly with their ears blocked, and 'Shang Mei Wu Qi' is to make people close their mouths and sleep honestly - in short, using this set of combination spells can make people quickly fall asleep, and they cannot perceive any information from the outside, which is the only way to promote sleep and rob homes.
Although the shadow had taken away a lot of 'experience' after leaving, it had used the spells that Zheng Qing's body had used, and the young public scholarship student was still able to use them proficiently.
"A great choice!" the wizard exclaimed, and suddenly asked, "Do you need a talisman?" I have a few on me...... Be prepared. ”
His proposal wasn't unfounded—looking at what Elena had done along the way, she probably didn't want people to know that she was at Alpha Castle today. Although she didn't know what her plans were, as her companion, Zheng Qing felt that she should show her due value.
"Thank you then. The witch's eyes wandered, and she glanced at the wizard with a smile and took the illusion talisman he handed over.
Soon, Zheng Qing realized that his actions were a bit excessive. The huge Alpha Castle seemed to be holding an evacuation drill, and it was empty. Except for a few milky white ghosts floating around in a groggy way, the young public scholarship student could not see any more signs of life.
It's just that this open environment is more conducive to the actions of the 'infiltrators'.
The two hidden wizards quickly crossed the corridor, crossed the courtyard in the center of the castle, and quickly moved down the staircase that crisscrossed them. Even the huge golden clock didn't dampen the witch's attention.
Zheng Qing noticed that the purpose of Yelena's advance was very clear.
So he tried to restrain his curiosity—he would eventually know, and he comforted himself in the bottom of his heart.
In fact, his curiosity was satisfied a little faster than he expected. After turning a few corners and passing through an unpopular rest area, Yelena finally stopped in front of an arch.
"It's there!" she clapped her hands briskly, pulling a thin, iron-like badge from her pocket and shoving it into the hand of an alchemy doll standing at the doorway of the arch.
"Welcome. The puppet's dull gaze swept the empty corridor in front of him, and without the slightest hesitation, he stiffly moved his seat according to the fixed procedure and made way for the entrance to the arch.
"This is here?" Zheng Qing looked at the carved arch with some surprise, as well as a few familiar badges hanging outside the door. He always felt like he had seen the signs somewhere.
"Friedman's lounge, which is also the headquarters of the Triple A Society. Yelena's tone was unusually flat, as if she was talking about what to eat this afternoon: "They are all staying in the villa area outside the castle today...... Until tomorrow morning, there was no one here. ”
"What are you doing here?" Zheng Qing couldn't help but ask.
"I had to do my homework and I had to come. The witch sighed, as if she didn't want to explain more.
"Do you have the key here?" the young scholarship student still had a lot of curiosity.
"Nope. The witch shrugged, took the badge that the alchemy doll had returned, and tossed it in midair: "I 'borrowed' it from someone." ”
Zheng Qing was dumbfounded.
Thinking on his heels, he could guess what the specific meaning of this 'borrow' was.
Although he had a bit of a feud with the Friedman boss, some of the conflicts between the two seemed to have been resolved over time. In all fairness, although the young public-funded students are not honest people who follow the rules, they definitely do not have the 'hobby' of trespassing into other people's lounges.
And Friedman was clearly not an easy one to deal with.
Just as he was hesitating to say something more, the witch who was walking in front suddenly turned around and smiled strangely.
"Ah, I almost forgot!"....
"You won first place in the hunt, and I haven't given you a gift yet!"