Chapter 55: A Brief Encounter
The sun rises again in the east, illuminating the shining golden dome of the Temple of Poseidon, reflecting the crystalline light. Like a magical flame that awakened the outstanding students who had received the Holy Indoctrination in the main hall, the students gradually woke up.
"Kids, the indoctrination process ended two hours ago, you're all tired, aren't you?" The virtual portrait of the head of Gallol called softly from the ** position: "All people have experienced a long journey in the vast ocean of knowledge. Everyone is a little tired, and this moment is already the next morning, congratulations on the successful completion of the Holy Indoctrination! ”
Meka woke up with a smile on her face, and she could feel the many formulas and theories that came to her mind. There was an indescribable excitement in my heart, and when I looked around, almost all of them were full of joy. Moreover, the Holy Crown is gone, and someone should have taken it away before the students woke up.
"Next, you can leave one after another. Outside is the locomotive that brought you yesterday, and the locomotive will take you to the Metropolitan Inn, in the middle of the city, where you can have a meal, play for a while, and then rest. When you have enough spirits, you can go wherever you want. Gallol's kind face faded with a smile.
Although the Holy Indoctrination was completed, the students who returned with a full load still protected the sanctity and solemnity of the temple, and no one was noisy because of excitement. In the clean corridor where soft music came from the wind, they slowly left the venue and walked out the door in awe. Climb aboard the big catfish locomotive waiting in the white stone-paved plaza and fly to the drunken metropolis of Poseidon City.
There are still white clouds in the sky, like happy elves, watching the big catfish shuttling. The high-rise buildings below are colorful, with a regular arrangement of three repeating numbers. For example, the same complex of buildings is divided into three categories, the same lines on the building are repeated three times, and the same pyramid has three ......
One by one, a large catfish landed on the top of a towering building, and the trainees got off the bus in an orderly manner. There are well-dressed robot waiters waiting there to pick up customers. Meka found her room number on a check-in list, and was finally able to rest for a while, and she was relieved that she had been maintaining solemn etiquette and sometimes it was tiring.
After a simple meal in the restaurant, she couldn't wait to rush to the designated room. I want to take a good shower and sleep beautifully, and all the good things come so smoothly. Push open the door to the room and squeeze inside.
"Hello, I'm in the same room as you, we're really fated."
Meka was almost startled, and there was a beautiful girl with fair skin and a long white dress in the door: "My name is Adina, what about you?" ”
"My name is Meka, and you are also a student of this Holy Indoctrination?"
"Yes, my chosen discipline is the science of species evolution, what about you?"
"Divination."
"Hmmm! Yes, I can finally speak with my mouth, but I've been holding it for a long time, and I've always communicated with my heart, and although it's quiet, I can't communicate with my voice. Who will express a pleasant song with the voice of the heart? ”
"Yes, it does." Meka is also happy to meet a new friend.
On the spacious balcony of the room, there is a small fountain carved in white jade, and the gurgling water flows slowly from top to bottom. Beyond the balcony, you can see half of Poseidon City. The circular layout of the city tells the perfect fusion of architecture and art. Adina held a crystal mug in her hand and leaned on the edge of the balcony looking into the distance. The quiet face fluttered with wind-blown hair.
"Adina, what are you thinking?"
"Home, I often dream of home, and maybe it's because I'll be away from home in the future."
"Oh, it's ...... Predict your future? ”
"No, I don't think so."
"By the way, you chose the discipline of species evolution, can you make the Empire capture and domesticated Camela, and use the dugong gene to transform the mermaid to accelerate the evolution and let them speak human words?"
"Hmm!" Adina turned her face and her big watery eyes showed a surprised expression: "Meka, how can you have such an idea?" There is a taboo side to the use of many kinds of knowledge, don't you know? ”
"What...... What contraindications? ”
"Look at my finger," Adina pressed one finger against the crystal cup that was placed there, causing the cup to slowly move with it, "If we want to push something forward, we need an initial velocity. It's like this cup, the moment my hand touches it, the speed is supersonic what do you think would be? ”
"The cup will break."
"Yes, even if it doesn't break, the cup will hit other objects and damage them."
"This ......," Meka didn't know.
"Theoretically, the evolution of every species moves towards the top of the food chain. If there are two or more beings at the top at the same time, the inevitable result will only be a ruthless struggle for the position at the top. It is not as simple as a struggle for land, resources, wealth, and honor, but the primitive bestiality of species evolution. Even if two or more sapient beings could coexist at the top of the food chain, I think the world would have to pay a very high price for their rule. Therefore, it is actually very dangerous to accelerate the evolution of the Carmeran mermaid. ”
Meka gasped, and Adina's words made sense. Maybe I still have a simpler idea and haven't thought so much.
"However, this is in the general direction. If you don't use the term 'accelerated evolution', it's still acceptable to just train mermaids to learn more. ”
Adina smiled slightly. Her beauty and intelligence really made Meka a little jealous in the bottom of her heart.
"Hmmm! What about you? Do you have any tips for learning divination? ”
"It's hard to say." Meka wanted to postpone: "She understands that in front of such a smart girl, you must speak carefully and decently.
"Gross! Don't be so restrained, come and give me a hexagram to verify your artistic level of speaking. Adina held out her hand and grabbed Meka with a gracious invitation.
Meka is worried that if she doesn't mean what she says, she will be found by the other party to find her difficult to hide pupil reactions. Where are people with high IQs so easy to fool? So she turned her back and looked up at the clear sky outside the balcony and replied:
"Okay, okay, I surrendered. Well...... This one...... Actually, I think your name is Adina, and it gives people the impression that you have a very strong heart and a very strong will. But ......"
"But what?" Adina asked.
"However, your appearance is gentle and elegant, and if you change your name to 'Athena,' it should suit you better."
"Is it over? Is this a divination for me? "Adina was amused by the words 'gentle and elegant', and her face was full of shame.
When Meka timidly looked back at Adina, she had already rushed into the bathroom: "I'd better take a shower first, and we'll talk later......"
The night has inadvertently arrived. Meka sat on the balcony and enjoyed the beautiful night view of the city. Since she was a child, she loved to look at the stars in the sky, always twinkling mysteriously. Like smiling eyes, they tell the myth of beauty. She doesn't like the fancy clothes of the people in the big city, she doesn't like the company of high-rollers who have fun to their heart's content, and she prefers the countryside where there aren't so many robots to work. Pick up the soil yourself, put down the flower seeds, and then water the soil, and sweat all over. Enjoy the natural wind and watch the caterpillars fly as they turn into butterflies. That kind of life is more meaningful, and that is the world of freedom and happiness. Wealth must be created through one's own hands, and that kind of harvest is the most real. Enjoying the beautiful mood of this countryside will be more joyful than wearing beautiful clothes.