Walk past the priest in white robes and go up the curved escalator to the second floor of the mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is a small study room.

Tables and chairs made of logs, antique bookshelves, and heavy and dazzling collection of books on the shelves make the whole floor bathed in the fragrance of books.

Alpha students in white robes sat behind their desks in twos and threes, quietly looking at the books in front of them.

Occasionally, a curious gaze swept over the red-robed wizard who was going upstairs, and then quickly retracted his gaze and re-immersed himself in the vast world of magic.

Zheng Qing shuttled through it, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although the four colleges have different ways of selecting students, the characteristics of all successful students are the same.

No one succeeds casually.

Even at Alpha Academy, which emphasizes the importance of passing on the bloodline and emphasizing the importance of talent, students who can achieve something will go through a learning process that is not easy to put down and forget to eat.

In this process, different colleges just focus in different directions.

For example, Jiuyou Academy pays attention to exams and hopes that every student can lay a solid foundation and train the correct way of thinking; Alpha Academy pays attention to talent and hopes that every student can ignite the flame of thinking and burst out the spark of wisdom in the moment of learning; Star Academy focuses on practice and hopes that every student can apply what they have learned and truly integrate the use of magic into their daily behavior and bloodline memory; and Atlas hopes that every student can forge ahead on the road of seeking truth and never forget their original intention.

After thinking about it, the servant had already guided Zheng Qing to the top floor of this mansion.

At the top of the staircase is a silver-white arched carved wooden door in the classical style.

On either side of the door stood two white-robed servants standing upright.

Several students are quietly lining up in front of the door, waiting for their chance to enter the back of the door.

The servant who guided Zheng Qing upstairs went straight past the students in line, and after whispering a few words to the two waiters guarding the door, he beckoned Zheng Qing to follow him in.

Zheng Qing was stunned, looked at the other students in line awkwardly, and followed with his head down.

But after a few steps, he was forced to stop.

A girl stopped in front of the two.

"Why did we let them go first?" the witch barricaded at the doorway, lowering her voice and glaring angrily at the waiter.

The witch was not tall, with pale skin, short black ear-length hair, dark green pupils, and somewhat high cheekbones. Judging purely from appearance, it is not outstanding.

Zheng Qing looked at her quietly.

When he was baptized in the chapel on the first floor, the girl was in front of him.

He vaguely remembered that the witch's name was Louise Coty, and that she seemed to be the heir to a manor.

"Zheng Qing holds the invitation letter from His Excellency Augustus," the waiter looked at her gently, his gaze did not flinch: "If you have any objections, you can submit the corresponding appeal form to the disciplinary committee." ”

"If you don't have an objection, don't get in the way of us doing our job. ”

The witch's slender lips pursed, and she took a step back unwillingly, glaring at Zheng Qing fiercely.

Zheng Qing smiled apologetically at her.

It's just that this smile seems more like a provocation and mockery to her.

"Zheng Qing?" the witch looked at the young wizard, and her tone was full of gunpowder: "That Kunlun genius talisman master in Arthur's mouth?

Before Zheng Qing could speak, the waiter on the side had already bowed slightly and motioned for Zheng Qing to enter the door.

"This way, please. ”

"I'm sorry. Zheng Qing said vaguely, then passed by the witch and followed the waiter into the lounge.

The silvery-white carved wooden door then closed again, blocking the angry witches outside.

Compared with the first two floors, the third floor of the club is slightly smaller in size, and the figures are a little more sparse.

The layout of the entire floor is semi-open, and as far as the eye can see, there is no tall decoration in the view, but the space seems much more open.

The ceiling, the walls, and even the carpet underfoot are all silvery-white, perfectly matching the colors of Alpha Academy.

Low square coffee tables are unevenly placed in this space.

Each coffee table is surrounded by a creamy leather low-back sofa.

Between the sofas, ferns with wide branches and leafy foliage are planted as natural barriers, cutting off small compartments that are 'anti-gentleman'.

Between the plants and the sofas, there are delicate brass telescopes, slowly rotating armillary spheres, quaint and heavy sundials and moondials, and occasionally a few richly dressed flower sperms, carrying baskets of grass, jumping among the leaves.

The servant guided Zheng Qing to the depths of the room, in front of a coffee table next to the floor-to-ceiling window.

The tall plants surrounding this coffee table are so abundant that it is almost completely separated from the rest of the room, making it very secluded.

A wizard is half-reclining, burying most of his body in a milky low-backed couch.

On the coffee table in front of him was a crystal ball that was crystal clear.

"She's the head of the Foreign Affairs Department of the First University Student Union," the wizard lowered his head, fiddling with the crystal ball in his hand, and his voice looked a little tired: "Fate is like this...... When you don't know it, everything is decided for you. ”

"What?" Zheng Qing was a little confused.

He looked to the side as if pleading, only to find that the servant who had brought him had disappeared without a trace.

When he turned around, the wizard had already stood up and held out his hand to him.

"Zheng Qing. The other party smiled, held Zheng Qing's hand, and shook it very affirmatively: "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Your Excellency Augustus?" Zheng Qing smiled nervously: "This is my honor!"

This Alpha Boss's hands are cold and wide.

Of course, he's also very tall.

Her long blond hair was as bright as the sun outside the house, and her blue eyes were comparable to the sky that contained the sun.

Compared to this handsome appearance, Augustus's attitude was very gentle, even casual.

"Would you like some coffee?" ambergris, phoenix's nest, musk...... Or pure black coffee?" the Alpha boss fell back into the sofa, picked up the crystal ball, stared intently at the tiny dots of light on it, and said in a very casual tone, as if chatting with a close friend: "There is a goblin barista in the Blood Friends Club who has served for five hundred years, and the coffee brewed is very authentic. ”

Zheng Qing's mind immediately came to mind the scene of a goblin with a rag around his waist, an old face, and an ugly shape, who turned his hand mill weakly and grinded coffee beans into dry powder.

"Thank you!" The young public scholarship student shook his head decisively: "I'm still used to drinking clear tea." ”

"Pure nine. Augustus was not impressed, laughed under his breath, snapped his fingers, and filled the menu handed by the elf with the drink they had ordered.

Zheng Qing sat hesitantly on the sofa, uneasy.

In the end, he decided to cut through the mess quickly and deal with the things he had to do today.

"I'm very sorry," he said quickly, looking at the blonde wizard in front of him sincerely, "I need to take the student council recruitment exam on Friday night, so I can't attend the blood club's orientation dinner...... Really, I'm so sorry. ”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Augustus waved his hand casually, raised his head, and looked at the young student with a smile: "Just like I said just now...... Fate is always very magical, and you never know if the figure that passes by today will become a nightmare in your future vision. ”

Zheng Qing smiled approvingly.

Although he didn't understand what the big guy was talking about at all.

"In the pursuit of magical truth, we all need to learn to control ourselves. Augustus suddenly changed the topic and told Zheng Qing a little story:

"When I was a child, I once was at the edge of a lake and saw a fish-man tying a snake to a stone and uncovering its scales one by one. ”

The fish-man giggled. ”

The snake hissed. ”

"I couldn't resist the righteousness in my heart, rushed forward, killed the fish-man, and untied the snake from the stone. ”

"I think this snake should be grateful to me. ”

However, the snake turned its head and bit me back. ”

"I know, it's instinctive...... It was so scared and tortured for so long...... It is purely conditioned. ”

"But I killed it anyway. ”

"Because I'm also reflexive...... As I said, it bit me. ”

"I regret it very much. ”

"Not only did I regret saving a snake, but I also regretted killing a snake and I regretted killing a fishman. Augustus looked at Zheng Qing with deep eyes: "I killed two lives, in exchange for a scar, and long-term remorse." ”

"What could be more unsuccessful than that?"

Zheng Qing listened to the story in silence and did not say anything.

He always felt that there was something deeper hidden under the words of this alpha boss.

"I heard you made a deal with Seprano?" Augustus turned again, "Then you must be careful...... That man had never done a loss-making business. ”

"Friedman is a bit stupid...... But he's a good guy. It's very good that nothing too much is going on between you. ”

"If you have any trouble, you can write to me. ”

Zheng Qing listened to these bland words, and he was terrified, and he couldn't wait to poke his ears deafeningly.