"Grandma, I'm back!" "Oh, my dear grandson, I look forward to seeing you back." "Dad, I want to eat chicken legs tonight!" "Okay, okay, I'll give you the biggest one." "Old John , Do you want to take a couplet back and paste it on it?" "That's your old tradition in the Eastern Continent. We don't paste red letters, we cut down pine trees..."
People were coming and going on the path outside the hotel, and their words were full of festive joy. The Harvest Festival is the most important festival in the world. Just like on the earth, people who have been busy outside for a year return to their hometowns to reunite with their families.
Chen Xing was lying on the bed, playing with the portable screen out of boredom. Compared with the hordes of servants and concubines a while ago, who had to stretch out their hands for clothes and food to open their mouths, he was now particularly lonely. Fortunately, there is still Internet in this world, which can provide some relief...
[What are you doing? ]
Chen Xing sent a message to Ye Yang Bailiu, who responded quickly.
[Just finished taking a shower, changing clothes, preparing for New Year’s Eve dinner]
[what to eat? ] Chen Xing was looking for something to talk when he had nothing to say.
[Roast turkey, smoked ham, cheese sausage, vegetable salad, almond waffles, beef stew and potato soup, tomato bolognese pasta...]
[Very rich]
Perhaps because he was in a low mood, Chen Xing's thinking turned slowly, and his replies were not nutritious.
[What's wrong, did you encounter something unpleasant? ]
Chen Xing was stunned for a while when he saw the message from Ye Yang Bailiu. But it's right to think about it. Miss Ye Yang comes from a wealthy family and is a graduate student at the Noble College of Dragon City. Her IQ and EQ are both high. His behavior just now was indeed a bit abnormal.
[Nothing, I just miss my wife]
Chen Xing replied. As a man, he doesn't want his woman to worry about him, especially when he is unable to help.
[What a shame, let’s wait and see when you can compete with the Red Dragon Duke. I’ll go and get busy if I don’t have anything else to do. I also have to arrange the program for the sisters’ dinner]
Chen Xing threw the portable screen aside unhappily. He originally wanted to adjust his mood, but ended up feeling even more depressed. The Red Dragon Grand Duke is a small king-level powerful man who also controls a country. Even if he has the same strength, he cannot compete unless he can become a great king-level.
But just think about this kind of thing. Although he has some strength now, compared with Salode, it is like a small company and a global group company, not at the same order of magnitude.
In order to ease his unhappy mood, he decided to find a woman he could completely control, so he sent a message to Jian Yue Canglian.
[How is the situation? ]
Although he has seen through dreams what may happen, or is about to happen, or must happen - the betrayal of the three girls Guihu, Li Rou and Bo Na, he still has to confirm it himself.
[They have returned to the mansion two hours ago. I reprimanded them for going out without permission in violation of the master's order. They are all reflecting in the room now]
Seeing this information, Chen Xing was able to confirm the fact that the three women had rebelled. If Bona was arrested that day and then betrayed and lured the two of them out, they would definitely fall into the hands of A Qiaomu. If they don't surrender, Aqiaomu won't be able to let them back.
[The three of them have probably betrayed. Don't alert the enemy. Contact Catherine, the dean of the Maid Academy, and ask for her help. Let her arrange for you to hide in the academy and wait for my return]
Now, Ursula's house is no longer safe and must be moved as soon as possible.
[As you command, my master]
[Do you miss the master? ] Chen Xing sent another message and asked.
[think! ] Jian Yue Canglian’s answer was simple and direct.
[How much do you think? ] Chen Xing asked.
[I spend all my time thinking about it. From the moment I open my eyes in the morning, my mind is filled with the figure of the master. I’m thinking about it when I’m getting dressed, I’m thinking about it when I’m eating breakfast, I’m thinking about it when I’m doing things, until I fall asleep at night. Say good night to the master’s back]
[You mean, you don’t think about it when you fall asleep? ] Chen Xing expressed his dissatisfaction.
[I will redouble my efforts to miss the master, look forward to meeting the master in dreams, and continue to serve the master in dreams...]
After a while, Chen Xing turned off the portable screen with satisfaction. It was better to be a palace maid, and she would never make her master unhappy. Then he got up, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and left the room with the mechanical heart on his back.
It's not an option to stay alone in your room worrying about gains and losses. Go out to have a meal and get some fresh air, and stop by the college's Mingwang Monitoring Center.
White Elephant City has a long history. It was the first city built by humans after they emerged from underground survival shelters. It has a history of more than three hundred years. The walls of the buildings are pitted and covered with traces of time.
White Tower Academy is located in the very center of the city, and you can see towering towers reaching into the sky from a distance. The white jade stone carvings are all round and white. Under the rays of the setting sun, patches of golden light shine out on the top of the tower.
The further you walk toward the city center, the quieter the environment becomes. Pedestrians move slowly and rarely make any sound. Two apprentice-looking men in gray robes were communicating in sign language on the street. If you were in a different environment, you might think they were two mutes, but this is one of the traditions of White Tower Academy. Try to stay silent. Don't speak when you can use sign language, because academic research requires silence.
Most of the streets are bookstores, which also sell some stationery. Different from bookstores in other places, looking in from the outside, it is dark inside with one or two candles lit. In the dim candlelight, books were piled everywhere, and the towering bookshelves reached to the roof, with stacks of scrolls stacked on them.
It is said that 20% of the world's ancient books are in the big library of Baixiang City, but 50% are in various bookstores in Baixiang City, and the remaining 30% are scattered around the world.
An atmosphere of learning enveloped the entire city, and from time to time you could see various mathematical drafts written in white chalk on the old and mottled walls. These were written by scholars who had a sudden inspiration. While walking, they suddenly thought of something. Standing there, they picked up anything and started doing calculations. Perhaps elsewhere, this would be illegal graffiti, but in White Elephant City it would be respected.
Chen Xing suddenly noticed that there was a red copper-edged sign standing next to a red brick wall, with two lines of small characters written on it, one line was in square Dongdalu dialect, and the other line was in flowing Western Continental dialect.
The place where Luo Ning once stopped.
A sense of history arose spontaneously. It turned out to be the place where Luo Ning, the fourth sage and the founder of the void mysticism, had written a draft.
The most popular ones on the street are bookstores, and there are very few other shops, only restaurants and clothing stores. The clothes in the clothing store are mainly in three colors, gray, white and black, and the styles are all robes. Occasionally, you can see women's school robes in aqua blue and light cyan.
After walking along Center Street for a while, an iron fence blocked his way. There was only a small gate to pass through, and there were people queuing up on both sides.
This is the main entrance of White Tower Academy, known as the "One Person Gate". As the name suggests, only one person can pass through at a time. This is another White Tower tradition, and scholars need to wait patiently. For thousands of years, students of White Tower College have relied on this door to enter and exit. During peak hours, there is a long queue to enter and exit.
However, this tradition is only for students and travelers. If you are really in a hurry, you can use the spacious back door prepared for workers.
Through the iron fence, you can see patches of green grass inside, as well as white stone statues. Chen Xing has read the first few in the book. From left to right, they are the first sage to the fifth sage, all of whom are the greatest scholars of mankind.
The students lined up silently. Most of them wore thick glasses and dark robes that obscured their figures. They could not tell whether they were men or women. Some were holding books and reading, and some were in a daze. Time seemed to Still.
Chen Xing waited in line for more than half an hour, during which he played several mini-games on a portable screen before entering the academy.
Compared with the outside, the college is quieter. The students' footsteps are very light, and there is no sound even if their shoes rub against the ground.
As the saying goes, when in town, do as the Romans do, Chen Xing also deliberately walked lightly and tried not to make any noise. After passing the statue group and then passing through a teaching building, a huge clear network surveillance center appeared in sight. There is a tall white tower in each corner. The top of the tower points directly to the sky, with overwhelming momentum.
There is no fence around, as if anyone can walk in. But as soon as Chen Xing approached, a huge pressure fell from the sky, as if the mountains were pressing down on the top, making people breathless.
"beep……"
Just as he was thinking about what was going on, the black watch suddenly made a soft beep and the screen automatically turned on.
[Baron Chen Xing, I must remind you that four legendary powerhouses live in the four towers surrounding the monitoring center. They are regularly appointed by countries around the world to protect and monitor the mastermind of the Clearnet, which is me]
[This is the most powerful line of defense in the world and the strongest cage. Even a powerful king-level attack will take a lot of time, and during this time, king-level kings from other countries will also arrive]
[So I suggest you not to approach without permission without the guidance of a great scholar on duty]
After Chen Xing finished reading, he left immediately. Even if he had a hundred courages, he wouldn't dare to break into a place like this. One step from the thunder pool and his body was shattered into pieces.
