At night, the magic lamp used for lighting automatically went out, and darkness enveloped the entire dormitory. The room was quiet. Suddenly, a voice sounded,
"It would be a good idea to get up early tomorrow, have breakfast and then go to the Freshman Assembly. I know that in previous years the Freshman Assembly will be open until noon."
It was Dick's voice, issuing an invitation.
"OK."
"Well, then I have to set the alarm clock first." Bufan took out a clock from his luggage and used the night light outside to adjust the hands against the time.
The sound of Kaka's mechanical knob was particularly clear in the quiet dormitory. Suddenly, Bufan felt an inquiring gaze, which came from diagonally. Even in the dark night, Bufan could sense that this was Dick. Looking at him, he had to stop what he was doing.
"What are you doing? Dick, you make me feel a little embarrassed to see you like this."
Ignoring Bufan's joke, Dick said directly: "Bufan, you should know the top ten unsolved mysteries of Elas Academy, right?"
"Unsolved mysteries? Of course I know this. The door that cannot be entered, the white shadow floating at night, the clock that is out of order, and the statue that refuses to be left alone..." Being in the jurisdiction of Elas, my heart also yearns for Elas Academy. , although I don’t know the details inside the college, I am already familiar with the various rumors circulating outside the college.
"Yes, Bufan, since you know about the 'disordered clock', why did you bring the clock here? Oh, do you want to verify it? Well, it is indeed Bufan." Dick praised in a tone full of exclamation With.
"What kind of verification?...Wait a minute, shouldn't the 'crazy clock' refer to the big clock hanging above the teaching building?"
"Well, you can say yes or you can say no!" Dick's smile was as warm as ever, and his slightly exposed teeth were particularly conspicuous in the dark night.
Could it be that there is a special reference here?
"The incident of the disordered clock, the young monk has also heard from the master. It is said that after entering Elas Academy, all items that display time, whether magical or mechanical, once you look at it again the next day, it will The times they refer to are all wrong." "Well, in order to solve this puzzle, the students at that time decided to stay up all night and stare at the clock. Finally, they discovered that at the third watch in the middle of the night, the hands of the clock would suddenly go wrong. There was no basis for this kind of confusion. Except for the time on the clock changing, no one found anything wrong. In the end, it was settled. Over time, the clock's disorder became an unsolved mystery. . And the big clock in the teaching building is the fact that is most directly displayed in front of everyone, and most people will associate it with the chaotic clock."
It turned out to be like this. Bufan nodded after hearing this, but then he thought of another question,
"Doesn't it mean that we don't know the specific time? The freshman assembly is scheduled for eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Is it possible that everyone is going there based on the estimated time?"
"Of course not, after all we still have this." After finishing speaking, Dick took out something from the side of the bed.
"Is this? Proof of identity!" Bufan was very surprised after seeing the items in Dick's hands.
"Correct answer, this is the proof of identity. Don't underestimate this small stone. It contains a lot of mysteries. The color alone has an unusual meaning."
"color?"
Bufan picked up his necklace and took a closer look. The colorful stones did come in many colors, and most of them were emitting a faint light, which was especially obvious at a close distance.
"There are twelve colors in total of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, brown, gray, black and pink, and basically all of them are emitting a shimmer. The pink light may be weaker."
"Yes, they correspond to twelve hours respectively. As you said, it seems that it is about eleven o'clock in the evening."
"So amazing! Why is it like this?"
"I don't know about that." Dick waved his hand helplessly.
"Uh..." I don't know if it's an illusion, but Bufan thinks this thing is much more magical than the top ten unsolved mysteries. Sure enough, many things in the academy are full of unknowns.
"The young monk has never really seen the 'disordered clock'. It just so happens that there is a clock here. How about we take a look at this unsolved mystery tonight."
Bufan looked at the clock in his hand and then at Dar, then sat up...
****
A small table stood in the center of the room. The arrangement on the table was very simple. There was only a clock. Four people sat around the table and looked at the hands of the clock. The time currently displayed was 11:59, which was 12 o'clock. It's only 1 minute away.
Bufan yawned deeply and looked at the large 'incandescent lamp' held in Dick's hand with a look of envy on his face. This is the charm of the mysterious side. This holy light is so bright that it can fill the entire room. It was photographed as if it were daytime.
Should you consider learning some of these skills in the future? Although I use a sword, there should be many similar moves in my sword skills. I don’t need to be cool, just be practical. Or make the sword emit flames and use it as a torch! Cool and practical.
But when he talked about the fire, Bufan looked at Geno speechlessly. He originally thought that Geno was just dazed when he had nothing to do. He should be very reliable when doing things. Unexpectedly, he refreshed his mind just now. Extraordinary cognitive lower limit.
It is not only light that illuminates all things, but also fire. When everyone planned to explore this unsolved mystery together, Geno stepped forward without hesitation.
As a fire mage, Geno's fire skills are quite impressive.
He held his right hand flat, moved the corner of his mouth slightly, and a small fireball was produced out of thin air.
The fireball was round and small in shape, but its brightness was not small. It illuminated the entire room clearly. The flames burned wantonly in the ball without any leakage. Even a non-magical person who didn't understand magic could still see that Geno The most powerful thing is that it is a manifestation of precise control.
But before Bufan could make a sound of praise, the fireball went out without any warning. Darkness came over instantly, and everyone's eyes went dark and they couldn't see anything.
"Jeno?"
"Jeno!"
Bufan raised his voice, and finally the fireball lit up again. Geno looked at Bufan with some confusion.
"Were you in a daze just now?"
After thinking carefully for a moment, Geno shook his head firmly.
"I have no impression."
"Oh, okay, it's okay."
Don’t force anything, at this moment Bufan feels like he has enlightened...
Then not long after, the fire went out again.
In the end, Dick had to take over the work from Geno, which is what it is now...
****
Time was passing slowly, and Fanfan was already very sleepy. He felt that he was walking much slower than usual this minute. If everyone hadn't been waiting here, he would have really wanted to go back to bed and sleep.
"The time is coming, everyone, keep an eye on it, 10, 9,..."
Dick's voice barely made Bufan concentrate.
Finally the second hand, minute hand and hour hand pointed together, Bufan and others stared at the movement of the clock.
one second,
two seconds,
Three seconds, no!
What's moving...is actually the minute hand! The second hand remains in place and has no movement. No, it cannot be said that there is no movement. If you look carefully, you can still see the second hand shaking continuously.
"Is this really weird?" Bufan rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock again. He really saw it right!
Geno, who was awake, also moved his hand around the clock. Obviously, he found nothing.
"The young monk didn't feel any discomfort." Dar listened carefully to the intermittent chirping of insects outside, and found nothing unusual. Everything was the same as before.
Finally, as the minute hand rotates 60 times and returns to the original point, it continues to vibrate in place following the second hand.
At this time, it was the hour hand's turn to start its own journey. After it jumped to one, it ran non-stop to the two position. After that, it moved one large square every second. After jumping 12 times in a row, it came to the second position again. origin,
After that, it did not stop like the second hand and minute hand, but continued to move forward. This time it finally stopped after walking six times.
At this time, the second hand slowly moved along its established trajectory, and time returned to normal.
"Is this a skewed clock? It feels so interesting! Have you discovered anything?"
"The young monk's abilities are limited and I can't see any difference."
"The time on the clock is incorrect!" Geno said nonsense seriously.
"I feel even sleepier!"
Although the phenomenon of erroneous clocks is really strange, if it were normal times, Bu Fan might still be very interested, but now his eyelids are getting heavier and heavier.
"Well, we have to attend the freshmen meeting tomorrow, so let's go to bed early." Dick also knew that this mystery has not been solved after many years, and it is definitely not something that newcomers like him can figure out, so it is better to sleep peacefully. .
****
In the dead of night, the bright moon hangs high,
Bufan, who was sleeping soundly, had another dream, and it was the same dream and the same scene.
In mid-air, he pulled the light spots one by one and absorbed them into his body. Deep down in his heart, he clearly realized that such uncontrolled absorption would cause problems sooner or later, but his instinctive greed could not help but devour those. Light spot, enjoying the pleasure of improving strength.
Finally, not long after, the consequences of excessive swallowing began to become apparent. His body began to swell and ache again, but this time it was even more severe. Bufan felt that his body was swelling like a balloon, getting bigger and bigger. It hurt, and finally he woke up with a bang, but this time he was not as lucky as last time. The pain made his body arch up unconsciously, and beads of cold sweat covered his body, and he wanted to moan. , but he couldn't open his mouth. A tearing feeling swept through his body, and he could only suffer in silence.
In the midst of pain, BuFan's senses became clearer and clearer. The faint moonlight spread to the balcony, and BuFan could see the sleeping face of his roommate in the room through the night. The sound of insects could be clearly heard outside the balcony. BuFan even Can distinguish several types of insect sounds from the chaotic sounds.
One kind, two kinds, three kinds...
What kind of insect noise is that? Let me think about it, the first one seems to be crickets, but what is the second one?
The pain continued, and Bufan had no other solution except to divert his attention.
As for the rest, leave it to God...
