Amid the bubbling sound, Alena took a big gulp before continuing.
"There are many colleges and scientific research institutions in the maritime city of Phoebe, which leads to fierce competition. You need some strength to gain a foothold here." Alena waved her fingers, as if to say that she was very impressive.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. You guys haven't eaten anything since you arrived, right? I'll take you to my restaurant." After saying that, Alena led the three of them away from the reception floor.
As they walked along, she began to talk about her past in Emenas.
"It was my first day at Emenas. What surprised me the most and what I really liked recently was the huge restaurant. They had a complete range of dishes. It was the place I went to most often during my years at school. Unfortunately, I didn't have much spare money back then, so sometimes I had to ask Xiao Yeling for free meals. She was a wealthy woman who never lacked money. I was so envious of her."
"Aren't you envious of Letis?" Vimiya asked in a low voice with interest.
"I used to argue with Lettice a lot back then, so saying I envied her would be degrading. How could I admit that?"
A group of people came to the top floor of the college restaurant. The dome here was made of transparent tempered glass, through which they could see the warm sun above their heads. The green vegetation hanging above the dome added some breath of life to the environment, making it not too cold.
After the long-awaited reunion, Alena recounted her experiences over the years, how she resigned from her position in the United Kingdom of Hinaike and came to Antarctica to build a city, then gradually became the owner of a research institute, and later used the resources she earned to build a school, and until now, it has gradually become one of the most famous colleges in the maritime city.
"Although it's hard work, I'm also very happy. Watching it slowly take shape in my hands, I know that even if I'm gone, this school will continue. It's as if my life and everything I have has been continued."
Near the end, Alena looked at the students and teachers coming and going in the restaurant and spoke with emotion and nostalgia.
"I feel like I'm getting older, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be. Maybe it's because all the wishes I made have come true. Even if some haven't come true, I understand that the reality is not what I imagined, so I don't have any regrets."
"It's precisely because there's an end that everything now has value and meaning. If I had a long life like you, then with my rather lazy personality, I probably wouldn't think about working hard for hundreds of years. After all, the future is still long, isn't it?"
"Well, if you say I'm not afraid of death at all, that's not true, but I'm not as scared as I used to be. Perhaps this is the power of time, allowing people to slowly accept everything, whether it's the birth and death of life, or the acquaintance and separation. I no longer cry out, but sit quietly in a chair, watching everything pass by in my memory, as if caressing a picture that brings back memories and nostalgia."
"In the future, I will leave this world. I will bury myself under a big tree on the hill behind the academy, and erect a plain stone with no name on it as a tombstone. I'll plant some pansies next to the tree and the stone. That should look nice."
"Lettice also talked to me about the future, but she didn't seem to care where she was buried. She thought it would be best if she disappeared like dust in the wind."
“Every piece of music has its curtain call. Whether you or me, now that it’s time to end, we should bravely and conscientiously play the last scale, making it perfect and moving.”
"I love those moving heroic legends and poems I used to read while hiding in bed. They embellished my dreams, and now I return the favor with the same music."
The melody of the story and the beat of the music slowly come to an end in remembrance and recollection.
(End of this chapter)
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