Chapter 019 Advance Report
【Xiao Ai: Eat slowly, don't choke. What are you eating? Is it delicious?】
Sister Lan didn't reply for the time being, so Chen Xiao'er swiped to close the communication bar.
After all, I’ve only been away for a day, so there aren’t any new emails. Xiao Nuan must have gone to sleep too.
She put away her phone and continued to follow the two of them. After taking only two steps, she almost bumped into Lin Lang's back.
"We're here. The school is right here." Lin Lang stopped outside the yellow line and looked around warily.
Although some of the killer's elite team died in the car and some were killed by the devil, they cannot relax before entering the school.
"here?"
Xiao'er looked back first, because most of the light beams were concentrated in the area where they came from.
United City is a real first-line metropolis.
In her imagination, the city and the areas near the city must be brightly lit, and even at night they would be as bright as day. Countless hotels and buildings open at night would be illuminated by neon lights.
She walked around on the concrete road and could see several beams of light about a few dozen meters away. There were also some square-shaped buildings with lights on closer.
The buildings were covered with iron sheets, and the rusted signs had lost a few screws and swayed in the wind.
The style of the rolling door is full of the rustic atmosphere of the beginning of the century. It only lacks a bicycle with no wheels blocking the outside and a wooden board for recycling old batteries, broken bottles, and televisions.
This place is no different from the old town of Changhe City...
She felt a little disappointed for some reason, and then Lin Lang dragged her hand and took two steps forward.
"It's here, you're going the wrong way."
"Oh~" Xiao Ai turned around without hope, looking at the dark street in front of her. It seemed that Taoli University had a long history, and most of the buildings on campus were "antique and charming".
She could clearly imagine herself squeezed into a sweltering dormitory with seven or eight roommates, cockroaches, and rats, with the entire corridor sharing the same public toilet.
The bathhouse is outside the dormitory. The walls are mottled and there is a broken electric pole that looks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is covered with small advertisements such as "High price for a child" and "Green Tavern recruits staff".
Ugh, please, at least install an air conditioner in the dormitory——
Wow, wow, wow.
When Chen Xiao'er was mourning the old-fashioned campus life in advance, a crisp sound came to her ears.
What sound?
She squinted in the wind and looked at the dark area in front of her.
A beam of light just swept across the street, reflecting one, two, and countless spots of light.
Wow...
The transparent film vibrated rhythmically in the wind, and the glass-like material reflected the afterglow of the light column, emitting a vague shadow in the grayness.
The modules formed by these phantoms have a considerable depth. It is hard to imagine how large an area they cover. It is even more shocking than overlooking the terraced fields from a high tower.
Lin Lang saw her groping forward in a daze and hurriedly grabbed her left sleeve.
"Watch your step!"
Chen Xiao'er didn't have time to retract her foot, and one of her feet had already stepped into the yellow line.
Rustle, click.
The machine shaft rotated rapidly, and after a few crisp sounds, the dozen or so modules closest to it were completely lit up and activated.
Xiao'er immediately saw a cube made up of white light. It was a corner of the campus, an insignificant little corner.
What should a university campus be like?
Before coming here, her entire impression of Taoli University came from the freehand posters and the remaining impression of "key university" on Blue Star.
Beautiful rockery and lakes, white teaching buildings, modern libraries...
In short, it is a collection of dozens of buildings put together, interspersed with carefully designed gravel roads and green belts. If you are lucky, there are also cats, dogs, swans and ancient gardens.
However, the module that lit up before her eyes completely exceeded her ordinary imagination.
"This is—school, Taoli University?"
What appeared before their eyes was not a campus combination of "dozens of buildings" plus a circle of transparent isolation film with a strong sense of technology.
But it wasn't like a crystal ball, with a few small houses inside and a large glass barrier outside. If I had to describe it, it was more like a crystal cube half-buried in the ground.
The part they saw was a small square on the Rubik's Cube, and the other squares were invisible in the darkness.
If each block contains such sophisticated facilities, then all the functional areas of the entire campus must be hidden in the blocks and separated from each other.
Moreover, this Rubik's Cube is not a square. Not only does it have an unmeasurable underground space, but its area is also terrifyingly large.
Even though Chen Xiao'er had already thought highly of the status of universities before coming here, Taoli University still taught her a lesson: if only the part visible on the ground is counted, the size of this university is definitely far larger than any metropolis she knew in her previous life.
"Yeah, that's what university towns are like."
[“Yes, this is the work of the Glorious Church.”] Lin Lang let go of her hand and stood at the edge of the “door” with her.
This is one of the entrances to Taoli University, as written on the admission letter.
Lin Lang glanced at Xiao'er, who was still admiring him, and guessed that she might be unaware of this information due to the aftereffects of her superpowers. He couldn't help but wonder: If she hadn't met me, would she have remained lost and finally sought help from the school, or would she have been able to "walk" to campus from "any corner"?
Sizzle, snap.
The camera flashed twice, and a heavily armed security guard emerged from the module. Several figures could be vaguely seen behind him. He was the only one wearing protective gear to step into the yellow-lined area and meet their gaze.
"Name, number, purpose of visit."
Chen Xiao'er quickly rummaged through her bag, pulled out her acceptance letter, and presented it to her with both hands. "Hello! My name is Chen Xiao'er. I'm a student who just passed the interview. This is my acceptance letter!"
Lin Lang also took out his own envelope and handed it over. "I'm Lin Lang, from Wuzhushaqiu. The person next to me is Zheng Lu, someone I met on the road. I heard she had very good grades in high school and hopes to participate in the special recruitment interview at Taoli University."
"I am Lin Lang, and I have now left the Human Soul Front. The other one is a saint who escaped from a certain unofficial sect. She claims to also possess superpowers and hopes to join the church as a temporary member."
Lin Lang, Chen Xiao'e.
The guard's gaze passed over Zheng Lu. There were too many saints in the wild sect, and there were special people responsible for identifying them.
He only cared about these two "talents" who had been specifically instructed by his superiors.
Lin Lang is the elite of this generation of the human soul front and his identity is sensitive. As for Chen Xiao'er - no specific description is given above, but from the simple information, this person possesses quite rare superpowers.
He had already seen it. After all, they walked from Area E to the inner city without alerting any detectors along the way. Only purely physical equipment recorded some images. This shows how much suppression power [Zero] has on abnormal technology.
"Come in, I'll take you to disinfect first."
He walked in front with a gun in hand, leading the way.
Strange elimination was a necessary procedure. Even if the person entering truly possessed supernatural powers to suppress abnormalities, they absolutely could not relax even a little. There had been too many painful lessons in the past; a single moment of instability could destroy an entire settlement.
…
Chen Xiao'er followed obediently and handed the suitcase and shoulder bag to the janitor next to her.
They walked to the first room of the module, and Zheng Lu was taken to another room by another staff member, saying that she had to "register as soon as possible."
The school workers work so hard, they have to pick us up in the middle of the night.
Xiao'er felt a little sorry. She thought the three of them would find a hotel outside the school to stay, but she didn't expect them to run straight into the school.
Taoli University actually has people on duty 24 hours a day. Not only are there security guards, but even the teaching buildings are brightly lit.
After entering, I found that the walls and glass inside were made of opaque or semi-transparent materials. It looked very dim from the outside, but the corridors inside the module were actually lit.
She and Lin Lang were led into one of the rooms, and when the door opened, they found it was a bathroom.
Is washing called disinfection here?
Xiao'er was just about to ask where her spare clothes were when she saw a pile of dresses, nightgowns and T-shirts of different sizes hanging in the closet.
Next to the wardrobe there are several folding boxes the size of a washing machine, with words like [Please Pick Up Underwear], [Please Pick Up Socks] and [Please Pick Up Slippers] written on them, and there are drawers underneath.
"Don't worry, they're all clean." Lin Lang quickly took off her clothes and stuffed them into the cupboard. She explained naturally, "Taoli University is very wealthy. Clothes are all free, and you'll get new clothes when you officially enroll. Daily necessities are always replenished, so don't worry about running out of them."
"Very good!"
Xiao'er took off her clothes, turned on the shower and stood under it.
There was no soap or bottled shower gel in the bathroom, but just press the button on the left and mint-scented shower gel will spray down from above, showering you from head to toe.
The water flow is very strong and it can flush cleanly in just a few strokes.
After changing into a clean pink and blue nightgown and walking into the corridor in slippers, Xiao'ai relaxed completely and began to look forward to the campus life in the next few years.
She happily held Lin Lang's hand and shook her arms happily: The bathroom at the entrance is so modern, the whole campus is like a futuristic city, the dormitory must be amazing too!
Air conditioning, private bathroom, refrigerator, and maybe a kitchenette~
"I'll go register you. This is where the reserve cadets gather. Keep your ID cards handy. Don't lose them. It's very troublesome to get a replacement."
The security guard tapped his chest and turned away neatly.
In front of me was a huge silver metal door, carved with many uneven reliefs. The upper part was probably purely decorative, while the lower part had several rows of buttons whose functions were unknown.
Xiao'er's index finger slid along the edge of the door, found the card slot and swiped it hard.
Beep beep.
The door swung open, leaving a narrow gap just wide enough for someone to walk through. If you were a bigger person, you'd probably have to lean sideways and squeeze through.
Chen Xiao'er stood in front of the door and took a deep breath: Wonderful college life, here I come!
She took a step forward, eager to squeeze into the door of the new world—
"Ah, Achoo!"
An indescribable smell swept into her nostrils, and she staggered two steps and sneezed loudly.
Brush, swish.
The rustling sounds of countless people getting up were heard in the darkness.
Click.
The light is on.
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