hunter rule

When Zhao Guangli woke up again, the moonlight outside the window was already shining on his face.

Following the ventilation ducts, you can hear small sounds of insects.

"Ahem."

Zhao Guangli got up from the ground with a pale face, his face was very ugly.

On the inner side of his right hand, the eye-shaped black texture is looming, exuding a chaotic and strange aura.

"The curse...is real."

Zhao Guangli's face looked extremely ugly at this moment.

Is this a curse?

About the hunter family’s… premature aging curse?

Zhao Guangli's left hand gently touched the wrist of his right hand, and the black eye-like lines slowly became dim.

Zhao Guangli was about to turn on the dim kerosene lamp in the room, only to find that there was no fuel kerosene inside the lamp.

The young man shook his head and slowly closed the study window.

On the newspaper, Zhao Guangli took out the handwritten sentence "Only curses can fight curses" and placed it on the title page of the book "Occultism".

"Maybe you really should read more books."

Zhao Guangli temporarily put aside his fear and helplessness.

In the dark room, only the boy's slight breathing could be heard.

………………

Zhao Guangli finally spent some time getting to know Oak Academy and Black Iron Castle.

Oak Academy is located in a corner of the wealthy area in the middle of Black Iron Castle. It covers a large area and can be divided into three major areas, which are also recognized as three major areas.

Teaching area.

Oak Academy's main mission is to teach etiquette, music, history, and Chinese. It is said that it was originally designed to serve powerful families above the middle class. In recent years, it has opened up some policies. As long as you pay a large amount of sponsorship, even if

Students from slums can also attend Oak Academy.

The original Zhao Guangli should be considered to have benefited from this policy.

He was holding two pieces of white bread in his hand while observing the sign beside the road to Oak College.

"My dormitory...is really quite remote."

But this is natural.

The second area is the living area, which covers a large area. In layman's terms, it is the dormitory for students.

Since it serves the middle class of Black Iron Castle, exquisite decoration and sufficient floor space in the dormitory are essential.

The [Manor] where the boys live, and the [Blossom Garden] where the girls live together form a living area that occupies nearly half of the entire Oak Academy area.

As for the white bread in Zhao Guangli's hand, it took him nearly half an hour to buy it from the innermost side of the [Manor] to the canteen area.

The twelve silver coins obtained from Harlan Bode's carriage were valuable and could support Zhao Guangli for a long time.

The third area is the administrative district.

This area includes the steam tower that provides operating energy for the entire Oak College. It is the location of the faculty and staff of the entire college and represents the operation of the college.

These three areas completely divide an aristocratic school like Black Iron Castle, and Zhao Guangli also has some vague distinctions of class attributes.

Looking at the students wearing white uniforms passing by, Zhao Guangli lowered his head and walked towards the deepest part of the boys' dormitory [Manor].

For a person like him who originally had a certain 'reputation' in Oak College, it is best to keep a low profile no matter what he does.

"In the entire academy, the number of Westerners seems to be much greater than that of Easterners." Zhao Guangli observed the surrounding situation, wrapped the white bread in his hand with oil paper, and stuffed it into his pocket.

The white uniform Zhao Guangli found in his dormitory was quite old. It must have been washed and even turned a little yellow.

Due to time constraints, Zhao Guangli only had a brief understanding of the general location and situation of Oak Academy. Zhao Guangli knew nothing about the areas outside Oak Academy or even the Black Iron Castle.

"Go back first and have a good night's rest."

Along the way, Zhao Guangli saw many boys and girls wearing exquisite clothes, walking towards the large and exquisitely decorated villa in the distance.

According to their conversations, these young men and women would have what was called a back-to-school party.

This commencement party seems to have become a tradition among the middle class of Oak College, and the young men and women are already familiar with it.

Including many freshmen from the same class, they also follow their seniors and want to integrate into this circle smoothly.

"Who is that person? Why is he alone?"

"Oh, that guy seems to be the famous 'genius'..."

It is actually very easy to be noticed by others. New people seem to be able to integrate into the circle in this way, and the original old people can also show their presence through this way.

but……

This has nothing to do with Zhao Guangli.

There will be nothing on the first day except reporting. Starting from the second day, the entire Oak Academy will conduct large-scale classes in separate classes.

About an hour ago, Zhao Guangli had already obtained the class schedule from Jike, but the classes were randomly assigned for each semester and would be automatically calculated based on the previous year's grades so that the total grades of each class would be roughly similar.

Before the next day, no one knows who their classmates are.

Fortunately, Zhao Guangli didn't know anyone.

Dim yellow kerosene lamps were burning on both sides of the road. It seemed that someone specially added the finest kerosene to the Oak Academy kerosene lamps, making the entire street brightly lit.

In a daze, Zhao Guangli thought he had returned to his original world.

Slowly, there were fewer and fewer people around. Slowly, he stopped on the ground in front of his small attic. It had been dark for a long time. Except for the faint sound of carnival in the distance, Jike was beside him. There was no sign that the lights were on in the attic.

Zhao Guangli didn't know whether that guy Jike had gone to those parties or had gone to bed. He picked up the shower next to the flower pots and watered them gently.

Then he silently opened the door, poured the purchased kerosene into the cotton rope wick carelessly, and then engaged the gear. When he heard a snap, Zhao Guangli lifted the kerosene lamp and slowly hung it on the wall. above.

With the light, the interior of the attic was slightly filled with the atmosphere of life. Zhao Guangli took off his white oak uniform, walked into the bathroom, faced the mirror, and opened the water valve.

"Really."

Zhao Guangli lowered his head and looked at the scale-stained pool, feeling inexplicably irritated.

Anyone facing an unknown future will have such emotions, and Zhao Guangli is no exception.

Zhao Guangli raised his hand, silently observed the lines on the inner wrist of his right hand, and then sighed.

"sleep early."

Bang, bang.

Just when Zhao Guangli was about to take a rest, there was a knock on the door of his attic.

Not urgently, just two very precise strokes.

In the distance, the big metal clock in the center of the Black Iron Castle began to ring, signaling the arrival of midnight. Zhao Guangli stepped on the wooden floor and slowly walked downstairs.

Zhao Guangli always felt that only Jike would come to a place like this to find him. He cautiously walked out in the dark, controlled his breathing, and did not speak first.

"Zhao Guangli."

"Open the door."

There was a voice outside the door.

This is a girl's voice, with a cold meaning, like a daisy in the dark.

This was a voice I had only heard all afternoon. It was pleasant to the ear, but indifferent.

Gu Xintong.