If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

The Gulf Stream sailed through the clouds, like a black giant eagle roaring and gliding. The sky was as dark as ink and became the natural protective color of the giant bird. The falling light rain crawled out mottled tracks on the portholes like the veins of leaves.

When 'Sleipnir' approached Japan, Tokyo time was 6 a.m., and the total sailing time was 7 hours (the previous article has been corrected), which was a full four hours faster than ordinary flights. In terms of efficiency, this equipment department The modified jet aircraft has crushed most of Air China and civil aviation, but in terms of comfort level, even the economy class 'Sleipnir' of civil aviation cannot catch up. On a ten-point scale, just based on the rumbling noise. You can deduct all the points.

Fortunately, the people in the equipment department seem to be aware of this flaw, and specially prepared anti-noise headphones and placed them behind the sofa. If Mandy hadn't been wandering around and taking pictures, she might not have been able to spot them. It's okay to hide them so well. The equipment department has a bad taste. It is very possible that even these noise-cancelling headphones were equipped only after the principal repeatedly emphasized it. Those stubborn people are harder than a duck to beat them to death, and they are unlikely to admit their shortcomings.

The three people wearing anti-noise headphones were all resting. It was impossible to stay active all the time during the 7-hour flight. When they arrived in Tokyo, it was 6 a.m. local time. This time is just the time for people in Tokyo to wake up and feel energetic. Full, they have to adjust their mental outlook to accept a brand new day in Tokyo.

Lin Nian is sleeping on the soft chair on the sofa. The black eye mask blocks the light tightly. The quality of his sleep is very good. No, it is not so much that he sleeps well, but that he has good control over his body. He can Whenever he needs to fall asleep, he falls asleep immediately, and the sleep time always ends according to his needs. The only thing he can't control is that he always dreams when he falls asleep.

A misty, hazy dream.

In dreams, there are always black skies, white snow, and girls with golden hair.

*

The little boy was sitting on the Bermuda lawn, playing with the Rubik's Cube in his hand, surrounded by white shadows, people coming and going, and laughter.

What is in the hands of the little boy is an entry-level third-level Rubik's Cube. Perhaps due to the recent extremely cold weather in the port, the internal parts are somewhat frosted. When the little boy twists it, it is particularly difficult and keeps making a clicking sound. Making an already smooth restoration even more difficult.

Beside the little boy, countless children in white hospital gowns were running on the lawn. The children were old and young. They seemed to be playing tag, and screams and laughter were endless, but they were all related to It doesn't matter to the little boy, it seems that in his world there are only himself and the Rubik's Cube in his hand that he can never solve.

"You should make a cross first." Behind the little boy, the blond girl looked down at the messy and disordered Rubik's Cube in his hand and reminded: "You will never be able to restore it after twisting it like this."

The little boy didn't say anything, and just kept twisting the Rubik's Cube. The movements of his hands did not slow down but became even more impatient.

"It's like a puzzle. The more anxious you are, the harder it is to put it together. You have to put the right pieces in the right place." said the blonde girl.

The little boy ignored him and continued to twist the Rubik's Cube randomly.

The blond girl didn't speak. She just watched the little boy doing useless work quietly. Until a long time ago, the children in the distance were tired of running and went to get water from the nurse aunt in the corner to rest, leaving only the two of them sitting in the middle of the lawn. She Then he said again: "You seem to be in a hurry. Don't be in a hurry when solving the Rubik's Cube. Don't be in a hurry when doing anything. The more you rush, the more things will go wrong."

Finally, the little boy stopped what he was doing. The color blocks on the Rubik's Cube were always in disorder. He looked up at the blond girl behind him and said, "They say I'm stupid."

"You are quite stupid." The blonde girl nodded in agreement with this statement: "If you give this Rubik's Cube to anyone here, they can solve it in less than three minutes, but I think you have been working on it for three days. Well, even a dog will choose to take a detour if he can't get through a hole. But you have been trying to get through the hole. Is there a piece of meat waiting for you at the other end of the hole? You must know that even if you can fight it, others will not. I withdraw my opinion of you.”

"They said that after the Rubik's Cube is put together, it can be opened. There are things inside that will make me smarter." The little boy lowered his head and started twisting the Rubik's Cube again: "This way they will be willing to play with me."

"It seems there is a piece of meat waiting for you." The blonde girl chuckled: "Who told you this."

"Yakov, Anton." The little boy said: "They were playing hide and seek and I couldn't catch up with them. I ran very slowly. They said I was stupid and not the same kind of person as them. But the things in the Rubik's Cube can make me smarter. Get faster.”

The blond girl looked at the dull and persistent face of the little boy without saying anything for a long time. She suddenly squatted down and snatched the Rubik's Cube from the little boy's hand. The boy was stunned and turned around and rushed over to snatch it back, but in a hurry, he was lightly touched by his feet. Just a slight trip and he fell down.

"They actually told you this secret." The blond girl raised the Rubik's Cube to a high place with her feet and laughed: "Every child has eaten something from the Rubik's Cube, so they have become smarter. Now you are the only one who has not eaten it. pass."

Without saying a word, the little boy got up from the ground and rushed over. The blond girl dodged and tripped him again: "Don't break the Rubik's Cube and open it by force. It was Yakov and the others who told you that doing so would break the magic hidden inside." Something?"

The little boy wiped his muddy face and could only see the Rubik's Cube tossed in the hands of the blonde girl.

"How about a deal?" The blonde girl was playing with the Rubik's Cube: "I'll help you open the Rubik's Cube, and I'll share half of the stuff inside that can make people smarter."

The little boy didn't agree, so he jumped up again and fell down again.

The blonde girl sighed: "Are you so stingy?"

"They said it only works if you open it yourself." The little boy got up again and whispered, then jumped again.

"What a bunch of unlovable brats." The blond girl muttered and dodged the little boy's flying attack. When the little boy was about to attack again, she suddenly swung her legs and clasped the little boy's arm with one hand. She pressed down on the lawn and sat on him: "How about this, I teach you to open the Rubik's Cube. Although it will be very difficult, it may take you several months or even years to learn it, but once I teach you How to open the Rubik's Cube, I will share half of the contents inside." The blonde girl said: "This is fair, you know, no one in Black Swan Port except the doctor is willing to teach others how to become smart."

"The doctor said his surgery couldn't help me," the little boy said.

"That's such a pity. It seems that I am the only one who can help you." The blonde girl said, "But the price is that I share half of the contents of the Rubik's Cube. The choice is yours."

The little boy was silent for a long time without answering, and the blond girl asked softly: "You want to be smart just to play with them?"

The boy nodded.

"This is a sure-profit deal for you. Even with my help, you can't unscrew the Rubik's Cube, but at least you can still play with me." The blonde girl said, "If it can be unscrewed, everyone will be happy. You can play with more kids.”

The boy seemed to be convinced, he nodded slightly, and then the Rubik's Cube fell on the lawn in front of him. The blond girl let go of him, stood up and clapped her hands: "The contract is established now, and you must listen to me in the future. Yes, I will teach you how to open the Rubik's Cube."

"Start from now on?" The little boy held up the Rubik's Cube and stood in front of the blond girl with his head lowered.

"From now on." The blond girl looked at the little boy who was a head shorter than her and flicked the grass and dirt off his head: "The things in the Rubik's Cube are very important to you, and they are important to everyone. Important, the more important things are, the harder they are to come by, so it may take us a long time to get it. Don’t be anxious, some things haven’t arrived yet, it’s still too early.”

Is it too early?

The little boy looked at the blond girl pressing his head, but his eyes fell into the distance. Outside the window, a black storm lingered at the end of the skyline. It was raining lightly on the extremely cold permafrost, and the white end of the horizon contained a dull feeling. The roaring storm, the roar of thunder, and the earthquake were so strong that you could feel the trembling of the earth from far away.

"Wait a minute," she said. "It's too early for you and for me."

*

The Gulfstream passenger plane trembled. The vibration made Lin Nian subconsciously open his eyes. His vision was filled with darkness. It took him half a second to react before he took off the blindfold on his face and looked around.

"Junior brother, are you awake?" Mandy saw Lin Nian taking off his blindfold and said, "The quality of your sleep is really good. You can sleep so soundly in this environment."

"The noise was quite loud where I used to live. I'm used to it." Lin Nian rubbed the bridge of his nose. The disembodied sounds and images in his mind quickly faded away like the ebbing tide, leaving only an empty black beach.

"We're here." Miyamoto, who was sitting across from him, looked at the scenery outside the porthole, his eyes full of nostalgia and emotion.

Lin Nian, who had recovered from his sleep, glanced out the window. The rain was drawing winding water marks on the window. The plane was falling, and a light mist was covering the wings, drawing long white lines. They Below me is Tokyo, which is bustling with lights. Even though it is six o'clock in the morning, the city is still lit up with dense sparks. The sea of ​​clouds in the sky is darkly reflected by the thin film of the rising sun. The turbid yellow street lights on the streets extend like veins to the entire city. corner of.

"Is this Tokyo? In my hometown, the city is all gray at six o'clock in the morning." Lin Nian looked at the brightly lit city with some confusion: "But it's like a fire here, burning from day to night, and it lasts for a long time It continues to burn until daylight.”

"There are always many people running around the clock for their livelihood and future life. This city will light up the street lights for them 24 hours a day to illuminate the way forward to prevent too many confused people from falling into the unknown. Drowning in the gutter, Tokyo is such a warm and dangerous city." Isshin Miyamoto said.

"Is it warm and dangerous?" Lin Nian couldn't comment and just looked at the beautiful scenery silently. From an altitude of hundreds of kilometers, he seemed to be able to feel the temperature and noise emanating from the city all the time, even at dawn. , there are also countless people busy running around in this maze woven with sparks.

"I always feel that you are all so literary and artistic, which makes me feel out of place. When it comes to Tokyo, I can only think of Kimura Takuya and Hengdian. When we get off the plane, are we taking the airport railway to the city?" Mandy kept eating in small bites. The cheesecake was found in the freezer. It looked like the seven-hour flight had indeed made her a little hungry.

"You can save some food for later, I believe the reception of the Inuyama family will not disappoint you." Miyamoto glanced at Mandy, who looked like a hamster's winter reserves, said.

"Long Yin and Kaiseki? I've only heard of these two." Lin Nian said.

"To be specific, Ryuunen and Kaiseki are the same thing. Ryuunen is a shop, and kaiseki is a type of cuisine. Opposite to Ryuunin are Torahaku and Kikuno. They are the three main families of kaiseki cuisine, but the main family has its own chef, so there is a high probability that we will not go to those stores as guests." Isshin Miyamoto smiled: "I believe that the food made by our chef will not be worse than the first two, but will be more in line with Lin Jun's appetite. "

"My knowledge has improved again, I will wait and see." Lin Nian nodded.

The black Gulf Stream roared over the city, gliding towards Narita Airport in Chiba. The sound of rain quietly passed away, and the sound of wind, whistling and the warm sound of the sun's sudden appearance filled the whole world.

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