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

".Rule fifty-five, if you are a thin-skinned person, don't join the student union, don't join the student union, don't join the student union."

"Why do you have to say it three times?"

"Because it's important."

The special CC1000 express train passed by the track at high speed, causing the cardinals to flutter from the forest. The howling wind picked up the leaves on the ground, and rolled in circles and landed on the water of the river, stumbling and turning over. Passing over rocks and branches lying in the river, we rushed into the deep maple forest.

Lin Nian and Chu Zihang were sitting opposite each other on the train. Outside their windows, the autumn was getting thicker in the Illinois maple forest. They were like burning wildfires lighting up the vast plains. Occasionally, a few violets were dotted among the maple leaves. Bright as a gem in fire.

After landing from the direct flight to Chicago, Lin Nian and Chu Zihang walked and chatted leisurely until they arrived at the Chicago train station. They did not encounter any accidents or uninvited guests during the process. The two were like good buddies traveling together. , dragging suitcases and walking in the steel jungle lined with buildings. When the painters on the roadside saw them, they couldn't help but offer to paint them, but they declined.

In fact, according to normal train scheduling, the CC1000 train has stopped running a week ago, which means that all the freshmen have rushed to Kassel College by train and should have been assigned dormitories by now. Only Lin Nian and Chu Zihang stayed in that coastal city for a while, and it was not until today that Shi Shiran rushed to the train station.

Normally, students who are late for admission due to no longer scheduled classes can only notify the college, and after a 24-hour wait, a new bus can be dispatched to pick them up.

But Lin Nian and Chu Zihang are exceptions. To be precise, Lin Nian is an exception. He has 'S' level authority at Kassel College, and 'S' level naturally represents privileges in that elite system. A great privilege! For example, the system can be temporarily rescheduled as it is now. After tedious calculations, one or even several trains scheduled for today are temporarily suspended, forcing gaps in the original tight and orderly schedule to gain absolute priority. Quan came to pick them up specially.

This kind of privilege is not often used by Lin Nian, but at this moment, if he doesn't go through the back door, he and Chu Zihang will be late. He can only make a call to Norma, and after Norma's patient and kind arrangements Next, Chicago's train schedule changed dozens of times that day. When the two finally arrived at the train station, the black, bullet-like CC1000 train was already parked on the platform, waiting for them to board.

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"It's almost here." Lin Nian stroked the milk glass and said.

Chu Zihang held the coffee cup and turned to look at the train window. A maple leaf was stuck on it, trembling slightly due to the pressure of the wind. The veins on the leaf left clear marks on the glass, which appeared far away from the tip of the leaf. Out of a low mountain, there is an ancient castle-like building hidden on the mountainside, and the sun shines on the roof, reflecting the light of the times.

Lin Nian and Chu Zihang were both wearing the dark green uniforms of Kassel College on the CC1000 Express, with their collars neatly trimmed and their hair neatly combed. They had been on the train for some time, and at this speed they would reach the terminal platform in less than ten minutes.

Along the way, Lin Nian told him a lot of survival tips about Kassel College, such as rule_number_one. Anyone who comes to the door with the title of News Department will be treated as a pyramid scheme. If he can't be beaten to death, he will be beaten to death.

Rule_number_two, the aunt at window 3 in the cafeteria has a habit of shaking her spoon while serving rice. It is recommended to go to window 4 next door to have a solid and filling meal.

Rule_number_three, don't get close to the Well of Annihilation, or use it as a wishing well and throw coins into it, because the bottom is not a pool, but the experimental base of the Equipment Department. Countless precedents have proven that every student who did this was warned and punished by Norma afterwards. No one knew whether the dropped coins would get stuck in key nodes of the alchemy equipment and cause an explosion.

Rule_number_four, if you are a girl taking swimming lessons and find a beer-bellied idiot peeking in, don't rush to shoot him with a diving gun, because it is not easy for the school to find a second vice-principal.

Rule_number_five, the moderator of the Night Watch Forum is a permission dog, don’t get into trouble with him, he will ban you for seven days, and then quietly continue to give you another seven days after seven days, and insists that he only gave you seven days (word play).

Rule_number_six, don't lend money to Fingel, he will never pay it back after several experiences.

Lin Nian talked about everything he thought of along the way. It was obvious that Chu Zihang also took what he said seriously. He listened very attentively and remembered it very seriously. Every one of them was engraved in his heart, right down to the current Rule_number_ fifty-five.

"Is it because thin-skinned people cannot join the student union because the atmosphere in the Cassel College student union is very strict?" Chu Zihang took his eyes back from the majestic castle complex and turned to ask.

"On the contrary, the atmosphere in the student union is very loose." Lin Nian shook his head while holding his second glass of milk today. "The reason why thin-skinned people should not apply for the student union is that every male member of the student union has to go outside the school without any clothes on." Running naked on the road, other male compatriots will take photos and videos along the way."

"It's similar to the Harvard fraternity's no-clothes quiz game in the winter." Chu Zihang expressed his understanding.

"That's why I suggest you join the Lion Heart Club instead of the student union. In Shilan Middle School, I remember that you, senior brother, are a very self-disciplined person. It just so happens that the self-discipline of the brothers in the Lion Heart Club is not lower than yours." Lin Nian rubbed his chin and couldn't help but fantasize about the scene in the student union when Caesar Gattuso ran naked. If someone could get the video, it would be able to sell it for a sky-high price among the girls, right?

In Fingel's words: After all, the noble chicken produced under the Gattuso trademark must be priced at a premium.

"Brother, are you noble?"

"I mean the macho man." Lin Nian changed his words, but he felt that it was even weirder after he changed his words. After thinking about it, he thought it was troublesome and let it go, "In short, you can choose between the Lion Heart Club and the Student Union. I have an acquaintance who also In the student union, if you go to the student union, I can ask him to look after you more."

"So Lin Nian, you joined the student union?" Chu Zihang asked.

"No, I'm a casual worker, and I'm not planning to join either side." Lin Nian said casually, "I don't like club activities very much, nor do I like forced self-discipline. And neither club has what I want, and the university club doesn't have what I want." Things have to be added with purpose, otherwise it’s just a waste of time.”

"I remember you said that there is something I need in the Lion Heart Club." Chu Zihang suddenly looked up.

"That's right." Lin Nian reminded a little cryptically, "But I guess if you want to be qualified to read those things, you must first become the president of the Lion Heart Club. I was also under the personal instruction of Principal Angers. The one who just found those things - he used to be a core member of the Lion Heart Club, a living treasure over a hundred years old, and now even if he is no longer in the Lion Heart Club, he still speaks loudly."

"I remember, senior brother, you were nominated many times to be the president of the student union when you were in Shilan. I hope you can maintain your consistent style at Kassel College." Lin Nian smiled and raised his glass, "President of the Lion Heart Club. They will graduate this year, so the competition will be huge. I heard that they have a hegemonic mentality that respects the strong. Simply put, it is about comparing excellence. Cassel College pursues a meritocracy, which is what I have told you before. As I said, this may not be very friendly to other people, but it is perfect for you. Based on this period of contact, I feel that your execution ability once you get serious will not lose to anyone. "

"Thank you, I will do my best." Chu Zihang nodded and said seriously.

"Oh, by the way, senior brother, are you good at science or liberal arts?" Lin Nian asked again.

"Science." Chu Zihang said.

Although his grades in liberal arts in Shilanli were also good, they were still a bit lacking. For example, when writing Chinese essays, the head teacher with high EQ called Chu Zihang a 'lexicon of classic famous sentences', while the students with low EQ called Chu Zihang a 'lexicon of classic quotes'. Secretly laughing at Chu Zihang, he was an 'emotionless quotation machine'. Although the things he wrote were very smooth, the emotions he expressed seemed dull and lacked the vivid color.

But in science, what is right is right and what is wrong is wrong. Gorgeous rhetoric and abundant emotions are not conducive to the final result of the data. All benchmarks are only those formulas that explain the laws of the universe.

Chu Zihang never makes mistakes in this regard, so his results are always among the best in the city. He holds the trophies from the Mathematical Olympiad competition one after another. If the gold on the trophies is real, it can probably be melted to build blocks. The gold bricks are out.

"I think so." Lin Nian was not surprised, "Then I suggest you choose the Department of Alchemy and Mechanical Engineering. This department is probably the one you can best rely on to study science. But to be honest, the division of liberal arts and science in the college is not very clear. For example, the Department of Mechanics needs to consult the literature of the 'King of the Earth and the Mountain' and study the changing forms of mechanics under the influence of the spirit through the historical deeds of the 'King'; there were times in the later part of the course "Dragon Genealogy" that I chose. You have to be inexplicably asked to analyze the impact that the emergence of a certain alchemical matrix represents in history, which means that you have to take a required course in the Alchemy Machinery Department across departments to get full marks on this question."

"So you have a set of academic theories that are logically self-consistent and perfectly integrated." Chu Zihang said thoughtfully.

"It was the dragon civilization in ancient times, not us. We are just later learners." Lin Nian corrected.

"Don't worry about not being able to grab classes. There aren't many students in the college. After all, the base of mixed-races is there, and the ones we can find are smaller groups, so the learning environment hasn't seen a serious involution yet. Because of the student base problem, professors are very introverted when judging tenured professors, and my supervisor was worried about this all day long before he found me."

"Kassel College also incorporates a tutoring system in addition to the credit system?"

"Yes." Lin Nian nodded, "Your mentor has probably already been chosen."

"Who?" Chu Zihang looked slightly confused. Apart from Lin Nian and Wan Boqian, he had hardly seen anyone from Kassel College.

Lin Nian suddenly turned his head and looked out the window, exhaled softly, and his tone suddenly became perfunctory: "You will know when the time comes."

Chu Zihang couldn't help but look in the direction he was looking at. Diagonally in front of the porthole was the platform that was about to approach. Sitting there was a girl wearing a pink hooded sweater jacket, her hands gently clasping her hands. On the apricot knitted umbrella skirt, half of her face was buried in the lined white turtleneck sweater, hiding the smile underneath, looking at the CC1000 train entering the platform.

The golden maple leaves and violet petals were blown by the strong wind coming in and clung to her white shoes, like a wanderer returning home.

ps①：None

ps②: 30+30 is 1 minute, 30+30 is 1 minute, 30+30 is 1 minute (random thoughts)

ps③: It’s about to be free for a day