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

Manstein opened the door to the library. The library was silent late at night. The dust particles on the long table were raised by the breeze caused by the opening of the door, and they were all visible in the moonlight shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The camera hidden in the corner was focused on the uninvited guest. After infrared face recognition, Norma’s gentle voice sounded in the library: “Professor Gerd Rudolf Manstein, it’s already late at night. Do you know how I can help you?"

"Is the school administration department off duty already? I didn't see anyone keeping vigil in the library where there are so many important materials." Manstein walked into the library and closed the door.

"It's been two hours since the last security guard got off work. Starting from twelve o'clock, I will be fully responsible for the security work in the library." Norma's female voice echoed throughout the empty library: "It's early morning now It’s two-thirty-three, do you need me to turn on the lights in the library?”

"No, no need, my destination is not here, Norma, I want to go to the archives in the innermost elevator." Manstein said.

"What's the purpose?"

"There were some low-level errors in a file that I submitted to the Ministry of Information for filing recently. I need to correct some details of the file."

"File corrections belong to the director of the Information Department. Unless there is an emergency, I'm afraid you don't have permission to enter the file room in Manstein Classroom."

"The emergency situation concerns a student's pedigree rating. If his pedigree rating drops due to errors in my file summary, I will be humiliated and consider taking the blame and resign." Manstein said lightly.

The pedigree rating is indeed a big deal in Cassel College. The student's pedigree rating will affect all aspects of complicated matters. Once a mistake is made in this regard, it will involve a lot of troublesome related agencies to correct.

"Applying for permission, Professor Manstein, you have 'A' level permission. The elevator leading to the archives is in operation. Your visit and all borrowings and transfers in the archives will be recorded."

The elevator lights in the depths of the library came on, and Manstein walked all the way through without saying a word, hands behind his back. When he came to the elevator, a pleasant ding sounded.

Kassel Academy does not only exist in a cluster of ancient castles on the mountainside as it appears on the surface. Few people know that the academy located on the surface is only half of the school, and the other half exists in Walter Alheim. , ice cellars, archives and other underground fortifications.

The archives room is located above the ice cellar, where a lot of secret information related to dragon slaying is stored. It is managed and summarized by the Information Department. All students in Kassel College have their own archives, from birth to burial. If you are lucky enough to still be on this land, everything you do will be recorded in this file. However, due to the Ministry of Information's principle of micromanaging, these files are often criticized by students. For black history.

The elevator descended to a certain depth and stopped. Unfortunately, there was no elevator music on the way. Since leaving the surface, Manstein's environment was as silent as stagnant water. He did not hate this environment, but felt it. A sense of long-distance intimacy. Once upon a time, the place where he grew up was several times more suffocating than this.

The elevator door opened, and dark red light illuminated Manstein's face. The archives were illuminated by infrared light. In the dim red, everything looked rigorous and dull. What was displayed in front of him were rows of rows on both sides. The iron-gray cabinet frame has countless kraft paper bags placed on it. Each kraft paper bag is sealed with a symbol representing the safety level.

Everything in the archives is made of moisture-proof and insect-proof aluminum alloy, and is sterilized by ultraviolet light every three days. A mouse that strays into this place will only starve to death. Moreover, all the aluminum alloy cabinets that hold the files have been connected to high-voltage electricity and gravity sensing devices by Norma. Unauthorized browsing will trigger alarms and defensive measures. If the intruder is lucky enough not to die from the high-voltage electricity, then Next, the school management department who came after hearing the news due to the alarm system also made him want to die.

Manstein did not step out of the elevator in a hurry, but waited until the red light in the archives room went out with a "click", and when the bright white light came on again, he walked out. He could see everything on the cabinet shelves on both sides. I went straight to the student files section without a second glance.

Each student will have two identification numbers when enrolling, namely the student number and the executive department file number. For example, his student Mandy’s student number is Al082321B, while the executive department’s file number only takes the last digit 082321B.

The first four digits of the file number represent the month and day of birth, the following digits are the serial number, and the last letter is the blood class. For example, Mandy was born on August 23, and she was the 21st mixed race entered that year. , blood class is B.

Manstein clearly remembered that Norma mentioned that Lin Nian's student number was Al052044. In the executive department file number, he was initially classified as an A-level bloodline, so his executive department file number should be 052044A.

Without hesitation, Manstein went straight to Area A. The guys in the Information Department were all obsessive-compulsive. They not only classified files according to pedigree ratings, but also intentionally separated current students and graduates, which greatly made things difficult for them. Manstein saved a lot of time. Without much effort, he stood in front of the cabinet where Lin Nian's files were stored. However, at this time, he was surprised to find that the cabinet was empty, where it was supposed to be. The brown paper bags here are gone.

Suddenly a coughing sound rang out in the silent archives room. The sound was very strong, which reminded people of patients with severe tuberculosis in the hospital. Every cough was so hoarse that it seemed as if the vocal cords were cracking and bloodshot with the gong-like coughing sound. .

Manstein was not unfamiliar with this sound. Few people in the academy would cough so vigorously, unless the person accidentally entered a fire while performing a mission. There was only one person in the academy who would cough like this due to his own factors.

Chief Executive, von Schneider.

A hybrid who needs to carry a ventilator with him to survive.

Manstein turned sideways, and at the corner at the end of the cabinet, a tall and thin man stood there. Under his pure black suit were scars that looked like burns. A black mask covered half of his face, with one exposed. There was a light as cold as a knife in his eyes.

"Professor von Schneider, I didn't know it was such a coincidence that you are also in the archives tonight." Manstein's face twitched, but at least he remained calm.

I remember someone on the Night Watch forum said in detail that the head of the executive department has always been an elusive person. If he suddenly appears in front of you one day, then it is probably because you have violated party discipline, and then there will be a cruel and iron-handed purge.

"It's not too coincidental. I just happened to see someone entering the library late at night and using the elevator to the ice cellar. I thought it was some ignorant student who wanted to steal some alchemy bullets from the ice cellar, but I didn't expect it. Professor Manstein." Schneider said: "I'm curious as to why you came to the archives so late?"

"A student's file contains some low-level mistakes I made. If not corrected, it may affect his pedigree rating," Manstein said.

"Then you should be looking for this." Schneider raised his left hand that was blocked by the cabinet shelf, and held a stack of transparent sealed folders in his hand. Inside were files with black and white writing on them. Manstein saw them at a glance. The three-inch photo of Lin Nian was printed in color at the beginning of the first document.