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

Kassel Academy, second floor of the library, central control room.

Schneider stood under the projection of the earth, paused and meditated, his iron-gray eyes reflected the countless pulsating red dots on the blue 3D projection.

Behind him, countless people were coming and going, and the entire control room was dividing labor efficiently and orderly. The commissioners sitting in front of the sub-console screen of China Unicom Norma moved their eyes rapidly, and various confidential information was circulated. , encrypted, blocked, countless mind maps are created, uploaded, and reviewed in Norma's information database. Those that pass are executed immediately, and those that are rejected are redone.

"Minister, the London commissioner is applying for authorization from the college to contact the British royal family. He may need to meet with the Queen. This action requires approval from the highest level." A female commissioner in front of the branch console looked up at Schneider.

"Is it related to the task of ownership of the alchemical item in the British Museum?" Schneider asked without looking back.

"The British royal family wants us to let go of our oil rights in Nigeria, Africa." said the female commissioner.

"That part is the property of the school board. The application is temporarily rejected. The task authority is raised to 'A' level and sealed in Norma. It is noted that it will be sent to the school board on an expedited basis within 12 hours."

"Minister, the local armed groups in Yemen have requested to negotiate with us, hoping that we can support them with a batch of arms that have been deregistered in exchange for their full support for our local commissioners to hunt down dangerous hybrids."

"How much do they want?"

"500 automatic rifles and at least 20,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as high-explosive weapons such as grenades and powerful TNT are subject to discussion. The leaders of the armed insurrectionary organizations hope to have an interview. They are very sincere and are even willing to tell us where their main sub-bases are."

"I agree to their negotiation, but the condition is that we take our commissioner to their main base instead of the branch base. Since we cooperate, we need to be sincere." Schneider said, "Send the field commissioner of the Department of Psychology to visit, and after meeting their leader You don’t need to teach me what to do.”

"yes."

"Minister, there is a foreign exchange transaction order that needs to be signed."

"Minister, the Italian field commissioner is in some trouble and needs the tactical support of a 100-member team. However, the situation occurred during a riot. We are afraid that the team will cause international disputes and be misunderstood as a terrorist organization. We need the college to report to Italy. "

"minister."

Kassel College is engaged in activities all over the world almost every day, ranging from exploring ruins suspected to be the Dragon King's tomb in ancient tombs to drawing guns to hunt down dangerous hybrids in busy cities. Economic activities, criminal activities, and archaeological activities The shadow of Cassel College can be seen in any field. Once it is not handled well, it will lead to catastrophe. For the professors on duty in the main control room, this is considered a problem and they have to hold a cup in their hands 24 hours a day. The big challenge of dairy-free, sugar-free black coffee.

But Schneider doesn't drink coffee, and he doesn't like drinking coffee. His only drink is the nutrient solution prescribed by the doctor. It tastes like slug mucus and has a certain analgesic effect, but even if he drinks low-efficiency sleeping pills, He never made any mistakes in his work.

One report after another, big or small, was constantly sent to Schneider. He dealt with these problems smoothly. After each report was sent to him, he could make the most correct judgment in tens of seconds. For decades, His experience has given him considerable acumen in matters big and small. What should be kicked off the ball, what should be delayed in decision-making, and what should be decided upon have become his instincts. There may not be any problems that can make him eclipse.

"Minister, the joint rescue team of freshmen and sophomores has set off, led by instructor Lomon Losov, with sub-instructors Ivanov and Jin Minzhi. Norma is uploading instructor Lomon Losov's formation plan. The internship for freshmen requires your approval and signature." A female commissioner with a long ponytail raised her hand and shouted.

This report made the originally quiet central control room even quieter. Many commissioners who were working hard subconsciously raised their heads, glanced at the long ponytail female commissioner who made the report, and then looked at the blue earth projection. The red dot on the right has been pulsing for twenty-four hours.

Will the incident in that remote American town 24 hours ago finally begin to be resolved? But the executive department actually chose to send freshmen and sophomore students for remote support? In the entire academy, Schneider is the only one who dares to do this, right?

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Only this time, unlike before, the response could be received within seconds. The man in front of the blue earth projection paused for dozens of seconds before slowly turning back, "Put the details of the joint rescue team formation on the screen." .”

The next moment, a detailed formation form was displayed on the big screen. All the commissioners who were paying attention to the form on the screen took a slight breath as soon as they saw it clearly. The two names that bear the brunt of the list are the two names that are very popular in Kassel College.

Student Union President, Caesar Gattuso.

President of Lionheart Club, Chu Zihang

Next to the two names are the ID photos on the student ID cards. No one does not know the faces of these two people. Looking down, more than 18 students are divided into two groups, distinguished by red fonts and black fonts.

The names and ages of all students on the form are clearly marked, and each one has a conspicuous red 'A' at the front.

All ‘A’-level students are one of Cassel College’s most precious resources. Each one of them is an unlimited elite seed in the future, but now they are gathered together and prepared to be sent to a remote town in the United States.

"What are we doing, a real-life competition between the Lionheart Club and the Student Union?" Someone couldn't help but muttered in a low voice, but because the control room was too quiet, many people heard this muttering, even the one at the front Schneider looked back at the person who spoke.

"Instructor Lomonosov believes that the Student Union and the Lion Heart Club have their own internal management systems. Instead of forcibly breaking them up and messing them up, it is better to let them allocate themselves to carry out rescue missions. Maybe this will lead to an unexpected outbreak. Effect." The female commissioner with long ponytail explained.

"But it will inevitably lead to competition. Once vicious competition occurs during the rescue process, it will be counterproductive." Schneider said hoarsely, but even though he mentioned the biggest drawback, he had no intention of directing Norma to change the formation. .

"Is there someone missing from the list?" someone asked loudly.

"The freshman and sophomore joint rescue team, eighteen 'A'-level students are already on the helicopter. Everyone has Norma's positioning system on them. They were positioned just three minutes ago. There is no shortage of people." The ponytailed female commissioner answered subconsciously, but after finishing her answer, she realized that Schneider had not asked the question.

The sound came from far to near. Schneider stood at the highest point in the central control room, looking down into the distance. He opened the door and walked in. The serious old man in a teaching suit looked directly at him and said, "Good evening, Gerd." ·Professor Rudolf Manstein, if I remember correctly, as the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee at this time, you should be conducting routine patrols in the school to check whether other students staying in the college have gathered to engage in illegal activities."

"Instead of showing up at the central control room?"

Manstein walked through the aisle. His sudden visit disrupted the order in the control room. People hurriedly passing by in the aisle made way for him. They looked at the rigorous old man with some surprise and uncertainty, and their eyes turned to the director of the executive department. He didn't know what was going to happen between the two of them.

"It won't be your turn to be on duty until the weekend next week, and now I'm the main person in charge here." Schneider said.

"The subtext is that you have the final say here. Should I, an irrelevant person, be dragged out by your subordinates on my arms?" Manstein stood at the audience with his hands behind his back and looked up at Schneider.

"If it was in the past, yes. But looking at it now, who dares to use violence against the instructor of an 'S'-level student? Will he be thrown from the third floor?" Schneider told a joke, but The problem was that it was impossible for his face to show such an expression as a "smile". His face, which looked like the bark of a dead tree beneath the iron surface, was filled with a heavy solemnity.

"I'm here for the joint rescue team of freshmen and sophomores." Manstein didn't want to tell Schneider anymore. He didn't like dealing with the living dead, but that didn't mean he was afraid of him.

"Does the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee have any opinions on the deployment of personnel in the Executive Department? If so, you can go and put a note in the complaint box of the school board. They will clear those complaints regularly on January 1 every year." Schneider said.

"Do you dump the notes into the trash regularly and burn them?" Manstein said. "Without Angers' consent, even if the school board wants to remove you, it will have to work hard, right? Not to mention that it wants to talk to you now. Is it just the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee who is the naysayer?"

"Explain your reason for coming, Professor Manstein." Schneider said, his light gray eyes on the old man's body like a gloomy gray sky, making people feel the dullness and oppression of the air pressure all the time.

"I explained my purpose from the beginning," Manstein said. "There is one less person in the rescue team."

His repeated words made everyone else in the central control room raise their heads and look at the table on the screen. After repeated inspections, subtle expressions appeared on everyone's faces. Looking at Manstein's back, I understood the meaning behind his words.

Schneider also looked up at the big screen. The names of Chu Zihang and Caesar Gattuso at the top were very dazzling, but anyone who was interested knew that there should be a name that was more qualified to be at the top but did not appear there. Many In fact, I had thought of it a long time ago but didn't have the courage to say it, because the transfer of the eighteen 'A'-level students was arranged by Schneider. There would be no less and no more people.

"Lin Nian, the only 'S' class in the academy, the most powerful assistant in this rescue team, the so-called future 'ace commissioner' of the executive department." Manstein asked calmly, "Why am I not on the personnel list? See his name on the transfer? According to the rescue guidelines of the Executive Department, shouldn't a standard 'A' level rescue incident like the town of Carmel be dispatched with the most qualified rescue team from Kassel College? What if I didn't If I remember correctly, Lin Nian should fully meet all the rescue requirements, right?"

"Intelligence on tasks related to Carmel Town should be sealed, and personnel transfers are only circulated through Norma's information database. There are no relevant paper documents. Can I understand that you have invaded Norma's information database and stolen it? Obtained relevant information about this mission?" Schneider did not answer this question directly.

But everyone noticed that the head of the executive department now looked at Manstein with a cold gaze. In other words, his gaze had always been so cold and piercing, but he never deliberately used this gaze to look directly at his companions. , after all, the past shows that the only ones who can be watched so closely by him are criminals awaiting trial.

Obviously, Schneider has now expressed considerable hostility towards Manstein's sudden transgression. If the topic continues, something quite unpleasant will inevitably happen in the central control room tonight.

"Of course there is no way to block access to Norma's intelligence area related to the Executive Department's affairs through normal means, but it does not necessarily have to be through intrusion to obtain this information." Manstein did not avoid Schneider's gaze, his brows darkened. The downward arc was like a knife shaking out of its sheath, and the light green eyes below were full of tit-for-tat wildfire, "As long as I have enough permissions, I can also borrow 90% of the access to Norma." Permissions for the information base.”

"Your student?" Schneider said. "Indeed, with his authority, there are very few places in Cassel College that would deny him access, but this is not enough reason for you to steal the secrets of the Executive Department without permission."

"The punishment for hacking into the Norma information database is to be detained by the Executive Department and punished according to party regulations. It is a first-level crime. But for the third-level crime of stealing authority, I remember that I will only be criticized by the whole school and revoked from my current position, right? And I want to It will take at least three days to convene a faculty review meeting to complete the latter's conviction, so I probably still have three days to stand here." Manstein said coldly, and everyone's topics became more and more popular. Unhappy, it gradually started to get up and running.

"Publicly admitting 'misappropriation of authority' instead of 'illegal borrowing of authority' is because he is worried that the party who voluntarily lends 'illegal borrowing of authority' will also be held accountable? Professor Manstein did not hesitate to go to this step. You can see You do care about your students." Schneider said, "It's just that you think it's stupid for you to risk punishment just to come here to question me? I can't find any reason for you to stand Are you questioning my rescue arrangements for 'Carmel Town' just because I deprived my precious students of a chance to shine?"

In front of everyone, Schneider looked down at Manstein and said, "Don't you think you are being too unreasonable? This matter has nothing to do with you at all!"

"So you always thought that this matter has nothing to do with me, right?" Manstein was stunned for a moment, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, and his tone gradually became colder, "Then what if I say that this matter has nothing to do with me? Is it very big? It also has a lot to do with my students?"

"Although your student is an 'S'-level student, not every task requires an 'S'-level presence in person. Perhaps you should consider your student's usual psychological state, rather than his success rate in completing tasks and the frequency of being in the limelight!" "Schneider's bitterness and lack of scruples as the head of the Executive Department were fully demonstrated, "I thought you were a person who cared about students, Professor Manstein. Your request is very unreasonable, don't let other people laugh at it anymore. , if you leave now, I can pretend that what is happening now has never happened."

Everyone in the central control room turned to look at Manstein. This was a very harsh accusation, but in the face of Schneider's knife-like words, the little old man who was over middle-aged did not even turn red. For a moment, he was extremely calm and solemn, which was scary.

He was silent for a while, looked back at Schneider and said calmly, "I am indeed a person who cares about students, otherwise I wouldn't be here."

Schneider paused for a moment because he saw Manstein pull out a stack of documents from the collar of his faculty suit and throw it at his feet. He glanced down and was slightly startled when he saw the photos and names on the documents. Originally, The sharper words suddenly disappeared with the lips slightly closed.

On the document is the original personnel deployment list for the 'Carmel Town' mission, with a name approved for the position of special agent.

Mandy Gonzalez.

Below is the name of her supervisor as an intern.

Gerd Rudolf Manstein.

And now, on this deployment list, the photo of the girl in the special service position is stamped with a blood-red seal, which was a note approved by Norma based on the current situation of the special agent.

[High risk·unknown life and death]

On the 3D blue earth projection, the red dots are still pulsing quietly, as if the young heart is still beating but seems a little weak. Few people know its meaning, but both Manstein and Schneider know very well that this red dot represents a young man in the distant town of Carmel, Kassel Academy's mission around the world. As a commissioner of the college, the girl was in a desperate situation.

Manstein looked at Schneider who was looking down at the white document and said calmly, "I need a reason, a reason not to let the 'S' class rush to 'Carmel Town' for rescue. I think my The student is in crisis due to deployment issues and deserves the best rescue conditions provided by the executive department as soon as possible, but you excluded him from the rescue list."

Schneider bent down, reached out and grabbed the document on the ground, clasped the white paper deeply with his fingers, looked down at Manstein and said lightly, "It seems that you are standing here not only for your own reasons, 'S' level I should also be encouraging you to come and confront me from behind, right?"

After taking a look at the documents in his hand, he gently placed them in front of the main console aside. He stared at Manstein and said, "But since you have set foot on the battlefield, you have to represent your willingness to obey the orders of the Executive Department." , each of them has always received this kind of education!”

He paused and continued to finish the next sentence coldly, "She can sacrifice her life at any time for the mission. She signed the body repatriation document before performing the mission. She must have been prepared for this kind of crisis now, right?" ? Even if you are his mentor, you should respect her choice instead of making unreasonable troubles with me before the matter is finalized!"

Manstein was startled for a moment, then lowered his head.

When everyone thought he was speechless, they discovered that this guy had a black hard-soled leather shoe in his hand!

Manstein was originally going to lower his head to find a brick, but there were no bricks or stones in the central control room, so he could only take off his shoes, and then threw the leather shoes in his hand towards the stage. Schneider, when he looked up, his cheeks flushed with blood, "Fuck you, you were prepared and on the safe side!"

Many commissioners jumped out from in front of the sub-console in an instant and controlled Manstein just as he was about to make further attacks. On the stage, there were still gray shoe prints on Schneider's chest. He looked down. Looking at the stain on his chest without patting it, Manstein below was still yelling at him, "The person whose life or death is unknown now is my student! Do you still remember the oath you made when you were taking care of your students? Now My student is in a high-risk situation, but you are unwilling to send the best resources to rescue her? In the past, I only thought that you lost your human support, but now it seems that you have even lost your humanity, right?"

"Professor Manstein is in a very unstable mood tonight, please take him out." Schneider raised his hand and said coldly. Manstein had acted aggressively, the situation had escalated, and he now had the authority to expel anyone disrupting the control room.

The two commissioners holding Manstein nodded and silently dragged the old man, who was still in anger, out. On the stage, Schneider watched from a distance as the old man was dragged away from the aisle and left the central control room at the last door. When the door was pushed open, he suddenly saw the boy leaning against the wall directly outside the door.

A hundred meters away, the boy leaning against the wall with his arms crossed met his eyes from a distance. Even in the moment of contact, he could read the words coming from the other side, like the ice of the Iron Curtain. The emotion, the uncontrollable sullenness and cold determination.

ps: Five thousand and seven for the time being, people are traveling and soaking in hot springs!