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

There is a slight frost on the fall morning in Illinois. The red pine forest is hidden in the white mist of the mountaintop college. The red-furred squirrels nimbly cross the branches and rub their velvety tails across the treetops. The needles tumble down and are covered by the trees. As soon as the wind blew, it clung to the shoulders of the girl wearing the autumn uniform of Kassel College on the bluestone road.

There was a cuckoo chirping deep in the mist. She stood there and looked up at the small reddish shadow on the branch, and the other person's dark pupils also reflected the face that seemed to be waking up from a dream under the dark sky.

"." The boy walking in front stopped when he heard the footsteps stopping behind him. He turned back to look at the girl who was standing in the middle of the stone road and looking at the treetops in a daze. He also looked up at the red tree above the tree. After catching his gaze, the squirrel turned around as if frightened and jumped into the depths of the red pine forest, causing a needle to fall into the mist.

The red squirrel left, but the girl still had no intention of leaving. Instead, she was lost in thought. This is a very unusual thing. Usually when she is alone with a boy, the most excessive distraction is just falling into her own daydreams, which are also related to the people around her. But now she is distracted by other things. Once the mind wanders, the minutes count again.

The boy saw all this in his eyes, slightly pulled the white scarf that hid half of his face with his right index finger, and shouted softly, "Su Xiaoqiang?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Shi Shiran came back to his senses when the girl heard the call, raised her hand to straighten the black and white diamond-shaped plaid scarf around her neck. She shook off the needles stuck to her autumn school uniform sweater, shook her head as if to get rid of the weird thoughts that were occupying her mind, and hurried forward to follow Lin Nian in front.

"What are you thinking about, the 3E exam?" Lin Nian saw her hurried to his side, his face flushed under the scarf.

Maybe it was because of the weather that Kassel College hadn't fully woken up at 6 a.m., and the sun hadn't yet come out to warm up the room. At this time, there were few people walking around in Kassel College. Even the students who were regarded as genius elites on non-working days were also lazy, curling up in the warm dormitory and breathing incense to help them sleep.

Of course, there are also those who are a little diligent, holding books in their hands and walking through the mist. Their clean makeup is only modified with a light pink color. The white stockings under their skirts are warm and delicate, rubbing hands with the boy and girl on the stone road. When they pass by each other, they will look at the former's face intently, then smile and say good morning to seniors (brothers) quietly but cordially. Some of them will give their last name, some will not, and the enthusiastic ones will invite them to have breakfast together, but all of them will do so. After being rejected, when I passed by, I looked at the girl next to the boy with a fleeting and subtle expression.

Looking at the senior girl who was as beautiful and light as an elf in the fog walking away behind her, Su Xiaoqiang couldn't help but whispered, "Lin Nian, you are very well-known in the school."

"If you hold an alchemical bomb and drop it from the well in front of the Hall of Valor to blow through Watt Alheim, your name will spread throughout the entire academy in one day."

"What kind of bomb? What's Watt Alheim?"

"I'm just giving you an example." Lin Nian looked straight at the road ahead. They were walking through the red pine forest near the Amber Library towards the library, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

"No, no, I should be asking you this question. You stayed in the room all night, and I occupied the bed and you didn't have anywhere to sleep." Su Xiaoqiang whispered, half of his face hidden in the scarf, and the temperature of his ears fluctuated a little.

"I'm okay." Lin Nian said, "My rest time can be compressed artificially. There is no need to sleep for so long every day."

He didn't sleep last night.

Although Su Xiaoqiang was not sure what Lin Nian did yesterday, judging from the content of the previous chat, it seemed to be related to the history of the Dragon Clan and her "bloodline"? She couldn't even remember how she fell asleep. It was as if she had been injected with intravenous anesthesia. She didn't know when she lost consciousness, and there was no process of sleepiness at all.

It wasn't until she got up in the morning that she vaguely noticed that the boy next to her was still sitting there, holding a textbook "Dragon Family Genealogy" in his hand. She had heard Professor Guderian introduce it to her on the CC1000 train. , which is also her and Lin Nian’s common major in the next few years.

Most students in Kassel College think that this is a pure history major. They usually memorize the memorization and draw up a timeline and character relationship diagram during the exam to pass. After all, the only people in the Dragon Clan who can be left behind in history are big figures. Just repeat it over and over again. Those monarchs must be blinded when it comes to the exam! After all, the person who always asks the questions in the final exam is everyone’s beloved Principal Angers. The wily principal can always sort out some application questions for you that cover knowledge across all departments of the college based on the deeds of these monarchs, so that you can I know how ignorant and stupid I am who usually regards this course as "Dragon Clan Bagua".

The boy watched "Genealogy of Dragons" all night and stayed by her side without leaving. If the girl was in another man's bed, she would have panicked and screamed like a gangster in anger, but If it were Lin Nian, his attitude would definitely be different.

In fact, what Su Xiaoqiang didn't know was that Lin Nian didn't just read the book "Dragon Genealogy" that night, but he had read through all the sophomore textbooks and memorized them. This was also necessary, after all, he I feel like I don’t have much time to stay in class for too long these days, even though classes haven’t even officially started yet.

In the first half of his freshman year, he was still a good student with perfect attendance, but in the second half of his freshman year, his attendance rate was really worrying. Most of it was due to tasks. The executive department had the control power above all else. You could often see Lin In the middle of the class, I got a text message and immediately got up, made a report and left.

Of course, this kind of privilege is still cool. At least many buddies in the same grade are envious of this feeling. However, I always feel that no matter whether the environment or people have changed, some things will never change. The boys in high school used to In class, they fantasized about being picked up by a helicopter full of secret agents. Now the boys fantasize about being picked up by the black trench coats from the execution department with a text message.

Both can instantly gain the right to choose a spouse in the academy. Regardless of whether they are boys or girls, as long as they can perform an executive mission during their studies, they will be extremely popular.

Lin Nian is naturally the most popular student among the students, whether he is a freshman to a junior year. The value of the 'S' level is almost deified as he is picked up by the executive department again and again. Every time Lin Nian leaves the classroom I probably won't be able to continue with the class. All the students in the audience are whispering about which dragon species has been resurrected, whether it is the second generation species or the third generation species. The first generation dragon king is not sure, and what will happen to the 'S' class? Arrangements like this have repeatedly caused countless professors to slam their desks and get angry.

The "bad deeds" in the eyes of these professors and the "awesomeness" in the eyes of the students will probably be known to the girls around them soon. After all, freshmen are all gossips, no matter which class they are in. It's all the same. As soon as you enter the class, you can't wait to ask questions to take in all the new things. The seniors and seniors who are asked will naturally not reject the curiosity of these lovely juniors and juniors. In their equally enthusiastic narration, the names of 'S' class and Lin Nian would probably be repeated hundreds or thousands of times very quickly, and it would be difficult not to be known by others.

"I feel like you're not in a good state of mind today. Is it because you had a dream last night?" Lin Nian asked from the corner of his eye, paying attention to the girl with half of her red face hidden in her scarf.

"Not anymore. I just..." Su Xiaoqiang couldn't help but yawned when he said it, and turned his head to cover his mouth with his hands, even though the scarf had actually blocked it.

"It seems like you didn't sleep well. What did you dream about?"

"How did you know I was dreaming? Did you peek?" Su Xiaoqiang tilted her head and couldn't help but joke with Lin Nian.

"When people are dreaming, brain waves appear that are different from daily life. Generally, they range from low-frequency brain waves of 1-4Hz to high-frequency brain waves of 25-50Hz. The most obvious characteristic of abnormal brain wave reactions in humans is rapid eye movement. Phenomenon, it is not difficult to know whether you are dreaming or not.”

"Then you have to open your eyelids to see it." Su Xiaoqiang said, and then suddenly blushed. Doesn't this mean that the boy took advantage of her while she was asleep yesterday? Although it's just eyelid lifting or something, you must be leaning down when doing that kind of action. You are lying on the bed defenseless. When the other person bends down, is he sitting next to you or across your body, facing each other?

Woohoo.

"Actually, I didn't pay special attention to whether you had rapid eye movement." Lin Nian changed his words, probably guessing what the girl beside him was thinking as he shook his head slightly.

"Then how did you know?" The girl seemed to be having a little temper and didn't want Lin Young to change her story easily. She wanted to risk the ambiguous scene that might have happened last night. Anyway, there was no third party in the room and she was unconscious. In a sense, as long as she kills something, what is the truth? Lin Nian, the only sober person, doesn't count at all if he can't produce evidence.

"I always have my basis." Lin Nian said.

He seems to be a bit old-fashioned. When he is not joking or talking nonsense, he has that indifferent face and is very convincing no matter what he says. It makes people feel that everything he says is serious and confident. The last person who gave people this feeling was Chu Zihang, but Chu Zihang really just said what he said, but Lin Nian obviously told lies a lot of times, and you couldn't even expose him. Saying things that go against your will in a serious manner.

"I don't have any dreams anymore."

"If you hadn't dreamed, you wouldn't have called my name in your dream." Lin Nian said.

Su Xiaoqiang's whole body froze and she felt a little feverish. Although she usually didn't suppress her emotions, did it seem a little too crazy to keep calling the other person's name in her dream? The toes of her shoes, wearing black stockings, were already scratching the ground, wanting to carve out a three-bedroom apartment.

"No... right? Did I really shout?"

"It's very loud and may cause unnecessary misunderstandings and rumors. I considered covering your mouth, but after thinking about it I decided not to."

"Cover my mouth on the bed or something?" Su Xiaoqiang felt a little hot again.

But if she knew that Lin Nian was standing by the bed with a pillow and considering whether to cover it or not, she probably wouldn't be so shy. After all, her screams in her dream were a bit too loud that night. The freshmen and sophomores outside the corridor couldn't help but poke their heads out with unusually rich expressions. In the process, the dormitory warden was alerted and came over to check the dormitory. After finding that nothing happened, they left.

Seeing Su Xiaoqiang's appearance, Lin Nian gave up on saying that he actually stuffed the other person's mouth with something in the end.

"So you had a nightmare yesterday. What did you dream about that can still haunt you to this day?" Lin Nian directly talked about what he had always cared about. It seemed that he was sure that something unusual happened in Su Xiaoqiang's dream last night. , in order to better guide the other party, he also gave some guidance, "Did you dream of some special 'person'? For example, someone you have never seen before."

"It's not a feeling. I dreamed that I was walking in the desert. It felt like the end of the world. There were many white statues. Oh, and there were pyramids." Su Xiaoqiang lowered his head and recalled as he walked, his hands curled up in his school uniform. He put his sleeves against his chin and tried to remember, "I seemed to have seen other people in the dream, but then I encountered a sandstorm again. By the way, a dragon. I saw a big black dragon. It was the sandstorm that He caused, and then I woke up.”

"A black dragon?" Lin Nian paused slightly and nodded, "A very bizarre dream."

"It feels so real. The last time I had such a real dream was when I was in math class." Su Xiaoqiang shrugged.

"How dare you sleep in the first row?"

"Occasionally I doze off once or twice and the teacher doesn't catch me." Su Xiaoqiang stuck out his tongue and muttered in a low voice, "But I guess I wouldn't dare to do it here."

Lin Nian wanted to say that you should probably pay attention to your usual careless personality when you arrived in Kassel, but he stopped inexplicably when the words came to his lips.

Su Xiaoqiang did receive preferential treatment when doing certain things in Shilan High School. The reason was probably because her father, who was in the mining business, gave her enough sponsorship money, and the teachers were unwilling to take care of her because they were afraid of taking care of her.

But it’s different now. This is Shilan Middle School. No matter how generous Su’s father’s sponsorship is, it can’t compare to the real behemoths behind the academy. The students in the academy all have extraordinary backgrounds. The titles of crown prince, earl, etc. are like crossing the river. For example, Veleva Helsinki is an example. Who would have guessed that the girl who sticks behind Lin Nian and chases him everywhere every day will be the crown prince and heir of two countries?

The class in the general environment has changed. Even if the word "class" seems very decadent and solid when spoken in today's era, it does exist and everyone knows it. Su Xiaoqiang's excellent background in Shilan Middle School may have been lost to everyone in Kassel. This is a small thing, but it may also be a factor that affects the girl's future behavior.

He paused and said, "Give me your class schedule later, and I'll mark some classes for you with weird professors."

"That's a good relationship." Su Xiaoqiang was startled for a moment and then immediately smiled, her eyes like crescent moons and she looked sincerely happy.

"Just get along with your freshman classmates as you should. Don't be formal. The other seniors are the same. Just be polite. This is not a place like Japan. They are mixed race, and so are you (Su Xiaoqiang looked at it) One glance at Lin Nian), you are all in the same college and there is no difference."

"Then if someone bullies me, I can tell you your name if I can't beat him?" The girl suddenly smiled and whispered.

In fact, at first she only thought that this joke-like question would receive a serious answer of "find the professor" or "find the dean of the department." What she didn't expect was that she received an affirmative answer from Lin Nian, "Both are fine." , you should be who you are now, the only thing that has changed is that the school has changed from Shilan to here."

Su Xiaoqiang was stunned for a while and didn't say anything. Then he turned his head and lowered his head and snorted "um" with a nasal tone. His cheeks were red and spread all the way to his snow-white neck under the scarf, like the red of timidity in the pine forest. squirrel.

They walked on the stone road for a long time, and finally Su Xiaoqiang broke the silence and asked, "But aren't we going to class today? What are we going to do now?"

"go to the library."

"Library? What to do."

"I'll give you a question."

"Question?"

"Test questions for tomorrow's 3E exam."