Meet the principal

In the dark clouds, which were as thick as undissolved ink, a little thunder disappeared, and the low roars that followed were frightening.

Clouds containing abundant rain poured out, and the heavy rain continued. If you look down at Erasmus from a high altitude at this time, you can see that the entire demiplane, which is not very large, is covered by dark clouds. This heavy rain, It’s a storm that fills the whole world!

Heavy raindrops fell on the train windows, and the entire train was surrounded by banging sounds. For a moment, no one spoke, as if they did not dare to break the noisy silence.

Reiner turned around and looked at the star gate, only to see a silver ring looming in the rain. Only when lightning tore the sky apart could the full star gate be clearly seen.

Soon, Reiner's attention was drawn to his surroundings.

As far as the eye can see, there is only green.

Low shrubs intertwined with towering trees, swaying in the strong wind. In the distance, the forest sea undulated like a black sea, with one wave after another. At first glance, it looked like a deep sea.

The lower part of the Star Gate is buried in the soil, and several houses can be seen near the Star Gate. However, under the violent storm, these houses are crumbling and are alone.

The train continued to sway with the howling wind. Emilia looked solemn and tightened her grip on Reiner's hand again.

But no matter what happened outside, the train continued to move forward, and finally stopped safely inside a huge building.

This building is not far from the Star Gate. Several trains have been parked inside, all of which have just returned from the storm and are full of water damage.

The high ceiling blocks the storm outside. Except for some rainwater drifting in at the entrance and exit of the train, the world inside the building is isolated from the storm.

“Is this the rainy season of Erasmus?”

Reiner stepped off the train and looked at the raging rain on the open side of the building with some emotion.

"This rain will last for six months. During this period, the water level of the Erasmus river will rise significantly. Many areas will be submerged, forming flood zones, and even part of the Star Gate will be underwater."

Agnes said that it was her first time coming to Erasmus, but she had obviously done enough homework before.

"So, these trees will be underwater for half the year?"

Reiner glanced at the trees outside,

It can be seen that the lower parts of the taller trees are indeed in the water, as if growing out of the lake, while the shorter shrubs have long since disappeared under the water and are invisible.

As such, these plants do need to develop special growth patterns to withstand the six months of being submerged in water.

"Yes, and during the dry season, Erasmus will be exposed to the sun for another half a year. The water will gradually evaporate, condense into clouds, and eventually repeat the rainfall process."

Agnes nodded, looked at the time, and then said.

"It's almost time. Baptiste should be waiting for us."

Everyone went through the inspection of the Entry and Exit Management Center step by step, but this time it was more stringent. Obviously, compared to Sedna, the Erasmus demiplane has stricter management of species invasion.

After leaving the Entry-Exit Management Center and entering the lobby, Reiner realized something.

That's how they get out of here.

Through the window, you can see the strong wind and rain outside. The original road of Erasmus has been flooded, and it is even impossible to row a boat in this heavy rain climate.

So how do they leave this building in this climate?

But before Reiner could solve the problem, he saw a man in a black robe walking towards them in the hall.

This man had black hair, with only his temples being pure white. He wore a pair of glasses and looked about forty or fifty years old. However, he did not appear depressed, but full of energy, with bright eyes. He was the first to walk to Egg In front of Nisi, she stretched out her hand.

"This should be Lady Agnes Wildfell. She is indeed a mage with leadership qualities."

Agnes also recognized the other person, stretched out her hand to shake his hand, and smiled slightly.

"Mr. Baptiste is also very energetic. To be honest, if I had to face such heavy rain for six months, I might have gone crazy."

"Haha, compared to the thunderstorms in Fiona's demiplane, it's just drizzle here..."

The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Agnes then introduced some of her colleagues and students to Baptiste. It wasn't until she pointed at Reiner that the expression on Baptiste's face changed slightly.

"Although I had heard about it before, I was still surprised when I actually saw it. I didn't expect it to be such a young mage."

Baptiste shook Reiner's hand and glanced at the symbol of his ring.

"I once read your treatise, which was quite inspiring."

Reiner also exchanged business compliments, and it didn't cost anything to flatter him anyway.

"Everyone, please come with me."

Baptiste said, leading a few people not to the exit of the hall, but to a staircase.

"The climate of Erasmus is special. Let alone the dry season, traveling in the rainy season is extremely troublesome, so we thought of other ways."

The stairs lead to an elevator, and several people have gathered in front of it.

The elevator arrived at this level, and everyone walked in silently. Reiner noticed that the elevator only had two floors, the upper and lower floors. The door was closed. The sound of the storm quickly disappeared, and a slight feeling of weightlessness enveloped Reiner.

jingle——

The elevator rang a bell and reached its destination.

According to Reiner's estimation, this area should be about a hundred meters underground, and the storm has long been unable to affect it.

The elevator door opened, and a burst of noise occupied Reiner's ears again.

"What is this place?"

With such doubts, he stepped out of the elevator and saw a huge square in front of him.

The dome of this square is very high, similar to the demiplane of Sedna. It projects the sky. At first glance, it looks like a normal blue sky. People are coming and going in the square, and you can see various buildings and streets. What an underground city looks like.

"The special environment of Erasmus makes it difficult to build ordinary houses. At the same time, in order to protect the natural ecology here, humans can only live underground, so there is such a structure. There are four such underground cities. This is the first city district, and my research institute is in the third city district.”

Baptiste explained, pointing ahead.

"By the way, my research institute is not underground, but on the ground. Since we need to observe the creatures here, this is an observation outpost chartered by the Magic Association."

There is a station.

"We can take the intercity train there."