Chapter 117 There are only monsters in the twilight
After a total of 13 days of driving between the sun and the car, Levi finally arrived at the academy located in the hinterland of the Eastern District.
Just as he stepped off the station, he could feel the completely different atmosphere of this city from the sun and bamboo orchids.
There are LED screens playing videos everywhere. The ground is clean and tidy. Broadcasting can be seen in almost every area. Electronic information technology is also widely used. You can get off the car to check your ticket, register your identity, etc. Everything can be automated.
Compared to the phenomenon of the Sun and the Bamboo Orchid, which are high-tech and low-life compared to cyberpunk, the entire city of the college seems to have applied technology to all aspects of life.
Even surveillance cameras, which Levi had seen rarely in the other two cities before, have become quite common in the college.
Pedestrians walking on the road cannot see any elderly people. Almost all of them are wearing different uniforms from each school district of the college, looking particularly young and full of vitality.
Before coming, Li Wei learned from some public data that nearly 90% of the residents in this city are young students from the two major districts of the East and West, and only about 10%. They are faculty, staff and their families. The local people who have always lived here account for less than 3% of the total population.
So even compared with the central government, the college is more avant-garde, advanced and free.
Many well-known bands, dance troupes and singers in Dongda District come from the college and are formed by students.
Most of the LED screens everywhere are playing the recent performances of these groups, the latest reports released by the college's news department, the recent decrees of the student union, commendations of outstanding students, etc.
At the same time, there are mechanical female voices on the radios all over the city, broadcasting some notices and messages for groups or individuals from time to time.
In short, compared with other cities, the style displayed by the college is like comparing first-tier cities with rural villages and towns.
Those young people who arrived at the academy on the same train as Levi and got off the train together and wanted to sign up for special admissions, all behaved a bit when they first came to such a dazzling and unreal world. At a loss.
Until a young man wearing a white uniform with an armband with the word "Management" written on his sleeve approached them.
"If you want to sign up for special admissions, follow me and don't run around! If you mistakenly enter a prohibited area where entry is not allowed, you will be forcibly sent to the Department of Ethics!"
His voice was cold, but his tone was clear It can't be said that there is any contempt or discrimination. When facing these new young people, they show more of a business-like indifference and indifference.
The freshmen, who were simply dressed and looked very nervous and cautious when facing all the unknown and advanced things around them, followed him obediently, walked out of the station under his leadership, and stepped into the A special tram was waiting nearby.
Li Wei also followed the team. After getting off the bus, he was looking at the city with great interest.
Compared with the Sun and Bamboo Orchid, this is obviously the most cutting-edge and representative underground city in the world.
In order to better manage the people and exploit the bottom class, those resource-based cities will deliberately restrict the introduction of some technologies and equipment.
But Levi didn't act too much. Among the shrinking peers around him, if he looked too relaxed, it would undoubtedly make him stand out.
Even after killing Zhulan, Li Wei was not arrogant enough to really think that he was invincible.
The academy is the cradle of cultivating scientists, and the rule controllers here are even more powerful than the central government.
For example, the director of the Botanical Bureau of Bamboo Orchid, who is a second-level biologist, can only be regarded as a student with slightly better grades in the college.
When he was in the sun, Levi heard Fengzi tell that she was in the third level before she had physical problems in a failed experiment!
To reach this level at the age of about 20 years old can certainly be called a genius among geniuses.
In the academy, although geniuses like Fengzi are rare, there are not all of them.
As for the second-level outstanding students, there are even more.
In other resource-based dungeons, first-level scientists who can already become upper-class figures can be seen everywhere.
Just like the student from the Student Union Management Department who went to the station to pick them up, when he was pouring water, he just let the water in the pot flow into the cup. This is obviously not something ordinary people can do.
So Levi knew that he had to restrain himself first. He had to make some small moves to raise his level first. When the points were added up, he had to reach at least the second level of invincibility, and then he could really think of ways to do big things.
The tram traveled very fast, and after about 20 minutes, they arrived at their destination, the Student Union Management Office located in the east area of the college.
There is a dedicated person here who is responsible for verifying their identity, registering and issuing temporary student cards, and then they will conduct a 7-day general education. Only after passing the final assessment can they truly become the lowest level of this college. Special admissions.
Li Wei received his student card. He raised his head and looked at an office building not far from the management department. There happened to be an old man there who was tall and tall and had an proud temperament. He was smoking a cigarette and looking around the entire college. .
After Zhao Mingda walked out of the principal's office with his completed employment certificate, he stopped in the clean corridor.
He did not report to the library immediately with the certificate. He just found a smoking area, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and puffed for a while, then looked up at the place in the college. The tall bell tower in the center.
After being transferred from the Institute of Scientific Management to the librarian of the college center, many of his colleagues at the center thought he was crazy.
But only he and Cheng Che understood that he would rather lower his rank and salary than come here to do what he wanted to do.
Zhao Mingda looked at the young, beautiful and energetic students in the college, and recalled his student days with some emotion.
He saw a group of students from the dance troupe coming out of the theater full of joy and laughter after performing a performance.
I also saw a group of cautious and timid special admissions students who had just been brought into the academy and were receiving their student cards.
Finally, his eyes were fixed on the Zhiming River that ran across the entire college, where a young man wearing a gray special enrollment uniform was standing blankly with his head lowered.
He seemed to be a famous figure. There were many people gathered around him. They were all formal students who had no classes in the afternoon. However, the behavior and actions of those students were obviously very offensive. This made Zhao, who was still feeling regretful, Mingda frowned deeply.
He put out the cigarette in his hand, walked down from the office building with the procedures he had just completed, and came to the river.
"Don't you have any sense of shame? If I were you, I would just jump into this river and drown myself!"
"It's really ruining the reputation of the college. In order to gain some benefits for yourself, you guys You can really do anything."
"Your classmates have been sold, why are you still here? Damn it! You just want to trick them into joining you? Raise your voice and let them die, right?”
“This guy is really bad, let alone a liar, the 38 people in his group were probably all trying to cause trouble. Big, so that I can get compensation from the college!”
“No. They are not.” No matter how much others scolded him, he didn’t reply, just like a wooden man. After hearing such words, he His mouth squirmed, and he finally opened his mouth to defend himself.
However, just as he spoke, his voice was so soft that many people didn't even hear it, but he was immediately subjected to even more violent abuse and attacks!
"Go to hell! You dare to say no!"
"Is there any warrior! Quick! Is there any warrior who will show up today! I have an acquaintance in the Department of Discipline, you dare to beat him I dare to find some connections to bail you out!”
“It doesn’t cost much to find a special recruiter to do it!”
There are people using communicators to take pictures! Post it on the college forum to call more people over. However, an old but powerful voice interrupted everyone here.
"What are you all doing here! It's so noisy!"
The students surrounding them turned to look at the source of the sound. The majesty shocked a large number of people.
Coupled with the fact that he was clearly dressed as a senior faculty member, although the students were a little unhappy, they slowly began to disperse.
When everyone had almost left, and only the young man with his head bowed and silently was left by the river, Zhao Mingda also had a cold expression and his hands behind his back. He did not look at the special admissions student, but turned towards the center. Walk in the direction of the library.
He came to scold everyone just because he felt that the atmosphere of the academy should not be like this. It was a rational palace for acquiring knowledge and pursuing the truth, rather than a filthy place full of criticism and abuse.
After being rescued, even though he had not been looked at in the eyes, the special admissions student named Zhu Long, who had just been released from the Confinement Management Department not long ago, still looked at the straight figure from a distance. Bowed in thanks.
When there was finally no one around to watch, he slowly squatted down by the Zhiming River, took out a bottle of wine from his arms, unscrewed the bottle cap, and poured the wine into the In the river.
“You said you wanted to try it before, but you still couldn’t come up with the money because you had to support your family. I bought it today. Drink it. This is all I can make up for. It’s all my fault.”
He muttered to himself, and then stood up again after watching the bottle of wine being completely emptied.
After putting away the empty bottles, Zhu Long began to return toward the dormitory area for special admissions students along the shade of the trees by the river.
He did not take the tram because he knew that if he entered, he would be kicked out.
For a full 20 miles, he avoided all the busy roads and hid in the shadows beside the wall like a cockroach or mouse. After walking for more than two hours, it was already dark. , and then walked back to the dormitory.
His four-person bedroom, which was already half empty, had two new special admissions students move in today.
Zhu Long was as dull as a piece of wood. Another roommate who had lived with him for more than a year greeted him, and he just nodded silently in response.
Levi, who was assigned to this dormitory, recognized this young man who looked plain, taciturn, and looked like a boring gourd when he first entered the door.
He was the one reported in the newspaper. He gathered 37 special admissions students in the college to protest and protest against a verdict that the student union had made. As a result, he was punished by the Department of Discipline. leader.
The news in the newspaper that Levi saw on the train was somewhat delayed. The trial of the incident at the college had been completed five days ago, and the other 37 people were expelled and sold to other underground cities. Work as a laborer to pay for your student loans.
Only this young man named Zhu Long was left behind. He was punished with two weeks of confinement and one semester of unpaid labor before being released.
This undoubtedly caused him to fall into endless accusations and abuses. The college news department reported many articles on this matter, most of which were based on groundless speculation, saying that he was doing it to avoid being expelled. , as an organizer, he shifted all the blame to others.
He also said that those who gathered to protest wanted to use the incident of special admissions students to break into a restricted area and beat regular students to intimidate the student union and gain benefits for themselves.
In short, the name Zhu Long has become notorious in the college. No matter whether he is a formal student or a special student, he has no good feelings toward him.
After he took the washing tools and left the dormitory, the senior who helped Li Wei and the other newly moved in enthusiastically introduced the situation of the college, said with a somewhat lonely expression.
"They actually just want to seek justice together. They are still too naive. After coming to the academy, they thought that this place is different from other cities, and some things will be different, but in fact they are all the same."
He seemed to just sigh, but he was very careful and had no intention of saying more about it, and then reminded Li Wei seriously.
"You must be careful not to think that the special admissions students are also students and part of the college. We are not part of the college, we are just the largest number of consumables in the college! When the college needs us, we are valuable and have the opportunity to have dialogue , when we are not needed, we must not try to talk about so-called fairness and reason with others!”
“This is not the case in other cities, and it is not the same in the college!”
That newcomer! The students nodded in understanding, but Li Wei's eyes had already seen Zhu Long's empty bed.
About an hour later, just when the enthusiastic senior was about to call Li Wei and the others to have dinner, Zhu Long finally came back.
He seemed to have washed up, and his mental state was a little different from before. He was also carrying a bottle of juice and a few side dishes in his hand.
This change made the enthusiastic senior look a little surprised and a little surprised. He finally relaxed and let out a long sigh of relief and patted Zhu Long on the back.
"Let me just say, there is nothing you can't live with. We are all like this. If people scold you, let them scold you."
Zhu Long heard what he said and nodded. He smiled, his smile was not hearty, but he finally smiled.
He invited Li Wei and the two newcomers to have dinner. During this period, he still said very little, but when the enthusiastic senior next to him introduced them to some things about the college, he would speak from time to time. A few words to add, it seems like I have really emerged from the shadow of the past and the abuse of reality.
It’s just that when Li Wei was eating, he kept looking at him and felt that this was not the case.
After dinner, as the night gradually deepened, the four people in the dormitory also went to bed to rest.
Levi didn't sleep, so he put his arms under his head and looked at the dark night quietly.
Time gradually passed, and around midnight, when the bell tower in the center of the college rang a dull bell, a figure sat up on the bed where Zhu Long was.
He put on his clothes, moved very slightly without disturbing anyone, and then walked out of the dormitory slowly.
And just after he slowly closed the door from the outside, a suppressed and low cry sounded from the bed of the senior who had entertained Li Wei and the two of them enthusiastically during the day.
Zhu Long walked on the empty college road to avoid all the surveillance cameras. He was wearing very thin clothes. The night wind made his body tremble, but he still walked step by step towards the bridge over the Zhiming River. Went over.
He reached the highest point of the bridge, climbed onto the guardrail and grabbed the pillar on the side with one hand, and stood like this for a long time, quietly looking at the looming river under the illumination of the street lights on both sides.
"I hope that in the twilight, there really is a paradise for mankind."
After muttering this sentence, he let go of his hand and jumped out.
However, just when his body just started to fall, a strong arm suddenly grabbed his hand!
Zhu Long raised his head in shock and saw the new special admissions student who had just arrived at the academy today and was assigned to the same dormitory as him, looking at him with a smile.
"Twilight has no paradise, but there are monsters with dozens of eyes. Do you still dare to die?"
(End of this chapter)