Chapter 996 Aquarium
"But the school board has never had the intention of destroying you or me, because we are not enemies, but partners. Even if we have separate factions and cut the cake on the conference table with two sides, from time to time because of each other's The actions tore our own flesh and blood and the furious tit-for-tat confrontation, but in the end, we are still moving forward under the same banner for the same ideal in the same general direction." Angers said lightly,
"If you are not an enemy, but you are facing each other tit for tat, the worst-case scenario is that one party is temporarily restrained by the other party in order to seize more power and resources from the other party. This is also the case for you, principal, or A thorough analysis of the conflict between me and the school board." Lin Nian nodded to express his understanding, "Judging from the current situation, the school board and we will not completely fall out. It is indeed an indisputable fact that they are coming fiercely, but they The purpose of bringing a knife is not necessarily to kill me. At most, it is to cut my flesh and bleed me. Of course, this example does not mean that the school director wants to do something with me, but just wants to achieve their real purpose by constraining me. , and in the end this purpose is just a discussion of interests and power."
"I see it very clearly and think clearly." Ange looked at Lin Nian with the same satisfaction as a father looking at his child, as if he got a paper full of red ticks, so the father should also give his child the due examination. reward, so he gently touched the hidden button in the drawer.
Lin Nian felt the vibration of the seat and the nanmu desk in front of him. The bone china tea sets collided with each other and made a pleasant sound. With his right hand, he slightly moved the tea set tray into the table to prevent the movement from ruining the principal's beloved repertoire (afternoon The classic bone china tea set in the tea is regarded as some kind of irreplaceable symbol by the students of Kassel College. Many people think that the tea set may be regarded as the sacred relic of Principal Angers, just like Mapo Tofu is to Same as Fr.).
"So that's what the principal meant when he said he went upstairs to get downstairs better." Everything in Lin Nian's field of vision fell into darkness, and the sunlight in the patio disappeared. This does not mean that it is dark, or that the principal's office is under earthquake Collapsed. He had the ability to see at night due to the violent bloodshed. He could clearly observe that the environment had become darker because the space they were in had changed.
The entire office sank, entering a space that was opaque on all sides, and continued to sink amidst the vibrations. It is no wonder that Angers moved to the third floor before but did not pour a cup of hot tea and snacks for Lin Nian. If the table is now If there is a teacup on the table, the tea may be spilled on the table in the sinking movement.
"I thought that as the first student to experience my mobile office, you would be more shocked." Angers shrugged, seemingly not satisfied with Lin Nian's reaction.
"Principal, if you had seen the structure and 3D modeling of Baidi City in operation, you would not be too shocked by a sunken office elevator." Lin Nian said to the old guy cryptically. He is also someone who has seen big events. He is not the young boy he just captured from the coastal city who was only interested in scholarships. At the end of the sentence, he did not forget to tease the old guy secretly, "Actually, principal, you If you want to get good feedback, you should call Lu Mingfei. In terms of support, you can always trust his on-the-spot reaction."
In the darkness, embarrassment flashed across Ange's unmarked face, but then he returned to his seriousness: "Mingfei has other plans for afternoon tea time, but he may not go there like you. We will go there later. place, after all, different students have different teaching ideas and locations.”
The floor and desk shook again, and the speed slowly slowed down. Dark blue light diffused from the soles of the feet, as if water was crawling all over the floor, but those were not real water flows, just water diffused in the light. Ripples gradually lit up all around the office, and groups of shadows passed over Lin Nian's head, casting shadows. He put down the half piece of muffin he had touched in the dark and looked sideways, just in time to meet a slowly swimming by. The bluefin tuna looked at each other. The big one with a body length of more than two meters was swallowing bubbles. The streamlined fish body was graceful and moving under the dark blue light.
Lazy sea turtles swam by underfoot, and schools of mackerel swam overhead at high speeds. As far as the eye could see, the water was rippling and blue shadows rippled all around. The principal's office has become an aquarium. The walls around them have become hard glass. Lin Nian, who is sitting in front of and behind the desk, is sitting in this huge glass tank, submerged in the deep water that can't be seen at a glance.
"This is our new fish tank, and we are now in the underwater channel of the fish tank." Angers said, looking up at a clumsy sunfish swimming by.
"It's too extravagant to build an aquarium under the principal's office, isn't it? It turns out that I don't usually see you in the principal's office. Do you always take your lunch break surrounded by fish underground?" Lin Nian caught a glimpse of the office. There was also a vinyl record player in the corner.
"Those who have the great dream of saving the world have to guard against the backstabbing of their allies all the time, so they have to have a proper rest time, right?" The old guy argued feebly, "Besides, this is not an aquarium, but the gene bank of the academy. Research The Dragon Clan needs a large amount of biological genes for comparison. It existed when the academy was built. However, after the BF-CC-001 incident, the old fish tank was damaged due to changes in the earth's crust. The scorching earth veins stewed the old fish tank into a pot. A smorgasbord of seafood, the current fish tank was rebuilt when the college was rebuilt.”
It was not difficult for Lin Nian to understand what Angers was talking about as Incident 001. He nodded silently and realized that the glass box containing him and Angers began to move laterally. The aquarium was not their destination, it was just a way. It's just an "attraction". Instead of saying that the fish tank is built under the principal's office, it's better to say that the principal's office is just above the fish tank area.
"There has always been a huge space underground at Kassel College. This should be a secret that every student knows." Angers said looking at Lin Nian who simply stood up and walked to the edge of the glass wall to observe the fish tank, " In the next period of time, you will visit the most confidential area of Kassel College, which is also called the 'ice cellar'."
"If I remember correctly, the ice cellar should be the place where the academy keeps the most dangerous alchemy items and the weapons made by the people in the equipment department. In other words, this is the academy's 'other world'." Lin Nian realized something. On the glass There was a hint of complexity on his face in the reflection. Because combined with what Angers had chatted with him when they went upstairs, he probably guessed what the end point of this journey would be.
"No, specifically, the ice cellar is the collective name for the entire underground space of Cassel College. It not only exists as a secret vault, its space is even much larger than the mountaintop college on the ground, and there are many different things in it. It is convenient for facilities and departments to appear on the surface. For example, the working environment of department heads is in the ice cellar. This is why the department heads in the college have always been like a dragon." Angers said with a little pride. Said, "This is the most confidential and safest place in the academy. Almost no one can invade here."
"But I heard that principal, you were almost beaten to death in the ice cellar that night. When EVA found you, you hid in the body of a pliosaur to avoid the movement of the earth's veins caused by Constantine's first wave of explosions. Lin Nian said casually, staring at a hammerhead shark that swam with the moving glass office out of curiosity.
Angers was stunned and slightly embarrassed, "How do you know this? Indeed, the ice cellar was invaded that night, and there are deep reasons. But speaking of it, what I regret most is the Cretaceous creature recreated from a genetic copy. The sample is the closest to a dragon that has been restored by hybrid species so far, but unfortunately it was nearly five-year-old when it was hoisted to the ground."
"The meaning of a vault is to be unlocked, so it makes sense for the ice cellar to be invaded." Lin Nian suddenly remembered that Angers seemed to have escaped disaster by hiding in the belly of the Cretaceous dinosaur, and could not help but comfort the old guy quietly. One wave.
In fact, if you think about it, the scene of rescuing the principal was probably a group of commissioners hurriedly performing a caesarean section on the spot to 'give birth' to the principal? As an old man who is about 130 years old, it is really unseemly to be cut open like a Thanksgiving turkey.
"No, I don't think it was 'people' who invaded the ice cellar that night." Angers didn't dwell too much on the embarrassment that had passed. He placed his fingers slightly on the nanmu desk and looked at Lin Nian's back and said slowly, " After all, He who confronted me that night claimed to be the 'Emperor'."
In front of the glass cabinet, Lin Nian didn't react at all. He just put his palms on the glass casually. Ange, who was behind the desk, watched silently and interestingly as the hammerhead shark that had been swimming around outside the office suddenly twitched for no reason. Twisting its body and stirring up a wave of water, the shark twisted wildly and swam toward the deeper darkness of the aquarium as if it had suddenly seen a ghost. If the human sense of smell can smell pheromones, then probably the hammerhead shark at this moment The skin all over his body was emitting the smell of fear.
"The reaction was so big." Ange looked at the direction in which the shark was leaving and pointed.
"A normal reaction." Lin Nian put down his hand against the glass and said casually, "Although I am very interested in the topic the principal said, it is not our topic today, right? So I have reason to question principal, are you thinking of leaving no trace? Have you ever broached the topic?"
Ange's eyes were slightly slanted, but his demeanor remained gentlemanly and generous. The old guy is indeed a human being who has been around for hundreds of years, and there is no trace of being exposed. "Indeed, this is not today's topic, so let's skip it for now. Today's topic Or is it the school board and the not-so-optimistic situation we are facing now. Lin Nian, what do you think the school board’s purpose is for targeting you this time?”