Chapter 448 Long Distance
The door to the principal's office was pushed open, and a ray of gentle sunlight slanted down through the gaps in the fallen leaves of the skylight, falling squarely on the threshold in front of the door.
This was not the first time Schneider came to the principal's office, and it certainly wouldn't be the last. He crossed the threshold and stood in the room, looking up at the bookshelf that enveloped the entire space. He stood in a suit and leather suit on the long ladder several meters high. Ange was reaching out to take out a book. The red squirrel jumped on his shoulder, climbed and jumped between the bookshelves, and the whole room was filled with a peaceful atmosphere.
"Principal." Schneider looked at Angers high up and nodded slightly.
"Schneider? I remember the time we agreed on was three o'clock in the afternoon, and you came ten minutes early." Angers dusted off the book and opened the pages as if looking for something.
"If you disturb the principal, I can wait here for ten minutes."
"No, since you're here, just sit down." Angers put the book back in the bookshelf.
By the time Schneider blinked, the old man on the ladder had disappeared, and the books had been inserted back into their original places at some point. Then the old man's voice slowly floated from the depths of the second floor, "Would you like something to drink? "
Schneider dragged the oxygen tank trolley slowly up the stairs and saw Angers carefully selecting in front of the tea cabinet: "Just plain water will do."
Angers closed the tea cabinet, walked to the table with the small ceramic jar of tea, sat down, and made himself a cup of tea. Schneider's cup was filled with a cup of boiled water as per his request, and it was steaming hot. With the water vapor, the white light reflection of the dome is like a round of sunlight in the cup, changing its shape with the ripples of water light.
"The survey of Baidi City has officially begun. The enforcement department has monopolized all the ceramic fragments on the market along the Yangtze River. After following the traces, a large amount of ancient bronze was found on the black market in the middle and upper reaches." Schneider hoarse. Said, "The large number of bronze fragments seems to have been peeled off from something huge. The archaeological research team determined that the age was at least one thousand to two thousand years ago. It is said that the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire was made of pure A city made of bronze, if there is really what we are looking for hidden under the water, then once it is discovered, it will be a huge discovery that can be recorded in the annals of human history."
"It is also the opening announcement of the most massive war of the Secret Party to date." Angers said, "With the construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir decades ago, the water level rose, and the main part of the outer city of Baidi City was submerged, but the outer city still exists We conducted on-site surveys at that time, but we only found an ordinary ancient city and the Baidi Temple built by the ancients. We did not find the so-called bronze palace of the Dragon King, so we always thought that the legend of the Bronze City was a myth. There are none in Qutang Gorge. But it was not until today that a huge amount of bronze was salvaged from the Yangtze River, and we learned that Baidi City actually existed. However, the current water conditions have directly made the excavation of the site more difficult by tens of Times, if this is a joke played by God on us, then this joke really makes people want to punch Him in the face."
"If the 'inside city' of Baidi City really exists, then there is a high probability that it should be near the outer city. We have narrowed the survey point to the waters near Qutang Gorge to find the place where dragon energy gathers that is most suitable for Feng Shui. , after all, the location of the dragon clan’s palace has always coincided with the yin and yang feng shui. Professors from the history department who are proficient in feng shui have begun to suspend classes and transfer back." Schneider looked at the water waves and said in a deep voice.
"The library of the college has also been temporarily suspended. Professors from all related majors have recently been checking the Yangtze River landform and hydrology atlas around the outer city of Baidi City. If they cannot find it around Baidi City, they can only target Further upstream, after all, the 'Baidi City' built by Norton and the real Baidi City may be two completely different cities, and they are not necessarily located in the Qutang Gorge. The Feng Shui dragon veins that the Yangtze River can breed are too great. There are so many, too many, and the addresses suitable for city construction are scattered all over the place. If you want to survey them step by step, it may take several years or more."
"Yin and Yang are everywhere, Feng Shui is everywhere, but we can't afford to delay it for such a long time. I have a hunch that within a year we must make a staged breakthrough, at least find the entrance to Baidi City." Ange rubbed his hand. Holding the rim of the tea cup, he stared at the tea leaves covering the bottom of the cup like black slag, "As for Feng Shui, your investigation has fallen into a misunderstanding. You should restore the landform map of Qutang Gorge thousands of years ago for Feng Shui observation instead of today's. "
"Conducting surveys based on the landscape as it was thousands of years ago will make the already slow process even slower," Schneider said in a low voice.
"I know what you are worried about." Angers looked into Schneider's silver-grey eyes under his iron face.
"It's not that we found Baidi City by chance, it's that Baidi City is looking for us." Schneider said hoarsely, with a sinister tone in his voice.
"Before the earthquake, birds soared in the sky, and all kinds of beasts ran in the forest, and before the Dragon King revived, there were often small signs happening quietly." Ange said softly, "It's not too late for us to discover these signs now. This is a good thing. As long as we can find the Dragon King in the palace before he truly revives, we can win this war!"
"If we really find Baidi City, then the candidate for the dive will be a serious issue." Schneider said, "Not everyone is qualified to set foot in the Dragon King's palace. Even if the king is not seen, there should be people in the palace. There are countless dangers and horrors.”
"Alchemy mechanisms, dragon attendants, and bloodthirsty creatures of the sub-dragon species will never be short of these annoying things in the lairs where pure-blooded dragons are suspected to exist. I once explored the tomb of the second generation species alone, and it is not the coffin that kills people. Instead of dragons, there are countless mechanisms along the way, and even the structure of some tombs themselves is a formation that kills those who come." Ange nodded and said, "You must be careful in selecting candidates."
"Don't you have anyone recommended by the principal?" Schneider asked in a low voice.
"You can't risk him easily." Ange understood Schneider's meaning, but he shook his head and put down the tea cup. He looked calmly at Fei Ying passing by on the bookshelf downstairs, "Devastating the Dragon King's Palace requires a lot of skills and knowledge. , professional divers are needed for investigation, even if he is an out-and-out super hybrid in everyone’s eyes, his combat capabilities will be restricted to the minimum in such an extreme underwater environment!”
"If he really needs to be there, I will also arrange for him to work on the ship to carry out security work and direct contact after the accident. The scope of the battlefield must also be guaranteed to be above the river." Schneider nodded slowly in agreement with Angers. According to my opinion, Baidi City must be hidden under tens of meters or even hundreds of meters of water. In that environment, there are huge water pressure and oxygen problems. Even the super hybrid species will inevitably be able to exert its strength in that situation. Ten do not save one.
"The best plan now is that the Dragon King has not yet awakened when we discover the real Baidi City. If we can find the 'cocoon' for their rebirth, then there will be no need to sacrifice a single life in this battle." Angers said, "Next The hybrid that sneaks into the Dragon King's palace may not be the best in blood, but it must be the one with the most experience and courage."
"As for this, I already have two candidates in mind," Schneider said.
"That's best. Conduct dive training for them in advance before the excavation mission actually starts. Don't reveal the news too early. I don't want too much sense of responsibility and mission to overwhelm them." Angers asked.
It will still be a long time before the Dragon King's palace is actually discovered, and all they can do now is to prepare for a rainy day as they do now and factor everything into their plan. The awakening of a first-generation species is worthy of all their energy. Be prepared, the entire secret party exists just for moments like this.
"There's another thing." Schneider drank half of the water in the glass to moisten his dry brown lips.
"About him?" Angers added water to Schneider's teacup. "I know that. Don't worry about him. Try not to treat him as a tool, but as a boy."
"Boy?" Schneider raised his head slightly.
"A boy always hopes to travel all over the world with his beloved girl." Angers chuckled and said, "Along the way, they will encounter difficulties, obstacles, and conspiracies, but boys will always overcome obstacles and move forward indomitably."
At the end, he put away his smile again, looked into Schneider's puzzled eyes and whispered: "This is an inevitable process. If a person wants to be truly strong, he must fearlessly expose his weaknesses to the world, and then show his iron fist to scare Xiao Xiao. , return to your heart with this.”
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