novelhk Chapter 85 The Vision of Change
Chapter 85 The Vision of Change
Chapter 85 The Vision of Change
The erudite professor vividly recounted the history of dragons and hybrid species to the new students on the train.
He stood at the front of the carriage, speaking eloquently and fluently, citing numerous sources and allusions, effortlessly recounting stories that subverted normal human values.
Li Yuan noticed that the freshmen present had all sorts of different expressions after suddenly hearing so much knowledge about the world of mixed-race people.
Some people looked completely bewildered, as if they had suddenly been dragged from their bustling world into a mental hospital.
Some people were beaming with excitement, clearly inspired by the professor's story, their blood boiling with enthusiasm, ready to embark on their lifelong mission of slaying the dragon.
Others looked calm and bored, their expressions suggesting they were college students forced to repeat a basic arithmetic course, clearly having already memorized what the professor had taught.
Clearly, most of the new students present were "wild hybrids" who originally had little knowledge of dragons or the world of hybrids.
The other group clearly came from mixed-race families, and perhaps they had already heard these basic facts countless times during their early education.
As the worldviews of the new students were gradually reshaped, the CC1000 express train roared out of the ancient and lush red pine forest, gradually slowed down, and finally came to a smooth stop at the platform.
The train doors opened, and energetic young men and women, their faces filled with anticipation and excitement, stepped into this brand new world.
Kassel College, here we come!
However, despite this, it is still quite a distance from a real academy.
Standing in the train station, you can see a mountain not far away.
The real Kassel College is located halfway up that mountain.
On the platform at this moment, buses carrying the new students up the mountain were already parked.
Li Yuan noticed that some of the freshmen, who were obviously "wild hybrids," showed obvious disappointment on their faces when they saw the bus.
He even heard a boy mutter quietly in English, "Why not a broom?"
After boarding the bus and passing through a dense coniferous forest, they finally arrived at the foot of the actual mountain.
Then, the bus wound its way up the mountain road, passing one bend sign after another, until it arrived at a large gate with carved cast iron.
After the school gates opened, the bus drove straight in, heading deeper into the college, but at a slow speed, as if intentionally allowing the new students to browse the campus scenery.
The medieval-style buildings, the flocks of white doves flying overhead, and the melodious chimes that seemed to come from nowhere opened the eyes of many newcomers who had grown up in modern cities.
After completing the formalities and choosing a dormitory, the next step is free time, just like in a normal university.
Li Yuan's dormitory is room 404 in Zone 1. It is a double apartment, and his roommate is Chu Zihang, who enrolled at the same time.
Incidentally, due to the limited size of Kassel College, the dormitories in Zone 1 are co-ed. The two ladies who came here on the train, sitting opposite the two of them, also became their roommates and lived next door.
After settling in, these mixed-race individuals who came to Dragon Slayer University strolled around the campus together, just like any other freshman at a normal university.
Although I had briefly looked around the campus from the bus, it was never as good as walking around and experiencing the unique atmosphere myself.
"Huh! Odin Square? Valhalla? They've brought out the entire Norse mythology?"
Chen Motong stood in the square surrounded by lush green lawns, laughing heartily as she pointed at the building in the center of the square. The silver four-leaf clover pendant on her earlobe swayed with her body trembling, reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.
She was pointing to an ancient Byzantine-style building, which was entirely blood red, with the World Tree pattern carved on the exterior walls and a majestic rooster standing atop it.
According to the student handbook, this building, called Valhalla, is a chapel-like place within the Kassel College.
It is usually only opened once a year when degree certificates are awarded to graduating students.
After leaving here, Li Yuan, Chu Zihang, Su Xi and Chen Motong, who had temporarily formed a small group because they traveled together, visited the famous landmarks of Kassel College, such as the Norton Building, the Amber Building and the library.
And eventually, they arrived at a place where the basic survival needs of living organisms could be met.
The restaurant inside Kassel College is also an antique-style building.
The tall, magnificent arched dome and the hard, rough granite walls looked like a sanctuary from the age of knights, exuding a solemn and dignified aura.
It was peak dining time, and students dressed in matching dark green school uniforms sat around the tables, their knives and forks flashing coldly in their hands.
Given the solemn atmosphere of the hall, those who knew the situation would understand that they were having a meal, while those who didn't might have thought they were conducting war training in a grand manner.
Li Yuan sat at one of the tables, enjoying the college's specialty German dishes with a calm expression, fueled by a sense of novelty.
The other people at the table with him didn't have as good an appetite as he did.
Chu Zihang remained expressionless, Su Qian looked worried, and Chen Motong looked disgusted. It seemed that as long as someone handed them a glass of wine, they would start reminiscing about the old days.
"Did you see the email Norma sent? It says there's a 3E exam tomorrow, and if you don't pass—you'll be expelled." Susie seemed completely uninterested in the food on her plate, only taking a sip of juice with a troubled expression.
However, at the entire dining table, it seemed that only she was nervous about failing the exam, while the other three continued doing what they were doing.
Li Yuan was still enjoying the still somewhat novel German food; Chu Zihang was eating at a steady pace, slowly and methodically, bite by bite; Chen Motong was holding a fork, relentlessly stabbing the pork knuckle in front of her until the meat was riddled with holes.
Susie seemed completely unconcerned about the 3E exam she mentioned.
The so-called 3E exam, short for "Etraction Evaluation Eam," is the dragon bloodline assessment exam at Kassel College.
The specific method involves playing a piece of music mixed with dragon script, allowing the examinee to resonate with the dragon script and generate spiritual vision, thereby judging the quality of their bloodline.
This kind of test posed no difficulty whatsoever for Li Yuan, who had already awakened his dragon bloodline and lit up his golden eyes.
As for Chu Zihang and Chen Motong, they obviously each had their own ideas.
Of the four, only Susie, who had never had any special experiences before and had always been a good student, would worry about this kind of exam at this time.
But in reality, she was just worrying unnecessarily.
Li Yuan knew very well that, given the lineage of the people at this table, there was no reason why they couldn't pass the 3E exam.
However, this principle is clearly not something that everyone can grasp on their own.
Susie remained gloomy until she returned to her dormitory after the meal.
It's obvious they haven't yet broken free from their high school student mindset and are finding it very difficult to adapt to exams without study materials.
The next day, in the morning.
Li Yuan and his three friends, who had agreed to take the exam together, arrived at the classroom on the second floor of the library, which had an exam room sign. They found their seats according to the names posted on the desks.
Just a few minutes before the exam started, a small old man with thin, round, gold-rimmed glasses on his face and a perfectly shaved head that was so shiny it reflected light slowly walked in from outside.
He surveyed the freshmen present with an imposing air, and after confirming that no one was absent, he cleared his throat and began to speak in a melodious tone: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Gerd Rudolf Manstein, and I am the chairman of the college's disciplinary committee."
"I will personally proctor this exam!"
"Now, let's announce the exam rules!"
Cheating is strictly prohibited, and violators will be disqualified from all activities!
"Don't try to peek at other people's exam papers. Every corner of this classroom is monitored by cameras; there are no blind spots!"
"And don't try to bring any electronic communication devices; radio waves are monitored in the classroom!"
"I know you are all geniuses, but I can tell you that people even more talented than you have taken exams in this very classroom!"
"Every cheating method you can think of has been tried and failed!"
"So don't try any tricks; that's just insulting everyone's intelligence!"
"Now, turn off your cell phones and place them on the corner of the table along with your admission tickets."
No one among the students present raised any objections, and everyone did as instructed.
Suddenly, all sorts of computer shutdown sounds filled the entire classroom.
The black curtain wall silently moved out from the interlayer of the carved wooden windows, sealing off all the windows in the classroom.
At the same time, the wall lamps arranged in an orderly fashion on the wall instantly turned on, and the classroom, which was about to be plunged into darkness, immediately became brightly lit.
A young teaching assistant walked along the aisle from front to back and back to front repeatedly, handing out several A4-sized test papers and a sharpened 2B pencil to each of the new students taking the exam.
Almost everyone who received the exam paper and glanced at it immediately gasped, making the roar of the central air conditioning even more pronounced.
Because—the exam paper was blank; it was just a normal A4 sheet of paper!
Before anyone could raise any questions, Professor Manstein's voice rang out at the opportune moment: "There's no need to doubt it; there's nothing wrong with the exam paper."
"Good luck to you."
With that, he and the young teaching assistant quickly walked out of the classroom.
With the doors closed, the entire classroom was sealed off.
Some of the freshmen present looked utterly bewildered, while others kept glancing around and whispering among themselves.
Many people were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, not understanding what kind of trick this was.
Plagiarism?
If there aren't even any exam questions, where do the answers come from?
Even if you wanted to copy, there's nowhere to copy from!
Just then, a high-energy rock song suddenly started playing over the classroom loudspeaker.
The powerful rhythm and high-pitched voice left the freshmen, who had been expecting an explanation of the exam rules, dumbfounded once again.
However, this naturally does not include Li Yuan.
He calmly listened to a piece of music, then glanced around.
Sure enough, the clairvoyance has begun!
The classroom was in complete chaos; everyone except him seemed to be going crazy in their own way, oblivious to the chaos.
A sad expression appeared on some people's faces, and tears streamed down their faces, as if they had suddenly remembered something painful.
A wicked smile spread across someone's face, his golden eyes revealing a mixture of coldness, mockery, and nonchalance.
Some people, their faces beaming with joy, danced gracefully alone in the aisle.
Some people glared angrily ahead, unleashing one set of profound martial arts techniques after another, as if their father's killer was right in front of them.
After glancing at them casually, Li Yuan stopped paying attention to them and returned his gaze to the A4 paper in front of him, beginning to listen attentively to the dragon script mixed in with the music.
He thought he would finish the test calmly.
But clearly, he was wrong.
Because he discovered that a movie had suddenly started playing in front of him!
The movie's theme is very clichéd; it's just a classic story of a hero slaying an evil dragon.
The protagonist is a young man from ancient times, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a handsome face, and an elegant and unparalleled demeanor.
The idioms "extraordinary" and "unconventional" are not an exaggeration when applied to him; in fact, they might even be considered slightly insufficient.
Although there was only fast-forwarded visuals without sound, Li Yuan still understood the entire plot.
It's about a peerless genius who was exceptionally gifted from a young age, far surpassing his peers. After undergoing arduous training and growing into adulthood, he encountered an awakened evil dragon while traveling.
This enormous dragon is not only extremely powerful, but also has a large number of minions.
The young man, who should have retreated to seek support, for some reason did not leave but instead engaged in a fierce battle with the dragon.
After a difficult battle, at the cost of damaging their foundation, they forcibly eliminated the evil dragon and its minions.
However, upon returning to his family, his strength had greatly diminished. Instead of receiving honor, he was ridiculed and expelled from the family.
He then lived in seclusion, changing his name and marrying a wife and having children as an ordinary person, living a peaceful life until his death.
At this point, the movie ended, and Li Yuan regained consciousness.
At that moment, he held a pencil and had already drawn the key answers on the blank test paper.
After examining it carefully and confirming that there was nothing out of the ordinary, he lay down on the table and closed his eyes to rest.
But in reality, his thoughts didn't stop; instead, he began to go over the movie he had just watched again, bit by bit.
Without a doubt, this was the spiritual vision he gained from resonating with the dragon's runes.
But this spiritual vision is completely different from what he saw when he awakened his dragon bloodline as a child.
Just as he quickly recalled the contents of the movie, he suddenly realized that something seemed to have happened in his body!