Cards are born to be king

"I really hope it's an illusion."

Jiang Yong complained in his heart that at this time he and the people of Kailan Star Academy were standing at a relatively rear position in the northwest corner of the floating stone platform, next to a flag embroidered with the emblem of Kailan Academy.Countless bright fireworks bloom in the sky, which is extraordinarily gorgeous even in daytime.The wyverns and griffins shuttled through the fireworks, drawing magnificent patterns one after another in the air with gorgeous fireworks tails.

The Star Academy Contest had an extremely grand opening ceremony. In addition to the gorgeous fireworks constantly exploding in the sky, there were also little flower spirits flying by the lakeside, laughing and splashing glittering gold powder.A long table covered with a clean checkered tablecloth has been set up beside the huge lake, and delicious food that is almost overflowing is piled up on it.It can be foreseen that it will be an extremely lively feast after the fireworks and speeches are over.

Of course, the feast by the lake is not eligible to be listed in the Twelve Houses.Visitors from star institutes belonging to the twelve institutes like Kailan Star Institute have long been invited to the floating stone platform. The high platform has the widest view, and the flags representing each institute are fluttering in the wind. The symbol of the lake has attracted the envy and yearning of many people by the lake.

This time, the star academy contest held by Olanna was very grand, and various wonderful performances emerged one after another. Even Dean Abel and the professors who had participated in it before could not help being attracted, let alone other students.Jiang Yong was also watching the performance with great interest, but it didn't take long for him to realize that something was wrong in his mental domain.

"Just make trouble for me, not at this juncture."

Jiang Yong sighed helplessly, he looked around quietly, to see if he could leave here first.Unfortunately, he happened to be standing next to Dean Abel, and there were other students on the left and right, so any movement would definitely attract attention.After realizing this, Jiang Yong frowned slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled into a line.

Who would have thought that the dragon cub who was sleeping and snoring in his own spiritual domain would suddenly wake up? !This can be regarded as a surprise for Jiang Yong. He was watching the fireworks happily, but suddenly found a layer of ice on his arm. Who would have thought of this?Fortunately, no one noticed that Jiang Yong dealt with this layer of ice in silence.

However, if the sky wants to rain and the cub wakes up, this is really out of control.Seeing that Zhuang Zhuang in the spiritual domain opened his mouth again and yawned, and the dragon tail was swaying leisurely, as if he was about to wake up, Jiang Yongxin raised it all at once.This little brat still can't fully control his own power, it's okay when he was asleep, but he will definitely leak his breath when he wakes up now.

There are crowds of people around, and the distance is too close. If there is a problem, it will definitely attract the attention of others.What's more, the floating stone platform is located on the lake, which is extremely conspicuous.He really wasn't sure how to swagger in front of everyone.

Feeling the little brat in the mental realm turn over, the cold air overflowed uncontrollably to the surroundings again.Jiang Yong finally couldn't wait any longer, he called Dean Abel in a low voice from behind, and when the old man turned around in surprise, he showed Jiang Yong a shy smile with embarrassment, and whispered:

"Dean, I can't hold back my urgency anymore, let's leave first."

……

At this time, the Olanna Star Academy has almost become a lively sea, and it is not easy to find a secluded and closed environment in the shortest possible time.Fortunately, the old man with pocket watch is very familiar with this place, and guided Jiang Yong to turn around in the star courtyard, and finally found a secret room behind a very old portrait at the corner of the corridor.

"This is a good place I discovered when I was studying here before. It is very safe, and no one knows about it except a few friends of mine at the time."

The old man with the pocket watch sighed, his voice extremely low.Because Olanna's defensive magic matrix can feel his breath, the old man with pocket watch is extremely low-key, and his voice is as small as a mosquito buzzing.Jiang Yong listened to it twice before he found the secret groove hidden behind the portrait, and opened the door of the secret room with the help of the old man's breath of the pocket watch.

Rather than calling it a secret room, this small and narrow room might as well be called a utility room. The original clean magic pattern has long since failed for a hundred years, and half a finger-thick dust has accumulated on the mountain of sundries.

Jiang Yong even saw a lump of parchment rolled down under his feet, with messy handwriting all over it.There are countless sundries piled up in the room, making it almost impossible to stay.Fortunately, after the door of the secret room was closed, the dark yellow lines like spider webs flashed from the wall, and then restarted like an old machine creaking, Jiang Yong could feel the sudden condensation of the surrounding air, and the room seemed to change instantly. It has become an extremely confined space, even spiritual power cannot penetrate it.

"Let the little guy out, the core of the confinement circle here is a good thing I found from the abyss of the sky, even the dragon's might of an adult dragon can be cut off. In the past, a few friends and I used to come here quietly late at night Professors and tutors have never discovered all kinds of experiments. Hundreds of years have passed, and this place is still the same as before."

The old man with pocket watch said happily, with a bit of pride and joy in his tone.He seemed to have great trust in this place, and he let go of his suppressed breath, but he didn't come out for a stroll just to be on the safe side.Jiang Yong struggled to clear out a small space that was slightly cleaner, and urged the little boy who was still moaning and laying on the bed in his mental domain to wake up quickly.Hearing what the pocket watch old man said, he said casually:

"At least there must not be so much ash before." Speaking of this, he paused, and suddenly said in doubt:

"Then do all your former friends know about this place?"

"Well, we found the magic pattern here from a broken book. But now, no one knows except me."

The old man with the pocket watch sighed, his tone slightly low:

"After all, they have been dead for hundreds of years. Except for me who can float out and chat with people, no one has been alive for a long time."

……

"Professor Mayfett, all the parchments you asked for are here."

In the senior professor's office on the third floor of Oranna Star Academy, a third-year student knocked on the door carefully holding the parchment in his arms.After getting permission, he pushed the door open and entered.This is an extremely crowded room, countless experimental materials, parchments and mechanical models piled up the entire space.On the ground was a large pile of calculus parchments scattered, with sharp and scattered ink-black writing.It makes people unable to get down.

The originally bright alchemy lamp also became dim under the cover of many obstacles. The students carefully walked around the parchments on the ground who didn't know whether they were waste manuscripts or calculation materials, and avoided the scrapped iron robots with their eyes rolling. It was difficult and difficult to finally reach the professor's desk.

The wide dark log table is full of various materials, which can almost completely block the figure who is doing calculations at the desk.

A light brown branch grows from the table and bends artistically towards the table, topped by three flowers that emit a warm white light, as if lighting them.There was no room to put down the parchment for a while, so the students had to stand where they were, but their eyes could not help but drift to the narrow window on the side.

Although the sound was completely cut off, the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the distant sky attracted his attention. Thinking of how grand the scene was, the student sighed in frustration.

He had been looking forward to the star academy competition for a long time, so why was he caught by the professor so unluckily.

"Ok?"

"Teach, Professor."

The student who came back to his senses hastily looked away, and put the parchment on the place the professor pointed out just now, a layer of cold sweat was already breaking out on his back.Professor Mephite is the most experienced professor in Olana, and his mechanical accomplishments can be praised even by an arrogant dwarf.

At the same time, however, he was also Orana's most staid and unkind professor.Every year, very few students can get a passing grade in his class.

Thinking of his distraction in front of the professor just now, the little student was so frightened that he held his breath and dared not speak out.After a long while, he quietly raised his eyes, only to find that the professor's eyes fell on the narrow window for the first time, as if he was looking at the lively and grand scene and making a sound.

The room was extremely quiet for a while, and after a while, the little student finally couldn't hold back his desire to go to the scene to watch the excitement, and cautiously opened his mouth and said:

"Professor, if there is nothing else, then I will go first?"

"Uh-huh."

Seemingly realizing that the little student hadn't left yet, the professor sitting at the desk withdrew his gaze, and his habitually stern eyes glanced at the little student, which made him tremble almost weakly in fright.Seeing this scene, the professor frowned dissatisfied, and finally looked at the shivering boy like a quail, barely restrained his eyes, waved him away casually.

When the office became quiet again, Professor Mephit turned his attention to the parchment in front of him, but found that he could no longer concentrate.After staying silent for a while, he finally stood up and walked to the window, silently watching the distant scene.

Professor Mayfett is very old, the white beard on his chin is a bit messy because it hasn't been trimmed for a long time, but the silver-white hair is neatly tied together.His skin was as rough as bark, and the years had left deep wrinkles on his face. From the eyebrows and eyes, one could vaguely see the handsome face of his youth.And the slightly pointed ear tips can tell that the professor is not entirely of human blood.

"The star academy contest that we held as a joke hundreds of years ago now has such a scale."

With a sigh, the old man took off his glasses.The dark blue eyes are not as clear as before, a little cloudy but sharp as a falcon.However, looking at the bustling scene outside the window, his expression reveals a deep exhaustion.Looking away from the window, Professor Mayfett has always disliked being disturbed, and also doesn't like to go out. Except for class, he has been doing research in his office.

But today, for some reason, maybe the lively atmosphere outside infected him.Memories that had been dusty for a long time resurfaced in my heart again, stirring up ripples that cannot be ignored.So for the first time, he didn't continue to sit back and do research, but turned around and walked out the door through the piles of research equipment and sheepskin scrolls.

At this time, the Olanna Star Academy was extremely quiet, and almost everyone gathered by the lake.Professor Mayfett walked down the white stone steps slowly, his steps faltering, but his back was straight.

He walked very slowly, like a stroll in a garden, as if recalling the faded old days of the past.Walk through the historic corridors, bypassing classrooms and laboratories.Professor Mephit finally stopped at the corner of the corridor, looking at the old painting in front of him with nostalgic eyes.

"In the past, you never told me where you went every night, and said that I would look for it myself. Now that I have found it, you are long gone."

The old man sighed, he stopped in front of the old painting, and after a while he was ready to turn around and leave as usual.This place was discovered by him decades ago, but things are different, he has long lost the eager desire to explore, and he has never opened this place.

Maybe deep down in his heart, he still wants to keep a place that won't change.At his insistence the old cloister was left, and no students would come here.Time seemed to freeze.Occasionally dreaming back at midnight, he can still pretend that all those old friends are still there.

A rare emotion welled up in his heart, and Professor Mayfett paused as he wanted to leave.He stared at the old painting in front of him with complicated emotions.However, at this moment, his gaze suddenly froze, fixed on the frame of the old painting and its inconspicuous corners.

There, half a fingerprint.

The author has something to say: Pocket watch old man [with joy]: Back then I had a younger brother, he was too rigid and like a little old man and I didn’t like to take him to play.

Professor Mephit: Who is it? ? ! !Who dares to open this secret room? ? ! ! !

Jiang Yong: An ominous premonition.