New Gods of North America.

Chapter 321 Education
"!!!"

Late at night, Olivia Fisk suddenly woke up from her sleep.

No exclamations, no screams,
Just like a drowning person finally comes out of the water, opens his eyes and breathes in fresh air.

His chest rose and fell rapidly and continuously, the sound of his heartbeat seemed to penetrate his chest and go directly into his ears, and cold sweat began to seep out belatedly.

After her breathing gradually calmed down, Olivia half sat up on the bed with her knees curled up.

With the dim light coming through the crack in the door, I touched the thick-bottomed silver cup on the bedside table.
After drinking nearly half the cup of water in small amounts several times, she felt herself gradually recovering. Only her slender fingers holding the silver cup were still trembling slightly.

Very strange...

I clearly didn't dream of any terrible scenes tonight, but the fear and danger I felt seemed a hundred times stronger than any previous nightmare.

Since being kidnapped, Olivia couldn't remember how many times she had had a nightmare.

The dreams I had before were all relatively consistent—a dark environment that seemed to be filled with black fog, scenes that I was familiar with or had imagined, and dark shadows that attacked from nowhere and seemed to want to devour me completely.

At first, Olivia was completely unable to resist.
In the dream, I could only be like a small animal being swallowed alive by a giant beast, waiting for the final suffocation and awakening. Even resting became a torment.

After taking the medicine given by Miss Inissa, the situation gradually improved, and the black shadow became more and more like an ordinary "person".
From having to find a usable "weapon" in the dream to fight it to a draw, to being able to defeat the shadow with a little preparation, to being able to get rid of the shadow with just a "click",
The dream gradually changed from "hopeless and helpless" to "thrilling", and then slowly became calm.

Although the shadows appeared more and more frequently, fortunately, it became easier and easier.

Miss Inissa said that this might be a sign that she was about to "awaken".

But this dream tonight was completely different.
It is bright and clear, as if every detail in the dream can be clearly reflected in one's eyes.

Olivia dreamed about something that actually happened yesterday.

Should I...? She felt a little unsure again.

In the dream, she was in Miss Lina's office, receiving a routine checkup from Miss Inessa.
There is a large cabinet with a corner on one side of the room. There is a hidden space at the corner. Open the secret door and there is a safe inside.

Olivia didn't know how she noticed it.
Then she felt as if an invisible gaze was looking back at her from that side.

Then Olivia suddenly woke up.

It was as if he had just faced something extremely dangerous and terrifying in his dream. The mere eye contact almost tore his thoughts and consciousness into powder and annihilated them into nothingness.

Even in her most helpless moments in nightmares before, that shadow had never made her so frightened and scared.

She leaned her forehead against the cup weakly, closed her eyes and recalled for a moment.
That gaze didn't seem to have any malicious intent. Instead, it vaguely carried some kind of expectation and call, vaguely encouraging me to keep getting closer.

Her throat was still a little dry. Just as Olivia was about to continue drinking water, she found that the cup was empty.

She thought about it for a moment, then leaned over, opened the small drawer on the bedside table, and took out a test tube.

This is one of the potions given by Miss Inissa.

At the beginning, after each nightmare, I only needed to take a small sip to calm myself down quickly.

Olivia poured the medicine in the test tube into the cup, but felt it was still not enough, so she reached for another spare tube of medicine.

He poured just enough to fill a cup, and then drank it all in one gulp.

As for the safe and the like... Mother said that ladies should learn to keep a distance from dangerous things. It seems that I have to stay further away from it next time.

……

The next morning,
After class, Wayne thought it was better to be proactive than passive, so he took the initiative to find Professor Aber Maisel during the lunch break, trying to persuade him to give up the idea of home visits. I have neither parents nor relatives in Georgeburg, what can you find out from your home visits?

Unfortunately, Professor Maisel was just like he was in class every day. He didn't care whether you accepted it or not. His logic was complete and self-consistent:
"The purpose of home visits is to understand students' living conditions and to identify and try to solve some of the problems that are not conducive to their studies. With the mathematical talent you have shown so far, Wayne, I think you deserve more attention from the college.

"You don't need to be surprised or embarrassed by this. Believe me, I have met all kinds of different families, and it will not affect your campus life in the future.

"If you have already made your own living arrangements outside of your studies, then please don't worry about the reception for the home visit. The college has the residential addresses that students register when they enroll, and I can go there myself."

Well……

Although Professor Maisel is stubborn, he has good intentions after all.

So Wayne simply invited him to have dinner at the detective agency tonight, hoping to avoid a long pain.

After finishing the class in the afternoon,

Wayne tried to explain to Professor Maisel in the carriage, saying that his absence for the past two weeks was just an accident and that he would focus more on his studies in the future.

Professor Maisel's attitude was just to listen for the time being, but he still planned to see it for himself.

Professor Maisel had seen Wayne at a dance before school started, but he did not regard Wayne as a "rich man".
However, after seeing the carriage and the coachman coming to greet him, Professor Maisel was no longer worried about Wayne's tuition and living expenses.
——Some ordinary people may be able to appear at a wealthy family’s ball through various means and look equally decent, but it is difficult for them not to look embarrassed in their daily lives.

When we arrived at the detective agency, the courtyard was quite deserted.
Wayne led Professor Maisel towards the big warehouse and gave him a tour first.

At the beginning, it was smooth.

Professor Maisel saw that the detective agency had a relatively spacious living environment and two or three available servants. It seemed that they had really started a small "business".
It seemed as if Wayne had been initially regarded as a young man who was more interested in accumulating wealth rather than knowledge.

Then Miss Olivia showed up at the detective agency, coming out of the partner's office deep in the warehouse with Inessa. She looked like she was right at home, and she even greeted the professor politely.

Professor Maisel was suddenly shocked, and then Wayne felt that he couldn't explain it clearly.

"Marriage is, of course, very important for one's personal development. However, if one wants to marry a lady from the Fisk family with the family's approval, one's own conditions and resume are also very important..."

Professor Maisel apparently no longer doubted the reason why Wayne's studies were delayed, and began to persuade Wayne not to be deceived by temporary illusions.

“Winning the heart of a lady may not be difficult for a young man as outstanding as you, Wayne, but marriage is a completely different matter.

"From a goodwill perspective, if you want to gain the Fisk family's approval, I think it may be difficult for you, Wayne, to gain their favor in terms of wealth accumulation. However, you may still have a chance in terms of academics. An accomplished scholar is at least not inferior to the wealthy in reputation."

In Professor Maisel's opinion, whether the detective agency was run by Wayne himself or he secretly obtained the support of Miss Olivia,

Its current size is obviously not enough to compete with those old wealthy families, and it is even difficult to stand out among marriage competitors of the same age.

Ugh……

After several failed attempts at explanation, Wayne finally gave up struggling.
So he chose to fight poison with poison:
"Speaking of education... Professor, the reason why I've been taking leave so frequently recently is because I'm troubled by education issues. It's also to solve this problem that I have to spend extra spare time to assist the church's work."

"Oh?"

Professor Maisel had already thought that Wayne's situation would be difficult to deal with, but after hearing this, he immediately became interested.

"Is such that."

Wayne nodded seriously, "Professor, I'll take you to meet Emma, a true genius girl."

(End of this chapter)