Dragon Clan: Avoid the College Entrance Examination to Slay the Dragon

Chapter 24 Welcome
The cabin suddenly trembled violently, and the seatbelt pushed Gu Yi back into the leather seat. He yanked off his silk eye mask. Under the warm golden reading light, the boy's outstretched waist formed a beautiful arc in the seat's recess.

"Brother, how long will it take?" There was still a hint of sleepiness in the ending tone.

Chu Zihang turned to the fold of the Norse Mythology Study on his knees and said, "It will land in Chicago soon."

"Have I slept that long?" Gu Yi sat up, the dark grey wool blanket sliding off his shoulders. "That girl named Norma booked a great first-class seat. It was the first time I knew an airplane seat could be completely reclined into a bed."

"What were we talking about before I fell asleep?" Gu Yi said lazily.

"Before you fell asleep, you mentioned that the man in the suit disappeared, and that you drew your sword against Ryan for the second time." Chu Zihang's fingertips unconsciously stroked the gold-embossed runes on the book cover. In the reflection of the porthole, his pupils seemed to be flowing with molten gold.

"Yeah, at the time I wasn't sure if you were dead or not, so I thought I'd just chop that bastard off first." Gu Yi grabbed the iced soda and took two sips, the carbonic acid bubbles bursting in his throat. "You know what happened next."

Sunlight poured through the porthole like liquid gold. Chu Zihang was immersed in the waterfall of light, yet he remained as cold and hard as a bronze sculpture. "I want to ask you something."

"What is it, Brother?"

Chu Zihang turned around and asked, "You were on the elevated road at that time. Did you see Odin?"

"Odin?" Gu Yi was very surprised. Why would he exist in a place called Nibelungen?

"Yes, the god who rides on an eight-legged Pegasus and holds Gungnir in his hand." Every syllable seemed to be tempered by fire between his lips and teeth.

Gu Yi shook his head, "Just like I told you, there are only the Deadpools, no gods."

The roar of the turbines suddenly sharpened, and the cabin lights dimmed to a dim red. Chu Zihang gazed toward the Chicago skyline, faintly visible at the end of the sea of ​​clouds. His molten-gold eyes were mostly obscured by his cascading hair. "Is that so?" he sighed, as light as snow.

"Senior brother, did something happen?" Gu Yi held on to the handrail and moved forward.

Chu Zihang raised his hand and lowered the sunshade three inches. The shadow covered his eyebrows like a veil. "I'll tell you later."

Gu Yi didn't know why, but he could sense an inextricable sense of desolation from Chu Zihang. He opened his mouth, but was interrupted by the stewardess on the radio: "Dear passengers, we are about to begin our descent."

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The humming sound of the conveyor belt gradually subsided, and Gu Yi's phone suddenly emitted a blue light. "Norma said the airport pick-up specialist is here." He turned the phone to his senior brother.

"Clang clang!" Suddenly, a girl in denim overalls jumped out from the side, her short chestnut hair flying as she jumped: "Here, here!"

The girl stood on tiptoe and waved a silver nameplate on her wrist. The words "Kassel-2007" flashed under the airport ceiling light. "I'm Su Yuqing, class of 2007, and I'm your receptionist!" She raised her head and showed a perfect smile with eight pearly teeth, her right hand hanging in the air like a piece of white jade lotus root.

"Gu Yi." The two separated their hands as soon as they touched. He lowered his eyes and caught a glimpse of the World Tree badge pinned on the other's clothes.

Chu Zihang behind him nodded slightly, "Chu Zihang."

"You two look much more handsome than in the photos!" Su Yuqing calmly took a half step back and produced three magnetic card tickets between her fingers like magic: "The special line is on the B2 floor, let's go."

Gu Yi glanced in the direction of B2 and asked, "Excuse me, where exactly is the academy?"

The girl suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Don't let me tell you in detail... Anyway, it's in the north of Chicago." "Can't we go to Chicago first? How about going later?" Gu Yi said.

"Not today, come back when I have a holiday."

Gu Yi raised his eyebrows. "Isn't it a military-style management? And there are holidays?"

"Of course there are holidays." Su Yuqing turned and led the way, her short hair brushing against the dark school emblem on the badge. "But believe me." She turned back and blinked her left eye: "Why not go to the Great Lakes?"

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The silver-gray train tore through the rain and sped northward.

"They're really rich!" Gu Yi's breath misted over the glass. "They built a whole track just to pick up students? They'd have to use gold bricks to pave it, right?"

Chu Zihang took a sip of Darjeeling from his bone china cup. "When Commander Li said he was giving students a $36,000 subsidy every year, didn't you already express your feelings once?"

Su Yuqing walked lightly across the carriage, carrying a tray. "Are you talking about the subsidy?" She pushed the freshly brewed black tea to Gu Yi. "If you take on field missions, you can earn more than the subsidy."

"Students can still go out for field work?" Gu Yi took a sip.

"The container incident at the Seattle Port last year was solved by juniors. Now the Executive Bureau is a bit short of staff, and more and more students are being recruited..." the girl replied.

Gu Yi frowned and was about to ask more questions when Su Yuqing suddenly pulled out a document from her canvas bag. The brown paper bag made a slight sound on the table: "Please sign this first." The silver chain on her wrist trembled slightly with her movement.

The text of the confidentiality agreement swayed slightly in the bumpy train. Gu Yi quickly scanned the clauses such as "prohibited from disclosing to unqualified persons" and "violators will be subject to memory modification", and the tip of the pen drew sharp strokes in the signature column.

Then Su Yuqing pulled out the enrollment confirmation form with a mistletoe pattern printed on it, "Please sign this as well."

Seeing that both of them had signed, Su Yuqing smiled and said, "Welcome to Kassel. I wish you both all the best in the next four years!"

She fastened the lock on the copper-rimmed oak box and said, "When you get to school, if you need anything, you can come to the library to see me. I'm working there part-time now."

"What will the procedure be after we arrive?" Gu Yi asked

"Oh, I almost forgot something." Su Yuqing slapped her head, "Professor Guderian will come to see you in a while. Then he will assign you dormitories, and then..." The train suddenly rushed into the tunnel, and the silver chain on her wrist lit up like a star in the darkness.

As natural light flooded back into the train windows, a patchwork of silver-gray buildings unfolded. Several geometric structures were connected by skywalks, their photovoltaic glass curtain walls reflecting the drifting clouds. Wisteria vines in the rooftop gardens swayed in the morning light. As the train glided onto the copper-framed glass platform, the electronic display scrolled in red: "Last New Student Shuttle Train."

The lights on the train suddenly lit up, "Oh, we're almost there." Su Yuqing glanced out the window, then looked at the two of them again.

"You will be assigned to the 3E test tomorrow to determine your bloodline levels. Most students have already registered, and you are a little late."

Gu Yi looked at Su Yuqing, "What's the level of your bloodline then?"

"Me." Su Yuqing pointed at herself, "I'm A-level. And you, Gu Yi, you were already a celebrity before you even arrived at the school, directly overshadowing the young master of the Gattuso family."

(End of this chapter)