Not only that, the most troublesome thing was some of the students who attended the ceremony. Based on his understanding of these young people, some of them came here just for Olicia, and he absolutely could not let them think that the academy "did not value" Olicia.
"Miss Olicia, can you help me do a small favor for the academy?" he asked sincerely.
The white wolf pricked up his ears alertly: "Tell me what you want first."
Sir Evan smiled awkwardly: "It's what I mentioned before. You can just say some encouraging words at the ceremony, or help present an award. The former honorary alumni all did this job."
"No." White Wolf shook his head stubbornly, "We agreed that there would be no speeches and no awards. I can't let you break your promise."
"Well, this is not a question of credibility." Sir Evan scratched the back of his head, trying to reason with White Wolf. "The truth is, if we don't let you come forward, the academy will lose face. Look, you have nothing to lose by saying a few words, so how about doing me a favor?"
However, Bai Lang thought that this was a matter of principle, not a question of loss or not. She did not ask for the status of honorary alumnus on her own initiative, but was forced upon her by this "president with a corrupt lifestyle and low moral standards". Now he was ignoring the previous agreement and asking her to do this and that. On what basis?
She got angry and shook her head firmly, "No, I'm actually not interested in this honorary alumnus."
While speaking, she stood up neither humbly nor arrogantly, as if she was ready to leave at any time.
Sir Evan was so anxious that he was about to cry.
His old friend is full of evil intentions, and he has never been defeated. However, the younger girl sent by the other party seems to have a grudge against him and tries to break his defenses again and again. This is really too sad.
"I can agree to one condition of yours." Sir Evan made an extremely difficult decision.
A favor from the president of a national university would naturally be astronomical, but it would be acceptable if it were given to a girl who was an old friend.
Is he treating me like a child? Bai Lang rolled her eyes. How could the president of a national university personally send a favor? How hypocritical! She was too lazy to argue with him, so she said directly, "Boring, I'm not interested."
Sir Evan's eyes went dark.
This…
He looked at the white wolf in disbelief for a long time before finally calming down. He took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, feeling defeated and frustrated:
"How about this, I owe the Marquis Carolingian a favor instead, what do you think?"
The white wolf's eyes widened for a moment.
Sir Evan sighed to himself, "Don't be surprised. We have been friends for many years. He wrote to me to keep quiet, saying that he would secretly assist you in your actions, but before I started to help, you had already done everything. Alas, now it is me who needs your help."
Bai Lang's mind raced, and he suddenly smiled: "Talking about favors is too polite, Principal, if you had said so earlier, everything would have been easy. What do you need me to do now?"
Sir Evan looked at this scene in disbelief and asked tentatively, "Be the presenter or give a speech, which one do you want?"
"Then let's give out the awards." White Wolf made the choice without hesitation, and then asked enthusiastically, "Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"That's all, that's all, that's all." Sir Evan nodded flattered. He was deeply aware of the difference in treatment in different situations. He seemed to be fighting against his old friend in the air, but in the end he was defeated completely.
He thought for a moment, then said to White Wolf, "Go back and meet your elder and tell him that everything is settled. I voluntarily owe him a favor."
Your elders...
It’s a strange adjective, but theoretically there is nothing wrong with it. White Wolf nodded and agreed.
The much-anticipated graduation ceremony was held on time, which also meant that her trip to Londinium was about to end. Next, it was time to return to that uneasy country.
Volume 4: End of Volume Summary
I would like to state in advance that although the author likes to slack off, he sometimes goes out of his way to read book reviews.
I won't talk about anything related to the plot here. I just want to mention the label '一更兽'. It's so appropriate, okay? Well, maybe the author himself has a strange way of thinking. I laughed for the whole afternoon after seeing it. I laugh every time I think about it.
Later, I felt the need to maintain my reputation and prove that I could post twice a day. This thought lingered in my mind for less than two minutes before disappearing without a trace.
This is too difficult, why not just lie flat?
In fact, everyone should have seen the real reason in the previous summary. This book is a work of interest. Someone had a sudden idea on a certain day of a certain month last year and decided to achieve the achievement of "writing a novel".
So I started working without any writing foundation. Well, I can’t say that, after all, I wrote assembly-line essays of 800 words each in high school.
In short, it was poorly written at the beginning, and everyone should have felt the same way.
In fact, I regretted it afterwards. The wise thing to do would be to write a short story to practice before writing a long one, but there is no rationality in writing a book on impulse.
What I didn’t expect was that I could persist until now, and writing something every day has become a habit. I must thank all the readers here. Having people reading my works is the key motivation for me to persevere.
Another point is that there are some names that often appear in the comments. I won’t mention who they are. If I wasn’t sure that no one knew I was writing a book, I would definitely suspect that it was a friend in real life…
Really, thank you very much.
Back to the topic of updates, the author himself sometimes gets anxious and can't sleep because of thinking about the later plots. He wants to write it down immediately. However, the speed is limited and the time and energy are limited, so he can only update once a day.
If one day, the author's ability can grow to the point where he can make a living by writing, he might consider spending more time on writing, but it is probably unlikely. I don't think I am very suitable for writing online articles, and my talent in this area is really average.
Ah~reality is always sad.
It doesn’t matter, as long as what I write can keep improving. Then I thought of that wonderful thing: my current me despises what I wrote in the past, just as my future me despises what I write now.
Let’s talk about the plot arrangement in the book. The future world line of this book is very different from the main game. When you see this, the main line of at least 500,000 words has been arranged, but there is no time to write it out. This is also the reason why I used to have a headache about the new plot of Hypergryph - what you conceive is always broken.
But if you think positively, there is nothing to be afraid of.
I will stop here. It is now 12:10 in the morning and I am a little sleepy. I will set a scheduled post for tomorrow at noon. Finally, thank you all for your company and support.
Volume 5: Chapter 1 Passengers
The graduation ceremony on the last day of April left a very deep impression on Ina.
She heard the principal announce the names of honorary alumni, saw Miss Olivia stand up and nod to everyone, and then there was thunderous applause that swept the auditorium.
Ina's seat was in the last row, which was very far away from Miss Olisia, but despite this, she could still see the confusion on her face and her bewilderment in the face of the thunderous cheers.
The principal read out the contributions of honorary alumni in front of everyone, and even those who didn't know the situation burst into applause.
In a place like the National University where literature is strong but martial arts are weak, the sudden appearance of an alumnus with outstanding swordsmanship is a morale-boosting thing. Moreover, the person being awarded the medal can attract everyone's attention just by his appearance.
Ina looked on proudly as Miss Olicia walked to the center of the stage and assisted the principal in presenting certificates of outstanding graduates to Ceylon and two other students from other colleges.
She saw the camera flashes going off one after another, the people on the stage taking photos together, and Ceylon was right next to Miss Olicia.
An inappropriate feeling of jealousy suddenly surged into her heart. She was in the corner of the auditorium, and she seemed to be in two different worlds from the people under the spotlight. She envied Ceylon so much that she wanted to feel resentment.
The mental torment did not only occur on Aina, but White Wolf was also in great pain. She felt like she had turned into a puppet that needed to act according to a fixed pattern. Thousands of eyes were focused together, condensing into an invisible pressure exerted on her.
She wanted to escape or face it passively, but she always remembered that she was an Ursus noble - Olisia. In order to achieve her goals, she had to learn to deal with certain things head-on.
She didn't even understand how she did it.
She wore a flawless smile from beginning to end and handled every matter in a gentle and graceful manner. This picture was presented intact in front of the Victorian nobles who were silently paying attention, and was forever frozen in the current issue of the Victoria Daily.
This result was unexpected by Sir Evan.
……
One morning two days later.
At the entrance of the floating port in the eastern suburbs of Londinium, White Wolf brought Aina and Skyfire, and the three of them each pulled a suitcase and walked towards the floating port checkpoint. In addition to daily necessities, most of the space in their suitcases was filled with books on Originium and experimental notes.
At the checkpoint, the National University's identity documents worked surprisingly well. The staff let them through without asking any questions and even offered to help with their luggage, but the three politely declined.
"Have students from national universities always enjoyed this kind of preferential treatment?" After leaving the checkpoint, White Wolf asked his companion curiously.
Aina didn't know either, so she turned to look at Tianhuo.
"Of course." Tianhuo cleared his throat and explained in a very professional tone, "Londinium is not only the academic center of Victoria, it is also the cultural focus that occupies two-thirds of Terra's land. The National University is the leader among the many colleges in Londinium. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the pride of all Victorians."
White Wolf nodded thoughtfully and said, "Oh, there doesn't seem to be such a saying in Ursus Academy. No one takes it seriously."
"I remember that the University of Saint-Germain in Ursus is quite famous."
"That was in the past." White Wolf recalled the Ursus political commentary he had read and sighed helplessly, "Now Fort Saint University only accepts children of nobles and wealthy businessmen. It is about to become a gilded place for the powerful."
As they were talking, they passed through a passenger passage paved with bright grey tiles. At the entrance of the passage was a huge flat black asphalt square, with a large airship occupying the entire space.
The airship is called a "ship" by the staff, and the crew members on board are called "crew members". The shape of the airship is similar to that of Rhodes Island, but it is much smaller than the latter. When Klosher and others designed Rhodes Island, they should have referred to the structural drawings of modern airships.
The airship they were going to take had a capacity of 300 people. Excluding chefs, security guards, cleaners, mechanics and other staff, the maximum number of people left for passengers was only a little over 200.
This is the disadvantage of long-distance airships. Although they are large in size, they cannot carry too many passengers because they need to provide living facilities. Short-distance airships can carry much more passengers.
Bai Lang and his companions boarded the ship from the tilted deck, pulling their suitcases. The ship's staff in blue uniforms led the way and introduced:
"The service area of this ship has three floors. The bottom floor is where the storage rooms and special cabins are located."
"On the second floor, there are mini bars, restaurants and other service areas. Our staff will also stay here to provide services to everyone at any time."
"The third floor is the deck, which is where several guests live. When the ship is flying at a low speed, the sightseeing window control will be opened. Everyone can open the window in the room and enjoy the beautiful scenery freely, but please pay attention to safety."
When passing the bottom floor, White Wolf took a look at the dimly lit and cold underground cabin, and secretly thanked himself for not buying the special ticket here. Anyone would become depressed if they stayed in such a dark place for seven days.
Because he had lived in Rhode Island, White Wolf remembered that this type of ship would have another layer above the deck, so he asked the waiter and was told that it was the crew's working area and non-ship employees were prohibited from entering.
After arriving at the room door, the staff handed three room keys to Bailang and others, and then went to receive other passengers. Bailang was used to using door cards, and now it felt quite fresh to suddenly get a metal key.
As long as she used a little Originium skill, the key would change into various shapes in her hand, but then she would no longer be able to open the door. She twisted the key while thinking wildly.
This is a small but clean and tidy cabin. In order to save space, three single beds are placed side by side. Bai Lang has reason to guess that this should actually be a double room. If the bed in the middle is left empty, it will appear more natural.
There is not much space for activities in the room. There is a small dressing table with a mirror on the left side of the door. There is only one stool in front of the dressing table. If someone occupies it, the other two people can only sit at the head of the bed.
It's a replica of a country inn.
While White Wolf was still silently commenting on the room, Miss Ina had already pushed her luggage to the front of the room, hurriedly jumped onto the bed in the middle, then turned around and happily announced that she wanted to occupy the middle seat.
Tianhuo saw through the other party's little thoughts at a glance, but she had no choice. She guessed that Miss Olicia would definitely like the seat by the window on the right, so she put her luggage on the left and walked over and said:
"I'll choose the left side. I'm exhausted from carrying my luggage. I'll take a break and then go to the restaurant to see how lunch is."
The White Wolf closed the door, followed the example of his two companions, came to his own position, leaned forward, used the quilt as a pillow, squinted his eyes and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
PS: The background detection shows that "代表-表&发-呆" is a blocked word. It can only be sent after typing the short message. I don’t understand.
Volume 5: Chapter 2 On the Road
At noon that day, when Bai Lang and others had just finished lunch and returned to the dormitory, a broadcast reminder of the official departure sounded throughout the ship. Accompanied by slight tremors on the ground, the huge airship set off.
White Wolf has adapted quite well to life on the airship.
During the day, she discussed the design plan of the research institute with Tianhuo and Ina. They used the bed as a table and spread the drawings on it to look at.
Since there were no stools, Bai Lang borrowed a few cushions from the staff and put them on the ground. The three of them got into comfortable positions, either kneeling or lying on their stomachs with their arms resting on the bed. Each of them took a pencil and pointed at the drawing.
Tianhuo hasn't experienced this kind of pure happiness for a long time. What's interesting is not the design of the drawings, but this wonderful form of exploration. Two films and a Luper come together to conduct research under "extremely difficult conditions", which is itself a particularly interesting thing.
In fact, Bai Lang knows nothing about design, but she is extremely enthusiastic about it. After all, it is related to her own research institute, so as the general manager, she certainly cares more about it than anyone else.
Ina is a girl who only knows experimental research and has only a vague idea about how to design a laboratory. She is inspired by the enthusiasm of Bailang and Tianhuo, and uses her limited ability to constantly come up with bad ideas.
Tianhuo was the only one with relevant experience, but unfortunately she had forgotten her original intention. She was immersed in this interesting thing while correcting Aina's mistakes. Unconsciously, her rich knowledge in the relevant field was revealed, and then she enjoyed the unanimous praise from Bailang and Aina. This positive cycle made her proud tail never stand up.
They discussed for a whole day, and everyone felt that they had gained a lot, but the progress on the actual issues was as slow as a snail. This result was normal, because at least nine-tenths of the content in their discussion deviated from the topic.
In the evening, the airship would enter a low-speed flight mode and the dome on the deck would be opened. They would gather on the deck like other passengers to enjoy the breeze and the night view under the moonlight.
At this time, the service staff will seize the opportunity and bring champagne, a specialty of County Toronto, to the deck to sell to the passengers. It is difficult for the romantic Victorians to refuse such a thing. Holding a glass of champagne and savoring it while enjoying the night view is the mood of life.
Miss White Wolf would certainly not let her own people suffer any injustice. She would always take out tips from her not-so-full wallet and refill glass after glass of expensive champagne for her two companions.
Although the airship ticket price is not very high, all expenses above it need to be paid by the passengers themselves. The specific cost is many times more expensive than usual. This has to be said to be a clever marketing method.
Late at night, everyone returned to their respective cabins and prepared to go to sleep, but the cabin where White Wolf was would not quiet down early.
There is no other reason, just because there are three energetic young girls here. It's okay if they are alone, they can sleep quietly even if they can't sleep, but it's different when three of them get together, turn off the lights, and there are always many strange topics to talk about.
Miss Tianhuo appears to be introverted, but actually loves to talk. When she meets Bailang, a boss who looks pleasant and has no airs, her strong desire to express herself is unimpeded.
Bai Lang also likes to listen to the other party talk. She especially likes Miss Tianhuo talking about her rich experiences, because such experiences are not only interesting, but also mixed with Miss Tianhuo's little thoughts of showing off. At this time, the other party will easily reveal some middle school expressions.
She heard Miss Skyfire preach with her own ears, 'I have no choice but to bury them one by one with the fireworks that burn away the sins', 'The sinful souls in heaven will surely repent'.
Whenever she heard such words, she forced herself to hold back her laughter and secretly poked Ina's arm with her fingers. Ina would touch her hand in tacit response.
Bai Lang selectively forgot some things. When she was a middle school student, she was actually no less immature than Tianhuo.
She kept responding to the story of the skyfire, happily adding fuel to the fire. Ina also learned the art of fanning the flames, and the atmosphere always became extremely cheerful.
The Sakotas who lived next door finally had enough.
Every time before, he forced himself to calm down when he was angry, hoping that the person next to him would say he was tired and go to sleep, but what was the result?
Time and time again, three times and four times, he had endured it too many times and he couldn't endure it anymore.
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