Chapter 117: There Are only Monsters in the Twilight

After 13 days of driving from the time he boarded the train in Sun, Levi finally arrived at the academy in the heart of the East District.

As soon as he got off the train station, he could feel the atmosphere of this city, which was completely different from that of Sun and Zhulan.

There were LED screens playing videos everywhere, the ground was clean and tidy, and broadcasts could be seen in almost every area. Electronic information technology was also widely used, and ticket checking and identity registration were almost all automated.

Compared with Sun and Zhulan, where high-tech and low-life were relatively cyberpunk, the entire city of the academy seemed to apply technology to all aspects of life.

Even the surveillance cameras that Levi had seen in the other two cities before but were rare have become quite common in the academy.

And there were no elderly people walking on the road. Almost all of them wore different uniforms from different school districts of the academy, which made them look particularly young, individual, and energetic.

Before coming, Levi learned from some public data that nearly 90% of the city's residents are young students from the East and West districts, and only about 10% are faculty and staff and their families. The local population living here is less than 3% of the total population.

So even compared with the central government, the college is more avant-garde, advanced and free.

Many well-known bands, dance troupes and singers in the East District come from the college and are formed by students.

And most of the LED screens everywhere broadcast the recent performances of these groups, the latest reports released by the college's news department, the recent decrees of the student union, and the commendation of outstanding students.

At the same time, there are mechanical female voices on the radio throughout the city, which occasionally broadcast some notices and messages for groups or individuals.

In short, compared with other cities, the style of the college is like a comparison between a first-tier city and a rural town.

Those young people who took the same train with Levi to the college and got off together to sign up for special enrollment were a little at a loss when they first came to such a dazzling and unreal world.

Until a young man wearing a white uniform with a sleeveband with the word "management" on it approached them.

"Those who want to apply for special enrollment, follow me, don't run around! If you mistakenly enter the forbidden area, you will be forcibly sent to the discipline department!"

His voice was very cold, but there was no contempt or discrimination in his tone. When facing these new young people, he showed more of a businesslike indifference and indifference.

Those freshmen who were dressed simply and seemed very nervous and cautious about all the unknown and advanced things around them followed him obediently, walked out of the station under his leadership, and stepped into a tram waiting next to them.

Levi also followed the team. After getting off the bus, he looked at the city with interest.

Compared with the sun and Zhulan, this is obviously the most advanced and representative underground city in the world.

In order to better manage the people and exploit the bottom, those resource-based cities will deliberately restrict the introduction of some technologies and equipment.

But Levi didn't act too much. If he looked too relaxed among his timid peers, he would undoubtedly stand out.

Even though he killed Zhulan, Levi was not arrogant enough to think that he was invincible.

The academy is the cradle of scientists. The rule controllers here are even better than the central government.

For example, the director of the Botanical Bureau of Zhulan, a second-level biologist, can only be regarded as a student with slightly better grades in the academy.

In the sun, Levi heard Fengzi say that she was at the third level before she had problems in a failed experiment!

At the age of 20, she reached this level, which can certainly be called a genius among geniuses.

In the academy, although geniuses like Fengzi are rare, there are still some.

As for the excellent second-level students, there are even more.

In other resource-based dungeons, first-level scientists who can already be upper-class people can be seen everywhere.

Just like the student from the Student Union Administration Department who went to the station to pick them up, when he was pouring water, he let the water in the pot flow into the cup by itself, which is obviously not something that ordinary people can do.

So Levi knew that he had to restrain himself first. He had to do some small actions to raise his level first. When the points were added up, at least he had to reach the level of second-level invincibility before he could really think of ways to do big things.

The speed of the tram was very fast. After about 20 minutes, they arrived at their destination, the Student Union Administration Department Office located in the eastern part of the entire college.

There are special people here to verify their identities, register and issue temporary student cards, and then they will have a 7-day general education. After passing the final assessment, they can truly become the lowest-level special recruits in this college.

Levi received the student card, he raised his head and looked at an office building not far from the management department, where there happened to be an old man with a tall figure and proud temperament, smoking and looking at the entire college.

After Zhao Mingda walked out of the principal's office with his employment certificate, he stopped in the clean corridor.

He did not immediately report to the library with the certificate, but found a smoking area, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and puffed out a cloud of smoke, then looked up at the towering clock tower in the center of the college.

He was transferred from the Institute of Scientific Management to the librarian of the college center. Many of his colleagues at the center thought he was crazy.

But only he and Cheng Che understood that he would rather lower his rank and salary than come here to do what he wanted to do.

Zhao Mingda looked at the young, beautiful and energetic students in the college, and recalled his student days with some emotion.

He saw a group of students from the dance troupe coming out of the theater full of joy and laughter after performing a performance.

I also saw a group of cautious and timid special admissions students who had just been brought into the academy and were receiving their student cards.

Finally, his eyes were fixed on the Zhiming River that ran through the entire college, where a young man wearing a gray special enrollment uniform was standing in a daze with his head lowered.

He seemed to be some kind of famous figure. There were many people gathered around him. They were all regular students who had no classes in the afternoon. However, the behavior and actions of those students were obviously very offensive. This made Zhao Mingda, who was still feeling sentimental, deeply wrinkled. frowned.

He put out the cigarette in his hand, walked down the office building with the newly completed procedures, and came to the river.

"Don't you have any sense of shame? If I were you, I would just jump into this river and drown myself!"

"It's really ruining the reputation of the college. In order to gain some benefits for yourself, you are really willing to do anything."

"Your classmates have been sold away, why are you still here? Damn you! You just want to trick them into raising your voice with you, and then let them die, right?"

"This person is really rotten, let alone a liar. The 38 people they were with probably all wanted to make the matter bigger so that they could get compensation from the college!"

"No. They are not." No matter how many others cursed him, he didn't reply. He was like a wooden man. After hearing such a sentence, he squirmed and finally opened his mouth to defend himself.

However, just as he spoke, his voice was so soft that many people didn't even hear it, but he was immediately subjected to even more violent abuse and attacks!

"Go to hell! How dare you say no!"

"Is there any warrior! Quick! Is there any warrior who will show up today! I have an acquaintance in the Department of Discipline and Discipline. If you dare to beat him, I will find some connections to bail you out!"

"Spend money to find a special admissions student to do it! It doesn't cost much!"

There were also people taking pictures with communicators on the side, planning to post them on the college forum to call more people over.

However, an old but powerful voice interrupted everyone here.

"What are you all doing here? They're making so much noise!"

The students surrounding him turned to look at the source of the sound. Zhao Mingda's dignity, which he had cultivated in the disciplinary training center for a long time, had frightened a large number of people.

In addition, his attire clearly belonged to a senior faculty member, which made the students feel a little unhappy, but they slowly began to disperse.

When everyone was almost gone, and only the young man with his head lowered and silent was left by the river, Zhao Mingda also had a cold expression and his hands behind his back. He did not look at the special admissions student, but turned around and walked towards the central library. .

He came to scold everyone just because he felt that the atmosphere of the academy should not be like this. It was a rational palace for acquiring knowledge and pursuing the truth, rather than a filthy place full of criticism and abuse.

After being rescued, even though he was not even looked at, the special recruit named Zhu Long, who had just been released from the Confinement Management Department not long ago, still bowed to the straight back from a distance as a thank you. .

When there was finally no one around to watch, he slowly squatted down by the Zhiming River, took out a bottle of wine from his arms, unscrewed the cap, and poured the wine into the river.

"You said you wanted to try it before, but you still couldn't raise the money because you had to support your family. I bought it today. Drink it. This is all I can make up for. It's all my fault."

He muttered to himself, and then stood up again after watching the bottle of wine being completely emptied.

After putting away the empty bottles, Zhu Long began to return toward the dormitory area for special admissions students along the shade of the trees by the river.

He didn't take the tram because he knew that if he entered, he would be kicked out.

He avoided all the busy roads for a full 20 miles and hid in the shadows of the wall like a cockroach or mouse. After walking for more than two hours, it was already dark before he walked back to the dormitory. .

His four-person dormitory, which was already half empty, had two new special admissions students move in today.

Zhu Long was as dull as a piece of wood. Another roommate who had lived with him for more than a year greeted him, and he just nodded silently in response.

Levi, who was assigned to this dormitory, recognized this young man who looked plain, taciturn, and looked like a boring gourd when he first entered the door.

He was the one who was reported in the newspaper and was the leader who gathered 37 special admissions students in the college to express their dissatisfaction and slander against a verdict made by the student union. As a result, they were punished by the Department of Discipline Inspection.

The news in the newspaper that Levi saw on the train was somewhat delayed. The trial of the incident at the college had been completed five days ago. The other 37 people were expelled and sold to other underground cities to work as laborers to compensate the college. loan.

Only this young man named Zhu Long was left behind. He was punished with two weeks of confinement and one semester of unpaid labor before being released.

This undoubtedly caused him to fall into endless accusations and abuses. The college news department reported many articles on this matter, most of which were speculative, saying that he was doing it to avoid being expelled, but as an organizer he was Put all the blame on others.

He also said that those who gathered to protest wanted to use the incident of special admissions students to break into a restricted area and beat regular students to intimidate the student union and gain benefits for themselves.

In short, Zhu Long's name has become notorious in the academy, and no matter whether he is a regular student or a special student, he has a bad attitude toward him.

After he took the washing tools and left the dormitory, the senior who helped Li Wei and the other newly moved in enthusiastically introduced the situation of the college said with a somewhat lonely expression.

"They actually just want to seek justice together. They are still too naive. After coming to the academy, they thought that this place is different from other cities, and some things will be different, but in fact they are all the same."

He seemed to just sigh, but he was still very careful and had no intention of saying more about it, and then reminded Li Wei seriously.

"You must be careful not to think that the special admissions students are also students and part of the college. We are not part of the college, we are just the largest number of consumables in the college! When the college needs us, we are valuable and have the opportunity to have dialogue , when we are not needed, we must not try to talk to others about so-called fairness and reason!”

"This doesn't happen in other cities, and it doesn't happen in the college either!"

The new student nodded in understanding, but Li Wei's eyes had already seen Zhu Long's empty bed.

About an hour later, just when the enthusiastic senior was about to call Li Wei and the others to have dinner, Zhu Long finally came back.

He seemed to have washed up, and his mental state was somewhat different from before. He was also carrying a bottle of juice and a few side dishes in his hand.

This change made the enthusiastic senior look a little surprised and a little surprised. He finally relaxed and let out a long sigh of relief and patted Zhu Long on the back.

"I'm just saying, there's nothing you can't handle. We're all like this. If people scold you, let them scold you."

Zhu Long heard what he said, nodded and smiled. His smile was not cheerful, but he finally smiled.

He invited Li Wei and the two newcomers to dinner. During this period, he still said very little, but when the enthusiastic senior next to him introduced some things about the college to them, he would add a few words from time to time. It seemed that It's like I have truly emerged from the shadows of the past and the abuse of reality.

It's just that Li Wei kept looking at him while eating and felt that this was not the case.

After dinner, as the night gradually deepened, the four people in the dormitory also went to bed to rest.

Levi didn't sleep, so he put his arms under his head and looked at the dark night quietly.

Time gradually passed, and around midnight, when the bell tower in the center of the college rang a dull bell, a figure sat up on the bed where Zhu Long was.

He put on his clothes, moved very slightly without disturbing anyone, and then slowly walked out of the dormitory.

And just after he slowly closed the door from the outside, a suppressed and low cry sounded from the bed of the senior who had entertained Li Wei and the two of them enthusiastically during the day.

Zhu Long walked on the empty college road to avoid all the surveillance cameras. He was wearing very thin clothes. The night wind made his body tremble, but he still walked step by step towards the bridge over the Zhiming River. Walked over.

He reached the highest point of the bridge, climbed onto the guardrail and grabbed the pillar on the side with one hand, and stood like this for a long time, quietly looking at the looming river under the illumination of the street lights on both sides.

"I hope that in the twilight, there will really be a paradise for mankind."

After murmuring these words, he let go of his hand and jumped out.

However, just when his body started to fall, a strong arm suddenly grabbed his hand!

Zhu Long raised his head in surprise and saw the new special admissions student who had just arrived at the academy today and was assigned to the same dormitory as him. He was looking at him with a smile.

"Twilight doesn't have a paradise, but there are monsters with dozens of eyes. Do you still dare to die?"