Chapter 27 Orientation
A moment later, the three boarded the car.
At first, it was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass through. After traveling several dozen miles, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.
The CC1000 express train sped through the night, giving the metropolis a mirage-like, illusory feel, with its towering skyscrapers resembling giant pillars holding up candlelight.
According to information Linto has obtained online in the past few days, only a portion of the Chicago subway is underground, with the majority of the lines running on suspended steel tracks.
This bustling city had its own urban rail transit system as early as 1892. At that time, humans could not dig long tunnels underground, so they laid steel tracks in the air for the trains. These mysterious black and white trains, flying alongside and sprinkling bright electric sparks, passed majestic marble buildings and the basketball courts where backstreet boys played.
In the frontmost special carriage, Lu Mingfei, Fingel, Linto, and Guderian sat facing each other.
"You'd die if you rode this subway."
Linto spoke auspicious words as he leaned back on the sofa in the carriage.
Sociology +10.
For a subway car, this carriage is undeniably luxurious. The portholes are upholstered in lustrous teak, the dark green leather sofas are embroidered with gold thread, and the walls are decorated with Victorian-style floral wallpaper—every detail is exquisite.
The first thing I did after boarding the bus was to change into my school uniform.
Lu Mingfei and Fingel changed quickly; he wore a dark green suit with thin silver trim, a white shirt, a deep rose-red scarf, and the Kassel College emblem embroidered on his chest.
The World Tree Yggdrasil is half withered and half glorious. Legend has it that Odin sacrificed himself here in search of wisdom, while the dragon Nidhogg, guided by squirrels and four does, and countless snakes, continued to gnaw at its roots.
But Linto did not have such leisure and elegance, and wore a black hoodie and black mask the whole time, isolating himself from the atmosphere of the entire carriage.
"Should this be considered a high-speed rail?" Fingel asked timidly from the side.
"It doesn't matter, as long as it's a railcar." Linto wiped his fingers with a handkerchief and looked at Guderian: "Professor Guderian, the contract?"
"good."
Guderian nodded and adjusted his glasses.
Guderian knew that Linto was imitating the tone of Lugu City, whom he hated, but he was helpless against the little brat.
He wasn't a combative person to begin with, so he figured he'd just give him the agreed-upon ten thousand dollars...
He picked up his pen, intending to sign the contract, when he heard Linto speak indifferently from the other end of the table:
"Hmm... Your cortisol and adrenaline levels are soaring, dopamine secretion is decreasing, and serotonin levels are dropping. If nothing unexpected happens, you're in a 'reluctant' mood."
"Professor Guderian, this makes me feel like I'm not talking about a collaboration, but rather a one-sided concession," Linto said quietly. "I hope you realize that you should have given me an extra 36,000 US dollars."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Guderian broke out in a cold sweat.
What constitutes top-tier strategic combat?
When a person's various indicators are detected, then this scene is not much different from the power of the mind.
"you mean..."
"Yes, the money you gave me was originally a separate deal, and the scholarship will eventually be paid to me. The extra ten thousand US dollars you gave me in this contract I'm discussing is just the initial condition."
Linto said, "I hope that tuition can be waived."
Linto spoke with remarkable calmness, as if he was already certain that he had reached the level where he needed to pay tuition and could easily pass the 3E exam.
"OK."
Guderian's eyes flickered.
Letting him use his teacher's license to help waive tuition and incidentally give him the remaining $26,000 would indeed be a win-win situation.
This scene is far superior to Zhongli's feigned death.
...
After the negotiations were concluded, the atmosphere quickly turned to the main topic as the train continued its journey.
"On the journey, I will give you two brilliant young talents some final guidance before you enroll. Coffee? Hot chocolate? Or a shot of liquor?"
Guderian's question was far more serious than when Lu Mingfei had seen him at the drinking party.
"Tequila with lemon juice," Fingel raised his hand.
"I didn't ask you, I asked Lu Mingfei," Guderian said. "Pour yourself a drink, and if you can, do me a favor."
"What are your orders?"
"Disappear from my sight, and don't come back before the orientation is over," Guderian rubbed his temples. "You can drink as much as you want."
Fingel: "..."
He sighed; as expected, he couldn't compare to the two SSS-level players.
Guderian was unaware of his mission at the Kassel College, but it was something he couldn't tell anyone other than Lu Mingfei and Linto.
Fingel got up and poured two glasses of wine, like a hotel waiter, and placed them in front of Lu Mingfei and Linto: "Have a drink, it'll help, trust me, buddy."
He grabbed the bottle and left the carriage, leaving Lu Mingfei, Linto, and Guderian facing each other, as if something terrible was about to happen.
"I don't want to portray the orientation as something terrible; after all, it's just a chat between teachers and students, but some new students were indeed intimidated," Guderian said. "First of all, I'm sorry I'm late. The candidates from Russia were quite unexpected, and I wasted a lot of time there. I only found out you hadn't reported when I got back. Secondly, these are two confidentiality agreements; you need to sign them first." Guderian handed over two files. "We don't want the contents of the orientation to be leaked."
Looking at the two confidentiality agreements on the table.
"Your school must be a superpower institution, right?" After a long pause, Lu Mingfei pursed his lips and said this.
Guderian was slightly taken aback.
Lin Tuo glanced over, raising an eyebrow slightly. This was both unexpected and yet reasonable.
Over the past few days, the extraordinary things he has shown in front of Lu Mingfei have gone far beyond just floating cannons. Even if Lu Mingfei is down on his luck, he is not stupid, so it is only natural that he would guess this.
"So that's how it is. No wonder it's our S-class."
Guderian's eyes flickered, as if he had guessed at many possibilities, but no matter what, an ordinary person would never have access to such secrets of the real world.
This alone can reveal a person's ability.
What he didn't know was that Lu Mingfei would never have known this information in advance. It was only because of Lin Tuo that everything became traceable.
"Do I have to sign this file before I can listen to it?"
Lu Mingfei pondered for a moment.
"Of course, unless you can access Kassel College's information directly like that hacker did," Guderian said seriously. "But as far as I know, that hacker is now also a member of Kassel College!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei was stunned and turned to look at Lin Tuo.
"Brother Tuozi, are you from this school?"
Linto smiled without saying a word.
"What nonsense is this?" Guderian frowned, not understanding what the two were doing. "Anyway, if there is no confidentiality agreement, we will ask neuroscience instructor Masafumi Tomiyama to help the two of you erase your memories of Kassel College."
The two lengthy documents contained identical information, both written in Latin. Although there were English translations below, the English was difficult to understand. Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment, then signed them as a sign of respect.
Linto scanned the contents of the agreement, repeatedly confirming that there were no hidden clauses and that it was merely a matter of keeping the meeting confidential, before signing his name.
The reason is simple: his intelligence is probably far more profound than that of a professor like Guderian at Kassel College.
Theoretically, someone of my level can beat everyone.jpg
Have you ever been a dragon? (This is just random, unfounded speculation.)
Linto had no intention of revealing the secrets of the hybrid world to ordinary people, so this agreement was of no use to him and had no restrictions whatsoever; it was mainly for his amusement.
The only thing that allowed him to truly gain from his trip to Kassel College, outside of his mission, was the day of freedom that unfolded quickly after he enrolled.
Linto had a plan to counter both Chu Zihang and Caesar by utilizing his own strengths.
End of this chapter...