New Gods of North America

After discussing matters, the carriage once again transported Wayne and Seth Grayson towards the academy.

The George and Anna Academy's daily security is roughly equivalent to that of semi-enclosed blocks in cities or towns.

There are relatively dedicated patrol personnel, as well as other individuals who may offer assistance when things happen or may quickly avoid getting involved.

Basically, as long as one's words and actions are appropriate, attire is decent, and behavior doesn't seem suspicious,

people are usually not the primary focus of patrol personnel or questioned when they are normally "visiting" or "entering and exiting".

After all, it's difficult for the patrol personnel in the academy to remember the grade and identity of every student, and under normal circumstances, they don't have the authority to prohibit those with legitimate reasons from entering or leaving the academy's premises.

Of course, if your skin color is not quite right, then you still need to pay more attention to avoid misunderstandings,

because in this era, in the "academy" that Southerners are proud of, although there are still relatively closed indigenous academies, it is rare to have students, professors, or staff with darker skin tones.

Wayne was in the carriage,

also taking the opportunity to examine Seth Grayson's extraordinary ability.

Despite being described as a "membrane" by Seth Grayson, his extraordinary ability visually resembled a layer of "water mist," like the kind that forms when you breathe on glass, not very noticeable at first glance,

except that the "water mist" was encased "inside" the "membrane."

Wayne tried to wipe it with his hand,

but couldn't actually wipe away the "water mist," as if there was still glass in between.

Seth Grayson used his finger to write on a "membrane" on his side,

and on the opposite side, on the carriage window next to Wayne, the area covered by the "membrane" simultaneously appeared as if someone was writing on the "water mist" on the glass, gradually revealing the writing.

"What is the maximum effective range of your extraordinary ability?" Wayne asked.

"Should be several thousand yards...? I haven't tested it."

Seth Grayson looked very sincere:

"The clergy of the church warned me that I should try to avoid using my ability, to prevent increasing my own corruption and the degree of contamination by evil spirits.

"My ability can create a maximum of three 'membranes' at the same time, with the largest area being close to the size of a magazine. However, regardless of whether the area of each one is large or small, the content they display is exactly the same, and the magnification or reduction ratio appears to be the same.

"Each 'membrane' can last for a maximum of two hours. I haven't researched the farthest distance myself, but within the effective time, I basically haven't encountered it failing due to distance or obstruction—provided they are not taken into places like churches."

Wayne thought for a moment, "But you actually used it before?"

When answering this question, Seth Grayson didn't seem to need to think it over first:

"The identity of the fallen needs to be kept secret, and the church does not allow us to actively disclose it ourselves. However, some people still know my identity and ability. Someone in the academy once borrowed my ability to assist them in passing information during exams."

Wayne turned his head to look at the "water mist" on the glass next to him, thought for a moment, "If I write on it, can others see it?"

Seth Grayson shook his head:

"Only the content I write can be 'shared'. Therefore, if it is to be used during exams, at least someone needs to bring the exam questions out beforehand."

"Who have you 'assisted'?" Wayne asked again.

"I don't know. Each time, an intermediary came to take away the metal ruler covered with the 'membrane'. However, judging from the time and the content of the exam questions, it was usually for obtaining lawyer or doctor licenses. There also seemed to be theological assessments."

Wayne pondered slightly, "If possible, please also investigate who that intermediary has contacted, or depending on the situation, we can catch him and ask him later."

It sounds quite legitimate and reasonable for students in the academy to help report exam cheating,

of course, it would be even more reasonable if someone could be found to be in private contact with hidden organizations.

That way, they could directly be caught and locked up in the detective agency, and David Mills could be notified to have someone pick them up, with some time squeezed out in between for questioning.

...

It's very convenient to only be active in the vicinity of the city area,

Wayne didn't even reach the dormitory's lock-up time when he returned to his room this time.

Ryan continued to drive the carriage to take Seth Grayson away, also familiarizing himself with the academy's environment and routes.

Wayne temporarily waited for the results of the investigation, anyway, a bunch of investigators were temporarily under Seth Grayson's command, both cooperating and supervising,

In the following days, Wayne returned to his normal class schedule.

After finishing the general philosophy and basic science classes on Friday morning, Wayne was preparing to go to the cafeteria for lunch,

when he happened to encounter Luke Matthew, the social manager of the "Pointed Hat Society" fraternity.

Okay, actually it wasn't a coincidence,

he was there to "interrogate" Wayne.

Luke Matthew seemed a little helpless:

"I originally thought that during the rest day, Wayne, you would appear at our fraternity's 'newcomer trial' at the invited time, but you didn't come."

Wayne had to put on a look of regret, "I really wanted to go, but unfortunately I encountered a little unexpected situation the day before yesterday, so I could only miss it."

Seriously,

The "trials" given by Pastor Pasiel and Bishop Corleone felt like they should be much more exciting than the fraternity's...

Unexpectedly, Luke Matthew was quite considerate:

"I considered that this might be the case, so our assessment hasn't ended yet. But I can only delay it until the end of this week at most. If you still don't come this time, then you might really miss this year's opportunity to join."

Wayne didn't know how to answer now,

Fortunately, Luke Matthew seemed to be quite busy usually. After telling Wayne that he would give him the new assessment time and location in a couple of days, he patted Wayne's arm and left in a hurry.

Walking into the academy's cafeteria,

Wayne ordered food at the counter and then carried the plate to find a place to sit.

Coincidentally, the dormitory's "house manager," Mcken Reeves, occupied a relatively secluded seat in the corner of the cafeteria. Wayne thought it was quite suitable there, so he greeted him and went over.

There are also different restaurants in the academy, but they are all school-owned.

Perhaps stemming from the framework of the original boarding school, there are no overly luxurious restaurants in the academy, but among the short ones, there are still relatively "quiet" and "elegant" restaurants where students can work and study.

After Wayne had eaten roughly everything once, he felt that his taste was more suitable for the relatively more "affordable" side,

Although the amount of meat is generally small and there are fewer fresh vegetables, at least there aren't too many fancy flavors.

Compared to Wayne's bread with vegetables and fried meat slices, which he considered simple enough,

Mcken Reeves' food was even simpler: several cooked potatoes with skins, sprinkled with just a little seasoning.

If you want to be elegant, you can eat it with a spoon; if you want to be casual, you can just pick it up and eat it with your hands, but no matter how you eat it, it can't be called delicious.

However, Mcken Reeves said that he usually eats like this, and he didn't show any shyness or embarrassment about it,

Wayne didn't make any further comments about it. The two of them finished lunch, rested for a while, and then continued to rush to different classrooms.

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