under the mask

"Hey! Hall, drive slowly!" Kashi was lying on the glass excitedly when passing the Royal Avenue, the eighth-floor elevated suspension road: "Li Wei, did you see it? That's the Paramount Palace! I didn't have a chance to come to Central City before." Go this way!"

Li Wei casually glanced outside, the central city was distributed over a dozen floors, and the emperor's residence on the Royal Avenue, the Paramount Palace, was built on the eighth floor in the middle.Supreme power—supreme majesty, the white ancient marble walls of the Paramount Palace and the statues of ancient mythological figures are so dazzling in a dense metal building, just like the pure gold suddenly found in scrap iron. The white and flawless pearls make people feel passionate and trembling admiration, and they can't wait to hold them carefully with both hands.

However, since the war more than 20 years ago, this beautiful and noble building has been sparsely populated. The former emperor and the first queen passed away one after another, and His Royal Highness defected to the north and established a regime that opposed his imperial brother... I don’t know this Is it the direct cause of further weakening of the current emperor.

In short, it is nothing more than empty shelf now.

Usually, the Royal Avenue must have a special license or pass, or special festivals to enter, and the opening day of the Imperial University is obviously included in this.Hall didn't even use the navigation, because the cars that took this road today were obviously sending freshmen to Imperial University, so he didn't have to worry about going the wrong way as long as he followed the one in front.

There are six space halls in Gary Vance, the number one of which is located in Central City.The three towering silver buildings on the west side are the administrative buildings of the military headquarters in the center. The middle building is 1140 meters high. The entrance to the shipyard of the manned transport ship with the largest carrying capacity in the empire is located underground in this building.On the garage square connected to the suspended road on the eighth floor of the building, aircraft of various models landed and docked in an orderly manner under the command of the city police. One after another, parents and children got off the aircraft one after another. Many families He also took the robot butler, and dragged the suitcase that was still huge after repeated streamlining, and passed through the narrow aisle between the aircraft with difficulty, and came to the entrance of the building on this floor to gather, and there were crowds everywhere.

Such a scene looks no different from the country in Li Wei's impression. Although the university is not a place for people to enjoy themselves, and the dormitory can't fit so many things, the doting parents still want to stuff all their belongings into luggage. Every time I take a step, I have to babble and give a lot of instructions, but the result is that the child is embarrassed and impatient.Because they can't wait to be free from their parents' control.

Li Wei jumped off the aircraft and hugged the yawning little thing into his arms.His face was very calm, and there was something gloomy in his eyes.

Maybe it's because of the second time in his life, there is still no relationship between his parents sending him to the university to register.Unlike him, Kashi's parents have to run around for their livelihood, and his younger sister is in class today, but even so, he is as excited as the teenagers around him.

"What should we do? Our dock is too far away from the assembly point." He put his hands on his forehead and squinted his eyes, and his legs kept moving as if he wanted to jump on the roof of the aircraft and run wildly.

"There are many farther than us, so what's the rush." ​​Li Wei scoffed at him, turned his head and grabbed Isa's fat hand, the little guy was dishonestly leaning forward to grab the fake flower on the hat of a girl passing by him .The black-haired girl held onto her hat angrily and looked at Li Wei. She was taken aback for a moment, and finally blushed and walked away quickly.

Kashi: "..."

"It's not fair!" he shouted, "If it were me... if it were me..." He couldn't help but think of Emilia, if the girl's indifferent face showed a flush of embarrassment... flush... red...

Li Wei calmly blocked Kashi's nosebleed with the small handkerchief pinned to his clothes by Isa's little friend.

"My lord, your puberty is a bit too vigorous - just wait until school starts." He said, thinking to himself, when your mecha department starts school, you are equivalent to driving a seventy to eighty-ton heavy armored vehicle You don't have to be trained to death, let alone nosebleeds every day when you fall asleep, your eyes must be straight.

Hall locked the aircraft, brushed off the dust that didn't exist on the straight suit, and then took out a delicate space twister from his pocket, and stuffed all the luggage of the two children into it.This is the first-class product that he ordered on the Starnet today, and it was shipped from Seablue Star. There is a compressed space of [-] square meters inside, which is enough for Li Wei and the others to put things.Of course, his so-called first-class product can only hold things, and huge guys like mechas or battleships are not enough at all... The reason why it is a first-class product is only because there is a special product of Seablue Star inlaid on it. A-grade sea blue is brilliant, and the tether is also dyed and woven with unicorn tail hair, embellished with blue pearls.

His aesthetics really can't accept those space twisters with a capacity of hundreds of square meters that are as ugly as hemp rope.

Li Wei glanced at the butler behind him, and the corners of his eyes twitched.To be honest, he thinks that instead of spending so much gemstones on it, it is better to spend the same money to buy a practical and super large space, so that he may try to bring Oliveira to school...

This is naturally a joke... because he dare not underestimate the strict management of the Centennial Military Academy.

Imperial University recruits more than 3 new students every year, and there are nearly 10 students, not including more than 2 teachers and more than 1 domestic optical network online lecturers.These numbers are far from enough to fill the school that occupies one-fifth of the area of ​​the auxiliary star, so some military and government organizations have also moved to the auxiliary star and set up offices or research institutes there.

More than 3 new students plus their parents, this scene can be described as spectacular.Repeated broadcasts reverberated over the square. Go to meeting point No. [-] on the east side of the square from as many students as you are, and go to No. [-] meeting point on the east side as you go. Self-check your luggage again, and take out illegal items as soon as possible to avoid confiscation... Boys and girls on the east side of the square On the west side, the machine number on the luggage is placed in the middle to wait for unified delivery, and it is not allowed to carry space to twist so...

Such a broadcast is repeated every 3 minutes.

The blond-haired butler had already walked in front of the two teenagers. With his tall figure and invincible handsome appearance, Li Wei and Kashi finally experienced the feeling of being unimpeded in the dense crowd.According to the broadcast, he and Kashgar have similar student ID numbers, so the registration number is also close. They are both at the No. [-] meeting point on the east side. Li Wei raised his free left hand and glanced at the communicator. Amelia sent it a few minutes ago The message said she was already at the assembly point.It's a pity that the boys and girls are separated, and the original plan to reunite here fell through.

"We guess we can only meet with Amelia after dinner," he said to Kashgar sideways, "Looking at this posture, it is also a messy direct test at the auxiliary star, and boys and girls should be separated."

Kashi howled, but faced with the scene in front of him like mixed fruit salad, he had no choice but to accept the reality with his head down.Fortunately, there are still many public courses in the first year of university, and there are opportunities to meet each other every day...

At [-]:[-], most of the people had already stayed where they were supposed to be. The reason why the square was still overcrowded was because the parents who were reluctant to leave at the scene still insisted on staying by their children. Although the surroundings were noisy, he still told the children loudly about their experiences in school that year, completely lacking the demeanor that he usually insisted on.

"Want some snacks?" Hall held the dozing Issa with one hand in his boredom, still maintaining an elegant posture, "I brought the blueberry pie that I just baked this morning."

Kash immediately began to salivate.

"I said what's in there that you're carrying..." Li Wei squinted at the butler, and muttered, "That's why you eat bread and jam in the morning?"

Just as Hall was about to say something, the radio sounded again in the square.

"The current time is 10:[-]:[-], the last broadcast: Please relatives of the students leave the square within [-] minutes. The square is quiet. Students please line up and prepare to enter the underground shipyard. Repeat again——"

Li Wei and Kashi looked at each other, quickly grabbed a piece of warm blueberry pie from the insulated food box in Hall's hand, stuffed them into their mouths, and then followed the flow of students to the front and began to line up neatly.

Hall was carrying a food box exuding the sweet smell of snacks, and his tall stature stood out in the bustling crowd.He stared at the back of the boy who had grown up since he was a child, and felt amused by his sudden parting melancholy.

Could it be that he has put on Andrew's appearance for too long and really regarded himself as Li Wei's grandfather?

But at least... they are also relatives... right?

Andrew, if you knew that Li Wei entered that college following your footsteps, would you smile with relief, or would you feel anxious?Li Wei was born in a bad time, not too early or too late, but he was already at the point of imminent danger... Entering the military academy during the war years was like going to become a hero.

And heroes, don't they always have to be sacrificed?

"Brother... pinch!?" Issa woke up chubby, and suddenly found that the important brother was missing!He expressed panic and dissatisfaction, Xiao Pang grabbed the butler's ear and looked at him with pouted lips and drooping eyebrows.

"Your brother went to kindergarten." Hall patiently explained to him, and the slender figure holding the child merged into the crowd and gradually disappeared.

The clearing of the square was extremely fast. In fact, in less than 10 minutes, the aircraft took off one after another. The remaining 3 freshmen lined up in four long lines on both sides, wearing the black military uniform of the Imperial University. One piece, but it already looks much neater, and there are mountains of luggage in the middle.In the last minute, the square that was originally like a large market has become quiet, only the sound of footsteps and rubbing of cloth is left.

Li Wei had heard about the three silver buildings of the military headquarters for a long time, and knew that there was an underground shipyard for military use below, and this was the first time he had actually entered it.After all, all the elders in his family are gone. Although they all left many medals and honors, they will no longer have real power after death, and the power in the past cannot benefit Li Wei, who is a minor heir.Because of this, even if he is the great His Excellency Spal, the sole heir of the Spal family, the five most authoritative aristocratic families in the empire, those who hold great authority and illustrious names will not take him seriously .

Just after nine o'clock, the building opened on time. Rows of city police officers holding pulse guns formed a human wall between each row of students. The serious and cold aura gradually spread, and the new students were a little uneasy at first, but They all kept quiet and dared not speak.The cadets of military academies are relatively better, they only account for less than one-third of the number of freshmen, only about 7000-8000.

They slowly entered the building under the escort of the city police. Although the outside world was a little hot, the temperature inside the building was lower than expected. The slightly thick black military uniforms could not withstand the momentary air-conditioning. I shivered.Li Wei looked back and saw that Kashi was in the third row on his right, separated by seven or eight people according to his student number, registration number and major.

The sun is blocked at once. From the outside, the Baiyin Building is no different from any commercial or government office building except that it is taller. But when you come in, you know that there are no floor-to-ceiling windows with good lighting and gorgeous shining crystal lights. The light can be learned Human marble floors, green decorative palm trees, and gentle reception desks... There are none here, only bare cold metal walls, and transparent special glass floors, which run through the entire building from top to bottom. There are more than 50 transparent elevators in high-rise buildings, and more than [-] elevators are distributed on this floor like blood vessels arranged in an orderly manner.

Li Wei's calm just now disappeared. He looked down at his feet calmly, and he could only see a series of elevators... Fuck, his head started to feel dizzy.Fortunately, there were bursts of gasps around at the same time, and there were many people who were as trembling as him. This scene was really shocking. I dare to say that this building has no other purpose except as a transportation corridor. It seems that there are no male and female. There are no toilets to use.

If you have a fear of heights, it's best not to show it.There is no need for Hall to teach him this point, and Li Wei absolutely gritted his teeth and held back for the sake of his masculine self-esteem.He was calm on the surface but followed the people in front of him weakly. A total of eight long lines of men and women were guided to enter the elevators in groups. More than 50 spacious elevators quickly diverted the more than 3 new students. Everyone stood quietly in the transparent blood vessels of the building, as if they had become cells one by one, being input into the unknown place of this huge body in silence.

Li Wei closed his eyes fiercely, the surrounding air seemed to start to constrict and stagnate, and the sound of breathing was clearly audible.

The elevators here are obviously very good. Entering the building from the suspended road on the eighth floor, which is about 500 meters above the ground, the elevators took less than 35 seconds in total.When Li Wei opened his eyes again and walked out of the elevator, the lights were brightly lit, and there were lively and noisy voices around him again.

Everyone opened their mouths wide in surprise, looking at the extremely wide and bright space hall built underground in front of them.If it was still reminiscent of a terrifying environment like blood vessels just now, it is undoubtedly the same as the space hall they usually go to or see on TV. Luxurious, spacious and advanced equipment, people from all over the world and even other planets tourists travel to and from this busy place.The only difference is that there are more people wearing military uniforms here.

The reason why they were greatly surprised was because of the strong contrast with just now.

Li Wei secretly heaved a sigh of relief. His heartbeat accelerated from fear just now and he almost thought he would die from too much speed... It is really inhumane to discriminate against people who are afraid of heights and not give them convenience in transportation. The impulse to enter politics, compared to being a soldier, it is better to be a politician to amend the constitution faster...

Oh, what a wonderful fantasy.