Chapter 46 46. Subway's Old Friends (Large Chapter)
"Well, it's just that the Old Ones really exist. They are ancient and mysterious beings, mysterious creatures beyond the scope of human imagination." Opal said .
Russell complained solemnly:
"Then this old ruler is quite consistent with the stereotype. It has the eyeballs and tentacles that are the favorite elements of cloud lovers. Compared with the huge green head statue, the red streamer and mist-like A red entity made of flesh and blood, this group of tentacles with eyeballs is undoubtedly much easier to understand. It even has the surname 'Ke'." Why would
an old ruler sneak into the academy and pretend to be an ordinary girl? What's its purpose? Just as Russell was about to ask, he saw Opal staring at him with a serious face:
"Russell, you are the only student in the entire classroom who has seen through the abnormal psychological suggestion meme. This may be because your natural mental resistance is very high. You should still remember that in the dream about the admissions exam, you were able to stay awake, remember that you were dreaming, and told Mr. Dragon the secret." Russell nodded,
he remembered this trait of his.
He was not surprised at all by the fact that he was born with high mental resistance.
Because in all stories involving supernatural powers, the protagonists almost always have resistance to dreaming, charm, hypnosis, mind reading, and mind control.
There are many specific reasons, such as strong willpower, the bond of partners, the blessing of the night... "
Russell, you must remember one rule when you come into contact with this old ruler in the future." Opal raised a finger with a solemn expression. , prolonging his voice, "Absolutely not..."
Russell pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what the professor specifically emphasized about the rules for contacting the old rulers.
"Absolutely don't discriminate against classmate Clara just because she is not a human, but an old ruler." Opal said seriously.
Russell was stunned for half a second, then he immediately came to his senses and nodded gently:
"Uh, okay."
"There are always some non-human students in our college." At this point, Opal's originally stern face became relieved. Opening it up, it turned into a righteous look:
"In the academy, even the old rulers have the right to receive education!"
As he spoke, Opal pointed to a fat boy in the crowd:
"Remember, this pseudonym is' The boy from Seagull? The one who ate French fries in class just now."
"Remember." Russell said.
"He's not human either."
"What is that?" Russell asked curiously.
"The seagull has become a spirit!"
No wonder he likes eating French fries so much. It turns out that the seagull has become a spirit. Russell suddenly understood.
Professor Opal said, pointing to a girl in black clothes in the corner of the classroom:
"This countess is also a non-human race. The red liquid in her waist is not a drink, but blood!"
"Could she be..." Russell had a clear idea:
"Vampire?"
"No, mosquitoes become sperm." Professor Opal said.
"Okay."
Russell is no stranger to this kind of monsters. A lot of relevant knowledge is recorded in "Happy Learning Magic (Color Illustrated Phonetic Version)".
Across the world, there are legends of animals, plants, and inanimate objects gaining extraordinary powers and unlocking spiritual wisdom. Roses and foxes in fairy tales can talk; shamans believe that all things have animism; European farmers believe that putting pumpkins or farm tools in the wild will absorb the energy of heaven and earth and convert them into blood-sucking monsters; in the East, they are called goblins, monsters, The charm of things, the charm of essence, and the spirit of mourning.
For example, Professor Black Amber of the academy is a cat who has gained extraordinary wisdom and extraordinary power.
"I have another question, professor." Russell asked, "Since it is normal for the Old Ones to take classes in the academy, why did you say so seriously 'I didn't expect that' just now?" "Oh,
I What I want to say is, I really didn’t expect that a first-year freshman could actually see through the psychic suggestion meme I left on Clara." Opal smiled and said, "Although when I set up
this psychic suggestion meme, The one used is a version that lasts a long time but is not strong. But it is theoretically impossible for a first- and second-year junior college student to see through it. I didn’t expect your mental resistance to be so strong." "Professor, you are helping Clara
. Did you pull a classmate into a disguise?" Russell asked.
"Yes, this is a spell I cast to help Clara study and live normally in the academy." Opal nodded lightly, and then said: "The professional
core course for the third year of the Department of Psychiatry and Illusion is 'Memetics' ', you can apply an abnormal meme to an object and affect other people's perception of the object. When other people see Clara, they will encounter psychological suggestions and believe that Clara is just an ordinary girl. All unreasonable elements are rationalized."
Is this the Department of Psychic and Illusion? It's really weird and unpredictable.
I wonder if he will have such weird and mysterious abilities if he is promoted to a higher grade in the Department of Necromancer and Life... Russell's thoughts were spinning.
Before Russell could ask further questions, he saw Professor Opal waving to the side:
"Clara, Subway, you are here. Just explain it to Russell."
Russell turned around and saw Subway holding the tentacle monster's hand. The hand came over:
"Haha, Russell, let me introduce to you. This is the old friend I told you before - classmate Clara."
Russell was slightly surprised, but not too stunned. This was his One of many possibilities foreseen in advance.
The girl Kuroba likes and the old friend mentioned by Subway are both old students in the Department of Psychiatry and Illusion, and have been bullied by the White Wolf Club.
So according to the dramatic principle, the two are indeed probably the same person!
After a few minutes, several people and the tentacle monster cleared up the misunderstanding.
"I'm very sorry, I'm very sorry that my appearance has caused so much trouble to classmate Russell." Clara huddled in the corner guiltily, rubbing her hands with several tentacles, feeling very uncomfortable.
"So Subway, how did you meet an Old One?" Russell asked.
Subway gestured with his hands in the air and entered speech mode:
"Am I not from the alchemist family on the southeast coast?"
"Well, yes." Russell said.
"My uncle is a fisherman. Every time he goes out to sea, he says that if you cast the net to the right side of the boat, there will be more fish. Everyone listens to him, and as soon as the net is cast, it is full of fish!" "Well, Jesus learned from your uncle." "One
day My uncle went to sea again."
"Well, he went to sea."
"He threw the net to the right side of the ship, and the net sank. When he closed the net, what do you think he caught?" "
What did he catch?"
"I caught an Old One!"
Russell then knew that Clara, the Old One, was caught by Subway's uncle while fishing.
"Anyway, I became friends with Clara after that, and later I suggested that she come to the academy to study."
Russell turned around and asked Clara:
"You are an old ruler, why do you want to come to the magic academy?"
Clara said shyly He lowered a few tentacles with eyes on the top, which probably means lowering his head:
"Although I am an extraordinary creature, I actually don't have much power anymore. Before my spiritual awakening, my strength was not as strong as that of an ordinary adult male. ."
"Indeed." Opal also said conciliatingly, "There are always some people who wishfully believe that supernatural creatures must be better than ordinary humans."
Russell was not surprised by this. Various stories about strange creatures, classical novels about gods and demons, and myths According to legend, there are many spirits hacked to death by farmers and monsters killed by hunters.
Clara continued to talk about her reasons for enrolling:
"I have many shortcomings. For example, as an old-time believer, I can't understand most of the prayers and prayer symbols. So I need to learn more knowledge and work hard at the academy. Improve yourself."
"Since you have many believers, why are you bullied by the people in the White Wolf Club? Why not let the believers protect you?" Russell asked.
He quickly built a plot logic chain in his mind -
if Clara hadn't been bullied by the White Wolf Club, Subway wouldn't have teamed up with him during the entrance exam, Black Feather wouldn't have been rescued by him, and he wouldn't have If Bai has conflicts, many plots will not happen.
Clara's dozens of big eyes showed a bit of horror:
"But, but they are all cultists, how can they be allowed to enter the academy. I heard that cultists are very dangerous and not mentally normal. I don't know what they will do." What happened?"
"You call your followers cultists?" Russell was a little confused.
"Yes, I heard that those who believe in the Old Ones are cultists." Clara said tremblingly.
Russell felt that Clara's logic was very clear and there was no problem.
As she said that, Clara took out a palm-sized, crystal clear crystal from somewhere.
The midday sun shines on the crystal, and the crystal clear crystal seems to be able to reflect many different colors.
Staring at the crystal in the tentacles, Clara's dozens of eyes revealed all kinds of tenderness:
"This is a gift given to me by my former believers. I want to keep it well.
"When I graduate from the academy - well, I hope Apply for graduation after at least reaching the second grade - with more occult knowledge and the ability to understand the incantations used by believers to summon the Old Ones. I will take this gift and go back to see my believers.
"Although they are all cultists, there are still many good people who may have just gone astray."
I imagined the beautiful scene of graduation in the future, and those big eyes seemed to be filled with infinite hope for the future. .
What a heartwarming scene.
"Stop, this scene is too heartwarming, and it may trigger the death flag. It needs to end quickly, otherwise Clara may be knifed!" Russell quickly interrupted Clara, who was immersed in her beautiful fantasy.
This is what Russell has learned from many years of experience.
Mentioning his abnormal physique, Russell changed the topic and turned to Professor Opal:
"Professor, there is a strange abnormality in my body.
" According to Professor Black Amber, this may involve the astrology and numerology systems. Power may also be related to the mind and illusion system, because it may affect the subconscious of others. You are a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Illusion. Can you help me take a look? "
If the professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Illusion cannot detect his abnormality, then he can only seek help from the master of the Department of Astrology and Numerology.
"Can you describe the abnormality in you in detail? "Opal asked.
Russell said:
"To put it simply, I feel like I am the protagonist of a story.
"There are many anomalies, let me just name one. As long as around me, the development of fate and people's choices will tend to break existing expectations and achieve dramatic changes. The undefeated God of War is meant to be defeated, Prophecies are meant to be misinterpreted, and the alliance that claims to be unbreakable will inevitably fall apart.
"Take today's class as an example. When the old man came on stage to speak, everyone thought he was the teacher. But after this expectation was established, a sudden dramatic turn and dramatic discovery broke the expectation - in fact, he was just a senior who had repeated grades for decades.
"This kind of misunderstanding based on information asymmetry can theoretically only occur under very extreme conditions, but it just happens.
"It seems that there is a force in the dark that lowers everyone's IQ!
Opal's eyes suddenly became interested: "
Oh, if that's true, that would be interesting." But this might just be a coincidence. Are you sure it has something to do with you, classmate Russell?
"I'm not entirely sure, but there are too many similar coincidences that have been with me since I was a kid. " Russell said quite firmly.
"Let me check it for you." "Opal's hand gently pressed on Russell's forehead.
(End of this chapter)