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He sent Su Xiaoqiang a QQ message to let her know he was safe.
As soon as the message was sent, Su Xiaoqiang immediately initiated a video call.
Gu Ran immediately grabbed her laptop and went back to her room to answer the call.
"Little lazybones, it should be seven in the morning where you are, right? Why are you up so early?" Gu Ran asked, looking at Su Xiaoqiang's bare face.
"Yes, I went to bed early last night..."
Su Xiaoqiang rubbed her eyes in front of the camera and suddenly yelled, "Ugh, I didn't wash my face, I look awful!"
Gu Ran laughed and said, "Not ugly at all, you are naturally beautiful and cannot hide it!"
"Smooth-talking..." Su Xiaoqiang laughed happily.
She wore a beige floral nightgown, and her long, seaweed-like hair fell down to her neckline, highlighting her fair skin.
She asked, "Have you arrived at school yet?"
"Not yet, we're checking into a hotel now."
"Stay in a nicer hotel. I put a supplementary card from my dad in your wallet. Spend it as you like, don't be stingy."
Gu Ran was stunned for a moment. He took out his wallet, and sure enough, there was an extra credit card inside, which she had hidden at the very back of the wallet.
"Thank you." Although he wasn't short of money, he still appreciated his girlfriend's gesture.
Su Xiaoqiang placed the notebook on the bedside table. She lay on the bed, her chin resting on her hand. The loose neckline of her nightgown hung down, revealing the beautiful snow-capped mountain ridgeline.
How's the weather in Chicago?
"Thankfully, it's a sunny day today..."
"Did any pretty girls try to chat you up along the way?"
"No, they thought Lu Mingfei was my mentally challenged younger brother, so they were afraid to come near me..."
"Hahaha!" Su Xiaoqiang laughed heartily.
"Gu Ran..."
"Ok?"
"I miss you."
"Me too."
The two talked for a long time in front of the camera, separated by the screen.
Even though we'd only been apart for a day, it felt like we had endless things to talk about, and we never got tired of it.
Chapter 91 Lu Mingfei's College Admission Tutoring
Fingel felt no guilt whatsoever about using the principal's credit card to pay the bill, and acted as if it were perfectly natural.
He said to Lu Mingfei, "The principal is so rich, we're doing this to redistribute wealth from the rich."
"This is the first time I've seen someone talk about 'eating the rich' with such revolutionary fervor," Lu Mingfei said.
The three of them ate seafood buffets several times over the past two days and also enjoyed the hotel's health massage and spa services.
When Fingel reappeared at the Chicago train station, he was no longer slovenly; he had become handsome and dashing, and his curly hair was neatly combed.
Lu Mingfei looked radiant, all the fatigue from his journey gone.
Gu Ran felt refreshed, but the principal's bill seemed to have increased considerably.
At 2:00 AM, the CC1000 express train arrived at the station.
Before entering the station, Lu Mingfei stood there in a daze, and then, as if he had a nightmare, he suddenly sat down and jumped back.
"No way, junior brother, you've only been waiting for a short while, and you've already fallen asleep and had nightmares?" Fingel complained.
"I dreamt that I... was almost engulfed by flames..." Lu Mingfei wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear.
Gu Ran glanced at him from the side, patted his head, and turned his hair, which he had just styled at the hotel hair salon, into a mess again.
It took Lu Mingfei a while to calm down.
At this moment, Gu Ran finally met the mysterious train conductor.
It seemed that no one around noticed the train pulling into the station.
Looking at this mysterious train, Lu Mingfei felt it resembled a train to hell.
He asked the train conductor a few questions and learned that the train was actually a special line operated by the Chicago government, which was why there was no timetable.
I also learned that he himself was an S-level officer, which meant he had very high authority; he could call a car over simply by swiping his card on the platform.
The three of them walked onto the platform, where Professor Guderian, with a kind and carefree smile, waited for his three students.
"What a coincidence, all three students have arrived at once!" Guderian laughed. "Hurry up and get in the car, I need to take this opportunity to give Mingfei some orientation."
……
The train sped through the night.
After changing into their school uniforms, Gu Ran and the other two sat at a long oak table in the carriage.
Lu Mingfei looked around at the scenery with curiosity, and signed his name on the confidentiality agreement in a daze.
Next, he began orientation for students entering university.
When he heard that the purpose of going to Kassel College was to slay dragons, he felt like his worldview had been turned upside down.
Then, for some reason, he suddenly fainted.
Gu Ran knew that he had been pulled into spiritual vision by the little devil.
He gave him a blanket and covered him with it, then let him sleep on the train bench.
Guderian was somewhat at a loss: "Is it really that exaggerated?"
His most promising S-class student fainted upon hearing the news of the dragon slaying.
Gu Ran made an excuse to comfort Guderian: "Mingfei has always had a weak heart and is prone to dizziness. In addition, he hasn't been sleeping well these past few days because of jet lag, so he's probably tired."
“It’s also possible that they were genuinely frightened,” Fingel said with a yawn.
“He’s an S-class, we should believe in his future potential!” Guderian gave Fingel a disapproving look.
He then looked at Gu Ran: "Speaking of which, your previous paper, 'Dragon Rune Trap in Ruins,' made some good points. All the branches of the Execution Department have studied your paper rigorously and even included 'Do not look directly at dragon runes in ruins' in the Execution Manual. It's very valuable."
"That's because your argument is well written, teacher," Gu Ran said modestly.
Guderian waved his hand: "I'm just adding icing on the cake. The real innovative value is yours, which is why I said that students' potential is limitless."
Guderian was very pleased; having such an outstanding student made him proud.
After saying that, he looked at Fingel again: "Finger, I also have high hopes for you. Although you are an F-level student, probably the worst student I have ever taught, I believe you will return to an A-level student."
“Level doesn’t matter to me… but it would be great if you could help me pay off my credit card debt!” Fingel looked at Guderian expectantly.
“You can come with me to do part-time work, just like Nono,” Guderian said. “I also have a few research projects under my supervision.”
"Never mind then, I still prefer sleeping. In my dreams, someone will help me pay off the loan." Fingel grabbed a blanket and, not minding the cramped space, nestled down to the side.
Gu Ran and Guderian chatted for a while longer, during which Gu Ran shifted the topic to the need for more preparation for diving operations.
For example, providing divers with communication extension cables, using compression technology to provide divers with an extra diving suit, and portable oxygen cylinders specifically for emergency ascents.
"There's a saying in this great Eastern country: 'Better to deceive a mountain than a river.' In the depths of the ocean, we should make thorough preparations and consider everything that can be taken into account," Gu Ran concluded.
Guderian listened and praised, "That makes sense! The principal and a team from the executive department are exploring the ruins downstream. I will send your proposal to the principal via email later."
Gu Ran nodded, saying, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."
He had considered everything he needed to. Whether Ye Sheng and his group could escape unscathed was now up to fate.
……
In Guderian's office, Lu Mingfei, who had been sleeping soundly, groggily awoke.
He was carried off the train, and when he woke up, it was already daytime.
Guderian was dozing at his desk.
"You're awake?" Gu Ran asked, looking at a thick book about the history of the dragon race.
Lu Mingfei still didn't believe that dragons existed in this world, and whispered to Gu Ran:
"You believe their nonsense?"
“In fact, I have already seen it,” Gu Ran said calmly.
"Huh?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.
The shock he felt was just like when Touma Kamijou saw Index turn into his mother in "A Certain Magical Index"!
This shocked my mom!
At this point, Guderian regained consciousness and began to continue tutoring Lu Mingfei for college admission.
At this moment, psychological counselor Masafumi Tomiyama also appeared and happily shook hands with Lu Mingfei.
He thought to himself that this S-class was quite stable and normal, unlike the melancholy S-class who committed suicide by shooting himself a long time ago.
It just looks a bit silly.
Masashi Toyama presented evidence that dragons exist in the world, starting with a dragon scale, which Lu Mingfei shot at with a gun.
Lu Mingfei pulled the trigger, nearly breaking his arm from the recoil.
Lu Mingfei still didn't believe it, so Masashi Tomiyama took out a glass specimen bottle containing a baby red dragon preserved in formalin.
After the red dragon cub awoke, it breathed fire, drank two mouthfuls of preservative water, and then went back to sleep.
Chapter 92 The Battle of a Day of Freedom
Upon seeing the living dragon, Lu Mingfei finally accepted the fact that dragons exist in this world.
In order to avoid being brainwashed and losing his memory, and not wanting to go back to retake the college entrance exam, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to accept studying at Kassel College and working as a dragon slayer in the future.
Gu Ran closed the thick book at this moment and smiled at Lu Mingfei, "I didn't expect that the 'dragon-slaying skills' would actually be useful in this world, right?"