Science and philosophy arise from leisure. —Aristotle

A life full of excitement may provide creative material, but truly controlled inspiration comes from quiet, leisurely moments. —Neil Gaiman

Diligence is a good thing, but if you overwork yourself, it might crowd out your dreams and inspiration, and could even stifle innovation. — Yan Ning

I'm so tired. Registration time is almost here. The university I like is so expensive. It's gone up by 10,000 yuan, so it'll cost more than 30,000 yuan a year.

I have to find a school again.

However, most private schools are too expensive, while public schools are cheaper, but it's impossible to get in because there are too many applicants.

It turns out the English teacher was right; some people can't afford to go to school...

If they really can't afford it, I'll apply for a student loan; I have the country behind me.

Manipulator, slave to fate, manipulated.

free.

When will the caged bird fly?

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Watching the enormous blue whale leap from the calm water and launch surprise attacks, Vilette frowned and muttered to himself, "I have tried my best to strip away the power of the primordial womb, but with such a massive size, I cannot reach its source..."

After a brief pause, Navelette seemed to have thought of something: "Unless... we can find an opportunity to break through from the inside, I will share the power of the ancient dragon with you, and together we will look for that opportunity."

Inside the shield, Chen Xi, seeing the tense situation before him, had a sudden inspiration and shouted to the air that was almost blown away, "Traveler, quickly find a way to make it swallow you up!"

Upon hearing this, Kong, who was standing to the side, widened his eyes and turned to look at Chen Xi in astonishment: "?!"

Just as Kong was distracted, the enraged Star-Devouring Whale tore through space, opened its maw—as big as hundreds of Paimons—and swallowed him whole.

Paimon, with an empty mouth, said, "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Chen Xi smiled awkwardly: "What a coincidence, this is definitely a coincidence!"

……

……

After a fierce battle, the Star-Devouring Whale, writhing in unbearable pain, spat out the void, tilted its head back, let out a mournful howl, and then collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

Navelette reached out her left hand in an attempt to draw out the remaining power of the primordial womb within the Star-Devouring Whale, but the massive whale was instantly enveloped by the power of the abyss.

Its tail slowly crystallized, releasing a huge impact that knocked back several people who wanted to come forward to check. Then its tail returned to its original state, but it was still enveloped by the power of the abyss. It slowly rotated, shrank, and became a dark purple ball of light, which was held in the hand of a white-haired girl.

A black hole appeared beside the white-haired girl. She casually threw the dark purple orb into the black hole, her gaze sharpening as it landed on Chen Xi. Then she shifted her target, pulling the "young master" lying on the ground into the hole as well.

Yes, "Young Master" was also casually tossed in.

Afterwards, the white-haired girl clapped her hands, turned around, and looked at the group: "Thank you for helping with the 'cleanup,' this was supposed to be my job."

"I was just in seclusion for a while, and I never expected my disciple to get into a fight with my master's pet." The white-haired girl sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"Are you Silky?" Chen Xi looked the white-haired girl up and down curiously. She had a strong aura of Honkai Impact 3rd and her style was completely different from Genshin Impact.

"Oh? You know me?" Skirk also turned her gaze to the adorable boy in front of her, somewhat surprised.

“Yes, yes, 'Young Master' told me about it.” Chen Xi raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a polite smile.

The child had never smiled so beautifully at him before. The face beneath the "scholar" mask darkened, and he stepped in front of Chen Xi, placing his hand on his waist as if asserting his dominance.

Silky ignored him, stretched out her hand, and a cluster of dark purple energy balls appeared in her palm, flying towards Chen Xi. The dark purple energy balls passed through Chen Xi's body, and she frowned slightly.

“You… are also an outsider. I can sense that your aura is growing weaker and weaker. Go back quickly… it’s time to wake up.”

Chen Xi was immediately puzzled and pressed, "What aura? Explain yourself clearly!"

Skirk didn't answer his question. Another black hole appeared beside her, and she stepped into it. The black hole vanished instantly, but her voice remained: "Goodbye, traveler in a foreign land. I hope you find the meaning of your existence."

Chen Xi, puzzled, rubbed her temples and said, "It's that riddle person again... So annoying."

"She just left like that?" Kong thought that Skykirk would be like the other people he had met before, and would say something useful.

“Mr. Navelette, let’s go back. It’s all over.”

Just as Chen Xi finished speaking and was about to leave, a sudden, intense dizziness struck her. Chen Xi felt the world spinning around her, and her body fell straight backward. Fortunately, she was caught by a pair of large hands and pulled into an embrace.

Chen Xi felt as if his brain had been stirred like soup with a stick, and his head was also accompanied by pain as if he had been hit hard with a hammer.

"Ugh...it hurts so much..." Chen Xi held her head with one hand, cold sweat dripping down her forehead, and she looked extremely pained.

"what happened to you?"

The "scholar" frowned, gently patted Chen Xi's back, and asked about her condition with concern.

A jumbled fragment of memory surfaced in Chen Xi's mind, causing her even more pain.

In that memory, he didn't have an older brother, Qin Shang, nor did his mother die in a car accident; she just divorced his father. He didn't go to the University of Political Science and Law; instead, he took a leave of absence and secretly took the exam behind his mother's back.

When the admission list was released in April, he was overjoyed. In mid-August, he received an admission notice from a public vocational college.

He wrote down his mother's phone number, and excitedly told her that he had a gift for her.

But to his surprise, when his mother returned with the acceptance letter, she hardened her heart, tore it up in front of him, and told him that the family could no longer afford to send him to school.

He painstakingly retrieved the fragments from the trash can, taped them back together, and then ran into his room, clutching the tape-stitched acceptance letter and sobbing softly.

In the days that followed, he kept himself confined to his room. The sudden change caused his memory to become disordered and his mind to become unstable. He even fabricated a future and trapped himself in it.

Later, feeling extremely distressed, he went to a comic convention that was not yet fully completed to try and relieve his mood, but unexpectedly slipped and fell from a height.

……

These painful memories nearly broke Chen Xi. Tears streamed down his face, his complexion was deathly pale, and his weak hands gripped the "scholar's" clothes tightly. His voice was feeble.

"Scholar... my head hurts so much... I feel so uncomfortable..."

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