dogma

In the season of thick spring, the city begins to be gradually covered with various greens. Adam didn't listen carefully to what Nie Cai said, he looked at the two student-looking teenagers passing by the window, their faces were full of happiness and carefree.

"...Do you remember everything?" Nie Cai asked.

Adam: "Remember."

Nie Cai pinched his chin suspiciously.This overly intimate gesture caught the attention of the convenience store clerk, and his eyes frequently flicked over.

"Don't think too much." Nie Cai whispered, with a smile and relief, "My favorite child is you."

Adam nodded.

"You are Adam." Nie Cai stared into his eyes, "No matter how many children there are in the future, you are the most important one. I will always love you."

He paused for a moment, then added in a low voice: "As long as you are obedient, I will not punish you."

Sensing the slight tremor coming from the young man in front of him, Nie Cai let go of his hand. "Every time you are punished, everyone feels very distressed." He finished eating the last ball in the paper bowl, and his tone suddenly turned cold, "So this time, be more careful, can you do it?"

Adam's hand flicked his ID in his pocket.This is not the first time he has had documents proving his identity.

Because he is a person who does not exist in the social system, every time he travels with Nie Cai, he has to use someone else's identity to disguise himself.

The first time I got the ID card, I felt very strange. He was like an actor who had been waiting for a long time and finally got the chance to jump on the stage, but his heart was always full of unrealistic absurdity and false sense.

The number of times gradually increased, and he gradually lost the feeling.No matter how many identities he has replaced in the social grammar, he is still essentially a weird young man who must wear a mask to appear in the northern air.

Adam is not his name, but a mark of his existence.

"...Teacher, am I the only one who entered New Hope this time?" Adam asked.

Nie Cai chuckled, "Guess?"

Adam didn't say anything, he bit the straw, the hot milk tea in front of him was already cold.

On April 4, the National Special Human Skills Competition finally kicked off.

The six national competition areas* start the competition process at the same time. After half a month of selection, the winners of each competition area will come to Beijing to participate in the finals held in May as the representatives of the competition area.

The competition points in North China are set in Beijing and Tianjin. Beijing mainly hosts competitions for middle school students, college students and amateur groups, while professional skills group players all go to Tianjin for competitions.

The New Hope Academy was responsible for all the competitions of this year's college student group in North China. The task was already very heavy, and the competition was opened to everyone in the form of ticket sales, which suddenly increased the pressure on the school's security.

On the way to the playground, Shen Chunlan accidentally ran into Ao Jun again.Ao Jun is wearing the badge of the staff of the Crisis Office today, and his face is as ugly as the people around him.

"A daily ticket is 300 yuan!" After catching Shen Chunlan, Ao Jun was full of complaints in his heart and finally found someone to confide in, "Is your school too poor? I haven't seen the preliminary competition area of ​​the skills competition open to the public." Ticket sales are open!"

There are indeed many unfamiliar faces in the school who do not wear the competition certificate, sentinel guides, half-zombies, underground people... In addition to all kinds of special humans, there are also some ordinary humans who look fresh-these are obviously purchased. Those who enter the school to watch the game after ticketing.

The decision made by the New Hope Academy was rejected three times by the Crisis Office, and the fourth time it directly bypassed the Crisis Office and reported it to the management of the Special Management Committee, which was finally approved.

"How many people came from the crisis office today?" Shen Chunlan asked.

"More than 80 people, even a civil servant like me has to go to battle." Ao Jun gritted his teeth, "There are 1000 foreign audiences, which is too much. Even if you use your ID card to enter, there is no guarantee of safety. .”

He said a dirty word, Shen Chunlan felt it was very fresh, and smiled with his eyes bent.

Of course, he didn't feel sorry for Ao Jun.

"Goodbye." He waved his hands as he said, not intending to respond to Ao Jun's complaints.

Ao Jun grabbed him again, and looked at him carefully with weird eyes: "Chunlan, I thought you would dislike me continuing to approach you."

Shen Chunlan: "Oh, it won't. But I hope you don't call me that, it's too close, I can't get used to it."

Ao Jun's complexion changed, and he asked in a low voice: "That incident during the Spring Festival... are you not angry with me?"

Shen Chunlan: "...it's okay."

Ao Jun got closer and closer: "Does not being angry mean that I still have hope?"

Shen Chunlan smiled and shook her head.

Not really.He knew very well in his heart that he didn't have any intense emotions when facing Ao Jun. One of the reasons was that the two of them were very peaceful when they separated without any conflicts; Not really.Any emotion he has towards Ao Jun is just a waste of time.

Besides, he has written countless self-criticisms because of the various troubles caused by the students, and he has long practiced the calmness of not being surprised.

"There is no hope." Shen Chunlan said seriously, "However, if you are not so annoying, we might still be friends."

He bid farewell to Ao Jun, showed his school teacher's ID, and entered the waiting area for the competition.

The highlight of the first day of the event is the demonstration of the skills of special human beings in various categories.The skill show competition is not divided according to grades, but according to different categories of special human beings.This is the best match to play on the first day of the game: sentinel guides often have spirits with special abilities, half-zombies can see really light skinny people, and subterraneans always have A man who regards a skill competition as a singing competition.All in all, it's a fun and gimmicky project.

Because of this, after the schedule is announced, the tickets for the first day are the most sold.

Standing in front of the huge schedule board, Shen Chunlan took a closer look and found that there was no tea grandma in this year's skill display competition, obviously because there were less than three college students cha grandma who signed up for the competition; special human.

They are all students of the Talent Planning Bureau.Shen Chunlan thought to himself, in fact, the Talent Planning Bureau is quite lively. There are all kinds of students in the classroom, and the questions he asks can be answered from various angles, which is suitable for his major—even if he thinks about it this way, he would Feel happy.

Shen Chunlan had never seen how Haitong and Snowman demonstrated their skills, so she was full of curiosity.As soon as he entered the waiting area, he immediately saw Yang Deyi in a volunteer uniform.

Yang Deyi didn't dye her hair this semester, only a string of jingling silver rings on her ears.He was wearing a volunteer coat at this time, and he looked like a serious and serious young man.

He was talking to a tall and thin young man with a contestant's badge on his chest.Shen Chunlan was surprised to see that there were several slowly moving slits on the left and right sides of his cheeks and neck—a sea boy.Shen Chunlan couldn't help taking a few more glances, after all, this was the first time he had seen such an extremely rare and special human being as Hai Tong in reality.

"Zhang Xiaohai... Remember that you are No. 4." Yang Deyi said while writing on the form, "Haitong only signed up for four people, and you will be the last one to play."

The young man was about the same age as Yang Deyi, with a healthy dark complexion and bright eyes.The detached aura on his body made those cracks look aloof and less scary.

"What can I do now?" He asked Yang Deyi.

"Sit and chat with me, I'll be in charge of Haitong's group. Haitong and Snowman's skill demonstration competitions are in Area A—oh, there are werewolves in Area A." Yang Deyi suddenly remembered something, Gao Looking up happily, "By the way, you just said you saw a mermaid?"

"I know the leader of the mermaid." Hai Tong replied.

Yang Deyi thinks the young man in front of him is very cool, he doesn't seem to say much harsh words, but every sentence has weight and secrets. "Then can you talk to mermaids?"

"He can speak human language, and he also understands many things about human society." Haitong smiled, "It's also because of him that I can study in the Talent Planning Bureau."

"I've seen a mermaid too. When I was in high school, someone took me to the aquarium, and there was a mermaid there." Yang Deyi said, "It really looks like a human, and it's very beautiful."

Hai Tong frowned: "Aquarium? Is that mermaid locked up?"

"A large cylindrical water tank, and he is the only one there." Yang Deyi recalled what he saw at that time, "Do you think he can understand our words? So many people look at him every day, it's quite... how to say , if I were a mermaid, I would definitely feel something is wrong."

Hai Tong was silent for a moment.

"He should be dead." He said, "The mermaid can't leave the sea. The water tank is too narrow, and the water environment is completely different from the ocean. His skin and fish scales will be damaged, which is irreversible. And the mermaid lives in groups. Loneliness and loneliness will make him suffer. Generally speaking, at most three years, a mermaid who leaves the sea will die."

Yang Deyi was stunned.

Haitong apologized to him: "I'm sorry, this is not an interesting topic. How about I tell you about the mermaid I know?"

Yang Deyi didn't answer his words, and murmured for a long time: "...he, he has a Rubik's Cube, and he likes to play with Rubik's Cube."

As if to change his mood, Hai Tong began to tell him how the mermaids communicate with each other through their unique language underwater.

Shen Chunlan didn't bother the two of them, he walked through the crowd, trying to find Rao Xinghai as soon as possible.

Yang Yun, who is also wearing a volunteer costume, is also registering their conditions among the werewolf contestants.While recording, she kept talking non-stop: "...It seems that everyone knows RS Cafe?"

"Too famous, okay?" A fit girl answered, "Bo Wan is also famous in our werewolf circle for being good-looking. After all, he is a born werewolf, and his abilities are different from ours."

Yang Yunye: "Then you are..."

"My mother was bitten by a werewolf during pregnancy, which affected me." The girl was doing stretching exercises. "He was bitten when he was in elementary school. There are not many werewolves born with it, and many of them are acquired."

Yang Yun also looked at the boy she was pointing at.The gloomy-faced boy looked like the werewolf she imagined, with sharp-edged faces and an unhappy expression due to the dense crowd.Realizing Yang Yunye's gaze, he glared at her viciously.

Yang Yun wasn't afraid at all, she looked at the form: "There are 16 people who signed up for the werewolf category, and you are number 14, little brother, just stare at me, don't forget about the business."

The boy snorted heavily, curled his lips, revealing two slightly pointed canine teeth.

Yang Yunye: "Are your teeth so sharp?"

Boy: "...I have long canine teeth....Well, what's your name? What's the serial number? I want to complain."

Yang Yunye: "Remember, my name is Yang Deyi, and my volunteer number is V187. Feel free to complain, it's okay."

She quickly put the V188 label on her chest into the small left breast pocket.

Difficultly passing through the werewolves, Shen Chunlan finally saw the sentinel and guide contestants.

Qiao Fangjiu's snake vulture hovering over everyone's heads made Shen Chunlan find his student accurately among the crowd.

There were originally seven people in the class who signed up for the skills competition. After Qu Wu signed up, he quit because he was too busy with part-time jobs—and earning more money. In the end, only Tang Ying, Qiao Fangjiu, Wan Li, Rao Xinghai, Gong Shang and Longyou six.

Rao Xinghai ran to Shen Chunlan again with joyful small steps, Shen Chunlan hurriedly greeted him, looked around and asked, "Where's Longyou?"

Several people looked at Wan Li who was in the same dormitory as Long You.

Thousands of miles of white-naped cranes stood on his shoulders, with a beautiful posture and a fairy-like demeanor.Wanli's shrugging disturbed its posing, and it mercilessly flapped its big wings and hit Wanli once.

"Long You retired this morning."

Shen Chunlan was taken aback: "What happened?"

"He has suffered from insomnia for several days in a row, and he couldn't sleep last night. He dragged me in the middle of the night and said he didn't want to compete." Wan Li waved the white-naped crane away, "Longyou is very timid and always retreats. It’s no wonder I’m used to it.”

Long You only signed up for the skill show, and he went for the champion's 5000 yuan.Even if he doesn't have 5000 yuan, as long as he can enter the finals, he will still be rewarded by the college, and he can also get extra points for the scholarship application for the next academic year.

Shen Chunlan was a little disappointed, but also regretful: "This Longyou..."

"Wang Wensi was afraid that he would be in a bad mood, so he stayed in the dormitory with him." Wan Li said, "I don't know if they will come to see if I play soon."

Tang Ying: "Wang Wensi won't tell Long You about his boring Tianjin cross talk again?"

Wan Li: "Have you heard?...Oh yes, he wants to chase you."

Tang Ying: "It's not funny anyway."

Qiao Fangjiu: "Then you watched Deyu Club* in the dormitory last week, and you laughed like that with Yang Yun?"

Tang Ying: "Yun and I are also laughing at you, okay? Your laughing point is lower than both of us."

The two started to stare at each other again, Gong Shang no longer tried to persuade the fight.The white-naped crane landed on Gong Shang's shoulders, folded its wings and straightened its neck, and stood in a fairy-like manner again.

Shen Chunlan and Rao Xinghai walked aside and cleared their throats.

Rao Xinghai: "I drew lots until 08:30 in the morning, in Zone C. After the start of the competition, it will be my performance time."

Shen Chunlan: "Don't be nervous."

Rao Xinghai looked at him: "Do you think I can win?"

Shen Chunlan smiled: "Don't be too arrogant."

Ou Yinye told them that there are many ambiguous scoring points in the skill display competition, and it can be summed up in one sentence-can the judges be shocked.

Rao Xinghai stared at him for a long time before showing a smile.As if everyone in this place didn't exist anymore, Shen Chunlan could feel that the sentinel's eyes only fell on her face, with unquestionable concentration.

The sound of cannon firing for the start of the race suddenly sounded, countless white pigeons soared into the sky, and there was a dense cloud under the blue sky.In the vast mist, several green peacocks spun into the air, and the emerald green tail feathers dragging behind them floated softly.

Small silver feathers fluttered from the wings of the white dove, and the peacock's tail feathers scattered countless flashing light chips, as if a living dream was unfolding under the sky at this time.

All attention is drawn to the flock of birds flying overhead.

Amidst the chaotic cheers, Rao Xinghai suddenly bowed his head towards Shen Chunlan.Shen Chunlan was about to tell him how many of these peacocks were the spiritual body of the teachers of New Hope Academy, when the two of them just matched their movements—their lips collided suddenly.

The sudden touch lasted less than a second.

A flock of birds flew overhead, and everyone looked up at the silver feathers and turquoise light falling from the flock.

Before Shen Chunlan recovered, Rao Xinghai took a step back and pushed back his hair on his forehead.He was very handsome in doing this action, and he was happy because of the successful sneak attack, his eyes were full of lively happiness, and the corners of his mouth were also grinning because of this happiness, and a very attractive smile appeared on his face.

But just now the collision was a bit heavy, and when he laughed, he couldn't help touching his lips, making people unclear whether it was aftertaste or enduring the pain, and finally waved at Shen Chunlan hastily.

The blue-green light falling from the peacock's tail feathers slowly touched people's hair at this time.It is as light as a silver feather, and it disperses when touched, and finally lingers on the fingertips into a soft mist exuding light fragrance.

Rao Xinghai and Wan Li, who was also the first batch to play, had passed through the crowd and the mist, and disappeared into the passage to the competition venue.

It was only when Rao Xinghai could not be seen at all that Shen Chunlan realized that his chest was aching from longing, as if a strange disease had landed on him out of thin air, taking root, growing, and lingering.

Among the cheering and shouting crowd, Shen Chunlan half covered her feverish face, trembling and letting out a sigh that no one could hear.

As Ou Yinye expected, the competition had just begun, and the third sentinel, Rao Xinghai, successfully aroused the amazement of all the judges and audience in Area C.

When the golden python raised its head from the C area, almost all the people in the area held their breath.

It is obviously too big, and it is the most eye-catching spiritual body in the entire stadium.

The sunlight shone on the scales of the golden python, like a giant golden statue.The huge snake's head bowed down and looked down at the world, and the blood-red eyes clearly reflected the unwavering figure of Rao Xinghai who appeared on the stage.

The narrator of Area C was the first to break the terrible silence.

"New Hope Advanced School of Management, freshman, Rao Xinghai! 170-fold golden python!!!" The noise made Shen Chunlan suspect that Cao Hui's saliva had sprayed onto the microphone, "It's Rao Xinghai from our school! Our golden python ! Undoubtedly the highest score! - Yes, he is the third contestant, but he must be the highest score today!!!"

Applause and exclamation sounded hesitantly at this time.

Deng Hong warned Rao Xinghai: As long as it exceeds 80 times, the giant python may frighten the audience.The best way is to let the golden python learn to do some cute movements, such as dancing in a normal posture, shaking its head from side to side like it usually does when playing with guinea pigs, in short, it doesn't look scary.

Rao Xinghai rejected the proposal without hesitation: "It's good to be scary, I just want it to be scary."

Anyway, Shen Chunlan is not afraid, he doesn't care what others think.

The golden python returned to its normal posture in the arena, swimming around the arena, waiting for the judges to score.At this moment, Rao Xinghai saw the chief referee in area C waving at him.

"Do you know who holds the record for doubling the spirit body of the snake in the college student group?"

Rao Xinghai: "... Teacher Ou?"

"Yes, Ou Yinye, 245 ploidy." The chief referee nodded. She was a beautiful and capable middle-aged woman. Rao Xinghai could feel the powerful sentinel aura on her body. "The record he left in his junior year, Decades ago, no one has broken it."

Rao Xinghai's heart skipped a beat: "No one broke it?"

"To what extent can your spirit be multiplied at most?"

Rao Xinghai replied calmly: "Mr. Ou taught me the knowledge about doubling. My current highest multiplication is 250 times."

The chief referee smiled and nodded: "Very good, save it for the finals."

She paused, and then said: "My spiritual body is also a snake, a tree viper, with a maximum multiplication factor of 300 times."

Rao Xinghai's eyes fell on the sign on her chest: Crisis Office, Zhou Sha.

He remembered that this was the female sentinel that Ou Yiye never forgot.

"The younger generation is awesome, that's all, go and rest." She smiled, "You will definitely be able to enter the final."

When Rao Xinghai and Golden Mang left the stage, Cao Hui encouraged everyone to give him another round of applause.Long You in the auditorium clapped his hands weakly: "It's right for me not to participate. Only people like Rao Xinghai are eligible to compete."

Wang Wensi kept waving his hands trying to say hello to Rao Xinghai.He didn't hear what Long You said clearly, but he heard an audience behind him clapping desperately.

The two turned their heads and saw a young man wearing a gray-black mask sitting behind him.

He seemed to be cheering for Rao Xinghai with all his strength, even though the applause of the audience had basically disappeared at this time, he did not stop, and the eyes exposed above the mask were full of excitement and excitement.It wasn't until Rao Xinghai and Golden Python disappeared at the entrance that he calmed down a little and noticed Longyou and Wang Wensi.

The young man suddenly became embarrassed. He pulled the mask to ensure that the mask completely covered the lower part of his face, got up and left the auditorium.

Wang Wensi: "Where are you? So excited, Rao Xinghai's relatives?"

Immediately after Wanli came on stage, the white-naped crane flapped its wings and flew out beautifully and full of fairy spirit.The attention of the two returned to the field, and this time it was the two of them clapping wildly for Wan Li.

Adam tidied up his mask and walked out of Area C.

When he passed the inspection post at the entrance of New Hope Academy with fake documents, he was a little nervous.Fortunately, there is no problem with the ID card.The inspectors looked at his mask suspiciously, and he obediently took it off, revealing his dry and red face due to allergies.As expected, he passed without a hitch.

After Adam entered New Hope, he almost forgot the purpose of his trip.It was the first time he stood in this school specially opened for special human beings, and he was so excited that every time he passed a teaching building, he had to go and have a look.

He has never been here, but he knows the meaning of Kissing Bridge, the location of the auditorium, the open skewer shop behind the postgraduate dormitory building, and the past story of the Begonia Pond, which is now hanging low and full of trees and flowers.

The information obtained after spending time searching successfully gave him a sense of familiarity with New Hope.

Not far from the exit of Area C is the only eating place in the entire competition venue, the royal blue shed of RS Cafe. Adam saw Bo Wan and Qu Wu busy in the shed.He wanted to say hello to Qu Wu, but thought that Bo Wan might find out, so he held back in the end.

The venue was so lively, almost everyone had a goal, and everyone had a companion.No matter how much he knew about the iconic places of New Hope Academy and the stories of the academy, he still couldn't help but feel a sudden loneliness in this bustling crowd.

He ended up buying a bottle of mineral water from the vending machine.

Near Area C is Area B, where the wizard group competes.

Adam lingered at the entrance for a moment, showed the day ticket in his hand, and entered Area B.

The auditorium in Area B was already overcrowded, and Adam felt a little familiar when he saw a butterfly passing by.

Then he remembered—during the 6000-meter obstacle course at the sports meeting, a guide released such a butterfly, which not only cracked a level designed by a teacher, but also hypnotized many mental bodies.

He fought his way through the crowd and finally found a position where he could see the competition on the field.

A huge pink light cloud is covering the venue in Area B.

He first saw the information displayed on the big screen: New Hope School of Advanced Management, Department of Education Science, Freshman, Gongshang.

... This guide and Rao Xinghai are classmates. Such a thought flashed through Adam's mind, and then his eyes fell on the guide surrounded by countless small butterflies waving translucent wings.

Palace merchants are waiting for review points.

Her butterflies didn't flutter around, but circled her in very slow circular motions around her.Due to the large number, the circles vary in size, at first glance, it seems to be a gentle storm swirling around her.

Shen Chunlan's suggestion reminded the palace merchant.She found that it is not difficult to retain the trump card of "hypnosis", as long as the butterfly changes its flight trajectory.

"300 pieces." The reviewer laughed and said, "Student Gong Shang, you copied the spirit body very well, and each one is complete and beautiful."

A blush-eyed butterfly stopped at the end of the judge's brush, slowly flapping its wings.

"New Hope has produced a lot of excellent newcomers this year." She was obviously impressed by the giant python in area C next door, "but your spiritual body is more pleasing than that snake-like spiritual body sentinel."

Gong Shang's heart moved: "Can the snake just now enter the final?"

Judge: "Yes, I have been the judge of the skills competition for ten years, and I have never seen such a big snake."

Gong Shang, who was walking down the field, stopped, and her butterflies were still following her closely like clouds and fog.

"Teacher, what is the highest record of copying the spirit body in the skills competition?"

The judges showed a surprised expression, and quickly replied: "The college student group is 576. This is a record left by a sentinel. I remember her mental body is a sand cat."

Gong Shang clenched his fists and looked at the big screen.There are still 15 seconds left to display her skills.

"Teacher, I'll try again." Gong Shang said.

The judge wondered, "What are you going to do?"

Gong Shang: "Do arithmetic problems."

She closed her eyes, and the butterflies in the audience suddenly hovered in the air as if frozen, without even waving their wings.

After a breathless moment, all the butterflies flapped their two thin, translucent wings at the same time.

Tiny storms arose from Gong Shang's feet, from between the wings of every butterfly.

For a while, there were only groups of blurred light red shadows left in the field.The shadow became more and more blurred, as if turning into a soft mist—but the mist recondensed in the next instant.

The whirlwind of light red subsided, the thickness of the cloud increased, and the color deepened.With each breath, the butterflies that had hovered in everyone's eyes began to dance slowly again. They moved and escaped from the shadows.

And that shadow was actually another butterfly that was exactly the same.

"600." Gong Shang was a little embarrassed, twisting his fingers, "Teacher, please count again."

Several judges in Area B were stunned: "What arithmetic problem did you do?"

"Simply calculate how to evenly distribute the power of the spiritual body, so that all butterflies can copy another one at the same time." Gong Shang smiled nervously, but there was some bright and happy smile in his chest, "Mr. Ou Yiye said, this competition The point is to shock you."

There is a butterfly in Adam's palm.The wings of a butterfly are very thin, and the tiny joints are as soft as tentacles, leaving a delicate touch on his palm.

He didn't dare to close his hands, even though he knew it was just a spirit body, but because it was too vivid and lifelike, he couldn't hurt it.

Through those two thin translucent wings, he watched the palace merchants in the arena.

The girl's appearance is very ordinary, but she stands among the vast group of light red butterflies. When all the audience burst into cheers for her, Adam can see her slightly flushed face and bright smile on the corner of her mouth.

The butterfly flapped its wings and flew towards a student beside him.The student had a little cat lying on his shoulder, and was trying to catch the little butterfly with its front paws.

All the audience cheered, but Adam found that the young people around him were silent.He looked at Gong Shang in a daze, with imperceptible shyness and longing on his handsome face.

"Zhanyan, is she the guide you wanted to invite as a partner?" A companion asked, "She is partnered with Rao Xinghai from their class, right?"

"Hmm..." the young man murmured, "She's very good."

Adam sees someone fall in love for the first time in his life.He found it interesting and fresh.

The palace merchant was gone, and Little Butterfly disappeared with it. Adam looked at the message displayed on the big screen, convinced that he had found the target.

The Yuanxing Club needs a guide like Gongshang.

After four o'clock in the afternoon, all the competitions on the first day of the competition were over.There are too many contestants in the sentinel guide category, and there will be two full days of competition afterwards. On the 13th, there will be a simulated actual battle for werewolf players. On the 14th, there will be a special session for underground people and semi-zombies. From the 15th, there will be a 5-day continuous battle between sentinels and wizards.

Adam sat on the railing of the old school building, looking at the schedule that had just been handed over from someone else's pocket.

Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang partnered to participate in a two-player battle, which Adam did not expect.The joy of finding the target has gradually receded, and he began to hesitate.

They are a couple?Or a friend?Or just a classmate with a random partner?Will Rao Xinghai feel sad if the palace merchant is taken away? Adam stared at the schedule, thinking wildly.

He is now very interested in how Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang will deal with the game.

It is stated on the schedule that the opponents of the two-person teamwork will be determined by lottery on the day of the competition. The scoring system is still adopted. The top five groups with the highest final scores will participate in the finals in May as representatives of the sentinel guide category of the college student group in North China.

Adam put away the schedule, feeling a strange urge in his heart.He feels that he can also participate in the competition. If he has a real and reliable identity, he can sign up in the amateur group, and then find a partner, so that everyone can see his mental body.

He spread his right hand.

A cloud of turbid gray mist drilled out from the palm, and soon, a small taupe snake crawled out.

It landed on the railing and opened its mouth to Adam, as if greeting or yawning, the mouth was as black as ink.

"...Do you want to become a big snake?" Adam asked in a low voice, "Why can't you double? It would be great if you could become a golden python."

The little snake curled up beside him, ignoring Adam's nagging.It doesn't like the cold spring, so it's used to snuggling beside Adam.

Adam stroked its cool, delicate scales.He doesn't often release his spiritual body outdoors, and the little snake doesn't like to see people.It is more used to snuggling in Adam's arms, or hiding on the rain-wet mountain road, hiding in the hot and humid mountain forest surrounded by fog all year round.

It didn't like it here, and neither did Adam.

There were a few students passing by on the school road, everyone was excitedly discussing today's game, the lights were dim, and their faces could not be seen clearly.

Adam also has a lot to say, but he has no one to talk to.The figures of Rao Xinghai and Qu Wu briefly passed his mind, but soon he realized that he knew nothing about them.

Which dormitory building is Rao Xinghai in?What friends does he have?Who is he sharing his joy with now?

Have Qu Wu and Bo Wan closed their business?If you go to RS now, can you still drink Bowan's special coffee?

Adam has absolutely no answers.He sat blankly on the cold railing, and gradually felt that there was nothing interesting about this school.

A familiar voice came from the school road. It was the young man who watched Gong Shang show off his spiritual body with him today. Adam's memory of such insignificant things is particularly strong, and he immediately silently read the young man's name: "Zhanyan..."

"Although you have a lot of butterflies, they are useless." Zhanyan was trying to convince the palace merchant beside him, "If you cooperate with my rusty-spotted leopard cat, your butterflies will be more effective. My kitten and your Butterflies are all equally nimble..."

Gong Shang raised his hand to stop his words.

"Zhanyan, I really don't like this way of belittling and then elevating." Gong Shang replied sharply, "Besides, my cooperation with Rao Xinghai is very smooth, and I will not change partners."

"This competition won't work, there will be another time." Zhanyan didn't give up.

Gong Shang: "Then let's talk about it next time, goodbye."

She walked briskly and jumped up the steps of the teaching building.

Zhanyan's disappointment was so obvious, Adam couldn't help laughing as he watched his leaving back.His laughter caught the attention of the palace merchant, and only then did the palace merchant realize that there was still a person sitting here.

Adam, who was wearing a mask, seemed to be hiding in the dark of the corridor, Gongshang stopped immediately.She felt apprehensive, hesitating whether to move forward.Almost instinctively, several light and small butterflies emerged beside her, flying slowly and irregularly around her.

Adam's first instinct was to look for his little snake.But he soon discovered that the little snake was not by his side.

The lights in the corridor are bright, clearly dividing the place where Gongshang and Adam are.A small taupe snake was standing in the middle of the corridor with its head held high, right in front of Gong Shang.The overhead light made it shiny all over, and its small black bean-like eyes were staring closely at the girl in front of it.

"Why did you come here?" Gong Shang was taken aback, smiled, bent down, and stretched out his hand to the little snake.

Almost instantly, the snake jumped up suddenly.It showed its white snake teeth, flicked its tail viciously on the ground, and shot towards Gong Shang at high speed.

Adam fell off the railing - but he caught the snake by the tail.

The little snake shook a few times, turned into a cloud of gray mist and sneaked back into Adam's body. Adam gasped for breath, grabbed Gong Shang's hand, and looked over and over again.

Gong Shang was startled by him, struggled to break free, and hurriedly retreated a few steps.

No cuts, no bites. Adam breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help shouting: "How can you touch a strange spirit body?! Don't you have common sense?"

"I thought this was Rao..." Gong Shang stopped suddenly, and realized after a while, his eyes flashed with joy, "Your mental body is also a black mamba?