Crossing the square and past the main teaching building, a sparkling lake appeared in the sight of the freshmen.
The lake surface is calm and green, with thin aquatic plants floating lazily on the water surface, firmly blocking the sunlight on the water surface. Several large fiery red birds float on the water surface, hiding their heads in their wings, and lazily playing.
Take a nap.
Zheng Qing stepped on the slippery stone embankment by the lake, stretched out his head and looked at the lake carefully.
A black shadow quickly passed under his eyes.
Zheng Qing was startled and fell down from the stone embankment.
"Pay attention to safety, we will talk about the problems in the lake later." Nicholas patted him on the shoulder and continued to introduce the school to the freshmen:
"The entire school is well planned. If the square we passed just now belongs to the vestibule, then this large lake belongs to the atrium."
"The name of this lake is Linzhong Lake - don't ask me why it has such an unlucky name, I don't know either."
Nicholas waved his hand and stopped several freshmen who wanted to ask questions: "You just need to remember that these buildings around Linzhong Lake are the places you visit most frequently throughout the entire school year."
Zheng Qing raised his eyes and looked around.
There are many buildings around the lake.
Nicholas introduced one by one:
"That tall white tower is the campus hospital. If you have nothing to do, don't take a second look at it. It's easy to get bad luck."
"That square, small black box-shaped building is the Phuket Island Jiuyou Branch of Wizards United Bank. You can try to deposit the money in your hand into your student card in a few days."
"The big cauldron-like building belongs to the school cafeteria. The taste is average, the portions are full, and the varieties are complete. Regardless of vampires, werewolves, ghosts, or even multi-persons, as long as they belong to the students of Jiuyou Academy, they can be found in the cafeteria.
The right recipe.”
"Across the lake, that hill-like building is one of the greatest buildings of our Jiuyou College, Jiuyou's library - Shushan Hall! Time is tight, we probably won't go in today."
Nicholas patiently introduced the buildings on both sides of Linzhong Lake to the newcomers.
Zheng Qing squinted his eyes and tried hard to look at the library on the other side.
Under the setting sun, the lake was filled with light mist, obscuring his sight.
He could only see a faint black shadow.
After introducing the buildings on both sides of Linzhong Lake, Nicholas led the new students along the path along the lakeside.
At the end of the path, there is a small wooden pier.
The entrance to the pier is blocked by a small wooden house.
Outside the wooden house, an old dog with saggy skin was tied up. When it heard the unfamiliar footsteps, it just tilted its head, its wrinkled eyelids trembled, and it didn't even bark.
But the freshmen still walked around it cautiously.
Nicholas knocked on the glass window of the cabin:
"Uncle Verne! I'll take the new students across the lake!"
The old dog slumped in the grass nest snorted a few times, seeming to be very dissatisfied with Nicholas disturbing his sleep.
Nicholas chuckled, took out a biscuit from his pocket, and threw it away.
The old dog's nose twitched, but he still didn't open his eyes. However, he stretched out his paws and quickly put the biscuit under his belly.
There was a vague response from the wooden house, and a small wooden sign fell on the window sill.
Zheng Qing didn't even see where the wooden sign fell.
"Who's in there?" he asked Nicholas in a low voice.
"The dock owner, the ferryman on the Silent River. We all call him Uncle Verne." Nicholas greeted the freshmen to board the dock and replied: "It is said that he used to be a professor at the First University, but he has retired now.
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"That dog looks very old!" someone nearby said with emotion.
"Its name is May, and it is more than twice as old as you little guys! It is an old friend of Uncle Verne. In the future, if you encounter it walking on campus, you must be more respectful."
The freshmen nodded repeatedly.
There are many small boats parked on both sides of the pier. The boats are red in color and can only accommodate about six or seven people. There is a bamboo pole standing on the bow of the boat, with a small bronze bell hanging on it.
"The name of this kind of boat is Jianmang, which is the main means of transportation in Linzhong Lake." Nicholas called the freshmen to board a boat and warned: "If you don't raise a few hippos or buffaloes in the lake, then you will have to grow old."
Let’s take a boat ride across Imjong Lake. You know, even though I’ve been at First University for so long, I still can’t figure out how many scary things there are in the lake.”
"Will there be water ghosts?" a little girl asked in a trembling voice.
"Water ghost?" Nicholas snorted disdainfully: "That kind of pest can't even survive a night in this lake. The mermaids in the lake like to use water ghosts as sacrifices."
"Mermaid!" a boy screamed, and explained to his companions in a panic: "My grandma said that mermaids eat human flesh, and the Wizards Alliance has strict restrictions on their habitat."
"This is one of the legal habitats for the merfolk from the Wizards' Union." Nicholas showed a gloomy smile on his face: "So, boys and girls! Keep your eyes wide open! Hold on to the side of the boat! If you fall into the lake, you will lose your bubble.
If you can't spit it out, you will be dragged under the mud by the mermaids!"
Xiao Xiao yawned out of boredom, watching Nicholas intimidating the newcomers with his roar.
Zheng Qing stared at the water surface, not missing a single ripple.
"Sit tight!" Nicholas shouted, holding on to the bamboo pole standing on the bow of the boat and shaking it vigorously.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The copper bell on the bamboo pole swayed, making a clear tremor.
The boat shook a little.
The new students on the boat clung to the side of the boat in fear.
"The boat is sailing!" Nicholas shouted, stamping his feet vigorously.
The boat shook violently, causing screams on board.
Zheng Qing saw a dark cable on the bow of the ship slowly tightening, creating a series of ripples of varying depths on the water.
"There's something ahead!" he yelled.
But the other freshmen on the ship were screaming, drowning out his voice.
"There's something under the boat!" Zheng Qing held the cardboard box tightly with one hand and the side of the boat with the other, turning and shouting at Xiao Xiao.
Nicholas, who was standing on the bow of the boat, looked at these frightened freshmen with a smile.
"It's the boatman!" Xiao Xiao moved closer to Zheng Qing's ear and said, "There are boatmen hired by the school in the water. These boats rely on these boatmen to drag them."
"Boatman?" Zheng Qing was surprised.
"Maybe it's a mermaid, maybe it's a kappa, maybe it's an anaconda. There are so many creatures with brains in the water, and everyone wants to earn some wizard coins." Xiao Xiao grasped the side of the boat with both hands, his face a little pale: "Don't follow me.
I’m talking, I’m seasick!”
The wide glasses on his face were tilted and slid down a little, but Xiao Xiao held on to the side of the ship tightly and did not dare to move.
Zheng Qing suppressed his smile and looked down at the cardboard box in his arms.
The elves are still sleeping quietly.
It seems that they have no concept of seasickness.
There is a small island in the center of the lake, and a white stone tower stands on the island.
The tower has seven floors, with cornices and brackets. Looking from a distance, you can vaguely see the copper bells and silk threads hanging on the cornices.
The boat sailed past the island quickly under the drag of the boatman.
"What's on the island?" Zheng Qing pointed to the small tower and looked at Nicholas.
"Forbidden area." Nicholas looked at the new students and warned: "Although your counselor will tell you in a few days, I think it needs to be said in advance. The island in the center of the lake is one of the school's forbidden areas, and there is a very powerful one on it.
Spell. No one, including school professors, can set foot on that island without permission."
The freshmen watched in awe as the island slowly disappeared from their eyes.
No one foolishly asked about the consequences of landing on the island.
"Do we have to take this boat every time we cross the lake?" Zheng Qing looked at the tight cable on the bow of the boat, feeling uneasy in his heart.
"Of course not!" Nicholas looked a little annoyed: "Didn't I mention it in the hall? There are many doors in the school. You can reach different places by pushing the doors. There are also many corridors in the school, and some corridors are even connected to other colleges!"