Zheng Qing, with a gray cloth bag hanging on his waist, quietly slipped into the basement and embarked on the dark road back to school.
Of course, this time he set off alone.
This is the third time he has used the Clock Channel, and it is also the first time he has used this long-distance travel magic without the assistance of other wizards.
In order to ensure that everything went smoothly, Zheng Qing also specifically asked Deng Xiaoxian to use the compound soup potion as a substitute for his parents to take him to the station. Everything was reasonable - in fact, he could also choose a simpler option when it came to leaving home.
Methods, such as letting family members have a sweet dream, or casting an illusion. But any simple method has sequelae of one kind or another.
But Zheng Qing didn't want his parents to suffer from mental breakdown or neurological disorder just because he went to school. So he would rather waste more time on this matter.
At 4:44 minutes and 30 seconds, a light blue light suddenly appeared in the small space of the basement.
The faint blue light outlines the shape of a clock on the iron door of the basement.
The dial, the hands, and the faint 'click' and 'click' sounds.
Zheng Qing twisted the handle of the iron door and pulled hard.
Behind the door is not the messy piles of clutter in the basement, but a slender, brass pendulum. Behind the pendulum is a wooden door decorated with colored opaque glass.
At this moment, the pendulum has stopped swinging, but there is still a faint trembling feeling in the clock.
Zheng Qing quickly walked around the pendulum and pushed open the wooden door.
Behind him, there was a loud closing sound of the iron door of the basement.
"Sixteen forty-five, from Yunhua Community, Jiuyou College Astronomy Class 08-1, classmate Zheng Qing." A tired and perfunctory voice passed into Zheng Qing's ears. Before he could recover, that
The voice urged somewhat roughly: "You have returned to First University. Please protect your ears and close the door of the 'Big Clock' as soon as possible."
The speaker was a tall, thin, slightly hunchbacked wizard in gray robes.
He held a silver pocket watch in one hand and a huge note board in his arms. Several quills of different colors were dancing happily on the board.
Noticing the curious gaze of the young wizard, the gray-robed school janitor vigorously moved his hand holding the pocket watch back and emphasized: "Close the door and cover your ears!"
Zheng Qing could understand why he closed the door of the big clock. He flicked his hand back and closed the wooden door with stained glass again.
But protecting your own ears is a bit confusing.
Zheng Qing obediently covered his ears while thinking.
"clang!!!……"
The deafening ringing of the bell shattered Zheng Qing's doubts and made his head buzz. Even though he had blocked his ears tightly with his hands, he still could not completely stop the huge sound.
An arm stretched out from the side, and with a strong tug, the young public-funded student was dragged further away from the big clock. Just taking a few more steps, the originally terrifying bell quickly lowered its volume - similar to the sound of the clock.
Baidu has dropped to three or five degrees.
Zheng Qing turned around numbly, and an almost transparent semicircular light curtain shrouded the sky above the big clock.
He just passed through the light curtain.
Obviously, it was a magical barrier used for sound insulation.
"Is this your first time using the 'big clock'?" A familiar voice rang in Zheng Qing's ears, shouting: "Why did you stand beside the clock for so long!"
Zheng Qing's buzzing head reacted for a few seconds before he noticed that Xiao Xiao and Fatty Xin were standing next to him leisurely, and it was Xiao Xiao who was speaking.
Xiao Xiao did not wear a robe today, but wore a white shirt, a black casual suit and a pair of large leather shoes. His watermelon hair, which has never been easy for thousands of years, was also replaced with a side parted hair. Although it was not permed or dyed, the overall fashionability instantly soared.
A few dozen minutes. Compared with him, Fatty Xin was as greasy as ever - wearing baggy trousers and a bloated woolen sweater, looking like a brown bear with severely sagging skin after failing to lose weight.
Zheng Qing's eyes lingered on the two companions for a few seconds, and finally settled on Xiao Xiao.
"Are you a doctor?" he asked in a skeptical tone.
Fatty Xin laughed so hard at the side: "I knew Brother Qing would say that! Hahahahaha..."
Xiao Xiao turned his head and walked out with a dark face: "There's so much nonsense."
The fat man finally stopped laughing, patted Zheng Qing on the shoulder, and motioned for him to follow: "The doctor just had lunch with Mr. Sima at noon, so you know... In order to get this concave shape, we helped him do a lot of work yesterday.
In the afternoon, I also asked Senior Sister Linda to help me refer to it!"
"You really achieve multiple things with one stone." Zheng Qing smacked his lips, feeling like he had missed an entire TV series.
"Sign first and then leave!" The gray-robed school janitor shouted behind Zheng Qing, stopped the wizard who was about to leave, then took out a white quill pen and asked Zheng Qing to write his name on the note board
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Because it is winter vacation, there are not many students on campus, giving people an open and quiet feeling. In addition, in the middle of winter, the vegetation is sparse, which further aggravates this feeling of loneliness.
There are still two weeks left before the official start of school registration.
Like other students staying on campus, Zheng Qing also needs to live in a new dormitory during the remaining period.
"Bring your bedding with you," Fatty Xin reminded as he took Zheng Qing to the new dormitory: "The temporary dormitory we are living in now is in Alpha Castle. It is gloomy inside and makes people feel like they are living in a cemetery.
In here... if the bedding is not warm, then your stay will definitely not be comfortable."
"I very much suspect that the Alpha student who originally lived in that dormitory cast some kind of unfriendly spell before leaving." After hearing the fat man's words, Xiao Xiao also turned his head and said to Zheng Qing: "Otherwise, that kind of evil spell
In a place full of anger, only ghosts can stay."
"That's not necessarily true." Fatty retorted: "At least Dylan likes that kind of environment... He also told me yesterday that the environment in the temporary dormitory is like his big coffin, and it is very comfortable to stay in it.
"
"Oh, that's really good news." Xiao Xiao said sarcastically: "It's a pity that I don't have the bloodline of the necromantic system, so I can't feel his comfort."
Zheng Qing originally didn't like living in temporary dormitories, but when he heard the conversations of his companions, he became more and more repulsed. But on the other hand, he was very interested in the accommodation environment of Alpha Fort - although he had visited Alpha several times before.
However, after all, it was just a quick glance at the experience, and the impression was not profound.
This tangled state of mind did not last long.
Because on their way to the Alphaburg dormitory, they were stopped by a little witch.