The boy in front of him was obviously stunned for a moment. He had never expected Xu Le to say such a thing.
If Xu Le was cursing and spitting, he wouldn't care much.
But these words made him feel a little ashamed.
After hearing this, the other students also felt a little embarrassed.
After all, there were more than one person who laughed at Xu Le.
The boy was a little angry and pointed at Xu Le's nose and said:
"I'm a student at Zion University of Science and Technology. Who are you?"
Hearing the other party say this, Xu Le suddenly laughed.
When it comes to things like degrees, influenced by his past life's thinking, he really attaches great importance to them.
Especially after confirming that he was leaving Lighthouse and heading to Zion, Xu Le prepared his degree well.
“That’s a coincidence, I’m also an international student from Zion going to Beacon University, but I’ve already obtained a bachelor’s degree.
My name is Xu Le, and I am a Bachelor of Alchemical Biosciences at Beacon University. "
"Bachelor's degree?"
The stereotype of the tough guy in the toilet is too deep.
These students could not in any way connect Xu Le in front of them with a scholar who had obtained a bachelor's degree from Beacon University.
"You are not kidding, are you? This joke is not very funny." said the tall male student.
"Objectively speaking, I'm not kidding. This is my degree certificate and student ID. It shouldn't be fake, right?"
Xu Le took out his red book and showed it off in front of the students.
Although identities like the Night Watchman and the Warlock are more impressive, Xu Le doesn't want to reveal too much at this time.
As for the bachelor's degree in his hand... it's actually true.
All warlocks in Gu Jianuo's laboratory will automatically receive a bachelor's degree from Lighthouse University.
It's just that everyone knows how much they have in their stomachs, so no one talks about it.
Finally, a girl who was the leader spoke up and helped her classmates out:
“What this gentleman said makes a lot of sense, and I’m enlightened.
Yes, we are exchange students from Zion to Lighthouse University. We have completed our one-year stay and are now returning to Zion University of Technology.”
The girl has an ordinary appearance and dark skin.
However, his tone and manner of speech were calm and generous, and when facing Xu Le, although he had a bad feeling from before, he did not show too much contempt.
This gave Xu Le a lot of favor, and he nodded slowly.
“When you meet an old friend in a foreign land, you always feel a little emotional.”
"Master Xule... what do you want us to do?"
In the end, it was the dark-skinned girl who continued to talk to Xu Le.
Xu Le also noticed that among the students opposite him, perhaps only the dark-skinned girl in front of him had no ill feelings towards him.
As expected, the first impression of a person is so important.
I got this outfit and hairstyle because I wanted to leave the lighthouse safely.
After returning to Zion, these things definitely cannot be kept.
Stereotypes are a very serious thing. If you don’t look good, it will be difficult to find a job.
"Actually, there's nothing particularly important. I haven't been back to Zion for 2-3 years, so I wanted to ask you guys, how is Zion doing now?"
"We haven't been back for a year, but before we came, Zion issued the Five Rings Technology Decree."
"Five-ring technology decree? What exactly does it say?"
"Zion will now vigorously support the exploration and research of Red Moon Technology, according to the letters I have negotiated with my family.
Zion is now moving towards the Red Moon Technology Era."
"Red Moon Technology?"
“Regular equipment cannot fight against high-level and powerful monsters, but items produced by Red Moon technology can.
It is said that there are now private studios in Zion that have developed a batch of Red Moon technology equipment, but they are all conceptual.
It is estimated that there is still a long way to go before mass production."
Xu Le nodded slightly. He actually had no idea about things like scientific research direction.
Even the original owner did not study this area.
Scientific research is not something that can be implemented by just reading novels, bragging, or talking about a few concepts.
It requires a lot of basic science and even involves the most basic rules of the world.
Xu Le is far behind in this aspect, so it is better not to try to get involved before you know him well enough.
"I see. Zion is really changing with each passing day. I feel like I can't keep up with the times after not being back for a few years."
“Seniors, don’t underestimate yourself. It’s already impressive to get a bachelor’s degree.
Zion officials will also welcome talents like you back to Zion.”
"Really? Hahaha, oh yeah, I forgot, what's your name?"
"My name is Liu Jia."
Afterwards, Xu Le and Liu Jia had a pleasant conversation, and he mostly guided the conversation towards concepts and philosophy.
This way you won't expose your poor academic level.
The airship flight to Zion takes nearly two and a half days. Xu Le needs to use this time to catch up on his knowledge about Zion.
Although the original owner also has some dusty memories.
But as the time goes by, those dusty memories become heavier and heavier.
It was as if those memories never belonged to him in the first place, but if he encountered them again, perhaps he would still be able to remember them.
But if he doesn't encounter the corresponding situation, those memories are like bricks hidden in his brain and he can't remember them at all.
After discovering that Xu Le was very talkative and knowledgeable, Liu Jia was also happy to talk to Xu Le.
As the conversation deepened, she found Xu Le more and more incredible.
However, the pleasant conversation was always interrupted by someone. The tall and strong male student Li Wei felt uncomfortable when he saw Liu Jia chatting with Xu Le all the time.
Although Liu Jia is not pretty, she is the one with the most outstanding academic level among them.
Wouldn't it make her look incompetent if she kept talking to outsiders like this? So he started to make trouble.
"Liu Jia, aren't you going to eat?"
"No, I'm chatting with Mr. Xu Le, you guys go first."
Liu Jia politely rejected Li Wei, but Li Wei had no intention of letting her go.
"Even if we're chatting and asking questions, we still have to eat."
As he said this, he looked at Xu Le again. In fact, he really wanted to disrupt their conversation.
But he also knew that his academic level was not as good as Xu Le's, so he could only launch verbal attacks based on some of his previous behaviors.
"Oh, I remember, we had that in the toilet before, right
I didn’t expect that a bachelor’s degree from Beacon University would be in the toilet... Hahahaha.
Liu Jia, you don’t want to learn from him, do you? I thought he was a beggar, but I didn’t expect he was a scholar.”
"Li Wei, don't go too far."
Liu Jia was a little angry. She felt that Xu Le couldn't be that kind of person, and that what happened in the bathroom before must have been a misunderstanding.
The other students looked at the three of them. Although they also felt that Li Wei's remarks were a bit excessive, what he said still made them want to laugh.
Xu Le waved to Liu Jia, motioning her to sit down.
"Don't get too excited, Liu Jia, there was actually a misunderstanding about the toilet incident.
I wasn't feeling very well and used some nasty smelling medicine in the toilet.
I also know that I have given you some very bad stereotypes, and I am sorry for that.
However, I think that as a college student, or even more so, as a Zionist, good manners are the most important quality one should have.
What is education
Education is the conduct in one's behavior; education is the kindness in one's heart.
It has nothing to do with how much you read, but has a lot to do with your inner cultivation.
Do you think your words and actions just now will not bring shame to Zion?"
Xu Le's calmness formed a sharp contrast with Li Wei in front of him, and Liu Jia's frown deepened.
"Okay Li Wei, I'll go eat by myself later, no need to bother you."
"snort."
Li Wei snorted coldly and left. He knew that staying here would be boring, so he decided to save some face for himself.
"Student Liu Jia said that. I'm afraid you, as a classmate, will become even more hostile to me."
"Um, I'm sorry if this has caused trouble to Mr. Xu Le."
"We are about the same age. Actually, you don't have to call me sir."
“That won’t do. Although Mr. Xu Le looks about the same age as us, a bachelor is still a bachelor.
Calling you sir is a sign of respect for knowledge."
Xu Le nodded, although there are some trash in every city-state, such as Li Wei.
But at least there will be some different people, like Liu Jia in front of us.
Although she is not an extraordinary person, Xu Le feels that such a person may not be able to become the kind of person who changes the world.
When she starts working in the future, she will become the cornerstone of society.
"That's fine."
For the next two days, Xu Le basically talked with Liu Jia about things related to Zion.
Until the third morning.
Xu Le took off his plaid shirt and put on a cloth vest, a white shirt, and casual pants.
Then he used his razor to simply trim his hair.
He changed his previous watermelon-cap hairstyle into a buzz cut. Although he used a razor to pad the comb, the buzz cut looked a bit messy.
But this hairstyle is undoubtedly much more sharp than before.
In addition, there was the momentum that Xu Le had accumulated from his previous life-and-death battles.
At this moment, Xu Le looked a bit more like a big boss behind the scenes.
Especially Liu Jia, who came to study early in the morning, was obviously stunned when he saw Xu Le's appearance.
"You are... Mr. Xu Le?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Liu Jia lowered her head, as if Xu Le's change made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Xu Le asked in some surprise:
"What's wrong with me like this?"
"You don't look like a scholar anymore."
"Haha, scholars don't have a specialized look."
Xu Le smiled, put on his round-rimmed glasses, and took out his cane.
With the glasses covering his eyes, the sharp feeling on him seemed to be much diluted.
Taking advantage of the last bit of time, the two chatted for a while.
It was not until noon that Liu Jia said goodbye:
"Mr. Xu Le, we will be arriving in Zion soon. If there is nothing else, then, goodbye?"
"Okay, bye."
Xu Le just waved his hand. Liu Jia felt a little disappointed when she saw that Xu Le did not ask for her contact information.
But she also knew that she was not pretty, and as a student, there was nothing that attracted Xu Le.
The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water. Xu Le's conversations with me these days might just be my unreasonable offense.
Standing on the viewing platform, Xu Le saw from afar a city whose architectural style was slightly different from that of the lighthouse.
The feeling is not simply a sense of technology, but a city that is like the style of medieval Europe with a hint of steampunk.
Especially in the sky, there were a large number of advertising slogans hung by steam airships.
Welcome to Zion.
This is the technology capital.
Zion weapons will never let you down.
Unlike the simple tones of the lighthouse, Zion is filled with colorful lights.
The city is divided into 6 equal areas.
Perhaps because of the Kuroshio defense, there are also multi-layered city walls here, and the city architectural style is also circular.
But it is obviously much more rigorous here than the lighthouse.
Even the outskirts of the city have undergone strict architectural planning.
“I feel like this place is pretty good!”
Didi!
The roaring steam whistle sounded, followed by the crew's announcement.
Dear passengers, we will land at Zion Airship Pad 5 in 5 minutes. Please take your luggage...
When the airship stopped, Xu Le took his luggage and waved to the students from Zion University of Technology.
Then he got off the airship.
Routine security checks for second-class seats are naturally much slower than those for first-class seats.
Xu Le followed the crowd and walked towards the security check.
"Name, age, where you're from, what you do, briefly explain."
The security officer checked Xu Le's ID and asked questions.
Although he could see, he still had to conduct routine questioning and examination on Xu Le.
First, we need to see if there is any problem with Xu Le’s identity.
Secondly, it depends on whether Xu Le’s ideas are clear.
Identity problems can only be said to be minor issues. There are illegal immigrants, wandering criminals and so on in the four major city-states.
Even the Red Moon Temple cannot avoid it.
As long as these criminals don't cause trouble, they will become cheap labor after they stay.
Why do you want to drive him away
If they cause trouble, it’s easy to deal with. Just kill them. The foundation of every city is force.
Therefore, this kind of questioning mainly depends on whether the examinee's thoughts are clear.
A person who is heavily influenced by ancient sounds will either have rigid or confused thinking.
They have difficulty communicating normally with other humans.
Often say the wrong things and talk nonsense.
Generally speaking, if a person is heavily contaminated by ancient sounds and the condition is hidden quite deeply, then such routine inquiries can screen out the suspected contaminant.
"My name is Xu Le, I'm from Zion. I went to Lighthouse to study for two and a half years. After getting a bachelor's degree in alchemical biological science, I decided to return to Zion to contribute to my hometown."
The security personnel, who were originally very leisurely, stood in awe after hearing what Xu Le said.
He saluted Xu Le, carefully checked the degree certificate, and returned it with both hands.
"Thank you for the return of Master Xu Le. The construction of Zion cannot be separated from people like you who give up high salaries and return to your hometown."
Looking at the security guard, Xu Le smiled and said:
“I still believe that the purpose of our higher education is to help our hometown escape poverty, not to escape our poor hometown.
Even if you are an ant, you should have lofty ambitions. Moreover, in my eyes, Zion has never been inferior to other city-states. There is nothing to praise about it. "
“Well said!”
Some of the returning students standing behind Xu Le couldn't help but applaud Xu Le's words.
The city of Zion is full of vitality, and Xu Le's purpose of returning is to escape.
But these returning students actually come here to build their hometown.
Their original intentions were all good; they just hoped that their hometown could be beautiful and strong.
This sense of reliance on hometown is something that people in the lower town of Dengta find difficult to have.
"Master Xu Le, you can pass now."
"Thanks."
After receiving the ID, Xu Le walked out of the security check area.
Standing inside the airship pad, watching the pedestrians coming and going, and the snack bar open inside the airship pad.
Xu Le felt the extraordinary vitality here.
He remembered that there was no distinction between upper and lower urban areas in Zion, but of course there were classes here, as there are in any city.
But the classes here are not so rigid.
The civilians here are at least treated as human beings, because Zion’s protection of the people is much better than that of the Lighthouse.
Taking a deep breath of Zion's air, Xu Le walked out of the airship platform aimlessly.
There was nothing else to do now, so he decided to find a bank to exchange some money.
Xu Le picked up a medium-sized stone from the gravel road in front of the airship pad, and then took out an old little notebook.
A fantasy ledger
Dream of turning stone into gold: injecting ancient sound energy, turning a stone into 100 grams of gold,
Bookkeeping: Bookkeeping can only be done once a month.
He rubbed the stone in his palm and then stuffed it into his backpack.
A golden light appeared in Xu Le's backpack, but Xu Le wrapped it very tightly, so almost nothing could be seen from the outside.
Soon, Xu Le stretched out his hand.
After shaking off the excess stone powder, he was left with a finger-sized nugget of gold in his hand.
100 grams of gold.
Xu Le looked at the piece of gold and immediately smiled.
"Although this thing can't make you rich, it can definitely help you out in a pinch. I'll be rich now!"
Xu Le didn't know that when he was using the relic, the two Zion law enforcers from the airship platform had already set their sights on him.
The energy sensing devices they carried detected the alchemical fluctuations on Xu Le's body just now.
"It's alchemy, follow it."
"yes."
Although alchemy is legal, it still requires special attention when using it in public like Xu Le did.
Because alchemy is usually associated with things like bombs, gunpowder, or strange ashes.
Although alchemists are important, anyone would be worried if they saw an alchemist appearing among a crowd.
It would be fine if he was refining medicine, but what if what he was refining was a bomb
"The guy with the buzz cut in front of you, stop right there, put your hands on your head, and lean against the wall!"
Xu Le was slightly stunned. He glanced at the people around him and it seemed that he was the only one with a buzz cut.
Then he turned around, pointed at himself and said:
"Are you talking to me?"
After Xu Le turned around, the female law enforcer was dazed for a moment, and there seemed to be a look of reminiscence in her eyes.
The look he gave Xu Le became hesitant, guilty, and even a little regretful.
"Xu Le, you're back?"
Xu Le scratched his head, turned on the ethereal state to maximum power, and quickly searched his memories about Zion.
But after scanning the original owner's memory.
Xu Le had only one feeling.
miserable!
The original owner actually had a story about being separated from his lover.