Vol 2 Chapter 183: The story of Augustus

Go past the priest wearing the white vestment and follow the curved escalator to the second floor of the mansion.
This is a small study room.
The tables and chairs made of logs, the antique bookshelves, and the heavy and dazzling collections of books on the bookshelves make the whole floor bathed in the fragrance of books.
Alpha students in white robes sat behind the table in twos and threes, quietly flipping through the books in front of them.
Occasionally, some curious eyes swept over the red robe wizard who went upstairs, and then quickly narrowed his gaze and re-immersed in the boundless magical world.
Zheng Qing couldn't help but sigh during the shuttle.
Although the four colleges have different ways of selecting students, the characteristics of all successful students are the same.
No one can succeed casually.
Even in Alpha College, which focuses on blood heritage and the importance of talent, students who can achieve something will experience the learning process of not letting go of papers and forgetting to sleep and eat.
In this process, different colleges just focus on different directions.
For example, Jiuyou College pays attention to exams and hopes that every student can lay a solid foundation and train the correct way of thinking; Alpha College pays attention to talents, and hopes that every student can ignite the holy flame of thinking, and burst into the moment of learning Sparks of wisdom; Starry Sky Academy focuses on practice, hoping that every student can apply what they have learned, and truly integrate the use of magic into daily behavior and blood memory; while Atlas hopes that every student can be truthful Forge ahead on the road, never forget the original intention.
After thinking about it, the servant had guided Zheng Qing to the top floor of this mansion.
The entrance of the stairs is a silver-white classical style vaulted carved wooden door.
On both sides of the door stood two servants in white robe standing upright.
Several students are quietly lining up in front of the door, waiting for the opportunity to enter the door.
The servant who guided Zheng Qing upstairs went straight past the students in the line, whispered a few words with the two waiters who guarded the door, and waved to signal Zheng Qing to follow him in.
Zheng Qing was stunned, looked awkwardly at the other students in the line, lowered his head and followed.
But after a few steps, he was forced to stop.
A girl stopped in front of them.
"We came first, why let them go in first?" The witch blocked the door, lowered her voice, and stared at the waiter who guarded the door angrily.
The witch is not tall, with pale skin and short black hair, dark green pupils and a little high cheekbones. It is not outstanding to judge from the appearance.
Zheng Qing quietly looked at her.
When he was baptized in the chapel on the first floor, this girl was in front of him.
He vaguely remembered that the witch was named Louise Coty, who seemed to be the heir to a manor.
"Student Zheng Qing holds the invitation letter from Your Excellency Augustus," the waiter looked at her gently, without flinching his eyes: "If you have any objections, you can submit the corresponding appeal form to the Disciplinary Committee."
"If you have no objections, please don't obstruct our normal work."
The witch's slender lips were pursed, and she took a step back unwillingly, and gave Zheng Qing a fierce look.
Zheng Qing smiled apologetically to her.
However, this smile seemed more like a provocation and mockery to her.
"Zheng Qing?" The witch looked at the young wizard, her tone full of gunpowder: "The genius Fuluo from Kunlun in Arthur's mouth? What did the Jiuyou Academy's public funder come to Alpha Castle for!"
Zheng Qing hadn't spoken yet, and the waiter on the side had bowed slightly and signaled Zheng Qing to enter the door.
"this way please."
"Sorry." Zheng Qing said vaguely, and passed by the witch and followed the waiter into the lounge.
The silver-white carved wooden door then closed again, blocking the angry witch outside the door.
Compared with the first two floors, the area on the third floor of the club is a bit smaller, and the traffic is sparser.
The layout of the whole floor is semi-open. Looking around, there is no tall decoration in the field of vision, and the space appears to be much wider.
The ceiling, walls, and even the carpets under the feet are all silver-white, which perfectly fits the color of Alpha Academy.
One by one, low and square coffee tables are arranged unevenly in this space.
Each coffee table is surrounded by a milky white soft leather low-back sofa.
Between the sofas are planted with wide branches and luxuriant ferns as a natural barrier, cutting off small compartments for ‘gentle-proof’.
Between these plants and sofas, there are also exquisite brass telescopes, slowly rotating armillary spheres, simple and heavy sundial and moondial, and occasionally a few gorgeously dressed flower sperm, carrying a straw basket, among the leaves Jumping around.
The servant guided Zheng Qing to the depths of the room, in front of a coffee table by the French windows.
The tall plants around this coffee table are extremely rich, almost completely separating it from the rest of the room, making it very quiet.
A wizard lay halfway down, burying most of his body in the milky white low-back sofa.
A crystal ball was placed on the coffee table in front of him.
"She is the Minister of the Foreign Affairs Department of the First University Student Union," the wizard lowered his head, fiddled with the crystal ball in his hand, and his voice looked a little tired: "Destiny is such a miraculous...When you are unaware, everything is determined for you. ."
"What?" Zheng Qing was a little confused.
He looked to the side as if asking for help, but found that the servant who had brought him there had disappeared without a trace.
When he turned his head, the wizard stood up and reached out to him.
"Zheng Qing." The other party smiled, held Zheng Qing's hand, and shook it with certainty: "It's nice to see you."
"Your Excellency Augustus?" Zheng Qing smiled nervously: "This is my honor!"
The Alpha boss’s hands are cold and generous.
Of course, he is also very tall.
The long golden hair is as brilliant as the sun outside, and the blue eyes are comparable to the sky that contains the sun.
Compared with this handsome appearance, Augustus's attitude is very gentle, even casual.
"Would you like some coffee? Ambergris, phoenix nest, musk...or pure black coffee?" The Alpha boss fell back on the sofa, holding up the crystal ball, and staring at the fine light on it. Point, the tone is very casual, as if chatting with a close friend: "Hemophile will have a goblin barista who has served for 500 years, and the coffee brewed is very authentic."
Zheng Qing immediately saw a scene of an ugly fairy with a rag around his waist, turning his hand grinder weakly to grind coffee beans into dry powder.
"Thank you!" The young public student shook his head decisively: "I'm still used to drinking tea."
"Pure nine people." Augustus didn't think he was disgusted. He laughed softly, snapped his fingers, and filled the menu that the elf handed over the drinks they ordered.
Zheng Qing hesitated to sit on the sofa, uneasy.
In the end, he decided to cut the mess quickly and deal with the things that he was going to do today.
"I'm very sorry," he looked at the blond wizard in front of him sincerely, and said quickly: "I need to take the student union recruitment exam on Friday night, so I can't attend the hemophilia's welcome dinner...Really, I'm very sorry."
"It doesn't matter, it's okay." Augustus waved his hand casually, raised his head, and looked at the young public student with a smile: "As I said just now... Destiny is always very magical, you never know that you passed by today. Will your figure become a nightmare in your future vision."
Zheng Qing smiled in agreement.
Although he didn't understand what the boss was talking about.
"On the road of pursuing magical truth, we must all learn to control ourselves." Augustus suddenly changed the subject and told Zheng Qing a short story:
"When I was a kid, I saw a murloc tie a snake to a stone and exposed its scales one by one by the lake."
"The murloc smiled weirdly."
"The snake hissing scream."
"I couldn't help the justice in my heart, and rushed forward, killed the murloc, and freed the snake from the stone."
"I think this snake should appreciate me."
"However, the snake turned his head and bit me back."
"I know, this is its instinct... it's too scared, it has been tortured for so long... it is purely conditioned."
"But I still killed it."
"Because I am also a conditioned reflex... I just said that it bit me."
"This incident makes me very regretful~EbookFREE.me~ I regret not only saving a snake, but also regretting killing a snake, and regretting killing a murloc." Augustus looked at Zheng with deep eyes. Qing: "I killed two lives, got a scar, and long-term regret."
"What more failed move than this?"
Zheng Qing listened to the story in silence without saying anything.
He always felt that there was a deeper meaning hidden under this Alpha boss's sentence.
"I heard that you made a deal with Ceprano?" Augustus turned again: "Then you must be careful...that man, he has never done a loss-making business."
"Friedman is a bit stupid... but he is a good man. Nothing excessive has happened between you, which is very good."
"If there is any trouble, you can write to me."
Zheng Qing's hair was terrified when he heard these plain words, and he wished to poke his ears deaf.