When he knocked on the door of Hughton's house on Avenida de Janeiro, the old drunkard still jumped into Alan's eyes in a half-drunk appearance.

"Alan? Come on in. ”

Hughton opened the door and let Alan in. On his second day back at Ugal Castle, Alan paid a visit, of course, to learn about the Rubik's Cube sequence. It was morning, and although it was not early, Hutun had just gotten up. Let Alan sit in the living room while he runs to freshen up. When I walked into the hall again, I picked up a wine bottle that was placed on the side of the table and poured it into my mouth.

Another sip of strong wine spewed, and the whole living room was filled with the aftertaste of wine. Alan frowned and said, "Mr. Hughton, the spirits hurt your body, so it's better to drink less." ”

Hughton rolled his eyes and sat down on his obviously faded sofa: "What do you know, without this good thing, Lao Tzu wouldn't be alive now." ”

"Speaking of which, I heard that you were ambushed a few days ago?"

Alan nodded.

Hughton muttered, "Who is so bold as to dare to fight Bethcord's idea?" You don't know that Horn, that old madman, is now offering a full bounty for the murderer. The commission platform of the hunting group and the black list of the underground killer organization are full of your Beskod bounty notices. If I were the mastermind behind the scenes, I would probably have to hide in some remote corner of the surface now, stay there for ten or eight years, hey. ”

Allen, he didn't know that Horn made such a big move. Before that, he saw that Horn had even said a few words on behalf of Heating's butler, and thought that he didn't care about the tarmac attack. Now it seems that it is very wrong.

"Don't talk about this, I heard that Old Horn has arranged for you to study at Dawnblade?" Hughton changed the subject and said.

"Yes, I have to report to the academy next Monday."

"Good, there's a lot involved in the Rubik's Cube sequence. For example, mathematics, space science, source force system, and so on. If you don't have a little foundation, it's hard for me to guide you in this area. Dawnblade is the highest-level academy in Babylon, and it's much easier for you to soak in it for a year and a half, read through those basic theories, and then learn the Rubik's Cube sequence. Hughton said this, paused for a moment, and said, "I still have one more thing I want to entrust to you, and it should be the tuition you pay." ”

"What's the matter?" Alan barely thought about it and chose to say yes.

Hughton patted him on the shoulder: "Follow me." ”

He led Alan to the second floor and walked up the stairs, which led to a corridor. The two walked to the end of the corridor and stood in front of a door. Hughton knocked on the wood and said, "Vera, it's Grandpa." ”

There was no movement inside the door, and Huton sighed and opened the door.

Inside the door was clearly a girl's room, and from the furniture to the color of the décor, it was a large area of pink. However, there is a very incongruous scene in this room, that is, the girl standing by the window and painting. Long black hair, black eyes, long black dress...... The girl's first impression of Allen was that it was as black as ink, and that there was a suffocating heaviness on her.

It was as if there was space for her, and even the air became as heavy as lead.

If you look closely, her facial features are extremely beautiful. The thin willow-like eyebrows, the straight nose, and the tight lips make her look calm and classical. Her eyes, however, were lifeless.

Alan has seen many moving eyes, like Lucy's vibrant green eyes, and Adele's pair of flamboyant windows of the soul, they all have their own characteristics. There is no doubt that the eyes of the girl in front of her are also very distinctive, but what it will convey is unimaginable despair, emptiness, and loneliness. Just being stared at by these eyes for a moment, the weak-willed are afraid that they will not be able to stand the oppressive depth in these eyes and scream wildly.

What kind of painful soul should it be to nurture such a pair of eyes?

The door slowly closed, shutting the black-haired and white-skinned girl out of Alan's eyes.

It wasn't until the door was completely closed that Alan took a deep breath as if he knew how to breathe, and then said in surprise, "Who is she?" ”

"Vera...... My granddaughter. ”

Walking back in the direction of the staircase, Hughton's back looked so old at this moment. Back in the living room, he took a few more sips of the liquor before saying, "Seven years ago, Vera's parents died in a foreign war. From that moment on, Vera closed her mind and became what you just saw. She is very sensitive and fragile, and I have always taken good care of her. But even so, the situation has not necessarily improved. That's why I'm going to let her go to Dawnblade to study, and although the academy is for family children, there are also places for self-financed students. I also have some savings that I can use for her studies. ”

"I hope Vera can go out and make more friends, after all, she still has a long way to go, and I can't be with her that long as an old man." Hughton glanced at the second floor: "It's just that she usually has little contact with people, and she may feel a lot of discomfort when she first arrives at the academy, so I ......"

"I'll take care of her." Alan nodded.

Hughton laughed and said, "I just like you, I don't need to say anything." Then Vera will help me watch more, but don't stand up for her in everything, otherwise she will never be able to get out of the shadow in her heart. ”

"I know what to do."

By the time he left Hughton's dwelling, it was close to noon. Alan felt something as he walked out of the small garden in front of the house, and turned to look in the direction of the second floor. Behind the window of the room on the second floor, a dark-haired girl stood in front of the window. Surprised that Alan turned around and quickly flashed into the shadows behind the window, like a frightened kitten.

"Vera!" Alan suddenly shouted, "See you at the academy." ”

Leaving a sunny smile in that direction, Alan left. After the magic car drove away, the girl walked back to the window. He glanced in the direction of the street, then his gaze drifted and landed on the easel by the window. On the canvas is a figure painting with a man in the center, holding a giant blade with his back to the viewer, only half-turning his head, leaving a side face.

At the man's feet was a mountain of corpses, and in front of him was a slender figure. The enemies who were like mountains and seas, with strange postures, poured towards men without exception. In the distance, the background/scene is represented by large blocks of rich black and red, which is absolutely tragic.

The girl's gaze fell on the man's side face, and the lines of that side face were somewhat similar to Allen!

A week later, when Eren stood in front of the towering arch of the Dawnblade Academy, the boy's heart was shaken again, just as he had seen Ugal Castle for the first time. The difference is that the castle gives Eren the feeling of being immersed in the vicissitudes of time, while the Blade of Dawn brings him a feeling of blood boiling.

Helsing, the butler, accompanied him through the arch of the academy, and the world before him suddenly opened up. In the dawn light of the morning light, the first thing that catches Allen's eye is a vast green field, which is divided into several areas by the main road, side roads, fountains, statues, etc. Walk straight along the main road and you will see a set of stone carvings along the way.

The work is actually quite monotonous, with some rubble piled up on the towering pedestal. Just to the left of the pile of rubble is an old broken blade. The simple and rough composition brings a huge sense of spiritual shock to every newcomer to the academy. From the rubble and broken blades, the viewer seems to be able to feel an indescribable desolation and tragedy.

In the center of the abutment, there is such a line of words: With blood as a blade, faith as a shield. Cut through the night, usher in the beginning of the dawn, and sprinkle the light of hope!

Looking at these lines, Alan only felt as if a flame was burning in his chest, making him almost want to roar out loud, so that he felt comfortable. Helsing stood behind him and said, "This is the motto of the two academies of the Dawn Blade and the Shield of Hope, the purpose of which is to remind future generations not to forget the tragic war. The only difference is the subject matter of the sculpture, the Blade of Dawn is a broken blade, and the Shield of Hope is a remnant shield. The broken blade and the broken shield represent blood and sacrifice! ”

While Butler Hesin was explaining the meaning of the stone carvings and words to Alan, a pretty and tall girl stepped forward. She calls herself Julie and is a student at the academy and is responsible for leading Alan on a tour of the academy. Julie has long fiery red hair and has a personality as hot and enthusiastic as her red hair. Her swollen breasts and long snow-white legs indicate that she is ripe in some way.

Butler Helin handed Alan to Julie, and said: "Miss Julie is a self-funded student sponsored by our family, she will be responsible for taking Young Master Alan to visit and familiarize yourself with the entire academy, if the young master needs anything in the life of the academy, you can also ask Miss Julie for help." Then, I'll say goodbye first, and the driver will come to pick up the young master on the weekend. ”

"Excuse me, Mr. Helsing."

After Heathing's housekeeper left, Julie's eyes sparkled as she looked at Alan. She was a self-financed student sponsored by Bethcord, and she came from the common class, and her ideal would be to catch up with some aristocratic son in the academy, which would completely change her fate. Otherwise, after leaving the academy, the best outcome is to join a company under the name of Bethcord, and finally marry the director of the company with a big belly.

So when Helsing contacted her and asked her to take charge of Allen's initial orientation, Julie seemed to see the god of luck beckoning to her. Even in Allen's identity, he always claims to be a side branch disciple to the outside world. But if the housekeeper of the family needs Haixin to take care of it, then even if Alan is not as noble as his direct blood relatives, he should be an important cultivated elite in the side branch family.

In fact, such a talent is Julie's ideal marriage partner. After all, the direct descendants of those families, which is the turn of a commoner like her, has already called some noble ladies with roughly the same background/scene to divide it up.

What's more, the little young master in front of him is younger than himself, but his height can already catch up with him. Ignoring the faint childishness between his eyebrows, if he just looked at his figure, he was no different from the fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. Julie felt that maybe she could become a special mentor for this young master in some aspects. In any case, this young master with masculine silver hair is much more pleasing to the eye than Vincent, who is also from Bethcord! I1387