The woman was able to enjoy the bed all by herself. She first stared blankly at the light coming from the bathroom. When she looked up, she saw a pendant box bouncing in the box.
"boom!"
Accompanied by a burst of blood-colored smoke, a dark-colored blood crystal crow flew out.
Xia Yibing noticed that Wu Ya's eyes were full of contempt, so she asked again tentatively: "Did I say something wrong just now?"
"What do you say?"
The crow glanced at the sleeping big dog and raised its wings to cover its bird face.
"I can even get angry at the pillow that was delivered to my door."
“How should I evaluate you?”
"My clumsy and childish ability to express myself often gives people surprises in life - just take this as a compliment~"
After Hitzfeld came out of the hot shower, he saw Xia Yibing standing on the box without shoes, trying to reach the blood crystal crow that had flown to the upper level.
"What are you doing?"
"what."
The woman came down and stood still with a normal expression.
"No, I played some games with Yusirion."
"…Do you think this kind of joke can get rid of me?"
"But she was the one who laughed at me first..."
"Okay, I heard it all."
Hitzfeld interrupted her, looked at the ground and sighed.
"We've been together like that during the day, and I hugged you, don't you understand what I have planned in my mind?"
"Aisun?"
"Then I'll tell you clearly." The girl raised her head and said seriously, "I hope you don't look down on yourself."
"You always... act like I'm the kind of person who would do anything to save my father and mother..."
"But obviously you are too, you are also the most important person to me!"
"Aisun..."
"I will survive." Hitzfeld was sure that he was extremely determined at this moment.
"Not only for them, for those who sacrificed, for myself - but also for you. I will live well for you too."
"..."
"… Do you understand?"
"..."
“…What an idiot.”
Chapter 13: Pole Drift Theory
The next morning, Esther Murphy finally struggled to get out of bed.
Because of Count Hitzfeld's advice and Robb's comment that there might be danger outside, all the students who came this time adhered to the "stay indoors" strategy under the organization and leadership of Esther. Except for opening the door when the dining car arrived, no one really went out during the trip.
But this is on a train. Even if it is a soft sleeper ticket and even the bunk beds have soft mattresses, there is still a lack of space. Even adults will feel stuffy and irritated if they stay in there for a long time, let alone a group of half-grown children who are already at the age of growing bones?
Ah... especially when two people have to sleep together for safety reasons...
Esther was not opposed to sleeping with Nette. After all, Nette was her good friend and they were always inseparable. But it was really hard to stay in such a crowded carriage.
She desperately wanted to get up and walk around, even if it was just in the narrow aisle between the two beds. She was unwilling to lie down any longer.
"Esther?" Nette asked in the darkness, "Do you want to get up?"
"Ah... yes, I want to walk around a bit and find out what's going on outside... see if I can get some fresh air or something..."
Esther whispered, trying not to disturb the others from resting.
But it seemed to be useless, as surprised voices came from the opposite side and above: "Really? They better have settled the matter! Then we can go out and play!"
"Oh my god, I can't stand this kind of life any more. Haven't we reached Trierred yet?"
"We've only been walking for a day. Theoretically, we should be almost at Kain by now, but these things have definitely delayed us... I estimate it will take more than a day to get there."
"Why did the professor bring us here——"
As soon as someone started talking, there were cries of complaint all around. It was obvious that everyone's patience was almost at its limit, and it was really uncomfortable to keep holding it in like this.
Esther had no choice but to assure everyone that she would go out and find out the situation. In the worst case scenario, she would try to allow everyone to move in the aisle. She also said that she hoped everyone would be patient until the results came out.
"Esther is so gentle~"
Seeing her friend come back to get her coat, Nette curled up in her bed and chuckled, "You always think of everything... and you comfort people in a gentle voice. Are you afraid that something unexpected will happen at this time?"
"We can't leave our lives to chance." Esther nodded. "Compared to our own lives, a little suffering is nothing."
"What an Esther Murphy-style statement! Are you really targeting Earl Jiyang?"
"I... I definitely can't compare to the Earl." Esther's face flushed slightly. "Don't talk nonsense, Nette! I don't admire her or want to have anything to do with her. I just heard those stories... I just admire her sacrifice."
She was obviously immersed in the role and began to fantasize: "I hope to become a person like the count in the future, someone who is useful to the country, society and the people."
"Then your goal is too small."
There were faint shouts coming from outside the door.
"Let's not talk about anything else. You can be considered useful to the country and society by raising pigs and growing potatoes. Are you sure you don't want to refine your goals, Miss Murphy?"
"It's Grande!" Nette sat up angrily, "And Vera! These two people actually dared to violate the ban!! They should know how dangerous it is!!"
“Knock, knock, knock!” Before he finished speaking, the bedroom door was knocked three times. At the same time, the young man’s voice continued to be heard: “Don’t be silly, little Nette… We will not disobey the professor at a time like this~”
"Esther." Another voice sounded at this time, "We asked the professor, and he said that we can go out for a walk and get some fresh air, as long as we don't go to the front of carriage No. 4."
"Is that Vera?" Esther walked to the door and gently stroked the door panel with her hand. "Did you... go there specifically to ask this?"
"Not specifically. Grande needed help from the professor and I just stopped by to ask."
lie.
Esther chuckled.
No one here knew Robo's temper better than her. Due to various reasons, the Nightmare Egg Sheath caused so many deaths and injuries yesterday. As a supernatural being with power, he must be feeling very guilty, and his mood is certainly not good.
At this time, anyone other than himself would only get into trouble and be scolded. If it weren't for their classmates, the two of them wouldn't have taken such a risk.
Adolescent boys are really stubborn.
With this in mind, she simply opened the door, startling a curly-haired boy who was eavesdropping against the door.
"Good morning, Grande." Esther nodded. "I haven't seen you for a day, and your hair is still shit yellow... It's disgusting. Don't you really want to consider dyeing it back?"
"You...you are still the same!"
Grande, whose hair was described as shit-yellow, blushed instantly. "This brown color... doesn't look similar? Dante, can you tell me whose hair looks more similar?"
"Esther..."
"As expected, you are my good..."
"Esther's hair is dark brown, but it has a beautiful sheen, more like the texture of silk. So this comment is unreasonable."
"Dante--Dante-Vera!"
"She's right." The other boy raised his chin with disdain in his eyes, "You still look better with your original black hair."
"I have nothing in common with you two!" Grande was furious. "I'm going to eat first! Goodbye!"
"He's always like that."
Looking at her friend's fleeing back, Vera nodded, "He didn't mean to offend you, don't mind it."
"I don't mind~"
Esther kept looking at Vera's face with a smile, and found that although he always spoke to her, he almost never really took the initiative to look at her face since she showed up.
She didn't expose it, but decided to let it go.
Just like that, at Esther's suggestion, the two of them passed the news of the lifting of the ban to all rooms, and as expected, the entire corridor was echoed with the cheers of classmates.
They are really frustrated.
"How about we go find Grande?" Esther suggested, "It's still early... everyone is still getting dressed and washing up, otherwise there will be a lot of people in the dining car later."
"I have no opinion."
Vera stroked her smooth short black hair, first brushing it across the girl's cheek, then looking unnaturally towards the aisle.
In this way, they followed Grande's footsteps to the Central Dining Car, where they unexpectedly discovered their leader, Rob Murphy.
"What is the professor doing?"
"He's talking to someone... Oh my God! That's Lord Count Hitzfeld!"
Esther stuck her head out and first saw her stepfather. The man was still as unkempt as ever, with his beard unshaved and his hair uncombed. He sat there with a messy look, eating sausages while raising one hand and giving a long speech.
Grande sat next to him, eating with his head hunched, looking like a prisoner, and the two people sitting opposite them were none other than the Earl of Xieyang, whom she admired the most!
And the Earl's companions...
But she didn't know that woman.
"Simply put, the world is not flat."
Because of the food in his mouth, Rob's speech was a little unclear, but it was still clear enough for people to understand the words.
"It is spherical... it has two poles... and the ocean covering this sphere will have fluctuations, wind and water, forming ocean currents, which is the flow trend of ocean water. I personally believe that this is regular and only changes in cycles in different eras."
"professor?"
Vera suddenly grabbed Esther's wrist and led her forward.
"what are you guys saying?"
“A very novel argument.”
Hitzfeld said softly, looking up at the two older new kids.
"Good morning, Miss Murphy."
"And you, Mr. Vera."
"I have seen the Earl."
"I'm not sitting here as a count to listen to advice." Hitzfeld shook his head. "Professor Robb and I are communicating on an equal footing. Some of his views are indeed very interesting."
Then she looked at Robb, "Would it be convenient for them to listen together?"
"It doesn't matter." Rob took a big sip of milk. "We'll have to tell them on the way anyway...otherwise why would I take them to that place?"
Fortunately, the table was quite long and could accommodate a few more people. Vera and Esther sat down next to Grande and took some bread from the bread basket.
"To put it simply, I personally call this theory the 'Pole Drift Theory'."
Robbo was obviously taking care of the two newcomers and went back to the front to summarize again.
"I believe that all the ocean currents and water currents in the world will eventually converge to the pole under the guidance of magnetic fields or some mysterious force, and will be thrown out through the vortex at the pole... and from there to all parts of the world through a brand new route."
"Professor Robb believes that this is how the Willis wandered the world."
Hitzfeld added helpfully.
"So he thinks that ... the ice beneath the Depp-Valtina glacier is not necessarily eternal."
"There may be underwater tunnels there that go all the way to every corner of all the oceans."
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Chapter 14: The God-given Road (Two in One)
