Chapter 26: Order Society (Part 1/2) (2/2)
The outer sealed shell of the electronic device had no meaning when faced with the mental scan. The various devices within were likewise. Luo Nan discovered that his own senses had limits in terms of their “resolution”. He only had a rough perception of the the interior construction of his wristband; it was extremely fuzzy.
That long thread was the sole exception…… It was extremely eye catching. Or in other words, it was far too dazzling!
The long thread’s lustrous radiance really seemed to be like lightning streaking across the night’s sky when Luo Nan engaged contact with the thread purely on the mental plane. As for the two components of Luo Nan’s abilities, the Wraith Sign had no response towards the thread at all. And the heavily chained crow…… believed it to be a conductive wire?
Luo Nan snorted, but he was caught off guard. He let the lightning flow through the heavily chained crow and strike between his eyebrows and into his brain. His body shook violently.
“What’s wrong?” Xie Junping was frightened.
“It’s nothing.”
Luo Nan stroked his forehead with a bizarre expression.
If one were to chose the best place in Acumen College, it would certainly be the circle of wetlands established when the school was founded. This was the number one greenery in the city. This place was practically covered entirely by greenery, so one would always breath in fresh and clean air. And the slightly moist floor could practically take the long gurgling brook that weaved through a forest and have it permeated into one’s bloodstream.
And so Acumen College’s beautiful laid mostly in its wetlands. The wetlands’ beauty laid mostly in that peaceful flowing tree-weaving river.
The long river divided the wetlands into a north bank and a south bank, also dividing into an area of seclusion and an area of flourishment. The flourishing southern bank’s iconic building was the school’s main auditorium. Then crossing the river to the north was the dense wetlands jungle. A glance looking over would reveal practically no trace of human construction.
In this time of the day, the stream of people in the southern bank was tightly knit while the northern bank was relatively quiet. Xie Junping dragged Luo Nan to enter the jungle of the northern bank. He appeared to drive the car with familiarity and ease, being able to leap out to a strip of level ground from the dense woods. He continued driving forward and introduced without much thought:
“When compared to the southern bank, the northern bank takes up the majority of the wetlands. Many campus research institutions are situated here due to the good environment, however the cost of each is quite considerable. Be it the high taxes, construction materials, construction methods, structural design, all are strictly limited…… As for how strictly limited they are, you’ll understand as soon as you see the main auditorium.”
Acumen College’s main auditorium was quite well-known among the all the colleges of Xia City. It had an eastern building style of overhanging eaves and was hidden in the middle of the jungle. It was a subset of the wetlands garden.
The majority of the surface of the main auditorium really didn’t have any practical use. The area of functional usage laid completely underground. Only in this way could the auditorium hold over a hundred thousand students and teachers simultaneously for ceremonies.
“You see it right. The main auditorium is pretty low within in the wetlands. Constructions cannot exceed fifty meters in height according to the regulations within the wetlands area. It’s the quarter the height of Pan Hill.”
The Pan Hill that Xie Junping spoke of faced opposite of the main auditorium across the river. It was a tiny hill that was only sixteen~seventeen meters in height. Atop of the hill was a sea of green, yellow, and autumn red interweaving colors of splendor. An octagonal pavilion stood on top. The view there was wide and vast, giving a panoramic view of the whole area. It was the most refreshing thing ever.
In fact, Luo Nan loved to go on top and gaze far in the distance as the wind would blow against him. He was only able to endure Xie Junping’s suspenseful explanation until now because of the beautiful scene that matched his tastes.
Xie Junping’s mouth was an unceasing torrent of words: “There are few places where buildings could be constructed within the wetlands area. Naturally, environmental destruction carries criminal charges. Who wants to be charged? One can only seek space underground if one wishes to realize a functional facility. But the problem is that the geology and underground composition of the wetlands also has protective limits. The southern bank is a bit better, but digging three meters down in the northern bank is considered a violation…… Those research institutions had to pay a bitter price.”
He blinked his eyes upon speaking to this point: “Anyway, there’s always an exception for everything.”
Xie Junping extended his finger to let Luo Nan see an angle of a certain building through the dense branches and leaves of the thick woods.
Luo Nan’s first impression was just a feeling that this was “pretty old-fashioned”. This was probably because of the rusted spots that were on the edges of the building. It gave one a rough impression.
Xie Junping laughed with squinted eyes: “Don’t look down on it. ‘Gear’ is the building we see ahead of us right now. It is the exception among exceptions of the thirty nine research institutions and society buildings in the northern bank.