The evening news had already announced that Liu Han had awakened as a paranormal during the shooting test. Moreover, there was a strong energy fluctuation when she awakened, which triggered the alarm.
Everyone knew that the stronger the energy fluctuation when a paranormal awakened for the first time, the greater the risk of the paranormal going out of control. However, the greater the risk, the greater the potential of the paranormal.
Therefore, if Liu Han's awakening alarmed the whole city and triggered the alarm, it meant that Liu Han was not only a paranormal, but also a superstar with a bright future.
As for Gao Qi and his classmates, other than congratulating and envying them, what else could they say? Liu Han was no longer someone they could casually discuss.
Gao Qi lay in bed, still thinking about what had happened yesterday afternoon. Although he suspected that Liu Han had triggered the abnormal energy fluctuation, he knew that it definitely had nothing to do with him.
Feeling a little irritated, Gao Qi sat up and returned to his desk. He picked up a book on the table and began to read.
Twenty minutes had passed, but the book was still closed because Gao Qi simply could not continue reading.
Finally, there was a knock on the door. Then, the door was pushed open and a teacher walked in.
"Your allocation notice, um …"
The teacher's face was full of sympathy. He wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. In the end, all he could do was remain silent. Seeing the teacher's expression, Gao Qi already knew the result.
After handing a two-finger-wide note to Gao Qi, the teacher could not possibly say his condolences to Gao Qi. Therefore, he just nodded at Gao Qi sympathetically and left.
Gao Qi stared blankly at the note. There were only two lines of words written on it. After reading the contents of the note, his already pale face turned even paler.
Gao Qi fell into the chair and sat there for a long time. Finally, his eyes could focus again.
Gao Qi rubbed his face with his hands and took a deep breath. He picked up the book on the table, opened it, took out the bookmark inside, and closed the book again.
Don't worry about having no friends on the road ahead. Who doesn't know you?
There was an ancient poem written on the bookmark. It was written by Gao Qi himself, but looking at it now, the poem was so ironic.
Gao Qi had the urge to break the bookmark, but after holding the bookmark with both hands, he could not break it.
After sitting in a daze for a moment, Gao Qi reopened the book he had not finished reading. He carefully found the page where the bookmark was just now and put it back in.
Gao Qi took the book and walked out of the dorm. He tried to keep a calm appearance and walked to the school library.
Although the library was free and open to everyone, there were still not many people in the library. Gao Qi went straight to the librarian and put the book in his hand on the desk in front of the librarian. Then he said politely, "Professor Su, return the book."
The librarian, who was immersed in reading, looked up and saw that it was Gao Qi. He put down the book in his hand and smiled from the bottom of his heart. "Xiao Gao, I've told you many times. I'm not a professor anymore. I'm just a librarian now. Oh, you read this book very quickly. Have you finished it?"
Although the smile was ugly, Gao Qi still smiled. Then he said in a low voice, "Professor Su, I haven't finished reading it yet. But I can't stay in the city anymore, so I have to return the book."
This time, Professor Su did not correct Gao Qi's mistake in the way he addressed him. He was a little surprised. After staring at Gao Qi for a long time, he finally sighed and said in a low voice, "You … Can't you even go to the factory? Or the soilless farming farm? You're in university, so you can at least be assigned a position in the outer city! "
Gao Qi smiled bitterly and said, "In the future, only science and engineering graduates will be assigned jobs. The jobs in the outer city don't need liberal arts students. Out of the five basic qualifications, I can't be assigned to the inner city, so I have to go out of the city."
Professor Su shook his head gently and said in a low voice, "Have you decided where to go?"
"The farm outside the city. Actually, it's not bad. I've always wanted to go to the real wilderness and see what it's like out there."
Professor Su sighed and was silent for a moment. After another sigh, he shook his head and said, "It can't be like this. It can't be like this. Of course science and engineering is important, but we can't just cancel all the other subjects."
"It's not canceled, it's just not valued. Professor Su, I'm here to say goodbye. I'm worried that we won't have a chance to meet again in the future. I want to say that your class is really interesting …"
Gao Qi felt that his words were a little inappropriate. Professor Su had changed from a university professor to a librarian. In the future, there would no longer be a literature history class, so it was a little inappropriate to mention Professor Su's class in front of him.
Gao Qi smiled embarrassedly again. He lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Professor Su, I don't understand. Shouldn't population be the most important resource of a city? But why is our city not only unwilling to absorb more people, but also driving people out of the city? "
The atmosphere was heavy and sad. Professor Su looked a little serious. He thought for a long time, and then he said with a deep face, "Carnivores are despicable. If you understand this idiom, and I'm saying that you understand the true meaning of this idiom, then you should understand why."
Of course, Gao Qi understood the meaning of this idiom, but the question he asked didn't seem to be very related. This made him need to think about it carefully.
Professor Su said very seriously, "There's no hope for this city, so there's nothing wrong with going out of the city. I also want to see the world outside the city and see what the world outside the high wall has become. Maybe we'll meet again in the future."
They probably wouldn't have a chance to meet again. The people in the city didn't want to leave the city easily, and the people outside the city couldn't enter the city easily. The difference in the difficulty of entering and leaving the city meant that today's farewell was likely to be eternal.
Gao Qi, who didn't have many friends, had already met the only person he wanted to see. He had already said goodbye, and it was time to leave.
Picking up the book that had already been placed on the table, Gao Qi took out the bookmark from it, and then he said embarrassedly, "Professor Su, I really don't have any personal belongings. I made this bookmark myself. I think this poem is very suitable for you, so I'll leave it for you as a souvenir."
The parting gift was extremely shabby, but Gao Qi really couldn't take out anything else because even the clothes he was wearing belonged to the city's property. At this time, it was really appropriate to describe Gao Qi as having no personal belongings at all.
However, Professor Su became serious.
The bookmark was made of thin bamboo planks. It was ground into a shape about two centimeters wide and six centimeters long. The four corners were curved into an arc. It was very thin, and after a long period of use, the bamboo stick became smooth and shiny. But in the end, it was just an ordinary piece of bamboo.
"Don't worry about not knowing friends on the road ahead. Who in the world doesn't know you …"
Looking at the bookmark for a moment, Professor Su smiled bitterly. Then he looked up at Gao Qi and said, "I don't have anything to give you except this pen. I'll give it to you as a souvenir."
Professor Su took out a pen from his jacket pocket. It was black and had a plastic casing. Today, materials were no longer in short supply. For Professor Su, who had worked for a long time, it shouldn't be considered expensive.
Gao Qi stretched out his two hands and took Professor Su's pen. Then he tried to calm down and said, "Thank you, Professor Su. I will cherish this."
Professor Su put his hand on Gao Qi's shoulder and patted him. Then he whispered, "Take care. We will definitely meet again."
Gao Qi didn't know what to say. He was not good at dealing with the current situation. Moreover, he was very sad and had infinite fear for the future. The most important thing was that he needed to report to the management department as soon as possible.
Gao Qi, who didn't know what to say, said thank you. He turned around reluctantly. Professor Su suddenly said, "Wait a minute, Gao Qi. Wait a minute."
Gao Qi turned around. Professor Su said with a serious face, "You know that you are in the jungle world. You also know that the weak are prey to the strong. I have taught you this before. Now that you are going out of the city, I will teach you another lesson. Please remember that no matter where you are, you must first figure out your position. If you can't tell who is the prey, then you are the prey."
These words were a little profound. Gao Qi thought for a while and felt that he didn't quite understand. But he still nodded and said, "I will remember."
Professor Su continued seriously, "If you think that you are surrounded by sheep, then put on sheep's skin. If you think that you are surrounded by wolves, then at least make yourself look like a wolf. Remember, when a predator chooses his prey, he will first choose the weakest one."
Gao Qi nodded again and said, "I will remember."
Professor Su let out a light sigh. Then, with a solemn expression, he said, "In this world where the strong prey on the weak, everyone worships the strong and worships power. However, you must remember that not only the strong genetically modified people have power, and not only the special ability users have power. Knowledge is power, and knowledge will always be power. We humans are able to stand at the top of the food chain because of our wisdom. Respect knowledge, respect culture, and maintain a passion for learning. This is the last piece of advice I can give you!"
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