Chapter 271

The noisy cicadas' chirping quietly faded away at some unknown moment. Time slowly drifted along with the ripples on the pond. As the very last cicada cry was blown away by the wind, autumn had arrived. Autumn at Kassel College brought no orchards bursting with fruit, only the less-than-pleasant lingering notes of osmanthus flowers, the pouring moonlight, and the serenity of a pot of autumn water. The birds in the school grew scarce, the tips of the leaves gradually stained with a brilliant yellow, and the vibrant summer began to fade. The temperatures started dropping, freshmen had already begun attending classes, the pedestrians on the pathways were far fewer, and the Equipment Department's snakes had not escaped for a long time. The decaying autumnal chill did not sweep over the entire academy; though a few degrees more subdued, the campus still pulsed with the breath of youth. Today was the "Freedom Day" of the new month, but because both faction leaders were absent, both sides had chosen to postpone it. It was replaced by an online simulation battle between "StarCraft Grandmaster" Lu Mingfei and "Red-Haired Valkyrie" Nono, which finally gave Lu Mingfei a taste of defeat.