Donna suddenly realized that she seemed to be frightened and subconsciously hugged the person who saved her tightly.
And the posture was very indecent, with his hands tightly clasped around the man's torso and his legs wrapped around the man, like a sloth hanging on a tree.
And on my face, I felt the touch of some dense fabric...
It was because she had buried her face deeply in the other person's clothes that she could only see the dark darkness and hear the hazy noise!
The person she was holding tightly, the one who seemed to have saved her... soft, thin, fragrant, and petite...
“Wuwaa ...
In an instant, Donna's face turned red to her ears, and she jumped back as if she had been electrocuted. She lowered her head, stared at the floor, and kept apologizing.
"...Forget it," the man opposite sighed lightly and said helplessly, "I'm glad you're okay."
"Oh...thank you..."
Donna's face flushed and she stopped apologizing frantically.
He raised his head cautiously and looked at the other person very embarrassedly.
What came into view was a slender figure wearing an old black long cloak, with the head and face completely covered by a hood. The figure was about the same height as himself.
A few strands of extremely soft and beautiful black hair hung down from the hood, which made her feel a little envious.
Judging from this person's figure and the voice I heard before, she should be a girl about my age.
I've never seen this person before...why is he dressed like this?
Donna looked at the other person, somewhat bewildered. She always wondered why such a young girl in her prime would hide her figure and appearance with such strange clothes?
Even if you can't afford clothes because of your family's poverty, for example, yourself...but, can't you wear a uniform?
The Imperial University's school uniform is, no matter what, better looking than a gray cloak like this!
Although Donna was confused, she did not forget the other party's life-saving grace. She folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen and bowed very seriously:
"Thank you so much, classmate. If it weren't for you, I would be in such a mess!"
She just glanced at the place where she was standing before, and saw an old branch thicker than her thigh lying there.
It fell from a large tree in the green belt beside the road, at a height of nearly ten meters.
If I had really been hit at that time... the consequences would have been unimaginable!
"The safety situation in your school is worrying."
Qi Ji looked up meaningfully and glanced at the top of the big tree.
One of the treetops that branched directly from the main trunk broke off at the root.
Within the irregular cross-section is dense and intact wood tissue, with no signs of decay at all.
She seemed to be referring to something else and said leisurely:
"Some woodworms can actually chew through branches that thick..."
"Which dormitory are you from?"
Donna asked curiously as she straightened her messy dark green ponytail with one hand.
The Imperial University does not divide students into categories such as "classes" or "majors".
Because there is no compulsory education in the empire, even those lower-grade students in their teens choose their own courses and then go to large classrooms for classes.
Unlike undergraduate and junior colleges on Earth, there are no compulsory courses, all are electives.
Each course has a grade point system. As long as the total grade point system reaches a certain standard at the end of the semester, you can be promoted, graduate, win an award, or receive a scholarship.
Therefore, if you want to ask about a student’s identity, you usually ask him/her “which dormitory are you from?”
Once the dormitory is arranged, it will basically not change, so it is more convenient to find someone.
"Dormitory?" Qi Ji laughed, "I'm not a student."
"No, not a student?"
Donna was slightly stunned and a little surprised.
People on campus are either students, professors, lecturers, leaders, or school workers.
The cloaked girl in front of me is so young, who else could she be if not a student?
Under Donna's puzzled gaze, Qi Ji thought about it for a moment.
She didn't originally want to stay in this university for too long.
Because apart from the library, there was nothing else here that attracted her.
And after absorbing all the knowledge in the library's books, she had no reason to stay here any longer.
As for playing college games with a bunch of little brats, she had no interest in it at all.
Compared to this institution of teaching and educating people, she was more interested in the Imperial Academy of Sciences, which gathered many talented people, and the "Twilight Palace", the royal residence.
I had intended to leave immediately after learning everything about the library, but unexpectedly... I encountered some things that seemed worth exploring.
"It seems that I have to find a reason to stay in this university for a while..."
After a moment's thought, she looked at Donna, who was confused, and said with a naughty smile:
"I'm the new janitor, a handyman."
Chapter 233 "Invitation"
"Handyman?!"
Donna's eyes suddenly widened, obvious horror appeared on her face, as if she had seen a ghost.
Her mouth half opened as she looked up and down at the cloaked girl in front of her in disbelief.
"Excluding body shape and age... they really look a bit alike?"
The wide, long black cloak was not only simple and plain in shape, but also stained with a little dust and dirt. It was obvious that it was the clothing of someone from an extremely poor family.
Moreover, if you are a handyman, you will not be issued a uniform because you are not a formal employee of the university campus.
Because my family is poor... I had to go out to work and earn money to support my family at a young age... So I could only be a low-level school worker... So I didn't have a uniform... So I could only wear my own clothes... So I could only wear such a simple cloak...
After sorting it out this way, does the logic seem to be very smooth?
This is reasonable.
Donna herself came from a poor family. Her father worked hard for half his life to barely raise enough tuition for her to receive an education.
Even so, it was only barely enough to cover the tuition for the first year of study.
In order to not let her father's hard work go to waste and for herself and her family to escape from the hardship, she must devote herself to study and get a scholarship.
Only in this way can you have the opportunity to continue staying in this most famous university in the country, graduate successfully, obtain a degree, and seize the hope of leaping into the upper class.
Therefore, she has empathy for the lower-class people who have no chance to escape ignorance due to economic difficulties and environmental shaping.
We don’t have to ask questions like “Why don’t you study hard?” or “Why don’t you work hard?” like those rich kids who have no worries about food and clothing.
So, when she looked at Qi Ji, besides great gratitude, she also felt deep sympathy:
"I see... um, I'm just about to go get breakfast, do you want to come with me?"
In fact, Donna had already eaten before going to the library, but she wanted to give one to the poor cloaked girl in front of her to express her gratitude.
——Meals in the campus cafeteria are provided free of charge during meal times, and are limited to one serving per person.
Although there are restrictions, and students, lecturers, and school workers have different canteens, these restrictions are actually very loose.
As long as you don't take several meals by yourself in front of the lady serving the food, and occasionally go a few more times and take more meals in several times, basically no one will hold you accountable.
Although she had already eaten a breakfast before, it was no problem to pack another one now that more than an hour had passed.
Qi Ji, who already knew the entire university well, could guess what the little girl was thinking, but he did not refuse. He smiled slightly and nodded gently:
"Okay, I'm a little hungry too."
"Great!"
Donna's eyes immediately lit up and she came over with great interest.
She didn't care about the dust and stains on the other's clothes. She pressed half of her body close to him and reached out to hold Qi Ji's hand without any hesitation, acting like a good sister.
"The food in our school's student cafeteria is delicious! You must try it... eh?"
But as soon as she held the other person's hand, she was stunned.
"So soft... so smooth... so nice to touch... such beautiful hands..."
Donna savored the delicate and exquisite outline and the graceful and delicate touch, and for a moment she was a little overwhelmed.
She had never come into contact with skin with such good texture!
This nearly perfect hand shape without any flaws instantly broke her understanding of human body structure.
It feels like a person who has lived in a cave for half his life, walking out of the cave for the first time and seeing the world under the sun!
——I am shocked by the richness and beauty of the real world, but I also cry in pain because of the glaring sunlight.
"Uh, let's go, I'll lead the way..."
She suddenly became dazed, her expression and tone were quite unnatural. She held Qi Ji's hand and arm, and walked slowly in one direction beside her.
"…Um, are we too close?"
Qi Ji was almost being hugged by Donna at this time, and the little girl was restless even after holding her hand. She kept touching her hands and arms, and even reached into her cloak and reached towards her waist.
It's like a stray cat that's steaming from the sun in the middle of summer, and finally finds a window of a house with air conditioning on, and wants to stick its whole body to it.
There were many students and staff around. Seeing two girls of similar figure and age but with very different clothes leaning against each other in such an intimate posture, they couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Anyway, Qi Ji’s current experience is... so weird.
"Ah? Really? Uh, a little bit, but the road is too slippery, I'm holding you... Um, be careful, don't fall..."
Donna stammered in defense, looking at the gravel-paved, completely dry, and extremely anti-slip road beneath her feet. She realized that her excuse was lame, but she was still unwilling to let go.
"...Okay, whatever you want."
Qi Ji's face was filled with black lines. He was too lazy to take care of this guy and drooped his lips in despair.
The library is not too far from the nearest student canteen, normally it is only about ten minutes away.
But maybe it was because Donna deliberately slowed down her pace, the two of them stuck close to each other and it took them nearly half an hour to reach their destination.
"I, I'm going in to get some food. Please wait here. It won't be long..."
Reluctantly letting go of the body that felt so wonderful to touch, Donna asked Qi Ji to wait at the door while she trotted into the cafeteria.
"Tsk, luckily I didn't let her see my face, otherwise I'd be a little worried that she would just drag me into the woods and do something inappropriate..."
Qi Ji watched Donna's back disappear into the cafeteria door, and couldn't help but reach out to pull the edge of her hood down a little more.
While on the road, Donna asked her to take off her hood more than once, but out of consideration for her own personal safety, she righteously refused.
Fortunately, although Donna was a little weird for some reason, she still knew the basic knowledge of respecting other people's reasonable wishes. When the other party clearly refused, she did not force it.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for Qi Ji to resist the urge to cast a mental spell to make her forget everything.
After waiting at the door for less than ten minutes, Donna's excited and lively figure appeared.
She was carrying an iron sealed lunch box in one hand and walked over with brisk steps. Her dark green ponytail swayed with it, which was quite amusing.
——There were no disposable foam lunch boxes in this era, so packing on campus required using recyclable metal cutlery, which the packers were required to return voluntarily.
However, the students who attended the Imperial National University were either the descendants of nobles, wealthy businessmen or even royal families, or they were commoners with excellent academic performance and moral education.
Basically, you don't have to worry about losing tableware.
Even if someone occasionally does not return it, it is not a big deal. For the Imperial National University, which is subsidized by the government and the royal family and has strong financial resources, it is a normal loss.
"Here! I already ate inside!"
Donna trotted over to Qi Ji with great interest and handed her the full lunch box with both hands:
"It's very rich~! Open it and try it!"
Qi Ji looked at her passionate expression, smiled helplessly, took the lunch box and opened it.
A breakfast consisting of a fist-sized piece of refined white bread, a few slices of greasy boiled cabbage leaves, and a few pieces of lean pork came into view.
