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Occasionally, he would read a book, or cuddle with Su Xiaoqiang and watch movies together.
That afternoon, Gu Ran stayed in the study of the villa, writing a short paper.
"What kind of research are you doing?" Ha Ji-yeon brought him a cup of coffee and some pastries, placing them on his desk.
In the previous battle, her most serious injury was the poisoned wound.
But Gu Ran cured her of the poison.
A month has passed, and her wounds have slowly healed.
"It's not research, just learning about dragon script." Gu Ran looked at several rubbings of dragon script.
These are all Dragon script translations by the scribe Nicolas Flamel, and they are stored in the electronic archives of the Kassel College.
Gu Ran deliberately gathered them up not for studying, but to prepare for the upcoming operation at Kuimen.
The main reason why Jiu Deya and Ye Sheng failed in the Kuimen operation was that they triggered a trap, which caused the mechanism to open and trapped them inside.
Gu Ran knew this, so she specifically wanted to remind the school.
If we can save the lives of these underwater workers like Jiu Deya, then we'll do our best to save them; if we can't, then there's nothing we can do.
Gu Ran took a sip of coffee and said to Ha Ji-yeon, "I've discovered that if you interpret the dragon script in order, you'll gain spiritual insight."
Ha Ji-yeon is also a top student at Kassel College and does well in her studies.
She explained, "This is because we have the genes of dragon blood in our bodies, and the dragon runes resonate with our dragon blood, thus creating clairvoyance."
Gu Ran asked, "These should be the dragon runes we've collected so far, right?"
"Yes, so far we have only collected seventy-six lines of dragon script."
Gu Ran continued to guide Ha Ji-yeon's thinking: "If we see new dragon script in the new ruins, what do you think would be the first thing we do?"
“I will…take photos and record them,” Ha Ji-yeon said. “These are very valuable research materials.”
Gu Ran nodded and continued, "Even in the days before cameras, mixed-race people would use rubbings to record dragon runes."
"Yes."
Seeing that the guidance had been sufficient, Gu Ran offered her own perspective:
"What if... dragons take advantage of this human habit and deliberately set traps on the dragon runes in the ruins... deliberately causing people to have clairvoyance and do a series of irreversible things in their hallucinations?"
Ha Ji-yeon hasn't been to the ruins in recent years; she's only been killing some Dead Servants.
She didn't react.
Gu Ran then stated his hypothesis:
"For example, dragons might set up a self-destructing trap switch in the ruins, hidden in dragon runes. Then, when people become obsessed with the dragon runes, they develop spiritual vision and unconsciously activate this self-destructing trap switch... Do you think that's possible?"
“It’s entirely possible!” Ha Ji-yeon understood what he meant at this moment.
"Your hypothesis is very valuable. Dragons are extremely cunning, and they would definitely have laid all sorts of traps in the ruins!" She looked at Gu Ran and smiled approvingly. "Your hypothesis is like a reminder to the Execution Department personnel; it's really valuable! You're such a smart kid!"
"Not at all!" Gu Ran smiled modestly. "I plan to write this hypothesis into a short paper and submit it to Professor Guderian."
Ha Ji-yeon thought for a moment and said, "You should give it directly to the principal or Professor Schneider. As for Guderian... just send him a copy."
“But Guderian is my mentor. He’s been stuck at the assistant professor level for a long time and hasn’t been promoted to tenure,” Gu Ran said. “As his student, I should help him out if I can.”
Ha Ji-yeon stared at him and gently ruffled his hair: "You're such a nice person."
This considerate personality of hers is very similar to that of her deceased younger brother.
Gu Ran smiled and brushed her hand away: "Then I'll write my thesis. After I finish, can you help me polish it?"
"it is good."
In fact, Gu Ran already had an idea for this short paper.
The purpose of writing this paper is to remind those who will later enter the underwater palace of the Bronze and Fire King to be careful not to trigger traps.
As long as one doesn't develop clairvoyance, trigger traps, or accidentally cut the oxygen tank and communication rope, there's still a high probability of escaping unscathed.
That's all he can remind you of.
Ha Ji-yeon sat at her desk, propping her head up, watching Gu Ran intently typing on the keyboard.
She had been poisoned and thought she was going to die.
The venom on that dragon bee is a blood toxin; once poisoned, it quickly spreads throughout the body via the bloodstream.
She didn't have time to get to the hospital, and even if she did, there wouldn't be any way to get an antidote.
But unexpectedly, she survived.
In her dazed state, she could sense that it was Gu Ran who had helped her detoxify.
However, she had no idea how he did it.
She really wanted to ask, but the principal instructed her to abide by Article 4 of Chapter 15 of the school rules: those involved in the operation are not allowed to exchange details of the operation with each other, and once the operation is completed, everything will be sealed in the file.
Therefore, she never asked Gu Ran or Raymond.
Neither she nor Raymond discussed the details of Operation Dragon Bee afterward.
But Ha Ji-yeon knew that Gu Ran had saved her life.
I don't know how to repay this little brother.
Because she had already organized her thoughts, Gu Ran finished writing her short paper half an hour later.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Gu Ran, may I come in?" Su Xiaoqiang asked from outside.
Su Xiaoqiang was unaware of the other world, so Gu Ran told her that there was a lot of ancient dinosaur academic material in this study, most of which was unpublished and confidential, and that she should not come in casually.
Su Xiaoqiang obediently agreed, and would knock on the door before entering each time.
Chapter 69 Applying Sunscreen
Gu Ran put away the rubbing of the dragon pattern, and Ha Ji-yeon went over to open the study door.
Su Xiaoqiang was surprised to find Ha Jiyeon in the study. She said, "Hi, I was just saying that the barbecue grill downstairs is on fire, we can go down and have a barbecue now."
Tonight's barbecue is also Raymond's farewell party.
He's going back to China first thing tomorrow morning.
In his words, he had wanted to go home to be with his wife for a long time, but Gu Ran hadn't woken up yet, so he stayed with her for so long out of camaraderie.
That's considered loyal.
As for Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang, they plan to stay in Seoul for a while and have some fun before returning to China.
"Okay, I'll organize the information and be right there," Gu Ran said to Su Xiaoqiang.
"I've finished organizing it." Ha Ji-yeon walked to Gu Ran's side and whispered in his ear, "Go be with your girlfriend, I'll help you organize and polish it, and send it to Guderian and the principal in a bit."
"Okay, thank you, unnie!" Gu Ran smiled, then suddenly remembered something and whispered to Ha Ji-yeon, "By the way, I asked you to help me before..."
"Don't worry." Ha Ji-yeon gave him an OK sign. "You can pick it up tomorrow."
"Thank you, sister!" Gu Ran happily walked out of the study.
As soon as he stepped out of the study, Su Xiaoqiang immediately pinched the flesh on his waist: "What were you and that senior student doing alone in the study?"
Su Xiaoqiang wore a white loungewear dress today, with her long, beautiful, jet-black hair cascading down her chest.
Seeing her jealous expression, Gu Ran teased her, "Doing research? What else do you think we can do?"
"Then why are you always whispering in each other's ears?"
"Because... we have a secret we can't tell each other."
"What secret?"
"Don't tell you."
Su Xiaoqiang was somewhat annoyed.
What kind of good secret could there be between my unspeakable secret and that of my senior?
She had noticed these past few days that the senior student looked at her boyfriend with an overly doting gaze and frequently showed concern for his well-being.
Although that senior wasn't as pretty as her, I've heard that men lower their standards of beauty when they're having a romantic encounter...
Could something have really happened between them?
Seeing Su Xiaoqiang staring wide-eyed into a jumble of thoughts, Gu Ran, fearing she might imagine something strange, immediately pinched her cheek.
"Don't be jealous. She treats me like a younger brother, and I treat her like a senior." Then, he leaned close to Su Xiaoqiang's ear and whispered, "Her legs aren't as long as yours, her breasts aren't as big as yours, and she's not as pretty as you. Are you that insecure about yourself?"
As he spoke, he pinned her against the wall, looking down at her delicate and beautiful face.
She wasn't wearing makeup; her face was fair and delicate, and her bright eyes shyly avoided his burning gaze, her eyelashes fluttering.
His heavy breath gently touched Su Xiaoqiang's face. She lowered her head, her face slightly flushed.
She suddenly remembered that he had used the same excuse when he talked about Liu Miaomiao last time.
Then he kissed his forehead.
So, is he going to kiss me again this time?
She slightly avoided his gaze, unsure of where he intended to kiss her.
A kiss on the cheek?
But she had just started a fire and was sweating a lot; there was still the smell of charcoal fire.
I wonder if my face will smell of sweat, or if it will taste salty.
If we kiss...
That was her first kiss!
But... she just ate kimchi-flavored potato chips!
My mouth tastes like kimchi!
Damn South Koreans, how could they produce such greasy potato chips?