Meet the principal

"this way please."

Baptiste raised his hand and motioned for everyone to follow him, and they moved from the corridor on the other side. As they walked, he continued to explain.

"Obbenskara has been considered a terminal disease since its discovery. Unlike Fitzruin's syndrome, which cannot withstand magic, this disease will not heal naturally over time, but will only gradually erode the human body, causing Death from organ failure.”

Reiner knew that Fitzruin Syndrome was a disease that Fina had suffered from before. The patient would have a strong rejection reaction to the magic fluctuations around him. However, as the patient grew up, the disease would gradually lessen and eventually become the same as ordinary people. No different.

In Baptiste's description, Oberskala disease is even more terrifying. It is almost a death announcement. For those poor children, they have been shrouded in a disease since they were born. The shadow of death.

"I have been in contact with several sick children before. Their families are pretty good, but they can only sustain life. If it were a poorer family, they might choose to secretly drown the baby when he was born. It seems very cruel, but for those poor families, this is what often happens, because Obenskara will gradually become serious, especially in areas like cities where there is a lot of pollution, and ordinary families simply cannot There is no ability to afford treatment, and that treatment only delays death."

He sighed as the faces of those children who died prematurely appeared in his eyes one by one.

"I felt that these children were very pitiful, so I decided to take them in. Through the Magic Association, I announced this news to the mainland and all demiplanes. As long as there are children suffering from Osborn Kara syndrome, they can be sent to me. Institute, I will provide treatment for these children free of charge.”

They walked through the corridor, which connected several buildings. The glass of the windows was being washed by the rain. Even if they were not far apart, it was difficult to see the buildings on the opposite side clearly. While the rain curtain made the world noisy, it also made the world more complicated. silence.

"At this time, I happened to get several reports about the creatures in the demiplane of Erasmus. The unique ecological environment here has caused even the commonly seen creatures to have unique subspecies, and this The environment in the demiplane is also quite suitable for the growth of children, so I applied to set up the research institute here. While I can study the evolution of these creatures here, I can also conduct some experimental research on Osborn Kara syndrome. Research."

As soon as Baptiste finished speaking, they reached the end of the corridor.

Compared with the spacious and bright lobby at the beginning, this building has more and smaller rooms. The doors are numbered and they look like separate dormitories.

"This building is the living area.

There is a dining hall on the first floor, a recreation room and a library on the second floor. The dormitories are distributed on these floors. Your room is on the top floor, which is a suite specially prepared for guests. "

Baptiste took Reiner and others on the elevator in the building and reached the fourth floor.

Each room here is relatively larger, has only one bed, and is indeed more like a guest room.

After sorting out the rooms, Reiner looked at his pocket watch. If there was no obvious time difference between the demiplanes, it should already be 6:12 in the evening.

It's time for dinner.

Reiner may not be too particular about other things, but as a traveler from a country with big foodies, he must pay attention to three meals a day.

Although the recent meals tasted good, there was always a lingering smell of curry lingering between the lips and teeth, making Reiner feel that something was missing.

"If it's convenient for everyone, please go to the cafeteria on the first floor. The teacher invites you to have dinner."

The person who knocked on the door was a slightly young boy with a horizontal waist and many freckles on his face.

Reiner, who had already packed up, nodded in agreement and walked out of the room. When she saw Emilia walking out, she glanced at Reiner and didn't know how to say hello, so she simply turned around and left.

"Haha, a girl's mind is always elusive, isn't it?"

Behind Reiner, Agnes smiled slightly, as if she saw something.

No, Miss Agnes, it's not what you think.

Shaking his head helplessly, Reiner didn't explain much in the end and followed Agnes and her two students downstairs. There were already many people sitting in the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is very large, probably prepared for the full capacity of the institute. There are three long tables that can accommodate thirty people. One of the tables is already full of children. They look at Reiner and others with curious eyes. From time to time, They were whispering, but there was no noise that was typical of naughty children. It seemed that these children were very sensible. Perhaps fate, while playing an unfunny joke on them, also made these children mature earlier.

Baptiste sat at the center of the table, while his three students sat slightly further away, leaving room for Agnes and others.

The other table was empty. It seemed that they preferred to have a lively meal together rather than a more spacious dining space.

Reiner sat a little far away from Baptiste, and Emilia was opposite him.

Baptiste made a dinner speech, basically welcoming the magic expedition team. Then, he clapped his hands and the alchemical creature pushed the cart containing food into the cafeteria.

These alchemical creatures have no human appearance and are closer to machines. The advantage of this is that they can distinguish humans from alchemical creatures. In the past, there were alchemists whose long-cherished wish was to make alchemy dolls that were exactly the same as humans, also known as Artificial humans were created, but ultimately failed. From then on, the Mercury Scale strictly prohibited mages from creating alchemical creatures that looked similar to humans.

Dinner was sumptuous, wood-fired chicken, pan-fried steak, fried fish, pork pie, grilled sausages, lamb stew, hummus, fried potatoes, boiled cauliflower, clam soup, mango pudding, vanilla ice cream and, of course,... There was plenty of white bread spread with butter. These ingredients were obviously not produced in the demiplane of Erasmus, but should have been imported from the demiplane of Sedna.

There were occasional conversations while the children were eating, but it was still much quieter than what he had seen elsewhere. While marveling at the upbringing of these children, Reiner couldn't help but feel sad for their fate.

"Lord Baptiste, I'm a little curious. The rainy season environment here is so harsh. How do creatures survive?"

Agnes asked drunkenly, holding a glass of red wine.

"It is precisely because of the harsh environment here that the rapid evolution of organisms can be promoted. As stated in my paper, when organisms feel the pressure of survival and urgently need a certain ability, they will quickly evolve corresponding organs, and continue to evolve through continued use.”

Baptiste said, he looked at Reiner and then asked.

"Mr. Iain Gray, what do you think of this theory?"

Being asked suddenly, Reiner was unprepared, but fortunately he had read Baptiste's paper carefully before. After thinking about it, he still said.

"Lord Baptiste, to be honest, I think the theory of 'use it or lose it' is slightly flawed."

His words suddenly made the atmosphere at the table feel awkward.