I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 480 Arrival in Barcelona!

The scenery in the Pyrenees is beautiful.

In July and August, the southern French countryside is scorching hot, while the mountains are cool and refreshing, making it a great place to escape the summer heat.

In his past life, Liu Jin traveled between southern France and Barcelona by train many times.

The mountains are shaded by lush trees, with winding paths leading to secluded spots, babbling brooks, and hidden pools nestled among the mountains, appearing and disappearing in the distance.

Many backpackers will appear in groups.

They traveled through the mountains and camped out in the jungle.

A classmate who was traveling with me at the time joked, "This is the most famous place for extramarital affairs in the South of France."

The young women spent the night in the mountains.

It's quite normal to have sex in this natural setting, often due to hormones.

In fact, hotels built in the mountains are the places where infidelity is most frequent.

Countless men and women sparked their romance here.

One of the most famous places is called 'Venus de Milo,' which translates to Venus de Milo, referring to the island of Milos where the Venus de Milo statue was discovered. However, at the University of Toulouse, the phrase is used metaphorically to mean: a place for illicit affairs.

Venus, also known as Aphrodite, is the goddess in Greek mythology most fond of having affairs.

So 'Venus de Milos' means a place for illicit affairs.

It was a small pond, just below where Liu Jin had parked his car. However, it wasn't visible from the roadside; you had to go down the slope for about fifty meters to see it.

However, it is November now, and the temperature in the mountains is very low.

There are hardly any tourists here anymore!

Liu Jin had only heard about this place from others and was quite curious.

So he parked the car on the side of the road, slid down the hillside, and found the pool hidden in the mountains.

A layer of white steam rose from the surface of the pool.

Liu Jin walked over curiously, and the closer he got to the pool, the warmer it felt.

Squat down and dip your hand in the water a couple of times.

It's warm!
It turned out to be a hot spring.

The old-fashioned surface finishing is alright; it's natural, and they won't charge you for it easily.

Well, at least it won't pass by on the mountain road next to it, the kind that charges a fee... There's no organization managing it, it's just left here like this.

Once you've discovered it, go play with it.

You didn't notice, it's just bad luck...

In short, there's a reason why this place has become a haven for extramarital affairs.

"Melissa, there's a hot spring here!"

Liu Jin shouted towards the mountain road.

A short while later, Melissa also came down the landslide.

"Really? There really is a hot spring!"

Melissa said with delight, and quickly walked to Liu Jin's side.

Liu Jin gathered some dry branches from the surrounding area and lit a campfire in a campsite.

"Let's camp here today. I'll go get the tent."

"it is good!"

Melissa agreed without hesitation.

……

We climbed up the mountain road from the pool along the landslide and took the tent out of the car.

Eva wanted to go too, but she thought that if she got lost, she wouldn't be able to find her... After all, this was in the mountains.

If Eva were lost in the mountains, she would surely die.

So Liu Jin left it in the car.

Back at the campsite by the pool, Liu Jin prepared to set up the tent.

"Melissa?"

He suddenly realized that Melissa was gone.

Startled, he quickly shouted.

"I'm in the hot spring."

From the pool came Melissa's voice and the sound of splashing water.

Through the thin mist, Liu Jin could vaguely see a mermaid swimming in the pool, looking incredibly alluring.

This bitch...

Then he saw the clothes left on the shore.

He shook his head and said to Melissa, "You play first, I'll set up the tent."

It's almost midnight, and it's very cold in the mountains.

In November, the temperature outside the mountains in southern France is around ten degrees Celsius.

But it's much colder in the mountains, with temperatures definitely below ten degrees Celsius.

It's because this pool is a hot spring that the surrounding temperature is relatively comfortable; otherwise, Melissa would have frozen to death in the water.

He called the tent "Tennis" and added some more firewood.

Take out a kettle and place it on the makeshift campfire stand to boil water.

In just a short while, I was drenched in sweat. And in the steam, the mermaid appeared and disappeared, incredibly alluring.

Liu Jin's eyes darted around, and he suddenly stood up, taking off his clothes as he walked, until he was completely naked and entered the pool.

"Female benefactor, let's wash together, let's wash together!"

He mimicked his second senior brother's tone and plunged headfirst into the pool.

Immediately following, a delicate cry came from within the misty steam, followed by giggles.

The sound of splashing water grew louder and louder!

……

The next day at daybreak, Liu Jin and Melissa packed their luggage, climbed the mountain road, and continued their journey by car.

It started raining in the morning.

The rain wasn't heavy, but it made the mountain roads even muddier.

As a result, Liu Jin had to slow down and didn't cross the Pyrenees Mountains until the afternoon.

Shortly after crossing the Pyrenees, we reached the border between Spain and France. Crossing the border checkpoint, we entered Spain.

Liu Jin holds a French Schengen visa, which allows him to freely travel within the European Union.

Melissa had it even easier; she was using a French passport, and the border police only glanced at it before signaling them to pass.

After entering Spain, Liu Jin's car noticeably accelerated.

After nightfall, they arrived in Barcelona.

I spent one night in a hotel in downtown Barcelona, ​​and it was another wild and absurd night.

The following day, Melissa went straight to the airport and flew to Madrid.

Liu Jin, meanwhile, was at the hotel and first made a phone call to Carmen Balces.

Upon learning that Liu Jin had arrived in Barcelona, ​​she was very excited and told him to wait for her at the hotel, saying she would be there soon.

Liu Jin yawned and got out of bed.

I took a shower, changed into casual clothes, and sat in the living room, flipping through the Spanish version of "History of Spanish Literature" that I had bought before leaving.

Since we're here, we should familiarize ourselves with and understand the development of Spanish literature.

I will definitely encounter this kind of content in university in the future.

About an hour and a half later, Barces called.

Liu Jin quickly tidied up, then left with his backpack, leaving Eva to wait for him in the guest room.

Eva was very well-behaved; she knew this wasn't her home, so she behaved herself.

"Ms. Carmen!"

"Haha, Amos, welcome to Barcelona."

After the two met in the lobby, Balces pulled Liu Jin and walked out.

"Let's go, let's go to the school to register first. I've already spoken to Grau, he's waiting for us at the school."

"Glau?"

“Arnau Pucci-Glau, you can just call him Dean Pucci.”

He is the dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Barcelona, ​​and it was his strong advocacy that led to your successful application.

Pucci's information quickly came to mind in Liu Jin's mind.

Arnaud Pucci Grau was a Spanish philosopher, sociologist, and art critic. He was also a leading figure in the post-war Spanish "Seventh Side of the Dice" art movement and authored "Contemporary Art Thought" and "History of Catalan Art."

Well, to be precise, he was a staunch leader of the Catalan independence movement.

Since Liu Jin is going to study at the University of Barcelona, ​​I must do some research on him.

And this Dean Arnau was actually someone he really didn't want to come into contact with.

"Pucci, that old man, is very stubborn and extreme."

However, he has unique insights into literature and art, so you can consult him more often.

Also, your mentor is Rosío Oviedo, a poet and a judge for the Cervantes Prize... By the way, she is very knowledgeable about Chinese literature and highly admires your country's Lu Xun, especially his "Diary of a Madman".

I think you and she will have a lot in common.

In addition, your school's language and literature professor is Mr. Javier Serkas, who is also an excellent writer.

"I was the one who pushed for the publication of his book, 'The Soldiers of Salamis'!"

Balces was talking non-stop in the car.

You can tell she truly deserves her title as the godmother of Spanish-language literature.

Her influence extends beyond the publishing and literary world; she holds a significant position even in the Spanish education sector.

She nurtured so many writers.

No wonder that when American publishers came to negotiate with her, Balces was able to retort so bluntly and without any mercy.

They really have the confidence!

"The Faculty of Arts at the University of Barcelona has a very strong faculty, which is second to none even in the whole of Spain."

Later, I'll introduce them to you slowly; they're all very talented writers.

Also, how's your accommodation... Sigs? It's a very beautiful town, a bit far from the city center, but very close to the literature school campus, about a half-hour drive away.

Liu Jin was somewhat flattered!
He quickly said, "Professor Carmen, you don't need to do that. I can find it myself."

"Forget it, if you try to find it yourself, you'll have a lot of trouble... After all, Barcelona isn't perfect either."

(End of this chapter)