Magic High School.

Although there are no nuclear engineering experts here, they can blow things up by feel. As long as the nuclear explosion can penetrate the reactor, they will have won.

It is no longer a cement-cast stone coffin used to slow down the leakage of nuclear radiation, but a complete and thorough neutralization of nuclear radiation.

Nuclear radiation is originally just pollution caused by incomplete reactions in a nuclear reactor. If the reaction is complete, the energy of the radiation will be completely converted into heat, which is why nuclear explosions can clean up nuclear pollution.

Although it was abstract, after discussion, everyone agreed that the plan was feasible, even more feasible than the previous plan to create a stone coffin by pouring cement.

And so, the plan was set.

The Soviet soldiers had an underground track leading directly to the nuclear reactor, filled with deadly nuclear radiation, and a mining cart that should still be barely usable.

The original plan was to use this track to completely pour cement into it, but now, it will become a nuclear missile silo.

However, the radiation concentration below was a dose that even these Soviet soldiers, who had become bizarre, could not withstand. Even there, the corpses would gradually turn into bodily fluids, and the radiation suits would melt away.

Therefore, the previous mobilization was truly their last mobilization before their deaths.

Before heading into the tunnel, the fat man began taking out various pieces of equipment from his toolbox that Li Ge couldn't understand and assembling them. The Soviet soldiers watched quietly, their dim blue lights flashing rhythmically with the fat man's movements, as if cheering him on.

Li Ge stood on the outside, watching all of this.

He quickly tidied up the straps of his tool bag one last time, then smiled and said, "Keep an eye on my bag. Next time... um, next time."

Li Ge slung the tool bag over her shoulder, which seemed capable of producing countless wondrous gadgets.

Suddenly, the lantern-carrying monster walked up to him and gently touched his shoulder with the empty "head" of its head.

“You should leave,” he said.

“We are all dead, but you are still alive, you still have a future…” The man with the lantern spoke in English this time, and Li Ge understood. In his previous life, he had failed the postgraduate entrance exam, so he knew basic English, even though the Soviet soldier’s English was also broken and hesitant.

It was during the Cold War, and the Soviet Union took its Cold War adversaries very seriously. Therefore, English education was still important, and at the very least, the commissioners could speak some basic English.

At that moment, all the Soviet soldiers turned their heads and looked at Li Ge.

They were covered in fatal wounds. Li Ge seemed to be hallucinating. He seemed to see countless figures rushing into the radiation, fighting against an unseen enemy with their own flesh and blood. Some fell, some took their place. There were mothers crying as they said goodbye to their sons, and wives embracing their husbands before watching them walk towards death...

The final image is of an unfinished sarcophagus, and countless souls standing around it, never to leave.

Those were scenes from their lives, but now all that remains is this ruin, and the group of immortals who have always guarded the nuclear reactor are all in ruins.

All the Soviet soldiers turned around in unison, facing the reactor, raising their tools—shovels, picks, searchlights, benches, or even empty hands—and stood in neat rows, like soldiers awaiting inspection.

Chapter 6 The Dawn Here Is Quiet

“In that case, let one of you take the international friends away, and leave the rest to us,” said the blood-soaked Soviet soldier. “I am the regimental commander; I will stay.”

“I’m the company commander, I’ll stay.”

“I am the chairman, I will stay.”

As the words were spoken, only the Soviet soldier carrying the lantern was left. When he tried to raise his hand to ask to stay, the commander slapped him hard on the shoulder and said, "You take your international friends and leave. That's an order."

"I……"

"This is the Commissioner's order!"

The fat man stood at the reactor entrance, his body emitting a blazing white light. He turned around, grinned at Li Ge, and gave him a thumbs up.

Then, he turned around and rushed inside.

Soviet soldiers rushed in as well. Inside were tracks and a dilapidated mining cart. Under such intense radiation, even steel could not withstand such corrosion, let alone the human body.

The lantern bearer immediately led Li Ge away. In the end, Li Ge only saw the group of Soviet soldiers and the fat man's back as he rushed towards the nuclear reactor without hesitation.

As he gradually approached the birch forest on the edge of Chernobyl, it was as if the countdown had reached zero.

The world was instantly filled with pure white.

There were no loud noises, no shockwaves, only a silent, all-encompassing whiteness, and the mushroom cloud in the distance felt warmer than ever before, without the slightest hint of burning.

The mushroom cloud, which seemed to occupy almost the entire sky, was as clear and bright as if it had been cleansed by holy light.

In the white light, Li Ge seemed to see distorted figures gradually fading away, walking side by side into the distance.

The lantern bearer walked at the back, stopped, and gave a standard Soviet military salute in Li Ge's direction.

"Comrades, did we finally win?" he suddenly asked.

Li Ge fell silent. He understood that the Lamplighter might realize he was just an illusion, a phantom of a soldier in that homeland called the Soviet Union.

Nevertheless, he still wanted to know whether they had won.

Whether it's Chernobyl or the Cold War...

“Yes, we won…” Li Ge said, “We won. The people of Chernobyl have been evacuated, and the pollution has been brought under control as much as possible. This is the greatest disaster recovery operation in human history…”

Then, silence fell over the conversation.

"Thank you..." The lantern bearer seemed to understand Li Ge's meaning. He slowly pointed into the distance, towards the east, as if telling Li Ge the direction.

That's the direction of Moscow.

As dawn broke, when Li Ge turned back again, the lantern bearer was nowhere to be seen. They had long since died in this city strewn with corpses. In the end, the young people disappeared into the birch forest.

Li Ge continued walking forward, towards Moscow. This time there were no obstacles, and the city was no longer shrouded in mist and darkness. The dawn painted the sky with a rosy hue. However, before this dawn, there was no applause, no weeping, and no singing amidst the wind and rain. In his ears, the whole world was silent.

Dawns here are quiet.

[Newbie Assessment Dungeon: Silent Dawn has been cleared]

[Candidate ID: 9528; Exam Evaluation: Full Marks!]

The white light faded.

Li Ge stood in a magnificent hall that seemed to float in the starry sky, with a floor flowing with magical light beneath her feet, a rotating star map dome above her head, and a magnificent, dazzling galaxy.

The female knight and the man in black robes appeared one after another, all looking bewildered, but the newsboy was nowhere to be seen; perhaps he had been eliminated.

Li Ge also secretly glanced at their watches; she had a perfect score, while their scores seemed to be "average."

At the front of the hall, an elderly man stood on the podium. His silver hair was neatly combed, and his very rugged face was covered with wrinkles. He was dressed in a suit, wearing a monocle, and even had a red rose-like flower pinned to his waist in a rather flamboyant manner.

My first impression was that he was a damn flamboyant and handsome old man.

The old man tapped the table with his wand, coughed lightly, and said, "Quiet, freshmen."

The old man's voice was loud and clear, carrying an unquestionable air of authority.

"Congratulations on passing the entrance exam. I am Vice Principal Moriarty, and on behalf of the Magic High School, I welcome you to the school."

His gaze swept over the crowd, lingering on Li Ge's face for a moment, a barely perceptible smile flashing in his eyes.

“Most of you have accomplished the basic tasks, which is commendable.”

“But there is one person!” Moriarty pointed to Li Ge, “Examinee No. 9528, Li Ge, you not only discovered the source of pollution, but also assisted the indigenous people in completing the purification in a way that is beyond imagination.”

"Excellent, very good! Our magic academy really needs someone like you!"

The flamboyant vice principal spoke in a melodious and rhythmic voice. Li Ge knew he shouldn't understand the language, but for some reason, it was as if the meaning of the language was directly poured into his mind, and he could understand it instantly.

However, the old man's words sounded like an invitation from the head of the Western Depot, saying, "Our Western Depot needs someone like you."

"In any case, you have demonstrated the qualities we value most: intelligence gathering ability, analytical skills, imagination, empathy, and decisiveness in critical moments," Moriarty said solemnly. "The magic academy exists precisely to cultivate 'saviors' with these qualities."

Savior?

This word sent a jolt through all the students, a violent jolt, as if their entire bodies were on vibrate mode, constantly trembling.

At this moment, Li Ge seemed to finally realize whether he had been conscripted by the weasels or was being forced into service by the God Space.

It seems like this school offers pretty good benefits? At least better than the Weasel and the Main God Space.

Thinking of this, Li Ge wanted to slap himself. His requirements were so low. Was he satisfied as long as he was stronger than the weasels and the main god? Li Ge, you can't really expect to be on the same level as those black guys.

"Now, collect your initial supplies and proceed to your assigned dormitories." The vice-principal waved his wand, and several orbs of light flew toward the new students, transforming into packages. "Tomorrow morning, the Sorting Ceremony and each person's Noble Phantasm Awakening Ceremony will be held. At that time, you will officially choose your future path."

"Disband."

The flamboyant old man tapped the ground with his wand in a showy manner. The next moment, a spatial rift-like thing slowly tore open behind him, and the old man fell backward into the spatial rift.

Then the spatial rift closed perfectly, as if the space had never been torn apart at all.

This move once again shocked these inexperienced freshmen. Even Li Ge had the feeling, "Holy crap, this magic is so flashy, can I learn it?"

Then Li Ge began to check his bag, which contained a card that looked like a student ID and a formal wristwatch, just like the futuristic watch he had seen before, but this watch seemed to be more technologically advanced.

Li Ge operated it roughly. The watch could not only display his physical condition in real time, but it also served as a class attendance clock, card swipe, and various other functions. After Li Ge tapped it, something similar to a holographic projection appeared on it.

Chapter 7 Magic High School

This thing can even function as a communication device and an online entertainment device, like a high-tech brain-computer interface in a cyberpunk world. This thing doesn't even need to be installed in the head; it can be worn on the hand.

The technological sophistication of this watch is enough to keep him entertained for a long time.

In addition, there was a small prop called the "Compression Kit for Top Students," which appeared immediately when Li Ge placed the new watch against it.

[The Logistics Department's customized set includes a three-piece bedding set for a space-saving environment, as well as a soft and comfortable mattress, single bed, desk, and cabinet. It is a basic dormitory set intended only for top students, providing a basic yet comfortable resting environment during missions. The entire set can be unfolded simply by being tossed on the floor.]

That's a good relationship.

After that, there was nothing else. Li Ge immediately took the wonderful tools that the flamboyant vice principal had given her and prepared to return to her dormitory.

He had already seen the map displayed on the watch. With just a thought, the map would be projected onto the watch, and he could find his dormitory by following the navigation.

Li Ge even clicked on it and found that the dormitory information was displayed directly on the watch.

[Blue Dormitory for Top Students: A stand-alone double dormitory for top students, with two people sharing an 80-square-meter detached house]

This is pretty good treatment; it's a double dormitory, and it's even a detached building.

Li Ge couldn't help but have more fantasies and expectations about her future school life.

In his previous life, when he was in college, he lived in the dormitory with his four eldest sons. Because he was the first one to get up, every night his eldest sons would call him "godfather" and ask him to bring them breakfast.

The other dorm rooms thought they were acting out a tragic love story between Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo.

Thinking of this, Li Ge's lips curled up slightly, but he suddenly realized that almost 17 years had passed since he last remembered this period of college life, and he suddenly felt like he was getting old.

Just as Li Ge was about to leave, suddenly, a figure blocked his way.

She was a girl with short, golden hair, wearing heavy armor. Although she was nearly 1.7 meters tall, she had a baby face and looked like a middle school student.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Li Ge had no impression of this blonde, baby-faced girl, and even felt that her face shape was somewhat similar to the stereotypical image of a Russian girl from her previous life.