Sword of Dawn

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Chapter 0894 Never stopped

The atmosphere in the study was dignified and solemn. Even Amber, who was the most lively in the past, stood beside her with a serious face at this moment, without any intention of joking.

"This is the whole content of our communication." Gao Wen sat behind the desk, leaning against the back of the chair in a relatively comfortable posture, and said to the few people in front of him, the "Guardian Shield" was placed behind him for a long time. On the weapon rack in the distance.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, everything in the study was covered with a faint orange light.

"Unbelievable..." The expression on Hetty's face was unprecedentedly dignified, and it was extremely difficult to say a few words. Obviously, after such a large impact of information, he could quickly organize his words, even for the grand consul of the empire. It is also a very difficult thing to say, "Ancestor, if what the God of Nature said is true, then our understanding of this world..."

"Our knowledge of the world, of the gods, of magic tides, of beliefs, and even of the stars in the universe—everything has opened a new door," Veronica/Offie Leah held the platinum scepter tightly, her tone was low and serious, "We must re-judge the relationship between gods and mortals, and re-understand the planet we live on and the boundless space beyond it..."

"As mortals, we have very little knowledge, but in the limited truth we know, there is no part that obviously conflicts with the statement of Julu Amoen," Kamel said from the perspective of a scholar To analyze how credible the information revealed by the God of Nature is, "I think most of his words are credible."

"Ancestor," Hetty suddenly raised his head and looked at Gao Wen, "Do you believe what the 'God of Nature' said?"

"What he said may be true, but I will always remain skeptical," Gao Wen said bluntly, "A god who can fake death for 3000 years is enough for us to keep a vigilant eye on him forever."

After Gao Wen's voice fell, Hetty opened her mouth, as if she still wanted to ask something, but before she opened her mouth, a wave of breath that seemed to blow through everyone's hearts suddenly appeared in this study, and everyone felt as if they were in front of their eyes. After a daze, a girl with white hair hanging down to the ground and wearing a plain white dress stood abruptly in the middle of the study.

"It's hard for a god to lie," a light and pleasant voice sounded in the study, "Or, lying will bring very serious consequences-many lies will try to become the truth, and if it can't become the truth, then A 'burden' that becomes a god. A lie that becomes a burden may take a long time or a painful process to be 'digested'."

Heti looked at the figure that appeared in the study with some surprise: "Naritel?"

"I invited her to come here." Gawain nodded, and pointed to the desk - a magic net terminal was running quietly there, and the runes on the base of the terminal flickered, showing that it was in the process of exchanging data rapidly. state, but no holographic image appeared above the terminal.

This is because the "data" transmitted through this terminal has become Naritel standing in the center of the study by his own will - the former upper-level narrator has lost the aura of the gods, but still retains Many powers that are difficult for mortals to comprehend, under the condition that the magic net system can support, she can appear in the form of psychological projection anywhere the network can cover and the authority permits.

Veronica looked at the old god standing in front of her, and frowned slightly: "You mean, what the god of nature said is true?"

"This is just my experience..." Naritil thought for a while, and said seriously, "In my previous 'world', the rules worked like this, but I don't know if your real world is the same. Same."

"In the field involving gods, the rules should be common," Gao Wen said, "at least there won't be too much deviation—otherwise, the upper-level narrators would not have been born in the sandbox."

Naritil thought about it again, and began to nod her head.

A former god made an affirmative statement, and the people in the room dispelled most of their doubts. After all... this "upper-level narrator" is an expert in the field of gods and the chief consultant of the Imperial Institute of Theology. Knows how a god works better than she does.

"Therefore, what we need to be vigilant about is not whether Amon is lying, but whether there are gaps and misleadings in the truth he told - there are more than one forms of deception, and the deception made with the truth is the most unpredictable Something," Gawain said with a serious expression, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the armrest of the seat, "Of course, the premise of all this is that the giant deer Amorn really has some conspiracy or trap waiting for us. He may indeed be Sincere and harmless, but..."

"It's just that we can't bet on this," Hetty smiled wryly and shook her head, "That's a god after all..."

"And it is a god who has faked his death for 3000 years in the Shadow Realm, deceived all mortals, and the researchers who disobeyed the fortress, and has infinite patience and wisdom..." Kamel buzzed, a kind of dark blue The radiance of the rune armor wandered on the surface of his body, showing his relatively depressed and complicated mood, "If a god like this wants to plan something, it will be unimaginable for human intelligence."

"This god is in our 'backyard'." Amber, who had been standing by the window without expressing any opinion, suddenly broke the silence. "This is the most important thing to consider now."

"We can't move the Dark Mountains, we can't move the God of Nature, and it's not a good idea to close the gate of the Shadow Realm-not to mention that it is the only Shadow Portal we have that can operate stably , more importantly, we are not sure whether the God of Nature has the power to reopen the door from the other side of the Shadow Realm," Hetty shook her head and said with a serious expression, "It is impossible for us to move the imperial capital for this reason, and first escape It is not a good choice, secondly, the impact of doing so is huge, and how to explain it to the outside world is also a problem, and the last and most important point-whether this will work is also unknown. The Shadowland is not like the Shadowland, we understand that world Very little, the mapping relationship between it and the real world is not stable, what we do in the real world, in the world of shadows, maybe it’s just going around in circles..."

"We didn't need to escape," Gao Wen said with a nod. "A deity who has been 'fallen' imprisoned in the ruins and cannot move will not scare the Cecilians to move their capital overnight. The current situation is natural." It is already an established fact that the god is alive and located in the fortress of rebellion. He will not leave, and we will not leave, so we can only stare wide-eyed——

"Strengthen the monitoring of the fortress of rebellion, set up more sensors at the portal; install more mental protection runes and devices for sensing divine power in the fortress of rebellion, and monitor whether there is any abnormality in the garrison personnel in the fortress at any time; remove some facilities from The disobedient fortress has been moved to several new urban areas, and the vicinity of the imperial capital has already developed, and some of the production lines that had to be set up in the mountains can also be moved out..."

He finished ordering one by one, and finally took a deep breath.

"The measures we can take now are basically these... Considering that the city of Cecil has been here for five years, and the rebel fortress has been here for thousands of years, and the giant deer Amorn is still 'waiting' quietly, then At least in the short term, that’s all we can do.”

Veronica, who was holding a platinum scepter, looked over calmly: "So, what about the long term?"

"For a long time..." Gawain smiled, "If we still have no way to deal with an imprisoned and weak god after a long time, then we don't have to think about any rebellious plans."

"I understand." Veronica nodded, indicating that she had no doubts.

Gao Wen sighed softly in his heart.

A imprisoned, weak god...

Not long ago, another god sent him an invitation to visit the country ruled and protected by the gods. At that time, out of his own reality and caution, he declined the invitation, but today, he However, he took the initiative to contact a "god" under his nose... There are some risky elements behind this bold move, but more importantly, he is more than 90.00% sure that even if the god of nature is alive, he must be in In a weak state, and unable to move freely—on this point, he trusted the power of the "God Killing Fleet" very much.

If the giant deer Amoen is not in a state of confinement and does not have any weakening effects, then he must have just announced that he moved the capital overnight-this is not a question of whether to counsel or not, but a question of whether to die or not.

After all, the lessons left by the old imperial capital of Typhon Empire are still vivid in his mind.

As soon as Gao Wen thought of the lesson of Typhon's old imperial capital, Amber murmured: "Alas... before we joked that Typhon people built Orendelle at the gate of the God of Dreams hundreds of years ago. , now we will build our capital on the grave of the God of Nature..."

The words were so subtle that there was a sudden silence in the study, only Hetty couldn't help but touched Gawain's arm lightly after a few seconds, and said in a low voice: "If it was Rebecca, I have already hung her up It's..."

Gao Wen didn't open his mouth for a while, but he couldn't help but reflect in his heart: Did he usually teach too many dirty words about the shame of the empire?

After arranging a series of monitoring and security work on the Dark Mountain and the Rebellious Fortress, Heidi and Amber first left the room, and then Naritil also sank into the neural network again. In the huge study, only Gao Wen and two rebels from the time of Gondor.

The topic quickly turned to the technical field, and Veronica said softly as if sighing with a hint of emotion: "We have a lot of new things to study now..."

"Amorn mentioned something called the 'deep ocean', and from what I understand it should be part of the underlying order of this world - we never know about it, but everyone touches it unknowingly It," Gao Wen said, "the deep sea surges in every corner of this world, it seems to soak everything, and everything in the world is a reflection of the deep sea, and at the same time, the thoughts of mortals can be reflected back into the deep sea , to form a 'unique god'... These are also Amorn's original words, and I think it is quite important information."

"Could it be that He wants to 'trap' us with a 'knowledge' that is far beyond ordinary people's comprehension, but is real?" Kamel said hesitantly, "The 'deep sea' he mentioned may be real. It exists, but it sounds too ethereal and mysterious, and we may spend a lot of time and energy on it..."

"However, a researcher cannot refuse this kind of 'temptation'," Veronica glanced at Kamel, "especially this field is helping us uncover the bottom-level mysteries of this world."

"...That's true," Kamel said with a wry smile after a pause, "I can't suppress my curiosity...Although this may be a trap, I think I can't help but understand and study it."

"We really need to understand and study it," Gao Wen stood up from behind the desk, looking at the two disobedients in front of him, "I have a hunch that this 'deep sea' may be the key to our understanding of all truths, whether it is a god , or the mechanism behind the magic tide...even the essence of magic power, I vaguely feel that they are related. Kamel, Veronica, I authorize you to carry out research in related fields and find a way to find This trace of the 'deep sea'. In addition, I suggest that we cooperate with the elves in this field - the elves have a long history, and in their ancient treasure house of knowledge, there may already be a few words about the mysteries of the world.

"Similarly, we can also cooperate with sea monsters—although they are alien races, they have lived in this world longer than us. During the long process of learning and adapting to this world, perhaps they have observed What signs have you been to..."

"I understand, I will arrange technical exchanges as soon as possible," Kamel said immediately, "It just so happens that we have accumulated a lot of problems in the project of ultra-high-altitude aircraft recently, and we need to exchange phased results with the elves..."

"Ultra-high-altitude aircraft..." Gao Wen was immediately attracted by the project Kamel mentioned - this project is one of several key projects he approved this year, and it is as important as high-speed aircraft, space research, and ocean exploration. It is the hope of the next generation of aircraft technology, and it is also related to the dream of the sea of ​​stars in Gao Wen's heart. "How is it progressing?"

"Before reaching the top of the magic static plane, everything is going well, more powerful anti-gravity generators, more effective power ridges, more reasonable rune layout... With some new technologies, we can easily make no one The aircraft has risen to a height that even the thunderbirds cannot reach, but the situation is different after crossing the magic static boundary layer. The magic environment in the atmospheric turbulence layer is completely different from that near the surface. The original magic power is stronger, but it is also more difficult to control. It is difficult for the magic net to operate stably in such a chaotic environment, and the stability of the lift force cannot be guaranteed—all the unmanned aerial vehicles fell down."

As Kamel spoke, he spread his hands—or two streams of arcane energy bound by rune armor pieces: "We have recovered all the recording equipment carried on the aircraft, and we are going to put Take a comprehensive analysis of the data to see if you can find the law of the turbulent layer, and see what the elves think about it..."

Chapter 0895 Paramel Observatory

Static layer of magic power... Turbulent layer...

Gao Wen was not proficient in these concepts, but he was no stranger to them either.

As early as 1000 years ago, the scholars of the Gondor Empire tried to understand the sky above their heads, and summed up a lot of valuable knowledge-in this world where magic dominates all things, scholars follow the magic environment and the physical structure of the atmosphere The atmosphere is stratified by comprehensive consideration. Without considering the overly professional and detailed division method, the atmosphere is roughly divided into the following structures from the bottom to the top: the magic static boundary layer, the turbulent layer, the only existence In the steady-state limit layer in theory and outer space in conjecture.

The magic static boundary layer is the area where almost all creatures on this planet live and can touch. It extends upward from the ground to an altitude of about 3000 meters. In this area, the magic environment is stable and the atmospheric movement is relatively stable. Preface, whether it is the kingdom of mortals or the birds and beasts in nature, they are all infiltrated in this cradle of magic power like a gentle wind and drizzle. The magic civilization of mortals prospers and the birds in the sky fly freely.

From the static level of magic power upwards, the planet began to show another appearance-the magic power environment in the air suddenly became fierce, and the magic power readings rose sharply, making this area a "rich zone of energy". However, this rich energy is turbulent, and the ubiquitous magic storm makes the turbulent layer extremely dangerous. No mortal can live to absorb magic from this boiling sea of ​​energy—and no mortal bird can survive here. Fly at a high altitude.It is said that only very few powerful monsters and almost legendary dragons can soar in the turbulent layer, but they cannot stay for a long time.

The turbulent layer is the highest point that the magisters of the Gondor Empire in the past could directly observe and "touch" through technical means, and above... it is the steady-state limit layer that only exists in the theory of scholars.

Scholars of the ancient empire believed that the entire planet was "soaked" in the high-energy environment of the universe, and it was the planet's own magnetic field and magic that interacted to form some kind of "protection", which formed a layer of protection on the top of the atmosphere The compressed "thin shell", which fiercely confronts various forces in outer space, forms a swift, harsh, and endless storm. It is the limit state of "magic power" that ordinary people can understand and master. On the frontier of the planetary order, the steady-state limit layer may be very thin, but even the legendary dragon can hardly challenge this layer of barriers.

As for what the broader "outer space" beyond the steady-state limit layer looks like...even the scholars of the extremely advanced ancient Gondor Empire can only imagine it.

The inherited knowledge came to mind, but Gao Wen couldn't help but sighed softly.

Even after so many years, even if he is used to life here, the strange rules of this world will still remind him over and over again—this is not the earth, this is not the earth...

"Your Majesty, we will solve the problem of the turbulent layer one day," Kamel misunderstood Gawain's sigh, and immediately stepped forward and said, "The magic net and anti-gravity mechanism have more potential than we imagined. Scholars in the Tuo period encountered the limit problem of the flesh and blood and the energy supply problem of the deep blue well in front of the turbulent layer, but magic technology is often very effective in solving such problems..."

"No, I'm not sighing." Gao Wen knew that the other party had misunderstood. He shook his head, but he didn't know how to explain it. After thinking for a while, he said slowly, "I'm just sighing... We used to know so much in the Gondor era. Lots of stuff..."

"Yeah...we used to be so brilliant...but everything has disappeared with the tide of magic," Kamel couldn't help but feel a little sad when he heard Gawain's sigh, "now that time has changed, a lot of knowledge has become fragmented pieces, Scattered all over the world... But fortunately, we have successfully collected some of them and worked hard to make some development, at least... I can now tell students what is a planet and what is an orbit every eighth in school , the knowledge that was once known to everyone in the Gondor Empire has finally returned to people's ears."

Hearing Kamel's words, Gawain immediately raised his eyebrows: "I know that Santis invited you to give a lecture at school—how did it work?"

"Outside of the lab, my appearance often scares ordinary people - last week, a lady gray elf saw me walking into the class and even jumped out of the window when I was in class," Kami said. There was a hint of a smile in Er's words, "But overall it is still smooth. The students in Imperial College are more curious than I imagined. When facing knowledge...they are full of curiosity."

"Curiosity... This is the most precious quality of human beings," Gao Wen said with a smile, "As long as there are these curious people, we will always move forward."

……

Curiosity is the most precious human trait.

The setting sun gradually fell to the horizon, and a ray of dim yellow with dark red afterglow diffused along the rolling hills in the distance, spreading over the entire Paramer Highlands. The camp had already been lit up, and the bright magic spar lamps Any kind of candle in the old days would have been bright--it lit up the whole camp at this sunset hour, and the light stretched all the way from the outpost not far away, until it shone on Morgan Hugo's table .

The white-haired and thin old man slowly stroked the papers spread out on the table with his fingers, and his lips moved silently. Beside him, a dozen pieces of draft paper and a dozen quill pens were flying in the air, constantly performing various complicated tasks. Calculations and records, light blue runes flowed between the paper and the desk, and the rustling sound of writing echoed softly in the room.

Afterwards, the busy calculation work came to an end, and the draft paper and quills fell in an orderly manner on the two wide desks next to it. Morgan Hugo raised his head and looked towards the direction deep in the camp.

As night fell, in the illuminated campsite, you could see the construction site with a lot of materials piled up and some of the facilities that had been built——an extraordinarily large building frame was standing in the center of all the facilities, it had The cylindrical main body, its base and the first floor have been completed, and the steel frame above the second floor stands silently in the gradually diffuse night. The bright construction site lights illuminate the jagged steel frame from all around, reflecting Among them, many still shaking figures and moving construction machinery can be seen - the builders are still busy adding flesh and blood to the giant's skeleton.

After looking at it for a while, Morgan Hugo couldn't help but upturned the corners of his mouth, and the wrinkles on his face converged into a happy smile.

Magic technology... is indeed a good thing.

It was very difficult to build such a large-scale building in such a short period of time with the old methods—even if the mages did it themselves, the mages who often need to rest might hardly be able to compare with those sleepless and powerful Infinite machines.

"Teacher," a voice came from behind, interrupting the old mage's thoughts, "I have brought you the information you need."

Morgan turned his head and saw a middle-aged mage who was his apprentice and assistant standing at the door, and many sorted books were floating in front of the latter.

"Put it on the second shelf on the left, so as not to mess up other things," Morgan ordered casually, "Also, take the blueprint from the desk on the right, and hand it to Mr. Fisher at the camp."

"Yes, mentor." The middle-aged mage responded immediately, and then began to get busy as instructed.

"What a good place..." Morgan withdrew his gaze from the apprentice and looked at the night sky outside the window. Before the first star gradually emerged, the master astrologer from Saint-Sunil couldn't help sighing softly Get up, "The sky is much clearer than Saint-Sunil... Sigh, hundreds of years have passed, and the sky of the old capital is not as suitable for stargazing as it was at first. It seems right to abandon it and start over in another place." Decide."

At this moment, the middle-aged mage has arranged the materials according to the instructor's request, and he couldn't help but said: "But... this place is too close to Typhon. It is said that there was a conflict in the Paramel Heights before, is it here? A little unsafe?"

Morgan Hugo immediately frowned and glanced at the apprentice: "Didn't your curiosity about the unknown and spirit of exploration give you a little bit of courage?"

The middle-aged mage suddenly became nervous: "I...I didn't mean that..."

"Forget it, I understand you," Morgan snorted after a reprimand, and his tone was no longer so harsh, "I know you are worried about my old bones...but I am not as useless as you think."

While talking, the old mage couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "This is indeed very close to the border, and our relationship with Typhon was indeed tense before, but this is the best place in the entire southeast region." , this is impossible.

"Magic power envelops the entire planet, and the elemental power in the atmosphere is engulfed by magic power. The resulting 'polarized lens effect' will interfere with the sight of us observers, so those 'windows' that are naturally suitable for observing astrology are also very precious. No matter how superb magic skills or advanced observation equipment are, they can only be multiplied when the 'window' is suitable, and according to my calculations... this is the most suitable window.

"Of course, there are good windows on the side of Baisha Lake and the Frostwind Hills, and an observatory will be set up there in the future, but..."

When Morgan said this, he suddenly laughed, with a youthful radiance on his face: "As the best stargazer in this country, of course I want to stand on the best observatory!"

The gray-haired old mage was full of pride and self-confidence, which even sounded a bit harsh and arrogant to the layman who didn't know the truth, but the middle-aged mage as an apprentice had long been familiar with it - he knew that his mentor This is what this calm and respectable old mage will look like when facing his field of expertise and things related to the "starry sky".

"According to the current progress, the lens group of the main observatory can be installed before the end of this month," the middle-aged mage felt the instructor's excitement, and he also relaxed. He recalled the news he had heard during the day and said with a smile on his face. Said, "I heard that the first batch of enchanted crystals has been roughly polished in Gelen's crystal casting factory, and will soon be sent to Tamdur by magic train for fine grinding and rune inscription. The No. [-] power of the Observatory Ridge also completed the assembly yesterday, and it seems to be doing... oh, the pressure test, it is said that it will be delivered from Kant's factory next week."

Hearing the good news brought by the apprentice, a smile appeared on Morgan's face at first, and then there was a little more emotion in the smile. The wrinkles on the old mage's face stretched out, and he suddenly said softly: "The Age of Empires what……"

The middle-aged mage didn't hear clearly for a while: "What did you say?"

"Remember the stargazing tower we had in San Sunil?"

"Ah, of course I remember," the middle-aged mage nodded immediately, and then showed a regretful expression, "Unfortunately... when the city's shield collapsed, the magic power surged in, and the runes and magic pool of the entire tower were melted down... "

"Yeah, that old guy has been in service for too long... It should have rested many years ago, but at that time, each of us would only treat those repaired and worn-out runestones as treasures," Morgan sighed He said, "Master Kamel said something when he persuaded me to leave Saint-Sunil. He said that I could see more than just the stars in the sky in the age of wizardry... Now I probably understand what he meant."

The apprentice just looked at this side without knowing why.

Obviously, he didn't understand yet.

But soon, the apprentice remembered another thing, and said happily: "By the way, mentor, I have some good news for you."

"Huh?" Morgan raised his eyebrows, "What news?"

"There is definite news that the Paramel Observatory will increase the first phase of funds - to speed up the progress of the main building and install more advanced equipment," the apprentice said with a smile on his face, "It is said that it was an order from His Majesty the Emperor himself... ..."

"An order from His Majesty the Emperor himself..." Morgan was stunned for a moment, and then a smile slowly surfaced, "Good thing, good thing..."

Chapter 0896

The afternoon sun shone brightly on the square, and the metal emblem on the top of the main teaching building shone brightly in the sun. Fendil walked among the students rushing to class, and walked along the road leading to the main teaching building with everyone. He was wearing a brand-new Imperial College cadet uniform, the fine decorative chains around the collar and the brass buttons of the uniform gleaming in the sun.

Among the students coming and going on the ramp, some wore the "Cadet Uniform" similar to his, imitating the regular uniform of the regular army, and some wore the uniforms of other colleges-the students walked proudly in this empire with their heads held high. In the highest institution, there are young people like Fendil, middle-aged people with gray hair, and even old people with wrinkles on their faces.

"You finally chose the non-commissioned officer department," Eleven's voice came from the side, "I thought you would at least try the magic department again before this winter..."

Fendil turned his head and took a look, and saw the son of the Grand Duke of the Western Territory wearing a magic uniform. The new blue uniform mixed with mechanical and magic symbols made this bookish friend for many years look even more A little gentle.

"Your new uniforms are not bad either," Fendil said with a smile, and then shook his head with some self-deprecation, "I'll forget it... I know where I'm good and where I'm hopeless. If you Let me use magic to fight people, that's okay, or not so advanced mathematical knowledge is okay, but you let me deal with machines... I would rather go hunting bears on the ice field. My aunt must have known this when she sent me here Not at all, she didn't let me make up mechanical courses..."

Eleven looked at him for a long time, and finally could only shake his head helplessly: "...I have always admired your optimism."

"Haha...don't be so serious, I don't want to see you become a nerd when I graduate as an officer candidate," Fendil laughed loudly, "You have already begun to have this tendency!"

Eleven obviously didn't bother to pay attention to the not-so-brilliant sense of humor of the heir to the north. He just thought about it seriously and sighed: "Now, we have fewer chances to meet Film—— He is almost the only one busy in the business company."

"... After all, we have our own things to do," Fendil said, shaking his head, "but it's too early to say this—we just have more studies than before, and we have to go to the army before Or when the government affairs office assumes responsibility, we still have at least two years of wonderful college life waiting for us-before then, we can make as many appearances as possible in the film company."

"That's right," Eleven nodded, and glanced at the students coming and going on the ramp not far away—whether it was the formal students who had already put on the branch uniform or the freshmen wearing the basic uniform, what he saw Every face is confident and proud, which makes him not only think about it, "Film told me before that he has a wish, he hopes to wait until the phantom drama gradually matures, when more and more people After accepting and acknowledging this new thing, create a special discipline, just like scholars teach in Imperial College, to teach others how to make phantom dramas, how to perform, how to create..."

"He really has some ingenious ideas," Fendilton showed a hint of surprise, "I haven't even thought about these!"

"Yeah, no one has ever done anything like this... A lot of knowledge is passed down from family or through masters and apprentices, but Film seems to think that it should be organized systematically like the knowledge in the academy..." Yi Levin said, shrugging his shoulders, "Maybe he can succeed?"

"... If there is such a day, maybe he will become a more famous person than you and me. After a few years, his portrait may even be hung on the wall of some teaching buildings—just like the father of the magic net or Like Ravencrest."

Thinking of such a scene, Eleven couldn't help laughing. At this moment, several figures in freshman uniforms appeared at the end of the ramp, attracting the attention of him and some nearby students.