Yan Funing looked at the church-like side building and felt deeply that only Gothic architecture could show such a gorgeous sense of ritual. The light beige yellow sandstone bricks formed a huge wall with long and narrow inlays on it.

The dome window is like a tombstone. Looking up, you can see the light gray roofs with spiers. Those spiers with barbs are like sharp pine nuts standing upright.

Feng Zhenzhen took Yan Funing and walked on the stone-paved walkway. She was surrounded by tall walls. There was no door for entry. There was only a Gothic domed tower gate building in the center of the wall, just like the papal triple crown.

Below the tower is a tall hollow black iron door. There is a golden iris relief above the iron door, which shines in the sunset, like a pile of jewels. .

At this moment, standing on one side of the black iron door was a tall man wearing a black Oxford uniform and a black cloak, and a blonde girl wearing a blue dress and a red rose headdress.

Feng Zhenzhen looked at the pair of men and women shining in the sunset and whispered: "That's them. That girl is my classmate Gwen Seymour. She is the daughter of the Duke of Somerset, but the Seymour family has little power now.

, all relying on collecting land rent and renting out the Duke's Palace as a museum, but her boyfriend's family is very powerful, he is the heir of the Cavendish family, called William Perry Cavendish, he is now Birling

The Earl of Tonton will inherit his father's title of Duke of Devonshire in the future. The Cavendish family is rich in politicians and scientists, and William Perry Cavendish is not only socially powerful, but also very accomplished in academics. Like you, in

He has published papers in four major mathematics journals. When his grandmother Deborah Cavendish passed away in 14 years, it caused a sensation in the UK. If you have read "Pride and Prejudice", "The Duchess", and the new version of "Jane Eyre",

You will definitely remember the huge manor inside, called Chatsworth Manor, which is where these movies were filmed, and it belongs to his family."

"In fact, the Cavendish family used to be unable to make ends meet during his grandmother's generation, but thanks to her grandmother's proper management, the Cavendish family has regained its glory. Her grandmother's biography mentioned that she and Queen Elizabeth, former Prime Minister Mike

Mirren, former U.S. President Kennedy, former president of the Republic of China, and even Hitler, to this day, the media said that she can still easily bring representatives from the Arab world and Israel to sit in the banquet hall of her manor for 'secret talks.'

We can also invite the American Ambassador and the Chinese Ambassador to our home for afternoon tea.”

Yan Funing nodded and whispered: "Zhenzhen, I really don't know what to say. I just mentioned an idea at random, and you have used such a large amount of resources."

Before Yan Funing could finish speaking, Feng Zhenzhen immediately interrupted Yan Funing and replied pretending not to care: "It's nothing! It's rare for you to take the initiative to come to Oxford to see me. I can't even satisfy your wish for a smile, so I'm here in vain.

I have been studying at Oxford for three years.”

In fact, her tone was filled with a sense of happiness. Yan Funing turned to look at Feng Zhenzhen and said sincerely: "Thank you."

Maybe all he can do is say "thank you".

"Don't keep saying thank you to me. As long as you come to me often and call me often to contact me," Feng Zhenzhen said in a low voice without knowing what Yan Funing was thinking.

At this moment, the two of them had arrived not far from Gwen Seymour and William Andrew Cavendish. The setting sun cast a shadow on the wall. A pair of British aristocrats in very British clothes stood in front of the black hollow iron door. Feng Zhenzhen looked towards Gwen.

Seymour waved his hand, slightly increased his volume and said in a pure London accent: "Gwen! Sorry to keep you waiting for so long!"

After saying that, Feng Zhenzhen let go of Yan Funing's hand, walked to Gwen Seymour, leaned forward and gave Gwen Seymour a warm hug, which was a hugging ceremony between acquaintances.

"William and I have just arrived at the gate of the college." Gwen Seymour gently stroked Feng Zhenzhen's back and replied with a smile.

Then Feng Zhenzhen and William Perry Cavendish shook hands and greeted each other. Because Feng Zhenzhen was not married, William Perry Cavendish did not kiss the hand as a gesture.

After letting go, Feng Zhenzhen reached out sideways and introduced to the two of them: "This is my friend Yan Funing. I told you that I have a double master's degree in mathematics and physics from Imperial College London.

He has published papers in "Journal of Mathematics" and "Journal of Mathematics"

This kind of introduction is an Oxford-style show-off. The two parties are not competing to see who has more money, but who has a higher degree and has published more papers.

After a pause, Feng Zhenzhen and Zhang half-turned her head and introduced to Yan Funing: "This is Gwen Seymour, my classmate."

Yan Funing lowered his right hand and straightened his body, looking into Gwen Seymour's eyes. He bent his body fifteen degrees, made a standard bow, and said: "Good evening, beautiful lady, it's our first time to meet you. It's a great honor to meet you."

I can get to know you."

Gwen Seymour nodded slightly and responded politely, "Nice to meet you too."

Yan Funing straightened his body and turned to look at William Perry Cavendish. At this time, the two of them were sizing each other up. Feng Zhenzhen said: "This is the Earl of Burlington, William Perry Cavendish, who is now the most respected person in Oxford."

I am studying for a Ph.D. at All Souls College, a sacred college, and I have published papers in "Annals of Mathematics" and "New Advances in Mathematics."

Before Yan Funing could speak, William Perry Cavendish reached out to Yan Funing and said with a smile: "If my guess is correct, you are "Quasiisometry and Deformation of Einstein's Manifolds"

and Chris Hilbert, author of "An Approach to Solving L2 Expansion Problems Using Optimal Estimation and Applications"

Yan Funing also quickly stretched out his hand, shook it with William Perry Cavendish, and said with a smile: "It is indeed me. I didn't expect you to recognize this!"

William Perry Cavendish said: "When Zhenzhen told me in the afternoon, I guessed that it should be you, so I agreed to her request without hesitation!"

"I have also heard about Wanling Academy for a long time, so I really wanted to come in and have a look. I really didn't expect that it would alarm so many people. I'm really sorry," Yan Funing said.

"If you were studying at Oxford, maybe we would be classmates now. To be honest, your book "Quasiisometry and Deformation of Einstein's Manifolds" inspired me a lot."

The two people stood at the door and complimented each other, and even began to discuss the paper written by Yan Funing. Their hands were held in the air and they did not move away. Gwen Seymour, who was standing aside, looked at the two people's hands and couldn't help but said: "Oh!

William, every time you talk about mathematics, you are more excited than when you talk about me. Sometimes I always doubt whether you like me more or you like mathematics more. Now it seems that my doubts are very unnecessary. Look, it's almost dinner time.

, you can’t possibly arrive later than the professors, right?”

William Perry Cavendish turned his head and glanced at Gwen Seymour, then realized that he was too involved. He very apologetically let go of Yan Funing's hand and said apologetically: "I'm so sorry, I forgot about it.

We’re here to have dinner. Let’s go in first and chat while walking.”

"It doesn't matter. To be honest, I usually do research alone and seldom communicate with others. I had a very happy chat with you just now. We who study mathematics all know that when others ask, 'Hey! Have you been busy recently?

"What's going on is the most embarrassing because we often have no way to explain to others what we are doing!"

William Perry Cavendish laughed "haha", and then winked at Yan Funing, "Yes! Yes! Especially when my girlfriend asks about it."

"I heard a strong sense of superiority in your conversation." Gwen Seymour squinted at William Perry Cavendish and sneered.

William Perry Cavendish waved his hand quickly, "No, no, I don't mean to look down on women, but mathematics is indeed somewhat insulated from women." Seeing Gwen Moses' unkind expression, William Perry Cavendish quickly said:

"Obviously, if I were asked to make a choice between mathematics and you, I would definitely choose to fall into your warm embrace. This is obvious."

After hearing William Perry Cavendish's words, Feng Zhenzhen and Gwen Seymour were indifferent. Only Yan Funing laughed and even turned around in an exaggerated manner. Of course, Yan Funing did not think that only people who studied mathematics would understand this.

There is nothing funny about his bad jokes, but he must pretend to be amused by William Perry Cavendish at the moment.

"What's so funny?" Gwen Seymour asked in confusion.

William Perry Cavendish shrugged his shoulders, "Sorry, obviously this is a joke about mathematicians' definition of 'obviously'. This is probably something that people who don't study mathematics can't understand, so we'd better go in for dinner first."

It’s about to start.”

"Can you promise me not to tell jokes about mathematics today?" Gwen Seymour took William Perry Cavendish's hand and smiled at him, her smile full of threats.

William Perry Cavendish quickly said respectfully: "Yes, my beautiful sweetheart." After saying that, William Perry Cavendish turned to Feng Zhenzhen and Yan Funing behind him and said: "Now let's go in, it's time to take you to experience

Let’s see how delicious the dinner at All Souls College is! I swear, it is definitely different from the British food you have in mind.”

Yan Funing responded: "I think this will be a very wonderful experience" and then followed William Perry Cavendish and Gwen Seymour to the inside of All Souls College with Feng Zhenzhen.

When he walked to the door, William Perry Cavendish showed his college badge, a shield-shaped badge composed of three Tudor roses, to the armed guard standing behind the door, and then handed the other person a printed

The red invitation letter with the emblem of Wanling Academy opened his wrist and glanced at it, accepted the invitation letter, and opened the door.

William Perry Cavendish turned back to Yan Funing and said: "Don't mind, our Oxford is a school that pays great attention to the sense of ceremony. During the examination, you must wear formal clothes, tie and black robe, and on the first

I wear white carnations for one exam, red carnations for the last exam, and pink carnations for the exams in between, so just get used to it.”

Yan Funing nodded and looked around the interior of Wanling College. The entire Wanling College is a zigzag-shaped building. The square courtyard in the middle is a large green lawn. Except for the main entrance, all the openings are facing inwards. High walls

Isolating this college from the outside world, the twin bell towers, symbolizing the palace of profound knowledge, face the entrance introspectively, silently, and aloofly.

In fact, All Souls College does not look like a college at all, but rather like an impregnable miniature city. A not-so-wide iron door opens in the towering porch. This door is a pinhole into another world.

Anyone who wants to enter must present his or her ID and a certificate from the college's management committee.

William Perry Cavendish led Yan Funing and Feng Xixi along the corridor. He enthusiastically introduced to them where the passing entrance led. All Souls College looked like an integrated building like the Pentagon, but in fact

The aisles are vertical rather than horizontal. This structure is conducive to keeping quiet and free from outside interference.

Yan Funing was very happy to listen to William Perry Cavendish's explanation, because William was completely different from the British aristocrat he imagined. Not only was he handsome and gentlemanly, he spoke in a very pleasant manner, and he was not only humorous but also had no sense of shame.

It is the rigid and contrived habit of the aristocracy.

In fact, Yan Funing never thought that he would have the chance to achieve his goal on the first day he came to Oxford. He had already prepared to spend a long time at Oxford University, so he only started to talk about going to attend Paul Barrett's class at the Museum of Natural History.

of.

But even if he was lucky, Yan Funing didn't think he would be able to see the target person today.

Finally, William and Gwen took Yan Funing and Feng Zhenzhen to the Twin Clock Towers. William introduced that in the middle of the Twin Clock Towers was their library. There was a sundial installed on the window of the library, with a sentence engraved below: time flies but annotfotten.

(Time flies but cannot be forgotten)

William Perry Cavendish stood under the sundial and said with pride: "This is my favorite of Wren's works. It was designed in 1659. We in Britain are a country of sundials. Our University of Oxford especially pays tribute to the ancient sundial.

The art of sundial is very well preserved, as if people in the shade of the college walls not only calculated the movement of the sun, but also learned the wisdom of astronomy and summoned the sun with the Latin magic command."

Yan Funing raised his head and glanced at the sundial installed on the pointed window, thinking that it was no wonder that Wanling College was not allowed to visit. There were time signs representing Ouroboros everywhere. These great cultural relics could not be destroyed or hidden.

It can be closed.

"In fact, when I praise Oxford, I never say that it is the oldest university in the UK, nor that it has given birth to 4 kings, 46 Nobel Prize winners and 25 British Prime Ministers. What I am proud of is that it was founded in 800

In the years of history, we have witnessed the entire process from prosperity to decline of the empire on which the sun never sets, witnessed the bumpy road of mankind's pursuit of truth and civilization, and contributed countless masters to the world. 800 years of cultural precipitation have made Oxford a place with aristocratic complex and

It is synonymous with the symbol of elites and will continue to inspire young talents to move forward persistently on this road to glory and dreams," William Perry Cavendish said affectionately.

At this time, people passing by gave him some applause. William bent down to express his thanks very generously. After straightening up, he pointed to the other side of the clock tower, the not-so-wide mahogany door where someone was entering and said: "We

The cafeteria is right next to the library, so we can eat and go after reading! We have to get in before the instructors arrive!"

When the four people entered the mahogany door, it was like entering the interior of a church. There were mahogany beams across the empty ceiling. The carvings on one side were very complicated. The last rays of the setting sun shone through the Gothic iron lattice windows.

There are countless portraits hanging on the wooden wall below. Three mahogany tables run through the entire hall. The tables on both sides are long and the table in the middle is short, like the word "Chuan". Table lamps are placed neatly on the table, all lit.

, so even though there is no chandelier on the top of the hall, it is very bright.
To be continued...