The Thuringian Forest is located between the Wera River and the Thuringian Basin in the German state of Thuringia.
There is a medium-high mountain range 150 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide, and one-third of the area is covered by lush forests.
The Thuringian Forest, the green heart of Germany, is actually just a part of the mountain range to the west of Rennstecker Neustadt, while the part to the east of the mountain range is called the Thuringian Schist Mountains.
On the west side of the forest, several young Asians were carrying bags and looking haggard. They had been walking around for several days and were exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Old Qin, this place is too big. It's really not easy to find any clues."
"There is no other way. The local people don't believe what they know about this legend. We can only try our luck."
"Oh, it just depends on luck."
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These people are the students from Shizhong College who came to do research.
The reason why they came to the Thuringian Forest is because it is said that this forest is the birthplace of Rosencruz.
According to the information they compiled, three Rosicrucian manifestos were published anonymously in the tenth century, namely the "Legend of the Brotherhood" in 1613, the "Confession of the Brotherhood" in 1615, and the "Christian Rosen" in 1616.
Cruz's Chemical Wedding". Together they described the legendary experience of the German pilgrim crc, calling him Christian Rosen Cruz in the third manifesto.
Legend has it that this pilgrim studied with occult masters in the Middle East and founded the Rosicrucian Order after returning to Germany.
After Lao Qin and the others knew this, they came to the forest where Rosencruz was said to be born, trying to find some key clues.
However, they have been here for several days and have not obtained any key information.
For this research, they traveled across mountains and rivers and traveled to many places.
Not only were they unable to watch the new movie "The Last Starfish" in a theater, they even did not attend the book signing event even though they knew Zhang Zhong was in Hamburg, Germany.
It's not that they don't want to go to the autograph session, it's just that they have to go to Hamburg, come and go, plus the time in line, they may waste a day or two.
They can spend several days near this forest looking for some clues, but they must not waste time on other things.
For the European group, it was more difficult than they imagined.
So far, most of the clues they have obtained have been found online.
However, they were not without gains during this period. In addition to some unreliable legends they heard from some local residents, they also gained a deeper understanding of the clues they had previously searched online.
They have gradually been able to connect the clues they obtained before to form a line that is still somewhat vague.
It is also because of this that they can persist for such a long time.
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Zhang Zhong, who was signing books for readers in Hamburg, did not know that there were several young people near a forest in Germany. Because of his encouragement, they were trekking hard to pursue the true knowledge. All he could feel now was the enthusiasm of the readers.
After signing the name of the previous female reader, Zhang Zhong took the book handed over by the next reader and raised his head slightly.
Generally speaking, in order to increase his speed, he always lowers his head to sign, and only occasionally raises his head to prevent his cervical spine from being overworked.
Looking up this time, he felt that the nervous boy in front of him looked familiar.
After thinking about it for a while, I remembered where I had seen this boy.
"Did you also go to the last book signing in Zadar?" Zhang Chong said with a smile.
James stared at Zhang Zhong with piercing eyes, licked his dry lips and said, "I've been to most of your autograph sessions."
"Oh, really?" Zhang Zhong smiled, it seemed that he had met that loyal reader.
Zhang Zhong then asked, but James became excited. In order to prove his words, he unfolded the cloth bag he was carrying with him, and it was filled with Zhang Zhong's books.
"This one was signed in Zadar last time, and this one is from Los Angeles..."
Seeing James' excitement, Zhang Zhong smiled, opened the book he had just signed for him, and added another sentence to him: Thank you for your continued support.
"What's your name?"
"My name is James Westbrook Jones Andrew Corden."
Zhang Chong smiled and added another sentence at the end: To James Corden.
This guy's name had too many middle names, so Zhang Zhong only chose one in front of the other. Originally, he only wanted to write one James, but seeing that he was so lucky to have all his names listed, he wrote two.
Zhang Zhong felt that this guy should be a basketball fan, as his middle names were all names of basketball stars.
James was ecstatic after getting the autograph and couldn't help but kiss the book in his hand crazily before he could walk away.
After he was far away, he opened the title page and looked at the special sign inside. He even had the urge to add a z in the middle of his name and add pz's last name in the future.
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Time has come to August, and the Nebula Awards ceremony is about to be held.
Zhang Zhong had already received an invitation letter to the Nebula Awards Ceremony, but when he got the invitation letter, the schedule for the autograph session had already been decided. On August 2, he happened to be in France for a autograph session.
Therefore, he will not be able to attend this year's awards ceremony.
He can change the time of the autograph session, but if he changes something that has already been decided, it will definitely affect the whole body. Many fans have booked their tickets based on the date. If he changes it, the fans' schedules will also follow.
change.
For Zhang Zhong, it doesn't matter whether he attends the Nebula Awards ceremony or not, but it's not good to trick fans.
When the Nebula Awards Ceremony officially started, it was almost midnight in France, and Zhang Zhong's autograph session had just ended.
After returning to the hotel and washing up, the family stayed in front of the computer and watched the Nebula Awards ceremony.
What they watched was the domestic live broadcast.
The live broadcast has just started, and the host and two guests are chatting.
The hosts and guests of Zhongmin Video Network this time are the same as last year, the same three people.
The host Hu Gang, the two guests are Li Qin, the editorial director of "Science Fiction World" and the domestic science fiction novelist Feng He.
Hu Gang smiled and said, "I heard that Teacher Feng He has been working closely with Zhang Zhong this year?"
Feng He on the side smiled and replied, "It's not that I have any cooperation with him, I just signed a contract with their company, so my works will be distributed by his company in the future."
Li Qin on the other side said with some resentment, "It's very difficult to get an appointment with Feng He for his manuscript now."
It's really difficult. Since Feng He signed with Zhang Zhong's company, his reputation has grown a lot, and his royalties have also increased dramatically.
Moreover, if Feng He has a good script now, he will definitely make "Zero Zero One" his first choice. Their "Science Fiction World" can only be eaten now.
But Li Qin was just joking. They had no complaints about Zhang Zhong and "Zero Zero One" because "Zero Zero One" did not affect the sales of their magazine after it came out, and because of Zhang Zhong's rise, more and more people in China were
Many people pay attention to science fiction novels, and now the market environment for their magazines is even vaguely better than before.