"It's nothing, like you said, many great things are born out of calmness. But let me make my point clear: first, I don't want to be great. Greatness doesn't mean anything to me. I'm just an ordinary nobody. Saving humanity or advancing human society has nothing to do with me. Second, what I'm going to do is destined not to be peaceful," Henry Carter's eyes grew serious. He suddenly felt pretty good—at least the other person was a mature girl, and they actually had something to talk about. Although Logan Bennett was only 15, she was much more mature than her peers. Maybe it had something to do with her family, though he had no idea what her family did.

But he knew best that if he kept living recklessly like this, things would never be peaceful. Have you ever seen someone go bungee jumping calmly? Who the hell goes bungee jumping in a calm state? Even though this was a task, even though Henry Carter could stop writing, could stop copying those classics, right now he was truly enjoying the life he had longed for over a decade in his previous life.

It was like... the feeling of a dream coming true.

Henry Carter could sense that the life paths he and Logan Bennett would take would be completely different. The two of them were like two rays, destined to grow further and further apart.

Logan Bennett asked softly, "What's your dream?"

"Haha, it's no fun if I say it out loud. When I achieve it, you'll naturally find out. If I don't, then not saying it saves me from future embarrassment!" Henry Carter joked. "What about you? Do you have a dream?"

"When I was little, I wanted to be a dancer, but the older I got, the more I felt there was no future in dancing, so I stopped having dreams. But after talking with you today, I believe I'll have one soon. Thank you," Logan Bennett said seriously. "You're really not the same Henry Carter I had in my mind."

"People grow up, right?"

"Haha, what were you thinking when you jumped out of the school building this morning?"

"I was thinking, damn, this building is really tall, but that jump was really thrilling. I even wanted to do it again."

"No way, do it again? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Of course I'm afraid. Who isn't afraid of dying..."

Neither of them expected that when they sat down to talk seriously, they'd have so much to say.

……

National Day arrived quickly. In their youth, aside from winter and summer vacations, the two holidays students looked forward to most were May Day and National Day—a chance to finally relax.

Some made plans to go to the internet café and play games together: "See you at Qixianfeng Internet Café tomorrow, don't be late! Wait for me to carry you to victory!"

"With how bad you are, who could you possibly carry?"

"Bullshit, my Red Alert is unbeatable!"

Of course, some girls planned to go shopping together, and even more extreme, some people arranged to do homework together... The world of top students was something Henry Carter would never understand.

This time, more than twenty students from Class 2, Grade 3 were going to Baiyun Mountain together. Originally, there were only about ten, but with the addition of the new student Emily Young, several more decided to join in.

But this didn't include Henry Carter and Nora Grant. The two of them set out early in the morning.

After all, Nora Grant was still just a middle schooler and had never traveled so far alone. The trip to Baiyun Mountain required a three-hour coach ride, which already counted as a long journey for Nora Grant...

"Henry Carter, are you sure about this? We're not going to get ourselves lost, are we? As far as I remember, you haven't traveled far before..." Nora Grant was still a bit nervous.

Henry Carter replied impatiently, "Relax, we're not going to get lost!"

Then Nora Grant noticed that Henry Carter was surprisingly familiar with transferring buses, skillfully bought coach tickets, and even chatted a bit with the ticket lady. This didn't seem like a middle schooler at all.

"How much money did you bring? Is it enough?" Nora Grant asked worriedly. "We're staying overnight, and we have to watch the sunrise tomorrow. Don't run out of money. My dad gave me pocket money last week, but I spent it all on game CDs, so now I can't get a single cent."

"Fatty Xu!" Henry Carter's face darkened. He simply flashed his wallet, letting Nora Grant see the 2,000 yuan inside. "You've been nagging the whole way. Shut up and get some sleep. When you wake up, we'll be there! I don't get why you're so worried at your age."

"Holy crap! That's so..."

Nora Grant was about to exclaim at how much money that was, but Henry Carter quickly covered his mouth and whispered, "Shut up, don't flaunt your wealth."

"Got it, got it," Nora Grant grinned. "Didn't expect you to be so loaded!"

"Just go to sleep!"

Henry Carter told Nora Grant to sleep, but he didn't sleep himself. To be honest, he'd never had the habit of sleeping on vehicles since he was a kid—it was a natural sense of vigilance.

Thieves generally don't steal from people who are awake on the bus, because the risk of failure is high. Even though they're thieves, they don't want to get caught, so those who are asleep become their first targets.

Pick the softest persimmon to squeeze—that's the logic.

Chapter 14 Arriving at Baiyun Mountain