Archipelago

Chapter 910: Archipelago

"We won't be next semester," a voice suddenly said.

Lin Jiao looked over. "Why not?"

"Next semester, everyone in our major is moving to the Songxueyuan campus. We'll all be over there for the next two semesters."

"All right," Lin Jiao said with her hands on her hips, smiling. "Then even the two of us who live farthest apart will be able to reach each other within half a day."

Everyone broke into soft laughter again.

"Take a look at the faces around you," Lin Jiao continued. "I'm sure you've noticed that compared to the start of this semester, nearly a third of our members have already left us. I believe that those who can join us tonight are the friends who can keep walking alongside us from here on.

"We aren't strangers who shut down our computers and never see each other again. We are partners, fellow travelers. We should get used to debating, get used to breaking through filters, get used to disappointment, get used to rebuilding, and get used to caring for one another—not just whether our ideas align, but also our health, our reading and writing, and our careers.

"This semester, we read together, wrote together, meditated together, hiked together, and watched the stars together. Next semester, we'll run together and learn combat together. We will share our lives and stand close by one another; we will support every person here and patiently listen to every one of their doubts; we will be grateful for the clumsy yet sincere expressions among us, restrain the impulse to interpret one another through malice, and have faith in those standing beside us, just as we have faith in ourselves."

The gazes people turned toward Lin Jiao grew fervent. Everyone strained their ears, unwilling to miss a