When they entered, there was no one in the main hall.
The three of them looked at each other and clenched their fists nervously. They took a few steps forward slowly.
The main hall of the library was very large. The original two-story building had been hollowed out. The arched ceiling hung high above their heads like the vault of heaven. With the light from the setting sun, the dark main hall could be vaguely divided into a few areas. If they walked straight for about five to six meters, they would see rows and rows of bookshelves on their right side. Each bookshelf was about two to three meters tall. The light in this area was instantly dimmed.
Further away, near the glass windows, there was a computer area. The black screens glowed with a metallic luster in the dim light.
The voice came from the librarian's work area in front of the computer area.
"Are you here to borrow books?" As the voice asked again, they heard the sound of a chair being pulled out. Then, a head peeked out from the shadows of the librarian's work area.
It was a woman with a pale face and ordinary facial features. She was wearing a light blue cardigan and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
"Is... is that a duoluozhong?" Rena was a little uncertain. She hoped more than anyone else that this was a mutated building, but she was afraid of being disappointed again, "This duoluozhong looks a little too nerdy..."
The librarian obviously heard what Rena said, but there was no change in her expression. Her voice was also as flat as a machine, as if it had been programmed to answer on demand, "I am not a duoluozhong. I am the librarian here. "
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. She quickly wrote a sentence on a piece of paper and showed it to Reno. The latter looked away and yelled doubtfully, "We are here to borrow books. So what?"
"Are you here together?" The female librarian seemed to have only one expression. She spoke in a flat tone as she enunciated each word clearly.
"Yes!" This time, Rena answered first.
"Alright, please come over here. I will explain the rules of borrowing books to you." After the female librarian said that, she returned to her seat in the shadows.
The three of them looked at each other.
If this wasn't a mutated building, then this woman must be a very, very intelligent duoluozhong. Then the woman must be a very, very smart duoluozhong. But in their current situation, they had to take the risk.
With Lin Sanjiu leading the way, the three of them walked cautiously to the librarian's work desk.
However, after a few seconds, there was no attack. The female administrator was busy with something on her computer. He didn't even raise his head as he instructed them, "Please wait a moment."
Lin Sanjiu glanced at the metal nameplate on the table and saw the name "Siri" written on it.
She was just a little confused when she saw the female administrator suddenly stop what she was doing and say in the same voice as before, "Hello everyone, I'm the administrator here. My name is Siri. Welcome to this library. You are the fourth batch of guests of this library. Please read this explanation for the specific rules of borrowing books. "
As she spoke, she turned the computer screen in front of her, and the bright monitor faced the three of them.
Perhaps because of the name, Lin Sanjiu was almost convinced that the woman in front of her was not a duoluozhong. She increased the range of her higher consciousness scanning and looked at the screen with the siblings.
[Kisaragi Library Book Borrowing Notice]
In order to provide a good reading environment for the public, this library has specially set up an "Open Day". On this Open Day, this library will only receive five groups of readers. These five groups of readers will receive a special mission: Find five books designated by the librarian among the millions of books in the library. Of course, this is not because the librarian has lost the books.
The first group of readers to find the five designated books and verify their identity in front of Siri. Not only can they bring the five books home to read carefully, but they will also receive an additional 25 lives as a reward.
When all five groups of readers have arrived, Siri will announce the names of the books.
This library will not restrict or restrict the methods of competition between the five groups of readers.
If Team A confirms their identity in front of Siri, even if Team B snatches the five books, all the rewards will still belong to Team A.
During the process of searching for the books, no matter how many days they spend in the library, the number of lives won't be deducted. Only after a group confirms their identity, the corresponding number of days will be deducted from the other readers. For example, if the five groups of readers spend three days in the library, the final winner will be Team A. Everyone in Team A will receive 25 lives, minus 3. Everyone will receive a total of 22 lives. The remaining members of each group will be free to leave the library after deducting 3 lives.
However, before all five groups of readers arrive and start searching for the books, the number of lives will still be deducted by one every day.
In this library, the rule of "Numbers will be transferred due to an attack" is still in effect.
There is no limit to the length of time needed to collect all five books.
That's all there is to the rules. Everyone, please throw yourselves into the sea of books! Because after reading the rules, you can't get cold feet anymore!
Kisaragi Library, July 6, 2333
After reading the rules, the three of them were a little stunned. They took a while to digest it before they gradually came back to their senses. Their expressions didn't look too good.
"You just said that we are the fourth group …" Reno pulled a long face and looked around the library. "Then, before we —"
"Yes, there are still the first three groups of readers in the library. They are already waiting.
"Why didn't you say this earlier!" Lin Sanjiu cursed inwardly. She quickly expanded the range of her Higher Consciousness to the maximum. However, there were simply too many hiding spots in the library. She scanned the area carefully several times, but she still couldn't find anyone. Perhaps, there were too many hiding spots in the library.
When they thought about the fact that there were three groups of enemies hiding in the dark and watching them, the three of them looked even more displeased.
"But, according to the rules, before the next batch of posthumans find this place, the number of lives will continue to decrease..." Rena said with a pale face. However, before she could finish her sentence, Reno tugged at her. She immediately realized what was going on and shut her mouth. If the posthumans found out that she was an easy target, it would be troublesome.
Rena's worries were very reasonable. If the next group of posthumans didn't arrive after a long time …
However, to their surprise, the next group of posthumans arrived very quickly.
Almost as soon as they hid, another two figures pushed open the library door.
One of them was an old acquaintance of Lin Sanjiu's. (To be continued.)
PS:
Two pink votes for [Power of Dodo Bird], one pink vote for [Azure Sky], three pink votes for [Sleeptalking Bug], three pink votes for [Amethyst Butterfly], one pink vote for [Sandalwood Fragrance], one ball's virginity of the week ~ ~!
"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that I didn't create this life number setting. I saw it in a Japanese manga (I can't remember the name …). When I first saw this setting, it was really amazing. However, the manga didn't even last for two pages before a scene of a brainless big-breasted woman serving the readers appeared. A bunch of big-breasted women surrounded the good-for-nothing male protagonist. Just like that, the setting was ruined … I picked it up and made use of it. It's not exactly the same as the original setting.
"Hmm, in case people say that I'm plagiarizing it in the future, I should prepare for a rainy day …"
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