The books in Kisaragi Library were not separated into categories, perhaps to make it more difficult for the "readers".
When Reno saw books like "Dreams from the Red Chamber", "A Guide to Preventing Diseases in the Countryside", and "Advanced Mathematics", all arranged in a messy manner, his idea of searching through the books by category was naturally aborted.
Although the books were not separated into categories, the library had arranged all the bookshelves according to the 26 English letters. The place where the few of them were hiding was between bookshelves 27 and 28 in section W.
In the beginning, the few of them did not fully understand the concept of 'one million books' mentioned in the rules. Because when the number reached a certain level, the meaning began to blur, and it was difficult for them to form an intuitive impression of it.
What really forced them to realize what kind of situation they were in was when they finished searching bookshelf 27. Reno inadvertently asked a question, "How many bookshelves are there in section W?"
It was normal for the teenager to have such a question. It took the three of them more than an hour to finish reading the books on bookshelf number 27. That was thanks to the posthuman's enhanced reaction speed. Roughly estimating, there were at least 1500 books on bookshelf number 27, and the other bookshelves looked about the same.
The answer was posted on the "Reader's Guide" at the side of the bookshelf.
After quickly reading through the "Reader's Guide", the few of them turned pale.
"There are 100 bookshelves under each letter...? Is there a mistake? " She muttered to herself, "There are a total of 26 letters, which means there are 2600 bookshelves. If we calculate that there are 1500 books on each bookshelf... there are almost 4 million books in this library?"
Towards the end of her sentence, she couldn't help but raise her voice a little. It sounded a little sharp.
This was a simple mathematical problem. Even if they did not sleep or rest, it would still take them 2600 hours to search through all the bookshelves at the speed of one hour to search through one bookshelf.
That was 108 days.
Even if they added up the lives of everyone in the library, they probably wouldn't even have 108 lives...
"No, that's not right. There must be other ways to conquer this library," Reno stuttered. Reno stuttered, "Looking through the books one by one is the stupidest way to begin with. Let's do some research. Let's do some research and see if there are other ways to successfully complete the mission. "
Rena's face turned pale. She paused for a moment before saying, "... Snatch?"
The problem was that they didn't even know where the other teams were, let alone if they had found the book.
Clearly, Reno didn't think too much about it. Hearing this, he was a little speechless. He lowered his head and thought hard.
"We still don't have enough information." Lin Sanjiu raised her head and looked at Siri. If he could go over and ask her a few questions, he might be able to clear up a lot of confusion for his group. But he didn't even need to think to know that the other four teams were definitely focusing their attention on the librarian.
The central hall was square. On one side was Siri's office, and in the middle was the multimedia area and rows of desks. On the other side of this open space were the bookshelves with the letters "U" to "Z" — a total of 600 bookshelves, 900,000 books, and half of the space in the central hall was filled to the brim.
And in the four corners of this square hall. Since the second floor of the main hall had been emptied, as long as one went up to the second floor of the branch library, they would be able to see the central hall clearly.
But there was a limit to how far one could see. The bookshelves in the central hall were so tall, and the space between them was so small that only one person could pass through. Therefore, if one were to look down from the second floor, the space between the bookshelves would be shrouded in darkness, and nothing could be seen.
However, the moment they walked out of the bookshelf area, they would be seen by the other teams.
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling a little regretful. Since she had just arrived, she didn't have the time to observe the terrain. They didn't think too much about it and went into the bookshelves in the central hall. It would be very difficult to get out now.
It didn't matter if it was to find Siri or the other four teams. This meant that their side would be exposed to the eyes of the four enemy squads.
Regarding this problem, the few of them had no other solution at the moment. They could only sigh and continue to check bookshelf 28 dejectedly. However, their previous nervousness had long since turned into helplessness of "trying my best".
After they searched through two bookshelves in a row, night fell on Kisaragi Station World once again.
It was only an hour since the light shone through the glass window. The entire library was immersed in darkness. The tall bookshelves blocked most of the weak sunlight. Not only the central hall, but the four branch libraries also had no windows. It was so dark that it made people wonder if they were blind.
"Don't they turn on the lights at night?" Rena was also shocked by the darkness. She asked in a trembling voice. "It's so dark, who would dare to use anything to light up the place … Wouldn't they become the target of everyone?"
Luckily, Kisaragi Station World didn't let this situation last for long.
After a few minutes, they heard the crackling sound of the incandescent lights. Almost at the same time, they saw a patch of light in front of them. Although it wasn't as bright as day, they could at least see their surroundings clearly.
The siblings looked at the bookshelves in front of them again. A bitter expression appeared on their faces.
"Sigh," Rena glanced at the books beside her and patted the bookshelf, "There's definitely nothing in bookshelf 29. There's no need to look. The probability is too low."
Rena looked up and saw Lin Sanjiu standing in front of her in a daze. Lin Sanjiu wasn't reading a single book. She just stood there motionlessly. The muscles, organs, fat and even blood vessels in her upper body had all grown. Rena was shocked when she saw Lin Sanjiu.
"Do you also think it's silly to look through the books one by one?" Rena sighed when she felt that she understood what Lin Sanjiu was thinking. "We don't have a choice. This is all we can do for now."
The siblings were shocked when Lin Sanjiu's muscles opened her jaw. Then, a sound came out of her mouth.
Unbeknownst to them, Lin Sanjiu's vocal cords had already been reconstructed.
"No," Lin Sanjiu's voice was cold and calm. Even when she was reporting a piece of bad news, Lin Sanjiu gave off a strong sense of stability. The siblings were stunned by her voice and couldn't help but feel a little dependent on her.
"Get ready, all of you," Lin Sanjiu said calmly. However, she could still feel a sense of urgency, "Someone is coming."
PS:
Thank you, Anse, Morning Light's protective amulet, Nausica's protective amulet, and Scoundrel's 2 pink tickets!
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