The Library
Ye Jingshan stood at the front in his Adjudicator Union uniform, his expression as cold as a glacier. He deliberately coughed twice before using his dignified voice to say, First of all, I would like to welcome all of you here on behalf of the Endaro Star Region's Heaven Execution Training Camp. I am the camp commander here, Ye Jingshan.
This year's training camp has recruited a total of 13,174 cadets, the highest number in history. However, I can tell you very responsibly that the number of people who can truly complete the five years of training without being eliminated will not exceed 5,000!
The auditorium was abuzz with discussion. Ye Jingshan's words were like a slap to the face, pouring a bucket of cold water over these hopeful new cadets.
After a pause, Ye Jingshan continued. There is a great rule in Heaven Execution Training Camp that must never be violated, and that is that no thermal weapons are allowed! Anyone who dares to violate this rule will be immediately expelled from the training camp, and there will be no tolerance!
The Adjudicator Union is the Pan-Human Alliance, and one of the largest elite warrior organizations in the universe. A true warrior must rely on their own strength to win, and they must never rely on external forces! Ye Jingshan was agitated as he spoke with clenched fists.
I believe that all of you have heard of the misfortune of the ancient civilization. Why was the once incomparably glorious ancient civilization destroyed in a single night? It was because humans at that time were too reliant on machines and artificial intelligence systems! They underestimated the capabilities of humans. Now, we must not allow the same tragedy to happen again!
Remember, if humans wish to occupy a place in the vast sea of stars where danger lurks everywhere, we can only rely on ourselves!
I admit that thermal weapons are indeed very powerful and dangerous! Its appearance has greatly weakened the need for human warriors. However, it has been proven that when a warrior's ability reaches its peak, he can completely defeat these seemingly invincible high-tech weapons! "
If you only wish to become an ordinary warrior, then I advise you to leave the training camp as soon as possible. This place is not suitable for you.
If your goal is not just to become a warrior, but to become a true elite warrior! Then I welcome you to the training camp and let you experience hellish torment! Torture your bodies! Torture your spirits! "
"You will become a respected warrior, a true warrior who can kill enemies with his own hands without any help!"
The students in the auditorium became extremely excited. Their blood was boiling, and their faces were flushed with excitement. Their chests were heaving up and down.
Advanced technology was humanity's eternal pain. In terms of technological level, humans today were far behind the ancient civilization, but the highly developed ancient civilization was destroyed by the robots they created.
Today's humans had grown up in the ruins left behind by the withdrawal of the robots. Every human had an unforgettable memory of history, just like a fish that knew how to swim when it was born. Those swimming movements had long been engraved in their bones, and could not be washed away no matter how hard they tried.
Human civilization had once again developed to a very high level. The closer they got to the technological level of the ancient civilization, the more they could feel the pain of that ancient scar.
A warrior who used heat weapons would forever be a warrior. He would never be able to reach the level of an elite warrior.
What the world respected were those who wielded the primitive weapons that their ancestors had once used and relied on their own powerful individual strength to fight!
After the continuous development of the seventh brain region, humans had already proven that a high-level warrior could destroy the world even without using heat weapons!
If one had the chance to visit the headquarters of the Pan-Human Alliance, they would surely see the famous maxim of the great philosopher Cryan, "We have technology, and we use technology, but we will never be slaves to it!"
Xia Fei had heard Phantoms talk about these things before, so he also knew about the ancient civilization. Technology was like a double-edged sword. The ancient civilization thought that they could rest easy with technology, so they no longer pursued strength, and their bodies became weaker and weaker.
Therefore, when danger struck, the unprepared human society immediately collapsed. Countless years were needed to establish a civilization, but it only took a single night to destroy it.
Organizations like the Adjudicator Union and the Monastic Order had inherited the ultimate will of humanity. They took it upon themselves to nurture powerful elite warriors, a group of warriors who were determined to rely on their own hands to protect human civilization.
Therefore, it was easy to understand why the Heaven Execution Training Camp was so resolute in their rejection of heat weapons.
Ye Jingshan was very satisfied with the cadets' fighting spirit. He extended his hand and called Xiao Haili and the other two over.
According to tradition, the Union will send a group of elite warriors to the training camp to support the work of the training camp every year, imparting combat experience to everyone and introducing the internal situation of the Union.
The Union has made a big move this year. I'm sure everyone has heard of the executive department, Team 13? Ye Jingshan asked.
The Magnificent Team 13?
The team with a 99% success rate?
That team seems to be very famous.
The cadets whispered to each other, most of them shocked by the name of Team 13.
That's right. The special instructors sent by the Union this year are none other than the Magnificent Team 13. They will be working in the training camp for four months. I hope that everyone will seize this opportunity to learn from them.
Xia Fei did not pay much attention to the latter half of the ceremony, and he suddenly felt some inexplicable worry in his heart.
Xiao Yu's disappearance, him being ambushed by Xiao Yong, that mysterious mole. None of the clues could be directly linked to Xiao Haili, but Xia Fei could not help but feel that something was off. Perhaps it was his keen sense of smell, or perhaps it was his unwillingness to accept the loss of Xiao Yu, but the more Xia Fei thought about it, the more confused he became, and he actually felt a little impatient.
Through the information gathered on the interplanetary internet, Xia Fei already knew that Xiao Haili and Xiao Yong were distant relatives of the same race. On the surface, Xiao Haili could be said to be a model Adjudicator. He was capable, elegant, kind, and had an excellent reputation.
However, Xia Fei always felt that this person was doing too well, so well that he could be described as perfect. There was no such thing as a perfect thing in this world. Be it an object or a person, they would all have flaws.
The more perfect Xiao Haili was, the more Xia Fei felt that there was something wrong with this person.
After leaving the auditorium, Xia Fei did not return to the dormitory with Chen Dong and the others. Instead, he avoided the bustling crowd and followed a quiet and unfamiliar path. As for where this path led to, Xia Fei did not care.
There were many sycamore trees planted on both sides of the path. It was already autumn, and withered yellow leaves were constantly falling from the sky.
The path was covered with withered yellow leaves, and no one was there to clean it, making it look a little lonely and desolate.
Unknowingly, Xia Fei reached the end of the path. There was a white hexagonal building, about three stories tall, with a large surface area.
Library? Xia Fei read the words on the building.
Such a large map provided more books than one could finish reading in a few lifetimes, so this old-fashioned library was getting less and less valued, to the point where it was almost abandoned.
Xia Fei had nothing to do, so he walked up the twelve steps and arrived at the main entrance of the library.
There was a sign hanging on the main entrance: Librarian Recruitment.
It was unknown how long this sign had been hung there, but it had long become blurry. Xia Fei only managed to make out the words on it after a long time.
Pushing open the door and entering the library, the unique scent of paper and ink hit him in the face. Rows and rows of tall and large bookshelves were neatly arranged, and on top of them were ancient books. It was hard to imagine that there would be such a simple and unadorned place in this modern, technologically advanced society.
There was no one at the counter where the librarian was, save for an obese black cat lazily lying on the table. Its body had long exceeded the category of a cat and was more like a ball, and it was the kind that had been pumped full of air.
It was currently taking a nap on the table with its eyes half-closed. Xia Fei's arrival had woken the black cat from its slumber, and its golden eyes helplessly glanced at Xia Fei before it lay back down and continued its sweet dreams.
Xia Fei was very curious. The Heaven Execution Training Camp was known to have the best resources in the entire star region, so he wondered what kind of books it had in its library.
He casually took out an ancient book that was thicker than a dictionary from the bookshelf and held it in his hand. He opened it and read a few pages. This was an introduction to all kinds of ores, from the lowest grade of ordinary crystal stone to the highest grade of black crystal ore. There were countless varieties, and there were also instructions on how to mine and smelt them.
A chubby old man walked out of the library. His body was about the same size as the cat, and he was also obese. He was huffing and puffing as he walked, looking like he was having a hard time.
He walked up to his table and raised his head to look at Xia Fei, saying, Young man.
Xia Fei took the book and walked over.
Old man, did you call for me?
The chubby old man nodded and used his stubby finger to point at a sign on the table. Ten points an hour, and 20% off after six hours.
Xia Fei was stunned. It turned out that he had to pay to read books, and the price was very high. Ten points was enough to rent a large training room in the training camp.
Xia Fei helplessly spread his arms. Sorry, Im new to the training camp, so I dont have a single point on me.
The chubby old man sighed and used his hand to stroke that lazy black cat. Sigh, it wasn't easy for me to find someone to read books, yet he turns out to be a poor wretch.
Xia Fei chuckled. Very few people come to this library, perhaps because the fees are too high. If you lower the price, perhaps there will be more people reading books.
The chubby old man was very impatient. Do you think these are cabbages? Why do you think you can lower the price just like that? Ten points an hour is practically a free lunch. Xia Fei was speechless. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, not saying a word.
Youngsters these days really don't know how to learn. All they know is to cultivate and cultivate, not knowing how to make use of such precious resources, the chubby old man complained to himself.
"Youngsters these days really don't know how to learn. They only know how to cultivate. They have such precious resources but they don't know how to make use of them." The chubby old man complained to himself.
After some thought, Xia Fei asked, "What about the network? After some thought, Xia Fei said, What about the internet?
The chubby old man rolled his eyes at Xia Fei. If you had a house full of treasures, would you put them on the internet and let others have a look at them?
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. Of course not. Good things should be hidden. I just took a glance, and though these books are quite valuable, it's not as exaggerated as you say.
The chubby old man seemed to be very angry. He hooked his finger, indicating for Xia Fei to follow him.
The library was divided into two floors. The chubby old man led Xia Fei up the stairs with great difficulty and arrived at the second floor.
He saw that there were a total of twelve bookshelves on the second floor. These bookshelves were much larger than those on the first floor, and the twelve bookshelves had already filled up the entire floor.
The bookshelves were all made of dark red metal, and the books were neatly placed inside a transparent glass cover.
The ventilation system kept the bookshelves ventilated and dry at all times. Even the temperature was adjusted to be very suitable. Furthermore, every bookshelf was equipped with a password lock to prevent people from randomly opening it.
Xia Fei was very curious. This was just a place to store books, so why would there be such a sophisticated maintenance system?
He walked over to take a closer look at the books on the bookshelves and could not help but be shocked!
These books were all records of the ancient civilization. Some were related to warships, and some were related to robots. It seemed to cover all aspects of the ancient civilization.
The chubby old man held onto the staircase with one hand as he panted heavily. It was obvious that the dozens of stairs had exhausted him.
How is it? These are all out-of-print materials. The Pan-Human Alliance is most wary of the ancient civilization's robot technology. The interplanetary internet will never allow anything related to robots. Whatever you can't find on the road can be found here, the chubby old man said proudly.
Phantom had already emerged from the Moore Stone and was scrutinizing the bookshelf for a long time. "He's right. As the ancient civilization was destroyed by robots, the Pan-Human Alliance is very disgusted with things like robots and artificial intelligence. These are all taboos for the Alliance."
A long time ago, the Alliance launched a movement to restore the glory of the past. Because the information couldn't be spread on the interplanetary internet, it was made into books by ancient civilization enthusiasts and circulated in the circle.
Later on, when the Alliance found out about this, they carried out a large scale confiscation of these books. Many of the works were destroyed, and these books were undoubtedly preserved from that time, Phantom said.
After showing off these treasures, Xia Fei was very rudely chased out by the chubby old man. The reason was that he did not have any points, so he was not qualified to stay here.
Turning back to look at the recruitment sign for librarians, Xia Fei took large strides and headed back.
Phantom, what do you think of the library? Xia Fei asked.
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