"Nuo Jin's industrial pollution is getting more and more serious …"
As usual, Lin Jie woke up early and opened the door of the bookstore. Looking at the thick fog outside, he had a headache.
He often didn't see the sun for a few days in a row, but Lin Jie didn't mind. He had been an otaku for more than 20 years in the 21st century. After coming to Nuo Jin, he could use the heavy smog as an excuse not to go out.
But today's fog was a bit too thick. It had reached the point where "three meters of man and woman couldn't be distinguished, five meters of man and beast couldn't be distinguished".
The white fog was like a woman's white dress. This lifeless fog was also like a skirt. It moved slowly along the ground in a special way, as if it was alive.
Lin Jie looked outside through the open door. The thick fog reminded him of Earth's "Fog City".
The bookstore was quiet and empty. Mo En had already gone to the Central District branch to take care of things, and Yue Sefu had gone to the equipment market to help purchase tools for the new store. Only Lin Jie was left alone in the empty bookstore.
Lin Jie was very curious about Yue Sefu's seemingly extraordinary ability. Unfortunately, Mo En and Yue Sefu had been very busy, so he couldn't sit down and have a good chat with them.
When Mo En has completely set up the Central District branch, the retired Yue Sefu will be my new assistant in the old bookstore. At that time, I should have a lot of time to ask him …
Lin Jie thought. Then, he picked up a book from the shelf like before and started flipping through it.
But what surprised him was that he had actually read this book. He remembered the URL: m.9biquge.com.
"That's strange … The books that were randomly taken from the bookshelves shouldn't be the same. This is a library of books from the entire Earth."
Lin Jie didn't believe it and picked up a few more books, but he found that they were still the same.
He had read every single one of them, so he knew exactly what to expect on the next page.
Lin Jie couldn't help but have a scary but reasonable idea — — "Could it be that it's not the books that are the same, but because I have already read all the books?"
This was impossible!
That was an entire library of books on Earth. How could he have finished reading them all in three years? Little Black must have made a mistake.
"Hmm … Looks like I have to find time to ask Little Black. Otherwise, the following days will be so boring."
Lin Jie nodded and put the book back.
Then, he frowned. It was already past midnight, and the sun should have come out, but the fog did not dissipate. Instead, it became thicker. It floated into the bookstore through the open door, like a few strands of unwilling souls.
When he looked outside again, the thick gray fog was like a thick wall. It was impossible to even identify the path.
Looks like I won't be able to open the shop today … Lin Jie put down his book and walked to the second level of the newly installed roller shutter gate. He reached out and pulled the shutter gate down forcefully. The roller shutter gate creaked.
Suddenly —
A hand that was slightly larger than a normal person's, wrapped in a black glove, reached in and stopped the shutter from closing. His strength was so great that Lin Jie had to stop to avoid any danger.
The shutter gate was reopened.
Lin Jie saw a strong man in a black cloak standing at the door.
His face was completely hidden in the darkness, and no one could see him at all. His cloak was covered in a damp mist, and he was holding a box in his hand.
He was a head taller than Lin Jie. His muscles could be seen under the cloak. His hands were abnormally thick and strong. Overall, he looked even stronger than Yue Sefu.
But his hands were slightly trembling. He seemed to be inexplicably nervous and respectful.
"It's so foggy today."
Lin Jie was a little surprised. He said, "I thought I wouldn't be able to wait for any customers. I didn't expect someone to come. Reading books?"
The black-cloaked man shook his head. "We've made you wait for a long time. It's our fault for not coming until today."
The black-cloaked man's body was unbelievably strong. A few days ago, he had crushed a living person to death with his bare hands. But now, he stood respectfully beside Lin Jie like a primary school student.
After he killed Humphrey in the lower city and obtained the book "Dream of Chaos," he returned to the lower city and presented it to the higher-ups of the church. At that moment, they thought that the beginning of all things, the origin of all chaos and order, who had been waiting to wake up from the dream, was the owner of this book.
So, he returned here and came to the owner of the bookstore.
"Oh?"
Lin Jie raised his eyebrows. "So, you've heard of me? You came here especially for me? "
He then joked, "Actually, it's not that long. Time always passes quickly when I'm reading. Come in."
… Indeed, for this person, perhaps the change of era was as simple as turning a page in a book.
Fortunately, after ten thousand years in the First Era, when humans were still ignorant, they finally found the master they were supposed to serve.
The black-cloaked man naturally didn't dare to disobey Lin Jie's orders. He hurried into the bookstore. Although he was big and scary, he seemed very uneasy.
Lin Jie casually closed the shutter door. At the same time, he noticed the details on the black robe.
It was a grey symbol, made up of withered trees and two crossed swords.
"The Church of Pestilence?"
The black-cloaked man nodded respectfully. "Yes."
Lin Jie returned behind the counter. He crossed his elbows on the counter and leaned forward with a strange expression. "It seems that you've made up your mind to come find me."
The lower city and the Church of Pestilence. He had been investigating these two things, but he hadn't been able to get any concrete information.
The reason was that the upper and lower city were completely separated and forbidden to pass through.
And this mysterious black-cloaked man in front of him was actually from the Church of Pestilence.
In other words, he had actually crossed the barrier between the upper and lower city! It had to be said that it was simply amazing … In this case, it was reasonable for him to wear a black robe to hide his identity.
When the black-cloaked man heard this, he trembled with excitement.
Yes, because of the Lord's guidance, it was indeed very dangerous to run from the lower city to the upper city twice. With the help of his clansmen and the church's higher-ups, he spent a few days casting a spell to release such a large amount of fog from the original passage. It obstructed the Extraordinaires' investigation, just to safely reach Boss Lin's bookstore.
At this moment, he really wanted to go to the church in the lower city and tell them that their efforts were not in vain.
Boss Lin knew everything!
"I came here because of your guidance," the black-cloaked man said nervously. The black-robed man said nervously. Then, he nervously took out a book from his black robe.
Lin Jie glanced at it.
On it was written "Myths and Legends."
"Huh?"
Isn't this the book I gave to Ji Bonong? In total, Lin Jie gave Ji Bonong five books. Among them, "Myths and Legends" was Lin Jie's own work.
He felt ashamed when he thought about how he had mixed in a book that no one would like and how it might affect Ji Bonong's sales.
But he never thought that a reader would actually get this book and come to him to discuss it.
The main content of "Myths and Legends" was some boring exploration of ancient human mythological civilizations. It could be considered an archaeological book. Could it be that the black-cloaked man in front of him was an archaeologist? Was that why he was interested?
The black-cloaked man carefully stroked the book. In a shadowy place where Lin Jie could not see, his chin full of octopus-like tentacles showed a sinister and slightly crazy smile. On the cover of the book was written "The Dream of Chaos."
Lin Jie could not help but smile. "You got this book from Ji Bonong's auction. It seems that you like this book very much and have a very unique opinion."
"It's more than just like … This is a book that only a true God can write!"
The black-cloaked man held the book tightly in his arms. His hoarse voice hid fanaticism.
"Hahaha, this praise is too exaggerated."
… But I like it very much. Praise me more, praise me more.
Although he usually gave other people's works, this was the first time someone came to discuss his book with him. It was even more precious because it was a peer's praise.
"Speaking of which, I've always been interested in other people's opinions. What do you think of this book?" Lin Jie crossed his arms and said with a smile.
The black-cloaked man said in a trembling voice, "Magnificent, dreamy, great, unbelievable. The content is hard to understand, but it's intoxicating. It's like crossing the limits of time and space and seeing another incredible world!"
His blazing eyes were faintly discernible under the black robe. "It's not just me. Everyone in the church is looking forward to reading your book!"
Lin Jie nodded in understanding. It seemed that they were indeed peers. "Your church? It seems that you are discussing this book well. "
"Yes, yes. This is very important to us."
The black-cloaked man nodded and said, "So the members of the church asked me to bring gifts to you in order to thank you for your gift."
After saying that, the black-cloaked man slowly pushed the box in his hand in front of Lin Jie.
"Hey, don't be so courteous! How can an academic discussion be like this … "
Lin Jie said modestly, but he had already opened the box. The thing in the box made his expression change. His eyes focused, and he immediately changed from business mode to work mode.
It wasn't gold or jewels, but a fragment.
Lin Jie was very familiar with that fragment because he had an identical one.
At that time, Ji Zhixu had come to him to ask for cooperation. There was a fragment in the pile of gifts that she had given him. It was a relic that had been unearthed in the lower city.
And this black-cloaked man in front of him had actually brought a second fragment!
The Church of Plague was not only interested in mythological literature, but also in the archaeology of the lower city … The black-cloaked man in front of him should be in the archaeology field.
He heard that Lin Jie was also researching this, so he came to discuss it?
"Do you know the origin of this fragment?"
Lin Jie asked with a frown. At the same time, he took out another fragment and put the two together.
He could finally make out some of the words that were so broken that they couldn't be deciphered.
The black-cloaked man immediately lowered his head and said respectfully and humbly, "It's not very clear. We can't understand the words on it, but this fragment contains an ancient spirit."
"An ancient spirit? That's indeed the case. Time will bring spirits to all things that have existed for a long time. These items from ancient times naturally have an ancient aura. "
Lin Jie played with the fragment, picked it up, and said, "The words on it mean 'Stele of Fire, Wedge of Life.'"
He narrowed his eyes. "Perhaps you can't understand, but in other words, this is a keepsake of a witch named 'Life.'"
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