Dragon Raja's Number One Player

Chapter 140 Exploring the Library

After Lin Zhiying spoke, Norma, in her girl form, was clearly taken aback. After thinking for a while, she obviously did not expect Lin Zhiying to ask such a question.

For young people of their age, full of vigor and vitality, isn't this a great opportunity to become famous?

However, since Lin Zhiying had asked, after some thought, he still gave his answer: "Of course, this is your right. On 'Freedom Day,' the rights of students are greater than those of others."

"However, other students also have the right to know. At most, I can help you postpone the announcement to an hour later."

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Upon hearing the first part of the sentence, Lin Zhiying clenched his fist. His guess was indeed correct; during a day of freedom, students had virtually unlimited rights.

However, the second half of the story dampened his spirits. Since there was only half an hour left, and he had the advantage of starting first, there was very little he could do.

After a moment's thought, Lin Zhiying gave his answer: "Then I'll trouble you to keep this a secret for me for now."

"Okay, but the rules you mentioned will still be broadcast over the loudspeakers everywhere in half an hour."

"Norma" answered.

"So what rules do you want to impose? Here's a reminder: the time you have to think about imposing rules is also limited."

"My requirement is that there are no taboos here."

Lin Zhiying didn't think twice; she already knew what she was going to say.

As he said those words...

Everything around seemed as if nothing had happened, but some things had changed.

Could you please return this book to me?

The panel indicates that he has already gained 10 weight points, so there is no need to read any further.

"It's a pleasure to serve you."

"Norma" spoke.

She waved her hand, and a small metal cart automatically appeared from the side, with the book sliding onto it and heading towards its designated section.

Lin Zhiying left his seat after saying that.

He walked through the tall bookshelves and came to a familiar area.

Ancient Books Section

The icon there marks the ancient book section, where he had previously been denied entry due to insufficient permissions.

Norma's figure appeared instantly beside him, following the light overhead.

At that moment, Lin Zhiying took her first step and crossed the red line that had been there before.

This time, Norma stood beside him but did not stop him, watching him walk in.

All the weapons and alchemical arrays originally set up in the library to protect the ancient book area were rendered ineffective, and Lin Zhiying was able to enter smoothly.

All of this was thanks to the rule he had established beforehand: "Nothing is forbidden here!"

During a "free day," students have virtually unlimited rights. Given the opportunity, you can even make some rather excessive requests.

As long as you don't cross the following three red lines set by Principal Angers:

First point: The alchemical weapons in the "Ice Cellar" must not be used.

Lin Chih-ying had considered sneaking into the "ice cellar" now, but quickly dismissed the idea.

The most terrifying thing about the "Ice Cellar" wasn't the alchemy array, but the strange alchemical items inside.

If you were to encounter that strange thing, you might not even know how you died.

Second point: No casualties should be caused.

This is an exception for players, of course.

Thirdly: Students are not allowed to bring strangers from outside the school to visit.

This point is mainly aimed at ordinary people.

Therefore, Lin Zhiying had made up his mind a long time ago. Well, the reason why he worked so hard to gain the weight of "Day of Freedom" was so that he could propose this rule today.

He still had his eye on the thing the black homeless man had mentioned before, and he wanted to get his hands on it on "Freedom Day."

Otherwise, knowing where something is but not being able to get it is incredibly frustrating for a player.

Because this was the first event, the strength gap between players and NPCs was still quite large, so Xuanyu Company did not offer very generous rewards this time.

Therefore, compared to these rewards, Lin Zhiying prefers to explore the ancient book section first to see what the black homeless man was talking about that was actually useful to her.

Lin Zhiying was in such a hurry because he had his concerns, even though, according to him, the item had always been kept in the library.

However, as players enter the game, some will inevitably have special encounters. If someone discovers this and takes what belongs to them, wouldn't they be at a huge loss?

Lin Zhiying couldn't just watch the duck that was about to be eaten fly away.

As the saying goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

After entering the old street, Lin Zhiying's gaze wandered over the books around her.

These are documents from various places, many of which are unique copies. Each one of them could be a museum's prized possession.

They are now all stored in special alchemical jars for preservation, and even when taken out to read, they are reminded by "Norma" every once in a while.

"How come there are things like this here?"

Lin Zhiying pointed to the huge stone statue that suddenly appeared at the corner in front of him and said.

This stone looks like the stones from the Easter Islands.

"You didn't actually move the stones from Easter Island, did you?"

He asked, and Norma, who was standing next to him, nodded patiently like a tour guide and added, "This is the only stone statue with a special pattern that has been found on the island."

"Norma" said, pointing to the patterns on the back of the statue.

"According to scholars' research, these patterns are very likely part of the 'dragon script'."

"It's a pity that the inscriptions on the other stone statues have been erased by time. If they could be supplemented and improved, perhaps we could understand the information that was originally recorded."

For dragons, who wield immense power, leaving inscriptions on giant rocks is an incredibly easy task.

According to Lin Zhiying's understanding in his previous life, most of the relics that truly belonged to the dragons were enormous. After all, dragons themselves were not small in size.

Lin Zhiying strolled among the bookshelves, occasionally picking up a few interesting items to examine.

"Reading the 'Huangdi Longshou Jing' randomly increased my elemental affinity."

"After reading The Dead Sea Book, I added 5 key points."

Seeing the long list of prompts on the panel, Lin Zhiying put down the Voynich Manuscript in his hand.

With these things alone, his trip was already worthwhile.

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But none of these are what he truly wants.

Lin Zhiying had almost completely toured the library's ancient book section, but she didn't see any scenes related to the prophecy made by the black homeless man.

He pondered the second half of the prophecy: "In war, soldiers stay in trenches under artillery fire. If they have nothing to do, they always try to find something to do, so that they can endure the danger more easily."

It seems the mystery still needs to be solved by looking at the original source.

Lin Zhiying pondered this sentence and searched through the ancient books section again, this time examining each book on the shelf with great care.

Suddenly I saw a book that shouldn't be here—"The Great Gatsby".

"What is this?"

Lin Zhiying pointed to the book on the shelf and asked with some doubt.

"The Great Gatsby" is certainly a classic, but placing it in the rare book section is somewhat out of place.

Norma's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.

"I couldn't find any information about it in the database. It must have been accidentally placed here by someone else when they borrowed it."

"However, this book is the original."

Norma was about to take the hardcover book down when she said that.

"No need, let me take a look."

With only an hour left, Lin Zhiying spent it on a piece of little-known historical fact because she suddenly remembered it.

During World War II, the U.S. military was known for its comfortable living conditions, with daily supplies including not only various canned meats but also canned fruit and ice cream.

In addition, there is a wealth of enjoyment in terms of intellectual and spiritual reading, including various radio stations and books.

The most unexpected book was "The Great Gatsby," which was a bestseller in the U.S. military at the time.

Because of communication restrictions on the battlefield at that time, it was not allowed to mention specific place names when communicating with family members.

Therefore, many people wrote letters home based on the descriptions of life in "The Great Gatsby".

This move alone made "The Great Gatsby" a bestseller of that era.

Lin Zhiying slowly took it off.

What do soldiers do in their "free time"? Read books, right?

Doesn't this perfectly match the second half of the fable?!

Holding the book in my hand and gently touching it, I noticed that it was indeed a bit yellowed, but overall there was nothing wrong with it.

But Lin Zhiying felt that it was no coincidence that all the prophecies matched this book.

He quickly found a hard spot by feeling around.

The next moment, he took out a knife from his backpack, cut through the pages of the book, and took out a white card.

[A mysterious card (?)]

【Effect:???】

【introduce:???】

Wait, what is this thing? Why are there so many question marks?

However, when the homeless black man from Lenovo said he would definitely be able to use it, Lin Zhiying thought of something.

"Clatter".

Something had fallen to the ground nearby, which looked quite out of place in the library.

Norma instinctively moved closer, but Lin Zhiying said, "I'd like a cup of coffee, hot, without sugar. I'd like you to get it for me."

Norma, who had been walking in that direction, suddenly stopped. The girl turned around, a smile on her face: "Okay, it's a pleasure to serve you."

The projection of "Norma" completely disappeared in front of him; she did not refuse Lin Zhiying's somewhat outrageous request.

"She's gone. You can come out now."

Lin Zhiying spoke to the bookshelf beside her.