Who invited the witch into the eerie game?

Chapter 74, Bureau 725, The Great Library

Were we being watched by a dangerous entity?

Su Xiaoshuang was startled and was ready to take out the life-saving item given to her by her younger sister Su Feng from the game terminal at any moment.

But that would require lifting up her skirt, so never mind.

I should be fine for now.

Su Xiaoshuang glanced outside, somewhat puzzled.

She didn't sense any dangerous gazes.

Surely you can't be talking about her, right?

How is that possible?

She only briefly considered whether to give Tan Qi a purification of light, and that was all.

After the arrival of the eerie game, humanity suffered greatly from the pollution and erosion of the eerie world, constantly falling ill, becoming abnormal, or developing disabilities. Purifying them would be a good thing, wouldn't it?

Su Xiaoshuang didn't take action because she wasn't sure how contaminated Tan Qi was.

In case the pollution becomes too severe.

If she's truly purified, she might lose her life; that's her problem.

Ultimately, Tan Qi is an investigator for Bureau 725, a colleague of her younger sister Su Feng, and a guardian who protects the city on a daily basis.

There's nothing there.

Su Xiaoshuang said.

I didn't feel it, I just didn't feel it.

"Um.--"

Tan Qi stared into Su Xiaoshuang's eyes for a few seconds, seemingly lost in thought.

She remembered a very peculiar and bizarre rule of the game: Gods cannot be looked at directly.

This rule must be followed both inside and outside the game.

Upon arriving here, she had a fleeting moment of doubt that Su Xiaoshuang was a god.

After all, a pollution level of 0 is simply unbelievable.

That's what a normal person would think.

Even if Su Xiaoshuang's sister, Su Feng, is a demigod of Sequence 3.

In fact, she should have realized this long ago. The players of the bizarre game who could reach the level of demigods should theoretically be extremely corrupted, so how could their corruption value be 0?

Besides this Sequence 3 demigod, there is an even more terrifying being behind him, and they are beings that ordinary people cannot comprehend.

What other being could be beyond our comprehension besides God?

However, on the other hand...

Tan Qi felt that Su Xiaoshuang was really weak, and was indeed a novice player in the strange game.

On the one hand, she had been staring at Su Xiaoshuang for so long without realizing it.

As it turned out, nothing happened.

This clearly violates the fundamental rule of eerie games: Gods cannot be looked at directly.

Tan Qi felt her thoughts were a bit jumbled.

It's like several lines of perfectly logical code running together, but then malfunctioning, causing your brain to crash.

If an ordinary person thinks this way, there won't be any problem.

But she was overthinking it.

"?"

Su Xiaoshuang waved her hand in front of Tan Qi.

"Feel sorry."

Tan Qi snapped out of her daze: "My brain just crashed."

?

Su Xiaoshuang tilted her head.

She found the 725 Bureau investigator quite interesting.

Tan Qi is so interesting that Su Xiaoshuang is no longer so socially anxious.

"You haven't told me how I can help?"

Su Xiaoshuang asked.

"have no idea."

Tan Qi pondered for a moment: "If Captain Zhou's information is accurate, the Strange Envoy appeared in Shanghai and, upon discovering the city's large population, will definitely choose an area to be transformed into something strange."

"Perhaps we can start our investigation from this angle."

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error?

Investigating the Mysterious Envoy?

Su Xiaoshuang took a deep breath. Was this something a newbie player like her could do?

Do not make jokes.

Even if she were to go out, she should at least make sure the silver ring, which can activate the protective barrier at any time, is fully charged first.

However, she had no idea how to recharge the silver ring with magic.

That's really a rip-off.

"Oh, I haven't agreed to go yet."

Su Xiaoshuang said.

She doesn't really want to go out; she's afraid of meeting so many strangers.

In addition, Su Xiaoshuang has not forgotten the terrifying scene she encountered at the bloody comic convention.

Going out without any preparation is too dangerous.

"I'm studying magic and I need some spellbooks."

Su Xiaoshuang said, "Find me all sorts of magic books, nothing complicated, just simple ones, and I'll help you depending on the situation."

If she needs to go out, that's fine too; let her learn how to charge the silver ring with magic first.

what?

Tan Qi was once again completely bewildered.

She was the one who came to ask for help.

However, at least Su Xiaoshuang did not refuse to help; she simply helped search for the magic book.

"Okay, I'll get started right away."

Tan Qi stood up and immediately said goodbye to Su Xiaoshuang.

From the moment Su Xiaoshuang made her request to the moment Tan Qi decided to carry it out, it only took a second.

They came and went so fast that Su Xiaoshuang didn't even have time to react.

"What a strange person."

Su Xiaoshuang blinked.

She took out the "Scripture of Light" and continued reading.

Although it's a bit difficult to learn more now, we'll learn as much as we can.

Who knows, I might even learn some new magic?

In addition, if you study the Light Purification technique further, you might be able to come up with some new ideas.

To give a simple example, consider a calculus problem in advanced mathematics.

She can see the answer to any question at a glance.

However, simply finding the answer is not Su Xiaoshuang's limit.

The most impressive thing about Su Xiaoshuang is that she can come up with a lot of solutions when she sees a question.

Now, Su Xiaoshuang has this goal.

725th round.

Investigator Tan Qi rushed back: "Captain, I'm authorized to enter the library. I need to find the magic book."

"A magic book?"

Zhou Daoshen looked at Tan Qi with a puzzled expression: "Reason?"

"Su Xiaoshuang needs it."

Tan Qi said, "She needs a basic magic book before she'll consider helping us."

T

"it is good."

Zhou Daoshen paced back and forth a few steps, thinking about some things.

The monster doesn't need anything, it needs a magic book. Is this related to the eerie game Magic Tower?

Think about it too.

The eerie game, Magic Tower, is all about magic.

Learning some magical knowledge can increase a player's chances of survival, but he always felt that something was wrong.

"Wait."

Seeing Tan Qi turn to leave, Zhou Daoshen asked, "When you mentioned the strange messenger, was Su Xiaoshuang scared?"

Scared?

Tan Qi thought for a second and said, "No."

"Are you sure?" Zhou Daoshen asked again to confirm.

"Confirmed," Tan Qi said.

Upon hearing that the eerie messenger had appeared in Shanghai, Su Xiaoshuang was not afraid, nor did she refuse to help. This is something a normal person with social anxiety would do.

This is completely unreasonable.

However, on the other hand, it was he who arranged for Tan Qi to seek assistance.

"Okay, I understand."

He turned on the computer and did some work, then said, "You've been granted access to the library. When you go in, be careful not to go near the restricted book section."

"clear."

Tan Qi turned and left.

A few minutes later, Tan Qi arrived at the library of the 725 Bureau in Shanghai.

Upon seeing Tan Qi, the library guard, dressed in special protective clothing, said, "Verify access."

Tan Qi took out her pass and scanned it to pass.

"Do you know the rules for entering the library?" the library guard asked.

"I know," Tan Qi nodded.

"Okay." The two library guards exchanged a glance and pushed open the door.

The library of Bureau 725 is different from the libraries we usually know. It doesn't have the bright windows of a typical library. Instead, there are only a few tall windows with dirty stained glass, through which the light is dim and yellow, like blood plasma.

Stepping into the library, a musty, stale smell hits you.

It smelled of rotting paper, dust, and some indescribable, sweet-smelling odor; it was very unpleasant.

The library has no modern appliances, but rather a variety of old-fashioned features.

For example, the ancient candlesticks standing along the wall, with their flickering flames, cast menacing shadows of the huge bookshelves, which twisted and writh on the floor and ceiling as if they were alive.

The bookshelves were filled with all sorts of books, their covers made of strange materials, some resembling the leather of some kind of creature, with fine pores.

Some are as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the reader's distorted face; an unsuspecting person might mistake them for funhouse mirrors.

Some books have spines covered with long-lost pictographs, such as oracle bone script and tadpole script.

I strongly suspect these books are for cultivating immortality.

When the topic of cultivating immortality came up, Tan Qi saw several jade slips, but they were in the forbidden book section.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The books in the large library of Bureau 725 must be extraordinary.

It's worth mentioning that there are also some special staff members wearing cloaks here.

Their daily work consisted of carrying an oil lamp and inspecting each row of bookshelves to ensure that the books were intact and none were missing.

Tan Qi saw someone, but the person didn't speak, and she couldn't be bothered to pay attention to them.

She walked straight ahead.

The passageways between the bookshelves are narrow and deep, like a maze.

The library was very quiet; every step you took, if you weren't careful, would produce a dull echo that was amplified infinitely in the silence.

It should be difficult to make a sound when the ground is made of hard wooden planks.

"Magic, magic, I need magic—"

Tan Qi walked forward.

Along the way, she saw some books with yellowed and curled edges, and dark red liquid seeping out.

Some books fall to the ground on their own, and when opened, they reveal constantly changing abstract patterns that can cause a strange sense of dizziness with just one glance.

Some books sit quietly on the bookshelf, but they seem to open an eye that gazes at her.

Some books are simply left unpacked; when someone gets close, they can hear cryptic murmurs.

However, none of these books could influence Tan Qi.

As Tan Qi walked away, the books fell silent, as if nothing had happened.

"Found it."

Tan Qi stopped in front of a bookshelf.

These are all kinds of magic books.

"What kind of script is this?"

Tan Qi stared blankly at the magic books.

Because these books are neither in Chinese nor in English.

She found the description next to the bookshelf, which listed the names of these magic books in Chinese.

Water Magic, Fire Magic, From Small Water Ball to Water Dragon's Roar, From Small Fireball to Supernova Explosion, Shadow Magic Analysis, Mental Magic, Magic and Physics, Magic and Mathematics, Magic and Chemistry —

"These should all be basic magic."

Tan Qi got a copy of "Water Magic," but when she tried to get a second one, she couldn't.

She had to put the spellbook back before she could take down the "Fire Magic" book.

The same applies to other types of magic.

Are there any special rules?

Tan Qi thought for a moment and decided not to put the magic book back.

As long as it's basic magic, you should be able to take it back to complete the quest.

If you can only take one book at a time, you can just make more trips.

In addition, if we need Su Xiaoshuang's help again in the future, she can come again.

"Do you want to borrow this book?"

The librarian looked at the books Tan Qi brought over and asked a question.

The administrator was an old man with white hair and beard, whose appearance was very similar to the Supreme Elder in cultivation-themed anime.

"Okay, let's register," Tan Qi said.

"Did you encounter anything unusual or hear any noise when you were taking the book?" the old man asked with concern.

"No." Tan Qi shook her head.

"Okay, if you encounter this, please be sure to tell us."

The old man registered the magic book and said, "The borrowing period is three months. If you need to extend it, remember to register in advance."

"clear."

Tan Qi took the book and left the library.

After everyone left, the old man went to the bookshelf where he had stored the magic books.

He looked at the magic books on the bookshelf with a puzzled expression.

Because these magic books are too quiet.

This is unusual.

Normally, if any one of the magic books is borrowed, the remaining books will cause a ruckus.

Not to mention that this place is only a wall away from the restricted book zone.

The old man took out a registration form and wrote in the daily anomaly report section: [A magic book on the S-11 bookshelf was borrowed by Special Investigator Tan Qi, but there are no other anomalies on the S-11 bookshelf. This is very unusual and requires further observation.]

"The magic book has been found."

Tan Qi brought "Fire Magic" to Tianhai Manor.

Su Xiaoshuang was visibly taken aback when she saw the magic book that Tan Qi had given her.

Is it that fast?

"it is good."

Su Xiaoshuang took the magic book, looked at the words on it, and had a strange expression.

These words looked beautiful and elegant, but they were not any words she recognized.

However, she could completely understand the words in the book.

Fire magic.

"Will it work?"

Tan Qi asked, "If it doesn't work, I'll go look for more."

"it works."

Su Xiaoshuang turned to the first few pages, her eyes lighting up.

This is the magic book she wanted, starting from the very basics.

She believed that once she finished reading "Fire Magic," she could learn many of the spells in "The Holy Scripture of Light" by applying the knowledge to other spells.

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare," Tan Qi said.

"Wait a moment."

Su Xiaoshuang thought for a moment and took out the [Strange Item 031, Magnifying Glass of Happiness]: "I'll lend you this strange item."

When the mysterious object 031 was taken out, Tan Qi trembled for no reason.

She sensed an extremely terrifying aura emanating from the magnifying glass.

As a special investigator, no one knew the horror of these kinds of strange creatures better than her.

Normally, these kinds of strange objects need to be sealed with special devices to prevent them from polluting and corroding the surrounding environment or causing unexpected disasters.

However, Su Xiaoshuang just casually took it out and placed it on the table.

"What is the serial number of this strange object?"

Tan Qi's body was trembling slightly.

She didn't dare touch the magnifying glass on the table.

"Its number is 031, and its name is Happy Magnifying Glass. It's a very interesting strange object."

Su Xiaoshuang said, as if she were introducing a very interesting toy.

Is there no prefix before "031"?

Tan Qi asked again, "For example, ABCDEFJ."

"No."

Su Xiaoshuang tilted her head: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this strange object?"