Chapter 285: Bubbly Exterior

Chapter 285: Bubbly Exterior

On the way out of the section of rooms my people were in, the voice of Mao reaches my ear.

If I may ask, where are you from?

Ive been prepared for such a question since I arrived in this world, so it doesnt take much to suppress any errant subconscious actions in myself as I respond.

From somewhere quite a distance away, Mao. How about you guys?

I can see her eyebrow raise from the immediate rebuttal. With a slight smirk, she responds.

Hmm quite a distance away, you could say.

Clearly, she got the message from it.

Normally, I wouldnt handle it this way, but her origins seem to be also strange. Coming at it in this direction allows me to neutralize the conversation.

Despite her sisters action, though, Ling still seems curious.

So can you tell us what your home was like?

Hmm thats not as bad, but still dangerous in some ways. Ill give a softer answer for this one.

Maybe once we get to know each other better, sure.

I smile a bit after this, which seems to be enough to satisfy the two that theres a chance of knowing more.

After this, I tap the cart bracelet to summon the vehicle over to us. And just as expected, I can see one of them approach along the rails in the distance. I finally have time to see how it lifts off from the rails, floating up as if picked up and carried by some unseen force.

Which it isnt. Its just the formation at work, pulling it along in the air.

It stops in front of us, with its doors now open. The two wait for me to climb in before following closely behind. After another illusion sequence, we are soon off to another area in the library.

The underwater portion.

This library section is actually mostly underwater, filled with methods, knowledge, and technique that are related to the concepts of water, liquids, and other related attributes.

It appears there are creatures that live in the library, as well.

Mao and Ling dont seem concerned as we arrive at one wall near a window, with a stack of books laying within the rocky crevasses.

Just like the modular area, despite the great differences in appearance and styles, these storage areas and pathways are still clearly marked for their sections. Making it easy to understand how the two would know to come to this area for one of their tasks.

Even with my normal attempts to appear unfazed, even I pay particular attention as Ling reaches toward the edge of the bubble, out of the cart. As her hand passes through the barrier, I can see a membrane cover her hand and then the book.

Ahhh, so thats how it works. I wonder how far it will go out?

Mao answers this unspoken question as she moves to assist her sister.

She opens the door of the cart and steps out, completely clearing the bubble. And around her entire body is the same membrane. She seems focused on flipping through several of the other books, which the water seems to have no effect on, other than the pages flipping in the water slowly.

This explains how people can still get things out here. It still raises the question of how far away from the cart you can get, but from what I can tell, it would likely follow you around a bit, making it a bit of a moot point.

While we are here, I cant help but peer around at the crazy surroundings in this building. Artwork from another age, scrolls depicting and explaining about massive battles and historical situations.

I can see them sneaking peeks back at me as they seemingly mindlessly flip through the pages of their books before placing them back.

why do I feel they were just using this as an opportunity to show off a little. Or to get a reaction out of me.

Well, if so, they succeeded, because all of this is pretty wild.

Seemingly satisfied with the interest Ive shown, they head back into the cart. Mao then says something that immediately catches my attention.

That should be it for here. Well head deeper into the more secure areas of this section then. The cart will take us through the outer court portion, then to the inner court, where your people should currently be.

Interesting.

So, each distinct area has its own concept and has different levels of security within each. What crazy differences would there be between the public area and the outer court if this is already the public one?

and then we still will go even deeper.

This will certainly be something to remember.