Chapter 114: Secrets of the Library (1)

Chapter 114: Secrets of the Library (1)

Gu Yi followed Gao Da and Gao Qiang to the library.

There were already many students sitting at the tables reading. Other than the sound of flipping pages, Gu Yi couldn't hear any other noise.

Gao Da leaned close to Gu Yi and whispered softly, "You'll work on aisles 11-20 to sort out the books. After an hour, we will meet up at the librarian's office."

Gu Yi nodded and gave a thumbs up.

Gu Yi quickly moved to the 11th aisle and closed his eyes.

(Deduction begins!)

(While organizing the books, you also observe your surroundings.)

(Gao Da is organizing books in aisles 1-10, while Gao Qiang is at 21-30. They are focused on their task and aren't paying attention to you.)

(You discreetly sneak out.)

(You arrive in the hallway and look at the library's layout to determine the location of Section B.)

(The library has a T-shape, with Section A on the east, Section C on the west, and Section B on the north.)

(You cross the hallway and approach the door to Section B.)

(A librarian approaches and stops you with his hand.)

(He doesn't speak, but you hear his voice in your mind.)

(Librarian: Section B is off-limits. Please step back.)

(You try to use psychological suggestion, but the librarian's mental strength is greater than yours, making it ineffective.)

(You apologize and walk away from Section B.)

(Recalling the library's map, you exit from a side door in the corridor and head north.)

(Reaching the outer wall of Section B, you notice several guards nearby.)

(You realize their mental strength is weaker than yours.) CHeCk for new stories on no/v/el/bin(.)c0m

(You rest briefly, waiting for your skill's cooldown to finish.)

(You apply psychological suggestion to one of the guards.)

(He suddenly starts to argue with his colleague, then pulls out a stun baton and knocks him out.)

(Taking advantage of his distraction, you sneak up behind the guard and stab him in the temple with a pen from your pocket.)

(Both guards collapse.)

(You find the key to the back door of Section B on one of the guards.)

(You throw the two guards into the void.)

Additionally, both the rooftop and the basement in the dormitory were off-limits and controlled by the void. There must be other tools in the school that could assist him in navigating through the void.

With a clear direction in mind, the rest should be straightforward.

Knock, knock—

A knocking sound drew Gu Yi's attention.

He turned to see the librarian from Section A staring at him, pointing at the bookshelf, urging him to work faster.

Gu Yi nodded and swiftly arranged the books alphabetically. In less than half an hour, he had finished arranging all of them.

Though he wanted to skim through the books during his spare time, he noticed both Gao Da and Gao Qiang working non-stop. Even after they had finished arranging the books, they kept dusting the shelves.

Frowning, Gu Yi imitated them by picking up a duster, and then activated his talent once more.

(Deduction begins!)

(You intentionally slack off by the bookshelf.)

(The Section A librarian walks by you thrice, reminding you each time.)

(The voice of the invigilator resounds in your mind.)

(Invigilator: Slacking off. Rationality decreases by 1 point, Emotionality decreases by 1 point.)

(As you expected, the Gao brothers didn't explain all the rules. If you slack off during work to earn credits, the invigilator will deduct points.)

(You check the time, realizing there are only twenty minutes left before your shift ends.)

(Instead of pretending to work, you quickly skim through the books on the shelf.)

(The books here are all about humanities and social sciences. You specifically look for history books.)

(The history of this world is similar to that of Earth but differs slightly in details. Many historical figures have different names compared to Earth.)

(You suspect this world might have some mapping relationship with Earth.)

(Your shift ends.)

(You, along with Gao Da and Gao Qiang, approach the librarian.)

(The librarian awards Gao Da and Gao Qiang 10 points, 5 points each for Rationality and Emotionality.)

(Due to your slacking off, you only earn 4 points, with 2 points each for Rationality and Emotionality.)

(The librarian allows you some free time.)

(You search around Section A for a while, but don't find any books of interest.)

(You proceed to the open Section C.)

(A chill runs down your spine, causing a sudden unrest within you. You quickly use your skill to calm your emotions.)