When they first entered the library, there wasn't a person in the central hall. They looked at each other and clenched their fists nervously as they took a few steps forward. The central hall of the library was huge. The arched ceiling hung high above their heads as it was not segregated into two floors. The light from the setting sun barely lit the dim central hall, divided into a few vague sections. On their left side, about six meters away, were rows and rows of bookshelves. Each of the bookshelves was about three meters tall, and as the light barely reached that spot, it was dark.
There was a computer section near the glass windows a little further inside. Light reflected off the black monitor screens of the computers. The sound came from the administration section just before the computer section.
"Are you here to borrow some books?" the voice asked again. This was followed by the sound of a chair shifting. A head popped up from behind the dim light of the administration section. They saw a pale-looking woman with mediocre looks. She wore a light-blue woolen cardigan sweater, and a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles hung from her beck.
"Is it a... a duoluozhong?" Rena was a little uncertain. More than anyone else here, she hoped this was a mutated building. However, she was also afraid that they would be disappointed once more. "Doesn't this duoluozhong look a little too nerdy?"
The librarian heard Rena's comment, but it did not evoke a single change in her expression. The woman's voice was still monotonous as if she had been programmed to answer the questions she received with an artificial human voice. "I am not a duoluozhong. I am a librarian."
Lin Sanjiu had a sudden thought and quickly wrote something on a piece of paper. She showed Reno what she had written. Reno looked away and shouted skeptically, "We are here to borrow books, so what do we do?"
"Are the three of you here together?" The female librarian seemed to only have a single expression. She spoke with a flat tone, enunciating every single word.
"Yes!" This time, Rena replied first.
"Okay, please stand here. I will explain the borrowing rules here," the female librarian sat back on her chair in the shadows after she said that. The three of them exchanged glances. If this wasn't a mutated building, the woman before them must be a very intelligent duoluozhong. However, considering their current circumstances, they had to take this risk. With Lin Sanjiu leading the way, the three of them cautiously approached the desk at the administration section. However, despite their suspicion, they were not attacked even after a few seconds. The female librarian seemed busy with something on her computer and did not even look up to greet them. Instead, she just said, "Please wait a moment."
Lin Sanjiu glanced at the gold-plated nameplate and saw the name "Siri." When she was a little confused, the female librarian suddenly stopped working and spoke to them in the same tone she had used: "Hello. I am the librarian of this library. My name is Siri. Welcome to this library. Your team is the fourth group of guests here. Please read this information for the specific borrowing rules." As she said this, she turned her monitor screen and showed the display to the three people.
At that moment, Lin Sanjiu could believe that the woman wasn't a duoluozhong, perhaps because of her name. After extending her Higher Consciousness scanning range, she quickly looked at the screen and the siblings.
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Notice: Borrowing in Kisaragi Library
Our library created a special "Open Day" event to provide a better reading environment for the users. During the Open Day, we will only allow five teams of readers to enter. The five groups of readers have a wonderful mission. They will need to find five specific books from the librarian among the thousands of books in the library. Of course, this isn't because the librarian had misplaced them.
The first team of readers to collect all five books and have them verified by Siri can bring the five books back home to read, and they can also each gain 25 lives as a reward. When all five teams of readers have arrived, Siri announces the names of the books. Our library has no restrictions or rules regarding how the five teams of readers compete.
After Team A has verified their books with Siri, Team A would get the reward even if Team B snatched the five books from them. While searching, the numbers on the readers' backs will not be used up no matter how many days have passed outside. After a team verifies all five books, the number of days spent in the library would be deducted from the readers simultaneously. For example, if the five teams spend 3 days searching for the five books, and the winner is Team A, each member of Team A would receive 25 lives. After subtracting 3, they each would get 22 lives. The remaining members from other teams can leave the library after 3 lives are deducted from their original number.
However, the normal reduction rate applies before teams are formed and the search starts. While in this library, gaining lives by attacking still applies. There is no limit to how much time you can spend finding the book.
These are all the rules. Let's jump into the sea of books enthusiastically! Because once you finish reading the rules, you can't quit!
Kisaragi Library, July 6th, 2333.
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After they finished reading the rules, they were in a daze. After processing what they read, they gradually understood it, and their expressions soured.
"You mentioned that we are the fourth group," Reno said with a moody face as his eyes swept their surroundings. "Then, the people before us..."
"Yes, three teams of readers are in the library right now. They have already waited for two days," Siri said calmly.
'Why didn't you mention that earlier?' Lin Sanjiu cursed in her mind and extended her scanning range to the maximum radius. However, she didn't spot anyone, perhaps because this library had too many hiding spots.
When they thought three teams of enemies were watching them, their expressions became even bleaker.
"According to the rules, before the next team of readers arrives, the daily reduction rate is still the same," Rena said with a pallid face. Before she could finish her sentence, Reno tugged her arm lightly. She immediately realized her mistake and kept quiet. It would be bad if the other posthumans learned she was an easy target.
Her worries were indeed justified. If the next group of posthumans didn't arrive...
Surprisingly, the next team came very quickly. After Lin Sanjiu and the siblings hid, two people pushed open the front door. One of them was someone Lin Sanjiu knew.
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