Chapter 10 Happy University (10)

Feng Zhibei was checking the progress of the dungeon. Now the only thing left in the task bar was the hidden storyline.

It seems that you can only get out of here after unlocking all the hidden plots.

"So you want to go to the library now? But it's closed at this time, how can you get there?"

Chen Yingjie looked up at the sky. It was covered with dark clouds. The surrounding areas were brightly lit, but the library was the only one that was not only dark but also exuded an ominous aura.

Min Xizhen was much shorter than the other two. She stood on tiptoe and looked in the direction of the library. "That place doesn't give me a good feeling..."

She suddenly seemed to think of something and turned to look at Feng Zhibei, "He gives me an even worse feeling."

Feng Zhibei: "..."

Chen Yingjie smiled and comforted Min Xizhen: "Don't worry, the reason he feels bad is just because he is being targeted by the game. There is nothing wrong with him."

"Being targeted by Yugi? What does that mean?"

Feng Zhibei was holding a fruit knife in her mouth and tying her hair. When she heard this, she looked up at the other person, but her hair was hooked by her own fingers, and she grimaced in pain.

Chen Yingjie didn't say anything, just looked at him deeply, walked forward and turned the closed door.

They came out of the back door of the library. When they both stepped into the space where the scenes merged, the door slammed shut, leaving them no way to escape.

"Min Xizhen, if you look at me carefully now, do you also feel uncomfortable?"

As Chen Yingjie spoke, he covered the entire door lock with his hand.

His hand suddenly twisted a few times, and his fingers reached into the hole of the door lock in a way that a human should not have.

Feng Zhibei had just tied her hair and smoothed her bangs when she looked up and saw this scene.

“…”

Min Xizhen opened his mouth wide, and his young face finally showed the expression that he should have at this age. It was very exciting for a moment.

After a moment, she replied in a low voice: "It's very uncomfortable..."

“Click.”

Chen Jieying retracted his hand, removed the door lock, and explained to them, "Everyone is given an attribute when they enter the game. The more dungeons you go through, the higher the attribute level will be. For example, the transformation I just experienced is an attribute."

He did not rush to open the door, but asked Min Xizhen to go forward and feel it to confirm that he was just feeling uncomfortable and it was not life-threatening.

Feng Zhibei frowned, thinking of his inexplicable attributes and lack of romance.

Romance, romantic love, fantasy beyond reality.

What does this mean?

"I'll explain all this to you slowly after we get out of here," Chen Jieying pointed to the back door of the library. "Let's go in together. It's always better to have more people than just one."

Feng Zhibei became alert.

He gripped the fruit knife tightly, his voice still calm, as if asking casually: "Didn't you get in here by mistake? Why don't you just wait where you are?"

Chen Jieying shook his head.

"Scene fusion is something you don't always seek. This time we came here through a wormhole, so the restrictions are much fewer than normal entry. Besides, we have to find a way out eventually."

Feng Zhibei loosened his grip, and taking advantage of the fact that the other party couldn't see his face clearly, he looked at them very bluntly.

After a few seconds, he nodded and took the lead in opening the back door of the library.

“Squeak—”

Feng Zhibei entered the door, followed by Chen Jieying.

After passing through the green-lit security passage, we arrived inside the library.

It is closing time now, and the entire library is dark, with only a few emergency lights emitting dim light.

The entire hall is circular, with the library administration office in the middle, tables and sofas on the left, and rows of bookshelves taller than a person on the right.

As soon as he stepped in here, Feng Zhibei felt a creepy chill mixed with a strange fishy smell.

He rubbed his arms, trying to smooth out the goose bumps.

"Over there... there seems to be someone..."

Min Xizhen behind him whispered.

She pointed to a sofa in front of her.

On the sofa, a dark figure was sitting upright, motionless.

"…Bypass him and go to the management office first to see if we can find anything."

Feng Zhibei glanced at the figure on the sofa and immediately felt a malicious gaze sweeping over him.

He immediately turned his head away from the figure, and the feeling of being watched disappeared.

That was a close call...

The feeling of being stared at and treated as prey, like being eaten immediately.

Feng Zhibei broke out in a cold sweat.

They carefully walked around the dark figure sitting on the sofa and came to the library administration office.

A somewhat old notebook was spread out on the desk of the management office, which seemed to contain records of book borrowing and returning.

Chen Jieying was searching around the management office, while Min Xizhen was standing not far away, keeping watch.

Feng Zhibei picked up the notebook. The cover of the notebook felt very strange and so delicate that it made people feel a little creepy.

He tried not to think about the source of the material and gently opened the notebook.

The further he flipped through the pages, the more Feng Zhibei frowned, until the last page.

"How is it, any clues?"

Chen Jieying came over, holding a bunch of keys in his hand. To prevent the keys from making any noise and alarming the shadow on the sofa, he twisted his five fingers and separated the keys from each other.

"The entire record book contains borrowing records for the same book. There's no borrower listed, only the title and location. The return time is... today at 19:02."

Feng Zhibei raised his head and looked at the clock on the desk in the management office.

It is now 19:05.

"Returned the book three minutes ago? How is that possible? We were just here..."

Min Xizhen's voice became lower and lower, as if he had thought of a possibility.

"Maybe the person returning the book isn't a human?"

Feng Zhibei pulled the corner of his mouth and chuckled.

"'What's Under the Lake'... This book is on the B-367 bookshelf. Do you want to take a look?" He looked at Chen Yingjie and Min Xizhen.

"B-367... is over there, right?"

Chen Yingjie pointed to a row of bookshelves in the corner, on which was vaguely printed "Area B".

Min Xizhen also looked over there, her expression a little strange: "I can't feel anything, it's like there's nothing over there, so weird."

"Anyway, let's go find that book first. There should be some clues in it."

Chen Yingjie started walking towards the bookshelf.

Feng Zhibei put down the notebook and followed closely behind with Min Xizhen.

"The library management method here is so retro. I've never seen a university use pen and paper to record borrowing information."

Min Xizhen discussed with Feng Zhibei in a low voice.

"Do you know what a university library looks like?"

Feng Zhibei was a little surprised, as the other person looked to be only in middle school.

"I was recommended to university, but the enrollment time has not come yet," Min Xizhen explained.

Feng Zhibei was speechless.

In his live broadcast room, the audience who were originally discussing why there were two cheaters in the same copy also fell silent.

[This girl isn't cheating at all. She was actually judged to have attended university.]

[disrespect, disrespect]

【The top student is actually by my side】

[He was recommended for university as a teenager. No wonder he had the guts to follow me into the teaching building.]

[He's a serious college student, but he's using cheats to enter the game and merge scenes]

[I am dying of laughter. I don’t know what the punishment will be in the end.]

What's the point of the penalty? Commentators are disposable, they'll die in no time.

Unlike the lively atmosphere in the live broadcast room, the library was silent, with only the deliberately quiet footsteps of three people.

"Here we are, B-367... Is this the one?"

Chen Yingjie bent down, squinting his eyes as if looking at the inside of the bookshelf.

Feng Zhibei squatted down and looked into the depths of the bookshelf with him.

Among the various books, there was a dark blue book with "What's Beneath the Lake" printed on its spine.

Min Xizhen also came over and looked a little distressed after a moment, "I have a strange feeling. It's not bad, but I can't feel where the future is going."

Feng Zhibei thought for a moment and turned his gaze back to the book on the bookshelf.

"'What's Beneath the Lake'...who's the author...?"

The author's name has been blacked out, making it difficult to read the original words.

"If it's not too bad, then take it down and have a look."

Feng Zhibei whispered. He raised his hand and reached for the book on the shelf.

When they touched the book, a dazzling white light flashed, and everyone present was so shocked that they closed their eyes.

Amid the rustling sound of flipping pages and footsteps, Feng Zhibei tried hard to lift his eyelids.

The surrounding environment has completely changed. It is obviously daytime now, and sunlight is pouring in from the window.

Beside him, Chen Jieying and Min Xizhen stood there without moving.

"...It's okay. I've borrowed this book several times. Just read it first. I'll borrow it next time."

A familiar voice sounded above my head.

Feng Zhibei looked up and saw an overly familiar face——

The black-haired NPC "Feng Zhibei" was bending over and handing the book to him.

His light-colored pupils looked very gentle, half of his face was illuminated by the sun, and the teardrop mole under his eyes was red.

But with a weird smile.

On the cover of the book, the seven big words "What's under the lake" are printed on it.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking the hidden plot!

Xiaobei is an ordinary college student who loves every flower, tree, and river in his happy university. He likes this book very much. It seems to be telling something...

Given the special nature of the anchor's profession, please do your best to explore the hidden plot! 】

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