Chapter 4 Chapter 4 At such a young age, I was burdened with the responsibility of helping others.

At such a young age, he was entrusted with the important task of helping his boss upgrade the store. Wen Qian took the beef noodles with a grumble, feeling a little jealous of his boss.

That’s great! The noodle shop owner only needs to greet customers with a smile every day, while the players have a lot to consider.

Wen Qian took out the chopsticks from the chopstick holder. The steaming beef noodles looked exactly like the pictures in the game and looked extremely delicious.

As soon as Wen Qian put the smooth noodles in his mouth, he was stunned by the unexpected deliciousness.

This is so delicious!

[Physical Strength +1]

Wen Qian was sighing: What the hell is going on?

She took another bite tentatively, and just as she expected, the system prompt of [Physical Strength +1] appeared in her ears again.

It seems that physical strength is linked to satiety. Wen Qian blinked and carefully picked up a noodle.

If every mouthful of noodles could be counted as a point of physical strength, then she would make a fortune!

As Wen Qian waited expectantly, the system prompt sounded.

[Physical Strength… sizzle——]

[Physical Strength +0.1]

Wen Qian stared at her with dead eyes, imagining that she had taken a bath, and then he ate noodles in big mouthfuls as if to vent his anger.

Damn system, do you understand that bugs are also part of the game?

Jiang Zhi did not leave the noodle shop. Perhaps it was because the scorching sun outside made him irritating, or perhaps he wanted to see what unexpected things this strange boss and strange customers would do next, so he did not leave.

He watched the girl let out a small exclamation after taking the first bite of noodles, and the way she looked at the beef noodles changed - then... she began to eat the noodles one by one?

For some reason, she quickly gave up the action, muttering something like "damn game" under her breath.

Jiang Ze, who had come to his senses, frowned slightly, raised his hand to push his hair back, picked up the backpack on the chair beside him, threw it over his shoulder with one hand, and stood up.

The movement beside her caught Wen Qian's attention. She raised her eyes slightly and the first thing she saw was the boy's right hand hanging by his side.

The bony fingers hung naturally, and the pure black metal ring wrapped around the little finger was extremely conspicuous against the skin tone. The blue veins on the back of the hand were immersed in the bandage on the wrist.

Under the slightly rough bandage, you can vaguely see a few small scars that were not treated because the owner did not care.

Wen Qian withdrew her gaze and took advantage of the moment when the other person passed by her to quickly glance above his head.

Still no exclamation mark. Is he really just a passerby NPC?

It was impossible to say that he was not disappointed. The moment he saw the other person's face clearly, Wen Qian thought that some mysterious series of tasks were coming to him.

Otherwise, how could a player as stingy as her spend ten gold coins to buy such a bowl of noodles? It was just to stay a little longer and see if the task could be triggered.

As for the stamina - that's a joke. For someone like her, it's impossible for her to make up for it before her stamina reaches the bottom.

Wen Qian watched the other person leave the noodle shop with a look of regret. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the man's last steps seemed to become a little stiff.

Before setting off for the library again, Wen Qian put the blue cart into the backpack that came with the game and walked to the other end of the street following the arrow indicators on the ground.

When she reached the fork in the road, she glanced at the other road that had no signpost. If she remembered correctly, the other road seemed to be the road leading to her school.

The nightmarish reality of having to go to school tomorrow weighed heavily on her head once again.

Wen Qian didn't dare to think about whether the opening exam in the main task would be triggered the moment she entered school. The urgency of wanting to go to the library as soon as possible to brush up her intelligence points made her quicken her pace.

When he was about forty or fifty meters away, Wen Qian noticed the so-called library.

An extremely conspicuous tall building stands there, its color a dark gray that doesn’t blend in with the surroundings—it’s not the color of the decoration, but it visually erases the presence of sunlight.

A large floating padlock floated in the middle of the building, with a few large characters written below: [Unlocked]

Watching the people coming in and out of the library, Wen Qian watched silently for two seconds.

It's just... pretty magical.

Wen Qian didn't understand the thinking process of this game system. If the library needed to be unlocked, why didn't the noodle shop she just visited need to be unlocked?

Discrimination against noodle shops?

Walking to the edge of the library, the sound of gold coins being thrown rang in Wen Qian's ears.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the new building - Library]

[Reward: 10 EXP, Stationery Set (Answering Speed +10%)]

Wen Qian's eyes lit up and he immediately put aside his previous complaints. Great, it's good to unlock it!

According to her, she should be the one to unlock the entire map!

"System, this was my first time going to that noodle shop. Why doesn't it need to be unlocked?" Wen Qian, full of a sense of justice, argued with the system in his mind.

[…No need to unlock the initial building]

Wen Qian: “…Tsk.”

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The library has reproduced the design in the game on a one-to-one basis, and the bookshelves spiraling up along the walls make everyone who enters here for the first time feel an extremely heavy sense of oppression.

The circular dome is carved with gorgeous stone carvings and inlaid with creative stained glass windows. Dividing lines made of twisted gold wire separate the pieces of gorgeous glass. The sunlight shines through the stained glass windows, and the halo of light falling is dazzling and beautiful.

People who enter this place for the first time can't help but exclaim in amazement.

"I'm getting goosebumps. Is this really a library?"

"So beautiful! How much does this cost? Quick, quick, take a picture for me."

"You can't capture this feeling with a cell phone. Are these real books? There must be millions of them."

"I heard it's a library that's cooperating with the Holy Thorn Royal Academy, so that seems normal."

Amidst the exclamations, only Wen Qian squinted his eyes and looked at the areas on the bookshelf that were exposed to sunlight, and made a unique sigh.

"It's interesting to put the book in the sun. You can see how yellow it will turn."

"That's a really interesting point of view. I haven't noticed it before." A casual voice with a hint of laughter sounded beside Wen Qian.

The man was wearing a loose shirt with two buttons undone, his slightly curly hair fell on the side of his face, and his charming peach blossom eyes always had a hint of smile.

Loren glanced at Wen Qian with interest, but found that the man in front of him did not show any strange emotions because of his conversation. Instead, he looked at him with some expectation.

He, who has always been good at controlling people's hearts, felt a little doubt for the first time, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he looked at Wen Qian with a smile.

"Is this your first time here?"

Wen Qian was waiting for the NPC in front of him to give him a task: "Yeah, are you here to read books too?"

"No." He stretched out his finger and shook it, "I'm here to find someone."

Wen Qian's eyes lit up. Okay, no more words to say. As a player, she had already keenly sensed the atmosphere of the mission!

"Do you need help?" she asked with a hint of excitement.

Loren glanced casually at Wen Qian's school uniform, and the smile on his face deepened.

Would it be considered walking into a trap if I went to meet that person wearing this kind of clothes at this time?

But he had no intention of reminding her, instead he spoke with a mentality of watching a good show.

"If you like." Loren chuckled, and the long tail tone seemed a little casual.

The girl who had just excitedly expressed her willingness to help did not respond to him immediately, but just kept looking at him silently - the top of his head?

He was vaguely confused and was about to speak when he heard the uninterested voice of the person in front of him.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I don't want to."

After saying that, she turned and left without even giving him a glance.

Loren looked at Wen Qian's back and was stunned for a moment by the other party's sudden change in attitude.

Hmm? Did he say something wrong?

Wen Qian felt like he had seen a ghost today. These good-looking NPCs he met seemed to be completely insulated from the mission.

She could be said to have overthought the guy in the noodle shop before, but the one she just met was obviously asking for her help.

Even at this point, there is still no task indicator for the task.

Is this correct?

In the stage when the pre-career module is not activated, making money is very difficult, so it is better to have more tasks.

She immediately questioned the system in her mind: "Are you sure there's nothing wrong with your mission system?"

[Player error report received...Detection completed, no abnormalities found]

"Oh, I don't believe it. I want to complain."

[The system is busy——]

Tsk, playing this kind of trick on her.

Walking up the spiral staircase to the third floor, Wen Qian keenly noticed that the flow of people here was much greater than that of the previous two floors.

What's going on? She looked up at the sign. This isn't the popular fiction section. How could so many people read popular science books?

Wen Qian was greatly shocked. It was indeed a game set in a campus world. Even the NPCs were so enthusiastic and eager to learn. She was impressed.

Having no interest in popular science books, she slowly retreated under the threat of the light of knowledge. Just as she was about to move to the next floor, an extremely conspicuous [!] symbol stopped her in her tracks.

Wen Qian immediately turned around and walked towards his target with determination.

A young man in a dark grey coat sat in the innermost reading area, his handsome profile outlined by the sunlight. His aura of keeping strangers away still couldn't stop the people from being attracted to him.

Most of the people who stayed on this floor chose seats not far from him, but no one set foot in the circle closest to him. Occasionally, one or two people mustered up the courage to walk towards him, but they stopped after being whispered to by their friends.

Lu Yanbai glanced at his watch expressionlessly, feeling unhappy because someone had stood him up again. This unhappy mood was even more amplified when he looked at the people around him who were still a little noisy even though they had lowered their voices.

He raised his head, and when he saw the girl walking towards him with a clear goal, his eyes turned slightly cold.

Seeing the other person's clothes clearly, Lu Yanbai frowned. Another one came. When will these people stop doing such stupid things?

The girl walked straight towards him, but when she was one meter away from him, she suddenly stopped and looked at him several times with an incredulous look.

[Favorability not met, mission locked]

Wen Qian, who was looking forward to the upcoming mission, almost fainted from anger as he walked up to the target under countless gazes.

No, what do you mean by the favorability level is not up to standard?

What kind of tasks are you giving out if they don't meet the standards? It's fun to seduce players with [! ], right?

Looking at the handsome face in front of him, Wen Qian has lost all worldly desires.

In reality, she might have taken a second look, but after experiencing the same mistake with the two handsome guys before and now repeating the same mistake with the third one, Wen Qian felt that he was becoming allergic to handsome guys.

Are you using this trick to play with her? Haha, you win the game.