"Sold out? That can't be too exaggerated. It's exam time now, after all. Don't you all need to review and read novels?"
“So this is the charm of the genius thriller novelist Miss Ate~ But people don’t just read the book right after buying it. Many people wait until after the exams and holidays to slowly appreciate it. I am one of those people who can’t wait.
"Also, the books in the bookstores around our school are not all bought by students. There are also many scalpers in the city who come here to buy them. The scenery in many places in the city is even more popular. If you go to buy it now, Neve, you can only buy the high-priced version from the scalpers, so I still advise you to wait until I finish reading it and then borrow it from me, or the printing factory will quickly print out the next batch."
Emma continued to shake her finger and spoke slowly to Neveu in front of her. Hearing her words, Neveu couldn't help but pursed her lips, then frowned and continued to say something.
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Time passed quickly. After almost finishing their review, Neveu and Emma packed up their things and left the library which was warmed by a fire. Just as they were about to return to the dormitory, Neveu suddenly suggested leaving.
"Huh? You said you wanted to see if there's any left? Come on, there's absolutely no way there's any, they were all sold out!" At the door of the library, Emma stamped her feet in the cold wind and spoke to Neveu, who replied lightly.
"Let's try our luck. Maybe there's a book left in a corner that hasn't been noticed. Anyway, go back first. I'll come back later."
Neveu said this, waved goodbye to Emma, and walked towards the outside of the school.
Walking in the campus where snowflakes were falling, Neveu did not blush or breathe heavily. She seemed to ignore the cold temperature and walked forward all the way. Soon she walked out of the gate of Guan University and after crossing a wide road, she arrived at Green Town, a commercial town specially serving the teachers and students of Guan University.
In Greenshade Town, Neveu found several bookstores with ease and inquired about the popular books. The result was just as Emma said. The popular book "Fog Night Horror" had been sold out long ago. Now the only way to buy it is to wait for the next batch of goods to be printed at the end of the shift in the printing factory.
Seeing that her attempt to buy the book failed, Neveu did not intend to give up. She stood on the street of Green Shade Town, looked around, and then cast her gaze into the depths of the town. After thinking for a while, she raised her steps and walked in the direction she was looking at, and walked into the residential area of Green Shade Town.
After a while, Neveu came to a private house in Green Town. After looking at the number 17 hanging on the door, she raised her hand and knocked on the door decisively. Not long after, a familiar voice came from inside.
"The door is not locked, just come in."
After hearing these words, Neveu pushed the door open, changed her shoes and entered the warm room. In the spacious living room, she saw a surprising scene.
Four men and women in different clothes were crowded in the living room, sitting in front of the coffee table and several makeshift tables. In front of each of them was a mechanical typewriter. The men and women had dull expressions, and their hands moved quickly on the typewriter keyboards, quickly tapping out lines of letters for the papers stuck on them. The whole room was filled with the rhythmic sound of keys, and piles of documents and books were scattered everywhere, as if they were in a busy office.
Nephrodite was looking at the scene in the living room curiously. At this moment, footsteps were heard coming from the stairs at the end of the room. Dorothy, dressed in a woolen top, a cotton-padded skirt, and slippers, with her long silver-white hair scattered, was slowly walking down the stairs and into the living room.
"Hey~ Senior Neveu, you are such a rare guest. What is the matter with coming to my place today?"
Looking at Nefernis in front of her, Dorothy raised her eyebrows slightly and spoke, and Nefernis quickly answered.
"Um... Miss Dorothy, have you released any books recently? I was so busy reviewing these days that I didn't notice it. When I realized it, the books were all sold out. Do you have any left?"
"My teacher? I think so...but aren't you reviewing for the exam recently?" Dorothy said after hesitating for a while after listening to Nefernis' words, and Nefernis immediately responded.
"I've almost finished my review, so there's no problem. But I haven't got your copy yet, so I'm a little nervous. This will affect my performance the next day. Anyway, if you have it, can you give it to me first?"
"Let me see this..."
After hearing what Neveu said, Dorothy immediately controlled the two zombies who were typing at the typewriter and started searching various places in the living room. After a while, she found several books of different thicknesses and handed them directly to Neveu.
"Well... that's all."
"Why... so many?"
Holding a pile of books in her hands, Neveu couldn't help but frowned and said, she found a place to put the books on the cabinet, and then carefully examined them. In her collection, there should be only one book published by Dorothy recently.
Picking up a book with a dark cover, Neveu began to examine the cover carefully. What she saw on the cover was a pale face covered with stitches. The title of the book was not "Fright in the Fog", but another name.
“Frankenstein…
"Is this also your book, Miss Dorothy? No, the author's name is Mary Shelley, not Miss Dorothy's pen name, At. Miss Dorothy, you must have taken the wrong one."
Neveu said with a surprised look on her face while looking at the book in her hand, while Dorothy answered calmly.
"You are right. I am planning to publish a novel recently, but I have changed my pen name. In the eyes of ordinary people, the creative ability of a single author is limited. It is impossible for him to create several works in half a year. So I plan to change several pen names and publish several other works in the name of other authors. This time, I plan to publish them in multiple countries simultaneously."
"The other pen names are different... Could it be that these are the ones you are going to write, Miss Dorothy?"
Listening to Dorothy's words, Neveu could not help but be stunned, and then began to check several other works. After "Frankenstein", she picked up a novel with an exquisite cover. The cover showed an elegant male nobleman sitting in a high-back chair, shaking a red wine glass. There was a strange smile on the corner of the nobleman's mouth.
Neveu looked at the title on the cover. The letters on it spelled out a name, "Dracula", and below the author's signature was another author's name, Bram Stoker.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Neveu couldn't help swallowing, and then continued to read the next so-called "book".
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