319 The Eleventh Store
◎Mobile Bookstore (II)◎
Xi’s mind was blank. The prison was not an ordinary place. The iron cage could not hold the prisoners who came to the island. The material used to build the walls here contained special minerals, whose characteristic was to isolate mental power.
Regardless of the three outer island districts, the buildings from the three central districts to the three inner island districts all used this material.
The store owner traveled through space and entered the prison in the sixth district, indicating that there was a space-based ability user beside her, and the performance of this person’s ability was not affected by the mental power suppression item.
This person was not the store owner, nor was he a stupid cleaning robot, so it could only be the black-clothed boy standing next to the store owner.
But entering the prison without being discovered, this stealth ability must come from the store owner.
Xi already fully understood that the shop owner was not as weak as she looked, but she was still shocked by her performance every time. Even the cell couldn't stop her.
Xi suddenly turned her head to look outside. The corridor was silent. It seemed that the guard on duty did not find the abnormality here. The crazy inmates were still "tirelessly" making noises, and did not notice that someone who should not be here appeared in the cell.
Lu Yao did not urge her, and waited patiently for Xi to calm down.
Xi's mind was full of thoughts, but she did not lose focus for too long, and did not ask too many questions. Her eyes moved away from the shop owner and fell on the bookshelf behind her.
Xi didn't know about the video that was leaked on the Star Network. This was his first time seeing the Bookshelf of All Worlds. The bookshelf with a simple and old-fashioned style looked nothing special at first glance. Standing in front of the bookshelf and looking up, the bookshelf extended infinitely upwards, and a faint golden light was lingering around, with no end.
In addition to the books he had seen in the bookstore, there were also many books written in strange characters on the shelf.
Xi remembered the words of the store owner, and could only choose books written in the universal language of the star domain.
Xi already had a lot of books, many of which were his favorites.
In the eight days he worked in the bookstore, he had read all the new books available in the store.
Xi's fingers ran across the middle of a row of book spines, and he saw a new light blue book among a pile of familiar books.
Lu Yao followed Xi's line of sight and explained lightly: "This is a new book that will be on the shelves in the store tomorrow."
Xi took down the new book, glanced at the cover quickly, and nodded: "This one then."
This choice was a bit tricky, but it did not violate the rules.
Lu Yao put the new books that have not yet been on the shelves in the store in the selection range in advance, which was also a tacit attitude. Lu Yao
still had to go to the fourth district and had no intention of continuing to wander around the sixth district. After Xi confirmed the books she had chosen, he put away the Bookshelf of All Worlds.
Without her signaling, Harold had already opened the door.
The three people came silently and disappeared like a shadow. Only the brand new book in Xi's hand indicated that someone had indeed been there a moment ago.
Xi sat back on the bed. The melancholy mood he had felt not long ago had disappeared without a trace. He tore off the film on the book cover, and his whole mind was on the newly obtained book.
...
The cell structure of the fourth district was almost the same as that of the sixth district. Zhu Wei sat on the edge of the bed in a daze.
In just eight days, it was as fast as a dream.
After the volunteer service ended, Zhu Wei was sent to the seventh district for a mental examination. The result of this time was that her mental signal gradually strengthened and tended to be stable.
Jailer 0496 said that she would not have to go to the seventh district for interrogation in the short term.
Everything was settled, and Zhu Wei's heart was very calm. The only regret was that it would be difficult for her to have the opportunity to work with the store owner again.
Zhu Wei has lived in an area where natives gather since she was a child, but she has hardly seen native humans like the store owner.
The eight days of working in the bookstore almost overturned all of Zhu Wei's previous views on native humans. She saw a way of life that she had never imagined, and her life seemed to be renewed.
Zhu Wei's empty heart has been lingering with a new idea for a long time - she wants to become a human like the owner (robot version).
Zhu Wei does not regret choosing a mechanical body, otherwise she would not have met the owner. Zhu
Wei couldn't help but start to imagine the future. The wall hidden in the shadows suddenly opened a gap. When Zhu Wei noticed it, the owner was already standing in front of her.
Lu Yao explained his purpose to Zhu Wei and called out the Bookshelf of All Worlds again: "Pick a book you want."
Zhu Wei didn't hesitate for too long, got up and walked to the bookshelf, looking up.
There were many books on the bookshelf that she had never seen before, but Zhu Wei wanted that one book. She read "To Kill a Mockingbird" over and over again in the store. She had already memorized the plot and words by heart, but she still wanted to hold it in her arms and fall asleep.
Zhu Wei took "Killing a Mockingbird" from the bookshelf without hesitation, and said with a trembling voice: "This is it." Lu
Yao took the book that Xi chose from the bookshelf and handed it to Zhu Wei: "The store will have a new book. This one is for you. Just as a souvenir."
Zhu Wei lowered her eyes. In the middle of the light blue lines was a piece of white like a canvas. A few random lines jumped on it, outlining a simple small painting. Below the painting were two neat rows of words - What kind of life
do you want to live ? Zhu Wei's heart suddenly shuddered. She had never thought about it before. But a few minutes ago, she was imagining becoming the person in front of her. Could the owner read minds? Lu Yao extended his hand forward, and said in a low voice with a hint of smile: "I only give it to you, don't let Xi know, he will be jealous." Zhu Wei was surprised. It was not that she was favored blatantly, but it made her want to smile to the person in front of her. Unfortunately, the steel mask was hard and cold, and could not convey her feelings. "Thank you." Zhu Wei hugged the book and bent down deeply. Lu Yao touched her head and said: "It's so sad, but it's not like we can't see each other again. Go to bed early." The planned plan was completed perfectly, and Lu Yao did not stay for long, indicating that Harold could go back. Zhu Wei stood up and whispered, "Will you come again at night?" Zhu Wei thought more. With the owner's personality, it is impossible that he would take such a big risk to enter the prison just to deliver books to the two employees. Lu Yao didn't want to laugh, but he couldn't help it. He grinned and waved to Zhu Wei: "Tathagata." Zhu Wei: "???"
Before she could ask again, the shop owner and the man and robot who came with her had already left.
Except for Zhu Wei, no one in District 4 knew that someone had sneaked into the cell at night and left quietly.
...
After leaving District 4, Lu Yao asked Harold to go back to the bookstore first and explore District 3 of the inner island tomorrow.
The targets of this mission are mainly the prisoners in Districts 2 and 1. When the mission was announced, the bookstore was still open to District 3. Only the prisoners in Districts 2 and 1 had not visited the bookstore.
Hearing that the level of security in Districts 2 and 3 was completely different from that in other areas, Lu Yao planned to stabilize it.
The next day, the bookstore was open as usual.
After the restriction notice was issued, the prisoners in the activity area could only go to the store to read and buy books during three major breaks a day.
The daily live broadcast time is also limited, and the store is usually very deserted. Fortunately, the virtual reading room on the second floor is open to StarNet guests, but the opening time is also limited to eight hours.
In the morning, two prison guards from the fifth and fourth districts came to the bookstore with prisoners behind them.
Dousha, a prisoner from the fifth district, and a prisoner named Painkillers from the fourth district won the volunteer selection yesterday and officially joined the bookstore today.
Dousha is a small robot with a fierce expression. He is about the same height as Lu Yao.
Among the robots Lu Yao has seen, this one is a rare type that does not pursue a tall body. He is also fierce in fighting. In the martial arts arena, he screamed with a hoarse voice, "I'll beat you Dousha" while beating his opponent to a pulp.
He has a slightly extreme personality, and Lu Yao initially thought that he was not suitable to work in the store, but he did win the final competition, and because Lu Yao saw his interesting performance in the martial arts arena, he finally decided to keep him.
Painkillers is a female robot with a particularly gentle voice. She looks like a rare pink doll model, and she will turn into a sassy warrior with long legs and a thin waist during battle.
When they first met Painkillers and Dousha, Jishou and Lu Yao did not expect that the two would win in the end.
Lu Yao received Dousha and Painkillers and led the two to the lounge at the back. Just like the first time he guided Zhu Wei and Xi, he patiently introduced the daily work and benefits of the store clerks to the two.
After the brief on-the-job training ended, Xiao Ji happened to deliver the meal, and the two new volunteers were invited to have breakfast with the owner.
The breakfast of the day included beef noodles with rich soup, special broth, cold halved vegetables and light radish and bean sprout soup. Bean paste and painkillers did not know about this benefit before joining the company. They stared at the table full of steaming food for a long time.
After tasting the taste, it was a chaotic scene.
Breakfast time was over, and Bean paste and painkillers officially took up their posts.
The live broadcast time of the bookstore was limited to four hours. Considering that few people watched the live broadcast during working hours, Lu Yao adjusted the daily live broadcast time to two hours at noon and two hours in the afternoon.
In the star field with 120 hours a day, these two time periods just cover a period of rest time for most people or the time when they want to relax after work.
The live broadcast content is still book trial reading and package packing. Customers outside Guandao can only purchase books online within four hours of the bookstore live broadcast.
Lu Yao complained to 0815 about this rule. The bookstore's live broadcast room and sales window must be online for a limited time. Guandao's location and function are special. It is not allowed for an interface on the Internet to connect to the island all the time to prevent people with ulterior motives from following this path to find Guandao's location.
Lu Yao understood the island's approach and stopped worrying about it. Instead, he shifted more energy and attention to the mobile bookstore business in the evening.
The stars set in the west, and the bookstore closed on time.
Lu Yao took this time to go back to the shopping street to deal with matters in other stores. When he returned to the bookstore six hours later, Harold was already in the lounge.
Lu Yao pushed the door open and went in. Heilong was playing online games with Lingliu. They were the small games that he had bought from BS-111.
Harold said without looking up, "Robots are more interesting than robots. They can also be used as companions. I'll buy a few and bring them back to Emerald Town. I can play games with customers when I'm free."
The nail salon was so famous that customers came in droves. There were often many people queuing in the lobby. The store would prepare tea, snacks and leisure toys for customers to kill time.
Lu Yao thought of the price of the intelligent service robot and waved his hand. Most of the robots in the bookstore were rented, and not all intelligent robots were as flexible as Lingliu. This guy could only be considered half a robot.
There was no need to buy one. There was really no need.
Harold turned off the game console, stood up and stretched his arms, and asked casually: "Where are we going tonight?"
Lu Yao clicked on the star ring, and a piece of paper appeared on the suspended light screen, a simple map obtained by the dream system.
Lu Yao pointed to the area adjacent to the fourth district on the map: "Just in case, let's go to the third district first. If everything goes well, we will go to the second district to find the knight and AO-17."
The three put on the shadow ring and prepared to walk into the door of time and space.
There are no special marks in the third district prison, but before the bookstore hijacking incident, many prisoners in the third district bought books in the store.
The books are more or less stained with Lu Yao's breath. After Harold found the approximate location, he quickly found the coordinates suitable for opening the door.
The door is on the third floor of the ninth cell in the third district, a surveillance blind spot at the end of a corridor.
Harold walked in front, followed by Lu Yao.
Lingliu was too small, and followed quietly beside Lu Yao.
Lu Yao felt a chill as soon as he came out of the door.
They were at the edge of all the cells in the third district. It was cold and dark all year round.
The Dream-Fulfilling System kept muttering in Lu Yao's mind: "The prisoners on this floor are all serious criminals. The last time they were let out, the prisoners on this floor were not allowed to go out. I just discovered that in addition to fixed surveillance, this area also has a large number of mobile surveillance, the flying kind. There will be even more in the second district. You must be extremely careful and don't get caught."
Everyone had very complicated feelings about this "mobile library" plan. It was both the key to their breakthrough and very likely to drag the store owner into the abyss.
God knows how many people outside are coveting the owner's body and ability. If the owner is found in the cell, he will be immediately sent to the highest defense cell on the island.
Tongdi's heart is about to be numbed.
Lu Yao can't help but be surprised: "You mean that no one on this floor has ever bought a book?"
Tongdi: "...Is this the point? These guys may not have a chance to go out once a year, and they are not allowed to participate in labor reform. They definitely don't have much money."
Lu Yao: "You keep an eye on the surveillance and give warnings at any time. Leave the book sales to me."
The corridor on the third floor below ground was very dark, very cold, and very quiet, with almost no sound.
The small rooms on both sides were all filled with prisoners. Lu Yao walked slowly with a light in his hand, and a dim light flickered gently under the shadow of the gauze.
In the dark and cold underground prison, that little light was like a fire on a winter night, and it almost instantly attracted the attention of the trapped beast.
"Who?" Lu Yao
walked over with the light in his hand, took a quick look inside, and walked away slowly without saying a word. After
walking about forty or fifty steps, Lu Yao stopped, took two steps towards the room on the right, raised the golden bell in his hand and shook it gently three times.
Almost all the prisons in Guandao are of this style. The wall facing the corridor is an infinitely transparent laser barrier. It seems to be unobstructed, but if you accidentally touch it, the mechanical body will be paralyzed, and even the spiritual body may be injured.
The fragmentary ringing sound echoed three times in the cold corridor, like a stream winding down from the mountains in early spring, moistening the dry riverbed under the rotten grass and dead leaves, bringing some kind of fresh signal.
The guest selected by Lu Yao also heard the greeting, raised half of his face from the darkness, and saw that there seemed to be three or two figures in the shadows of the corridor with the help of the faint light that only people who have lived in darkness for many years can perceive.
He almost suspected that he had been imprisoned for too long. Not only was his brain dull, but his eyesight was also not good.
Lu Yao handed the lamp to Harold, stepped forward, and moved aside a corner of the shadow, revealing half of the bookshelf.
She was still standing in the shadow, and said in a low voice: "The mobile bookstore is open for a limited time. Would you like to buy a book?"
[Author's words]
Note: The "Tathagata" stalk comes from the Internet.
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