From Alice's message, it's clear that she has also resolved her troubles and is preparing to head to the library.
That's great, everyone's alright.
Cheng Zhu smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly remembered that he couldn't speak casually, so he quickly took out a pen and wrote it down on a piece of paper.
“We’d better not leave the library before we meet up with Alice. Trust me, my gut feeling tells me she has more information than we do.” Mary remained wary of Alice. After all, just imagine, a well-known rich kid suddenly being replaced by someone from who-knows-where, and hardly anyone noticing—that in itself is a terrifying thing.
Because of her fear of Alice, the bad things that happened in the teaching building earlier faded a bit from Mary's mind.
Compared to Cheng Zhu, who knew little about the smart city, Mary was clearly more familiar with the city's various software programs. Without needing to ask the librarian, Mary skillfully obtained a book on financial management through "easy reading materials."
Seeing Mary's actions, Chengzhu shrugged and continued reading his book.
As Ya said, much of the content in the book was indeed very professional, so Cheng Zhu couldn't understand it. However, out of his expectations for the future star, Cheng Zhu patiently turned the pages of the entire book one by one.
Although he knew it was a bit far-fetched, Cheng Zhu still had a strange fantasy: "After returning to the future planet, he found that the technology of the Nine Provinces Kingdom had advanced by leaps and bounds. In order to thank him for his contributions in the Rule of Strange Tales dungeon, the people erected a shrine and statue in his honor." Ideally, he could directly realize many of the high-tech features in the smart city and reduce the burden on the people.
With this expectation, Cheng Zhu prepared to watch "Short-Distance Instantaneous Teleportation Array" as his second book.
Like "Analysis of the Manufacturing Principles of Magnetic Levitation Aircraft", "Short-Distance Instant Teleportation Array" is also a book rich in advanced technology. A semi-transparent lock appears directly above it, except this time, the lock is also emitting a golden light.
Mary also saw the book, picked up her pen, hesitated to speak, and struggled several times without writing a single word.
Cheng Zhu ignored Mary's subtle movements and reached directly for the lock, noticing the price tag on it—
Universal point.
Cheng Zhu: ...
Excuse me, I apologize. This is not a technology that a poor person like me can even dream of. I was just being arrogant, actually thinking that spending tens of thousands of dollars could propel the technology of Future Star into a Great Leap Forward era.
Mary, who was standing next to her, finally finished her thought and wrote on the paper: "You don't want to independently manufacture something that citizens can use, do you? These technologies have long been monopolized and patented. Even if you save up enough money to learn them, you won't be able to buy many of the restricted materials. Even if you buy all the materials, once it's made and discovered, you'll be arrested for infringement."
"Isn't this a scam? We spend so much money, and then we can't even use what we've learned?" Although Cheng Zhu wrote with righteous indignation, she was secretly glad that she was the chosen one.
Many things seen by the Chosen Ones will be broadcast live to everyone via the Strange Tales Live. If this is feasible, it can help Future Star Technology achieve rapid advancement. Even if the nobles of Smart City value copyright, they can't possibly send police to an alternate world like Future Star, can they?
Mary sighed: "The money you spent was to buy you an opportunity to broaden your horizons; you should thank them."
Although words lack the intonation of sound, Cheng Zhu discerned Mary's mockery of the aristocracy between the lines. Connecting this to the personalized recommendation system, Cheng Zhu suddenly had a bold guess: Could it be that Mary became his roommate because she shared his rebellious nature?
Just as Chengzhu and Mary were chatting, the radio suddenly came on.
It wasn't playing the rules; it was playing a song. The familiar intro alone made Chengzhu feel both uneasy and familiar, and when the lyrics started playing, he was so frightened that he immediately stood up:
"The wind is howling—the horses are neighing—the Yellow River is roaring—the Yellow River is roaring..."
What's wrong?
Mary grabbed Chengzhu's shoulder and looked at her terrified roommate, completely baffled as to why Chengzhu was so agitated.
Seeing Mary's puzzled expression with little reaction, Cheng Zhu suppressed his own confusion and sat down again to write: "Have you heard this song?" Mary couldn't possibly have. Cheng Zhu already knew the answer in his heart, so he calmly watched Mary write the word "No."
That's right, no problem!
Because this is the song of Kyushu!
Cheng Zhu had long ago discovered that this world was essentially another world without the Nine Provinces Kingdom, so it was perfectly normal that Mary hadn't heard this song. Previously, Cheng Zhu could understand the natives' speech thanks to the Unspeakable Translator. After discovering that this world lacked a country corresponding to the Nine Provinces Kingdom, Cheng Zhu no longer harbored any futile hopes or dreams of seeing familiar things in this world.
However, just when Cheng Zhu had completely given up hope, he heard a national anthem of Kyushu sung in perfect pronunciation.
This is absolutely haunted!
The level of strangeness is roughly equivalent to someone who has never been exposed to a foreign language suddenly singing a traditional foreign folk song with accurate pronunciation and clear enunciation; someone who doesn't know better would think they are a foreigner.
All of this ultimately coalesced into a single rule in Cheng Zhu's mind:
6. When the library's announcements start playing any language you don't understand, stay where you are and cover your ears. Don't try to understand what the announcements are saying.
Cheng Zhu could fully understand what the song was about, but under these circumstances, she began to have doubts in her heart: "Could it be that I can understand it just because the language happens to be the language of Kyushu?" After all, for Weisi Star, a language that should not exist would indeed be "incomprehensible" to most of the natives.
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