Chapter 169

"I think I succeeded." Ai Baozhu showed a surprised expression and tentatively drove the [Gorgeous Domain] forward. The original barrier seemed to be non-existent to her, and Ai Baozhu passed through it easily.

"Amazing!" Lan Subing curiously tried to touch the Ai Baozhu through the screen, but failed. "How did you successfully merge the two barriers?"

When she first activated her supernatural power and touched the other party's barrier, it was obviously mutually exclusive. But after some adjustments, it was able to merge, which made Lan Subing feel very magical.

Ai Baozhu's expression was also very surprised, as if she had discovered for the first time that her special ability could be used in this way. She answered the question while walking outside: "My [Gorgeous Domain] felt the repulsive part of this barrier the first time it touched it. One of the characteristics of [Gorgeous Domain] is tolerance, so as long as it is given some time, it can integrate into most barriers."

"Why haven't I heard you mention this newly discovered ability before?" Si Zhaohua said in surprise. He and Ai Baozhu have a good relationship, and both of them are very familiar with each other's abilities.

Ai Baozhu nodded excitedly: "I never activated my supernatural powers when I entered and exited our home's barrier before, so I never discovered this ability. I didn't expect to discover it this time by accident."

Now is not the time to chat. After a brief moment of happiness, Ai Baozhu quickly wrapped everyone into the [Gorgeous Realm], and then passed through the [Gorgeous Realm] into the barrier.

Of course, there couldn't be only flowers, plants and trees in the manor, there was also a castle-like building. None of the members of Team A were outside, so they must have all entered the castle.

Just as Ai Baozhu was about to walk into the castle, Jiang Tianming stopped her and said, "Wait, let's look outside."

"Why?" Ai Baozhu asked in confusion, "Skill books are usually hidden in buildings. There is a manor outside. Do they have to be buried underground?"

"Someone is already searching the castle. When they come out, we'll know whether there's anything there or not. What we need to do now is to save time and search outside first." Jiang Tianming answered patiently. He also planned to go to the other two places marked on the map. In order to save time, he and Team A could only "separately act". Although this "separate action" was only unilateral on their part, Team A was not aware of it.

There was one more thing he didn't say. Even without a map, a castle like this would have been impossible to escape notice. The castle was too easy to be searched by psychics, so he was more willing to believe that the skill book was outside.

But there is no need to say these things. They are just guesses without any basis. What if I say something wrong?

What he said made sense. Ai Baozhu nodded, turned around and looked at the large estate, and then showed an embarrassment: "But such a large area, how can we find it? If it is really buried in the ground, then what is the difference between this and looking for a needle in a haystack?"

"There must be some characteristics. Let's look for it first." Lan Subing naturally supported Jiang Tianming's decision. The five of them searched aimlessly in the manor together.

Su Bei was too lazy to waste time, so he glanced at the five people present and saw that Lan Subing had the best luck, so he simply bent her little finger to the far left, then found a place to sit down and slack off.

If Lan Subing couldn't find the item even with the best luck, it could only mean that the skill book was not outside the castle. In this way, he wouldn't have to waste his energy looking for it.

Fortunately, Jiang Tianming's judgment was correct. Not long after, Lan Subing suddenly said in surprise: "Look here!"

When everyone looked in the direction of the sound, they saw her standing in a patch of lush weeds, pointing at one spot with a look of surprise on her face.

Since there has been no human presence in this place for a long time, naturally no one has cleaned the weeds in the manor. This place is full of tall and dense grass, and no one pays any attention to it. After all, the grass is so dense that it is obvious that there will be no books in the ground.

But since she had made a discovery, people hurried over even though they couldn't imagine what secrets this place might be hiding.

"How could this be?" Standing next to Lan Subing, everyone realized that this bush was actually a different world. On the surface, it looked like a dense patch of weeds, but when you really walked over, you found that there was actually a small open space in the middle.

Because the grass around it is so dense, if you just look from the outside, you can't see the gap. Even if you fly in the sky, you may not be able to see it if you have poor eyesight. After all, the gap is only the size of a book.

Seeing the size, everyone knew it. Ai Baozhu asked in surprise: "How did you find this place?"

Most people would not notice this patch of weeds at all.

Lan Subing also felt lucky: "I was just wondering where the skill book was hidden, so I walked aimlessly. I came to the bushes and noticed this vacancy."

While they were talking, Jiang Tianming had already taken out a shovel and started digging. This shovel was the kind that ordinary people used, and they prepared it specifically for treasure hunting. As long as you don't bring too many non-superpower props like this, the teachers usually don't care. The shovel was also used to dig the rubber energy alloy just now.

Jiang Tianming carefully dug up the soil around him and indeed found five skill books. Don't think that five books are few, a most common skill book can be sold for more than a million in the supernatural market.

The value of a skill book depends on two factors. One is the function of the skill itself. For example, if it is a skill that you can research yourself, such as "vine entanglement" or "wood thorn attack", the price will stop at one million.

However, if it is a high-level skill such as "planting trees into a forest" or "reviving all things", even if the attribute is just the most common elemental system, it can be sold at a sky-high price.

Another point is the type of abilities in the skill books mentioned earlier. If there are more valuable types, such as the destiny-related abilities that Su Bei needs, then even if they are just useless skills, the price can be increased by more than ten times.

This sounds a bit illogical. After all, the number of people with destiny-related abilities is extremely rare, and other people with destiny-related abilities cannot use the skill books they get. Therefore, something that only a few people can use should not be sold at such a high price.

But there is no way, there are always people who like to collect precious things. Those wealthy families or forces directly collect these precious skill books.

They had a good plan. First of all, this thing had a very high collection value as a family collection. Secondly, if they really encountered this type of psychic one day, they could use the skill book to lure the other party to join their family or force.

There are also skill books in the points mall of the "Endless Superpower Academy", some of which even contain some very valuable skills, such as the "Resurrection of All Things" mentioned just now.

Unfortunately, because the school wants to be universal, there are not many fate skill books for sale in the points store. The only skill is "Little Crow Mouth", which has a chance of making bad things come true once a week.

It sounds good, but this is a passive skill. That is to say, the user does not know which of his bad words will come true, but ordinary people often make bad predictions unintentionally. If it is not used on the enemy, but wasted on yourself, that would be bad.

Moreover, Su Bei doesn't really need this skill, he can easily adjust his luck by himself.

However, the Si family, the Feng family, and even the Ai family where Ai Baozhu was from all collected destiny-related skill books. They had even asked him separately if he was willing to be a guest of their families, so that they could borrow the skill books for free.

Without a doubt, Su Bei rejected all of them. If he really wanted to develop his skills, he could just go through the comics forum without any trouble. However, he had no idea of ​​improving himself for the time being, and his supernatural powers were enough for the time being.

After all, he is only in the first year of high school. If he knows too much, wouldn't it be like saying that there is something wrong with him? Su Bei needs an open identity, and he doesn't want his identity to be too suspicious. Otherwise, even if he saves the world, he can't return to normal life, which is a big loss for him.

"Let's take a look at what skill books there are!" Lan Subing's words interrupted Su Bei's thoughts, and he followed her to look.

The skills of the five skill books are written on the cover, including three elemental books, one general defense book, and one sword skill. Among them, there is a fire element "Fire Magma" in the elemental book, which Qihuang can use.

"ah!"

After putting away the three books, they were about to leave when they suddenly heard a scream coming from the castle. It seemed to be that of Mariya.

"What's going on?" The five people looked at each other. Normally, there should be only ten of them in this barrier. The five people inside were a team, so it was impossible for them to kill each other.

So what happened to them?

"Do you want to go and have a look?" Si Zhaohua asked after hesitating for a while. He was not very curious about the accident that happened in the castle, but they were obviously in danger, and he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

Jiang Tianming made the final decision: "Let's go and have a look."

The other three had no objection, and they walked into the castle together. The sound should have come from the fourth or fifth floor. According to the principle that the top floor should be the first floor for accidents, Su Bei went directly to the top floor, which was the fifth floor.

Seeing his firm steps, the others followed him up. After all, the stairs allowed one to see the situation on one side of the corridor, so if a fight had taken place, it would be obvious at a glance.

However, the strange thing was that they did not see any signs of fighting until they reached the fifth floor. Although the footprints on each floor showed that there had been human activities not long ago, there were indeed no signs of struggle.

Something was not right. The screams they heard just now were not fake. They were screaming but there was no struggle. Could it be that they disappeared in an instant?

Several people looked at each other and began to check carefully. Because it was the top floor, the area of ​​this floor was actually very small, with only a few rooms in total. The innermost floor was a library. Now not only Su Bei, but everyone else also felt that there was something wrong with this room.

They were originally here to look for skill books, so it made sense for them to stay in the library to look for something. But I didn't know what kind of danger could be here that would cause all five of them to disappear.

At this time, Jiang Tianming suddenly had a discovery: "Look at that book"

As he was talking, he walked to a bookshelf first. Everyone looked in that direction and saw a pure black book. Unlike the one Su Bei had specially customized for him before, this book not only had a black cover, but also black pages. Completely black.

Such a book attracted not only Jiang Tianming, but others could also see the abnormality at a glance. To be honest, if they had not discovered the hiding place of the skill book before, they would definitely think that this book had something to do with the skill book.

Lan Subing was about to reach out to touch the book when Jiang Tianming suddenly grabbed her wrist and said, "Wait."

Because he had seen a black book before, he subconsciously felt that this one was wrong. After all, the pages of that book were white, which looked more normal. But this one was completely black.

The color black is actually a little ambiguous in the supernatural world. After all, nightmare beasts are pure black, regardless of their level. In other words, the setting of this world is that supernatural powers can only be awakened in high school. Otherwise, with Jiang Tianming's appearance of black hair and black eyes, he would probably be discriminated against and bullied in a school with younger students.

"It's a nightmare beast." Su Bei gave the answer directly. As soon as he saw the book, he decisively activated his supernatural powers and saw the compass of destiny floating on the book.

This is a living being.

No one doubted his judgment, and the next second after Su Bei finished speaking, the book suddenly moved.

It floated directly into the air, and the pages of the book turned one by one, faster and faster. Everyone felt that something was wrong and prepared to escape from the library. However, it was useless. The book stopped at a certain page, and the black page emitted a black light. At the same time, a strong suction force made it impossible for several people to escape, and they were all sucked into the pages of the book.

“…”

When Su Bei woke up from his coma, he heard all kinds of noisy sounds. His mental power could sense that there were many people around him, walking around like a vegetable market. Feeling that there was no danger, he opened his eyes and looked around.

Just as Su Bei expected, he was in a busy market. However, it was not a modern vegetable market, but a market like the one in the Middle Ages in Mus where ordinary people bought daily necessities.

After rethinking the situation, Su Bei had a general understanding of his current situation. If nothing unexpected happened, he should have been absorbed into the world of the book by the book nightmare beast.

I just don't know what story this book is about. He himself is now here... Su Bei looked down at the beggar's clothes and sighed. I don't know what role this beggar he plays will play in the book.

But it doesn't matter.

Looking down at his storage ring, Su Bei curled his lips.

Does the term "world in the book" sound familiar to you? Yes, Ian has the same similar ability, so Su Bei, who was his deskmate for some time, also knows a lot about this ability.

Ian told Su Bei that there are three ways to successfully escape from a book world with its own plot. The first is to follow the plot and find loopholes in the plot. The second is to subvert the plot and get yourself out of the deadlock. The third is to find another book in the book world and tear it up to leave directly.

But generally speaking, the third possibility is not true, because he himself knows that the world in the book has this weakness, and naturally he will not create books in this world.

Similarly, the Book Nightmare would not create books in its own world. In a place like this, let alone books, there would not even be paper or pens. This also proves that the world in this book can also be escaped by tearing up the book.

There are no books in the book world, but that doesn't mean there are none in Su Bei. He hasn't thrown away the magazines he picked up from the hotel when he went to the Sand Sea Alien Space a long time ago, and now they can be used.

Do you want to leave now?

After thinking about it, he was not in a hurry. It was obvious that this place must be a plot point. Although Su Bei did not want to get involved in the plot, God knew whether there was anything good in this place.

If he stayed inside, even if he didn't participate in the plot, he could get some good stuff if he got it. But if he left now, he would never get the treasure.

However, this beggar identity is a bit annoying. Looking at his dirty and messy clothes, Su Bei curled his lips and began to think of a solution. He did have some spare clothes in his storage ring, but those clothes were not the styles of this era. If he wore them, he might be regarded as a pagan.

Pagan

Suddenly, Su Bei thought of the historical background of this space. It was in the Middle Ages and was a gathering place for people with special abilities. The town was destroyed because someone caught the Nightmare of Knowledge, and then the whole place was invaded by the Nightmare.

Could it be this plot?

If that was the case, then he would have to fight a large number of nightmare beasts, just like the final exams of the last semester. Su Bei didn't want to go through this trouble, if that was the case, he might as well leave now.

But think about it, it's better to take precautions. The cause of the incident was the captured knowledge nightmare beast. If the nightmare beast was killed in advance, there would be no subsequent incidents.

Su Bei walked to a deserted corner, jumped onto the roof in two steps, and found the familiar clock tower. I have to say that marking the iconic buildings on the map is a very wise practice, and it is really convenient to find the way.

However, getting to the bell tower this time was not as easy as before. Before, there was no one else in the entire city except these first-year students, and they could go anywhere without any obstacles.

But now it is different. A beggar like Su Bei is despised wherever he goes. The nobles and their followers in formal clothes and tall hats want to kick Su Bei, and other beggars who think Su Bei is here to steal their territory also want to block his way.

Although Su Bei wanted to deal with these people easily, this was a world in a book after all, so he didn't dare to kill them. First of all, there should be people with superpowers in this world, and it would be troublesome if he met someone stronger than him.

Secondly, Ian once said that he could create a role-playing book world, and if the people sucked into the book did not act according to their identities, they would be sanctioned by the world.

Su Bei, who didn't want to take risks, could only follow the shadows and try to avoid causing trouble. At this time, he couldn't help but miss Wu Jin's ability to make himself less noticeable, which was perfect in this situation. And because he had blond hair, he would attract attention even if he walked in the shadows.

After walking all the way to the bell tower with great difficulty, he found the location of the manor along the bell tower. Because he knew that there were people with special abilities in the manor, Su Bei first used his mental power to sense it. After confirming that the people with special abilities inside did not have high-level mental powers, he found a place without guards and quickly went in.

After entering, Su Bei did not do anything, but found a guest room to have a good rest. Working was the protagonist's task, and his task was to see if he could pick up any bargains. If he could pick up any bargains, it would be a big profit, but if he could not pick up any bargains, it was okay, because he did nothing anyway.

There are so many rooms in the castle, so naturally some of them are empty. The room where Su Bei is now is empty, and it seems that there is often no one there. Although it has been cleaned well, you can still tell at a glance whether there are traces of life.

It’s a pity that water is not used as freely as it is now. He can’t take a shower here and can only endure this situation for the time being.

As for the fact that if he just stayed here all the time, he would go against the direction of the protagonists and would not know what happened, and would eventually leave the world of the book in a daze, Su Bei was not worried.

They were sucked into the library of this manor. Even if Jiang Tianming and his friends were confused after entering, they would definitely come here to take a look. And since they chose to come here, there is no doubt that this is where the plot takes place.

Su Bei had figured out the law that something bad would happen around the protagonist.

However, he only thought of this law, but forgot the law that the protagonists must meet, even if he was not a real protagonist. After resting for less than an hour, Su Bei heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the door.

He had released his spiritual power before and knew that there were two people being hunted outside, but he didn't know who they were. As a result, the closer these two people were to him, Su Bei suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

He immediately went over to try to lock the door, but as soon as he put his hand on the door handle, the door was pushed open from the outside. At first glance, he thought it was he who opened the door.

The two people standing outside the door were Si Zhaohua and Lan Subing. One of them was wearing medieval noble clothing and looked like a very handsome young nobleman. The other was wearing a black and white maid outfit, with a bun of blue hair that made her look cute and lovely.

The two men were very surprised to see him, made a "huh" gesture to him, and quickly rushed in to block the door.

Now that they were here, there was no point in hiding. Su Bei sat on the big bed, waiting for them to talk about what was going on.

After waiting for a while and making sure that there was no movement outside, Si Zhaohua breathed a sigh of relief. He straightened his messy clothes and looked Su Bei up and down. After a while, he asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

It was expected that the two of them were here, after all, their status was here. There were only so many rich people in a town, and it was normal for them to be invited to the dinner. But how could Su Bei, a beggar-like guy, stay in the guest room and attend the dinner of the Earl of Burlington?

"Same as you." Su Bei, who knew nothing and had sneaked in with the help of foresight, naturally did not want to say more, "Tell me what happened just now."

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