Chapter 915

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Shen Yao did not sleep very soundly at night, especially since a mass brawl broke out at the hotel in the middle of the night.

The reason was naturally related to Jinghua University's Spiritual Qi Revival this time; so many teachers and students were suddenly trapped inside, including quite a few from well-off families, and the relatives left outside — whether for the sake of their children, partners, or elders — all hoped the Official side and Jinghua University could give a definite guarantee.

But how could this kind of thing be guaranteed? Even the Special Investigation Bureau itself was still groping in the dark.

"Just because of this?"

"Human nature."

"You're a system and you still know human nature; looks like you've improved quite a bit lately."

"……"

What's wrong with the system? Don't look at it as just a system; it's more human than some people.

Shen Yao got up from the bed, wearing pajamas, and came to the window side to gaze into the distance at Jinghua University.

As expected, the thick white mist had long since dissipated completely; only, without the night color and mist to obscure them, the Official vehicles and personnel became even more obvious.

After a night of fermentation, both online and in reality were in an uproar; netizens didn't care about any hidden details inside, and quite a few muddy-water fishers were mixed in, hating that they couldn't stir up the domestic situation to be the same as abroad.

Shen Yao naturally had no time to argue with netizens; she was currently more worried about Shen Xi's situation, and at the same time, she was still hesitating whether to take this opportunity to also open her own Player era.

It could be foreseen that future Instances would only increase; once the number of Players exceeded expectations, whether the existing order or future rules, all would lean toward Players — in other words, only by becoming a Player could one occupy a certain leading position in the future; otherwise, it would be the fate of abandoned cannon fodder.

This Task World was not too different from the previous Task World; whether Evolution or Instance, both were a test of oneself.

Time continued forward; Shen Yao did not go downstairs to the restaurant to eat, but stayed in the room enjoying the freedom of being alone.

The hotel service personnel were obviously more flustered and at a loss than last night; despite still wearing the required smiles on their faces, the reluctance behind the smiles was plain to see.

Shen Yao was not as hysterical as other guests; merely normal communication was enough to make the staff grateful.

"Tsk tsk tsk, humans are truly a strange race; this Instance also counts as a screening method — those who can pass will naturally be safe and sound, those who cannot will lose everything."

The system saw more liveliness in one night than usual; it could be said it witnessed all manner of human conditions.

Shen Yao shook her head lightly, "Keep an eye on the Special Investigation Bureau; it won't only be Jinghua University this one place."

Other places in the country at the same time certainly also had appearances of Spiritual Qi Revival; only, compared to Jing Shi, compared to Jinghua University, those places appeared not so important.

The system agreed; its usually calm mechanical sound could still be heard with a slight fluctuation — obviously in the system's heart, what Shen Yao instructed and what it was asked to watch the excitement were about the same.

Sure enough, not even half an hour later, the system learned from the Special Investigation Bureau that two large provinces near Jing Shi had respectively discovered Spiritual Qi Revival.

The Special Investigation Bureau naturally had to mobilize manpower to support; however, due to the relatively far distance, these two large provinces would prioritize choosing their own provincial Special Investigation Bureau Branches and Players for help, striving to rescue a few more ordinary people at the key moment.

Busy and bustling, not stopping for a moment; information flew like dancing paper scraps, transmitted to all directions through various means.

The news Shen Yao was waiting for finally had a clue: a park in the neighboring district, known for being primitive and retro, showed signs of Spiritual Qi Revival.

"The Special Investigation Bureau has already dispatched people to blockade, but the Spiritual Qi Revival there is not obvious, and the park has no fences or such items around it; wanting to stop everyone is rather difficult."

Because this place was originally built to match house sales and raise surrounding value, this park not only has a very large area, but the varieties of flowers, grasses, and trees inside are also rarely seen outside.

Only plans don't keep up with changes; who knew a perfectly fine place would welcome Spiritual Qi Revival.

Because Spiritual Qi Revival events often occur, the saying that places with more flowers, grasses, and trees would be more frequent was privately spread more and more widely.

Those afraid of death and cherishing life began moving away from these good locations backed by mountains and facing water, but it's still that sentence: Jing Shi is Hua Guo's capital, the population here is considerably large, everyone's ideas are certainly bizarre and varied; some want to move out, so others are willing to move in; therefore, these residences near parks or lakes, aside from the initial low prices, have not let certain house speculators gain any advantage; housing prices have remained stable.

Compared to being rolled into an Instance and dying at some unknown time, daily life is more important; one cannot stop eating for fear of choking, ignoring the present.

"Oh, I remember that place," it was also in Shen Yao's inspection scope at the time; only considering Shen Xi's schooling and the daily meetings with the Huo Family's two children, she deliberated again and again, and still bought the more spacious Villa.

Raising her hand to rub her head, Shen Yao simply went to the washroom to tidy herself, changed into a set of casual clothes for going out, pushed open the room door and took the elevator downstairs.

The corridor and stairs were both very clean; the air was filled with fresh grass and wood fragrance, a perfume commonly used by the hotel, and lemons for freshening the air were also placed nearby.

The system commented on this as putting on a show; because last night a bloodshed incident occurred in the corridor, only the hotel handled it very timely, and the guests staying in the rooms did not notice these.

Shen Yao took the stairs to the first floor lobby; there was still a group of people who had not slept all night, their eyes red, sitting on the lobby sofas like walking corpses.

These people were all relatives of Jinghua University teachers and students; those living nearby could rush over, those far away needed to spend a large amount of time to arrive here after receiving the news.

Service personnel were carrying out appeasement work according to the Official arrangement; only the effect was poor — most people still wanted a guarantee, and the Official side indeed could not give one; moreover, Jinghua University was sealed off and could not be entered or exited, and the contradiction between the two sides was much larger than imagined.

"Ms. Shen"

Shen Yao took out the room card and did not check out; she merely tapped the tabletop, signaling the staff to keep her room for a few more days first.

"No problem, please sign here, Ms. Shen."

Shen Yao wrote her name on the electronic screen, then indicated she was going out and it was inconvenient to disturb; after the room was cleaned, they could leave.

"Okay, no problem."

The hotel fulfilled all requirements for VIP guests; moreover, these rooms would not be open to ordinary guests unless at specific times, so Shen Yao's such wasteful behavior did not attract much verbal condemnation from others.

"Perhaps they are too busy to care," making trouble for her would only delay things; right now, the teachers and students trapped in Jinghua University are more important.

Leaving the hotel, Shen Yao drove toward the park the system mentioned before.

At the same time, Shen Xi, who had fallen into an Instance, was choosing which store she wanted to enter next.

The experience at Happy Clock Shop left Shen Xi and Gao Zhihui exhausted; Li Yuan died suddenly and horrifically; after the two came out of Happy Clock Shop, they first found a place to rest thoroughly, then discussed subsequent arrangements.

Obtaining the Little Red Flower is undoubtedly the top priority.

Although Shen Xi has a Little Red Flower in hand, its origin is rather frightening; and with Gao Zhihui following beside her, she is not some bloodthirsty person, and there is no deep hatred between the two; if possible, Shen Xi would also hope Gao Zhihui obtains a Little Red Flower.

"There are so many stores on the north side; is going to the Bookstore really okay?"

Gao Zhihui currently had a bit of a "every bush and tree looks like an enemy" state; the scenes that previously occurred at Happy Clock Shop kept looping in Gao Zhihui's head — Li Yuan's torn skin and the bloodstains and severed limbs scattered all over the ground, like an engraved mark, dead-set growing in her heart.

The Bookstore is separated from the Watch Shop by only a wall; Gao Zhihui obviously did not want to go over and try; right now she only wanted to get far away, preferably change to another street.

Shen Xi naturally was unwilling; the north side has few people, their probability of obtaining Little Red Flowers is high; if they go to other streets at this time, they not only have no advantages, but are all kinds of disadvantages.

Gao Zhihui raised her hand and grabbed Shen Xi, wanting to speak but stopping several times, finally saying she was unwilling to enter, "I, I know this isn't right, but" but she was truly afraid; previously at the watch shop the one who had an accident was Li Yuan, if the bookstore also has an accident this time, then it's definitely her.

Gao Zhihui didn't believe Shen Xi would be unlucky before her, so she wanted to avoid becoming cannon fodder.

Shen Xi: ……

Alright, she understood Gao Zhihui's meaning; if the other party went to the bookstore together, then no matter what she discovered it would definitely be shared.

Right now, Shen Xi planned to look after herself first, and help Gao Zhihui on the premise of guaranteeing her own safety.

"I'll go to the bookstore, Senior Sister Gao, you stay outside and pay attention to safety."

"Mm, you too, be extra careful."

Shen Xi and Gao Zhihui nodded at each other, then one walked forward and one stopped in the original place, until Shen Xi pulled open the bookstore's gate and disappeared from Gao Zhihui's sight.

Gao Zhihui: ……

Gao Zhihui silently withdrew her gaze, then curled herself up in the corner, hugging herself like a child seeking comfort.

On the other side, Shen Xi who had already entered the bookstore was sizing up the surrounding environment.

Even more spacious than the watch shop, the interior space decorated in a staggered and orderly manner; on both sides of the entrance were a checkout counter and behind it very irregular bookcases.

There were many books in the bookcases, but very few people inside, standing scattered in twos and threes, but each person held a book in their hands.

Shen Xi first glanced at the checkout counter; the wooden long strip-shaped bar counter not far away also hung several frames and graffiti paintings, a bit better than the watch shop, here the checkout counter had text records.

Carefully identifying the content above, Shen Yao silently memorized a name called Karl Stoughton in her heart.

Besides that, there was also a sales ledger here; Shen Xi didn't flip through the content inside, just memorized what she could see in her heart.

Strange!

No purchase price, only sales prices, and the books here were very expensive; converted by the remaining amount in the wallet she brought in, she could only buy a few books here.

Shen Xi finished sizing up the surrounding situation, then followed with steps going inside; this bookstore also had a second floor, only at the second floor entrance was placed a 'Under Renovation, Customers Stop' sign board lying across the stairs.

Shen Xi: ……

Steps pausing, she could only go to the first floor bookcases; on the surface there were many books displayed, but when Shen Xi truly saw the book titles, she discovered many parts of these books were duplicates.

"On the Formation of Instances" — by Dao Fan

"How to Score High on Routine Operations" — by Ping Ping Wu Qi Background Board

"Relativity of Time and Space" — by Lan Nuo Stoughton

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"Is the Spiritual World Real or Fake, Is Strengthening Useful" — by Upgrade Dimension Game

"Complete Collection of Instance Compliance Issues" — by Dimension Company

"On Instance Contact and Instance Correlation Issues" — by All Games Presented

Shen Xi: ……

These books, truly getting more and more wrong!

After picking and choosing, Shen Xi finally still chose a book that looked relatively normal (actually only this one could she open; the others could only show the title, the content inside couldn't be seen at all).

"Relativity of Time and Space"

Brown book cover, on it still floated a rotating clock and a quartered four-grid space cut apart; at the very bottom was this book's author, Lan Nuo Stoughton.

Shen Xi stood in the original place and opened the book; unexpectedly the first page gave her a powerful impact — it was the scene of Li Yuan's corpse torn into four pieces, beside it all-blacked-out clocks and annotated introductions.

？！！！

Are all instance methods this wild?

If not for Shen Xi having psychological preparation, she would really have been scared into crying out by the scene before her eyes.

Raising her head to glance at the surrounding crowd, they still maintained their own frequencies flipping through books; because they were all back-to-back or side-to-back with each other, Shen Xi found it hard to notice these people's true expressions.

But Shen Xi could roughly guess some; all were ordinary people drawn into the instance, no matter how composed it was hard to adapt to the instance's rhythm, even more were like Gao Zhihui, retreating when seeing difficulty, choosing to conservatively observe subsequent developments.

Shen Xi immersed her thoughts in this book's content.

Actually, the book content had substance, including some theories expounded inside that made sense; for example, this book indicated time is not a measurement unit, but similar to linear rules, including space-related content also involved parallel and assumption theories; these things in modern society, unless deliberately researched, no one would pay attention to.

Shen Xi did biological research, daily contact was mostly biological knowledge; things like time and space, physics, math, philosophy and other disciplines might involve some.

Not completely acknowledging the book's content, Shen Xi only felt the book's viewpoints were very eye-opening; if the related statements could really be verified and confirmed, then for the subsequent instance requirements, Shen Xi's confidence would be even more sufficient.

This book's text content was only a thin layer; more were some pictures and scenes, similar to the corpse patterns entering the field of vision; the following several sheets, although not so bloody, had strangeness not inferior.

Bang!

Without any premonition, a tooth-aching pressing sound suddenly rang beside Shen Xi's ear.

It was the middle-aged man located at her left front; like soft plasticine, he was grabbed by external force, kneaded crushed and flattened, becoming the shape of a square book.

The crowd who heard the movement: ……