Chapter 740: Library

Aaron rummaged through his wallet; there were only a few dozen dollars left.

But that didn't matter; it was enough to buy a dozen or so Guagua Le scratch-offs.

After some insincere pleasantries with Lao Liu, Aaron quietly utilized the Spirituality of the "Yao."

In any case, this world lacked Spirituality, and the Spirituality within his own body would gradually dissipate.

And when he actively used his Spirituality, this rate of dissipation would become even more intense!

Therefore, Spirituality was meant to be used.

"What is it?" Mu Xinci looked at her younger sister, wondering what kind of trouble this naturally imaginative girl was about to stir up again.

"As for becoming famous myself? I'll wait and see for now... there will be plenty of opportunities in the future anyway."

"To be able to persist at such a boring task for so long, that's impressive."

Her older sister looked speechless as she watched her younger sister walk up to that young man and extend a hand: "Let's get to know each other, my name is Mu Xinyun!"

He had borrowed too much to remember the names, only knowing it was a loan from a thug called "Gou Ge," handled entirely in cash, making it impossible to trace!

"Why am I so stupid?"

Aaron gave a casual reply, put down the "Criminal Law" book in his hand, and continued his search for the wealth code.

"You..."

Hmm...

"You couldn't even last three hours?"

Thanks to modern information technology and the great development of civilization, books were no longer a privilege of the few as they were in ancient times.

"Alas... my capital is too small, I'll keep it as a backup for now!"

The first one, no prize!

The second one, same!

"Huh? That's not right..."

For example, biotechnology, natural wonders, and so on...

"Thank you..."

He had already decided on his path; now he needed to go back and prepare paper and a pen, and most importantly—the prey!

Mu Xinci came to her sister's side and shook her shoulder: "Stop daydreaming, the person has already left..."

Xiaoyun tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "I've decided... I'm going to go ask for his contact information!"

"I forgot to exchange phone numbers."

Aaron looked at Lao Liu; these Guagua Le weren't lottery tickets, so they didn't require a special location, and Lao Liu readily redeemed the prize.

The Municipal Library!

"Fortunately... I still have the 'Tower'!"

"Ah, you're bleeding."

"According to the future simulated by the Simulator, I'll probably receive debt collection texts on the sixth day, a text bombardment on the seventh, someone will splash paint on my door on the eighth, and I'll be finished on the ninth... It's the second day now, I have seven days left!"

If Aaron had awakened a few years earlier, he wouldn't have fallen into such a miserable state.

One didn't even need to go through procedures to enter the library, just dress normally—... EMMM... Therefore, Aaron even made a trip to the supermarket to change into a decent outfit.

Aaron stepped into the second-floor science section, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"First, I need to know: who is my enemy?"

Of course, the Spirituality of the "Tower" was also quite good; in a modern society, having intelligence was much more comfortable than having martial power.

The surrounding light suddenly dimmed in Aaron's eyes, with only those "Guagua Le" cards emitting different lusters.

The key was that he had spent it all on tipping streamers and games, leaving nothing behind.

Outside the window, the afterglow of the sunset gradually spilled down.

A young girl wearing a dress with a cute, elfin appearance whispered into her sister's ear: "That person is just flipping through books randomly... first he looked at new energy, then he went to look at introductions to natural wonders, the top ten mysterious tourist attractions... isn't he just messing around on purpose?"

"Was I too bold in the simulator... Even if I want to get rich from this, I should at least wear a mask and sunglasses, or go to a different place; even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass around its own burrow..."

The sister beside her smiled: "Look... the person you said was flipping through books randomly has persisted until now."

Lao Liu watched from the side with a smile, looking as if it were only natural.

"Please don't disturb my studies!"

"Making money by selling knowledge, that's a path too..."

"He... he actually likes me so much that he got a nosebleed when he saw me? Hahaha... and he was acting so cold and aloof before... this is the first time I've seen such a pure boy."

Two sisters, who appeared to be university students, borrowed the books they wanted to read and came to the reading area to study.

"Oh?"

"Pah... they're all lusting after my body."

After a massive amount of reading, analysis, and calculation... he already had some clues on how to make hundreds of thousands in a few days.

I have to say, looking at him now, his originally ordinary facial features actually looked a little handsome when put together.

"So... should I go do some math problems? Choose a world-famous, difficult problem or conjecture, solve or prove it, and then find a mathematician who wants to be famous and sell it to them! This is the fastest way to cash in..."

"It seems I can't use that last bit of Tower Spirituality too quickly; the physical burden is too great... Damn it, what a weak body this is..."

And at this moment, he still had two points of "Tower" Spirituality!

The Tower is a symbol of wisdom!

Once actively augmented with the Tower's Spirituality, no matter how pathetic Aaron was before, he would immediately ascend to the level of a study god!

And a study god and the Great Library were a perfect match!

"Even if I want to make money, I have to possess knowledge first..."

"First of all... it's not the bank; although I owe a pile of credit card debt, it hasn't reached that point yet... so, is it those private loan companies? Why was my predecessor so stupid?"

"It cannot be something requiring massive experimental verification, and hands-on operation is out of the question..."

After stuffing a stack of green bills into his wallet, Aaron inexplicably felt much more at ease.

"What's more... this world shouldn't be too simple... perhaps among these books, there might be a few clues?"

"As it stands, I need to deal with these two companies as soon as possible... especially that one belonging to Gou Ge."

The most profitable paths are all in the Criminal Law, which is obviously a dead end.

Aaron's breathing was slightly rapid; like an old gambler, he scratched one card after another until, finally, he held up a Guagua Le: "Huh? I won?"

Mu Xinyun murmured: "This is the first time I've met a boy who gets a nosebleed the moment he sees me... and he was so shy, he turned and ran..."

Furthermore, a smart person can see much more within them.

Lao Liu came over, looking a bit surprised: "Yes... it's a second-prize! A full 2,000! Come and see, everyone, the luck of someone buying a lottery ticket for the first time is always good; this one just won 2,000! Don't miss out while you're passing by..."

As for Aaron's final path? It was still selling knowledge!

In this era, if you want to make money, you always have to sell something...

From so many newspapers and professional journals, Aaron saw the financial reports of countless large companies, and from that vast, ocean-like sea of data, he found the intelligence he wanted.

Even if the financial reports were fake, some of the information hidden within them was still very interesting.

After actively consuming the 'Tower', he discovered that the Spirituality within his body was dissipating at a faster rate than before.

Aaron thought of something, and his face suddenly turned green.

Aaron passed by a park, his pace slowing down.

Then, he walked into the Library, looking at the nine-story building and the countless bookshelves, a look of emotion appearing on his face: "From now on... don't call me a study-master, please call me—a study-god!"

With these, as long as he went online to search for the latest news and opened an account, he could probably charge in and out of the stock market seven times over...

Aaron's eyes swept over them, and he finally chose ten Guagua Le, taking a coin on the spot to scratch them.

Facts proved that regardless of gender, this move was enough to cause social death for the other party; its lethality was immense!

This time he did remember; it was an agency called 'Jinlisha Investment Company', and the manager was even a good-looking mature woman.

Especially the Spirituality of 'Yao', which could be called unsolvable at the moment.

"My 'Tower' Spirituality has consumed a bit, and there is only a little left, so... the final choice of topic is very important."

This was also tracking the traces of the extraordinary, but in the eyes of other readers, it inevitably carried a suspicion of grandstanding.

The Spirituality of 'Yao' was activated.

Aaron didn't care about the others at all; what a refreshing thing it was to be able to roam freely in the ocean of knowledge?

"Sister, look at that person!"

"But the other party's methods were still too crude... If it were me, even manufacturing an accidental death would be better than direct kidnapping... Uh, I guess they saw me moving and running away, so the plan couldn't be launched in time? It seems the group that splashed paint and the one that wanted to cut out my kidney aren't the same bunch."

In a few more days, that Gou Ge would be bringing people to cut out his kidney!

After several stops, he stopped in front of a huge Library.

Aaron suddenly thought that when his predecessor took out a loan at another private company, there was actually a blood draw and physical examination item, and his expression became suspicious: "Could there be another loan company that deliberately used me for matching? Was my predecessor that stupid?"

Aaron returned the pack of tissues to Mu Xinyun, politely said thank you, and then turned and left the Library.

He raised his hand to catch it and saw the scarlet blood color.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and he locked onto that company that had drawn his blood for the physical exam—what was it called again?

Mu Xinyun exclaimed and handed over a pack of tissues; the slight unpleasantness from being rejected earlier vanished instantly, and there was even a little joy in her heart:

"Cough, cough..." Black lines seemed to crawl onto Mu Xinci's forehead: "Are you stupid? What era is this? What kind of fairies haven't people seen on their phones and TVs? Seeing you get a nosebleed? You really came up with that! It's more likely they're sick!"

Proving formulas and conjectures, as long as one has a brain, hands, a pen, and draft paper, it is the most cost-effective way for Aaron.

He found information on several well-known research institutes in the city, as well as some prestigious universities and even research project groups, preparing to invent something himself, or get some other patent to sell...

"Xiaoyun, don't worry about others, worry about yourself; the final exam is coming up soon. If you don't do well, see if Mom and Dad don't deduct your living expenses next semester..."

Do you really think you can get rich by buying lottery tickets?

It still depends on fate!

"Sister..."

By comparison, the bank's debt collection methods could almost be considered gentle... excluding cases of business outsourcing.

"Sister..." Mu Xinyun said in a cloyingly sweet voice: "Of course I know this is unlikely, but can't you let me fantasize a little? Oh no... this is bad!"

This time, he did not choose to divine those first prizes.

And, who knows, his photo might be uploaded to the entire internet, leading to direct social death!

Time was limited, and Aaron grabbed a copy of "A Brief History of Century-Long Technological Development" and flipped through the pages rapidly.

Swish, swish, swish!

It really was just flipping through pages!

His reading speed of ten lines at a glance was an understatement; in any case, he was just constantly flipping through books, finishing one and moving to the next.

Aaron held his forehead with his hand, recalling the company that held his photo once again.

After walking out of the lottery shop, Aaron headed straight for the supermarket, preparing to buy masks, sunglasses, and other one-click disguise equipment.

The money his predecessor owed wasn't much, just a few hundred thousand... alright, it was still a lot, enough to crush a person and break a family.

Xiaoyun stretched and raised her head from the desk: "So tired..."

"Damn, a nosebleed... Is it from overusing my brain?"

Aaron muttered to himself, stepped to the bus stop, and began waiting for the bus.

The lessons from the Simulator were already painful enough.

Spirituality will dissipate very quickly.

His time was very tight!

"Of course... I have no choice but to eat the grass by my own nest at this moment, I have no money left on me... If I don't take this bite, damn it, I won't even be able to afford sunglasses!"

"If things continue like this, it won't be long before a few hundred thousand becomes a million... but what's even more miserable is..."

Later on, he didn't just read books; those periodicals, magazines, and even newspapers... none of them escaped his clutches...

Aaron stared at Lao Liu with a resentful expression, finally understanding how he had died during his first simulation.

The older sister beside her was half a head taller than Mu Xinyun and also seemed to be a student; her delicate oval face was only lightly powdered, yet it made the surrounding men glance at her intentionally or unintentionally.

At this moment, Aaron even had the heart to strangle himself... well, specifically his predecessor.

Aaron instinctively did not want to be in the spotlight; just as he was about to turn away, he suddenly felt something warm flowing out from under his nose...

He belonged to the category of people with poor credit and had no fixed income or assets; back then, in order to get money from a private loan company, he had actually been photographed by them... the kind without clothes!

"Damn it, they are utterly devoid of conscience... how could they lay such a vicious hand on me?"

And what was faster next was buying lottery tickets!

Alas... his Spirituality of 'Yao' had already been used up and would not be available until seven days later; it was too slow to meet his urgent needs.

However, the books he looked for were all of relatively representative types.

Do not think that just because it is a civilized world, you can act recklessly!

The darkness hidden within the high-rise buildings is not the least bit inferior to a bloody primeval jungle!

At the same time, his thinking speed was also accelerating a thousandfold; the bookshelves he had experienced before and every single book title appeared clearly in his mind, as if he had developed 'hyperthymesia'.

With that big mouth of his, if he could keep a Secret, pigs could fly!

"Fortunately, it's only 2,000 yuan; no one who is crazy with poverty would set their sights on it, right?"

Mu Xinyun crouched halfway on the ground and answered somewhat sullenly.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xinci immediately rolled her eyes in a very unladylike manner: "That's enough out of you... if you keep being so infatuated, see if I don't tell Mom and Dad!"

(End of this chapter)