If the situation is not good, it will be bad, and what needs to be done will continue to be done.
Today's Sabbath activities are still not over, the rainy weather continues, and the weather forecast is inaccurate. Lu Ning and Ye Nai both changed into raincoats. It was even harder to recognize anyone when walking on the street where everyone was dressed the same.
"Where do we start?"
"Well...even though I said I want to go to District 10, I still have something I care about." Lu Ning took out her phone and flipped through Wei Yin's name.
She would not make the mistake of delaying and leading to the death of a key person. It was best to call her as soon as possible today.
"Hello?"
Not long after the call was connected, Wei Yin's energetic voice came from the other side.
"Wei Yin? I am..."
"I know who you are! Are you outside? Are you riding in the car? I'm so glad you called me. Come to District 2. I'm looking through documents in the school library."
The other party was keenly aware of Lu Ning's somewhat noisy environment, and quickly interrupted the name she was about to say.
Lu Ning was also a little surprised by this caution and reaction speed. But thinking about what Wei Yin is doing now, it's not surprising.
The two of them took a car to District 2, that depressing university town.
This time Lu Ning finally entered the campus. Unlike ordinary universities, here there is no youthful vitality that ordinary universities have. Although there were students walking around outside, they were all in a hurry with their books in hand, and they didn't even have time to stop and say a word. Lu Ning and Ye Nai followed the address given by Wei Yin. It was the reading room on the third floor of the university library, which contained documents and materials from all over the world.
Wei Yin is not alone here. Also looking for documents with her is her mentor, a gentle middle-aged man named Gunk. And even when introducing them to her mentor, Wei Yin only used their last names to introduce them, and did not say their full names.
"My name is Gunk. You are not students here, just call me by my name." Gunk didn't mind his students' petty thoughts and said to the two of them with a smile, "I know the topic Wei Yin is researching, and If the exact evidence of history cannot be found internally, then we can only start from the outside, so I brought her here to look for information. Unfortunately, I still have several projects in progress, so I can only provide some guidance to her. It would be great if a friend is willing to help her.”
"Well, can we just look for it?" Ye Nai was slightly shocked when she looked at the huge collection.
"Originally, the library is open to everyone. Anyone who is thirsty for knowledge will be treated equally here. Just be careful not to damage the books. If you are not familiar with it, you can let Wei Yin take you around first."
Lu Ning noticed another meaning in Gangke's words.
"Are you saying that anyone can read the books here? No matter who they are?"
"If it's not to popularize knowledge, what's the point of establishing a library?" Gunk said with a smile, "I know what you're thinking. Of course, non-school members can only borrow books in the library. This is to avoid the loss of precious books. In addition to the rules, you can borrow any book here."
Lu Ning's eyes suddenly lit up.
As the core education block, the library in District 2 is more than three or four times larger than District 5. The collection of books here is almost endless and the bookshelves exude the fragrance of old paper, camphor and ink. In between is the favorite path of every good scholar.
Wei Yin took Lu Ning and Ye Nai through the rows of bookshelves and introduced them to the books and categories in different languages. There is no doubt that Wei Yin has mastered the most types of languages, eight in total. Although some of them are just reading and writing, they are already very powerful for her age.
Lu Ning and Ye Nai are only familiar with two types, and they have done their best just to recognize which one they belong to. As they walked, the two of them became followers taking books to Wei Yin, but it was very interesting just to listen to her talk about the history of these books.
"By the way, if there are historical records, maybe this one can be used..."Research on Noble Lineage and Inheritance", Rissouf was once made a viscount after controlling the plague, so theoretically it should be there."
Her fingers ran across a row of thick books and found the one corresponding to the Viscount, with the surname "H", but she happened to bump into it with another hand.
"Eh?"
Wei Yin turned her head and saw a thin, gray-haired man with a gloomy face and his fingers resting on the book.
"Which department are you a student in?"
Before Wei Yin could speak, the man spoke first, with a professor-like severity in his tone.
"Yes, I'm sorry! I'm Wei Yin from the history department. Who are you..."
"History department? Noble bloodline? Study this?" The man looked up at the book, then glanced at Lu Ning and Ye Nai, "What about you?"
"They are my friends, helping me look up information..."
"Nonsense! What if outsiders come in and damage the books here?"
The man's voice became more stern, and Wei Yin was so frightened that she quickly retracted her hand and apologized repeatedly.
The man who looked like a professor glanced at Lu Ning and the two of them, then reached out and pulled out the book. However, at this moment, Lu Ning suddenly handed several books in his arms to Ye Nai and stepped forward. He came and held down the book that the other party was about to pull out.
"Lu Ning? That's the professor! I'm not in a hurry to find this one!" Wei Yin reminded Lu Ning in a low voice from behind.
"This matter has nothing to do with you."
With a smile on her face, Lu Ning looked up at the professor in front of her. She could see a look of shock and anger in his pupils, and at the same time, the strength in his hands became hesitant.
"Professor Li Yanke, it's our first time meeting you. I came here to find this thing today. Isn't it a little late?"
After saying that, Lu Ning suddenly pulled hard and snatched the entire book from the opponent's hand. At the same time, a flat metal badge attached to the cover of the book fell down and made a jingling sound on the ground. the sound of.
"You...you actually destroyed the books here! Where is the security guard? The security guard——"
Lu Ning ignored the other party's angry expression, but picked up the badge, turned it to the front, and took a look. On the copper-cast metal surface, a blue rose is in full bloom, and in the background is a triangular coat of arms.
She threw the badge and book to Wei Yin who was a little confused behind her, and stood between the two of them.
"I think we have no conflict." Li Yanke glanced at the badge in Wei Yin's hand, "It seems you..."
"It's pointless to say it." Lu Ning raised her finger to her lips, "Let me tell you in advance, that is not a good thing. We have found more than one, but none of them have been used. As for the reason...it is useless. Do you understand receiving salary?"
Li Yanke frowned.
"Where's the evidence?"
"Here."
Lu Ning took out the serrated dagger from under her clothes, pointed the hilt towards Li Yanke, and lowered her voice.
"You will understand when you touch it. Even if you choose to inherit here, I will have nothing to lose. On the contrary, you may end up here, right?"
Li Yanke touched the hilt of the sword hesitantly, and then immediately let go.
"I heard that you are a trustworthy person." Lu Ning put the dagger back, "Although I don't know to what extent, you should have noticed that something is wrong now. Choose to stay... then Just try to avoid this danger.”
"……Thank you for reminding."
Even so, Li Yanke still glanced at the badge with some reluctance, but Jumonmony Ye Nai stood next to Wei Yin with a smile. In a one-on-three situation, he, a person who was not specialized in martial arts, was not sure.
"Has Professor Li been alone all this time?" Lu Ning noticed his gaze and spoke to draw the other person's attention back.
"Yes, except for necessary information exchange, I act alone... What? Do you want to win me over?"
"I have no such interest. It's just that I meet more people, but there are fewer people in the second district. Can you understand what I mean?"
Li Yanke nodded slowly.
"In that case, let's meet up if we have a chance, have a cup of coffee or something."
Lu Ning extended the invitation, and Li Yanke accepted it after thinking about it, and then quickly left the area.
"Huh... I finally sent him away. Wei Yin... Wei Yin?"
As soon as she turned around, Lu Ning saw Wei Yin looking at the badge carefully. With her other hand, she spread the book on the ground and turned the pages quickly.
"Did you find anything?"
"This badge... is not a noble family emblem, it has other meanings. By the way, the Blue Rose Badge represents the meaning of 'miracle' and is awarded to those who have accomplished great achievements. Historically, the Blue Rose was awarded by the Queen. There are only twenty-four badges, including--here! [Ended the plague disaster that spread across half of the kingdom, used human power to fight against natural disasters, and created the impossible. Accordingly, he was awarded to 'Risovo Hai' Tofilco's Blue Rose Badge, no matter what happens in future generations, this achievement will always be preserved in the Royal Honor Chamber.】"
The badge pattern recorded in the book was exactly the same as the one in her hand.
"Li Sufo's achievements? Doesn't that mean..." Lu Ning hurriedly reached out and took the badge from Wei Yin's hand. She felt it carefully, but didn't feel anything special.
"Isn't this a bad code?"
"Evil Code? Lu Ning, what are you talking about? Although it is strange that there is a badge attached to the book, it can't be a evil code, right?" Wei Yin was a little surprised.
"No—could it be said—"
At this moment, a hand suddenly emerged from the ground, grabbed the book in Wei Yin's hand, and then pulled the back cover of the book off with a strong tug. Ye Nai's reaction speed was already fast enough. She put the book aside and immediately took out the iron folding fan from her sleeve. However, she was still a step too slow and let her hand retract into the ground with the back cover.
"Li Yanke!"
Lu Ning immediately rushed to the aisle outside the bookshelf, just in time to see Li Yanke walking slowly toward the exit, while another person emerged from the ground and appeared in front of Li Yanke, giving him an "OK" gesture.
"Your goal is the back cover of that book?"
"If I were you, I wouldn't catch up." Li Yanke turned around and took the back cover from the man's hand, "I lied to you. I already have an ally, the team led by Zhao Xihua. Let me introduce, this is Chang Zibin who is here to help."
"Wall Penetrating Technique..."
"Little girl, our eldest lady asked me to say hello to you. The badge was originally something we wanted to get, but since you realized that it would be troublesome to do it in person, I decided to do the next best thing." Chang Zibin said with a smile, "Also, I might as well tell you that my ability is not wall penetration, but a phantom trap. Part of the ground where you came to us has been turned into a trap by me."
Lu Ning sneered, squatted slightly, and pulled out the pistol directly from the boot.
Seeing this thing, Li Yanke and Chang Zibin's expressions suddenly changed.
"I don't have to chase you, as long as the bullets can catch up with you. Tell me what it is!"
"It's not good to be so violent at such a young age..." Li Yanke showed her the back cover of the book, "You should know. Here is the genealogy chart of the evil tree."
The back cover of the book does have a pattern of the evil tree, and the positions representing the ten particles are black grooves. In addition, there is a flat area in the lower right corner, which seems to be where the badge is embedded.
"This thing is of no use to you."
"Is it useful to you?"
"As you said, there are very few tourists in District 2, so there are many things that only I know. I have clues that you can never think of. In contrast, I have been under a lot of restrictions in the past fifteen days. Even the search for the evil tome was stumbling... The task was not completed, which really bothered me." Li Yanke turned around and looked at Lu Ning, "Now I think this is just right. The badge and back cover are separated and held by both of us. It also avoids the situation where all clues to one party’s accident are cut off.”
"Can the two be separated?"
"Of course they will be merged together in the end. This is Risovo's 'destiny'. Nothing can prevent everything from returning to its original point. Although it sounds ridiculous, this city full of sin today actually symbolizes peace."
Li Yanke laughed.
"But many people are looking forward to tearing this peace apart."
"Nonsense."
Wei Yin walked out from behind the bookshelf, obviously angry.
"Although I have lived here for a long time, even I would not say that this is a peaceful place. You said so much just to find a reason to rationalize your actions. Destiny? What else can a dead man have in Risufo? Is there any destiny?”
"Persistent girl, Risufo's death directly contributed to the establishment of the city. What do you think it is? The back cover of this book, the planning of the entire city... I might as well remind you some more information, the myths and legends in various countries around the world Among them, there are many legends about the bodies of gods turning into mountains and rivers. You are investigating this matter, right? Then think along this line of thinking and think about this city."
After saying that, he looked at Lu Ning again.
"I will go to the appointment. Do you know my contact information, right? Although that guy Cheng Yurun is very annoying, he will still do what needs to be done carefully. I will tell you more when the time comes."
After saying that, their bodies suddenly sank together and sank directly into the ground.
