Chapter 40 of 100
Chapter 40
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Guo Hui was taken aback. He had never expected that, with his status as the young master of the Guo family, his face would turn red as he asked for help, only to receive a response of, "Oh, it's not your business!"
In contrast, Ning Yi, the good-for-nothing, was the one they actively asked for help.
Was the treatment really that different?
His mouth opened, feeling utterly humiliated to be rejected so directly, especially in front of Ning Yi, the good-for-nothing. But for a moment, he couldn't find the words to regain his dignity. He wanted to ask why, but as soon as he thought of the other person's strength, the words died in his throat.
Looking at Liu Meimei, he forced a gentle smile, "Oh, okay, if you need anything, just let me know."
"Um..." Liu Meimei nodded slightly in response, then looked at Ning Yi, "Help out, what are you standing there for?"
"Miss, what's in it for me?" Ning Yi asked, speechless.
Although the beautiful woman had given him a hundred yuan, and that hundred yuan had helped him earn a lot of money in the past few days, things were different now. Why should he help her for no reason?
The beauty with the earrings was taken aback by Ning Yi's question, but she frowned slightly, showing a bit of impatience, and then said calmly, "Two hundred yuan, for half a day!"
"Deal." Ning Yi nodded without hesitation. Two hundred yuan, indeed, was the world of the rich, something a nobody couldn't understand. In the outside world, the average monthly salary was about four thousand yuan, so two hundred yuan was roughly equivalent to a day's wages. For a student, it was a great deal.
The quick transaction left the onlookers stunned, and they instinctively turned their gaze to Guo Hui.
Guo Hui was speechless, looking down at his feet. What could he do? He had groveled, but they ignored him. Ning Yi, the good-for-nothing, was asked for help and even given two hundred yuan.
What could he say?
"Pay first!" Ning Yi muttered as he entered.
Guo Hui, hand on his chest, turned to the window and took a deep breath. This bastard, wait until the test is over, and see how you die!
"Really talkative!" Liu Meimei frowned, but still took two hundred yuan from a big man and handed it to Ning Yi.
Ning Yi put the money in his pocket, and the beauty with the earrings assigned him a task.
The task was simple: find books in the Chongwen Pavilion!
Ning Yi realized that, besides him, there were a few other students already busy inside. It seemed they were all conscripted, and it wasn't because Liu Meimei found him attractive.
Moreover, the area where they were to find the books was a restricted area, the D and E zones of the Chongwen Pavilion.
The Chongwen Pavilion's collection was on the fourth and fifth floors.
The fourth floor housed more common literature and books, divided into zones A and B.
The fifth floor's collection was mostly related to warriors, divided into three zones. With Ning Yi's current library card, he could only borrow books from the C zone, which contained mostly basic texts, mostly white or red-level techniques and skills.
Later, Li Jiawei had mentioned to him that there were two advanced zones, D and E, which might contain some higher-level and valuable documents.
Zone D contained early views and theories about the birth of warriors, which, from a historical perspective, were considered valuable, but their practical value was lower than modern, simplified books.
Zone E contained special cultivation methods and research on techniques for advanced warriors, which were extremely valuable because they were hard to find on the market.
Unfortunately, Ning Yi had no chance to enter.
This time, the beauty with the earrings had Ning Yi and the others search in zones D and E.
This satisfied Ning Yi's curiosity. Finding books while looking around seemed fine.
The beauty with the earrings asked Ning Yi if he had a phone. Ning Yi shrugged and shook his head, indicating no.
The beauty with the earrings didn't say much, just handed him a small piece of paper, "Just find the books by the titles listed."
Ning Yi looked at it and was stunned.
The title was "Темноеэнергии," which was Russian.
However, in this world, very few people knew Russian. Unlike the previous world, a major disaster fifty years ago caused global cooling, turning the northern part of China into a barren land. The Far East, which was once part of Earth, was now covered in ice and snow, uninhabitable.
Between China and the barren Far East, there was a large buffer zone, but it was sparsely populated, and the people there spoke mainly Mongolian and English. The area was filled with fierce beasts, and humans rarely ventured there.
In short, Russian had almost disappeared from this world, so naturally, no one would learn it.
But Ning Yi, due to his past studies and frequent dealings with Russian merchants, knew Russian, though not fluently.
He understood the title, which meant "Dark Energy."
Finding a book written in Russian in the advanced zones D and E, which seemed to be a physics textbook, suggested there was something more to it.
Thinking of his dark energy absorption technique, Ning Yi felt a surge of anticipation.
"You are responsible for rows 17 to 20 in zone D," the beauty with the earrings said, handing him the paper, and added, "If you find this book, you'll get an additional thousand yuan."
"Okay!" Ning Yi nodded absentmindedly, his mind already wandering.
The book was about dark energy and was in the advanced zone, proving its importance.
Ning Yi also noticed that all the people searching for books were ordinary students, not warrior students. It seemed Liu Meimei had some reservations about warrior students, not just because he was more attractive.
In short, the book he was looking for was definitely not simple.
Rows 17 to 20 in zone D, four rows in total, with about three to four hundred books per row, making it a thousand books in total.
Ning Yi thought they should have a classification system, but when he looked, he was stunned. The books were not classified but simply piled on the shelves. This meant he had to pull out each book to check.
Ning Yi flipped through a dozen books and found that they were diverse in both content and language, including English, Latin, and mostly Chinese.
Worse still, although these were valuable documents, they seemed to have been long forgotten. Each book he picked up was covered in dust.
This was definitely a labor-intensive task.
However, after a while, Ning Yi realized that the books were not randomly placed. In the area he was searching, although there were various languages, they seemed to be about the relationship between inner energy and physics.
He flipped through a row and found that they were all about the relationship between physics and inner energy. The third row was about the relationship between electromagnetism and inner energy, and the fourth row was about the relationship between optics and inner energy.
So, where would dark energy be classified? Ning Yi frowned, thinking, and just then, he passed a girl who was also searching for books.
Ning Yi subconsciously looked at the book she had just taken out, which was in English, titled "The Expansion of the Universe and Dark Energy."
Dark energy? Ning Yi's eyebrows shot up. It seemed the truth might be in the next row!
"Excuse me..." Ning Yi said.
The girl looked up, and Ning Yi was stunned. It was Gao Huan. He frowned and said, "It's you. Did you find the book?"
Gao Huan, seeing Ning Yi, instinctively took a step back, looking hesitant and wary, "What's it to you?"
Damn, so impolite! Ning Yi deliberately put on a stern face and glared at her, "What, you don't like me? Do you want me to rip off your skirt and throw you out?"
Gao Huan shuddered and backed away, "You... What do you want?"
Ning Yi thought for a moment and deliberately emphasized, "Your sister told me everything. Are you still going to hide it from me?"
"What... What are you talking about? I don't know what you mean," Gao Huan's eyes darted around, clearly nervous.
"If you don't know what I mean, then tell me, why did you sit on the floor in fear when I came back to class?" Ning Yi leaned in, his face dark.
"Psychopath..." Gao Huan's panic grew, and she quickly put the book back on the shelf and ran away.
Ning Yi shrugged. It seemed she really knew something.
But it didn't matter. He already knew most of the truth, and finding the book was the priority.
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Brothers and sisters, early this morning, with the support of so many of you, this book once topped the new book chart. Although it eventually dropped, it wasn't due to a lack of strength. I still feel proud because in my heart, it is still number one.
Here, I want to thank all the brothers and sisters who have supported me, especially those who stayed up until the early hours of the morning to vote for me. Thank you, the success of this new book is due to your strong support.
Additionally, I want to thank all the brothers who have given me rewards today... I am proud to have so many loyal supporters!
Thank you to [Ning Shuai Wu Bian], [Nan Ba Tian BB], [Hai Zhi Ning], [yt Li], [Ning Beile Ye], [Bian Jia Langzi] for their 588 Qidian coins.
Thank you to [Jin Mu Chan Chen], [**hgjx], [Xun Hang A], [Mil Xiu Te La Si] for their rewards.
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