I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 637 [Reader Interaction] The Daolin Bookstore Incident

Special side stories featuring interactions between readers and characters.

Character: Dao Lin

Reader: Yin Yuan
Timeline: One day before the 'Guess Who I Am' instance.

[This is a giveaway for my birthday. I'm only posting it now that it's my birthday, but at least I wrote it.]

"Ah! Why is this book packed so tightly?!" Yin Yuan frowned, pressing down on the top of the book with one hand and trying to pull it out, but it wouldn't budge.

Her fingers gripped the book tightly, and the veins on the back of her hand were faintly visible. Finally, with great effort, she managed to pull the book out.

As the book suddenly fell, she involuntarily leaned back, and several other books on the bookshelf also fell on her at the same time.

"Ahhh!" Yin Yuan couldn't help but let out a scream, her eyes tightly closed.

Contrary to expectations, she felt something against her back instead. To her surprise, she opened her eyes and saw a fair hand reaching out to catch the book that was about to be thrown at her.

The sound of the remaining books hitting the ground with a thud broke the silence of the study, even though it was already noisy because of Yin Yuan's shout.

"Are you alright? No matter what happens, you still need to keep your eyes open." A clear, gentle voice came from behind, with a hint of amusement.

Yin Yuan turned around and saw a young man in a white coat standing behind her, holding a book that she had tried to take off the bookshelf but accidentally dropped.

The boy had exceptionally refined features. His loose, white, tousled hair swayed gently with his movements, and his icy blue eyes were as clear and bright as icebergs on a frozen plain, giving him a very approachable air. A '∞' symbol was etched on his forehead, partially obscured by his wispy bangs, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Your book." He chuckled as he looked at Yin Yuan and handed her the book.

"Thank you." Yin Yuan reached out and took the book, nodded to Dao Lin, and smiled slightly.

Dao Lin glanced down at the book cover and asked in surprise, "The Book of Seizing the Time? There are books like that?"

Yin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Ah, right."

"What type?" Daolin continued to ask.

“Literature,” Yin Yuan replied.

"I mean the general content, what's it mainly about?" Dao Lin frowned slightly and said softly.

"These excerpts from essays by well-known writers express the theme of cherishing time and being grateful," Yin Yuan said slowly.

"I see..." Dao Lin said in realization.

"What kind of books do you mainly read?" Yin Yuan asked curiously.

"I'm looking for popular science books about biological species and habits, but I'm currently looking for a collection of notes about this world. I don't know where it's hidden, I haven't been able to find it yet." That's why he was wandering around the bookstore and unknowingly ended up in the literature section.

"Do you need my help?" Yin Yuan suggested.

“Sure.” Dao Lin nodded to Yin Yuan and said, “According to the information I’ve received, it’s an encyclopedia that’s entirely black, about ten centimeters thick, with only the words ‘Miscellaneous Notes’ on the cover. However…”

"However?" Yin Yuan tilted her head, puzzled.

Dao Lin chuckled, placed a finger lightly in front of his thin lips, and whispered, "But this book can run away by itself, so if you see it, you must grab it immediately. Otherwise, if it escapes, it will hide in a more difficult place, and that will become very troublesome."

"A book that can run!" Yin Yuan exclaimed in surprise. "I was also surprised when I first heard this information. No wonder I've never encountered one even though I come to this bookstore every day. However, if we interpret it as a kind of living, special creature, presented in the common sense of a 'book,' it becomes much easier to accept," Dao Lin said thoughtfully.

"Ah, I see." Yin Yuan was dazed, but even if it was understood as a kind of living thing, this was still strange, no, it was simply incomprehensible!
"There are so many more creatures in the world that we don't know about. What we know now is just the tip of the iceberg. But that's precisely why it's worth studying and exploring. The more we know, the more we marvel at how wondrous life is. Whether it's birth or death, it's all like a miracle itself, full of incredible wonder." Dao Lin looked up at a corner of the bookshelf, a faint smile on his handsome face.

This is probably the original intention of Dao Lin, or rather Gu Shurong, in conducting biological research.

He wanted to understand the world, so he first needed to understand those lives.

Yin Yuan looked at Dao Lin as if she understood, but before she could say anything, Dao Lin pressed a finger to her pink lips.

"Quiet." Dao Lin said in a low voice, his icy blue eyes narrowing slightly.

She paused for a moment, then nodded.

Why did he suddenly become somewhat dangerous when he seemed so kind and gentle just now?
"You search here, I'll go over there," Dao Lin said softly, pointing into the distance.

Yin Yuan nodded to Dao Lin, and then saw the latter walk towards the history area.

After half an hour.

"I can't find it anywhere. Does such a book really exist?" Yin Yuan said dejectedly. "But if it's a book that can run away, and it runs away as soon as I get close, then I probably won't be able to find it either."

"You've worked hard." Dao Lin handed a can of strawberry milk to Yin Yuan and said softly.

"Thank you, did you find it?" Yin Yuan said, taking the strawberry milk.

"Found it. It was hidden so well that it took me a lot of effort." Dao Lin sighed softly, took out the black 'miscellaneous notes', and said with a complicated expression.

"[Let me go! Damn it!]" the book struggled, cursing.

"He...he spoke!" Yin Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

"So, it's a kind of living thing. The cover is like skin, and the outer cover is like clothes, so let's open it..." Dao Lin raised an eyebrow and casually opened it.

[Damn it! Don't touch my body! You pervert! Help!]
Yin Yuan: "..." Sure enough, she's too outdated. These days, even books can talk and cry for help.

[Help! Help! Someone help! Help!]
"Aren't you going to do anything about it?" Yin Yuan asked hesitantly in a soft voice.

"I'll let it go after I finish reading it. It'll only take a little while. If I give in and let it go, all my efforts will be wasted. After all, I climbed a ladder and risked falling off the roof to get it, so I can't just let it go to waste." Dao Lin's gaze was somewhat cold as he looked at the book, seemingly unwilling to recall the process of finding it.

Yin Yuan: "..." So what did you do while you were looking for the book?

Dao Lin flipped through the pages quickly, giving the impression that he was just randomly flipping through them and had no intention of reading them at all. But in fact, the moment he turned to a page, he memorized the contents of that page, without needing to stay and repeat the memorization process.

In no time, he finished reading the entire book and closed it.

"Finished reading?" Yin Yuan asked in surprise, feeling that she had just been flipping through the pages randomly.

"Yes, I've finished reading it. It's a very interesting book," Dao Lin said with a light laugh.

Then he accurately turned to a page, pointed to the picture on it, and said, "It turns out that the lilies in this world are not the lilies we remember in the true sense, but a variant of the lily. The variety is called 'Pure and Immaculate,' which means pure and immaculate. However, surprisingly, it is a blood-sucking plant."

(End of this chapter)