Chapter 82: Discovery in the Library
The Aridowei Library is built on the outskirts of the city, directly opposite the recently integrated old town area.
Since the old town originally did not belong to Aridowei City, its style is noticeably different.
Walking down the street, Gu Xi clearly noticed that on one side were small stone houses from the fifteenth century, while on the other side were abandoned reinforced concrete buildings.
Standing on the street and looking to the left and right, it feels as if he is at the intersection of different eras.
The library, located at the edge of Aridowei City, has a different style. This library is a two-story building.
It also follows the fifteenth-century style, but the outside of the small building is adorned with various plants. An unusual pea vine climbs over the eastern wall.
From a distance, it looks more like an herbal shop rather than a library.
Pushing open the library door, a voice sounded in Gu Xi's ear.
[Building Name: Library (Fairy Tale Oriented)
Level: Level 1 (Upgradeable)
Characteristics:
Produces 3 mysterious peas weekly, attributes are random (reward for collecting ten fairy tale books).
Generates synergy effects when a magic tower is built, increasing magic research speed by 1.
Generates synergy effects when a magic academy is built, increasing the training speed of magic apprentices by 3.
Generates synergy effects when an alchemy laboratory is built, increasing the success rate of alchemy products by 25%]
While reading the prompt, Gu Xi walked into the library.
Unlike the tavern, the library, though devoid of any human presence, was impeccably clean. There were two bookshelves in the lobby on the first floor, with only ten fairy tale books that Gu Xi had purchased.
The fairy tale book that recorded the story of the Grim Reaper was placed on the top, but Gu Xi's target was the fairy tale book "Jack and the Beanstalk." He never expected that such a gray fairy tale book would influence the library's reward production.
Sure enough, Gu Xi found three complete peas in front of this fairy tale book.
The peas were emerald green like jade, with a flowing light on them, clearly not ordinary.
Gu Xi reached out and picked up the peas, and information about the three peas popped up.
[Strength Pea (Green): Increases strength by 5 after consumption, duration 3 hours.]
[Heaven-reaching Pea (Green): When planted in the ground, it rapidly grows into a giant vine, which can be used to make pole weapons or magic wands.]
[Peashooter (Green): When planted in the ground, it grows into a shooter that spits pea seeds, attack power 5, ammunition 30, and disappears automatically after using up the ammunition.]
The attributes of these three peas are indeed diverse, with all sorts of varieties.
After examining the three peas, Gu Xi couldn't help but sigh.
Anyway, they were free, so Gu Xi didn't mind. Not to mention, the quality of these three peas was quite good. After putting the peas away, Gu Xi continued to wander around the library.
The library gave Gu Xi the same feeling as the owl's small building, both being constructed but not fully functional, requiring Gu Xi to invest various resources.
Currently, only the first floor was open. After a tour, Gu Xi found that the first floor had a lobby and three small rooms.
The lobby had three bookshelves, but only one was filled with books, the other two were empty. Each small room had a bookshelf and a desk, apparently for copying books.
But now, the desks and bookshelves were empty, with nothing on them.
However, Gu Xi believed that as long as he worked hard, this library would eventually be filled.
By then, the library's functions would be significant. Three bookshelves would produce corresponding materials weekly, and what about the three small rooms? Would they also produce materials, perhaps even more?
Thinking of this, Gu Xi smiled.
As a necromancer, what he mainly learned was how to manipulate undead for combat and various necromantic spells.
He didn't learn much about city building.
After all, not all players have the chance to own a city of their own.
Gu Xi only knew that a city's development mainly required population and resources.
For the undead, population could come from battles, and resources needed to be accumulated bit by bit.
Having an additional building that produces resources and more resources produced is a good thing for Gu Xi.
After touring the library, Gu Xi was about to leave when his gaze suddenly fell on the building across the street.
For some reason, when Gu Xi looked over there, he felt an urge to go over.
The moment this thought arose, Gu Xi paused, holding onto the door frame to stop himself from impulsively walking over.
Then he stood on tiptoe to look in that direction, where there was an obviously abandoned building.
A laboratory?
Gu Xi remembered that the fusion deed stated there were three abandoned laboratories inside.
These three laboratories occupied three large plots of land, and they were marked as dangerous rather than activatable.
When he got the deed, Gu Xi didn't think much and handed it to Luna before reporting to the guild, letting her fuse it into Aridowei City.
Now it seems that Gu Xi was somewhat hasty.
For such dangerous places, he should not have integrated them beforehand but should have accumulated enough strength to handle them later.
Now it's somewhat troublesome.
Gu Xi turned his head, no longer looking over there, and walked around to the back of the library.
When he was sure he could no longer see the abandoned laboratory, Gu Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Xi already noticed that the abandoned laboratory was definitely drawing him in.
It was a mind-influencing force, and if Gu Xi weren't a necromancer, he might have already fallen for it.
But now, the danger is not over. If he doesn't clear out this, or even these three abandoned laboratories, his Aridowei City might be affected.
Now he needs to organize a team and storm the abandoned laboratory.
Another thought arose in Gu Xi's mind.
But as soon as this thought appeared, it vanished. Gu Xi could clearly feel that when the thought formed, there was a faint magical fluctuation around him.
Obviously, the thing in the abandoned laboratory was trying to attract Gu Xi again.
The more they did this, the more Gu Xi wanted to stay away from the abandoned laboratory. He even decided not to let his subordinates enter the abandoned laboratory.
This way, the thing in the abandoned laboratory wouldn't be released.
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