Obviously, there were a lot of people on the other side while Chen Bei was alone.
However, he became the dominant one and had to ease people's concerns.
Chen Bei continued, saying:
"I was also forced to come here to participate in this game. I was just an ordinary office worker before."
"We have no grudges against each other. As long as you don't cause trouble for me, we can all be at peace."
"There might be something hidden here. Everyone can look for their own things. First come, first served. Is that okay?"
His words eased the tense atmosphere in the room a little.
A brave, fat guy said, "Okay, let's do as you said. First come, first served. Whoever finds something gets to keep it. We're all civilized people, not savages. Everything can be discussed."
His words were echoed by others.
In this way, a verbal agreement was formed.
Chen Bei calmly walked into the room and began his exploration.
Seeing that he behaved as usual, everyone gradually let down their guard and started looking for things on their own.
Since it was a library, there were mostly books.
There were three large bookshelves standing against three walls respectively.
Each bookshelf was enclosed, covered with a layer of glass and equipped with corresponding devices.
The bookshelves were labeled with three categories respectively: Architecture, Handicrafts, and Metaphysics.
When the device was activated, the corresponding interface would pop up on the display screen.
[Input user information to borrow books. Each user can borrow one book from this category.]
Someone immediately gave it a try and input their room number and virtual name.
This bookshelf was like a vending machine. There was a delivery outlet that spat out a book.
"A book has come out!"
The player picked up the book and checked it. He found that it was full of tiny blurred words that couldn't be seen clearly at all.
When he kept turning the pages, there was a page at the back which recorded the formula for a Level 2 door!
"Haha, I've got the formula!" The player cheered.
Chen Bei understood.
So that's what the library was all about.
Each person could get one book from the bookshelf, and there was a formula tucked inside the book.
There were three bookshelves, meaning there were three books in total.
Chen Bei already knew the formula for the Level 2 door, so this formula was useless to him.
The player who got the book continued to turn the pages, but found nothing else.
It seemed that only one formula would be recorded in one book.
All the players present understood what was going on and began to queue up spontaneously to get the books, and the process was quite fast.
Architecture, Handicrafts, Metaphysics...
Chen Bei was attracted by the bookshelf labeled Metaphysics.
Could it be that this dormitory survival game also had a touch of the supernatural?
Come to think of it, since there were zombies, it wouldn't be surprising if there was something related to metaphysics.
Chen Bei queued up as usual. When it was his turn, he took out a book according to the procedure.
After opening it, he found a special page inside.
There were written words and a picture on it.
The pattern seemed to be drawn with blood stains, and there were still bloody fingerprints left!
[Discover the Blood Refining Talisman - Exorcising Evil, unlock the talisman archives, and unlock the talisman drawing function.]
"Is this a talisman?"
Chen Bei's eyes widened.
Sure enough, there was something related to metaphysics!
He studied it on the spot.
To draw the Blood Refining Talisman, one's own blood would be consumed, and the talisman pattern could be drawn anywhere.
There was a high failure rate in drawing talismans. If it failed, all the efforts would be in vain.
Consuming blood was equivalent to consuming health points.
If it succeeded, one could obtain the effect of the Blood Refining Talisman - Exorcising Evil, which could have an impact on creatures like zombies.
Besides, the Blood Refining Talisman was a consumable item and would disappear after being used several times.
There was proficiency in manufacturing items, and it was the same for drawing talismans.
The more one drew, the higher the proficiency would be, and the success rate would also increase.
Chen Bei generally understood it.
"What talismans have you all got here?"
Chen Bei asked as he looked around.
"It's called the Blood Refining Talisman - Exorcising Evil," a young man replied.
"Mine is the same," a woman in her forties echoed.
It seemed that everyone had the same talisman, so there was no need to exchange information with each other.
Chen Bei then went to the other two bookshelves. He queued up, input his information, and got the books all in one go.
In the handicrafts category, he got the formula for the Level 2 box helmet.
In the construction category, he got the formula for the Level 3 dormitory.
Some people didn't know how to use the formulas after getting them and asked, "How can we make the things on the formulas? We can't just make them by hand, right?"
The little fat guy who had spoken before kindly said, "There are workbenches in some places. You can make things on them. I've seen workbenches before, but I didn't have any formulas."
There was more than one workbench in the building.
The workbench that Chen Bei had taken home before was just one of them. There were still many scattered around. He had seen at least three.
"Hey! Hey!"
There were shouts coming from the side.
It turned out that someone was attacking the bookshelves, trying to break them by force.
If the bookshelves could be completely destroyed, all the books inside could be obtained!
He attacked the bookshelves with all his might, but the damage was all 0.
The bookshelves were unscathed.
In this building, some things could be damaged, while some were as solid as a rock.
"I'll give it a try."
Chen Bei took out the fire axe and hit the bookshelves twice, but the damage output was also 0.
It seemed that there was no way to do it.
Chen Bei also tried to put the bookshelves into his dimensional backpack, but it didn't work either. There was a prompt saying that it couldn't be collected.
He could only follow the rules of the bookshelves and get one book per person.
People who got the formulas started to exchange them with others. Some even simply sent the formulas to the public channel, showing the spirit of sharing.
Chen Bei had more places to go. Time was limited, and he couldn't delay here for too long.
So he left directly and didn't participate in the formula exchange activity.
One person caught up with Chen Bei and shouted, "Big shot, please wait!"
Chen Bei stopped and looked back. The person who spoke was the little fat guy from before.
"Big shot, my game name is 'Bai Xiaopang'. You should be Ling Du who is ranked first, right? The only Level 4 player now." Bai Xiaopang tried to get on good terms with him.
"Yes, it's me. There's no way to hide it even if I wanted to."
"A big shot like you shines wherever you go. How could you hide it?"
"I'm in a hurry. Just get to the point."
"Big shot, then I'll be straightforward. Could you take me with you to explore? I'll be your little brother, running errands for you and obeying all your orders!"
"No, you can team up with others. I prefer to work alone for now."
"Don't say that! Big shot, you're alone and weak. How nice it would be to have an extra helper! My family runs a chain of restaurants and is quite well-off. I don't dare to promise too much, but it's no problem for me to give you hundreds of thousands or even a million. As long as you take me with you, I definitely won't treat you badly when we get out in the future. I can even write you an IOU right now!"
Chen Bei just walked away without looking back, too lazy to listen to what he said next.
Bai Xiaopang was left there, deflated.
After Chen Bei disappeared, he muttered sourly:
"Alright, you're the big shot, you're noble. I can't afford to be associated with you!"
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Chen Bei kept exploring and came to the third floor.
The management group mentioned that there was an infirmary here, and its importance could be imagined.
Until now, Chen Bei hadn't found any medicine or the like!
When he got here and took a look, he found a special situation.
There was a long section of fault collapse in the corridor, and many people were gathered there but couldn't get across.
Judging from a visual estimate, the fault was probably seven or eight meters wide.
Right opposite the fault, there was a room doorplate with its lights on.
Three words were lit up on the doorplate: Infirmary.