pertwk Chapter 4242 Looking for books
Chapter 4242 Looking for books
Chapter 4242 Looking for books
Whichever one you choose, in the end I'll have to find it anyway, right?
Why offer two options in the first place?
The rabbit girl really wanted to complain, but she was still "silent" and could only look at the text bar again to see if there were any new dialogue options.
""What do you recommend?""
"Is there anything I need to be careful about?"
There are still two dialogue options, which seem to be two questions, but after the first dialogue, the rabbit girl guesses that the two questions will eventually lead to the same answer.
With that in mind, she stopped hesitating and chose the first option.
"What do you recommend?"
She didn't say anything, but those words just appeared out of nowhere, and they even came in her voice...
"What suggestions do I have?" The young man sitting at the desk thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know what kind of materials you want to choose, so it's difficult to give advice. However, I can tell you some things to note."
Rabbit Girl: "..."
Sure enough, no matter which one you choose, the final result will be "precautions," right?
The young man paused for a moment, then said, "Actually, there aren't many things to be careful about. The only thing to be careful about is that the master believes the pursuit of knowledge requires restraint, and He hates greedy people."
"Therefore, you can only choose three books from the bookshelf at most."
The young man stopped talking at this point.
The rabbit girl immediately looked at the text bar, and sure enough, new dialogue options appeared.
"What if I choose more than three books?"
"Since I can't read more than three books, can I just read them here?"
At this point, she no longer expected the options to have "branching" points; it probably wouldn't matter which one she chose anyway. With that in mind, she simply selected the option that she was more inclined to accept.
"Since I can't read more than three books, can I read them here?"
The young man chuckled, not answering immediately, but instead picking up the paper he had just written on from the table and waving it around: "You should be familiar with this script, right?"
The rabbit girl's text box has a choice again, but instead of speaking, it's "nod" / "shake head".
After thinking for a moment, she chose to "nod" based on her own situation.
After seeing her nod, the young man said to himself, "That's right, this is the authentic demon script."
"There are many variations of the Abyss Demon script. These variations can be easily deciphered by outsiders and are extremely superficial. The master has never despised them and would never acknowledge them as the orthodox script."
"Only this most primitive and ancient demonic script, which requires a code to decipher, is recognized as orthodox by its master."
Although the rabbit girl clearly nodded to indicate that she knew it was demonic writing, the young man didn't care at all and continued talking to himself.
She understood by now that the option to speak was the same whether she chose it or not; the same was true for the option to act.
Whether they nod or shake their heads, the other party will absolutely not skip any of the expected steps in the story.
"Unfortunately, the newly born demons have fallen and have begun to regard variant languages as the mainstream, abandoning the most primitive and ancient scripts."
"This is utterly a betrayal of the master!"
The bunny girl looked at the new options that popped up again:
“That’s right.”
""Yes.""
Okay, I'm not going to act this time.
The rabbit girl randomly chose one, but deep down she felt that it was right for mutant demon stories to become mainstream.
Everything, whether it's thought, behavior, or even the logic of how the world works, should be as simple as possible.
The core element is to avoid creating new entities.
Text that requires a code to decipher may seem to keep things confidential, but it increases the cost of understanding and dissemination.
The variant demonic script does not have this cost and retains the characteristic of using the power of the abyss, so it is entirely predictable that it can replace the ancient demonic script.
“You agree with me? Very well, I admit that you and I are both the master’s most devout followers.” The young man was pleased with the rabbit girl’s choice.
"Getting back to the main point, since you understand demonic script, you should know that demonic script requires a 'code' to decipher."
The young man opened his arms as if embracing all the books in the study.
"All the books in this study were written by me personally. The titles are in common human language, but the contents are all in demonic language."
In other words, each book here has a unique code.
This code is known only to the author.
"Do you understand now? Even if you stay here and look, you still won't understand." The young man said, "Although we are both devout believers, I still can't make an exception for you. You can only choose three books to take away, and I will only tell you the passwords for those three books."
"Now, you can make your selection."
"After you've made your selection, you can come to me to ask for the password."
After speaking, the young man bent down at his desk again and began writing rapidly.
At that moment, the rabbit girl felt the "shackles" on her body suddenly disappear, and she could not only move, but also speak.
The "forced story mode" is finally over.
Without hesitation, the rabbit girl approached the young man, wanting to ask if he had any recommendations or suggestions.
However, no matter what the rabbit girl said, the other party completely ignored her, as if they couldn't hear her at all.
It wasn't until the rabbit girl's hand inadvertently rested on a stack of documents on the table that the other person looked up and asked, "Are you sure you want the password to this stack of documents?"
The rabbit girl was startled and quickly withdrew her hand, looking at the first page of the document on the table: "A Flow of Inspiration - On the Duality of Demonic Narratives".
"???" What's the use of this thing?
She naturally chose to refuse.
However, by this time she roughly understood.
The young man is the guide NPC for this instance; he will only trigger dialogue at appropriate times and will ignore you at other times.
He had already finished guiding the conversation, and the only way to trigger another dialogue was when he took away the three books.
The rabbit girl sighed silently to herself, shifting her gaze from the man to the bookshelf.
If nothing unexpected happens, there is a clue in the space depicted in this painting that is related to the trolls in the outside world.
This clue won't be given directly; instead, you'll need to solve a puzzle.
The clue to this puzzle has now been revealed: Choose three books from the bookshelf.
The riddle is known, but solving it is still quite difficult.
Because she had absolutely no idea which three books to choose...
This study may not be large, but there must be at least several hundred books on the three bookshelves... Which of them are related to the trolls outside?
The rabbit girl silently turned around and went to the bookshelf, wanting to see if there were any books related to "trolls".
If all else fails, a book related to abyssal monsters will do.
The rabbit girl glanced quickly at the three bookshelves and found not a single book directly about trolls. There were books about other abyssal monsters, but they were too different from trolls to be of any real value.
Half of the books on the shelf are related to "The Devil's Narrative".
So what is "Devil's Narrative"? Judging from the book titles on the bookshelf, "Devil's Narrative" is probably a summary of methodologies for viewing the outside world from the perspective of a demon.
It can also be understood as a narrative speculation by non-demon life forms regarding the study of demon worldviews and values.
Just as humans see heavy rain as a normal weather phenomenon, ants see it as a massive flood.
The same thing can lead to vastly different perceptions and opinions depending on the perspective.
The study of "Devil Narratives" is largely about this kind of "cognitive bias under different perspectives".
From the perspective of dealing with the "trolls" outside, "The Demonic Narrative" can basically be disregarded; but even setting aside this type of book, there are still hundreds of other books on the shelf to choose from.
Looking at this vast sea of books, she felt a bit stuck.
The bunny girl hesitated, lowered her head, and touched a mini bunny doll at her waist.
This is a special doll created by Angor using Nightmare Illusion. As long as she activates this doll, Angor can sense it...
Simply put, this is a tool for "seeking outside help".
Should we ask for help now?
The bunny girl hesitated for a moment, then removed her hand from the bunny doll, deciding to take another look.
A moment later, her eyes lit up.
He took a thin booklet from the bookshelf on the right.
"Sun, Moon, and No Stars: Understanding the Triangle Magic Circle"
There was no introduction on the book cover, but when the rabbit girl saw "Triangle Magic Array," she immediately thought of the formation outside and her eyes lit up.
Moreover, the triangular formation that trapped the trolls did indeed contain patterns of the sun and moon, which, in a sense, corresponded to the title "Sun, Moon, and No Stars".
Having seen this, she was basically certain that the book was definitely related to the outside world.
So, this is one of the three books the riddle asks for?
The rabbit girl suppressed her excitement and continued searching on the bookshelf.
Because of the "name" clue, she quickly found two other related books: "Searching for the Sun and Moon Stars - Delving into the Triangle Magic Array" and "Hidden Stars in the Sun and Moon - Cracking the Triangle Magic Array".
From no stars, to searching for stars, to hiding stars.
From understanding, to delving deeper, to cracking the code.
Every step is clearly laid out!
Without a doubt, this is the book about breaking the triangle magic circle, which is perfectly suited to her current situation!
Thinking of this, she subconsciously prepared to take the book to the young man and ask for the "password".
But just then, she suddenly thought of something.
What is the significance of breaking the triangle magic circle?
The triangular magic circle has trapped the troll, and breaking the triangular magic circle means releasing the troll.
Is releasing the trolls really a good thing?
Or is releasing the trolls the ultimate solution to this challenge?
The rabbit girl fell into deep thought. After a moment, she opened the text box and carefully read the first paragraph of information:
"This troll from Nirtien is merely one of the insignificant research subjects of a great being. Your encounter with it might change its fate? You can choose to awaken the troll directly, or you can choose to enter the painting to find more clues."
Change its fate? Directly awaken the trolls? Or find clues?
Releasing the troll, in a sense, should be changing its fate, right?
But what if the trolls don't appreciate it?
For example, what if the opponent goes berserk immediately after the troll is released?
Even using the Reverse Scale might not be enough to stop a wizard-level troll going berserk...
The rabbit girl was caught in a deep dilemma.
Finally, after a moment of contemplation, she decided whether to ask for help or not... after all, time was of the essence.
Another reason: it's too simple.
Normfins explicitly stated that the white dots represent knowledge-based challenges, and so far, the only riddle presented is "find three books."
The books related to "Triangle Magic Circle" were displayed so prominently, as if they were deliberately designed to entice her to choose them.
Is it really that simple?
The rabbit girl sensed something was wrong.
She knew very little about magic arrays, so after much thought, she decided to contact a magic array expert... Angel.
……
Soon after the rabbit girl activated the doll, Angel's voice came to her ears.
How's things going on your end?
The rabbit girl was taken aback: "Isn't it displayed outside?"
Ingres: "No. The camera was always focused on the triangular formation; there was no 'live broadcast' of what happened after you entered the painting..."
After a pause, Angell asked curiously, "I didn't expect there to actually be a study here, and there are quite a lot of books, but they're all in demon script... which is a field I'm not familiar with."
Rabbit Girl: "Can you see that?"
“From God’s perspective, you can see the space in the painting, but I can’t decipher the information about the fairyland right now, so I don’t know what your current mission status is,” Angel explained.
The rabbit girl immediately shared the information in the text box, as well as her conversation with the young man, with Angel.
After a moment, Angell said thoughtfully, "So, you need to find three books? But you think the books related to 'Triangle Magic Circle' might be a bit off?"
The rabbit girl nodded: "That's right."
After he finished speaking, Angel remained silent for a long time.
After waiting for two minutes, Angel transmitted his voice and said, "I just took a closer look at the triangular magic array outside. It's a magic energy array combined with a ritual."
"I don't know much about rituals, but in terms of magic arrays, the effect of the triangle magic array is to restrict the troll's movements. It contains many calming magic runes, which are probably used to stabilize the troll's emotions."
The rabbit girl caught the key point: "Stabilize the troll's emotions? You mean..."
Angor: "Once the trolls are released, they are likely to unleash strong emotions. As for whether these strong emotions will be anger or joy, it's hard to say, but I lean towards anger."
Trolls are generally not very intelligent, and in Angor's opinion, they probably have a hard time understanding the concept of "being saved".
When they gain their freedom, trolls will definitely vent their emotions, such as... unleashing a raging fire.
"So I think your guess is correct. The puzzle in this study is misleading, designed to make you choose 'Triangle Circle'."
Rabbit Girl: "If it's not 'Triangle,' then what's the solution to this study room puzzle?"
Angell: "I have an idea."
The rabbit girl's eyes lit up: "What's your idea?"
Angel: "When I was observing the magic energy array just now, I found that it has three inlaid holes, which are exactly in the triangular position. This is the most core node of the array."
"You can think of it as this node being embedded with certain things that can affect the operation of the entire magic energy array."
"For example, if you embed a 'star', you might be able to break the triangle magic circle."
The rabbit girl was completely bewildered and couldn't keep up with Angell's train of thought at all.
She understood the first part, but she didn't understand what the "star" in the second part meant.
She voiced her doubts.
Angel replied, "If I'm not mistaken, you'll receive a 'star' when you choose the 'Triangle Magic Circle' series of books."
"That is, the 'star' in the book titles 'Sun and Moon Without Stars,' 'Searching for Stars in the Sun and Moon,' and 'Hidden Stars in the Sun and Moon.'"
"When you find the three stars, you can embed them into the magic circle and break the triangular magic circle."
"However, we have now ruled out the option of breaking the magic circle... but that doesn't mean the holes are useless."