in2ebook Chapter 196 Lost the Bet
Chapter 196 Lost the Bet
Shuling took a deep breath, trying her best not to appear too angry, but she still couldn't help but be suspicious of Su Luo.
"Are you sure all these questions have answers? Or are you just asking me strange questions to fool me in order to get those books?"
She's a book spirit! As a spirit who has lived for countless years, she can travel freely between various books without spatial or temporal limitations, thus reading all the books in the world and knowing everything that happens! How could there possibly be so many questions in this world that she doesn't know?!
It would be one thing if she didn't know the answer to just one question—after all, the sea of knowledge is vast, and there are bound to be omissions! But six! A whole six questions! And she didn't know the answer to any of them!
How can this be? !
Su Luo raised an eyebrow. "Of course there are answers. Don't worry about that. If you don't believe me, I can even make a heart-demon oath."
Of course, there are answers!
This is the math, physics, and chemistry knowledge she learned in the real world. No matter how knowledgeable and omniscient this book spirit is, she could never possibly understand modern knowledge!
She exploited this information gap!
Hehe~ Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll be able to go anywhere in the world without fear. My teacher was right!
Su Luo was so happy she could practically dance inside, but her face remained calm as she looked at the Book Spirit and asked, "Well? Can you answer these questions?"
"..."
It would be a miracle if anyone could answer that!
Shuling pondered for a long time, confirming that she had never heard of these things before, and finally shook her head in frustration. "I can't answer these questions. Since you're willing to make a heart-demon oath, you probably won't lie to me. Fine, you win this bet."
"Later, besides taking you to the next location, you can choose any books you want from here. You can take as many books as you like. I only have one request." As she spoke, she raised her head.
Even through the white veil, Su Luo could feel the other person's incredibly intense gaze.
"As long as you can give me a proper answer to the question you just asked."
Su Luo smiled and said, "Of course."
This is an absolute steal! Not only did I successfully complete the Book Spirit's trial, but I also got all sorts of useful books from the Book Spirit!
Trials are awesome!
Since the book spirit was so sincere, Su Luo naturally felt embarrassed to give a perfunctory answer. So she borrowed paper and pen from the book spirit, wrote down all the questions, and then explained the answers to her while writing down her thought process on the paper.
Fearing that Shuling might not understand, Su Luo further elaborated on the knowledge points, explaining the basics of mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
It was more than an hour later when the Book Spirit fully understood.
Su Luo then put down her pen, rubbed her slightly sore wrist, and let out a long sigh of relief.
It's finally explained!
Shuling stared intently at the papers on the desk, her mind racing, her eyes, hidden beneath the white gauze, wide with excitement.
When Su Luo first explained what "the concept of angle" meant, what "the three primary colors of optics" meant, and what "the periodic table of elements" meant, she was completely confused and didn't understand anything. She even began to doubt her life.
Could it be... that she's not as smart as she thinks? Or maybe she's actually quite stupid?
Until Su Luo explained the relevant basic knowledge to her step by step, breaking it down completely, the book spirit slowly began to understand, and even started to apply what she learned to other situations. At this point, she finally understood the six questions and knew why the answers were those specific.
However, after the book spirit fully understood, she was so shocked by the novel and unprecedented knowledge that she was unable to recover for a long time.
She had always thought she was almost omniscient! But now, faced with the vast knowledge of a young girl, she seemed utterly ignorant!
The interesting knowledge that this little girl shared was something she had never heard of or seen before!
Thinking of this, Shuling couldn't help but put her hand to her forehead and let out a bitter laugh: "I was too confident. Just because I've read so many books, I thought I was the most knowledgeable person in the world. I never even thought that there would be people more knowledgeable than me, and that there was always something beyond my understanding. It turns out there are so many things in this world that I don't know. Yet I was still so proud and complacent. It's really too embarrassing."
Hearing Shu Ling's words, Su Luo touched her nose somewhat guiltily.
Sigh... She only managed to silence the Book Spirit because the Book Spirit had never been to the mortal world and had no exposure to its knowledge. If the Book Spirit were to ask her any questions, she definitely wouldn't be able to answer a single one!
Thank goodness, she chose to let the Book Spirit answer the question!
Give yourself a thumbs up for being so incredibly clever!
While Su Luo was lost in thought, Shu Ling had already composed herself. She carefully collected all the papers and put them into a box, then looked up at Su Luo.
This time, however, the look in her eyes when she looked at Su Luo was no longer as disdainful as it had been at the beginning.
This girl truly lives up to her reputation as someone chosen by Heaven; she's just different!
"Since you won the bet, I should keep my promise. You can choose any books here without time limit. Once you've made your selection, I'll take you and your companions to the next location."
Su Luo glanced back at the endless bookshelf behind her, swallowed hard, and then asked the book spirit again, "Can I really choose whatever I want?"
Shuling nodded, "Of course, I am not the kind of person who goes back on his word."
All the books here are ones she has already read, and the knowledge she has gained is etched into her mind like a knife and axe, never to be forgotten. So even if all these books are taken away, it won't have much of an impact.
Compared to the very interesting knowledge that Su Luo had just shared with her, these books were nothing!
Hearing what the book spirit said, Su Luo was completely relieved, and her eyes shone even brighter.
Oh my god!
Not only are there so many books here of various kinds, but there must also be many precious talisman books and array books, and even many cultivation secrets that cultivators outside the secret realm could search for their whole lives but could not find!
Here, she can take as much as she wants! It's so awesome!!
but……
Su Luo thought for a moment, but instead of rushing to find books, she took out three thick books from her storage bag, then stepped forward and handed them to the book spirit.
The book spirit looked at the three simple books in front of her, which looked like countless sheets of paper bound together, tilted her head, and asked in confusion, "What are these?"
Su Luo's next words made Shu Ling's eyes widen in surprise, filled with excitement.
"This is a book that my partner and I co-authored, one for math, one for physics, and one for chemistry. It not only provides a detailed overview of various related knowledge, but also includes some test questions that we created ourselves. All of this is new knowledge that you've never heard of before."
Su Luo was not lying.
After learning about the Book Spirit from Bai Jinyan, she and Chu Wenqing discussed it and decided to use their worldly knowledge to pass the trial. Just in case, they even compiled three books on mathematics, physics, and chemistry, incorporating all the relevant knowledge they could still remember.
I never expected that it would actually come in handy this time.
"real?!"
The book spirit was overjoyed and reached out to take the book, but Su Luo dodged it. Before the book spirit could ask, the girl immediately made her request.
"I can give you the book, but in exchange, you need to bring my companions in first."
Su Luo made this request for two reasons.
First, Lin Ji and Chu Wenqing must be extremely worried about her being missing for so long, and she doesn't know where they've been looking for her. Rather than letting them worry, it's better to have the Book Spirit bring them here now, so she can finally relax and choose books at her own pace.
Secondly, since the Book Spirit said she could take as many books as she wanted, let's bring everyone over so everyone can choose their favorite books! Sharing is caring, right?
The book spirit really wanted the book in Su Luo's hand, so when it heard Su Luo's words, it didn't think too much and hurriedly nodded in agreement. Then it closed its eyes and said, "Let me see where they are first."
But the next moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, her voice filled with disbelief, "How is this possible?!"
Su Luo sensed something was wrong and couldn't help but frown, "What's wrong..."
Just then, a loud "boom" was heard, as if an earthquake had struck. The entire library began to shake violently, bookshelves collided with each other, making noise, and books clattered to the ground.
Su Luo was so shaken that she almost fell over, and quickly grabbed the huge desk.
"what happened?!"
The book spirit suddenly looked up at Su Luo's back, seemingly incredulous, and even raised her voice a few decibels, "They actually found this place so quickly!"
"They? Who?"
Su Luo turned her head in confusion, following the direction the book spirit was looking. After hearing the book spirit's words, an answer suddenly popped into her mind.
Could it be... Lin Ji and the others?
But... that shouldn't be possible!
It has only been less than two hours since she went missing. Even if Lin Ji and the others speed up, they shouldn't have been able to get here so quickly!
After all, the place where she disappeared was still three or four days' journey from her destination!
With another loud "boom," something blasted open the wall behind them, creating a large hole. A person crawled in from outside, ignoring the thick dust around the hole, and went straight to Su Luo.
After that person came in, another figure crawled in like a dog, followed by a second, a third...
The first person to arrive strode towards Su Luo, his eyes fixed on her. In the blink of an eye, he teleported over and then pulled her tightly into his arms.
The man said, "Su Luo, I've finally found you..."