True Solution of the Sword Dao

The four of them walked to the nearby library.

From its exterior, the building strongly resembled a national museum. The marble floors, the solemn and open atmosphere, coupled with the quiet ambiance, gave the entire space a serene and substantial feel.

Students and teachers with books to return. People waiting for the elevator to borrow books. And students who’d just come down the broad staircase, chatting quietly.

Everyone unconsciously kept their voices low.

Large signs forbidding smoking and loud noises hung on the walls.

On the left side of the main hall, there was a glass cabinet section that contained information about the library’s floors, showing clearly what each floor was designated for, along with opening hours and various notices.

Du Xiaosheng and his group first went to the counter on the left to return their books before heading directly to the elevator on the right to wait with others for the next available ride.

"Our school’s library reportedly has a collection of three million books. It’s considered pretty decent," Shi Ran said in a low voice.

"The reason I chose this school was precisely because of this," Fan Weidong nodded.

"You hardly read much anyway, how does the number of books affect you?" Shi Ran laughed.

"It gives me more options to choose from," Fan Weidong replied casually.

The elevator’s red display soon reached the first floor. The four hurriedly squeezed inside.

Lin Fei stood at the very back. Whenever he took the elevator, he couldn’t help but think back to that time in the mall, where Yan Shi’s silhouette was reflected on the side of the elevator. So every time, he instinctively glanced at the elevator’s wall, which was almost like a mirror.

After a night of continuous healing, his usual movements were barely acceptable, but any strain that required True Force caused piercing pain throughout his body, a clear sign that the meridians through which the True Force circulated hadn’t yet recovered. He needed time to recuperate. It seemed he could only focus on healing for quite a while. During this period, aside from practicing swordsmanship slowly, he could only wait patiently. Lin Fei estimated it would take about a month before he could use True Force to speed up his recovery. This period was a good opportunity to look up relevant materials.

The elevator quickly arrived at the seventh floor, which hosted physics teaching resources and tool-books.

"I’ll start with the teaching resources first, since we’re not covering ordinary physics, I’ll check out other things," Fan Weidong said as he stepped out first.

"Then I’ll join you first, have a look, and then head to the magazine section," Shi Ran followed.

"Where are you going, Lin Fei?" Du Xiaosheng asked.

"I’ll just wander around," Lin Fei said nonchalantly.

"Then I’ll be off,"

"Mm," Lin Fei watched as Du Xiaosheng walked towards a side corridor and disappeared around the corner.

He then nonchalantly strolled down another corridor.

Looking down from the side of the corridor, one could see half of each floor’s area. Conveniently located on the central beam of the H-shaped building, both sides were partially visible, though not completely.

Lin Fei looked down through the window. On the second floor, one area had the densest crowd. A sign saying ’Electronic Reading Room’ was hung above the door.

"Electronic Reading Room? Isn’t that just a place for internet access?" His interest piqued, Lin Fei returned to the elevator area.

After waiting for a while, he took the elevator back down to the second floor and went straight to the Electronic Reading Room.

The Electronic Reading Room had three rooms, each secured with silver metallic bars on the doors and windows, clearly for theft protection. Looking inside from one of the open doors, the room resembled a large classroom filled with rows of computers, though the air was a bit stuffy, clearly indicating poor ventilation.

Lin Fei stood at the entrance, students constantly walking past him into the room and some coming out. Everyone, both entering and exiting, had to swipe a card at the counter, the same card they had received earlier for borrowing books. Furthermore, they first had to make a deposit, and only at the end of their session, could return to retrieve any remaining funds. The model was similar to an internet café, just operated by the school instead.

After observing the process, Lin Fei followed a student who just walked in, approaching the counter himself. He took out his library card and handed it to the aunt behind the counter. She skillfully placed it on the card reader.

"How much for the deposit?"

Lin Fei handed over a ten yuan note. The card was quickly swiped. Upon leaving the counter, he glanced at the internet instructions posted nearby. The sign provided a uniform format for the login credentials. The account username was the library card number, and the password was six ones.

He found a computer at the very back where no one was around and sat down. The computer was already on, just locked, clearly someone had just left shortly before.

The nearest person online was a girl in the row in front, and then the next closest was in the row beyond that. The electronic reading room seemed somewhat deserted, despite the number of people. Because there were even more computers, it relatively appeared sparser.

He logged in smoothly after entering the account and password.

The first thing Lin Fei did was open his email. As expected, there was a new message. The sender was Sith.

After confirming that no one nearby was paying attention to him, Lin Fei gently opened the email.

Hiss...

After a soft click, a silver book that took up most of the screen appeared in front of Lin Fei. The cover was in German: "Mage’s Eye." Below it, the version was German. However, Lin Fei first read Sis’s message.

"As you see, just like the last time, I got this internal magazine through a mage friend. You can follow the latest information on the front to understand all the major events happening outside. The meeting with Aisaha has worsened my injuries. I had no choice but to choose a place for recuperation. However, I will appear by your side again in the not-too-distant future. Before then, if you encounter any difficulties, you can send an email to this address, someone will assist you." — Sis. After this, a series of special email-sending methods were attached. Clearly, the person he had asked was extraordinarily cautious.

Every time Lin Fei read Sis’s messages, he felt a wave of goosebumps. For him at the present, such feelings were extremely rare. This time was no exception. After a shiver, Lin Fei turned his attention to the magazine.

He had briefly scanned the "Mage’s Eye" magazine last time. It was the legendary internal magazine for mages practicing magic.

The silver cover, with mysterious and profound bizarre symbols forming tassels at the edges of the magazine as decoration.

He gently opened the first page.

It contained rows of news snippets, each followed by several small images. Hovering the mouse over any snippet would automatically enlarge the images.

The largest headline at the top of the first row.

The Last Afterglow of the Ancient East?

Exploring the Reed Abyss, Heavy Casualties for Shueisha’s Five Stars of the Hua Nation.

Lin Fei was slightly startled. He had heard of the term "Five Stars," Lu Xiuya, Gao Ge, Bing Luo, and two others, all B-level powerhouses, collectively known as the Five Stars. These five were the top power of the entire Hua Nation. But these matters had nothing to do with him now.

He continued reading.

Small-scale skirmishes erupted again among the Holy See’s heretics, causing a level three tsunami in the central Pacific Ocean which will impact coastal cities of various countries. The upper echelons of the Temple warned: If similar situations occur again, punitive measures will be taken. The situation suddenly entered a cold war stalemate.

Following the battle for the Infinity Stone, the Holy Artifact, Elric’s Screw of Equality, was finally forged fifteen days ago. This heralded the coming of a triadic era for the magic side. Screw Tower will become the third magic tower with a Holy Artifact, participating in a new round of battles for the Infinity Stone.

In Africa, the Dragon Spear Conflict ended in defeat for the Holy See; the Dragon Slaying Spear was declared missing. The native wizards declared their ignorance of the situation. Cardinal from Sri Lanka announced his resignation taking responsibility.

The brilliant star of the Inner World, Nolanla City, issued an ultimatum to the Tower of the Dark Night: If they do not hand over the leader of the traitors, they will take coercive measures.

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The lines of information represent another side of this world, completely unknown to ordinary people.

After pondering slightly, Lin Fei opened the news about the casualties of the Five Stars.

A photo popped up, taking up most of the screen. In the center was a formidable-looking woman, Lu Xiuya herself.

From a distance, she had completely lost the strong aura she once had, holding only half of a giant saber, walking bloodied on a dry, sandy land, with an abyssal cliff, pitch-black and bottomless, behind her.

The detailed information below was in German.

"We do not know why Shueisha’s Five Stars entered the Reed Abyss this time, nor do we understand why, of the four, only Lu Xiuya returned. What about the other three B-level powerhouses? We know nothing."

"The Reed Abyss, claimed to be one of the ten most dangerous places in the Inner World, perhaps this incident signifies its inviolable dignity to humans. This exploration involved massive manpower and resources prepared by the Hua Nation. All but Gao Ge from the Five Stars entered the Reed Abyss. Their purpose is unknown, but the current signs indicate that they surely failed. Meanwhile, their old rival, the Tower of the Dark Night, was right in the middle of the rebellion storm of the shining star, Nolanla City. Is all this a coincidence, or a premeditation?"

Lin Fei double-clicked the mouse, and the image of Lu Xiuya immediately filled the entire screen.

"To inflict such injuries even on her, this world, indeed, is vast." But soon, very soon, he would reach the same level as them. Even surpass them.

He closed the news. Lin Fei flipped a page of the index. His gaze continually searched for interesting, useful news for himself.

In the middle of the second page, one entry caught his attention.

The Newly Discovered Entrance to the Inner World — Elisa’s Gate.

He gently opened this entry.

A square, black metal door engraved with countless bizarre patterns, desolately emerging amid the enclosure of countless leaves and branches. The door was covered in thick vines and moss. Next to it was a green python inadvertently captured in the photo.

"Elisa’s Gate, named after the person who first discovered the entrance to the Inner World. The person who sent out this photo disappeared, but this mysterious individual vanished without a trace the day after sending the picture. The Temple has now joined the investigation into the authenticity of the event."

"Can Elisa’s Gate lead into the Inner World?" Lin Fei remembered this name. He closed this news.