Discovered

"..."

Chen Fan's room suddenly fell into a strange silence.

Gao Yuan's face flushed red: "You, what did you say?!"

"Didn't you say there were no books in the Library that recorded history before Varrela Year One?"

"You lied to me?!"

Looking at Gao Yuan's disbelieving eyes, Chen Fan raised his hand to his forehead, gently rubbing his slightly aching temples: "That thing isn't a history book at all!"

"Besides, that piece of information wasn't openly written in the book."

Gao Yuan was stunned: "Huh?"

"I don't know how to explain it to you." Chen Fan shook his head helplessly, "In short, that sentence was recorded in a hidden layer within the pages. The Church hadn't discovered anything unusual about this book before."

"Precisely because of this, the book could remain in the Library."

"Understand?"

Gao Yuan nodded, then quickly shook his head.

A hint of pure foolishness flashed in his bloodshot eyes from staying up all night.

Just like the college students Chen Fan had seen in his previous life.

In just over ten hours, he had absorbed too much information.

His brain, already damaged by the scent in the Library, became even slower at this moment.

Like an outdated computer trying to force a benchmark test, not crashing on the spot was already an extraordinary performance.

Gao Yuan raised his hand and scratched the back of his head hard: "Then... what was recorded in that book?"

"That was humanity's Prosperity Era, unfortunately, prosperity is no more."

"Huh?"

"Just that one sentence."

Chen Fan waved his hand impatiently: "Otherwise, why would I ask you about things before Varrela Year One?"

Gao Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then a deep look of fear flashed across his face.

"I understand!"

"No wonder the Archbishop said something like that!!"

Chen Fan felt his heart sink.

"Archbishop?!"

Why did the Archbishop get involved out of nowhere?!

The situation seemed to be developing beyond his expectations.

"Yes." Gao Yuan's expression was solemn, "When it was almost dawn, the Archbishop suddenly entered the Library."

"He asked me some questions, mostly related to the books I read in the afternoon."

"He also asked me why I was reading history books like the Varrela Chronicle."

Chen Fan felt his mind buzz.

It's over.

With such pointed questions, the other party must have discovered something!

"You..."

Chen Fan swallowed: "You didn't say anything you shouldn't have, did you?"

"Of course not!"

"With so many strange things happening last night, I definitely wouldn't talk nonsense!"

"I told the Archbishop that I just wanted to review the history of the Church."

Seeing Chen Fan's furrowed brow, Gao Yuan added: "Don't worry, I didn't mention you."

Hearing this, Chen Fan let out a long sigh of relief.

No wonder they say Gao Yuan is a brother who would go through fire and water for him!

When there's trouble, he really steps up!

"And then?"

"What else did the Archbishop say?"

Gao Yuan recalled carefully: "He said..."

"The Church found some recording errors in the Varrela Chronicle and other books, and they have been taken away for revision."

"The Archbishop also told me to leave the Main Church as soon as possible."

Gao Yuan's face paled slightly: "Chen Fan, do you think the Archbishop has already discovered the problem with that book?"

Is there even a need to ask?

The answer is already obvious.

The Church must have discovered the anomaly in Simple Mechanical Principles.

Chen Fan nodded silently.

Gao Yuan's face grew even paler: "Then... how will the Archbishop handle that book?"

"Most likely, they'll destroy the scripture."

Chen Fan answered without hesitation: "If I'm not mistaken, any book that records the history of the Prosperity Era will be destroyed by the Church."

"H-how could this happen..."

Gao Yuan found it hard to accept this fact: "The Church, how could the Church do such a thing?"

"Th-this is deception!"

"Lord... no, the Church..."

Perhaps because the information was too stimulating for him, Gao Yuan's words began to become incoherent.

The development of the situation was already very clear.

After Chen Fan and Gao Yuan left the Library, the Church's clergy collected all the books they had looked at and conducted a second inspection.

For the Church, this might just be a routine operation to ensure that knowledge doesn't leak out.

But it was precisely this routine operation that exposed Simple Mechanical Principles, which should have been buried in a corner of the Library!

After discovering the records about the Prosperity Era in the interlayer of the pages, the Church's clergy realized the problem.

At the same time, to ensure that the information didn't leak out, the Archbishop used some means to erase part of the memories of the Priests guarding the Library.

The above is probably the truth behind the strange incident Gao Yuan encountered last night.

After quickly sorting through the currently known information in his mind, Chen Fan's heart immediately sank: I'm afraid the Archbishop's gaze is already fixed on me at this moment!

There were a large number of surveillance devices disguised as Goddess Statues in the Library, and the Archbishop could clearly see the entire process of him taking that book from the bookshelf.

As for Gao Yuan...

After that questioning last night, he should have been cleared.

If the other party was a little sharper, they could even directly pinpoint him from Gao Yuan's words – under normal circumstances, Gao Yuan would definitely not go rummaging through the scriptures in the Library in the middle of the night, unless someone had told him something!

What are you planning to do next?

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, One also became serious:

This unit suggests you find an opportunity to escape Varrela City in advance.

Escape?

Easier said than done!

Not to mention the large number of clergy and believers, just the Goddess Statues spread throughout every household were enough to give him a headache!

'Let's not talk about this first.'

'It's been two full days, have you detected the signal from that Research Ship?'

Chen Fan asked One in his heart.

If he could find the lost Research Ship of the Dangerous Technology Administration before the Divine Descent Ceremony or the God Chosen Ceremony, he could contact the Dangerous Technology Administration through the signal enhancement device on it.

This way, he would have a chance of survival – he didn't believe that a mere electronic God pretending to be divine could defeat a Level 9 Civilization whose territory spanned countless universes!

Two days ago, One began to search for the so-called Black Box Signal with all its might, but...

TE913 Research Ship Black Box Signal not yet detected, unable to locate Research Ship coordinates at present.

It was the same answer as before.

Looking at the red warning sign that appeared in the Holographic Projection before him, Chen Fan shook his head helplessly.

He took a deep breath and cheered himself up again: 'I can't escape yet.'

'Escaping now is tantamount to revealing my identity.'

'The situation hasn't reached its worst point yet!'

To avoid being observed by the surveillance equipment, and also to "protect cultural relics," he did not open the interlayer at the end of the book at that time.

In other words, the Church at this time should not have accurate evidence to prove that he, the God Chosen, had ulterior motives.

Thinking of this, a sharp glint flickered in Chen Fan's eyes.

He still had a chance to maneuver!