Bai Zhi's Way of Handling Things

This dark Fairy Tale has no ending.

And just like that, in such an unexpected way, this dark Fairy Tale came to an end.

After all the words appeared on the pages, about a minute passed. At this moment, under the watchful eyes of Bai Zhi and the other two, the book that had been Levitation above the table began to slowly close.

"Was this the procedure when you were observing it from the outside?"

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Bai Zhi shifted his gaze from the book to the Young Girl sitting diagonally opposite him at the table.

Upon hearing his question, A Pure Smile, Shy Blushing Cheeks and glanced in his direction before nodding after a moment's thought.

"Yes, the process is the same, but the descriptive style is different. Compared to the First Story, the second story is..."

At that moment, as she spoke, accompanied by several flashes of white light, Instant figures of the Chronicler, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part instantly returned to the Grand Library.

Although they had just endured five or six agonizing hours in that eerie campus, Bai Zhi and his group in the Library had spent less than five minutes in total.

"Damn, that was easy..."

As soon as he returned, the Chronicler slumped onto the table with a look that suggested he was about to die.

Although Instant and Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part's condition was slightly better than the Chronicler's, it wasn't much better, and their eyes even had some bloodshot streaks.

"It's just an adventure that happened to a few elementary school students in a school, it can't be that difficult, right?"

Seeing the group of people who had just returned and mostly looked exhausted, Bai Zhi asked them a question with a hint of curiosity.

"In this story, what roles do you all play? The Protagonist is Xiao Ming, also known as Instant. And what about Xiao Hong, Xiao Xin, Xiao Gang, and Xiao Bai?"

"Who told you we're playing human roles in this story?"

As if recalling some unpleasant memories, the Chronicler's expression darkened slightly after hearing Bai Zhi's question.

"This story is simply unbelievable..."

"Not human? Then what are you playing? There are only a few characters in this story, aren't there?"

While expressing his question with some curiosity, Xia Wen started counting on his fingers.

"Xiao Ming, the Protagonist, then Xiao Hong, Xiao Gang, Xiao Xin, Xiao Bai..."

"I played the role of a ping-pong ball."

His lips twitched slightly as he interrupted Xia Wen, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part raised his hand.

"Table tennis...???"

Completely surprised to receive such an answer from the other party, Xia Wen was quite taken aback.

"I am the blackboard eraser."

The Chronicler then raised his hand, pointing to the expressionless Instant beside him, his words carrying a hint of schadenfreude.

"As for his words, they are a Trash Can."

"That's right, it's for you."

He glanced at the Chronicler and replied Instant with a blank expression.

"Well..."

Based on the account of Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part, Bai Zhi roughly understood the circumstances surrounding their encounter in this second story.

Unlike the previous story, after they entered this second story, they became ping-pong balls, blackboard erasers, and... Trash Can.

At the same time, no new memories flooded their minds, and they didn't know what role they were playing; they only knew that the school seemed deserted.

The ping-pong balls are located in the gymnasium, the blackboard eraser is in a classroom on the Third Floor, and the Trash Can is next to the stairs on the first floor.

So at the very beginning, under these circumstances, they were completely bewildered, having no idea what they were supposed to do or the so-called background of the story.

Although the three things they Metamorphosis into could move freely, their movement speed was not much faster than that of common, and their overall attributes were severely suppressed. They were unable to use Skill and Equipment, and the ping-pong ball was almost crushed by the Trash Can.

And so they met up aimlessly, unsure of what to do, and spent the first one or two hours in a difficult search.

Then, along with a few Destroyer King who came in from the school gate, they were soon caught in the crossfire.

Those elementary school students seemed to be there purely to cause trouble at the school. They kicked over Trash Can, smashed desks and chairs, then ransacked the place with sticks, set ping-pong balls on Ignite, and smashed basketballs, soccer balls, and other toys everywhere...

Faced with these most destructive creatures on Earth—the mischievous kids—they had no choice but to flee for their lives. However, their escape only fueled the curiosity and pursuit of the mischievous kids.

After all, who has ever seen a ping-pong ball that can bounce by itself, or a blackboard eraser and Trash Can can that can run away on their own?

If they hadn't gained the Trust and help of one of the elementary school students later on, they would have almost been dismantled or smashed.

At the end of the story, the elementary school student took them to the school gate, which they couldn't reach on their Strength, and escorted them out of the school, thus bringing the story to a close.

"Tell us yourselves, what kind of weird dark Fairy Tale is this?"

The Chronicler seemed to still harbor resentment.

"It's completely inexplicable. Attributes are suppressed, Skill Equipment are all sealed, and you're still in a state of inconvenience, having to fight off a few brats in an empty school... This story is purely toxic."

"It's not that the story is toxic, but rather that your experiences and what's written in this book are completely different stories."

Bai Zhi looked up thoughtfully at the closed book in mid-air and shook his head slightly.

"Alright, I'll tell you the story we saw, and then you can compare and contrast it yourselves."

Then, Bai Zhi recounted the story he had read in that book, using the most concise language possible.

"... You're saying that most of the things in that school are transformed from people?"

After listening to Bai Zhi's story, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part, changed slightly.

"And what about all those desks and chairs that the students smashed..."

"It could be a student, it could be Teacher, or it could just be common desks and chairs—who knows?"

Bai Zhi shrugged slightly.

"After all, in this Fairy Tale, only Xiao Ming can see the whole truth... or perhaps Xiao Ming is actually the Mastermind everything? You did a pretty good job, at least you returned safely, didn't you?"

"What would you do if you were in that situation?"

Looking towards Bai Zhi, the Chronicler asked, somewhat unconvinced.

"Given the complete limitations on Equipment Skill attributes, you can't really do anything better, can you?"

"Hmm? As for me, I'd probably go to the Broadcast Room and pretend to be the principal and Teacher first, since you can still talk and communicate, right? Since the school has Sports Field, there should be surveillance cameras and broadcasts, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi shrugged indifferently.

"They're just elementary school students, the Teacher still has a lot of influence. First, stop their disruptive behavior, then set up an exam room, and make these elementary school students obediently go to the classroom with their books to take the exam. Then, while they're taking the exam, search the school for information about these students to find clues..."

Bai Zhi leaned back in his chair and spread his hands.

"As for the next plan and actions, we'll formulate them based on the information and clues I've found. You're adults, why is it so troublesome to deal with a few elementary school kids? And you're being chased by them..."

Chronicler: "..."