"But if you accidentally break the rules, just say my name and that you're my man. She'll definitely give me face!"
After speaking, Xia Yao turned over in Chu He's arms, leaving her smooth, bare back to him, striking a pose that said, "I'm going to sleep now, don't disturb me."
Chu He took the opportunity to pull her soft body into his embrace from behind.
Xia Yao's body tensed for a moment, then relaxed. At an angle Chu He couldn't see, the corner of her lips curved into a triumphant arc.
She pretended to be asleep with a calm demeanor, but her restless toes, curling and uncurling, completely betrayed her inner turmoil.
Two fifty in the afternoon.
Chu He arrived alone in front of the library.
The library looked quite small, like it couldn't even fit a hundred people.
It was also Gothic in style, appearing eerie and strange against the backdrop of the blood-red sunset.
A metal sign stood at the entrance, with large characters written in dried blood: [Please Be Quiet Inside!].
Chu He pushed open the door, which was covered in strange runes, and a unique, pleasant fragrance wafted out.
It smelled like a mix of traditional Chinese herbs, hard to pinpoint, but after a few breaths, he felt his spirits lift, refreshed and invigorated!
To Chu He's surprise, the space inside was completely different from what it looked like from the outside; it was unimaginably vast!
Inside the door, eighty survivors from other countries had already gathered.
They all looked tense, standing on tiptoe, cautiously observing their surroundings, their faces etched with fear, confusion, or solemnity. No one dared to make a sound; the entire space was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Chu He took a careful look around!
Rows of towering bookshelves stood like silent giants, dividing the space into countless deep corridors.
There were hundreds of thousands of books on the shelves, each with an extremely peculiar design.
Some had covers made from the skin of unknown creatures, complete with fine scale patterns;
Others had eyeballs growing on their spines that slowly turned as people walked by, their gazes filled with scrutiny;
Even more bizarrely, Chu He saw an entire row of books that were alive!
They lay flat on the shelves, their pages rising and falling rhythmically like chests, emitting faint breaths.
Chu He was full of wonder. He walked towards the information desk in the center of the library, his eyes keenly observing these peculiar "exhibits."
At the information desk sat a silver-haired little girl who looked about ten years old.
She was petite, around 1.5 meters tall, but her proportions looked excellent.
She wore a matte star-mesh top in a gradient of light blue and pale purple, cut just to her waist. Countless tiny crystals adorned the neckline, refracting subtle rainbow light as she moved unconsciously.
Her A-line skirt had a semi-transparent outer layer printed with gold patterns, while the inner layer was a deep, matte blue. Her legs dangled in the air, making her skirt sway. Countless silver threads hidden within the inner fabric flickered with light, creating the illusion of star trails quietly running along the hem.
Most striking were her eyes, large and bright, as if holding an entire brilliant galaxy within their pupils, indescribably beautiful.
At this moment, the silver-haired elf sat on a high stool, her legs dangling, engrossed in a thick book on the table.
Chu He's gaze involuntarily drifted to the book's cover.
The title was direct, explosive, and... perverse.
A Kiss to Seal the Deal: Conquer the Anomaly World by Kissing the Anomaly School Belle.
Chu He's expression froze.
This... was this Kachi, the "very smart" best friend Xia Yao mentioned?
An SSS-Class Anomaly loli was reading a brainless, overpowered male-protagonist harem fantasy novel from Dragon Country?
Just then, a "tick-tock" sound echoed.
An antique grandfather clock on the information desk showed the hour and minute hands precisely meeting at three o'clock.
Kachi reluctantly closed the harem fantasy novel, placed it carefully to the side, and hopped down from the high stool.
She lifted her young, adorable face, her galaxy-like eyes sweeping over everyone present. Her voice was clear and pleasant, but its content sent a chill down their spines.
"Welcome to my library. Now, we're going to play a game."
As she spoke, she extended her fair, tender hand and lightly drew a line in the air before her.
Whoosh--!
Space distorted, and a door, colorful and swirling like a nebula, appeared out of nowhere before them.
The scene within the door was identical to the galaxy in her eyes.
"The game is simple: enter this 'Dream Gate'."
Kachi smiled sweetly and continued her explanation: "A friendly reminder, the dreamscape will infinitely amplify your deepest desires, and it's incredibly real. You'll experience all the sensations, pain, pleasure, warmth, and cold... almost exactly like in reality."
"One hour in the outside world will be sixty years in the dreamscape."
Her voice paused as she surveyed their pale faces, her smile widening.
"The rules require you to stay in the dreamscape for thirty years, which is half an hour in reality."
"If, thirty years from now, you can still distinguish between the dreamscape and reality, then the door to leave will naturally appear before you."
"But if you can't tell the difference..."
She tilted her head, a look of innocent purity on her face.
"Then you'll stay inside forever and enjoy your beautiful dreams!"
As her voice faded, the temperature in the entire library plummeted.
Everyone looked at her impossibly cute face, yet felt a chill crawl from the soles of their feet straight to the base of their skulls, sending shivers down their spines!
Spending thirty years in a dreamscape, could they still tell what was real?
What kind of willpower would that take!
But no one dared to resist.
Facing absolute power, they could only obey.
With ashen faces and endless dread, the survivors trembled as they walked through the colorful Dream Gate.
Chu He felt a dizzying sensation, as if his soul was being ripped from his body and plunging into a warm, viscous sea of stars.
As everyone entered, dozens of screens materialized before Kachi, each displaying a person's dreamscape in real-time.
Kachi sat back down on her high stool, crossed her legs, and watched these dreams with amused interest, as if watching a movie.
Some men dreamed of possessing mountains of gold and silver, surrounded by beautiful women, becoming the richest person in the world, their faces contorted in crazed laughter.
Some women dreamed of eternal youth, being pursued madly by countless handsome men, becoming the center of the world.
Others dreamed of obtaining world-ending power, dominating all beings, and trampling those who had once bullied them underfoot, their expressions deranged.
"So boring."
Kachi yawned, picked up a steaming cup of black tea, and took a sip, her eyes filled with disdain.
"Human desires are always the same, nothing new."
She scanned them listlessly, her gaze sweeping over one screen after another of people lost in their desires.
Suddenly, her gaze stopped.
Her eyes locked onto a screen in the corner.
It was Chu He's dreamscape.
Her star-filled eyes widened instantly, her small mouth forming an "O" shape, her face etched with unprecedented shock and disbelief!
It was as if she had seen something that shattered her worldview!
"What... the hell?"
This SSS-Class Anomaly loli even let out a curse.
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