The accountant was stunned for a moment, but then he said through gritted teeth, "Do you know that you deserve to be beaten in this way!"
Lan Jue smiled, "Why don't we go to the competition first? I will satisfy your request."
The accountant's face changed, and he said righteously: "You can't keep the old man waiting, let's go in."
As soon as you enter the library, you will be greeted with the smell of books first. In this world where most reading is done through electronic media, paper books have already become a luxury. It is said that a set of the masterpiece "Douluo Dalu" written by the famous writer Tang Jia Sanshao in 2009 in the Shang Dynasty once sold for a sky-high price comparable to that of a high-altitude speeding car.
In the Tianhuo Library, all the books are presented in paper, and their value is even more difficult to measure.
The accountant led Lan Jue all the way to the third floor of the library, a very ordinary-looking room.
There are rows of bookshelves in the room, and there is a very old wooden table in the innermost part, next to the wooden table is a window. At this time, the window was open, and there was a gentle breeze blowing outside, as well as the "rustling" sound of the leaves of the big tree outside the window being blown.
"Come on, let's do it." The old pedant gestured to Lan Jue.
Lan Jue sat down on the chair opposite him.
The old pedant waved to the accountant, and the accountant gave Lan Jue a wink, then retreated and closed the door.
Lan Jue smiled and said, "Is there anything that even accountants can't listen to?"
The old pedant coughed twice, and said: "His personality is too out-of-the-way, it's better not to know some things, lest he act too aggressively and lose me."
Lan Jue said: "How can a baby eagle become a goshawk soaring nine days without spreading its wings? Don't underestimate him. Although the accountant is younger, his ability is still very strong."
The old pedant smiled and said, "Didn't he just ask you to teach him how to pick up girls? If it's convenient, you should really teach him."
"Huh?" Lan Jue was taken aback.
There was a gleam in the old pedant's dim eyes, "I'm called old pedant, and I'm not old-fashioned. When boys reach their age, their hormones are over-secreted, and they always need to be relieved. What's more, I only have this one grandson. I still expect Let him carry on the family line for me. In our Tianhuo Avenue, other people either have inappropriate personalities and abilities, or the age gap is too large. Only you are closer to him and more stable. So, from now on, I will leave this kid to you Yes. Help me guide him more. That’s why I let him go to Huameng National College this time. What he needs now is more social experience.”
"Okay, as long as you don't worry, leave it to me. I will let him grow up quickly." Lan Jue promised with a smile.
The old pedant said: "The test results are out. I'm afraid, there is really trouble."
Lan Jue's heart shuddered, and he sat up straight, "Can you find out what kind of creature it is?"
The old scholar said: "It is a special creature that has not been recorded by the three major alliances. The crystal you brought back, after we tested it, found that the energy contained in it is already comparable to an S-level energy gem. The internal storage The life energy is extremely large. However, this kind of life energy is highly toxic to our human body. If it is absorbed by the human body, it can greatly enhance its own life energy in a short period of time, but the toxin will also penetrate quickly, thus poisoned and died."
"However, there is no doubt that this kind of life energy can be used directly by those monsters. Life energy is not produced by themselves, but is transformed by devouring other creatures and absorbing their life energy We made assumptions and guesses. After data analysis, we found that the greatest possibility is that when this creature first arrived in Taihua Star, there was only the female beast you saw. And the female beast itself was not too powerful. It grows itself by constantly devouring life energy, and lays eggs. These eggs will hatch very slowly at the beginning. But after the life energy accumulates to a certain level, the hatching will be accelerated."
"The ultimate goal of the mother beast should be to devour the life energy of the entire Taihua Star through the monsters she gave birth to supply her needs and form that kind of energy core. If there is no power to resist them, then the final result It is very likely that all life on a planet can be swallowed by them."
"I also talked with the wine taster, and the wine taster said that the female beast already has the ability to travel through space. In other words, assuming that after they devour a planet's life energy, it is likely that these life energy Take it away and continue to grow your own group. Then continue to devour. Because there are no more samples, we are still unable to study the speed and time of their devouring and transformation. But it will not be too slow. Especially after the birth of a female beast After the number of child beasts is large enough, the devouring speed is too terrifying."
Lan Jue nodded silently, and said: "Fortunately, the strength of the female beast itself is still limited. Judging from the female beast we dealt with that day, if we can find it in the first time and wipe it out, we can still solve the problem Yes. The strength of the female beast should be dealt with by expedition-class warships."
The old pedant sneered, "Don't be blindly optimistic. How do you know that this female beast is the strongest in their group? What if this female beast is just a kind of porter? Above it, suppose there is a more powerful existence ? That is still an expedition-class warship that can fight against it?"
Lan Jue was surprised and said: "You never shoot aimlessly, did you find anything?"
The old scholar said: "There is no need to discover anything, a simple inference is enough. With the huge energy contained in that energy core, if that female beast can be fully utilized that day, it is absolutely impossible for you to kill it. Easy. In other words, it cannot use this kind of energy core itself. Then, what is such a powerful life energy core used for? The answer that is easiest to guess is: provide it to stronger people who can digest and use it .”
Lan Jue took a deep breath, "If that's the case, it's really a big trouble. It's just that we don't know anything about it yet."
The old pedant said: "My test report and conjectures have been handed over to the Chinese League, let them handle it. The Chinese League should take a snapshot of the ambassadors of the Western League and the Northern League soon, and ask them to notify the Western League and the Northern League as soon as possible. One is Self-check whether there are such female beasts appearing on the planets in the controlled area. The other is to continue to explore outwards to see if there are any similar creatures appearing outside our three major alliances, on the nearby star field."
Lan Jue hesitated for a moment, and said: "There is something that may be related to the monsters we encountered this time. I haven't mentioned it before, because it was due to Monternet's request. But I think it is necessary to let you know. After all, it is related to human safety."
At the moment, Lan Jue recounted the news he got from Piaohong in Monternet like an old pedant.
After hearing what he said, the old scholar was not surprised, and said calmly: "I have known about this for a long time. Whenever this kind of thing happens, we old guys will always know first. The North Alliance has sent A space fleet has gone to explore those planets. There will be news back within a year."
Lan Jue said: "The most important thing now is to deal with it. If your guess is correct, how do you think we should deal with this situation?"
The old scholar said: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover. Our ancestors have long said that interstellar expansion is not so easy, and we will inevitably encounter various things. We will also encounter obstacles from powerful creatures. In this In the world, the survival of the fittest will always be the survival of the fittest. If we want to become stronger, continue to expand, and let our group gain a firm foothold in the universe, then all we can rely on is our own strength. The unknown enemy may Very strong, but the rapid development of our human beings over the past hundred years has also laid the foundation. We have space fortresses and motherships. The possibility of powerful creatures surpassing these two existences in the universe is still very small So, don’t worry too much. In the face of all unknown circumstances, what we can do now is to constantly strengthen ourselves. Therefore, we all know about Monternet, and I, the wine taster and fortune teller, also support you Participated. Of course, this is your business, not within the jurisdiction of Tianhuo Avenue, we can't give you much help, but if you have any questions, you can come to us. Understand?"
Lan Jue smiled slightly, "Understood."
The old pedant sighed and leaned back on the chair, he seemed a little tired, and seemed to be getting older all of a sudden.
Lan Jue's eyes moved slightly. After he came to Tianhuo Avenue, he had seen the old pedant many times, but it was the first time he saw this powerful ruler showing such a sad expression.
"What's embarrassing for you?" Lan Jue asked.
The old pedant smiled wryly, "It's not as simple as just embarrassing! If it was just embarrassing, it wouldn't have bothered me for so many years."
Lan Jue was a little surprised and said: "That's..." He could feel that since the old pedant brought up this topic, he wanted to tell him something.
The old pedant said in a deep voice: "Do you know? I am not the founder of Tianhuo Library, the founder here is someone else. It can be said that most of the books stored here are owned by me before I took over. of."
Of course, Lan Jue didn't know, and asked suspiciously: "You mean, you are not the first generation of old scholars?"
The old pedant shook his head and said, "No, he was not called an old pedant back then, but an old bookworm. He is a bookworm. He is also the most famous scholar on the mainland today. , When I came to Tianhuo Avenue, I also came here because of the reputation, and wanted to ask the fortune teller something. Then I came here unintentionally."