CHAPTER 1074: CHAPTER 503 IMPERIAL DECREE_2

Old Lu slowly said, "I don’t know where the problem lies either. It is very likely related to the content of those books. It would be best to see the content of the books with our own eyes."

What kind of information can even the Imperial Decree not fully contain?

"Could it be that you’re overthinking it, and it’s not that the Imperial Decree can’t contain it, but that it’s simply something that can only be seen once?" Jin Jiuyao speculated, "Someone left these things specifically for certain people... or for ’strange entities’ to see."

He said this while casting a deliberate glance at Lin Yi.

"Have you forgotten that guy doesn’t even exist! If that’s the case, could these Imperial Decrees be meant specifically for them to see? Maybe it’s some kind of trap to capture them, or something to stabilize them, keeping them temporarily harmless..."

"We can’t be sure of any of this until we see the content of the books..." Lu Zhao regretfully shook his head.

Contrarily, hearing this, Jin Jiuyao became interested, "Why don’t we look for similar books?"

Lu Zhao quickly interrupted his thought, "You’d better not have such thoughts. Now is not the time to complicate matters."

Lu Zhao was indeed a bit anxious. Jin Jiuyao had shown continuous curiosity towards Lin Yi today, and this eerie curiosity was continuously fermenting, becoming somewhat fervent.

He was very worried that Jin Jiuyao would neglect his duties because of this and forget the task.

Perhaps the organization really should learn from the official side and come up with some kind of task code, so people like Jin Jiuyao have something to memorize... He couldn’t help but think this way sometimes.

"I still say that we should maintain observation, but everything, everything, must be based on completing the task." Lu Zhao repeatedly emphasized, hoping to imprint this mindset on Jin Jiuyao, "As for investigating Xiao Zi and William..."

"I just heard William call Xiao Zi something like ’Laolin’..." Jin Jiuyao muttered.

Lu Zhao said speechlessly, "’Laolin’ might be a foreign name, ’Lianzi’ can also be a nickname, just like you all call me ’Old Lu.’ But does that mean I’m really called ’Old Lu’?"

"I can be Lu Zhao or Old Lu, Xiao Zi can be Xiao Zi or Laolin, but neither name is on the attendance list, right?"

"And why do you care so much about what others call each other?"

Jin Jiuyao grimaced, but because of the prior cognition that "it can’t possibly be a fake name," he didn’t think there was anything wrong with what Lu Zhao said.

"Alright then, we’ll leave it at that for now..." Lu Zhao exhaled a long sigh, "Return the books, please..."

"Got it." Jin Jiuyao reluctantly spread his hands.

Lu Zhao added, "Let me remind you, don’t think about rummaging through the bookshelf area alone. If anything happens to you, it will significantly impact the team. Do you understand?"

"Got it..." Jin Jiuyao reluctantly agreed.

"Little Xue, could you follow up... keep an eye on him. If anything happens, protect him promptly—make sure not to make any elementary mistakes before we take action."

"Okay." Chen Xue nodded carefully.

Lu Zhao then stopped speaking and reopened the map to study it.

He studied it very seriously, but others didn’t know what he was researching, as if that small map could be flipped into something new.

Jin Jiuyao didn’t hastily return the books either. Instead, he propped his chin while leaning on those Yin Books, lost in thought.

Suddenly, he had a light bulb moment, "Eh!"

"No ’eh,’ you sit down obediently," Chen Xue interrupted Jin Jiuyao’s act of ’casting spells’ with a domineering tone, cutting short his excited expression of "I’ll make you a bowl of Iron Bull beef noodles".

Jin Jiuyao could only stay put, silently observing Lin Yi’s movements with his eyes.

...

Meanwhile, Lin Yi, carrying some Yin Books with Imperial Decrees, arrived beside Wei Liang and handed over "The 26-year-old Female Tenant in Hokkaido."

"Here, your book."

Wei Liang popped out half of his head, took a glance at him, and then reached out to take the book, "Hehe, that’s the one... Old Lin, how’s the book you’re looking for?"

"Here, my book."

Lin Yi slapped the book in front of Wei Liang. The sound resembled dropping a stack of bricks, startling Wei Liang who quickly supported the not-so-reliable folding table, "Watch out, Old Lin, don’t damage public property!"

Lin Yi handed over a book, "Liangzi, take a look at this."

Wei Liang gave the book a glance, took it with a quirky expression, flipping through it multiple times before he couldn’t help but say, "I’m not into this stuff."

Lin Yi asked, "Don’t you find something wrong with this book?"

Wei Liang rolled his eyes, "These are novels written by others; having some issues is normal..."

"But the words in these books can disappear!" Lin Yi said solemnly.

"Disappear?" Wei Liang was taken aback, "The kind of disappear I think it is? Like biubiubiu?"

"Not biubiubiu, but more like turning transparent... Look, look! It’s happening again!" Lin Yi pointed at the book in Wei Liang’s hand, whispering excitedly.

"Oh my!" Wei Liang widened his eyes, "It really is disappearing! I told you there was a problem!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi’s eyes gleamed with excitement, thinking Wei Liang was finally going to reveal something hidden. Instead, he watched as Wei Liang, gritting his teeth, slapped the Hentai manga in his hand onto Lin Yi’s thigh with a heavy thud!

"Whap!"

"Ouch—" Lin Yi’s face twisted in pain.

Yet Wei Liang, feeling aggrieved, said, "I kept wondering why certain crucial parts in the manga I read were always blank—it turns out it was due to poor book printing quality, making me miss out on so much exhilarating plot! It’s really infuriating!"

"Is that all you wanted to say, Liangzi?" Lin Yi didn’t know what to say.

"Yep." Wei Liang nodded seriously, then pointed to the clock on the wall, "Almost 20:00; let’s take a break, Old Lin. We’ll soon need to prepare to go back to the dormitory. If you have any questions, you can ask Young Master Tian."

Wei Liang’s rare serious expression caused a mild surprise in Lin Yi’s heart, as if foreseeing something.

But the next moment, Wei Liang broke his illusion as he heard Wei Liang happily open "The 26-year-old Female Tenant in Hokkaido," indulging himself in it while muttering something about how little time he had to read much.

Lin Yi stifled his words several times, but seeing Wei Liang still beat around the bush, he had no choice but to open the borrowed book.

But just at this moment, he caught the conversation between Lu Zhao and Jin Jiuyao...

"Imperial Decree? Yin Yang Book?"

"So that’s how the homeroom teachers communicate information with each other?"

"But... given that Imperial Decree can transmit messages, why do homeroom teachers need to use manpower to convey information with so many units?"

"Could it merely be due to the instability of layers?"

Regarding Lu Zhao’s curiosity about the book’s content, he was well aware that these contents did indeed pose significant issues. If Lu Zhao and the others saw them, they might infer more information based on their knowledge.

"Should I... get one for them to look at?"

Suddenly, this thought crossed Lin Yi’s mind.

Since he couldn’t obtain enough information from them, maybe he could think of a way to leverage Lu Zhao and the others?

After all, there were quite a few such books in the bookshelf area, and he didn’t have enough time to feel every layer one by one.

He glanced at the clock on the wall.

19:47.

According to the plan, they were expected to head to the dormitory by about 20:20. Before that, he needed to inform Class Teacher-040 and then meet up with Wei Shan. With all these arrangements, he basically needed to appear in the hallway by about 20:00 to wait for Wei Shan.

And currently in the hallway... it was the domain of the Graveyard of the Deceased.

"Not easy to handle..." Lin Yi rubbed his temple and turned his head to look out the window.

The rain was pouring harder outside, the streaks left by the downpour on the glass like sinister fingernails scratching wounds on the flesh.