16. Guarding Books (I)

It is worthy of a "disrepair" library, with dim lighting, scattered cobwebs scattered on the corner ceiling, a musty smell in the air that has not been ventilated for a long time, and a piercing "creaking" sound from the wooden floor stepping on it.

The books on the shelves look fine, but the surface is covered with floating ash.

Tang Qinqin handed the card in his hand to Mengru: "Since you choose to cooperate, at least you can't let them drag your feet." The tone was serious.

"......" Mengru, who was a little poor here, didn't say anything, and handed the card to Song Yuanze, "Understand the rules of the game." ”

Holding the card in his hand, Song Yuanze rarely showed a surprised expression and glanced at Tang Qinqin's direction. "Let's be honest, our mission this time is to find this special card and clear the level."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Coincidentally, this is not. ”

"Fate." Lan Lan secretly glanced at Tang Qinqin.

"Doesn't it matter if you didn't find this card?" Mengru asked with a slight groan.

"Just enter the dungeon game and clear it." Song Yuanze's tone was relaxed.

"So nice to work with."

The task of the game is to protect the book from damage, and in the library cabinet, the damage should be moth-eaten? In disrepair, moldy books? Tang Qinqin pondered all the way, looking at the entire library pavilion.

[Attention players, book guardianship has officially begun!] 】

There was a slight rustling sound, from far and near, and everyone watched vigilantly, but nothing could be seen.

"Hey! Phew, it scared the hell out of me! A player in Song Yuanze's team exclaimed. On the bookshelf in front of him came a spider leg the length of an adult man's palm, swaying slightly.

When several people saw this, they couldn't help but be stunned, and they were hairy.

"This spider won't make a sperm, will it? So big! That's it for king crabs! ”

"Is this a quest boss?"

Tang Qinqin always felt that this spider was not the target of this mission. She watched as the spider crouched on the bookshelf, mouth seemingly moving. The spider has changed his appetite and started eating books? Or is it the game setting?

The strange rustling sound was still ringing in all corners, Tang Qinqin came back to his senses and quickly ran to the bookshelf beside him, looking at the books in front of him.

Mengru and Song Yuanze watched her movements, and seemed to remember something, and the two of them immediately took a closer look.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Tang Qinqin to see that the cover of a book near the corner of the bookshelf was damaged. Even the damage is visible to the naked eye expanding, and if you look closely, the palm-sized white worm is scourging the book!

"What the hell, bookworm, it's hard work." Some people still have the heart to ridicule.

"No, why is a serious bookworm so big! It's still gnawing on the pages! ”

"This should be a common silverfish in the library's library, a bookworm that likes to eat books, but it's not that big." Song Yuanze spoke.

"Can't let them continue to plague books! Let's figure it out! Tang Qinqin said, saying that he opened all the windows near him, and ventilation might have a little effect.

If it is a bookworm that specializes in the trouble of books, in fact, it is more effective and effective in the sun, because this insect likes moisture. But there are so many books in the library pavilion, even if there is a place to dry books, it can't be done in a short time. What's more, this bug is large and will only eat faster.

Everyone dispersed, trying to take charge of an area as much as possible, picking up the tools at hand, and hurriedly driving the bookworm. If it weren't for the fear of hurting the book, I wouldn't be so restrained.

However, there are more and more bookworms, and this insect is so quick to jump and react quickly, it is almost impossible for something in his hand to touch them, let alone cause damage. Now they're only eating the cover, and it's not hurting the content, but it's only a matter of time before it continues.

Everyone scrambled to drive away the large bookworms that kept pouring onto the shelves.

But even if a dozen people struggled to drive away with the things in their hands, it was still a drop in the bucket in the face of the huge army of bookworms, and it was useless.

【Ding! Book damage 1%! 】

【Ding! Book damage 2%! 】

【Ding! Books are damaged by 3%! 】

The brutal announcement of the game rang in everyone's ears. At the same time, each person's HP is -2, -4, -6......

Tang Qinqin was a little anxious when she saw the physical strength that had been brushed off, and the difficulty of this copy exceeded her previous understanding.

【Ding! Book damage 7%! 】

Tang Qinqin's hands waved numbly, his arms were sore, and he gradually lost his strength, so he gritted his teeth and persisted by will.

She always felt like she was overlooking something.

What was overlooked?

In a library that has been in disrepair for a long time and has been deserted all year round, there is probably only the spider that I just saw, and it is still alive, indicating that there is no shortage of food.

So, what does it eat? Does it have anything to do with the fact that the book was able to be preserved in good condition?

"I have a solution, would you like to try it," Mengru said suddenly, "I remember seeing it in a book, such a bookworm flipping book can drive it away." Shall we try it? ”

"Try it, it won't get worse than now." Someone shouted.

This bug isn't very interested in people, but there are too many, and it's still a larger version, and goosebumps get straight up when you look at it.

Everyone immediately quickly pulled out a book from the bookcase crawling with bookworms in front of them, and took out a speed that couldn't beat ten lines at a glance and opened the pages of the book "with a bang", "Hey, it works, this insect really doesn't like the movement of turning books!" ”

Players who saw hope turned through the books one by one, doing their best to rescue them from under the bookworm's mouth.

The damage to the books and the physical wear and tear have finally stabilized, but the bookworms have not been eliminated, so do you have to persist like this until tomorrow when the books are officially relocated?

Tang Qinqin came to the place where he saw the big spider when he first came in. It was now in its own net, curled up as if resting. And she also keenly found that there is not a single silverfish near here, and the books here are basically well preserved.

This should indicate that spiders are one of the natural predators of bookworm silverfish.

Tang Qinqin tried hard to suppress the fear of some huge spiders from the bottom of his heart, and gently placed the insect in his hand carefully on the spider's web.

It's like feeding a cat a cat strip on a regular basis, but it's just a ferocious tiger.

As soon as the big spider felt the vibration of the web, it quickly stretched out its legs and assumed an offensive stance.

Tang Qinqin, who watched the spider feasting, had goosebumps layer after layer and didn't dare to move, look at the fine hair on the spider's legs, look at its black and bright eyes, look at my stupid boldness!

[Congratulations to the player Tang Yuanwai for achieving the conditions for early clearance!] 】