Alien Paradise.

Chapter 45

Fortunately, the other party still mentioned the term borrowing books at the beginning.Chaoyang coughed twice, and tentatively replied, "I want to borrow some books."

"The deposit is [-] serliers, any excess will be refunded, and any deficiency will be compensated."

so expensive!Hearing the old man's reply, he couldn't help being surprised.In order to find out Dan's whereabouts before, Judy almost spared no expense, so the reward she could come up with was only five hundred silver coins.

Based on this price, how many residents can afford to borrow books?
"I have to pay first? What if there is no book I want to borrow here?" Chaoyang questioned.

"If you can't borrow it here, then you can't borrow it anywhere in the world." The old man's smile is still enthusiastic.

Such a big breath?

Chaoyang wondered if he heard it wrong. Judging from his superficial understanding of Brilliant Fort, this place is not a big city—there are old and new continents, and the old continent is the core of this world.According to the usual experience, the library is an advanced functional building that will appear after the basic food and clothing are met, so the richer the core city is, the more likely it is that a large library will appear.

This immediately aroused his curiosity.

"This is one hundred." Chaoyang counted out the same amount of silver coins and placed them on the counter.

The old man smiled more kindly. He took the coins and took out a school key, "Then please follow me."

Chaoyang followed him through the long corridor and came to a hall. There were still no bookshelves and books here, but a series of neat doors lined up on the surrounding walls.

A number similar to the room number is marked on the door leaf.

Hey, this is more like a hotel!
The other party stopped in front of Room 1024 and inserted the key into the lock, "We're here."

Chaoyang walked into the room with some perplexity, and found that the room was less than ten square meters, with only a desk and two chairs inside.The opposite window was a sheet of glass that seemed unable to be opened, but gave off a soft light from which I did not know where.

Naturally, there was not a single book in the room.

But his eyes were all drawn to something else—a gigantic machine that took up nearly half the room.The main body of the machine looks like a section of spine, hanging from the ceiling, looking very much like a giraffe.And at the position of the deer head is an extremely complex metal octahedron.Through the oil-stained casing, he could vaguely see the countless meshing gears rotating slowly inside.

"It seems that this is the first time for you to patronize Gleike Academy." The old man obviously saw Chaoyang's surprise, and asked considerately, "Do you need me to introduce you how to use the Wanli Machine?"

Chaoyang nodded involuntarily, "Please... tell me about it."

"What books do you need to borrow, you can tell it directly. If there are any books in the academy, the conveyor belt on your left will start to rotate. If not, it will next ask the main body. There will be two possibilities at this time, one If the main body exists, then the typewriter on your right will run automatically, and you need to wait for the book to be printed. The second is that the main body does not exist, then it will give a negative prompt, that is, swing left and right.”

Language, audio question and answer?Chaoyang was really shocked this time!

"But you have to pay attention, the fees are different for different results." The old man continued, "If the book is stored in the academy, we only charge ten silver loss fees. If the academy does not have it, all inquiries to the main body will result in sixty silver service If you print it, you have to pay an extra [-] silver for the workbook and consumables."

Dude...that actually sounds reasonable.

"Sir, do you have any other questions?"

Yes, and many more!However, Chaoyang considered that asking too many questions would easily increase doubts, so he only picked one place that he cared about the most, "This Wan..."

"Multiple machine."

"What is the body of this universal machine...?"

"Of course it is also a Wanli machine." The other party laughed, "The machine in front of you now is precisely a part of the Wanli machine, just like Gleick Academy—any city with an academy has Wanli machine. The mechanism exists. If you want to know more, you might as well ask it yourself."

By the way, he almost forgot that this is a library. If Wanli machines are so common, he should be able to find relevant books directly.

"If you need other services, you can ring the bell on the table, and someone will come to you later. Then, please read slowly." The old man gave him a chest salute gracefully, then turned and left the room.

It's time to verify.

Facing the head of the machine, Chaoyang said in a flat tone, "I want to borrow the Brilliant Castle travel guide."

The machine moved.

Its spine began to expand and contract rhythmically, and Chaoyang could even hear the deep tremor of joint clenching, as well as the crackling sound of steam ejecting from the pipe.

This thing can actually respond to its own voice!

And it was a machine powered by steam!
How exactly is this possible in theory?
Soon, the Wanli machine swayed from side to side twice. According to the receptionist's introduction, it was a reply that the corresponding book was not found.

How could it be... Chaoyang was a little surprised. Could it be that tourism has not yet emerged in this world?Or should I ask in a different way?
"I want a book that introduces Fort Splendor."

This time the conveyor belt on the left turned quickly.

After a while, a yellowed book fell out of the portal.Chaoyang picked it up and took a look, and found that "History of Brilliant Fort" was written on the cover.

"This is also...too powerful..."

He couldn't help murmuring.

Be aware that this is a fuzzy query!Wanliji not only understood his inquiry through voice, but also selected such a book according to his semantics and needs!Even if Chaoyang's understanding of artificial intelligence is superficial, it does not prevent him from being extremely surprised by the technology contained in it!
Of course, since the Universal Machine cannot display the list or reply to borrowers in words, there are huge shortcomings in the efficiency of finding books, but compared to its magical side, these shortcomings are insignificant.

"I would like to borrow the introduction book of Wanli Machine, and related publicity is also fine." Chaoyang said again.

This time the machine vibrated longer than usual.

After almost 2 minutes, the typewriter on the right suddenly started to produce books.

This also made Chaoyang understand that none of the customers who came to borrow books before had asked this question.

Hell, don't they have the slightest curiosity about Wanliji?

The question I raised won't arouse the receptionist's suspicion...

Fortunately, he used a new appearance to go out this time, which can guarantee that no one will think of the detective.Chaoyang weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to wait for the book to be printed.

After all, he really wanted to know how the Wanli Machine was made.

It took almost half an hour to print this time.

When the brand-new "Gleick Academy Documentary" (fifth edition) was held in his hands, Chaoyang felt a sense of solemnity in his heart.

He opened the front page, and a familiar sentence came into his eyes.

"If you have anything you want to consult, you can find the answer in Gleick Academy."

"That's the center of the world."

Chaoyang suddenly choked on the saliva and coughed continuously.

Well, it turns out that what Judy was talking about was the advertisement of the academy!
(End of this chapter)