Taking advantage of the time before the next zombie refresh, Lu Chen led Ma Yi and He Hua out of the square, sneaking into the library through the main entrance.
The interior of the library was relatively clean. Apart from scattered glass and heavily dusty floors, there were no strange odors or foul smells.
"There are footprints extending outwards."
Holding a flashlight in one hand, Lu Chen observed his surroundings.
"The footprints are fresh, someone must have been here recently."
"It could be members of the 'Mutual Aid Group'… The footprints turn back, they probably thought there was no loot in the library."
Not only was there no loot, but along the way, Lu Chen and his companions had found nothing but dusty books.
Coupled with the dim light and lack of electricity for illumination, it was understandable that the previous players would abandon exploration here.
"Achoo!"
Feng Bin He Hua finally couldn't hold back and let out a cute sneeze, rubbing her reddened nose with a hint of grievance.
"There's so much dust here… It feels itchy all over."
Since entering the library, she's been constantly sneezing like she has a pollen allergy.
This wasn't her fault, with the tenfold senses trait, anyone would be affected.
"Let's explore a few more rooms, if we don't find anything, we'll leave."
Seeing He Hua's pitiful appearance, Lu Chen finally decided to take care of her.
After all, he was the one who gave her the trait, it was only right for him to take responsibility.
"You still have some conscience… Achoo!"
"I've discovered something."
Sakurajima Ma Yi, who volunteered to scout ahead, joined them after hearing her sister's sneeze.
"There's a locked room ahead, no sign hanging on it."
"But I saw on the floor plan that it should be the 'E-reading Room'."
"E-reading Room?"
Feng Bin He Hua muttered, quite puzzled.
"What's that place? I've never heard of it before."
"It's a room with lots of computers, providing online services and digital book searches… It's like an internet cafe."
"Why don't you just call it an 'internet cafe'?"
"Can I directly call you 'Sweet Bullet'?"
Hearing this, Feng Bin He Hua was taken aback, her fair face quickly flushed crimson with a mixture of shame and anger.
"Sweet Bullet" was the name of her idol group.
Although as a member, she should be proud of the name.
But now, outside of business hours, being suddenly addressed by that name, it felt like her online name being exposed in the real world, bringing with it a sense of shame.
"Don't say that word right now… I'll bite you!"
"Hehehe… I'm happy to be bitten."
Joking aside, Lu Chen didn't forget the main task.
Arriving in front of the locked door mentioned by Ma Yi, he saw many traces of attempted destruction on the door.
Clearly, someone had tried to force their way in before them.
Judging from the door still being closed… he failed.
"The locked door is protected by some kind of force, it must be opened with a key."
Lu Chen thoughtfully pulled out the "Door" key and inserted it into the lock.
With a gentle turn, a faint "click" could be heard.
The door, impervious to chopping or axing, was opened with ease.
"There are no enemies inside."
He Xiang, who was now familiar with discerning enemies through her sharp hearing, reminded him from behind.
"Alright."
Lu Chen nodded, glanced at the information on the key, and then displayed a pained expression.
Just this one insert and pull, the key lost one use, only two remaining.
If he didn't have the A-level trait, it would be fine, but with the "Door" trait, Lu Chen became quite possessive.
"Forget it, opening locks is the key's duty after all."
"Maybe this E-reading Room has better loot."
As Lu Chen said, the E-reading Room was much like an internet cafe, rows of computers lined up.
However, due to prolonged power outages and lack of maintenance, these computers probably wouldn't be able to boot up anymore.
"What kind of good stuff could be in a place like this…"
He Hua pouted, not optimistic about this room's loot.
But her eyes were exceptionally sharp, noticing many details.
"Isn't there something plugged into this PC… a USB drive?"
"Where?"
Ma Yi followed He Hua's gaze and sure enough, found a thin object plugged into the PC's case.
The object was covered in dust, looking very inconspicuous.
If not for He Hua's reminder, they might not have noticed it even if they glanced at it!
"Doesn't look like a USB drive."
Lu Chen also moved closer, reaching out to try and pull the thing out of the USB port.
Contrary to his expectations, it came out easily with a light pull, leaving a thumbnail-sized black chip in Lu Chen's hand.
"Hmm, could this be…"
The moment an answer formed in Lu Chen's mind, descriptive information appeared before his eyes.
【You obtained "Unknown Function Plugin" x1!】
【Please insert into the wristwatch's function slot to check the added functions of this plugin!】