Chapter 100 Performance Brings Joy

  The next morning, after finishing exercise, I thought of sharing with my friends the benefits I gained from reading "Shen Shi".

  Of course, before that, there are two things that need to be confirmed again. Firstly, out of caution, I don't want to raise a group of white-eyed wolves; secondly, an experiment needs to be done. So he smiled and said:

  "Brothers, come with me to the library and help me borrow a few more books."

  "Ah! Did I hear that right? Ming Ge, didn't you just borrow three books yesterday?" his friends asked in astonishment.

  "Yes, why are you asking this? Are you going to help me borrow the book or not?"

  I didn't answer them directly, intentionally dropping a brick on their appetite, and taking the opportunity to see what attitude they would take towards my request for help.

  "Help! Of course I helped."

  The little buddies answered concisely and to the point, their answers made me very satisfied. The first point has been met, and indeed, I didn't misjudge them. This is a group of worthy friends who, although they were curious about my request, didn't ask any more unnecessary questions.

  Having obtained a satisfactory answer, I no longer concealed and replied straightforwardly:

  "You must be very curious why I borrowed so many books, right? Of course, borrowing books is for reading, and I've already finished those three books of mine, haha... isn't it impressive?"

  "Brother Ming, aren't you bragging?"

  The little buddies looked at me with disbelieving faces, they had seen the three books I borrowed yesterday, each one was about 20 centimeters thick. Even the fastest person wouldn't be able to finish them in two or three weeks of rest.

  I casually pulled out three books and handed them over to three of the guys saying:

  "Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. You can't open a book and examine me at will."

  "I asked first, I asked first, Brother Ming, I believe you!"

  After hearing my words, the other little friends were all stunned, only Li Gui Kan was extremely excited. It seems that he has an inexplicable confidence in me, as if I said one day I will kill the evil god, he would nod in agreement.

  "Hmm, although you asked, I'll take them one by one, haha..."

  I smiled confidently, how spirited and refreshing. It turns out that performing can bring people joy, should I show off more often in the future? I thought to myself quietly.

  "Alright! Ming Ge, listen up: What's the title of Chapter 9 of 'The Strongest Empire in History'?"

  Li Guijian only came up with a simple question at first, probing and asking, looking like that, surprisingly even more happy than me.

  "The Allied advantage is too simple, come up with a harder question!"

  "Ah!!!! Um... okay, what's the title of chapter 99 of volume 9 of this book again? This is tough enough, huh?"

  "Hey, buddy, are you only going to ask this kind of simplest question? The title is 'The Alliance Against Evil Has Power', can't you come up with a different question? Don't tell me you're only capable of coming up with such simple questions!"

  I bluntly said, Li Guikan was stunned. In my heart, I burst out laughing, this Li Guikan is really honest and kind! Afraid that I couldn't answer and lose face, he intentionally asked some simple questions.

  As for what I said, the other little friends were not convinced and had been impatient for a long time. So, one by one, they rushed to ask questions, and I answered them fluently, with an exceptionally lively atmosphere.

  The younger brothers are getting more and more out of tune, especially this **man, Da Pu. He even asked questions like "What is the 88th word in the 8th paragraph of Chapter 888 of Volume 8?"!

  For this question, the little buddies were embarrassed, but they were also forced by my strong questioning, and there was not much guilt in their hearts, but rather a kind of "now you're stuck" pleasure.

  However, when I calmly said the word "emotion", my friends were all stunned!

  At this moment, they no longer doubted the authenticity of my claim "finishing three books in one night", each and every one of them was excited beyond words, thinking to themselves: if only I could do that too! Li Guikan, the most innocent among them, smiled foolishly.

  "Brother Ming, I really admire you, haha...haha, can you teach me how to read books to achieve your effect?"

  Other little friends saw someone take the lead, one by one expressed their admiration for me, and looked at me with expectant eyes. I was originally going to share my book-reading method anyway, so I naturally wouldn't keep it private, and shared the secret of reading books with intuition with my little friends.

  When my little friends heard this unfamiliar word "Shén Shí", they all shook their heads, and I had to patiently explain:

  "It's what you call intention, understand? The mind reads books with intention."

  The little buddies were all pulling their necks, and I suddenly remembered that their divine soul power was weak and pitiful. This is the reason why they lack a good cultivation method. And now I don't have a suitable cultivation method for them to practice either. There are many in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, but I don't know if they're applicable to them. Why not directly impart the cultivator's divine soul technique to them through mind transmission?

  One is that the physical structure of people from other worlds and Earth is slightly different, most importantly, the difference in meridians. I don't want them to risk practicing cultivation, what if they get possessed by evil spirits? Two is that I currently do not possess the ability to perform a ritual to impart spiritual energy, which requires me to cultivate until the Yuan Ying period.

  So now I'm also at a loss about this matter. It seems that my top priority is still to improve my cultivation, and then think of ways to change these techniques into ones suitable for them to cultivate. However, it's easy to come up with ideas, but practical methods aren't that easy to think of, and one can't rush into things either.

  In this situation, all I can say is:

  "Hey brothers, don't be discouraged. You still have eyes to read books, right? Heaven rewards diligence. As long as you work hard, you can also read a lot of books."

  "Right, we know, Ming Ge; it's getting late, let's go borrow some books."

  Looking at the calmness that you guys have put on, I've become even more determined in my mind: Brothers, I will definitely find a suitable divine cultivation method for you to cultivate!

  However, I seem to have forgotten that my ability to read with spiritual awareness is a special case: not only do I have strong spiritual soul power, but also the advantage of opening up spiritual skills, so this reading method is not easily replicable by others.

  So when we came to the library to borrow books, there was another small episode:

  "It's still early in the month, why are you reading books instead of going to class? Auntie advises you to go listen to the lesson, the teacher's explanation will be more helpful to you."

  A group of little buddies looked at each other in shock, and didn't expect that even the duty officer aunt would take care of Ming Ge like that. I also said in surprise:

  "Uh... I'm here to borrow books, and I have class soon. Thanks for your concern, auntie."

  "Borrowing books? Have you finished reading the three you borrowed yesterday, or do you think those three books are not interesting and want to exchange them for a few more fun ones? You can't read like this, you need to be serious and focused."

  The duty officer's aunt tirelessly instructed the way, just like educating a disobedient child, this made me think of the story "Monkey Moving Bags", my heart felt warm and I couldn't help but laugh.

  "Hehe, Auntie, you're wronging me. I've already finished reading those three books. Don't believe me? Test me."

  Upon hearing this, the little friends perked up and smiled mischievously, ready to watch the commotion. The duty officer aunt suspiciously took over the three books and then reenacted the scene she had just performed in front of the little friends.

  After this, the librarian's impression of me became better and better, and she even smiled and lent me three more books. This was her limit for lending books on an exception basis, plus the three I could borrow myself, so each of my friends got to borrow three books. In total, we borrowed 24 books, most of which were history books, with a few literature ones.

  I'm in a great mood, waving goodbye to the equally happy duty officer aunt, and bringing joyful little companions rushing to Building One like the wind.

  (Notice:

  This month onwards, each chapter will be updated with more than 3,000 words, and it is expected to update for more than 20 days every month, totaling more than 60,000 words.

  This is a preliminary plan and the specific update time cannot be determined for the time being. Due to the special nature of my profession, it has variability, zero timeliness and unpredictability.

  Wish book friends happiness every day!

  Besides, I have ambition. Other books have monthly tickets, and mine can't be without them either. No matter what, I will make sure this book has monthly tickets, the ones it should have - not one less!