Rules-related weird stories: 4016

Lin Yi immediately reached out and took a copy of the "Library Rules."

This "Library Rules" was a green folded card, resembling a tourist guide, but it felt particularly textured, like a high-end, classy invitation.

The cover of the card was adorned with gold-stamped patterns, resembling a clock tower and symbols, surrounded by a wreath of thorns. Inside the wreath were the five large characters for "Library Rules."

Lin Yi glanced at it and slowly opened it.

After opening it, there was a title page with only one sentence:

"Knowledge is the most terrifying curse. May the endless sea of knowledge not trap the free soul."

Lin Yi's heart tightened, and he quickly continued reading:

"Library Rules:"

"These rules apply to everyone entering the library."

"The library is one of the areas with the highest loss rate on campus, but the conditions for reaching it are quite harsh. When you arrive at the library, you should already be aware of the special nature of this area and some precautions. This also means that you will bear full responsibility for the consequences of any subsequent actions."

"Based on the principle of not abandoning or giving up, our school will still provide you with ample protection until you are completely lost or it is confirmed that you cannot return."

"To reduce the workload of our staff, please abide by the following rules:"

"1. Our library contains books on all professional courses worldwide. You can browse any book, provided you ensure your own safety, until the lights in the library turn red."

"Regarding the books in the library, please follow the 'three no-touch' rule:

Do not touch books with green covers;

Do not touch books with strangely scented pages;

Do not touch H-manga."

"If you see H-manga, tell yourself there is no H-manga, it is a normal comic, and you must not touch it and stay away from it immediately."

"2. Due to regional issues, the library cannot provide sufficient electricity. The further you are from the central area, the dimmer the light. When moving around, please try to stay close to the central area and avoid dark areas, especially places without any light."

"Dark areas do not belong to the library."

"3. There is a separate elevator inside the library. Elevators without the word 'Forbidden' on the sign are usually allowed to be used; it is forbidden to use elevators marked with the word 'Forbidden.'"

"When taking the elevator up or down floors, if you see a thin mist in the air after the elevator doors open, please do not leave the elevator. Wait for the elevator doors to close and descend to another floor before leaving."

"If you do not see any abnormal signs, you can move freely."

"4. On any floor, if you notice changes in the surrounding environment while moving, such as the light starting to dim or abnormal conditions such as wind or mist appearing, please stop whatever you are doing and observe whether the situation still exists. If it does not exist, you can continue moving. If the situation still exists and begins to worsen, please return the way you came immediately."

"Ignore any calls."

"5. When reading, do not scribble on the books. If you see small pieces of paper falling out of the books, do not believe their contents. They are just nonsense written by others. Just put them back in the book."

"When you encounter other people, please note:

Ignore the gazes of others;

Do not talk to strangers, even librarians;

You can trust the librarian's words, but do not accept any requests from him;"

"6. There are no clocks in the library. If you see anything that can reflect time, please ignore it and do not be influenced by its passage."

"Time is inaccurate. The only way you can understand the passage of time is to ask the security guard who arrives at the library."

"7. The library's collection is not limited to books, but you usually cannot access other collection areas."

"You must know the difference between the collection area and the bookshelf area to determine whether you are in danger."

"When you are reading and find sculptures appearing around you, do not panic. You are still in the bookshelf area, and the appearance of the sculptures is just a prank. Ignore them and leave immediately."

"8. If you accidentally arrive at the collection area, please quickly return to the bookshelf area before the last bookshelf fades from view. Do not be attracted by any of the collection area's items."

"9. At any time, when the lights in the library turn red, please be sure to follow the red lights to the counter on the first floor to prepare to leave the library."

"10. Everything in the library belongs to the library."

"Before leaving the book area, please make sure that all items belonging to the library have been returned, including but not limited to books, bookmarks, pendants, etc. If you have not returned them in time, please inform the librarian as soon as possible and listen to his arrangements."

"If you forget to inform the librarian, you can still be honest with the security guard on the way out. That is your last chance."

"11. After arriving at the counter, please be patient. The security guard will arrive within 15 minutes of the red light turning on. During this time, please leave the floor you are on and arrive at the first floor. After meeting the security guard, please trust him unconditionally and follow him closely. He will take you out of the library."

"You can stay in this area for a maximum of two red light cycles. When the third red light appears, you must leave the library."

"12. If you forget the time because you are engrossed in reading, please immediately put the book back on the shelf when you realize this has happened and go to the counter on the first floor. Wait for the librarian to appear, and he will tell you what to do next."

"If you cannot reach the first-floor counter but cannot confirm your location, please tear off the dotted line page of these rules, hold the card in your hand, move away from the bookshelf, and wait for the patrolling librarian to arrive. He will tell you what to do next."

"13. If you have violated more rules, please do not look for the librarian. Before you lose your mind, find the elevator marked with the word 'Forbidden,' discard your identification into the trash bag at the elevator entrance, and enter it. Wait for the elevator to run to any other area before leaving."

"You will start a completely new life (preferably not)."

"Dear students, may the endless sea of knowledge not trap the free soul. Good luck."

The "Library Rules" ended, but Lin Yi found that he could continue to flip the page. When he flipped it, he found that on the last page, there were two separate sentences:

"14. The curator is a dangerous good person."

"15. Beware of the curator."

The handwriting of these last two sentences was problematic; they were handwritten.

Lin Yi quickly folded this one, then flipped to the last page of a brand new one. As a result, he still saw these handwritten words on the last page.

"Strange..." He frowned, "Why hasn't Lao Mo ever mentioned that the library has a curator?"

"Moreover, the writing… it doesn't seem like it was specifically written after each rule, but rather was there from the time of creation."

He pinched the two rules, frowning slightly.

The female dormitory manager came to his side at this time, glanced at the "Library Rules," and said, "That handwritten word is very strange…"

"I can see that," Lin Yi said.

The female dormitory manager rolled her eyes: "Then are you going to listen or not?"

"Sorry, I was a little loud just now, you go ahead," Lin Yi was able to be flexible.

The female dormitory manager said: "I heard the librarian say that this was modified by a former librarian with the consent of the director, and this version has been used ever since."

"However… I also heard that, under normal circumstances, we never encounter the director… Although the library director is the director, they don't seem to be in the library."

Lin Yi nodded. He could understand this, after all, it was a consistent characteristic of S City University: the convenience store owner isn't in the convenience store, the president isn't on campus.

Now add the library director not being in the library.

Very smooth, it's just like the packaging for a Kamen Rider's belt and cards being separated.

Seeing Lin Yi thoughtful, the female dormitory manager curiously asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Yi glanced at her, fiddling with the "Library Rules" in his hand, and pondered: "I'm thinking about some things."

"What's there to think about? Just wander around here, and then wait for the security guard to come and take us away!" The female dormitory manager spread her hands, looking like she was familiar with the routine.

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Lin Yi asked in surprise: "Judging by your tone, it seems you're a repeat offender?"

"N-no way! What do you mean repeat offender? I'm just experienced, okay! This is only my third time!" The female dormitory manager seriously corrected.

"Third time…?" Lin Yi's expression instantly became strange. "You entered the school on the 7th… Although it's the 10th now, it's essentially the night of the 9th, so you, little unlucky thing, have been a dormitory manager since the 7th, up until today?"

"Could it be… you haven't slept?"

Upon hearing this, the female dormitory manager drooped her head like a cat, and sighed resentfully: "Haven't slept…"

"Then your energy is really good…"

"It has nothing to do with my energy!" The female dormitory manager smiled wryly. "When I hold this lamp, I don't feel tired. The next day, my energy and spirit are even better… It's just that I can't get over the mental hurdle of not sleeping."

She touched her face and sighed: "I haven't done any skincare these days, and my skin has become dry…"

Lin Yi didn't have any professional knowledge in this area, so he could only remain silent, and then silently turned his attention back to the "Library Rules."

Lao Mo had explicitly hinted that the librarian could be trusted, but the librarian would invite him to become the new librarian… This is consistent with the "Library Rules" mentioning not to accept the librarian's invitation.

However, if the librarians in the library appear through the means of the older generation inviting the new generation, then how did the first librarian come about?

Besides that, with his current understanding, he could understand a lot of the other rules now.

For example, the lighting problem in the library, it's no different from the lighting in the rest of the campus. Anyway, it's only safe when there's light, the darker it is, the more dangerous it is.

He suspected that there might also be some problems on the layers in places without light.

The elevator problem is even easier to understand. The elevators with the "Forbidden" character go through the campus route, not the internal route of the library.

As for the few rules about fog.

There definitely won't be fog inside the library. Once fog appears, it means that the layer you are in is starting to change, so you just need to realize it in time and then leave, including the sense of boundaries between the collection area and the bookshelf area, which are basically all layer concepts.

This may be related to the layer location of the library itself, but Lin Yi couldn't quite grasp the logic in it.

What really caught his attention was the book classification and the small slips of paper mentioned in the rules.

[Our library contains books on all professional courses from around the world]

He was very interested in this. This sentence meant that he could find books related to those magical professional courses here.

Even though he didn't know anything about them, just because he couldn't drive didn't mean he couldn't look at magazines about selling cars?

Who said that only people in the profession can read the corresponding books?

And the small slips of paper…

He believed that the information on the small slips of paper was the most informative. You don't have to believe it, but there's no harm in understanding it.

In addition to that, there were two things he cared about. First, when the red light in the library comes on, it's a signal to evacuate…

Looking at the entire campus, there was only one place where a red light had appeared—the convenience store!

"In other words, there is actually a kind of red light on campus! Light is safe, so what is red? Does it just mean the security guard is coming?"

"Could it be an evacuation signal?"

Lin Yi felt that the possibility of an evacuation signal was greater. After the convenience store turned on the red light, Nightwalkers poured in outside the door, which in a sense was also telling the people inside to leave.

This has a similar meaning to the security guard coming in the library, and you should leave with them.

Besides that, the biggest problem is H-manga.

[Don't touch H-manga.]

[If you see H-manga, tell yourself, there is no H-manga, it's a serious manga, do not touch it and stay away in time.]

Lin Yi naturally knew what H-manga represented. That was the medium used by art students to transmit information!

"The meaning of not touching H-manga is to prevent people entering the library from accidentally learning things they shouldn't know?"

Lin Yi stroked his chin. With his current knowledge, he could only draw such a guess. But if that was the case, then he could actually read H-manga.

"The books on the bookshelf behind the classroom, were they all moved from the library? If that's the case…" Lin Yi had always been thinking about the "classic" that Tian Bufan had mentioned, maybe he could find it in the library.

As for the rest of the rules saying what would happen if you violated them, he just paid a little attention and didn't care too much. The consequences of violating the rules were nothing more than turning into a pseudo-human, falling into a Nightwalker, becoming a smiling angel, etc…

Having seen it, the relative fear wasn't much anymore.

Compared to the fear of the unknown campus when he first entered the school, he had now adapted a lot, the sense of fear had greatly decreased, and the desire to explore had increased somewhat…