The indescribable "I"

The dog named Franke finished yelling at Bai Jiu, and then yelled at the gate.

Willard was really scratching his head, several reprimands to no avail, so he had to strangle the collar to force it to be quiet.

Finally, Franke finally stopped shouting after grinning her teeth, but her huge eyes were wide open, and she circled between Baijiu and the gate from time to time.

Willard thought it had settled down, rubbed its hairy head fiercely, suddenly remembered something, talked to Bai Jiu, left for a while, and came back with a A plate of raw beef was fed to Franke, and he murmured to appease him from time to time, "Good girl, I have to work hard for you today."

Franke swallowed the meat handed to its mouth in one gulp, chewing vigorously, seemingly enjoying her food seriously, the bloody raw meat was moving in its canine teeth, and the scarlet dog tongue swallowed and spit out, but Its eyes never gave up on the previous movements, they were eye-catchingly bright.

Because of some previous experience, Bai Jiu was afraid of many animals, and it made her feel a little uncomfortable being stared at by it.

Willard smiled and said to him: "I'm sorry, Franke may suddenly be a little wary of strangers, but she is generally not that fierce. The new students have always gotten along very well with her, and she often plays and throws them in the open space in front of her." Game of catch. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, Franka will be in the library too."

"why?"

Bai Jiu asked, and he moved his steps to make the distance between himself and the dog a little bit further.

"This comes from a school tradition. It happened about a few decades ago. I heard it from people with senior qualifications in our school, and they also heard about it from their seniors." Willard scratched his head Franke's chin, this flattering movement, made the big black dog's eyes narrow comfortably.

"Well, I heard that one day in August, Franka's great-grandfather caught a big thing in the library." Willard said to him mysteriously, "It's the kind of big thing you know, I heard That thing wanted to slip into the library, and Franke's great-grandfather bit it to death very fiercely, but he made a great contribution, and a series of weird things happened after that, I don't know so clearly..."

"Anyway, since then, the "Necronomicon" was moved to the back of the library, and the rule of bringing dogs into the library was established at that time." As he spoke, Willard laughed loudly. : "When Franka rushed towards you just now, to be honest, I still remembered this rumor. At that time, I was really afraid that you were not human."

"Now that I think about it, maybe even dogs can't stand my forgetful memory, so come here and remind me."

Bai Jiu: "..."

In a sense, it's not wrong, he is carrying a non-human guy with him now.

After hearing the rumors about the University of Michigan Library, Bai Jiu immediately understood that the monster that broke into the library in the rumors at that time might be a alien species, but it could be killed by a dog. This alien species does not seem to be very powerful...

Otherwise, it would remind him of himself who fought hard against the alien species that night, and suddenly felt that he was not even as good as a watchdog.

After Yvette tried to cover his mark with means, he has never been hated by animals. On the way back last week, a few stray cats took the initiative to rub his trousers, trying to get it from him Asking for some food, this is an experience he has never had before, but he has a strange habit.

So when the dog rushed towards him, he felt that this kind of treatment was normal.

However, the words were unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Bai Jiu didn't know if she was overly sensitive, but she always felt that Willard's words were full of temptation.

He didn't know how to answer, and with his usual indifferent attitude, he gave a faint "hmm".

Perhaps, as Willard said, the guard dog of the University of Michigan library wanted to come and walk with them, and just enthusiastically wanted to "entertain" him with his fangs.

For example, now, after Franke finished eating the meat in the basin, she gently strolled to Bai Jiu's side on four legs, pawed the ground with her paws, and let out a soft whimper, showing her friendliness.

"You can touch it."

Willard said kindly from the side.

Bai Jiu didn't kindly reject the suggestion, and really tried to stretch out his fingertips, but he regretted it the next second, thinking it would be better not to get so close to the animals, so he said frankly: "No, I don't Not that fond of animals—”

"Wow, woo—" Unexpectedly, Franke bit his sleeve, blinked her dark eyes, and dragged Bai Jiu towards her.

Soon the dampness came, and Bai Jiu felt that his sleeves were wet by the dog's saliva. He had a little bit of cleanliness, and he didn't like this feeling very much. He tried to rescue his sleeves from the dog's mouth, and the mouth Scolded: "Franka, let go of me!"

"Woooooo..."

It was still biting his sleeve stubbornly, making one or two whimpers and dragging movements from time to time.

Bai Jiu: "..."

He felt the hot brooch close to his chest, and looked down to see that the cold gray gemstones became brighter, as if someone's angry eyes would change back to their original shape in the next second, and give the dog a good beating.

As a last resort, he stroked the smooth gemstone soothingly, trying to reach an agreement with Yvette who was watching everything.

He hasn't entered the library yet!

As a human being, he can gain the trust of the same kind and read the books in their collection, but Yvette, who is a different kind, may not have this treatment, although Bai Jiu doesn't think that the big dog can have that ability, so that Yvette and one of his Like a "predecessor", he was buried in the library.

Maybe not to cause trouble, just try not to cause trouble.

Fortunately, Yvette understood what he meant, and generally listened to what he said. Apart from the frequent flickering of the brooch, it was mainly because of his sense of existence and resentment, and there was no other movement.

Franka may also have the sense of crisis of a small animal, after nibbling his sleeve twice and barking at him lively, she let go.

Wilder, who had been watching the excitement for a long time, showed a slight smile, and said, "Okay, my friend, it's almost the same time, it's time to go in and read a book."

"The lovely students are about to finish their classes for today, I think you probably don't want to be surrounded by them." Wilder winked at him slowly and mischievously, "They are always very, very enthusiastic about outsiders. , you will be surrounded by a group of young bodies—”

Bai Jiu felt that he was being molested, he let out a breath of foul air slowly, and tightly held the hotter brooch: "Okay, Mr. Wilder, we can go in."

Perhaps seeing that Bai Jiu didn't like his own jokes, Wilder accepted it as well. He restrained his smile and put on a serious expression, "Then, let's go."

With the crisp sound of the key being inserted into the lock, it seems that the creaking sound of precision gears can be heard, and an incomparably wonderful omen is attached to the slowly opening door. It seems unfriendly, a little Pleasant and tentative, he couldn't wait to welcome Bai Jiu into it.

A creepy feeling crawled up Bai Jiu's back, it started from the toes, ended from the top of the head, and invaded his internal organs.

There is a faint coldness and a strong smell of books in the air, and the temperature is lower than that outside.

His dark eyes rolled around and looked around. The sunlight from outside came in quietly. The density itself is also in the mountains and forests. The not too strong light did not dispel the inexplicable sense of danger in the library. On the contrary, it matched the dimness inside. The shimmer folded into strange shadows.

Absurd and distorted, slender and unpredictable, the three nighthawks outside the door snickered lowly, as if they saw their prey throwing themselves into the net.

I don't know if he is the only one who feels this way, Wilder is still explaining it to him.

"In order to better protect the fragile books, the facilities of the library are also improving with the times. The temperature here is kept at 6-20 degrees all year round, and the humidity is also kept at 50%-60%. There are 360-degree blinds installed inside. Monitoring system, we will also regularly count the books to prevent ordinary thieves who don't know how to live or die from coming here to patronize."

The footsteps of two people and a dog "dada" sounded in this quiet atmosphere.

There are many bookshelves made of pure wood. Occasionally, with a quick glance, the books on the bookshelves look old and heavy. There is no word on the cover, and it is pure black.

"You know? Boy, we generally don't show the pride of our secret society to outsiders, even if someone pats their chests and promises, we are really afraid that some people with ulterior motives will read taboo books and get something from it. Some help."

Wilde's tone was unusually slow, and it sounded clearly in his ears, "But we are also willing to help good children who are confused. I have been testing you on the road to see if you have the qualifications. Guess what, the test Passed?"

"If I didn't pass, I might not even have the chance to enter the University of Michigan."

Bai Jiu didn't get angry because of Wilder's words, but answered him in a very calm tone.

"Yeah, you are indeed a smart boy. I explained this from the very beginning." Wilder walked in front of him, and seemed to be reassuring as he handed his back to him. "I'm observing you. This is a good boy who is a bit arrogant and awkward, although he doesn't say anything, he is definitely kind in his heart."

"I have a unique way of looking at people. You can also think of this as a specialty of a history professor. Go ahead, whatever little secret you have, let me show you what you want to see, hope he can To help you, the Necronomicon is ahead—”

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Wilder's voice became softer and farther away.

Bai Jiu blinked slightly, and then he saw the front.

— Wilder and Franka are gone.

Two living creatures, a man and a dog, suddenly disappeared right under his nose.

Bai Jiu stood at the same place, and countless bookshelves stood indifferently, with the same style and color, giving people a sense of vertigo. For a moment, he thought that he was hallucinating, or triggered some confusing magic circle, but he didn't feel it. What fluctuations of magic, or any fluctuations of energy.

He walked a few steps and turned around a few times, but he didn't see any ghosts.

Bai Jiu couldn't care so much anymore, and subconsciously touched the brooch on his chest, wanting to call Yvette out.

but--

His chest was empty, as if there was no brooch of Yvette's incarnation at all.

He widened his eyes, and there were strange patterns in his pupils, like a terrible omen, but Bai Jiu closed his eyes vigorously, and when he opened them, these patterns disappeared in an instant.

"What's going on here?" The more the situation developed suddenly, Bai Jiu became calmer after feeling fooled. He tried his best to suppress the destructive desire spreading from the bottom of his heart, making him want to put everything Turning everything over, he flicked his temples with his fingertips, and took a few deep breaths.

At this moment, a light suddenly appeared in front of him.

He stared at it cautiously for a moment, and then slowly moved towards the direction where the light appeared. The light became bigger and bigger, as if he was afraid that he would not see it.

Bai Jiu walked forward and found the source of the light after a while.

— that is a book.

It was placed on an ordinary bookshelf, and apart from the light, it looked like any other book.

Bai Jiu pursed her lips tightly, and finally decided to take it off.

However, the moment he stretched out his hand, a hand was suddenly placed on the back of his hand.

"Why don't you let me work for you?"

Following the sound, he slowly turned his head.

A dark-skinned, tall and thin man appeared from nowhere, and was standing by the side watching Bai Jiu with a hearty smile on his face.

The author has something to say: Hey hey hey, who is the ending, needless to say