Chapter 1 The White River City Library

Before the towering gates of White River City Library.

Besides the large number of NPCs entering and exiting, many players were gathered in front of the gate, unable to get in no matter what they tried. They were trying to build relationships with the NPCs coming and going, hoping to increase their affinity and get them to bring them inside.

Some female players with decent looks were even using every means to seduce the noble NPCs.

Those doing these things were all magic-based players, such as elementalists, spellcasters, and summoners.

As for why these players wanted to enter the library?

Because they wanted to learn powerful skills. Besides monster and dungeon drops, some commonly used high-level magic skills could be learned inside the library. Healing-type players went to the Temple of Light to learn, unlike other physical-type professions that uniformly went to the Temple of启圣 (Tianqi Shengdian) to find a class mentor.

This was all mentioned in his White River City Guide, so they came here. After all, improving skills was easier than getting better weapons and equipment.

As long as they could learn these advanced skills, the players' strength would greatly improve. However, learning came at a considerable cost and required a series of tasks that took a lot of time. Therefore, Shi Feng had not gone to learn them yet, because the skills he currently knew were no worse than those advanced profession skills, so naturally, there was no need to waste time.

Seeing Shi Feng walking towards the library gate, some players looked on coldly with sneers.

"Look, another newbie dares to rush in."

"How many people is that already?"

"Wait and see how he gets kicked out by the guards."

Most of them wondered what the guards at the gate had eaten. Because without a pass, they would be expelled by the guards. At best, they would be kicked out, and at worst, they would be locked up, but only those troublemaking players would get that kind of treatment.

Just as Shi Feng was about to reach the tightly locked iron gate, a female elementalist player grabbed him.

"Without a library pass, those guards will kick players out. You better not get close to them," the female player kindly reminded.

Shi Feng certainly knew this, but since the other party meant well, he turned to look at the female player who had stopped him.

He suddenly realized that the female player who had called out to him was very beautiful. Only the Fiery Flame Witch, Zhao Yueru, among the female elementalists, could surpass her. She was also wearing a set of Mysterious-Iron ranked equipment, although they were all level 10 or lower, which was still commendable because the female player in front of him was a free player, and obtaining equipment was much more difficult than for guild players.

However, seeing this female player, Shi Feng felt a strange sense of familiarity for some reason, but he didn't know where he had seen her before. Then, he used Observation Eye to check her name.

Si Yu Qing Xuan.

Shi Feng had no memory of this ID name. He was certain that there was absolutely no female expert with this name in his previous life. Since she wasn't a female expert, how could this sense of familiarity arise?

Shi Feng shook his head. Since he couldn't figure it out, he would just let it go. Maybe it was a memory illusion caused by his rebirth.

"Thank you," Shi Feng said gratefully.

Si Yu Qing Xuan smiled slightly, noticing that Shi Feng knew how to be grateful, proving that he was not a bad person. Unlike others who took kindness for granted, she pointed to the noble NPCs surrounded by players not far away and said softly, "Well, you have a good attitude. If you want to enter the library, it's best to get a pass first, or try to build relationships with the noble NPCs. They have passes in their hands."

"Miss Si Yu, are you also trying to enter the library?" Shi Feng asked.

"Yes, but those noble NPCs are too disgusting, so I'm planning to leave and get a pass elsewhere," Si Yu Qing Xuan nodded, but a look of disgust appeared on her face when she mentioned those greasy noble NPCs.

"Since that's the case, why don't Miss Si Yu enter with me?" Shi Feng said. He didn't mean anything else, just wanted to thank Si Yu Qing Xuan for her kind reminder.

"Enter?" Si Yu Qing Xuan asked with slight surprise. "Do you have a pass?"

"No," Shi Feng shook his head, explaining with a smile, "But I have other ways to get in."

"That's impossible. The guards here only recognize passes or library staff," Si Yu Qing Xuan said with a disbelieving expression, as if saying, "You're lying to me."

Shi Feng smiled and didn't explain, just walked towards the library's iron gate. Before Si Yu Qing Xuan could stop him, Shi Feng was discovered by the guards.

The players watching coldly from a distance laughed.

"This noob wants to show off as soon as he sees a beautiful woman. Let's see how he gets kicked in the butt by the guards in a moment."

"Judging by his size, I bet he'll be kicked ten yards away. Maybe if he makes a fuss, he'll be arrested by the guards and hung at the gate for display."

"No, the last big berserker was kicked ten yards away with one kick. I bet he'll be kicked fifteen yards away."

Just as the faces of the crowd were filled with mockery, the guard came forward.

"Halt!" A burly guard at the gate suddenly blocked Shi Feng with his weapon, saying coldly, "You need to show a pass to enter the library."

"Doesn't it work even if I'm a Demon Hunter?" Shi Feng changed his title of Yi Qi Dang Qian to Demon Hunter and asked again.

"So it's Lord Demon Hunter, please forgive my rudeness." The guard at the gate immediately put away his spear, extremely respectful, even more so than when he saw those White River City nobles.

This stunned the players watching coldly from the sidelines, and they couldn't say a word with their mouths wide open.

They tried every means to get a pass from the nobles, but it was difficult. Yet the newbie in front of them made the guard almost kneel with just one sentence.

Could this be the legendary password, or a secret code?

Shi Feng nodded to the guard, then pointed to Si Yu Qing Xuan and said, "She's my friend, but she doesn't have a pass. I don't know if she can enter with me. I can be her guarantor."

"Of course, since she's a friend of Lord Demon Hunter, she can naturally enter." The guard glanced at Si Yu Qing Xuan, who was indeed a beautiful woman, then looked at Shi Feng with an understanding expression. He quickly said, "In addition, there is also a library membership badge here, which can make it convenient for your friend to enter and exit the library freely in the future."

As he spoke, the guard respectfully took out a library badge and handed it to Shi Feng.

Shi Feng was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that after only one evolution of the God's Domain system, these NPC guards could become so smart.

However, Shi Feng did not refuse and accepted it. A pass could only be used once, that is, to enter and exit the library once. However, learning skills could not be done in one go. But a library membership badge would allow players to enter and exit the library freely, without any restrictions. This was originally a privilege that only the nobles of White River City had. He didn't expect that Demon Hunters would also have it.

"Miss Si Yu, keep this library membership badge. In the future, you only need to wear this badge to enter and exit the library freely. These guards will not stop you." As he spoke, Shi Feng handed the badge to Si Yu Qing Xuan, who was still in a daze.

Then, the two of them entered the library under everyone's gaze.

Some players were stunned by this situation, and some female players looked at Si Yu Qing Xuan's beautiful figure with envy.

The players who had previously mocked Shi Feng now ran to the library gate.

"Halt!" The guard at the gate stopped everyone, saying coldly, "You need to show a pass to enter the library."

"Doesn't it work even if I'm a Demon Hunter?" These players repeated what Shi Feng had said before, secretly praising themselves for being so clever.

"How dare you impersonate Lord Demon Hunter!" The guard scanned the crowd and didn't find the title of Demon Hunter, and was immediately furious.

As a result, these 'clever people' all suffered a tragedy…