Pretending To Be A Boss

Many second-dimension readings were completely set ablaze by voice actors.

When reading a character who's a loli, one could even hear the delicate voice of a loli voice actor, which instantly improved the reading experience.

But there were also flops.

For instance, book sales exceeded one hundred thousand, the voice actor made a public appearance, but their actual appearance was too hardcore, ultimately leading to the book's death.

Tang Xian put some basic classic texts into his prop bag, planning to bring them to Bai Mansheng next time.

Although he also planned to invite Bai Mansheng to this world, after some thought, he decided to wait until Qing JiuYu returned to the mining area before doing so.

After being slapped in the face a few times, he had stopped believing in fate.

The library's books had actually undergone a paper revolution seven hundred years ago,

granting some of the more expensive books a longer preservation ability.

Tang Xian found a complete set of the Twenty-Four Histories in the historical section, which excited him greatly.

Qing JiuYu couldn't share in this excitement, as she sadly realized she could only read picture books.

She didn't recognize a single word.
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"Many of the old paper editions can no longer be read, but the ones from the paper revolution can be, although they're few. At least they can relieve some of the boredom these days,"

Tang Xian said.

"I want to read too, but I don't understand your human script,"

"You can have Xiao Jiu teach you, she just recently learned to write over one thousand three hundred common characters."

Qing JiuYu stiffened. Although she had no shame in front of men, the idea of having Xiao Ni teach her to read still felt like losing face.

"You can find time to teach me privately."

"I don't have time. With that effort, I'd rather read more books."

Qing JiuYu fell silent.

She was out of strategies for such a blindly obstinate man like Tang Xian.

Tang Xian flipped through a few books and found one titled "Underground Shelter Design".

He browsed through it and discovered that the book described how to construct an ecological circle suitable for human survival underground with the apocalypse looming.

This book was able to be placed in Hua Xin Bookstore; therefore, its sales must have been decent.

He knitted his brows, suddenly thinking of something.

"Right, the fortress of Xianghai City is underground. Baichuan might have one too."

Qing JiuYu asked,

"Why is Xianghai City's fortress underground? Shouldn't a fortress be in the sky?"

"Indeed, there are fortresses in the sky, but that's from a movie released on August 9, 2019. It tells the lesbian love story of the heroine Xiaolu and the second female lead Su Qi. If you like, I can find it for you; this bookstore should have it," Tang Xian said with a straight face.

"I like men," Qing JiuYu said, irritated.

"In reality, shelters underground are much more scientific and reliable than those in the sky."

"Really?"

"Of course, in 2019, ancient humans did experiments with movies, and the underground shelter movie opened the door to this country's science fiction films with both box office and critical acclaim.

The fortress in the sky, however, closed that door again.

But it wasn't entirely without merit; it even held more significance for the era by telling industry professionals that people's tastes were evolving, and the time of the traffic stars cashing in had passed."

Qing JiuYu couldn't understand these points—after all, she couldn't read nor had she seen the two hundred billion Weibo likes given by Luo.

As Tang Xian chatted aimlessly with Qing JiuYu, he continued to flip through "Underground Shelter Design" in his hand.

He wasn't too concerned with the content of the book because the catastrophe had passed, and humans could now return to the surface.

What interested him was the author's information.

In the prologue's notes and the epilogue's acknowledgments, he finally found some relevant information.

——I hope this book will be helpful in the construction of the underground shelter in our city.

It was this single line that assured Tang Xian that this city had an underground shelter!

Xianghai City's underground fortress held out for the longest time, but that didn't mean other cities didn't have them; perhaps they were just slower to react to the disaster, which meant their underground fortresses were less complete.

But in the underground fortresses, one could certainly discover more clues, right?

Tang Xian got excited.

The library really was a great place.

"Let's go, let's see what else is around."

"There are many books here; aren't you going to take them with you?"

"The city now belongs to just a few of us. Aside from a lot of pressing needs, everything else can just be left as is."

"If only I could bring my people over," Qing JiuYu suddenly expressed a very bold idea.

After seriously considering it for a moment, Tang Xian shook his head and said,

"No, that won't work."

"Why not?"

"The creatures in this world, although mutated, are far from reaching the level of those in the mining area. The consequences of ecological invasion are terrifying. Creatures without natural enemies grow exceedingly rapidly and, if unchecked, it could even lead to ecological extinction. Your people better stay in the mining world."

Qing JiuYu felt as if she had been given an eviction notice by this master.

Tang Xian said,

"You can come anytime. You will always be a welcome guest in this world."

"No matter how welcome a guest is, they're still just a guest,"

Qing JiuYu hinted,

"Tang, this girl here would like to enter the kitchen as well."

"Why do you always want to cause trouble? Usurping the host is a big taboo; don't think about peaches anymore."

Tang Xian left the library with the books.

Qing JiuYu stood still, questioning her own charm for the first time.

Where the entrance to the underground fortress works was, Tang Xian still did not know. He and Qing JiuYu had strolled around just a small part of the city for the morning.