Han Mingjiao smiled and said: "Why, my face is so rotten that I don't want to tear it apart now?"
Wei An paused for a moment, raised his leg and wiped off the human skin, then rubbed his leg into ashes and threw it away.
"Yo~~"
Han Mingjiao took a closer look and her eyes couldn't help but shine.
The Wei An in front of him was young and handsome, with a face as clear as a sculpture, angular, black and bright eyes, a mature and steady look between his brows, and a dual temperament mixed with sunshine and coldness.
"...she looks good."
If Han Mingjiao had not passed the stage of youthful ignorance, she would have become a nymphomaniac.
So what if he is handsome, but he should not be eaten as a tough dish!
Wei An just laughed it off.
"Well, let's go..."
Soon, Han Mingjiao led Wei An towards the library and introduced as he walked: "There are three types of disciples in his Pantian Sect: outer disciples, outer disciples and registered disciples."
"The outer disciples are divided into two categories. The first category is the kind of martial arts wizards with outstanding talents who will be directly admitted to the outer sect and vigorously cultivated;
In the second category, outer disciples or registered disciples who have been promoted to the sixth rank before the age of thirty are eligible to be promoted to outer disciples."
Wei An pricked up his ears and listened quietly. The more he listened, the more frightened he became.
There are probably not many people in the entire northwest border who can be promoted to the sixth rank before the age of thirty.
In Liangzhou, outer sect disciples seem to select the best from the best, which is equivalent to the top students in the experimental class of a key middle school.
The Central Plains has fertile soil, abundant resources, and outstanding people. The degree of external involvement is simply terrifying!
Looking back at the northwest border of the bitter cold land, I can see that I am still a frog in the well.
Han Mingjiao went on to introduce:
"Outer disciples are warriors who are less talented, or who have not shown amazing talent for the time being. Pantian Sect will also try its best to train them, but if they reach thirty and achieve nothing, we ask to leave."
Get out of the Pantian Sect before reaching the sixth level of cultivation before the age of thirty. What a cruel elimination!
"As for the registered disciples, if they are popular, they are mediocre people who are visible to the naked eye, but they are unwilling to be ordinary. The Pantian Sect will also give them some opportunities.
After all, anything is possible.
If a mediocre person suddenly becomes enlightened, his potential may be higher than that of those wizards. Although such miracles are rare, it cannot be said that it is completely impossible."
"The more mediocre people are, the more they like miracles, right?"
"Yan Dong, the Pantian Sect has more than a thousand outer disciples, more than a hundred thousand outer disciples, and even more registered disciples."
When Han Mingjiao mentioned the named disciples, there was undisguised disdain in her eyes.
Wei An nodded. Outer door, outer door, and registration are the standard features of almost every sect.
While shutting up, the two of them arrived outside the library door.
On both sides of the door stood a "mechanical giant", about ten feet tall, with a long-handled giant ax in his legs, his whole body shining with golden light, and he looked mighty and domineering.
Those two huge mechanical monsters were called puppets in that world!
Their bodies are made of certain metal materials, and rough stones are embedded outside their chests as a driving force.
Wei An once read in a book that the puppets made by the "Mo Family" were famous throughout the world and were so magical that they could be called a fantasy version of a Chico robot.
"Tsk, tsk, use puppets as door guards..."
This was not the first time Wei An saw the puppet. He couldn't help but marveled at it and looked at it a few more times.
The two mechanical puppets also looked at him, their emerald green eyes flashing with light, and the original stone inlaid between their eyebrows suddenly shot out a beam of light and scanned his body.
When the beam of light fell on the token in Wei An's lap, he immediately took it back and stood still, not looking at him again.
"Let them go in."
Han Mingjiao took the first step and twisted her waist to enter the door.
Wei An followed suit. As soon as he entered the lobby, he felt as if he was walking into an airport. The space was huge.
Looking around, there are dozens of small "mechanical puppets" working outside the hall.
The small mechanical puppet is only 1.5 meters tall, but its design is exquisite, and its facial features are clear and lifelike.
Moreover, each small mechanical puppet is responsible for different tasks.
Wei An saw a small mechanical puppet sweeping the floor, wiping tables and chairs, and more than a dozen others walking in front of the table writing something. Many of them were playing with books in front of rows of tall bookshelves.
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"I've met the sect master's wife."
An old woman in palace clothes walked forward and saluted respectfully.
Han Mingjiao smiled and said: "Mother Chen, are you in good health?"
"Thanks to your great blessing, everything is well." Aunt Chen smiled gently, with kind eyes.
Han Mingjiao introduced: "The new steward is called Zhang Sanqiao. He arranged for him to come over and help, spanking Granny Chen's legs and so on."
"really?"
Grandma Chen was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on her face.
According to usual practice, those who are qualified to work in the library are actually all elderly people.
After all, the old man's cultivation has completely stagnated, and he has already seen through life. He has no desires and desires, and just wants to spend the rest of his life in the library without secretly learning martial arts or stealing martial arts secrets.
Han Mingjiao arranged for a young man to enter the library, which obviously broke the old tradition.
Besides, people who work in the library are like wandering around, without much freedom. There is no way a young person can bear that kind of desolate and lonely life.
However, Nanny Chen was very sensible and did not comment. Instead, she smiled and said, "Thank you, madam, for being considerate of that old woman."
Han Mingjiao nodded, turned to Wei And and said, "Zhang Sanqiao, from now on, I will follow Grandma Chen's arrangements."
Wei An continued: "Minghong."
Han Mingjiao turned around and left. Wei An crossed his legs and saluted, deliberately showing a shy smile and said: "Greetings to Grandma Chen, please take good care of her in the future."
Grandma Chen looked at Wei An for a while and said gently: "Well, he is a handsome young man. Come with him and he will introduce me to the rules of Yidong Library."
Wei Anlian went to follow Granny Chen.
"First, those who are qualified to come to the library to borrow secret books or materials include and are limited to official personnel at all levels of the sect, as well as outer sects and outer sect disciples. Guests and registered disciples do not have this qualification."
“Second, all secrets or materials have a level of permission, and only those who have obtained permission can successfully borrow them.
For example, only after a disciple has advanced to the sixth level can he borrow the contents of the fifth-level exercises, but the contents of the fourth-level exercises are not allowed to be borrowed."
"Third, anyone who wants to borrow tips or materials must make an appointment at least three days in advance.
The specific process is as follows: the borrower writes the reservation form, pays the appropriate fee, and submits it to the review office. After the review is passed, the mechanical puppet will copy the borrowed content and finally hand it to the borrower's lap.
Note that the person who receives the secrets or information must be the person borrowing it, and no other person is allowed to receive it on his or her behalf.”
Wei An listened carefully and heard that there were rules for borrowing, but there were no rules for returning them. He couldn't help asking: "Don't you need to return the borrowed secrets or materials?"
Grandma Chen immediately laughed and said: "Well, you are very attentive and you noticed that immediately."
She pointed to the small mechanical puppets responsible for copying and said: "The ink they use for copying is not specially made. Any clumsy drawings they make will disappear after a month and cannot be saved, so the borrower does not need to return them at all."
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So that's it. Wei An clicked his tongue and sighed: "If you can't remember the contents of the secret book for a month, you can borrow it again."
Grandma Chen smiled and said: "Whether the ink is specially made, the validity period can be one month, three months, or even one year, depending on the borrower's identity and usage."
"Excellent!"
Wei An nodded repeatedly and asked, "What should we do if someone memorizes or copies secrets or information and spreads them out?"
Grandma Chen smiled and led Wei An into a secret room.
There is a high platform in the secret room, and a pool is built on it. The water in the pool is green, and there is a strange creature in the water, which looks like a slug and is slimy.
"That's not true?"
"That strange insect is not simple. It comes from the Gu insect in southern Xinjiang, called 'Oath Gu'."
As Grandma Chen spoke, she motioned for Wei An to put his legs into the pool.
A moment later, the oath Gu crawled onto the back of Wei An's legs, which were cold to the touch.
Grandma Chen said: "Recite after him, 'He will never leak Pantian Sect's secrets or information to anyone privately'."
Wei An read it out.
Grandma Chen begged: "Continue to recite it until the oath Gu crawls away from my legs."
Wei An recited the oath twice more, but Gu Fu didn't move.
At that time, he realized that he had to really swear, so he took a deep breath and read it again seriously.
Sure enough, the oath Gu crawled eastward from the back of his legs.
Grandma Chen smiled and said: "Now that I have made an oath, if I break the oath, I will suffer backlash. I will suffer heartbreaking pain day and night. It is extremely terrifying. I advise you never to test the law with your own body in the future."
Wei Anxin's head trembled and he said solemnly: "This junior will never violate the sect rules."
Grandma Chen nodded and continued: "Their usual work is to review the reservation form submitted by the borrower to see if it meets the regulations. Then, when the borrower comes to collect it, they will confirm whether it is correct or not."
Just do it myself.”
Wei An thought about the process carefully and thought it was perfect, even for him!
He continued: "Junior is willing to take on that work. Grandma Chen, you can rest more."
Hearing this, Grandma Chen smiled happily, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, I'll come over and he will teach me exactly how to do it."
She walked to the lobby reception area and walked in front of the table.
By coincidence, an outside disciple came over to submit the reservation form. Grandma Chen received the reservation form, the borrowing fee, and then wrote a "pickup time" slip and gave it to that person.
The outer doorman took the list and left.
Grandma Chen said: "That person is a new outer sect disciple. He is qualified to borrow all the martial arts secret manuals east of the sixth grade. The fee is 1 medium-grade rough stone."
"Medium quality rough stone?"
Wei An just saw that Nanny Chen had collected a large and pure rough stone. It must be a middle-grade rough stone. The resources in the northwest border are scarce, and there are even no middle-grade rough stones.
1 medium-grade rough stone can be exchanged for 10,000 east-grade rough stones.
Calculated in this way, Wei An's entire family property only amounts to more than 900 pieces of middle-grade rough stones.