The Game of Global Mining-Chapter 419 - 329: Reading One Book Twice, Reading Two Books at the Same Time
Chun glanced at the time; it was 3 a.m. Falling asleep was normal, not a sign of a slacker.
From Hua’s perspective, Chun observed the Ugly Emperor’s side, where a group of clowns hadn’t even changed costumes yet and were sitting in a row at the long table in the library.
This really combined the clown festival and book festival into one!
Then, the beautiful maid librarians came over with tea and snacks. Chun had to admire the Empire’s lavishness. Generally speaking, libraries charge by the hour, and some books require additional fees per copy, so the costs aren’t low.
Chun’s plan was dual reading and immediately asked Earth Lotus, "Earth Lotus, can you read along with me?"
Earth Lotus looked troubled, "I can’t read these words."
Huh? Chun was stunned, "Don’t you understand the Earth Mother’s Rune Book?"
Earth Lotus replied, "That’s different."
Ah, it’s different, just like Eve couldn’t understand runes either...
Moreover, Earth Lotus was busy burrowing and couldn’t be distracted. I had to personally check it out; I wasn’t sure if reading through Hua counted towards my skill proficiency, but Earth Mother mentioned, "dual reading is worthwhile," so it probably worked.
But on the main account, I could only ask Aileen for help, "Aileen, I need to rest for a bit, can you help me read?"
Aileen said irritably, "Weren’t we supposed to sit tight and not fuss during this period?"
She’s still mad!
Chun quickly appeased her, "The situation is special now, once we’re done reading, we’ll..."
Chun gritted his teeth, "... sleep together!"
Aileen laughed charmingly, "Alright, darling, we haven’t had fun in days..."
Phew, this voice, fortunately, my wife drained all my public resources...
In any case, Aileen took care of the main account, and the side account focused attention.
The next moment, the maids brought books from the shelves, placing piles in front of each clown; a group of professionals in suits with magic cameras came to take pictures.
Chun was astonished, even the professional team taking photos for City Beauty isn’t as good, he’s truly worthy of being the top person, very generous in execution...
Reading starts!
——System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Outstanding Wisdom, with Advanced Treasure Identification Technique bonus, successfully understood Basic Archaeology level 1, achieved reward: Mana +1, Physical Strength +1. Gained extra achievement: Spirit +1. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Holy Shit, so easy!
Meanwhile, on the main account, the system prompt chimed!
Chun immediately switched to check——System Prompt: Congratulations! You shared the clone’s "Basic Archaeology Technique" through Soul Link; your Treasure Identification Technique gained a certain degree of bonus.
Oh, I get it!
Chun hurried back to continue reading; it turns out academic skills aren’t just about boringly piling time and spending money, they can complement each other! This means the more books you read, the faster learning and skill leveling will be!
Understanding this, Chun immediately felt awake again, reviving the spirit of a study master...
Just, Old Deng reads so slowly, completely limiting my performance! As a former Guardian God, his Wisdom shouldn’t be lower than mine, right? Perhaps it’s because he doesn’t have the Treasure Identification Technique bonus?
Oh well, Chun took spare time to watch other clowns’ reading performances; initially, they were serious, but once the reporters left, one by one they revealed their true selves, either randomly flipping pages, propping their heads with arms only concerned about snacks pretending to read, or directly falling asleep!
Holy Shit! President Sister claimed Golden Divine Throne citizens each have Divinity, these patrons may be the lower class but they are citizens too, right? Where’s the promised Divinity? False advertising?
Next moment, even Old Deng seemed restless, pulling out another book from the pile, spreading two books open together!
Chun was shocked, what’s he doing?
Chun glanced at the book——System Prompt: Your Archaeology Technique proficiency improved.
Holy Shit, with my Wisdom, can I read two books simultaneously?
Then Old Deng turned the pages of the new book much faster, while maintaining the slow pace of the old book!
——System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Basic Archaeology Technique has upgraded to level 2...
Holy Shit!
Chun realized this first book was for him, so the pace was slow to accommodate; the second book was his real reading, showcasing his genuine Wisdom! But reading two books at once is too arrogant, isn’t it? The top person must be secretly monitoring and recognizing Old Deng’s talent!
Holy Shit, he’s flipping through again! Old Deng, wait for me...
...
On the other side of the library, Michael invited reporters to complete a photo shoot and then took this time to read the Astrology Book.
By reasoning, Michael should sit with everyone at the table, delving into the populace. But this way, it would be hard to filter out truly useful people; observing in secret is better.
Watching them now, they’re all slackers, but uniquely, old clown Heiwa was different, not only reading attentively but simultaneously reading two books!
Michael was truly overwhelmed; seeing the old man reading a newspaper on the street earlier showed his political aspirations, now it’s clear, with the mentor, this was a great gain!
Decided, since he read so passionately, I’ll specialize him in book reading later on...
Thinking even an old man loves knowledge so much, Michael focused and concentrated on reading too, but after half a day, not a single Astrology info comprehension, indeed it was as Hubble said, the hardest to understand, despite Chun already knowing it, even if during public testing...Unacceptable!
...
At 4 a.m., Chun’s Archaeology Technique was already Intermediate, but increasingly unable to keep up with Old Deng flipping through the second book!
At that moment, the main account received a message——System Prompt: Congratulations! You shared the true self’s Expert Treasure Identification Technique through Soul Link!
Aha, surely this side’s Intermediate Archaeology supplemented the other side’s Treasure Identification Technique, breaking through Expert level!
And getting the Expert Treasure Identification Technique bonus, Chun finally caught up with Old Deng’s pace, and made a breakthrough:
——System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Outstanding Wisdom, with Expert Treasure Identification Technique bonus, successfully understood Advanced Archaeology level 1...
Chun was practically laughing madly! Honestly, always felt putting academic skills in games was boring without end, now it seems, learning makes me happy, learning makes me relaxed...
Seems the reading time is set until dinner, with one more hour, could I sprint to Archaeology Expert just for fun?
At this time, Earth Lotus also brought good news: "Father, I’ve drilled through the Silver Flower’s residence!"
Chun couldn’t spare a moment now, only encouraging, "Great, drilling through is good enough, you can rest if you’re tired."
Earth Lotus said, "I’m not tired at all, Father, I’m continuing to drill through the Oak Flower’s residence."
"Alright then..."
At 5 a.m., game time to 5 p.m.
With the library bell ringing, reading time ended. The clown group let out a sigh of relief, transitioning from previous laziness to a spirited and serious appearance of being absorbed in books.
Chun was exhausted from consecutive reading for 2 hours, with skill stuck at Advanced level 10, unmoving...
