booktalesy Chapter 4210 Repeating Proverbs
Chapter 4210 Repeating Proverbs
Chapter 4210 Repeating Proverbs
Next.
As they followed the radar to the location marker, they searched for the Book Demon and participated in the trials along their path.
Half an hour later.
On a round table in a hidden space, the book demon, defeated by the rabbit girl, transformed into an ink snake and merged into the tabletop.
"I chose pen and ink to receive their inspiration..."
After reading the proverb, Gabriel stared blankly and said, "Why does this sound so familiar?"
“That’s right, it sounds familiar.” Gray Porcelain said irritably, “Think about the first proverb we received.”
"The first proverb?" Gabriel suddenly realized, "Yes, isn't this the same as the first proverb?"
Yes.
The proverb that appeared this time was exactly the same as the one Angel obtained after his first victory over the Book Demon.
"I chose pen and ink to receive their inspiration." *2?
Looking at the repeated proverb, everyone looked somewhat bewildered.
How is this going?
Gray Porcelain frowned: "Didn't the text prompt say that the Book Demons' proverbs are a reflection of their entire lives? Then why are there two identical proverbs?"
Logically speaking, each book demon's experience must be different, so the proverbs they condense must also be completely different.
Just like "last words," even twin brothers will definitely leave different last words after they die.
So why do repeated proverbs appear?
Everyone fell silent, no one knowing what was going on.
At this moment, the rabbit girl spoke up: "Could it be... the intervals repeating?"
"Repeated intervals?" Gabriel asked, manipulating the illusion puppet. "What does that mean?"
The rabbit girl glanced at Gray Porcelain. Given Gray Porcelain's personality, it should have offered an explanation and then casually made a sarcastic remark about Gabriel. But this time, Gray Porcelain remained silent.
She noticed that Gray Porcelain's expression was also confused, clearly indicating that she didn't understand what "interval repetition" meant.
The rabbit girl thought for a moment and then explained, "It's similar to structural repetition in poetry."
She then gave an example.
"I am a drop of rain, falling on the wheat grains of spring, nourishing them..."
"I am a raindrop, sprinkling into the waterwheel's turning wheel, blooming..."
"I am a raindrop, merging into the tears of those parting, pretending..."
This short poem repeatedly begins with "I am a raindrop," a technique known as "intermittent repetition," which is an important and common technique in poetry.
The reason she felt the phrase "I chose pen and ink to receive His inspiration" was repeated at intervals was because the two proverbs they had received were very, very similar.
"I chose pen and ink in order to receive their inspiration."
"I inscribe words to trace the marks He left behind."
In terms of reading experience, it's just like two lines from a poem.
Since it is a "poem", she naturally thought of the technique of repetition at intervals.
After hearing the rabbit girl's explanation, Gray Porcelain and Gabriel had an enlightened look on their faces: "Now that you mention it, it does seem to be possible."
At this moment, Angel, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Discussion alone will not yield results. We'll find out whether the intervals are repeated or not by continuing to challenge the Book Demon."
"Let's move forward."
Everyone nodded; they understood that daydreaming would yield no results, and that practice was the only truth.
……
The library is like a maze, with corridors and branching paths as dense as an anthill.
One corridor after another, one fork in the road after another.
It seemed as if the end was nowhere in sight.
For the other challengers, simply finding their way through the "maze" was already difficult enough.
But for the rabbit hole... getting lost? That's not an option.
Angel knew by heart which roads had traps and which roads had book demons or book spirits.
Previously, Angel would also tell his teammates which path they would take to encounter Book Demons or Book Spirits.
But now, he hasn't mentioned it again.
There are two reasons. First, now that he's at the forefront and leading the way, there's no need for him to explain anymore; the people behind him can just follow.
Secondly, and most importantly, the "observer" hadn't left and was still observing them.
Angel hadn't forgotten that after the rabbit girl cleared the Golden City, Maggie clearly stated: "You used an 'Outside the Horizon' level item to completely ignore the Golden City's game mechanics, making this battle meaningless."
This reveals that some observers do not want to see "superpower" abilities in their own levels.
Although he didn't know if the observers of the Echo Library were the same, Angor decided not to reveal his ability to access the "full map" just in case.
No one else asked; Angell was leading the way, so they just followed.
After a while.
Angell stopped at a fork in the road.
“I feel the atmosphere here has changed a bit.” He turned to look at Gray Porcelain: “Use your talent to sense which of these two paths is more dangerous.”
When Angell said "talent," he emphasized it.
Although the gray porcelain was somewhat puzzled, since Angell had asked, it nodded and closed its eyes to begin sensing.
The rabbit girl beside him guessed what Angor was thinking; he was clearly speaking to the observer.
—The ability to sense danger is Gray Porcelain's natural talent, not an "extraordinary" tool.
After a moment, Gray Porcelain pointed to the road on the right: "This side feels relatively dangerous to me..."
Angell: "Based on your talent, there's a high probability that there's a book demon on this path."
Gray Porcelain was a little puzzled. Wasn't this obvious? Why bring it up all of a sudden?
After determining the path of the Book Demon, Angell sent Gabriel and the Rabbit Girl there.
Angell told the rabbit girl the location of the hidden space through a telepathic link, and they could simply go there to solve the mystery.
I waited for about fifteen minutes.
Gabriel defeated the Book Demon, and everyone gathered in the hidden space.
Everyone fell silent upon seeing the newly appeared proverb on the table.
"I chose pen and ink in order to receive their inspiration."
It's the same thing again.
Moreover, the same sentence was repeated three times.
Although the possibility of "repeated intervals" still exists, not only do others not believe that this is a repeated interval, but even the bunny girl herself does not.
After all, repeated intervals are "structural interleaving repetitions." Three identical repetitions in a short period of time, with such a high frequency, have exceeded the scope of techniques.
Just as everyone was looking at each other, unsure of what to do, Angel suddenly spoke up: "I think I've discovered some patterns."
Everyone turned to look at Angell.
Angell pointed to the long table containing the proverb: "Every time this proverb appears, it seems to be written on the table."
From the desk Angel encountered at the beginning, to the round table the rabbit girl encountered before, and now the long table Gabriel encountered.
The same proverb was written on the table three times.
The only difference is the shape of the table!
“That’s right, it was a table all three times!” A realization flashed in Gray Porcelain’s eyes: “The only different proverb we encountered was written on… a blank sheet of paper.”
"In other words, if a table or drawing paper appears in the hidden space, we don't actually need to challenge the Book Demon again. Because it's highly likely that it's a duplicate?!"
Angell looked at Gray Porcelain approvingly: "Although you drew that conclusion a bit too early, that's my personal guess. We'll find out if it's true or not when we challenge another book demon."
After speaking, Angel gestured for everyone to follow and left the hidden space.
……
As Angel led the way, he used the telepathic connection to communicate with the rabbit girl.
“I have confirmed that there are only three proverbs on each level.”
The rabbit girl was taken aback: "Huh? How did you confirm that?"
Angell: "When we encountered the same proverb for the third time just now, I switched to God's perspective..."
The reason for opening the God's-eye view is simple: the observer of the Echo Library, that is, the blonde fairy, seems to have a habit of talking to herself.
Angell was eager to hear what the other party would say when they discovered they were in a "dilemma".
In other words, he was exploiting the observers.
And he did indeed get some benefits.
"—You're so stupid! The same proverb is written on the table. Isn't that a clear hint?"
This is the observer's murmur.
Therefore, what Ingres just said about discovering a pattern is not actually true.
It is a pattern suggested by the observer.
After determining that this pattern was related to the proverb, Ingres scanned all the hidden spaces on the first level from a god-like perspective, and then he discovered a secret.
In the hidden space on this floor, there are only three types of items: tables, paper, and stones.
Tables come in different shapes: long tables, round tables, rectangular tables, etc.
The forms of paper also vary, including blank drawing paper, thick bound paper, parchment, etc.
The same applies to stones, including stone tablets, stone slabs, statues, and so on.
Having seen this, Ingres was now certain that the different arrangements represented different proverbs.
The fact that there are three types of decorations on this floor means that there may only be three different proverbs on this floor.
To further confirm this idea, Angell also went to see the second and third floors of the Echo Library.
Just as he suspected, each of the other levels of hidden spaces contained only three different arrangements. In other words, his prediction was correct: each level contained only three unique proverbs!
“If there are only three unique proverbs, then we don’t actually need to keep searching for book demons to challenge,” the rabbit girl said.
Angel nodded: "Yes, each level can be challenged a maximum of three times. However, since the observer is still watching from outside, we'd better go and 'verify' this pattern again before drawing a conclusion."
The rabbit girl understood that such clearly "prophetic" information must be deduced in a logical way.
"Let's go. After taking the left fork twice in a row, there will be a test from the book demon. The hidden space contains parchment, and if all goes well, it will give you a repeated proverb. Go and try it later."
The rabbit girl nodded: "Okay."
Half an hour later.
As expected, after the rabbit girl defeated the book demon, the repeated proverbs they had anticipated appeared in the hidden space.
"I inscribe words to trace the marks He left behind."
"Mr. Angell, my conclusion was correct!!" Gray Porcelain looked at Angell excitedly.
It previously guessed that if a table and pages appeared in the hidden space, they must be duplicates.
It's confirmed now; it was indeed true.
"The appearance of a table corresponds to the saying, 'I choose pen and ink to receive His inspiration.'" Gray Porcelain: "And the appearance of paper corresponds to this proverb."
"That's the rule!"
Gray Porcelain was very excited, "Then we'll only need to take the Book Demon test when we encounter something that's not a paper page or a desktop background. Otherwise, we can skip it!"
Although his teammates repeatedly said that the Book Demon test was not difficult, Gray Porcelain was still somewhat resistant.
He genuinely didn't want to challenge the Book Demon if he could avoid it.
Now that I've managed to skip the Book Demon's test, I'm naturally very excited.
Rabbit Girl: "Gray Porcelain is probably right. We can keep an eye out for any other decorations in the hidden space. If not, then this floor might only have the two proverbs."
"Let's not waste any time and keep moving forward. We can slow down the Book Demon challenge next and challenge the Book Spirit a few more times."
Angell: "Leave all the book spirit trials to me."
The rabbit girl said solemnly, "Then I'll leave it to you."
Angell responded solemnly, his eyes also revealing a sense of responsibility as if entrusted with a great task.
Undoubtedly, it was also a performance for the observers.
Perhaps this observer, like Montessori, also enjoys seeing the bonds of friendship between companions?
Since I'm just killing time anyway, it won't take much effort to act out a little.
After regrouping and setting off again, they soon encountered their second Book Sprite, which Angor easily defeated.
After passing the test of the Book of Spirits, a second positioning cursor appeared. This cursor was slightly thinner than the first one, but from the overall radar chart, the area where the two overlapped was still quite large.
Therefore, even if they go to the intersection area, they may not necessarily encounter the rift.
It would be best to conduct the third and fourth Book Sprite challenges to lock down the rift coordinates.
Although the area where the cursors overlap is still quite large, they continue to move forward along the cursors. Along the way, they also encounter two book demons that will test them.
The hidden space contains two items: a paper pulp box and a low table.
Just to be on the safe side, they tested it once more.
After confirming that it conformed to the previously deduced pattern, they did not attempt the next test from the Book Demon. Instead, they simply solved the mystery of the hidden space and left.
We probably walked forward another few thousand meters.
They encountered a new fork in the road.
When they reached the fork in the road, Angell and the rabbit girl exchanged a subtle glance.
As Angell had already mentioned in the Heart Ties, this crossroads is a crucial location.
On the left-hand path, you'll encounter a book sprite.
On the right-hand path, you'll encounter a book demon, and the hidden space corresponding to this book demon is... a stone tablet!