19 Books

Arthur looked at the book in his hand and looked at the prompt from the decomposition machine.

For some time, he was transfixed.

He could disintegrate books?

- How come I didn't know? -

(E: I can't even try to make him look less stupid...)

He was elated. Just think of the possibilities of what he could do !!!

At first, Arthur had only tried to break down weapons. Later, in an accident, he realized that clothes could be broken down as. Well, clothes can be considered as a kind of equipment... but what about books? Are they Equipment as well?

The book as very thick. Just like a brick.

- Just smashing the book onto someone's head can give them a concussion like blunt weapons! So that's why it can be used in the system! -

- Anyway, just what can I get from this book?- He was very interested...

( E: What can a book give him? ( ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°) . I feel pity for the stupidity of the author and what his Chinese readers would be like. This was written just like Dora the Explorer. Maybe it is a fan-fic for kids under 12?)

He turned to look at Erskine.

- If his book disappeared, would he be angry? -

"Aha! Here you are, my missing neutrino!"

Arthur was startled. The doctor had probably solved something.

- It's probably best not to try it here...-

" Doctor, Can I go out for a bit? ", he probably shouldn't leave him alone, right?

" Sure. This place is protected. So you don't have to worry about me in here. "

" Oh yes, I forgot. Your room is next to this room. You only need to protect me when I am travelling alone. There's a spare key in that drawer. "

Arthur was relieved. This job was easier than he thought. He turned to look at the doctor and it seemed that he had immersed himself in his work.

Opening the drawer, he took out a key and left the room.

First he checked out his own room. It was no different than the other room, just not as messy as the other.

After putting his backpack down, he sorted them out a little, and finally put the gun in the holster hidden under his jacket. Then he left.

Where?

The Bookstore!

There was a bookstore-cum-library here, not far from where he lived. The storefront was not very big, but if you stepped inside, you will find yourself lost in these shelves!

It was empty when he came in. After all, it was a war period, and the bookstore being able to open its door for business already very good.

The owner was a young man in his twenties leaning on the counter, absent-minded. He didn't even look at Art when he came in.

Neither did Arthur care for him as long as he was not kicked out. He walked into a dead corner, where he couldn't be seen and picked up a book.

[ Disintegrate ' An attempt at Psychology for idiots - by Beta_000 ' ? Y/N ]

It really works! He calmed himself down. Books disappearing out of nowhere will obviously alert the cashier and maybe even reported. Also he had a warriors image to keep. He cannot steal, that what his daddy taught him...

Let's see. Once the Super Serum Experiment is successful, Dr. Erskine will definitely be targeted by Hydra. And since he was charged with protecting him, he will definitely be implicated.

He didn't like it... There are so many birds in the sky, what must he be shot down...

However, there was a bug here. And it was him! He was not constrained to follow the plot. So what if he started changing it?

He touched his chin and thought about it.

Half an hour later, he had bought all the books on genetics and anything related that he could find in the bookstore.

He had failed all his biology classes. So he couldn't understand even the synopsis.

But if the system could help him, it may be necessary to know about it. He only needed to put the books in his system and learn about it.

There were all kinds of categories, but not too many books. What he had bought was everything the store had to offer. But it was too expensive to buy. He had nearly finished all the money given by his daddy.

It was okay to rent, but too expensive to buy!

Knowledge was priceless? Well my wallet seems to disagree!

After he left the bookstore, he found an alley, hidden from others, and put everything into his space. Only two books were left in his hand.

There might be a problem though. Nowadays, if someone published a paper, there will be people agreeing to it. This age was not that technologically advanced to verify said person's claims right away. There had to be countless discussions and whatnot. So there was always a probability that the book he held in his hand was not accurate. The system will probably filter it, right?

Hmm... If a soldier suddenly starts writing papers on genetics, it will definitely be weird. So he need some proper reason to protect his secret. He needed a teacher, who took notice of his ' talent ', and took him as a student.

As for his teacher? He already had the best candidate in his mind.