Chapter 169 Private Library
After being stunned for a while, the stall owner came back to his senses.
But under the robe, an obvious sound of inhalation could still be heard.
Obviously, he was very surprised that Li Hyuk could actually produce so many rubies as promised.
"Awesome, you are really awesome. It's a bit beyond my imagination." The stall owner said to Li He, "Originally, I thought you were talking big words before. You took out a few rubies and you were so powerful, but I didn't expect you gave me a big one." Surprise. Let me guess, you are definitely not a wizard - wizards have their own trading channels and will not come to a place like the night market that lowers their status. Therefore, you are
a wizard apprentice, and there is absolutely no way that a wizard apprentice has so many rubies. You There should be a wizard behind him who loves to collect resources, and his strength should not be weak. Is it Dean Bidonk? Dean Faulkner? Or is it Wizard Montesquieu? Are you a student of one of them?" "
... ..." Li He didn't respond, and after a while he said, "What is my identity and who is standing behind me, it has nothing to do with our transaction, right?" "Uh-huh, that's not the case," the stall owner responded
. Come over and apologize quickly, "I was rude. I shouldn't have inquired. I was a little excited and couldn't hold it back. Okay, now let's get back to the transaction. Let me see the quality of the gems first. Don't use some cruel Let’s make up for the defective ones.”
As he said that, the stall owner put his hand into the bag, took out a few rubies from the inside, and observed them carefully.
After observing, there was a sudden long silence.
After a while, he looked at Li He and then spoke again: "I said... I now suspect that the person standing behind you is not Dean Bidongke, Dean Faulkner, or the Montesquieu wizard. I think they might all be standing behind you."
"Huh?"
"Don't get me wrong, because the quality of your rubies is really high, they are big, good in shape, deep in color, good in light, and free of impurities... Each one can be considered top-grade, and usually one can be worth two. I really can’t figure out where you got it from. Unless you were there a few years ago, when rubies were not so scarce in the academy. Collected and selected."
"So, my rubies are qualified, right?" "
Of course they are qualified, they are qualified...I can't help but want to raise the price for you. But then again, what I said at the beginning was one hundred "Hey, even though you brought so many high-quality rubies, I can't take the initiative to change my mind and say I want less. At most, I can provide them to you for free when I have meditation books, because I really need rubies here." After a pause
. , the stall owner said seriously: "So, you can't miss one out of a hundred. And the quantity you gave seems a bit insufficient, friend?" After lightly
bumping the bag, the stall owner said: "There are only fifty in it." There are about a ruby, and half of it is missing. You are not really going to trade this ruby as two rubies with me, are you?" "That's not true. There
are indeed fifty rubies here, only half of them. Li He replied, "These fifty rubies are used to pay for the purchase of books. The remaining fifty rubies will be paid to you after I follow you to the wizard's private library and check the information once." You."
"Why..." The stall owner couldn't help but want to ask why, but as soon as he spoke, he suddenly understood, "My friend, you think it's not safe enough, right? Do you think I might lie to you?" "Be careful
. There's no harm in it, right? You never thought you'd get a hundred rubies so quickly, right? Now there's nothing wrong with getting all the rubies a day or two later, right?" "Okay, you convinced me.
" The stall owner did not hesitate anymore and quickly packed all the books and handed them to Li He, "Then you can take all these books. Today, the wizard has something to do, so you can't interrupt. Tomorrow... tomorrow at this time, we will still be here. , let’s meet, and I’ll take you to the wizard’s private library to look up information.”
“Okay, it’s a deal.”
“It’s a deal!”
…
Soon, another night came.
Li He arrived as promised, and the stall owner was really waiting.
After a quick greeting, the stall owner turned around and walked towards a side road: "I will take you to the wizard's private library." "
Okay." Li He quickly followed.
Marching all the way to the residence of Dark Heart Academy, we walked past a pond, a small forest, and climbed over a small mound, and finally arrived in front of a lonely, somewhat dilapidated three-story wooden building.
On the way, Li He also learned the name of the stall owner-Geller.
At the same time, I learned some rules for visiting the wizard's private library:
first, no yelling.
Second, it is prohibited to use any spells or items related to fire.
Third, if you encounter cats, owls and other pets during this period, do not panic or act aggressively, just treat them kindly, because they are all pets raised by the wizard, the owner of the library.
Fourth...
Fifth...
"Have you remembered all the rules?" Standing in front of the wooden building, the stall owner Geller asked Li He.
"I remember everything." Li He nodded.
"That's good, follow me in, and hurry up. The wizard should be conducting a research now, and he won't bother to talk to us for at least two hours. It's just the right time!" As he spoke, Geller swallowed his saliva and spoke carefully
. Gently pushed open the wooden door.
A dark, long and narrow corridor appeared inside the wooden door. There were densely packed rooms on both sides of the corridor, and at the end was a staircase that spiraled up.
The walls of the corridor and the handrails of the stairs are all inlaid with hideous pumpkin lanterns. The orange light shines through the gaps carved by the pumpkin lanterns, barely illuminating the interior of the wooden building.
Geller led Li He into it, walked through the entire corridor, and climbed to the second floor gently.
In the middle of the corridor on the second floor, a heavy black wooden door was opened and entered.
Suddenly, a private library with at least two to three thousand books appeared in front of Li He.
There are more than ten bookshelves in the room, which is not very big, and there are two to three hundred books on each bookshelf.
Geller pointed to a red bookshelf and said: "That bookshelf contains all meditation books, or books related to meditation. The content is more advanced than the books I sold you. If the books last night did not give you You can try your luck here. But pay attention to the time and don’t stay too long, so as not to make the wizard unhappy. And I, when you are reading, will always be watching to prevent you from damaging or stealing. You have no objection to collecting books, right?"
"No objection, please do as you please." Li He said without any hesitation, he quickly walked to the red bookshelf, took down a book from the top, and began to read it carefully.
Time is limited and cannot be wasted.
"Rust, rustle, rustle, rustle..."
For a moment, the whole room could only hear the sound of turning pages.
...
(End of chapter)