Chapter 969: Reaching a Deal
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At noon, Ronald was in a rather complicated mood.
Because the elder recommended by this middle-aged magician once again inherited the old technique used by the mysterious side - hiding underground.
Just next to a utility room in the library.
There is a single entrance to the basement.
Ronald and the other three were led down by Ayer. Not long after, they saw an old man with white beard and hair guarding the entrance of the underground library.
"Lord Televan!"
After seeing the other party, the spellcaster who brought Ronald and the others down immediately stepped forward and greeted the other party with the utmost respect.
After completing this courtesy, he then introduced the identities of the three Ronalds:
"These three are distinguished guests who came to Capone from Grid. They want to find some contents recorded in ancient books."
After hearing this brief statement introduce.
The old man named Taylorwen slowly raised his head and began to look at the three Ronalds carefully. And when he saw Il and Kostat, he showed very obvious confusion.
"Are you looking for any precious books?"
"..."
Standing opposite the old man.
Ronald felt the magic power active in the other party's body.
Not only using his eyes, this old man is also using some mysterious means to judge his identity.
Old people of this age are rarely tempted by beauty.
It is very possible that he was aware of the non-human status of El and Kostat, which is why he reacted like this.
——He is a somewhat skilled magician.
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"Hello, I am Ronald Adler, coming from Coulpis next to the Yoiz Forest."
This trip was to ask for help from the other party, so Ronald did not care about the old man's use of spells. the behavior of.
And taking into account the other party's age and identity.
Ronald first introduced himself and told his origins, and then continued to state his purpose:
"We came to the Capone Library to find clues about a plague that probably occurred after the Dark Ages. , before the establishment of the Ireni country..."
"Adler...Kulpis...Plague..."
After hearing everything Ronald said, the old man began to lower his head in thought.
He obviously recognized Ronald's identity.
However, this elder had an extremely calm personality, so even when he realized the identity of the visitor, he still maintained his previous taciturn attitude.
While the old man was thinking, the middle-aged magician who brought Ronald and the others down said a few more words in the old man's ear.
Only then did he finally speak:
"Mr. Ronald, I know that you are a distinguished guest, and I also understand the greatness in your blood." "
And regarding the news you want, my collection of books does have detailed records. ."
The old man revealed in words his extensive knowledge and the fact that he indeed had the book Ronald was looking for.
But before Ronald could express his happiness, the old man put forward a condition:
"Just because of the ancient contract provisions, I cannot lend the books in the Capone Library to foreigners without any cost. This is from the library." This is a rule that has been set since the establishment of the library."
Ronald had no objection to this, and even took the initiative to ask:
"Then what do I need to do to open the borrowing rights for this part of the collection?"
"Complete a test." Look. Seeing Ronald's direct conversation, the old man continued quite simply, "Under the water northwest of the port, there is an ancient crystal ruin. Although it is accompanied by danger, there is a kind of pink crystal that is quite precious."
" No matter what method you use, whether you buy it or collect it yourself, as long as you can bring a finger-sized pink crystal here, I can make the decision and let you borrow any book in the library." "..." "No problem
!
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Ronald didn't think for too long and agreed directly to the other party's conditions.
After all, he obtained precious knowledge from this ancient library. He thought it was a very reasonable request to pay some price: "Please also tell me the
details of this crystal and the identification method."
"Otherwise I will rush into it. Go, there may be something wrong."
Ronald agreed to the request.
The old man did not answer directly, but took out a wooden box from the desk in front of him.
After opening it in front of everyone.
A pink crystal the size of a fingernail lies in it.
"You see, this is the sample."
"It has a harder texture than steel, but at the same time it is not too fragile. At the same time, put this crystal next to the light source, in addition to the light that normally passes through it, the light will also A spot of light gathered at its core."
As he spoke, the old man moved the crystal to the lamp in the basement.
The result was just as he said, when the light passed through the crystal, it also retained part of the light under some magical effect, forming a bright and beautiful highlight in the center of the crystal.
"This is it..."
Ronald stepped forward and observed the crystal carefully.
After getting the consent of the other party and touching it with his own hands, he nodded, and then directly said goodbye to the old man: "
We can't stay in Capone for a long time, and now the time is limited, so I won't continue to disturb you here. "
Mr. Ronald, please walk slowly."
"..."
Such direct negotiation was completed.
Ronald left the library with Kostat and Il.
After walking to the street and not going far, he turned back and told Costate:
"Costat, take El to eat what she wanted to eat just now."
"I will go to the sea alone to look for crystals. Try to buy as much time as possible."
"Sir, I understand!"
After hearing Ronald's instructions, Costat immediately bent down and saluted, indicating that he promised to complete the task.
As for Elle on the side...
she really wants to go into the sea with Ronald to look for crystals.
After all, for El, who grew up in the Yoiz Forest, this kind of underwater adventure was a very new and interesting experience even after sailing on the sea for two weeks.
"Uh...that, I want to, too...forget it! I don't want to."
El was about to ask Ronald to take her with him, and for this she had even prepared to continue rolling on the street and begging.
But when the food he just saw on the street came to mind, the guy hesitated for a few seconds, and finally closed his mouth and terminated his request for Ronald to take him.
"..."
Regarding El's behavior, Ronald looked at her seriously for more than ten seconds. It was not until the guy turned his head to avoid his eyes that he spoke again:
"That's it, see you later."
"From the perspective of the entire earth and sky The departure of relationships will begin to constitute our cognition…”
Farewell to Il and Kostat for the time being.
Ronald randomly found a place with a small number of people, chanted a spell and flew directly into the air.
At the same time, he also activated the [Astrolabe] to collect terrain.
In this way, he flew directly to the sea northwest of Capone. It was not until he reached the position mentioned by the old man that Ronald activated his ability to adapt to the underwater environment.
Plop -
then the figure turned down, and he immediately rushed into the world of sea water.
(End of chapter)