Chapter 386 Library
Ronald did not stay on the first floor for too long.
His eyes briefly glanced around the bookshelf on the lowest floor, and then he walked up the spiral staircase inside the building.
The library contains a wide and complex collection of books.
Even if I glanced at it on the way upstairs, the information contained in it was enough to confuse my head.
While walking towards the top floor of the library, Ronald also noticed something interesting. Inside the walls of this building, there is a very calm magic lingering vaguely. This should be the defensive technique used by the church to protect the safety of the books in the library.
"..."
"No wonder there are only so many people in the monastery..."
he sighed in a low voice.
Ronald soon reached the top floor of the library.
As he expected, the books here gave off an ancient and antiquated feeling just by looking at their appearance. The mounting technology of the books was far less advanced and neat than the brand-new books at the bottom. Some of them even had the pages bundled individually and then flattened. Manuscripts stored on the bookshelf.
However, I glanced all the way through this complicated library.
The initial brilliance in Ronald's eyes began to dim.
The church's collection of books is indeed quite rich, but just like the [Scroll Research Society] or the Investigation Bureau, the things here basically belong to works after the Dark Ages, and there are no records before that.
Is it because I have gone astray...
or does the church library have the same limitations?
Pacing back and forth in front of the top bookshelf, Ronald's messy footsteps sounded like a dissatisfied bow sliding on the rough strings.
Although he would be very happy to know more detailed history.
But not getting the pre-Dark Age records would honestly be quite disappointing.
"Huh...?"
Suddenly, a confused voice came out of Ronald's mouth.
Looking up inadvertently, he saw the light-transmitting panel on the roof of the library.
It was a material he had never seen before, different from glass or plastic.
While maintaining the conical roof, this material also has excellent light transmittance. Even after processing the light, the entire library can be illuminated by light without looking too dark.
Then here comes the problem.
Judging from the industrial standards of this era, this material is definitely not a product processed in a factory.
If it's not an industrial product...
then it's a creation from the mysterious side?
This design is used on the roof of the church's library, and there are defensive spells on the walls. With such a complete and unified architectural design, is it possible that there will be a simple brick and wood structure underneath?
And such a building will only be used to store these books?
Let's look down...
His eyes shifted downwards, and Ronald squinted slightly to recall what he saw today.
If you think about it carefully and compare it, you can find one thing.
——There are discrepancies in the area of the monastery buildings.
——The building above that houses the books is much wider than the entrance corridor below.
Under the long row of upward escalators, there is obviously a quite spacious space at the rear. If we compare it with the building area seen from the outside before Ronald entered the monastery, there seems to be quite a lot of free space in the wall below the library!
Is there something hidden here?
With very casual movements, he loaded two unread books from the bookshelf, and Ronald turned around and walked downstairs.
Probably because not many people come here to read.
During the time that Ronald was going back and forth, he didn't see any other clergy in the library.
"Hmm..."
After confirming that no one was paying attention to him, Ronald boldly stretched his hand through the gap in the stairs, and then knocked on the wall behind it.
Dong Dong Dong——
As soon as the sound came over, the result was obvious.
This kind of knocking sound is obviously not unique to physical buildings.
Sure enough, there is an unopened mezzanine hidden behind the corridor at the entrance to the first floor of the library!
"There really is..."
After confirming this, the choice before Ronald was very simple.
Otherwise, think of a way to try to enter the hidden space at the back without attracting the attention of the church to see what is inside; otherwise, negotiate openly and see if there is an opportunity for the church to open it to you. Collection of books.
The risk of the former is relatively high, and there is a high probability that it will directly offend the church organization.
But Ronald relied on his own ability to be sure of finding such an opportunity.
The latter has a low probability of success, but it is an option without too much risk.
"..."
"Haha——"
He smiled and shook his head. Ronald chose the latter without any doubt.
Taking something without telling you is theft.
The church gave him the qualification to read various books here, and if he sabotaged the opponent's spells and sneaked in like a thief...
This method would certainly be beneficial to him, but Ronald would never accept it psychologically.
This is not playing Legend of Sword and Fairy.
Break into anyone's house on the roadside and loot everything.
After briefly looking at the two books in his hands, Ronald put them back to the original position when he took them down, and then walked out alone towards the courtyard of the monastery.
Through the introduction of the old man before, he came directly to a room with people at the back.
Stretching out his right hand, Ronald knocked on the door three times very politely according to etiquette.
Bang bang bang——
"Is anyone here?"
"..."
"Mr. Ronald?"
There was a reaction in the room quickly.
However, the person who opened the door was not the old man who had received Ronald earlier, but another monk who looked slightly younger, about forty or fifty years old, and came out.
His eyes looked back and forth at Ronald in front of him.
The monk hesitated and asked:
"You should be reading over there in the library. Did you come to see me for something?"
Ronald's attitude was very frank:
"That's it, I hope Can I take a look at the more secret books at the bottom of the library? Is it allowed by the church?"
The middle-aged monk's expression was obviously stunned.
"Why……?"
"This...this..."
"If it were you, it would be natural to find out."
From the initial shock, the monk's tone gradually calmed down.
Then he sighed and shook his head, and then continued:
"Mr. Ronald, we do have some special collections of books under our library. However, those items must be submitted with corresponding information, and can only be browsed after obtaining permission. You We understand the request, but if this matter is notified, it will take at least a week or so before the results are reported back."
Ronald responded with a smile:
"Then this matter will trouble you."
"I will do it this week. You can borrow books from the library peacefully without any transgression."
Faced with Ronald's attitude, the monk seemed to be relieved and nodded:
"In that case, thank you for your understanding."
(This chapter over)