Quenched long order

Chapter 112 The Discovery of the Library
Saul stood in the library of Westwood Harbor and stopped.

As soon as he entered the library, he felt the feeling of being watched. At the same time, the power of the quencher seemed to be suppressed a lot. He looked around and found that the passage to the library hall was covered with rigorous and complicated alchemy arrays. At this time, these alchemy arrays were slowly running, like a machine stitched by gears.

It seems to be the effect of these alchemy formations.

Shaoer thought to himself, not surprised, after all, it is a library, some basic protective measures are essential, after all, no one can guarantee that the quencher has good intentions.

He smiled and continued to walk forward until he came to the hall.

Looking up, the hall of the library can be seen at a glance. Countless exquisite bookcases arranged in a circle are in sight. Most of the bookcases are full of books, and only a few bookcases are more than half empty.

In the center of the hall is also a long table and benches arranged in a circular shape. At this time, many readers are sitting in the hall and reading books. On both sides of the hall, there are spacious escalators going up. The line of sight continues to go up along the escalators, reaching the second floor, and you can see some bookcases.

He retracted his gaze and looked closer.

The hollowed-out railing divides the passage into two, namely the entrance and the exit. Both the entrance and the exit have soldier handles, and they stare sharply at the readers passing by.

Sauer walked into the library, looked around, and found the service desk.

After explaining his purpose, he took out the white medal of honor, applied for a library card, and asked about the borrowing situation by the way.

Because he has a white medal of honor, he is allowed to go to the graded library on the second floor. After reaching the second floor, he can see the door, and he can enter it after showing his library card and medal of honor to the guard.

As for borrowing books, the books in the Westwood Port Library are free to read, but you need to pay a high borrowing fee and a deposit for borrowing out. For most books, the deposit fee is enough to buy three copies of the same book in the market, and the borrowing fee is not cheap. Therefore, ordinary people usually do not borrow books from the Westwood Port Library unless they are in urgent need.

Of course, this is only for the books in the general area, and the books in the classified library are not allowed to be borrowed.

Saul turned his head and glanced at the window, the sun was just right.

He didn't go to the graded library right away, but walked to the alchemy area, took a copy of "Basic Principles of Alchemy" and started to read it.

The book binding is very loose, and there are many traces of bending and folding on the edges of the pages, as if it has been read many times.

He opened it slowly, and the touch of the book gave him an illusion that he seemed to have returned to the original world. He withdrew his thoughts and read carefully.

[Alchemy is a discipline that studies the mutual transformation between substances. It requires users to have sufficient understanding and understanding of matter, energy, time and space, and soul. Knowing geometry and logic will make it easier to get started. 】

【knowledge is power. 】

[Alchemy is the only spell that does not require the user to have extraordinary abilities. Even if you are just a 3-year-old child reading this book, as long as you know the relevant knowledge and how to use the alchemy array, alchemy can be used by you and show its power. 】

[Compared with secret arts, alchemy will not weaken your ability because you are in a foreign land, you only need to adjust according to the specific situation, and then you can apply this ability in a new environment; compared with astrology, alchemy will not weaken your ability because you cannot spy on the starry sky.At any time, any place, alchemy is your most reliable partner. 】

Seeing this, Sauer thought of the mystic Natalie. Compared with alchemy, the mystic on Stewart Island was undoubtedly the most affected.

"However, no matter whether it is alchemy, occultism or astrology, compared with the power of the quencher derived from the soul, they all seem to belong to the category of external force, and there is a risk of failure at critical moments."

He frowned slightly, but when he thought that he was a quencher, his frown relaxed.

"It is indeed an external force." A soft voice came from the right.

Saul turned his head and saw a beautiful and fit woman.

The woman has beige curly hair, and her sharp eyes are also looking at Shao Er.

"Martha." The woman named Martha closed the book with her left hand, and then stretched out her right hand to Saul.

"Saul." Saul stretched out his right hand to hold it, and the soft touch spread into his palm.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you, but I think what you said is right." Martha explained what she said just now. "Alchemy actually has obvious shortcomings. It tends to study still lifes or static environments. At most, some small changes are added. Moreover, once there is a problem in one of the links, the result is likely to be very different. Instead of solving the problem, it will even make the problem worse."

"Really?" Saul smiled, "I don't really understand."

He looked up and down Martha, who was wearing a loose white gown with a lead gray belt around her waist.

"That's right." Saul replied.

Speaking of this, he thought of the reason why the psychic scholar went to the mine for the first time. It was precisely because of the changes in the mine that the psychic lamp with the psychic stone as the core became a pure miner's lamp, without any protective effect.

"However, what you're talking about should be the simplest alchemy, right? That is to say, the alchemist didn't take the unexpected situation into account, so the problem you mentioned happened." Sauer thought about it carefully, and alchemy seemed to be closer to the knowledge he knew before time travel. After all, secret art needs to establish a connection with the secret source.

Martha shook her head slightly and said:
"Mr. Sauer, haven't you heard this sentence?"

"Accidents happen a lot."

"We didn't talk too far. Just now, I disturbed you by making a noise, didn't I? To you, this can also be called an accident. Therefore, it is difficult to take all accidents into account. Since the alchemy array is interlocking, it is very troublesome to modify, even if it is only one of them."

After speaking, she smiled.

"Are you... a mystic?" Saul looked puzzled.

"I study astrology." Martha smiled.

"Oh." Saul seemed to understand, but he thought he probably understood the reason for Martha's objection.

"Mr. Sauer..." Martha spoke again, but was interrupted by Sauer.

"Just call me Saul." Saul waved his hand.

"Okay." Martha nodded, "Actually, to tell you the truth, I've been paying attention to you for a while since you came to the library hall. I saw you took out the white medal of honor just now, but whether it's alchemy, occultism or astrology, you don't seem to know much about it. So, I boldly guess that you, Sauer, may be...the quencher."

After speaking, she smiled confidently.

Saul didn't nod or shake his head, his eyes became alert.

Martha noticed this, and waved her hands repeatedly to apologize:

"Sorry, I have no other meaning. I know the recent news about the quencher. In fact, I want to ask you to do me a favor."

She paused and continued:
"Recently, I was observing the sky at night and saw a red star approaching from the north. According to astrological inferences, I guess that there will be a lot of disasters in Westwood Port in the near future. Therefore, I want to go to the classified library to check some information. I don't know. Can I go with you?"

Disaster is coming?

Could it be referring to the statue of the King of the Black Territory? After all, according to Rooney, the statue of the King of the Black Territory could not have been artificially carved. This also means that, perhaps, the tragic situation of the Mance family was man-made. The Mance family may be just one of the victims of Westwood Port, and other victims may also be affected by the statue of the King of the Black Territory.

Shaoer thought to himself, but he didn't tell this information, he hesitated for a while, and asked, "Is it okay?"

Martha smiled. It seemed that Shaoer's answer was within her expectation. Then, she took out two silver staters from her pocket and handed them to Shaoer, explaining at the same time: "Of course not, but there are some things that don't need to be said too much, right? I just went in to check some information, and it won't cause trouble to anyone."

Saul didn't take the two silver coins. Martha wanted to enter the graded library, so she would naturally say that, and there was no way to prove the seriousness of this matter.

"What do you want to check?" he asked.

Martha heard that Saul's tone was very calm, even a little rusty, and immediately understood the meaning of Saul's words.

"Saul, do you know astrology?" she asked softly.

Saul shook his head.

"Sigh." Martha passed the two silver coins a little further, and then said in a relaxed tone: "Well, I don't know if the authority of the white Medal of Honor is enough. After you go in, you can find a book called "Reflection of the Starry Sky", turn to the chapter where the starry sky and disasters resonate, and then look up the meaning of 'Red Star Leaping Forward'."

"No need, give it to me after I find it." Saul did not accept the two silver coins.

Martha didn't force it either, and put the silver coin back into her pocket after she thanked her.

Sauer put "Fundamentals of Alchemy" back on the bookcase, and then walked to the second floor. Most of the bookcases on the second floor are not much different from those on the first floor. There are also no conditions for borrowing books on it. However, at the end of the second floor, there is a door with two guards on it. The name of the graded library is impressively written on the door.

When he came to the door, he showed the white medal of honor and the library card to the two guards, and he entered the graded library smoothly.

As soon as I walked into the graded library, I felt a strong sense of oppression. The densely packed alchemy circle slowly rotated on the ground, walls, and ceiling. In the library, it seemed that even the speed of air circulation had slowed down a lot.

Compared with the outside, the graded library interior is stricter.

In addition to him, there is a short-haired man about 50 years old in the library. The man seems to be a librarian. When he saw Sauer come in, he turned over the book in his hand and put it on the table. Then he raised his head and asked:

"What do you want to check? You can ask me."

After finishing speaking, he looked Saul up and down, as if evaluating whether the young man in front of him had other ideas.

"Reflection of the Starry Sky." Saul gave the title of the book.

The librarian pointed to the bookshelf opposite him.

Saul nodded and walked over, and saw "Reflection of the Starry Sky" on the third row of the bookcase. This is a book with a sense of age, and the cover of the book is half worn.

He pulled out "Reflection in the Starry Sky", turned to the catalog page, and looked for the words "Red Star Leaps Forward". However, all of them were "Dreams of Stars", "Prayers to Angels" and so on.

So he had to use the "quantum speed reading method" to turn pages quickly, which can be described as instant forgetting.

Not long after, I found the content of "Red Star Leap Forward" in the pages of the book.

[The red star can refer to the red moon or the red sun, or it can also refer to the alien star that drifts away from the stars. The leap of the red star usually means that a disaster is coming quickly, just like a meteor falling from the sky. If it is not dealt with quickly, it may lead to a catastrophe. 】

[Of course, the red star may just be an afterimage left by the starry sky shifting. In this case, the red star leap is just the process of expulsion of the afterimage in the starry sky, and has nothing to do with the disaster. If you want to confirm the prophecy of the red star leap, you can choose the Venus square and the Sirius square in the star formation. 】

Sauer memorized it silently, and this point will not be forgotten.

After that, he put "Reflection in the Starry Sky" back on the bookcase, and began to look up news related to disasters, specifically the manifestations of disasters, such as the black fog on Stewart Island and the statue of the king of the black domain.

Regarding the black mist on Stuart Island, because there are too many disasters in the form of black mist, it can be considered that there is almost no gain. In most cases, people will die in the black mist, or turn into monsters and then die. There is not much difference. However, the statue of the king of the black domain has very interesting gains.

[The King of the Black Territory, also known as Nokata by his believers, is an ancient god that has already existed in the world. His believers have always firmly believed that as long as the King of the Black Territory is awakened and let him come to the world, the situation of disaster and chaos can be ended. However, according to the prophet Stewart, it is impossible for any ancient god to come to the world in real body. I'm afraid no one will know. 】

[The appearance of the statue of the King of the Black Territory usually means that the Black Territory Cult has begun to act locally, actively preparing for the ancient god's descent ceremony.Remember, no matter how normal the members of the Black Territory Cult look, they are not normal. Perhaps because they are too close to the ancient gods, their spirits and thoughts have been affected by the breath of the ancient gods. If you find that their limbs are no longer normal, then don’t hesitate to send them to the King of the Black Territory. 】

"Prophet Stuart?"

Sauer put his right index finger on this name. For some reason, he felt that this name seemed to be related to Stewart Island. However, after all, there were many duplicate names, so he was not sure.

He began to search on the bookcase, the author is the book of the prophet Stuart.

Soon, he saw a book called "The World Is Full of Possibilities". He took it out and flipped through it. He was attracted by the content just after reading a little.

[What is true and what is false. 】

[Has our world always been like this? 】

[Perhaps, there was a period of time when our world never experienced disasters brought about by mysterious forces. At that time, we could even use the power of machines to allow mortals to soar in the blue sky. 】

(End of this chapter)