Chapter 4 Collection Room
The interior of the storage room wasn't as spacious as Stella had previously estimated, but it was also much larger than expected.
Stella marvels at how much space is used, with walnut bookshelves lining the walls filled with books of all sizes, not even a small thumb-thick space.
The collection room is divided into five floors, and a pair of simple and elegant wrought iron spiral stairs send visitors to the second circular platform.
At first glance, Stella Avner was unable to find a staircase or passage to the third or higher level, presumably the inhabitants of the city-state of Saysus had their own unusual way of borrowing books.
The rain curtain slowly trickles down the top of a row of door-like floor-to-ceiling windows, as if coating this artistic and magical creation with a smooth and soft crystal film from the outside. Even though the rain is noisy outside, there is still a quiet and peaceful atmosphere inside, and the bright and warm central chandelier makes people feel truly comfortable and peaceful.
"Encyclopedia of the Territory of Magic", "Tracing the Origin of the Sect Master and the Beast", "Overview of the Introduction to Elementary Magic", ...... He repeated the title of the book, for fear that he would forget it if he was distracted.
I should go to the southwest corner of the collection room, near the 572nd floor of the book compartment, to find these books, which are the foundations, and should not be too far apart.
"Introduction to magic?...... Could it be that ordinary people in this world can also learn and master magic?! Or because of the time travel, I already have some basic spell-casting ability, but I haven't discovered it now?"
Stella stepped up to the second floor of the platform, following the direction indicated by the label, and it was only 471 bookframes to the southwest, some distance from the target: 572nd floor bookcase.
There was no spiral staircase on the upper floor, and he paced on the circular platform with a puzzled expression.
Could there be a special secret passage behind the bookshelf? Is it possible that people should fly to find books?
Flying?!
Stella seems to have found a subtle idea, and according to common sense, it seems that all travelers can gain some "initial abilities", and if I guessed correctly, this Mr. Stella Avner should also be able to understand the words of his own world, and maybe even quarrel with the old lady in dialect.
But what else is there besides language skills? God can't be so stingy.
As he spoke, he came to the bottom of the 572nd floor of the book, tightened his sleeves, and took a deep breath.
Blurt out:
"Yuga Dim Leviosa!"
?
The levitation spell doesn't work, OK, then......
"Let's cheer the energy, fly!"
No, don't you look down on people? Come again......
"Haste as the law!"
"Avada suo!"
......
"You won. ”
Stella shrugged and turned to leave, but a dwarf in a top hat was staring blankly behind him.
“...... Uh, sir, I'm the caretaker of the elf Epp, what book are you looking for?"
The embarrassment made Stella a little embarrassed, but she still tried her best to show a calm appearance, "Oh, Mr. Administrator, I want to find the "Encyclopedia of the Territory of Art" on the 572nd floor, and the more than 20 volumes of "Tracing the Origin of the Sect Master and the Sect Beast", if it is not too troublesome, I will also have a copy of the "Introduction to Elementary Magic". ”
Epp closed his eyes and opened them again, saying, "It's easy, just talk to me next time you want to find a book." ”
The dwarven elf then looked at Stella with a mysterious look, and then unraveled a slender cane from behind his back.
"Five hundred and seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two...... Got it. ”
With the flick of the cane, the three volumes of the Encyclopedia of the Territory of Magic immediately came out of the vast sea of books, followed by the continuous "Tracing the Origin of the Sect Master and the Beast", and the "Introduction to Elementary Magic" was much thinner than the first two, and finally fell in front of Stella from between the two tomes.
Although it was only two thick leather books and a simple little manual, the weight in his hand was still a little overwhelming.
He hurried to the nearest desk.
In the middle of the desk with a pot of lycoris flowers was an old woman with swarthy half-curly hair and a face covered with large and small copper-brown scabs, playing cards, and with her withered hands, she kept pulling out bookmark-like objects from the stack of books in front of her, which was two people high, stuffing them back into her hand, and then interspersing and pulling them out in her hands with an astonishing speed that Stella had never seen before, and finally picking out a book to return to the inside page.
From time to time, she taps the table with the tips of her sharp nails, making a "da, da" sound.
Stella thought for a moment and moved on to find another seat.
Holding the book and walking a few steps, in the other corner of the collection room, only a middle-aged man in a simple robe flipped through the books alone.
Stella couldn't make out his face, but she was sure that the gentleman was immersed in words.
Stella quietly pulled open the chair on one side and just wanted to sit down. At this time, he noticed that a pair of miserable white eyes appeared on the left shoulder of the middle-aged man, looking straight at him.
"Is there a mistake!" Stella wiped a cold sweat and quickly pushed the half-pulled seat back again.
The eye on the shoulder closed instantly.
After seeing it clearly, he found that this "eye" was also a sect beast, but that eye was the markings of its body, and its own coat color was cleverly integrated with the middle-aged man's robe, and it could not be easily detected at a glance.
Finally, in the corner of the other direction, this time Stella observed for a long time, and after making sure that there were no strange people and beasts nearby, he walked over with a large number of books.
This time, there was only one man dozing off at the shared desk.
The strange man was not wearing a robe like most visitors, but a leather jacket with a pointed collar turned up to cover half of his face. A few tubes of unknown liquid and a chain of biological teeth pinned to his wild metal belt.
Unaware of the presence of others.
Looking at this look, I should be so sleepy that I can't stand it, and I fell asleep directly on the desk, this guy is really casual, and I don't know how normal it is compared to the old woman who plays cards.
The night rain in the Saysus region did not fade over time, and the hourglass chronograph on the east side of the storage room was reversed eight times, and eight round earth balls fell into the corresponding pit.
The world's approach to timekeeping and the division of time between day and night seems to be very different.
A rainy day like this is suitable for reading a book in the house and enjoying the pleasure of leisure, not to mention that he wants to read the "Raiders" about magic, sect beasts and other worlds.
Stella satisfactorily put down the heavy stack of books, pulled out the four-legged padded chair, and sat down.