Chapter Ninety-Six: Getting What You Want
"Whew, it's finally here!"
On the last day of the two-week inspection deadline after Evan submitted his loan application, he finally received a reply from the library in a state of apprehension.
Although he had faith in himself, it was not without his influence that Derek said that "no one in the academy had a clear loan status" that day.
Can't wait to open the envelope, and a card falls on the table.
"Huh, gone?"
In the thin envelope in Aiwen's hand, there was not even a word except for a card.
Picking up the purple card of unknown size, which obviously looked like a library card, Evan said to himself, "What do you mean? mysterious, this means that my application has been approved?!"
It's just that considering the Shadow Library's always cold style, Evan is not surprised.
One of the main purposes of the trip had been achieved, and in a slightly agitated mood, he had already attracted all his attention by the small library card.
The front of the library card is blank except for Evan's name. On the back, an intricate and gorgeous silver pattern wraps an abstract violet, and in the middle of the flower grows a single eye that radiates golden light, and at the bottom of the pattern there is a circle of small characters written in "Lingwen", and Ai Wen reads out word by word:
"Purple .. Gauze.. Orchid.. It.. Eye?
It's like a secret society. ”
And touching it with his own hands, Evan could clearly feel the slightest hint of vague witchcraft fluctuations coming from this card. It's not just a library card, it's a witchcraft artifact!
However, Evan was sure that he had not signed any suspicious contracts when he submitted his application, and that this was inside the Royal Naval College after all. The Shadow Library, which has existed for so long, cannot be an illegal cult organization, and must have some kind of connection with the Academy and even the Kingdom that is not known to outsiders.
I don't have to worry too much, after all, the borrowing qualification has been obtained, and countless mysterious knowledge is beckoning to me, and small doubts are naturally left behind.
"Great!"
All the honors he had received before were not as good as the joy that a small library card brought to Evan at this time. Honor is given by others, and knowledge and strength will always belong to you!
Some time ago, he was authorized by the instructor to arrange his time at will, and Aiwen's interest in the library was far greater than the training and teaching of the academy. After all, Ai Wen, who has good study habits, has already pre-studied the written textbooks, and his progress is far beyond the normal teaching.
Later, I will ask Krell to make up the notes, and there is no problem with the theory course at all.
As for the actual combat training, after gradually figuring out and digesting and absorbing the swordsmanship of the "Rose Sword Master", although Aiwen's physical fitness needs to be accumulated little by little, his swordsmanship can be called a great improvement.
It's not that he brags, any instructor can bring it out one-on-one, and he can have a relationship. After all, even the number one academy in the kingdom did not have the luxury of taking a strong person at the level of a great knight as an instructor.
Among the three levels of formal, senior, and pinnacle, the swordsmanship instructors of the short training class this time are only at the senior level, and there is still a distance from Uncle Geer's peak knights.
took out the class schedule and looked at it, decisively escaped the class of Paul, the instructor directly under him, and rushed to the library with the notebook he had prepared in advance.
Follow a gravel path through a secluded grove.
The distant voices of people on the campus faded away, and a very historic and imposing building appeared in front of Aivan's eyes.
Because of the barrier of the woods, the noise of the outside world does not affect this place at all, and the silence and tranquility create an atmosphere that is very suitable for reading.
Trample.. Trample.. Trample..
Walk through the corridor-shaped entrance formed by Ionic marble columns and use your student ID card to enter the normal library. Without pausing, Evan walked through the tall wooden bookshelves and headed straight for the depths of the library.
The scent of books lingered on the tip of Aivan's nose, calming down his mood that had been a little excited.
Countless bookshelves are made of special wood, with a faint aroma, refreshing and refreshing, insect repellent and moth-proof. At a time when books were still extremely valuable, the library alone was already worth a fortune.
And according to the planning and layout of libraries and museums in this era, there must have been a secret warehouse somewhere that few people knew. Among them, fragile parchment scrolls, clay tablets, metal inscriptions and other rare books are stored, all of which are treasures in the eyes of collectors.
However, no matter how precious the ordinary collection is, it is not in the eyes of Aven.
While there may be hidden profound knowledge of the world, little-known secret histories of the kingdoms, and even the tricks and tricks that have been used by the world to become a high-ranking official in the kingdom, it is not as important to Aven as the most basic knowledge of witchcraft.
The goal is clear.
Since the place that Evan is looking for is called the Shadow Library, it is naturally related to the normal library of the Academy. It's just more secretive, and people who don't have qualifications can't find it at all.
Although he couldn't find any signs in the library, with the rumors and several times on campus, Aven already had a guess that this would probably be the last test of the students' own wisdom...
"Pierce the fog and witness the present and the past,
You look at me, and I look at you,
The footless walk into the opposite world,
Only the blind can see the truth. ”
There is a very straightforward and simple guide in the strange story, and ordinary people will probably only be confused when they hear it. Many of the cadets of the Naval Academy, even the upper echelons of the citizens who were eligible to enter the library, had used it as a clue to go on an expedition, but without exception, they found nothing.
Evan, however, knew that there should be no problem with these few words of guidance, they just lacked a crucial pass and could not trigger the final sadhana.
Pulling out the library card in his trouser pocket, the card with the "Violet Eye" pattern began to glow a misty purple light that only Evan himself could see after entering the library.
As Evan approached the area of the history collection, the purple light grew brighter and brighter.
Stopping in a narrow aisle, Evan scanned the surrounding bookshelves, and could clearly see that the bookshelves on the left and right were at least a few decades old.
From the nameplate, you can also see that one side is modern history, and the other side is ancient history, and the old and new bookshelves are clearly distinguished.
The library of the Naval Academy has undergone several expansions since its inception, and it is normal for the shelves to be both new and old, but it is very problematic to combine them with the guiding motto.
In particular, a floor-to-ceiling mirror was placed on the wall at the end of the aisle, doubling the size of the already huge library out of thin air, and another Evan was staring at him in the mirror world.
"Piercing the fog and witnessing the present and the past, you look at me, and I look at you. "Standing in front of the mirror in the history book area, the scene and the proverbs match perfectly.
"Only those who have no feet can see the truth when they enter the opposite world. If the remaining two sentences weren't standing here, I wouldn't know what it would mean to break my head, but now Evan decided to try it directly.
Walking in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, Ai Wen raised the card in his hand, closed his eyes and jumped forward with one leg tentatively.
Whew-
Instead of crashing into the mirror as usual, his body was instantly dominated by a sense of fall, and Evan was not surprised or overjoyed.
Got it!