Act XLV. Shepherds of the Great Library

Legend has it that in the depths of the Library of Alexandria, there is a book-eating monster that has countless monster books, and if it is lucky enough to encounter it, it will lend out monster books at the cost of stories, monster books have all kinds of wonderful abilities, but if they are not returned for a long time, monster books will turn back on borrowers and create curses.

Bai Ge had seen a monster book on the road, in the hotel of New Constan, which was able to answer other people's questions in some way, similar to the lodge of resentful spirits, and the essence of its power was a drop of blood contaminated by a suspected powerful ascender.

This page Bai Ge carries with him, suppressing it with his own strength to prevent anything from going wrong.

And at this moment, this petite girl, who looks like she is only thirteen or fourteen years old, is sitting among these countless books, which is really difficult to connect with the monster who eats books.

But she gives people a feeling of detachment from reality, like the legendary goblin in the old era of the Panxi Sea, Bai Ge undoubtedly felt extraordinary power from this girl's body.

"You have a familiar smell on you, are you here to return the books?"

Girl, Rafflanzer's nose moved slightly, as if she smelled the fragrance of some food, and looked at Bai Ge.

“...... If that's what you're talking about. ”

Bai Ge took out the old, bloodstained page from his wallet and gently placed it on the huge spread book.

Rafflanzer looked at the piece of paper, picked it up, and said.

"The Book of Answers, which can answer the doubts of the holder, but is a guy with a bad character, although he can't lie, but he will deliberately conceal some key conditions, and he is happy to see the bearer suffer misfortune, well......"

Halfway through speaking, Rafflanzer opened his small mouth slightly and put the piece of paper in his mouth.

It's like eating potato chips, chewing, swallowing, and making a crisp clattering sound.

“...... However, this time the holder is more restrained to a certain extent, and does not abuse the book, well, it turns out that there is this emotional experience, which is ...... Phew! ”

The elegant and mysterious maiden Ravlanzer seemed to have eaten something particularly unpalatable, and her whole face suddenly turned purple, and she hurriedly vomited, and of course, in the end she vomited nothing.

"How could someone ask the Book of Answers about math questions, it's not funny at all, it's like eating chili peppers in a soft and sweet chocolate, it's really uncomfortable!"

She uses a strange metaphor to accuse the man who asks the math problem to the monster book.

Oh, that person seems to be Bai Ge.

“...... Can you get the experience of this book by eating it? ”

Bai Ge naturally didn't generously admit that that guy was himself, he was only curious about the girl's behavior.

"Of course, Yokai Books exist for that."

The long, supple blond-haired Rafflanzer tugged at his nightcap and yawned.

"After lending the Yokai Book, the Yokai Book will start recording the life of the owner, and when I get it back, I can use it to see more stories, otherwise why would I lend the Yokai Book?"

This girl seems to have a bit of a bad personality.

Bai Ge thought.

Although the Book of Answers is only a simple answer to questions, according to her, this book will not completely tell the truth, it will lead to all kinds of misunderstandings and coincidences, and even when Ruan Qingqiu tries to seal it, it will hurt Ruan Qingqiu in turn.

As for the other monster books, Bai Ge didn't know the details, but it was estimated that they were all similar.

Maybe it will lead to the death of the owner?

"Well, although the Book of Answers is gone, at least the pages are back, you did a good job, and Shahat sent me a good helper."

Rafflanzer squinted his eyes and nodded like a cat.

"You can take a look at your workbook first, and I'll sleep for a while."

After saying that, the girl in the pink nightcap lay down on the overly large spread book, and soon let out an even breathing sound, as if she had fallen asleep.

Aren't you defenseless......

Bai Ge wanted to complain just now, since he entered this library, whether it was the alchemy puppet or the director of the library, and the girl in front of him, they didn't seem to be worried that Bai Ge was fishing in troubled waters to do bad things, and they were defenseless against him.

Is there some kind of measure that can catch Bai Ge's malice?

Or is their strength itself strong enough that they don't care?

Bai Ge didn't quite understand, he sat down on the bench next to the bookshelf and opened the document.

"The Feeding Manual of Laflanzer".

It reads something like this.

Is this imprisoned at the top of a tower?

“...... Raphlanzer feeds on books, loves stories of ups and downs, and loves love stories that exude good hope, in fact, she likes most of them, but she hates horror stories......"

“...... The staff is responsible for accompanying Raffranze, organizing her books, cleaning, changing her clothes, etc., sometimes in the event of extreme willfulness......"

“...... Occasionally, Ravlanzer will ask staff to collect books, making the job more dangerous, with a special note here......"

“...... Under no circumstances should you attempt to take Ravlanzer away from the Tower, this is a matter of parity......"

“...... In addition, it is strictly forbidden for the director of the library, Olufi Shahat, to have contact with Rafflanzer......"

After reading the above text, Bai Ge roughly understood his job requirements, and at the same time understood why the interview for this job required fighting with the alchemy puppet.

To put it simply, he is now a caregiver.

It is necessary to take care of the young girl Raflanzer's daily life, meet some of her needs, and, if possible, help her retrieve the monster books that she has borrowed for too long.

Is the only thing that is the job of a librarian to recover books......

Bai Ge was a little curious about who this girl was.

According to his original idea, the monster book and the monster who eat the book should all be actions made by an ascender for the purpose of the name raiding ceremony, but at this moment, the shepherd of the Great Library was lying in front of him with a quiet sleeping face, and Bai Ge began to doubt this idea.

Of course, the girl with green eyes may indeed be an ascender of the creator's archetype, but ...... So young?

Or does she have the ability to rejuvenate herself, and she looks like a young girl on the outside, but she is actually an old woman who is hundreds of years old?

Bai Ge remembered that the legend of the monster book had been circulating in the Panxi Sea for at least fifty or sixty years, if it wasn't for the halfway change, then this cute and petite girl should be in her sixties?

Sure enough, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she will deceive.

Bai Ge sighed.

After sitting for a while, he saw that Rafflanzer had no intention of waking up at all, so he stood up and took a look around the surroundings.

This is the top garden of the White Tower, which is very spacious, the ground is all covered with soil, planted with grass, only part of it is paved with stone bricks, and the garden maintains a certain temperature, so that Bai Ge feels the breath of spring.

However, there is only a garden.

There are no living facilities, not even a bathroom, which makes Bai Ge wonder what kind of life this Miss Rafflanzer is living.

You can't really just eat the pages of the book to live, even if you only eat the pages, you should digest it, right?

Or has she become a half-human, half-god being, and will not be limited by such mortals at all?

Bai Ge thought wildly, returned to the central bookshelf, and began to pack up the books scattered on the ground.

"The Iliad", "Oedipus the King", "Medea", "Agamemnon", ...... Has this kid been reading stories about the history of the Mediterranean in the old days?

Bai Ge was not very familiar with these names, and only knew that they should be myths and legends of this area in the old era.

According to what Bai Ge learned from Tao Xuanran and in textbooks, in this area of the Panxi Sea, the history of the old era is very ambiguous and ambiguous, and many kings, heroes, and generals in the past have obtained godhood in the poet's praise, such as obviously it is only a war between the two countries, but it will involve the strife of the gods, a wise king is the illegitimate son of the main god, and a violent faint king is bewitched by the underworld, so that the history and mythology are combined.

Therefore, the Pan-Western Sea corresponds to the most historical fragments above the demigods, and the currently recorded seventh-order, except for the three of Zhuxia, almost all of the others are from the history of the Pan-Western Sea or the surrounding areas.

When he put these books away according to his impression, Bai Ge heard the sound of rustling behind him.

The girl in the light silk pajamas stretched her waist, and the sleeves slipped down, revealing her fair and slender arms.

The sleep is a little bad.

made Bai Ge think of a certain woman, and unconsciously showed a soft smile.

"Well, it's good, it's a lot more diligent than the temp workers who only fished while I was sleeping."

Rafflanzer looked at the bookshelves that had been packed up with satisfaction.

"It's just that the order of placement is a little wrong, the Odyssey obviously puts the collection of Socrates and the code of Athenian slave-ownership together after the Iliad, and the sage may jump out of the coffin board......"

She briefly pointed out some of Bai Ge's mistakes, and then said.

"I'm hungry."

“?”

You're hungry, what does it have to do with me?

Bai Ge didn't quite understand, according to the manual, Laflanzer's main food was books and stories, there were so many books and stories here, she could eat as much as she wanted?

"I've eaten all the books here several times, and I'm tired of the taste, and if you eat one dish for a long time, you'll definitely get tired of it."

Rafflanzer said.

"It does ......"

Although Bai Ge didn't understand at all, he still pretended to understand and nodded.

"So, go get me some stories."

Lover's emerald eyes blinked, as if expectantly.

"Story...... It's not good to steal books from the library......"

Bai Ge was a little confused for a while, the books in this big library shouldn't be allowed for her to eat, right?

"Gee, why are you so sluggish."

Rafflanzer shook his head and spread his hands, looking like he hated iron but not steel.

"How can it be said that the business of a scholar is stealing, and borrowing a book is not stealing."

She said firmly.