Chapter 49: The Light of Order
Each book has a number, and at the top of the shelf, there is a credit value marker, which represents the credit value of borrowing a book on the shelf.
In addition, Barry also noticed that there is a workstation in front of each shelf, and when borrowing books, he needs to place his ID card in the sensing area of the workstation.
Then enter the number of the book you want to borrow on the console, and after deducting the corresponding credit value, you can take out the corresponding book from the shelf.
Books cannot be retrieved without credit deductions on the counter, and each of them has a thin layer of magical enchantment on top of it, which is not defensive, but will warn.
The protection of the entire library is not particularly rigorous, it should be because these books are basic knowledge, and people who are really capable will not need this knowledge at all.
If someone really wants to steal a book, they will soon face a search by the entire Security Bureau, so don't think about this impractical thing without two brushes.
Barry looked carefully to see how many books he could borrow for the ten points of credit that the basilisk brother had contributed to him.
In the end, Barry reluctantly found that there were more than a dozen books scattered on the bookshelf in the most remote corner, and the credit value required for them to borrow was ten points, which was the lowest price in the entire library.
"This is a bit excessive, do you know if the soul of the basilisk brother who chose to live in hell will rest in peace, he is only worth the borrowing fee of a book, and the most important thing is the cheapest book."
Now Barry doesn't know that the basilisk brother he has been obsessed with has long since lost his soul, and even the evil thoughts of the three thugs who possessed the basilisk have disappeared.
At that time, the basilisk cursed Barry before he died, and it consumed their souls.
"Although I can only borrow one book, it's still the cheapest book, but I have to borrow it now."
Again, money that is not spent is not money, and only by improving oneself can money be regarded as the most useful one.
Look carefully through the shelves of a dozen books, read the names of each book one by one, and mentally compare them to see which one is the most worthwhile to borrow.
"On the Reasons for the Decline of Knights, pass, I don't need to pursue these past things now, and it doesn't matter to me how knights declined."
""Speculation on the Specific Damage of Firearms to Extraordinary Creatures", this book is useless, this morning the basilisk brother was seriously injured by my sneak attack with a pistol, and you need to guess here."
"Ten Common Trick-or-treating Methods for Tricksters", what the hell is this, I'm Barry so big, but I've never been afraid of ghosts, not to mention a trickster who is low enough to hear the name."
Barry rummaged back and forth through the only dozen or so books, and finally found a book that was relatively useful to him, and that was "The Hidden Extraordinary Forces in Society".
Why does Barry take a fancy to this book, and wants to mix in a circle, if you don't understand what big forces are in this circle, and accidentally offend, then how can you have a good time.
As the saying goes, "Hit the small, come the old." β
Barry doesn't believe that only the sect of the immortal cultivation world does this, won't the big guys in the Western fantasy world protect the calves?
So first understand the various forces, so as not to accidentally offend others, in other words, even if you are offended, you also know how to choose, is it to kill them quickly? Or run away?
Borrowed books here can be taken away, which means you can take them home and look at them carefully, sit and read, sleep and lie down, read as you like, and even transcribe a copy.
Barry really wants to complain about this lax system, what if the borrower shares it with others after bringing it outside, isn't your security bureau a loss?
However, since he may also become a beneficiary of this system, Barry's complaints are unspeakable, and maybe the security bureau doesn't care.
"It's really salty and don't worry about eating turnips, dogs take rats, and meddle in things."
As soon as he thought of the dog taking the mouse, Barry thought of Huck again, and couldn't help but sigh a little: "This stupid dog doesn't know where it ran again, and I haven't seen it for a few days." β
Huck was sleeping in the house when he suddenly sneezed, unaware that Barry was thinking about it, and swept his dog's nose with his tail before slowly squinting in confusion.
"I've been staying up late these days, and today when I'm free, I want to catch up on my sleep......"
At the console, he spent his only ten credits, and Barry took the book to the next room, which was a special place for people to read, like a high-end study room.
Sitting on a soft chair with his ass and spreading his books on the table, Barry began to swim in the ocean of knowledge in the bright sunlight.
The book "The Extraordinary Forces Hidden in Society" is not thick, only less than 100 pages, the font is not small, and the illustrations on the pages are probably less than 200,000 words.
In the way Barry practiced reading novels at the starting point, it doesn't take two or three hours to finish reading, not to mention that with Barry's current mental strength, as long as it doesn't involve knowledge that really has power, you can read ten lines at a glance, and you can still remember it.
Barry read the book in less time than he expected, and in less than an hour and a half, he had finished reading the entire book, and he still had the contents firmly in his mind.
γDing! After reading "The Extraordinary Forces Hidden in Society", the experience points of occult knowledge have increased by 5 points.
Hearing the prompt sound of the system, I don't know if this book contains too little mysterious knowledge, only five experience points have been added, which is a little more than Fenistin's explanation.
These XP points are not generic XP, but rather experience points specific to the skill, and can only be used to improve that skill.
In other words, Barry now has a total of eight experience points in occult knowledge, and it originally took 50 experience points to increase occult knowledge lv2, but now it only costs 42 points.
However, although the experience points are not much, Barry still feels that the ten points of credit are worth spent, at least he has a basic understanding of the current distribution of forces in the Transcendent Realm.
On the surface, the biggest forces are the Security Bureau and the Holy See, which makes Barry feel a little relaxed inside, after all, he is now a member of the biggest force... Although only temporary workers for non-staff personnel.
Although the Holy See is a bad force in the novel, and most of the characters they play are the biggest villains, in Barry's world, they have a good reputation and are the vanguard of maintaining order.
In particular, their belief is not some god of light, or any other personal god, but the primordial light, the light of order, the first ray of light that illuminates the world.
Their teachings are also more harmonious, and they treat other transcendent beings not by their profession or skills, but by the actions of their opponents.
Although this greatly increases the workload of the transcendents of the Holy See, as the leaders of the transcendent realm, they have the strength and the heart to ensure that those complicated reviews are carried out accurately and efficiently.
At least in this world, it is the transcendents on the side of order who have a huge advantage, at least in civilized society.
As for the places outside that have not yet been illuminated by the fire of civilization, Barry is not clear, after all, the person who wrote this book is just an ordinary transcendent who has not gone on a magnificent adventure, so there is no introduction.