In the hotel.

The innkeeper, Mrs. Finn, was an old tenant farmer who had worked hard for the Engor family all her life. The Marquis took pity on the middle-aged widow and put her in charge of the inn for twenty years. The inn caters to travelers, traders, and mercenaries, and is rarely visited by nobles.

The Marquis's eldest granddaughter, Margaret Engor, was an exception.

The eldest lady of the marquis's family would come to the inn and talk to Mrs. Finn about her troubles—no way, who called Mrs. Finn's kindness far and wide? This time, Miss Margaret is complaining about her sister, Angel Ngoor.

The few rooms in the inn were full, and the rest of the people were crammed into the halls. There was a roaring charcoal fire in the brazier, crackling. The weary travellers, covered with blankets or sleeping bags, fell asleep on the stone floor, while the rest sat with Mrs. Finn, drinking and listening to Miss Margaret's chatter. Everyone showed a high interest in the marquis's family affairs.

"And what—" Miss Margaret pondered, "by the way, the book classification ......"

"What is the book taxonomy?" Mrs. Finn asked curiously.

"It's ......"

With a squeak, Miss Margaret's narration was interrupted. The wooden door of the hotel opened, and two travelers walked into the hotel. Several of the occupants looked at them: a young girl with short dark blond hair, black trousers and long boots, and a young man with a bowed head and a linen cape.

The two of them are naturally the girl and Dimi. At this inn, which received people from all walks of life, no one expressed surprise at the arrival of the duo.

Mrs. Finn, who was at the counter, said without looking up, "There is no room left, and you will probably have to sleep in the hall or the stable." Two copper coins per person, and if you order something to eat, add one copper coin per person. Alcohol does not count. ”

Dimi reached for change in his pocket, but the girl reacted faster than him. She pulled out six copper coins and threw them far away on Mrs. Finn's table. Since she suffered a big loss because she had no change, the girl has developed the habit of carrying enough change with her.

"Is it always so lively around the imperial capital?" The girl found a place where no one was around, and sat down against the wall with a big grin.

"It's going to be more lively in the New Year." Dimi said, looking around. He was a little worried about whether the girl would be able to adapt to such an environment, and the girl's nonchalant gaze relieved him.

[Actually, I would rather go to the Marquis's Palace. In the spiritual world, Xiaowei said.

[Do you want to practice spells?] The girl replied, "You've been working hard every day lately, so it's not bad to take a break once in a while. 】

[No, I just want to take a shower.] Xiaowei said.

【……】

The girl closed her eyes. The extraordinary hearing brought by the "perfect body" allows her to hear every small talk of the people around her. The merchants were busy talking about the price of potatoes; Several "Wild Roses" discuss the brothers who will be retiring next year; More people gathered around the counter to listen to Miss Margaret in a pale blue dress (as the old woman shopkeeper called her) complaining about her sister Angel, who was looking for trouble.

"As soon as Angel sees something new," said Margaret, fiddling with her black braids, "she immediately cares about nothing—"

"Wait," suddenly someone in the audience spoke, "you haven't explained to us what you just did." ”

"You say......" Miss Margaret paused for a moment, then reacted, "oh, you mean the new book taxonomy?" ”

The girl was agitated and opened her eyes. Dimi, who was sitting next to the girl, also looked over there and frowned.

"Well, it's not a big deal," said Miss Margaret, "that's just the way to sort books." When there are more books, they should be put on the shelves according to a certain pattern, so that you don't find them when you look for them-"

"Can't find the book yet? How many books does that get? Someone exclaimed quietly.

"I've been to the Imperial Capital Library once," said Mrs. Finn, who was much more knowledgeable than the average traveler, "and if it wasn't managed well, it would be a big problem." ”

"But the books in the library are not messed around," said a bespectacled, businessman-like man, "and the Imperial Capital Library already has rules. ”

"That's it!" Miss Margaret said, "It's a headache to think about emptying all the books in the library and putting them back in one by one." It's not just the imperial capital! I don't know if the whole country will receive this kind of boring initiative. What new catalogue are they compiling? ”

"Don't they have anything more meaningful to do?" One adventurer sarcastically said, "Could it be that this new law was promulgated by His Majesty the Emperor himself?" ”

"I don't know. I have heard that some baronese in the north made it up," sighed Miss Margaret, "and how talented my sister is at the new law of management. My grandfather had clearly said that he would not support the new librarianship law and would wait until he had seen the inventor before making a decision, but she just didn't give up. ”

"Miss Angel must be obsessed with reading." Mrs. Finn said with a smile.

"I don't think so," Miss Margaret sneered, "and she may have followed suit because His Highness Victor supported the new management law." I don't understand why His Highness Victor would be interested in such a boring thing...... Okay, let's go on with my sister ......"

Dimi looked worriedly at the girl beside him. The young prince was a little worried that the contempt of Miss Margaret and the others would not make the girl feel embarrassed.

But the girl just scratched her head in annoyance.

"Looks like I'm not popular." She chuckled softly.

"Listen to me, it's nothing ......"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with that, Dimi, and the birth of any new thing is always fraught with obstacles," said the girl, "and my plan is not just to promote the taxonomy. If the taxonomy is successful, the next step I might try to move forward with a bill to make libraries free and open to the public, as in the city of Palamédes. ”

Dimi was taken aback.

"In the circle of the imperial capital, I am just a newcomer, and it is natural to be questioned. The impact of book taxonomy will be long-term, but for now, it's just a very common thing. If I can't even overcome this difficulty......" The girl shook her head.

"Need my help?" Dimi asked. He couldn't decide whether too much care would hurt this very assertive girl.

He could sense that the girl was very strong in her heart.

"If you want to help, just help." The girl said, staring at the charcoal fire dancing in the brazier not far away, although she was confident, she was not arrogant enough to refuse the help of others, "Don't go too far." ”

I'm afraid there are a lot of things to do in the emperor, she thought.