Chapter 30: Lévy's Gift (4th Watch)

Lévy picked up the bottle on the table and poured himself a full glass of red wine. But when he was about to reach out to the girl, the girl reached out to stop him.

"Aren't you used to drinking?" The young mage lord stared at the maiden sitting opposite. The glass shot glass in front of the girl was still empty.

"I'm prepared." The girl said. She pulled out a small, delicate bottle filled with red liquid from the miniature dimensional pouch she had carried with her.

"It's just ordinary grape juice." Levi saw through the girl's disguise at a glance.

"I don't like alcohol." The girl said. In fact, the person who hates alcohol is Xiaowei, and the girl herself is not averse to alcoholic drinks.

"That's good." Lévy doesn't dwell on that. He smiled as the girl sucked a mouthful of grape juice.

"Can we get down to business?" The girl said, shaking the small shot glass in her hand, "Don't tell me, your purpose is only to come to me for a drink." ”

Lévy nodded slightly.

"Just in case," he said, "allow me to confirm." You're not Victoria Douglas, you're the visitor from another world, aren't you? ”

"That's right." The girl said. She knew, and Levi knew her identity as a time-traveler. When Goth took him to the Black Floating City, he asked Levi for help. Maybe the other Black Apostles will be fooled by Goth, but it's impossible to hide from Lévy.

"You're planning to publish your own book taxonomy as 'Baroness Victoria Hywell Ansel.'" Levy said, placing the glass back on the table.

"Where did you know my thoughts?" The girl said warily, "I should have only given the news to Master Aiken." ”

"I'm a friend of Master Aiken," Levi clasped his hands on his cheeks, "and you're wonderful. If your taxonomy is accepted by the world, there will be a qualitative leap in the efficiency of major libraries. ”

What does he want to do? In the world of consciousness, Xiaowei was puzzled.

[It must not be a simple compliment. The girl replied.

"As a mage of the French kingdom of Elrios," Levi said, laughing, handsome, with an incredible magic in his smile, "I always put knowledge first. Your plan contributes to the preservation and dissemination of knowledge. The confusing book classification management mechanism has been in use for many years. People don't realize the importance of change. Master Aiken praises your views, but he doesn't plan to use your methods to reorganize the library in Sunny City. That would be a big expense. ”

"So what?" The girl gradually understood what Levi was trying to say.

"For me, the sooner your plan is implemented, the better," Mr. Levi said, "and even if I don't get a response from others, I'm going to implement your taxonomy." I have transferred one thousand gold coins from my private property to the largest library in the capital of the French Powers on the condition that they henceforth have to reclassify the books according to your proposal. ”

“……”

"That's the largest library in the world," Levi said with a smile and a strange glint in his eyes, "and once it implements your taxonomy, small and medium-sized libraries and book collectors will follow suit." In addition, I have already informed the 'Golden Generation' of Errios, such as John Goth, Peter Cliff, Peter Cliff, Traynor Ramantascens, the Hermit, and Gloria Ramantascenis, the Puppet Princess, to ...... your thoughts."

The "Golden Generation" refers to the geniuses of the Elrios Powers who became Blue Sky mages before they were twenty years old. For the other legendary mages of Elrios, the seven students of the Black Lord, Mr. Palamedes, are undoubtedly members of the "Golden Generation", while the "Black Apostles" themselves may not see it that way.

Levi only apprenticed to the Lord of the Black after becoming the "Golden Generation", and he has a good relationship with both sides.

"Wait......"

"They'll work with me to promote your taxonomy. We are confident that with our guidance, the people of Errios will fully accept your taxonomy in a very short time. Of course, we will all emphasize that the inventor of this scheme was the Baroness Victoria of the Empire. The compilation of the new catalogue will also begin soon after the new taxonomy has been accepted. We look forward to working with the Empire on this work and invite you to participate. ”

"That's my birthday present to you." Lévy smiled.

Once the French powers began to make a big splash and adopted the opinion of an Imperial nobleman who was not valued in their own country, the Empire would quickly follow suit, even for the sake of face. That is, with Lévy as a starting point, its own taxonomy will soon spread across the continent.

For the average person, maybe the book taxonomy is nothing. But for spellcasters such as mages and priests, they will be the first to notice the change in the book taxonomy. Once Levi's plan is implemented, the girl's name is bound to attract attention from all walks of life.

Not to mention that he is already a powerful mage and a secret warrior, even if he is an ordinary person, he will also be praised as a new generation of scholars.

"It's a great gift." The girl said leisurely, "But your behavior reminds me of an old saying in my hometown...... 'Nothing to do, but you are either a traitor or a thief'." ”

Levy's smile widened.

"You are a mage lord, Lord Fiodorovich, and nothing is more important to you than your own interests. I don't believe you would pay so much money and effort for me for such an illusory reason as 'seeking knowledge'. I think you must have some other purpose. The girl said calmly.

She looked at Levi's expression: unlike the fake smile that had just been standardized, Levy's face was now full of heartfelt smiles.

"But you're not going to say no," he praised, "and I appreciate that about you." ”

"So, what exactly are you going to do, Lévi Fiodorovich?" The girl glared at the person in front of her.

"You know very well that the situation on the continent is very tense right now," Levi changed his serious expression, "Okad is eyeing the continent in the near future. And in this storm, the younger generation of countries will play an important role. ”

The girl nodded slightly.

"The new generation that is crucial to the French Powers and the Empire is the 'Golden Generation', the Black Apostles, and you young Mystical Warriors," Levi said, "as long as we stick together, we can increase our chances of survival." I hope that you will be my ally in the crises ahead. ”

The girl thought for a moment.

"I'm curious, how exactly do you define an ally?" The girl said, squinting at Levi, "I won't betray my friends." But if you're plotting to attack the Empire, do you want me to do your bidding? Unfortunately, I can't do that. As far as I know, the seven of you Black Apostles were originally allies in the same advance and retreat, and there is no shortage of me. ”

But Levi shook his head.

"You're wrong," he said, "that's why I came to you." Whether it is the new generation of 'Golden Generation' of Elrios, or the 'Black Apostle' of Teacher Palamedes, or several highnesses of the Empire, I have all known and even formed a deep friendship with them...... But I can't believe them now. ”

"What?"

"I'm almost sure," said Lévy, "that among the 'Golden Generation', the Black Apostles, and several of the Empire's Highnesses, as well as the young geniuses of your Empire, there are traitors to Ritaton Okad. The only thing I can trust right now is you from another world. ”