Chapter 39: Voices from the Abyss
readx; In this world, knowledge is scarce and the spread is slow, many places are still apprenticeships, transportation is not as convenient as the earth, technology is monopolized by power, it is very difficult for ordinary people to find a technical book, and when the library in the big city first opened, it was simply crowded, and people who wanted to borrow or buy books couldn't squeeze in, and now the library in Mephes is the same. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"It's boring... It's boring...... So boring!!! What are the guys over there doing sneaking around? Books here are not allowed to be taken out!! ”
There are many such people who grab a book thief and throw it out of the window, but the library has the most direct connection with Sayo, so no one can get it.
"Economic-related books are classified over there, and you can see the general history of the mainland in a few steps in that direction, and the healthy diet related to please go this way, what? Are you looking for a travel guide? Finally, say go straight from this direction again, and then ask about suicide! It's annoying, see for yourselves!! ”
Since the opening of the library, it has attracted a large number of visitors every day, people who pass through the country like locusts during the day, like frogs sitting quietly at night, and in the middle of the night you can see a vast number of people sleeping in the aisles, lying on the ground like a dried salted fish.
The hermit's large library collects, sorts, and preserves the historical documents of Annalos and Melnia, as well as the surrounding countries that rose and fell. In addition to materials, there are also human nutrition, diagnostics, medical care, agricultural technology and veterinary medicine, etc., and the library has many professional books, as well as many basic education series, teaching readers to play piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette, songs, and poems. Finally, there are classic novels from different eras, which I won't repeat one by one.
To satisfy the scholars who are thirsty for knowledge, to satisfy all kinds of literary and artistic youth, and to satisfy the poor masses to obtain a skill.
If the amount of books in the library is amazing, the volume dragons hidden in the shelves in the library make people feel awe and awe, reflecting the existence of the dragon background in the library, and those who have a bad idea have to weigh it themselves.
The scroll dragon can be called an ancient wise man, and many people who read books have tried to communicate with the scroll dragon, but in the end, only some knowledgeable old scholars can talk, and the scroll dragon has always ignored other people's questions, and simply disappeared when he was bored by the question.
So Xiao Ye and the children have a hard time, the new guests want to find the book they want to ask for directions, the children are not familiar with the environment now, and all the work falls on Xiao Ye.
It's a magic trick, and it's going to be replaced by a human to get tired of taking a break, but even if it's a small night, there are some signs of frying without rest for twenty-four hours, so she vents her resentment on another person.
"Bedhill! Bedhill! Wake me up!! ”
The underground library is a place where precious magic books are kept, the knowledge here is easy to be misused and cause trouble, visitors here need to be approved by Bedhill, the silver dragon has the power to see through people's hearts, and those who try to use magic to cause trouble are excluded early on.
Most importantly, Bedhill's power can hold the field.
The fly in the ointment is that Bedhill, as a silver dragon, perfectly reproduces the rumors that dragons love to sleep.
Every time Xiao Ye came to look for her, she didn't see this guy awake, for example, now, Bedhill was lying in front of the spread out "A Thousand Nights Story" and fell asleep again.
"Bastard Bedhill! Push all the work to me and sleep alone-!! ”
"Yikes! It's too loud, don't be so loud in your ears! ”
Bedhill sat up in a dream and looked at the book in her hand in amazement.
"I'm asleep?!"
"You're still sleepwalking!!"
Xiao Ye complained angrily, and Bedhill looked surprised.
"How is it possible, the power of this book has unconsciously affected me, but I don't realize it at all, what is this ......"
The silver dragon is also a dragon, and the so-called immunity magic of the dragon clan is actually rough skin and thick flesh, and it is a giant beast with rationality at the same time, that is, the brain is big enough and tough enough, and the magic studied by humans is mostly used by people, and it is strange that it is used on tonnage-level dragons. A one-man fireball is terrifying for humans, but hitting a dragon is just as good as a match and throwing it.
But the situation is different now, Bedhill was easily influenced after reading the content of the magic book, if it was someone with ulterior motives, she would be tantamount to losing her resistance when she slept in a humanoid state, and she felt scared when she thought about it.
"Are the Beloka people really that powerful?"
Bedhill is a newborn silver dragon, nearly a thousand years old, who knows about the legendary race, but does not know the strength of the other party, and now, she has a new understanding of the legendary Beloka clan.
Xiao Ye saw that Bedhill was still in a daze, and was immediately dissatisfied.
"The other dragons are sleeping on the gold and silver mountains, how can you fall asleep in the library?"
"You are a rumor that you have heard from false rumors, our dragon clan's nest is no worse than the human palace, and the power of magic can transform the environment in the mountain to a very luxurious place, only an uneducated savage dragon will build a bird's nest and lie in it without caring about anything."
"Liar, I haven't seen you awake in the past few days."
"Ah, about that... I think so... Pardonable... This book is very interesting... I fell asleep when I watched it......"
Bedhill blushed and swore as she complied, ending up sleeping for the first two days of her job.
Therefore, Xiaoye's answer is much simpler and more crude.
"Sleep you mb up hi!!"
"How can you ......"
"You confused worm, there have been a lot of people stealing books in the past two days, but you are sleeping, you have already broken the contract, okay!"
“…… Am I wrong? But I didn't break the contract, so there must have been a lot of scroll dragons who were summoned, right? They won't let people steal books. ”
"The number is too small, so call for more scroll dragons to help."
"You and I are a cabbage grower, huh? But it's my fault in the first place, well, I'll go further afield to convey the sound, and I guess the scroll dragons love it too. ”
Bedhill was entangled, the story of the Thousand Nights Story collection was really interesting, and after watching one, I couldn't help but watch the second, then the third, and then I was pulled to sleep by the power of magic, which was a little embarrassing to say.
"Lord Xi'er, I'm from the Dragon's Back Mountains, and I have something to report to you."
The summoned scroll dragons flew out of the magic circle, and one of them landed in front of Bedhill, paws on his chest and bowed, before speaking slowly.
"Recently, there have been a lot of large-scale wild beasts, and after destroying them, special crystals have been found in the corpses, and we suspect that there is a possibility of large-scale manipulation."
"I know, I'll pass this on to the rest of my clan to investigate."
After hearing this, Bedhill couldn't help but fall into deep thought, the same news had been heard more than once, and the clan specially sent companions to investigate, but the people hiding behind the scenes were also very cunning and did not leave clues, and the dragon clan was never able to get close to the truth.
"Let's talk to Mephis about it sometime."
Considering Mephis, even Bedhill had to admit that the ancient man had powers she could not have imagined.
At the same time, Mephis is still trying to prove that she is a good person, fully expressing her love for life, her pursuit of love and peace, her strong interest in magic and her never-ending spirit of exploration, and forcibly shifting the conversation back to her treatment options.
Mephis's plan was to use a diet with a potion, which sounded very reasonable, so Erin believed it, and as for the physical examination or something, she needed to think about it, and then picked up the Origin Law Book.
"Why are there all blank pages in this book?"
"Because there are so many secrets in it, I don't want others to see it."
"Can I take a look?"
"Not yet."
Mephis pretended to answer mysteriously, in fact, there was nothing in the Origin Law Book, but the truth was only known to Mephis, and she could just talk nonsense.
"Let's take a good rest today, and I'll talk to you tomorrow about making potions."
"Yes, do you have a place to live? If not, there are plenty of empty rooms in the mansion that can be lent to you for a temporary stay. ”
"Then dare to be kind, thank you, the environment of your mansion is very good, I'll just take a look?"
"You can go anywhere except my room."
Of course, it is good to be able to stay in the mansion, and it saves a lot of things, because there is another target of Mephis in the mansion, which is the Abyss Demon.
The abyss demon in the game era is actually very popular with players.,This is the mobile treasure trove.,You can exchange your willpower for rare props.,Players,Born protagonist template bonus,As long as the willpower is not 0, you can play casually.,The tasks and transactions given by the abyss demon are the most cost-effective.。 Of course, the cost is to reduce the favorability of the Melia side, but for the player, the favorability will go up casually.
Mephis wandered around the mansion alone, not letting anyone accompany her, mainly to be alone, and then see if the abyss demon who bewitched Erin had any reaction.
"You're looking for me?"
Inadvertently, a black cat appeared on the windowsill where Mephis had just passed.
"That's right."
"Beloka? No, you give me a strange feeling. ”
The black cat jumped off the windowsill with a flick of its tail and circled around Mephis a few times, confusion flashing in the cat's eyes.
"What a vague soul, where are you? Why can't my eyes reflect your soul? ”
"It's none of your business."
"I'd love to get your soul."
Mephis smiled, leaned against the wall to make her body feel better, and quietly looked at the black cat, the abyssal demon Heshudsset.
"If you want to get my soul, then you make an offer first, what do you give me in exchange?"
Heshudsett jumped back on the windowsill and looked at Mephis, the cat's eyes hiding original sin in the depths.
"Do you want power? I can give you the power to conquer the world. ”
At this time, Mephis really couldn't suppress his laughter, and laughed mockingly from the bottom of his heart.
"Sorry, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard, I didn't expect to hear this kind of thing from the mouth of an abyss demon, I don't understand what you mean, can you please be more detailed? What do you think is the way to conquer this world? With all due respect, the thousand-year war ended in a complete rout with all your means, the Seven Abyss Lords were sealed and two died, where did you get the confidence to conquer this world? ”
Heshudsett was not annoyed, and continued to speak in a slow and leisurely tone.
"The abyss is the opposite of reality, the war was just a fight we started to maintain balance, it may seem to you that the abyss has failed, but in our eyes the original purpose of the war has been achieved."
"Go on, how do you give me the power to conquer the world?"
"It turns out that the violent methods have caused a strong backlash, and it seems that you hate this method, so I can give you the power to deceive people and make you the emperor of this human kingdom."
"It's funny, but ruling a country is a far cry from conquering the world on a scale that is how I can build my own political bloc?"
"Just make everyone do what you want."
"Don't make a fuss, you really dare to do this, even if it's just brainwashing people in a city, the god Ji of Melnia next door will launch a holy war to defeat the demons."
"In this case, you can live in a corner and enjoy the fun of power, establish a dark dynasty underground, countless people will be loyal to you, shed blood and sacrifice for your rights, as long as you support a puppet to operate in the open, you can go on forever, it's much easier than conquering the world on the battlefield, isn't it? Believe me, when you're surrounded by beautiful people and wine, you won't complain about the evils of demagogy, and you won't care who conquers the world. ”
", I want true love, not RBQ! Besides, I already have Hevier, and I also have the technology to make magic guide Karakuri, so I can customize whatever girl I want. ”
“……”
Heshudsett was dumbfounded for a moment and flicked his tail.
"Very good, you have convinced me, in this case, I can give you inexhaustible money, with money you can buy everything you want, including the rare ore that makes magic tricks, etc., of course, you can also capture the hearts of beauties, and enjoy the life of the wine pond like a forest of meat, and your life will be carefree."
"Fuck off, inexhaustible money is not money at all, and the moment it appears, inflation goes to grandma's house, and this concept is fundamentally destroying the meaning of economic existence."
"You are arguing with reason, any power can be used reasonably, but you can only see the extreme side."
"Any intellectual being is greedy, and so am I, so are you, and so are the gods. This kind of greed is not necessarily a bad thing, but it will definitely be pursued infinitely on one path, and unchecked good deeds can also become disasters, and everything has its two sides. ”
"That's why I hate the Beloka people, a race that pursues absolute rationality, always looking at the long-term interests, even if it is a great sacrifice for it."
Mephis gently pushed the open Book of Flames in front of Heshudset, and the quadruple magic circle was all opened, and the black cat could be roasted even darker with a slight movement.
"That's it, Heshu Desset, I have only one purpose in looking for you, and that is to get out of Erin's side."
"You know me? Who are you? ”
Heshudsett didn't feel the slightest nervousness, because the cat was just its incarnation, and it didn't matter if it died, just squinted his eyes and stared at Mephis.
"I'm Mephis. Helmont, what is there to disagree, you are welcome to come out of the abyss to me, the question is do you dare to come? ”
“……”
The Abyss Demon is the enemy of all living beings in the world, this place is very close to Melia and Analos, and if the demon dares to come, it will be besieged, and it is definitely a mortal situation, even the Abyss Lord must weigh it.
However, Mephis then heard an unexpected answer.
"Why don't you dare?"
The terrifying magic suddenly converged at the feet of the black cat, and the power of the abyss connected with the present world at this moment.