Chapter Twenty-Seven: Intermission. Great Library
Passing through the water-like border, Su Qin finally entered the concession area under the leadership of Repo.
"Newcomer, welcome to Volcan, the capital of steel." Repo proudly waved his hand forward, and a huge city of steel and machinery appeared in front of Su Qin's eyes. Huge gears and shafts in the sky snapped into each other, and a bell-like roar sounded, and a puff of smoke mixed with sparks erupted from the towering towers in the distance. As its name suggests, the city resembles the forge of the god of fire, filled with the smell of metal and flame.
The interior of the Steel Capital was wider than he imagined, and Su Qin secretly estimated that the internal space was actually larger than the huge metal sphere outside. There may be some special technology involved.
In the middle of the concession is an endless avenue lined with workshops and towering smelting furnaces. After taking Su Qin around the concession and getting a rough idea of what was happening, the enthusiastic Cybertron led Su Qin to the wide central square.
There are countless doors floating in this circular square. These gates, which have no fixed style, float around in the plaza with no roof in sight. Whenever a reincarnation enters the square, the door that belongs to him will automatically fly towards it.
"These things are called Void Gates, and they are said to connect the fragments of a small world. Every reincarnation who comes here will find their own Void Door, even if you move to another Nexus world. Before opening the door for the first time, you can hold the doorknob and imagine the living environment you want, and the Archon will make it the interior the way you want it to be. How is it? That's a good employee benefit. Repo flashed his eyes and pulled out something that looked like a garage door key, and when he pressed the button, the void door in the shape of a rolling shutter door in front of him automatically rolled up. At this time, an ordinary wooden door also floated in front of Su Qin, quietly waiting for him to open it.
"If it's all right, I'll go first." Repo raised his two index fingers and touched the corners of his forehead in motion.
"Thanks, Repo, I'll treat you to a drink if I have a chance...... Uh, "Speaking of which, Su Qin is stuck, what do Transformers usually drink?"
"No. 93 gasoline is fine, hahahaha."
The on-board radio station roars from Thermobreaker's body, his tall metal body smoothly transforms into a sports car, and his hearty laughter can be heard from the built-in speakers at the same time. Chong Su Qin flashed his headlights, and the sports car slowly drove into the void door that felt like a private garage.
"Do you want the room......" Holding the doorknob, Su Qin began to think about building the living environment he wanted. His memories kept rolling, and a palace made up entirely of all kinds of knowledge and his own memories slowly came to his mind.
In the previous mission, Yumi and the others had never figured out how Su Qin had memorized so many things in just three months. Actually, he used a little trick. In middle school, Su Qin, like many students, was burdened with heavy academic pressure. Although he is always a quick learner, his memory is not much different from that of ordinary people. Later, he learned about an interesting way to memorize from a book.
Scholars in ancient Rome had a very small number of books because they did not have printing technology, and in order to memorize more books, they learned a method of strengthening memories called memory palaces. To put it simply, it is to construct an imaginary building in one's own mind, and then put various memories into a concrete existence. A variety of memories are interwoven to deepen the impression and enhance the memory.
And Su Qin began to build a huge library in his mind from then on. Because I often travel abroad, it is difficult to find the materials that need to be called in time when writing travel journals and various reports. So when he has nothing to do, he often goes to the library alone to record all kinds of knowledge that he may use.
After the conception was completed, the void door in front of Su Qinxian had changed from the default ordinary wooden door to a stone gate carved with various handwritings, and even the upper doorknob had become a pull ring in the mouth of the stone carving monster.
Passing through the Void Gate, Su Qin's back suddenly became empty. Immediately, he sensed that he could still call the door. Su Qin, who had settled down, was now standing on a circular platform surrounded by a beautiful white jade fence, and in the distance was connected to it by a plain-looking white tower-like building. The tower is built on a lonely island in the middle of the sea, surrounded by a wide ocean that is as smooth as a mirror.
The absence of any sound makes the building seem unusually silent.
Crossing the winding Longji Bridge, Su Qin walked slowly into the interior of the building, and was greeted by a serene smell unique to sandalwood bookshelves. The interior of the building has been transformed into a small private library by the power of the Archons, with built-in bookshelves stretching from floor to ceiling throughout the building, and a wooden handrail leading up to the second floor, which is also full of books. The house is filled with collectibles from all over the world, all of which are items that Su Qin has impressed during his travels.
The range of items ranges from expensive Arabic hand-woven carpets to obsidian souvenirs found everywhere in South America. Looking at these things, Su Qin felt as if he had really been to many places. But he was not satisfied with this, because the final archon had only shown him the unknown world in the true sense of the word.
Sinking into the soft cloth sand, Su Qin looked at the surrounding Yiqiē with emotion. The statue next to the spiral staircase seems to belong to some European museum, and the paintings on the walls are probably national treasures he saw during his visit to the Forbidden City. The giant chandelier hanging from the ceiling is a prop used to make zuò in a 1:1 scale according to the original work during the 25th anniversary performance of an opera.
"Three years ago, I wanted this kind of life when I was pursuing a material life and wanted money." Picking up the glass wine bottle beside him that imitated the elegant shape of a swan, Su Qin poured himself a glass of bland wine.
"It's a pity that the shallow guy died early that morning." With a wave of his hand, Su Qin removed all the extravagant decorations and meaningless statues from the power given to him by the consuls, leaving only an overwhelming collection of books.
"People always have to look forward." The sunlight shines through the brightly colored stained glass in the center of the ceiling, and the interior of the library is dyed with a mysterious and splendid scene, and the exhaustion and loneliness of lying on the soft couch quickly knock down Su Qin, and he doesn't even realize that he has an extra scorpion-shaped ring in his hand.
When I woke up again, it was the evening of the second day.
"The break is over, it's time to work hard." Looking at the dark red sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window, Su Qin lazily said to himself.
[You have a new message, do you want to check it?] 】
"Huh?" Su Qin was puzzled and confirmed that he had accepted the news.
[Newcomer, to make a long story short, I'm the former owner of this book, the cast iron mage Calias.] Whoever you are is receiving this message means that you must be in a safe hub right now. Please find an opportunity to send this book to ▓▓▓▓▓▓ when your own strength is enough, and the warbands to which I belong will surely give you rich rewards beyond your imagination. Blocked messages will be lifted when your Samsara rating reaches 4 stars. Remember an old-timer's admonition not to trust anyone! Even the reincarnation is not monolithic inside. 】
After a stern admonition, this headless message came to an abrupt end. Su Qin stood in place and thought for a moment, and finally decided to put this matter aside for the time being. After all, now his strength is far inferior to the four-star limit mentioned in the news.
"So what the birdman said was true." Recalling what Eltarus had said, Su Qin took out the second half of the Psionic Tome that was still sealed.
After fiddling for a moment and now unable to find anything peculiar, Su Qin planned to leave his personal space and go out to find some numbers. On the way here, Repo told him that there was a large library in the reincarnation concession that stored public materials. Although there will not be any advanced reinforcement materials, some of the more popular books and classics are already included. Although Su Qin used the power of the Archon to fill his room with all kinds of books, most of these books were from the world he originally came from, and of course there would be no books on nature.
In order to increase his survival rate, he must do everything he can to improve his strength and increase his knowledge of the mission world. The most common way to do this is to watch more literature and film and television works. Because each world will radiate information fragments with their own characteristics to the Void Sea. These fragments are usually captured by sapient individuals in other worlds, who will usually use this as a sudden inspiration for themselves to create various works of art.
The amount of information that each reincarnation can obtain from the Archon is also determined by the world from which he is born. This seems to involve the problem of consultation confusion between worlds, but fortunately, Su Qinxian's own world has a lot of advantages in this regard, and his information deviation value is close to 1.o.
Of course, this isn't the only way to learn about the mission world. There are a few reincarnators in infinite space who are good at observing the timeline or the long river of time, and they can usually use a method similar to prophecy to derive ambiguous information about the next mission. These people form a syndicate across the world, and most of the time they sell prophecies to other reincarnators at a relatively low price. Occasionally, however, they will offer complex prophecies that are difficult to understand for free to the reincarnation who comes to ask for them, and promise to ask the other party for a strange reward at a specific time. There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and if it is not necessary, Su Qin feels that he had better not be involved with these god-chattering guys.
With the free light rail train in the Guò concession, Su Qin soon came to the platform marked as a data area. Looking at the book palace in front of him, which he imagined in the true sense, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Not far away, a huge Western-style castle resembling Neuschwanstein Castle is quietly floating upside down in the sky. In the face of such a large data area, Su Qin couldn't help but feel powerless.
Where did he start with so much information?
After thinking about it for a long time, Su Qin decided to use some long means. Along the way, after learning about the information fragments, he was more sure of one of his previous guesses. Taking the elevator to the reading room, Su Qin closed his eyes and quietly began to perceive the new power he realized when he fought with the high priest.
Just as he was about to find the trick, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder. Su Qin, who was interrupted, opened his eyes unhappily, only to see that the people in the entire reading room were looking at him. Although there were not many readers in the reading room at this time, it still made him feel very embarrassed.
"Are you new? Do not use natural abilities in the reading room, as this will disturb other people. The woman standing next to him frowned, wearing a bohemian purple dress with a veil of the same color embroidered with silver thread on her face.
"Sorry, I didn't notice." Su Qin whispered very apologetically, and at the same time got up to leave the reading room.
"Especially this act of plucking the strings of fate...... Forget it, I'll check it out for you. The veiled female reincarnation blew the veil in disgust, revealing a pretty light brown face looming under the floating veil. She pulled out a small crystal ball and whispered a spell as she walked out of the reading room. Looking at the crystal ball filled with smoke, the strange lady suddenly frowned.
"Can't be counted, where are you a descendant of God or a man of destiny? Well, what are you looking for? Anyway, I'm one of the librarians here. After looking Su Qin up and down with a curious face, she casually asked:
"If it's convenient, please tell me where I have books on the Force and psionic powers, and preferably a way to test myself."
"The books in the sixth book area are all related to the Force, and most of them are general introductory books to mention in advance. If you really have to go to someone from the Samurai Order or the Wizards' Guild to buy the materials that are really related to cultivation. Of course, you can also join them directly. What do you mean by psionic power? There are many kinds of power called this. The last question can be asked directly by the Lord God in your own room. This long list of informative words made Su Qin a little dizzy, and he couldn't even discern the meaning of the individual nouns in it.
"The Samurai Order? The Wizards? Lord God? ”
"Stop! Hey, the newcomers are really curious babies. The veil lady showed a helpless expression and waved her hand to Su Qin and the others.
The Lord God is the ultimate Archon, and people in different worlds call Him differently. There are also those who call Him eggs or balls of light. Both the Order of Samurai and the Wizarding Guild are organizations that study the Force. Well, the free time is over. If you have any questions, you will be charged. Speaking of this, she suddenly became distracted, stretched out her index finger and thumb and rubbed it a few times in front of Su Qin.
"Uh, thank you. I don't have any other questions I'd like to ask just yet. Considering that he had just completed a task, Su Qin felt that it was better to be cautious in terms of consumption.
"Cut, it's stingy. The library is quiet, don't I need to remind you of that? By the way, don't use natural abilities. Now there was no business to do, the female librarian pursed her lips, gave a solemn admonition, and then turned away.
"It's a bit of a dead money, but he seems to be a good person. Sixth Book Area...... Anyway, let's go there first. ”
Relying on the signs that could be seen everywhere, Su Qin quickly found the so-called Sixth Book Area. Originally, he had planned to fill the vacancy, but the total number of books that filled the dozens of bookshelves here was prohibitive. With so many books to find in the Year of the Monkey, the Lord God will not give the reincarnation so much free time. When he woke up today, he saw the announcement and learned that he would start his official mission in half a month.
Just when Su Qin felt hesitant, an old man in a brown robe behind him coughed a few times and caught his attention.
"Young man, are you interested in the way of the Force?"
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