Chapter 21: The Paladin's Library
Ymir studied the student card handed back by the guard, and it seemed that this library of the Knights of St. John was indeed different. Walking down the stairs carved with strange runes, Ymir could notice that from time to time he could see some strangely dressed people between the bookshelves on these floors.
These people seem to be stuck in the last century, either dressed in a serious church dress or a weird guy with a hood and a one-piece cape.
These eccentrics, who don't look like Columbia University students, cherish every minute of their time in the library, and they rarely talk or argue with each other.
Everyone was intently studying the scroll in their hand, and occasionally a few serious fellows were muttering something with their eyes closed, as if they were trying to memorize the knowledge in the book.
Curious, Ymir asked the janitor who led him the way, "Who are they?" What are you doing? ”
The janitor nodded humbly to Ymir and said, "As you can see, they are reciting the mantra from the book. ”
Ymir was taken aback: "Spell? ”
The janitor proudly introduced, "Yes, the library of the Knights of St. John is the largest magical library in the world. He paused: "Perhaps, except for the Supreme Magician Doctor Stephen's private collection of books comparable to here, but there is definitely no such comprehensive collection in his place." ”
Ymir's name Stephen Strange sounded unfamiliar, and he wasn't sure whether the janitor was talking about the word doctor or doctor, which was always confusing.
However, he silently wrote down the name in his mind: "Supreme Magician? Aha, is it another mysterious figure, that's really interesting. ”
In his previous life, Ymir had only seen the "Avengers" series of movies cursorely, in addition to Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black**, he was able to remember Spider-Man is already amazing!
The janitor, perhaps thinking that he had said enough, looked at Ymir and said, "Mr. Ymir, you are now a member of the Knights of St. John, and I think Father Terrance will soon be imparting this knowledge to you." ”
Ymir looked at the eighteen-story building above and below the library, and the various ancient books and classics filled in it were like sweat cows, and he immediately felt a little creepy. Ymir pointed to those who were memorizing and asked, "Can't the books here be borrowed, but can only be memorized by memorization?" ”
The janitor glanced at the strange fellows who were reading between the shelves, and snickered, "Of course, all the books in the library are protected by the Knights of St. John. Without the permission of the Knights of St. John, not to mention borrowing books from the library, not even any notes were allowed to be taken out. ”
Ymir understood, and the janitor made it clear that it was absolutely impossible to take the book out without the permission of the Knights of St. John. On the other hand, as long as you can get the permission of this knight order, then there will be no problem.
The janitor led Ymir to the reading hall on the lowest floor and said, "Mr. Ymir, the library of the Knights of St. John is built underground. You are a full member of the Order, so you can read as many as you like from the eighteenth floor. However, as a Guardian, I have to remind you that there are many books that should not be touched on too soon until you have learned the magical power of the Mortals. ”
Ymir nodded, he could roughly understand the janitor's words, just like in the novels of his previous life. Books that record powerful magic have a certain protective power in themselves, and if you don't have enough strength, you will only hurt yourself if you are reluctant to read them.
However, Ymir clenched his fists, and now that he had gradually mastered his resentful yin power, would he still be among the ranks of ordinary people?
The conversation between him and the janitor was low, and it didn't break the silence of the library in the slightest. Seeing the janitor return to his post, although there were quite a few people in the entire library, there was no other noise except for the occasional "rustle" of turning pages.
It looks like it's a great place to read, but I don't know what the books are here
Those who were able to come to the library to read were all outstanding contributors to the church, but even then they had very limited time in the library. Once the time available for borrowing is over, you have to be politely "invited" by the janitor to go out.
Unlike them, Ymir was an official member of the Knights of St. John's, which meant that he could stay in the library as long as he wanted, without being bound by the poor reading time.
The janitor probably thought that Ymir already knew the rules here, so he didn't say anything more about it. As a result, Ymir has not yet made an objective assessment of the status of the library of the Knights of St. John.
He casually pulled out a thick, cowhide-looking book from the nearest bookshelf beside him, with strange words engraved on it. It's not Chinese, it's not Latin, but it's prohibitive.
As long as you look at the strange font on the cover, you can naturally understand the meaning of these four words in your mind - "Elegy for the Evil Soul".
The books that can be collected into the library are not the online novels that Ymir read in his previous life, and each of them can be said to record the top secrets in the world. The Elegy for the Evil Soul is no exception, and just for the sake of this book, the Church fought hundreds of battles against the demons of hell in the Middle Ages.
It took countless heroic sacrifices to make this holy book that would make Satan in hell tremble for it.
Or is it because he doesn't understand that Ymir will hold such a holy book as a pastime to beat the time. Even, he still had the leisure to secretly think: "I am also a resentful ghost now, but I don't know if in the world of heroes of this level, will ghosts be produced after death?" Speaking of which, ghosts can actually be regarded as a type of evil spirit, right? ”
He thought in reverie as he gently stroked the cover of "Elegy for the Evil Dead".
After all, Ymir's predecessor was a top student at Columbia University Divinity School, and he could still recognize that the cover of "Elegy for the Evil Dead" was engraved with the image of the Holy Father Benedict's holy medallion. The Holy Badge Cross is made up of a vertical line of letters: "NET.D.S.M.D".
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