Section C Chapter 5: Crystal Scorpion (Denor)
Pushing open the door with excitement and trepidation, Deenor gasped excitedly as he peeked into the familiar scene inside: the towering shelves, the ancient smell of old books, the big eyes floating in the air, the silence......
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The collection is so large that it took Dereno eight years to remember reading a few shelves of books. Even the curator himself is only the tip of the iceberg of the wisdom of these books.
Not to mention the forbidden arsenal that strictly prevents outsiders from entering. Only the curator and the dean can enter. Dereno has been in the library for so many years, and he has not been in it once.
Because it's morning, there aren't many students reading here. So there seems to be no one in the huge library. What made Deerno a little concerned was that he could smell the crisp scent of incense - the curator was interested in using this kind of thing now?
In Denor's memory, incense was an effective way to concentrate and calm down. It's still very suitable for making a light fragrance in the library. However, some soothsayers use it in a very metaphysical way - they have to cast their spells in a smoky atmosphere. The curator scoffed at this, believing that true divination had nothing to do with incense wool.
I'm finally back here...... In high spirits, Deenor hurried in. However, things were completely different from what he had imagined, and he had barely taken two steps before he crashed into the barrier that was difficult to see because of the light, and he held his head and trembled on the ground.
Good...... It hurts...... Rubbing his head, Deirno wanted to cry without tears, and propped himself up with a vase: what are you doing? How can there be a magic barrier here......
The barrier glowed, and magical runes were painted on it. Taken together, it roughly means "idlers are not allowed to enter". Generally speaking, a public place like a library is really not suitable for this sentence.
Am I stupid? Suddenly feeling that something was wrong, Deerno couldn't help but complain to himself: he didn't even notice......
"Hey, hairy boy! →_→" A crystal scorpion no bigger than a palm suddenly crawled out of a vase standing next to the barrier, squinting at him.
"See!" Deirno muttered timidly, "There's no need to warn me again. ”
"Can you still bump into it if you see it?" The crystal scorpion climbed on his hand and stung him: "Didn't you wake up?"
"Okay, it hurts!" Derno hurriedly stepped back as he shook off the scorpion in his hand, "What if it's poisonous." ”
"Don't worry, it's not poisonous. You should spit out some dirty words in this case!" The scorpion's tone was very disdainful: "Anyway, strangers can't just enter the library now. The barriers here are deliberately reinforced. Ordinary students need to have a permit. ”
"Huh, why?" Delno rubbed the pricked wound and froze for a moment, "Is there anything important in the library?"
"You should have heard about the last time someone tried to steal a banned book. Yawning, the scorpion flicked its tail: "Anyway, strangers will definitely not be able to enter." ”
"In that case, what should I do?" said Deirno, hesitantly, "and I'm not a complete stranger! I'm here to find the curator......"
"It's my business. The scorpion didn't seem to bother to talk to him: "I'm not a janitor. ”
If it's not the gatekeeper, why are you talking nonsense to me?!Although I wanted to shout it out, Derno, who was afraid of being stung, had no choice but to stretch out his hand and touch the barrier: "What do you usually do when outsiders want to pass through the barrier?"
"Hmm...... You should have permission, right?Didn't the janitor give you the badge of passage?" The crystal scorpion thought for a moment and asked, "It's a round badge that can be pinned to your chest." With that you can pass through the barrier. ”
"Huh? Turning his head in frustration, Deerno was embarrassed and angry: "This bastard forgot to give me the badge!"
"Then you can take care of him and ask for another one?" the scorpion climbed back into the vase, and his tone was bored, "Don't disturb my sleep." This vase is my home, not something you can shake casually. Then I'll go to the professor and complain. ”
"Oh, good ......" After a moment's pause, Derno watched it crawl back to the vase that read "Crystal Scorpion's Dedicated Bedroom" and froze in place: he suddenly felt like he didn't have enough brain cells to sort out what had just happened.
Where did the crystal scorpion come from...... Whose pet is it?Derno turned his head stupidly, trying to find the gatekeeper who was nowhere to go: Oops, it was gone in a moment.
"That...... Big Eyes!" shouted at the big eyes that were floating above the library, and Deirno panicked, "Hey, I'm Denor!
However, the big, sleepy-eyed eyes didn't hear it at all. It sucked the iced milk from the cup with a straw and floated leisurely to the forbidden book section (this was definitely made by the curator with magic. He used to tell Deleno that the underage kid should drink a little wine and just go and drink milk. Then every day he used magic to make ice cubes and milk and put them together, telling Del Nodo that drinking milk is nutritious and that he will grow strong in the future. However, Deenor grew up to be a lot shorter than the normal Children of Ice, because magic milk has a p-nutrient condition).
Notably, not only does it wear a baggy pink nightcap, but it also wears a round, well-fitting plush pajama that looks like a floating ball on the back.
And next to it, one tentacle has a bear cub in its arms, and the other has a square blue velvet pillow. No matter how you look at it, it was used to sleep with it before.
This kind of childlike and girlish dress is really suitable for it, as if I understand why it is so popular with people from all walks of life, and even the principal likes to let it serve tea when he has a meeting...... Maybe the gatekeeper should also change his hard-core style and learn to be cute.
After all, it's okay to have a cute thing, but why is there a gender distinction? How does this thing mate?
After a little brain supplement, Deerno suddenly felt a chill, and he didn't dare to think about it: in short, the effect of the tentacles was very suspicious.
Bigeye quickly finished drinking the iced milk, so he poured his glass in disappointment, threw the ice cubes into his mouth, and floated them back away. I didn't see Delenor here at all during the whole process. After a while, it yawned and lay on the chandelier that had been suspended by magic.
You can go back to sleep...... Delno suddenly didn't know what to make: Anyway, what should I do now?
"Huh? That's not ...... To his surprise, someone suddenly shouted out from behind him in a very unexpected and familiar tone, "Why are you here?"