What is a sage?

First of all, the sage must be in a dead state. This alone made Eric shy away from becoming a sage.

But in fact, many people die without becoming sages.

Most of the philosophers were virtuous, and most of them contributed to humanity to a greater or lesser extent: both material and spiritual.

By the way, when the sages were alive, most of them lived in poverty. This is another big reason why Eric doesn't want to be a sage.

But Ari Medellín is different from these ordinary sages.

It is common to put the word sage in front of his name. But when asked why they did this, no one knew how to say why.

Medellín was a philosopher, this is the consensus of the world.

That's all.

No one knows why.

The only thing he left to the world are the dream series of paintings that have been lost in an unknown number of places.

Other than that, nothing has been handed down about him.

The Library of Pelos is the largest library in all of Odin. If there is one place where you are most likely to find other information about Medellín, this is the only place.

......

Eric sorted out the books with the Medellín and Dream series and re-read them.

He found something.

Among the books on the second floor, which are in the category of analysis and criticism, except for the series of paintings that say that Medellín has a dream, there is no mention of his other works.

At least Eric now thinks Medellín is at least not a painter. Although, there are painters who have made a name for themselves with the few paintings they have in their lifetime. But Medellín clearly does not fall into this category.

Because in the books on the first floor, only Medellín's identity as a sage is mentioned.

A painter is a painter, not a sage. Although the exact reason for his name is unknown, it is probably not because of his paintings.

Many have even written books on why Medellín is famous. And because they have no other information about Medellín, they often end up deducing only by studying the Dream.

However, this is obviously not a good idea. Because they don't even know how many of the total number of Dream Series there are, there are naturally very few things that can be studied. As a result, they didn't even explore the era in which Medellín lived.

Of the paintings in the Dream series mentioned in the library, there are only three known paintings, with the following names:

"Where the Dream Is"

Stairway to Dreams

City of Dreams

It's pitiful. The third of them, "City of Dreams", has not been seen in its true face, only that it is a large painting.

This level of missing information seemed to Eric to be anomalous.

Medellín himself, together with his paintings, is like a great mystery.

There is also a mysterious organization with magical powers, which does not hesitate to lure the butler and drive the strange thief to get the "Dream Staircase" for them. In their eyes, that painting undoubtedly has a high value.

......

Eric closed the last dossier in his hand and rubbed his forehead to force his spirits.

So what else did Medellín do besides painting?

That's the point.

"Go, wake up Mr. Marat. ”

Eric nudged Catherine, who was lying on the table next to her.

Due to the large number of books, Catherine was also assigned to assist in the investigation according to Eric's method. But she didn't have that high concentration, and she was tired in a few moments.

Hearing Eric's words, the policewoman slowly straightened up reluctantly, yawned, and stood up, walked to the sofa not far away, and called out softly to Mr. Marat.

Marat slumped on the couch, and his posture was enough to tell he was tired. But when he heard Catherine's voice, he still struggled to get up.

"There should be more than just a library of books. ”

Eric said to Marat, who stood up.

Marat was a little disappointed, he thought it was Catherine who would ask him something, but he didn't expect that it was the cold detective who asked questions.

“... Without. Don't disturb my rest!

I'll be honest with you. Originally, I was not the only librarian on the second floor, but usually they always left me to do the work, hiding in the administrator's room and dreaming by themselves. Later, he simply had to skip the shift. As you can see, I am alone on the second floor of the library today. That's the normal workload of two or three people. Plus I've helped you move so many books today, I'm really exhausted. I can't help you. If you really need something, then come back tomorrow. ”

It may be that the work is too depressing, and Marat's complaints are a bit long.

Eric looked out the window and saw that it was late afternoon. Closing time is approaching.

"I'm sorry. First of all, on behalf of the Pelos Police Department, I would like to thank you for your help today. We will come back if there is anything needed. Also, if you need to sue your colleagues, I think I can help too. ”

"No, no. Thank you for your kindness. I don't want to lose my job. Marat opened her mouth and rejected Eric's offer. Listening to that tone, Eric could have guessed that those colleagues were probably relatives of some powerful people.

"Can we finally go back?" said Catherine's voice with joy. This means that she can finally get a good rest.

Eric nodded, and walked out of the library with his subordinates.

Around the corner, Eric said goodbye to Catherine.

......

Is a good day over?

Not really.

The lights of the buildings disappeared and were replaced by magic lamps on both sides of the road.

Eric stood alone under a crystal lamp, untouched. Looks like he's been waiting for a long time.

From afar, the lights in the library finally went out.

It's finally time to visit the library again. Because there's more to the library than that.

Because Marat is lying.

Eric was sure that he was withholding some kind of information.

Not to mention the wandering look in his eyes as he spoke, but the large extraneous sentences he used to divert the subject made Eric feel strange.

What's more, the library of Pelos is about the same height as the main fort.

Since the main fort has three floors, why would there be only two floors of the library when the height of the first floor is only a few feet higher than the main fort? Where did those differences go?

There must also be a third floor of the library that is not open to the public.