Chapter 21: Chances
Roughly organized his thoughts, Dior didn't think much about it, opened the thick dictionary in the corner of the desk, the paper in the middle was cut into a groove, his fingers reached in, and then took out a necklace with a pendant attached to it.
The pendant is only the size of a thumb nail, six diamonds, sea blue, very delicate workmanship, and there is a strange dark red symbol in the center of the pendant, which is usually invisible, and will slowly emerge after shaking it hard, and will disappear after a while.
It was the last thing Maya left him, and it was unknown if it was of any use, or if it was just a piece of jewelry.
Dior looked at it, then slipped the pendant into his trouser pocket.
Then he continued to look through the dictionary and took out another piece of paper with a strange five-pointed star pattern drawn on it, and in the center was an open eye. It was based on the pattern on Longer's glove that he remembered, and he thought he might be able to find some clues in it.
Folding the paper and putting it in his pocket as well, Dior straightened his clothes and pushed the door open.
In the living room, Lilia was still reading a book on the sofa, and when she saw Dio coming out, she ignored him.
"I went to the city library and didn't come back for lunch to eat. ”
Dio said casually, regardless of whether Lilia reacted or not, he went straight to the entrance, changed his shoes and went out.
Although the library of the college has a large collection of books, it is mainly biased towards various learning materials, and the collection of books in other aspects is relatively simple, and Dior needs to find some special books that are more out of the way, which are easier to find in the city library.
"This is your library card, please keep it and remember to renew it before the date on it expires, otherwise the card will be automatically forfeited after the expiration date. The waitress at the counter handed over a silver-white card with a smile on her face.
Dior took the card, looked at the number and expiration date written on it, and then nodded to the service lady, "Thank you." ”
"Sir, enter through this door, and you can give your card to any of our guides, and they will take you to the library you want to go to. ”
"Okay. ”
With the card in hand, Dior walked through the passage that the waitress had pointed him through, and inside was a bright aisle, where several girls in uniform pale yellow uniforms were sorting through the catalogue and some shabby books at the long table.
Dio walked up to the nearest girl and told him his card and request, and the girl immediately politely told him to wait, hand over the work to his companion, and then led him to the library.
Along the way, the ground is covered with a thick carpet, and the footsteps on it are almost inaudible, and the walls next to it are lit with electric lamps that are rare nowadays, so that although it is an indoor environment, the light is still bright and soft, which is very comfortable for the eyes.
There is a detailed catalogue of books at the door of each library, which is also spotless, and snacks and all kinds of flower tea are provided free of charge.
But in fact, there are not many people who choose to spend time at the city library.
"The problem is that the price is too expensive, a card that can be used for a month costs 500 yuan, and the monthly income of the average family is only more than 2,000, it is unrealistic to invest a quarter of the income in the library, as for the high-income people who can afford it, most of them have a better place to go, only people who have enough time and money and like this clean environment will choose here. ”
Dior thought as he followed the staff around a few corners, and after walking some distance into a room.
"Sir, this is the library of heraldic and mystical graphic books, this is the list of books, and the list of jewelry and antiques you want will be sent to you in a while, you just need to check the name of the book you need, we will send it to the library, if you need to borrow, you need to go to the front desk to handle it. ”
"Okay, I'll take a look first. ”
Dior picked up the bibliography, looked at it roughly, and then checked some off the box and handed them to the staff.
"Wait a minute, the book you want will arrive shortly. ”
"Well, thank you. ”
The staff left, Dior looked around the indoor environment, the room was large, with several rows of bookshelves, and near the door, there were four or five sets of sofas and coffee tables, which could form a small salon, but now Dior was a customer.
Dio walked to the bookshelf, scanned the approximate title of the book, and casually took a red book and sat on the sofa, flipping through it casually.
Soon, the library staff brought the books he needed, as well as snacks and flower tea. Dio thanked him, piled all the books on the table, and slowly flipped through them one by one.
Time passed little by little, and I don't know how long it was, when his flower tea had been repeated several times.
Dior was suddenly refreshed.
On a heraldic book he opened, a pitch-black pentagram with a golden eye in the middle appeared in front of him.
He pulled the paper out of his pocket, and the two looked almost identical.
"That's it. Dio muttered, his gaze following the description on the side.
The Eye of Berhrani, a semi-independent external operations organization extended from the Berhrani Church, is responsible for dealing with the enemies of the Church, and has caused many genocides, and is one of the most notorious organizations in the world. (Note: The group has been in charge of the witch hunt for hundreds of years, and the order to hunt witches is still being carried out today.) )
The text of the introduction is only one sentence, but Dior already knows the meaning behind the motif.
The Church of Bethhrani, a terrifying religious force that once ruled the continent for nearly a thousand years, was known as the Dark Ages. Although the Church's sphere of influence has now declined to only one church state, the Third Reich of Ramana, their latent power on this continent should not be underestimated, and it can be said that they are still a behemoth.
"It's a hassle. ”
A trace of anxiety appeared in his heart again, this matter is no longer a trouble to describe, if the Eye of Bercherani knows the role played by Dio in this matter, then not only Dio himself, but also his parents and sister will have an accident.
He immediately suppressed this anxiety, and now the attention of the Eye of Bercherani must be on Maya and Galio, and the clues of the night were completely destroyed, as long as they were not caught by the people of the Eye of Bercherani, then he should not be exposed.
That being said, Dior felt the urgency of the time very clearly.
With a definite goal, it was much easier for Dior to find books, and soon the Guò staff got a lot of books and materials about the church of Bercherani, not counting some wild histories and folklore.
However, it may be that the church has been too strong in the past years, so that the enemy can only survive by remaining secretive, so there is too little information about this matter, and the pendant that Maya gave him cannot find the corresponding clues, so he can only give up.
After roughly sorting out the books he wanted to read, Dior stopped staying in the library for more, and handed over the details of the books to be borrowed to the staff, ready to go to the front desk to go through the formalities.
The setting of the library here is somewhat similar to that of the library in the college, with a corridor running from one room to another and stringing together an entire row of rooms, and it is said that the two libraries and the libraries in other places were designed by the same designer, who also only designed the library building, and never involved other types of buildings.
Dior's reading location was a relatively unpopular book storage spot, so there were almost no people, and when he walked outside, he could see other customers in the library along the way.
The first room I passed through was a saga and a knightly novel, and there were several young people in this room who were reading through them and discussing them in low voices, and the atmosphere was quite nice.
The second is the artistic cultivation class, in which only a middle-aged man with a mustache sits quietly.
The third is the stage performance category, and the customers here are two young girls, who are not particularly beautiful, but they look quite temperamental.
The fourth philosophy and ancient literature.
Fifth ......
As he passed through the eighth room, Dio habitually looked at the sign - Sex and Marriage. In the room, there was a young woman sitting on the sofa, holding a book and reading it with relish. Looking at the cover of the book, which is printed with a picture of a man and a woman having copulation, seeing this, Dior has a general idea of what books are stored here.
The Baixos were customary and inclined to be open, which was also influenced by the previous dynasties that ruled the area, so it was not uncommon for such books to be published and placed in libraries.
Just as he was about to continue walking, Dio's heart suddenly moved, and his eyes were locked on the young woman reading a book again.
Floral dress on a white background, long silver hair draped behind her, standard sitting posture, looks dignified and ladylike, but her mature graceful figure holds the clothes tightly, and her round arms feel like they can pinch out the water, giving people a bewitching temptation.
Dior has seen a lot of all kinds of beautiful women, although this one in front of him can be said to be one of the most outstanding he has ever seen, but it is not enough for him to stop, the real reason is that he has a very familiar feeling with this beautiful young woman, it seems that he should have seen each other recently, but he can't remember it for a while.
Probably because Dio had stayed for a long time, the young woman noticed something, and looked up at the young man who had stopped at the door of the room to watch, so that Dio could see her delicate face.
Her skin is very fair, with a slight sense of crystalline, her eyes are large and clear, as if rippling in a secluded pool with blue waves, and she has a rather cold temperament, but coupled with the charm of her body, her body exudes a contradictory and deadly charm.
Seeing this face, Dio immediately understood why he felt familiar with her, it was because the two of them would meet every day at school, she was Ms. Christina, the student counselor of the disciplinary office.
Dior really didn't expect that Christina, who usually has a tight bag like an old nun, could become such a stunner when she dressed up, and would run to this kind of place where she couldn't get along with her to read this kind of book, such a big contrast is also the reason why he didn't recognize the other party at first.
As for Christina, her eyes were a little puzzled after seeing Dior, and after a while, she suddenly became abrupt, and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, but her expression remained the same, as if she didn't recognize Dior's appearance, and then she slowly turned to the side of Dior and continued to read, as if nothing had happened.
Dio smiled silently, of course he could see that she was pretending not to recognize him, and his spirit could even feel the other party's nervous state of mind now.
However, Cristina wanted to pretend that she didn't know her, so Dior wouldn't be annoying, and continued to walk forward, quickly leaving the library.
The moment he disappeared into the doorway, he clearly felt Christina's relieved love across the wall.