Chapter Fifty-Eight: Merlin, the Book Officer
"They are all the elite of our Lionhearts, and each of them is rated A."
Vice President Craig proudly introduced.
Lu Mingfei glanced at the group of young people, any one of them could be a fighter on their own if they were placed outside.
But in the Lionhearts, they still need to sharpen their minions of the lion cubs.
"Do you want to say a few words?"
Joseph said suddenly.
If it was Caesar, he would definitely not give him this opportunity.
But Lu Mingfei is different from Caesar, he admires this kind of strong and reserved people.
"Next time."
Lu Mingfei politely refused.
He didn't mind training newcomers for the Lionhearts, but now it mattered.
The little lions were obviously a little disappointed, and they still remember the last "Freedom Day" feud.
However, it was impossible for them to directly come forward to invite the battle, so they had to watch Lu Mingfei and his party leave indignantly.
Like the rest of the school, the Lionheart's vault is built underground.
After going through more than a dozen security checks, they finally arrived at the door of the library.
What appears to be a gate made of brass is actually made of alchemy technology, and several alchemy fields are built on it.
Even heavy tanks can't shake a single bit.
Of course, here we are talking about the tanks of the earth.
If it's the Poison Blade and the Shadow Sword, a single shot can blow up the underground library and the Ample Pavilion into the sky.
The brass door opened, and a cold air greeted you.
There are strict requirements for the preservation of books, usually the temperature in the room should be constant between 15°C and 25°C, and the relative humidity should be maintained between 50% and 65%.
Moreover, the temperature change in the room should not exceed 5°C and the humidity change should not exceed 5% in 24 hours.
In addition to this, it is also necessary to pay attention to ventilation, mold and moth, etc.
Lionheart spends six figures a year on library maintenance.
For this reason, the Lionheart Society has a profession dedicated to managing the library, the Book Officer.
"Merlin!"
Craig shouted several times before waking up the young man who was immersed in the world of books.
I have to say that this quiet environment with constant temperature and humidity is indeed very suitable for reading.
"President, Vice President, why are you here?"
Merlin, the Book Officer, asked in a daze.
"This is Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang. They are authorized to use the library 24 hours a day, during which time you are responsible for cooperating with them. ”
Craig knows his character very well and explains the situation simply and clearly.
"Oh."
Merlin nodded dumbly.
Joseph and Craig left after they had given the order, and it was a kind of privacy to check what information, and the proud lion did not bother to snoop.
Anyway, with Merlin here, the canonical officer will be optimistic about the library.
"Tell me which one you want to see, and I'll bring up the photocopy."
Merlin said amicably.
In order to preserve it for a long time, all the books in the library were photocopied.
Anyway, if you just want to consult the information, it is enough to have a photocopy.
Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang glanced at the library, although it was much smaller than the school library, there were thousands of books, and the efficiency of turning them one by one was too low.
"Have you read all of these books?"
Lu Mingfei asked.
"Of course, I can tell what is in each of them."
Merlin said proudly.
"We need information about Odin, please help us pick it out."
He said.
"Odin? No. ”
Merlin said as he searched his mind.
"That's the Nibelungen."
Lu Mingfei said unexpectedly.
"There are ninety-seven books related to the Nibelungen in the library, and all of them have been retrieved?"
Merlin asked.
"Remove the duplicate with the library."
He continued to narrow it down.
"Seventy-six left."
Merlin said after searching again.
"Okay."
Lu Mingfei nodded.
Seventy-six photocopied classics were called up, and he and Chu Zihang began to read them in half.
As I read it, the meaning of the Nibelungen became clearer.
The Nibelungen, also known as Niflheim, is also known as the "Land of the Dead" or "Land of the Mist" in Norse mythology.
In Norse mythology, the world begins with a thick fog. At the northern end is the Nibelungen, opposite to Musberheim, the "Land of Fire", separated by the Kinnenga border.
The Nibelungen is cold and foggy, connecting to the underworld, so it has become a gathering place for many souls of the dead.
The Nibelungen is a transcendent being, and in Norse mythology, both gods and humans will eventually die one day, and those creatures who have died will come to the Nibelungen to wait for the "twilight of the gods".
And in Wagner's famous opera "The Ring of the Nibelungen", the ring named after it represents power, and those who master it will control the world.
In the Nibelungen, the land of the dead, dead matter is everywhere.
Once an alchemist described the kingdom, where there was no day or night, there was always a half-dark light floating in the sky, the ground and mountains were bronze, made of dead earth and metal, the sky was gray, made of dead air, the flames were icy blue, made of dead fire elements, and the water could not float anything, because water was also dead.
There are cities, built from the bones of dead life, and the fifth element, 'spirit', is enriched in them, capable of refining the legendary 'Philosopher's Stone'.
Each Nibelungen is a manifestation of the authority of the dragons, who can make the rules and precepts of the Nibelungen, and only those they choose can enter and exit.
"Why are you looking for information on the Nibelungen?"
Merlin finally couldn't hold back his curiosity.
"Because we want to get back in."
Lu Mingfei did not hide it.
"You've been to the Nibelungen!"
The canon's eyes widened.
"That's right."
He nodded.
"No, it can't be! The last witch who claimed to have been there was burned on a cross, and that was in the Middle Ages. ”
Merlin exclaimed excitedly.
"You're also interested in the Nibelungen?"
Lu Mingfei heard something else from his tone.
"Of course! It was a holy place that all alchemists wanted to enter, and a piece of dust from the Nibelungen was worth a fortune to them. ”
Merlin said.
"Tell me about your experience in the Nibelungen, and I can tell you all there is to know about the Nibelungen."
He pleaded.
Lu Mingfei glanced at Chu Zihang and asked for the latter's consent with his eyes.
Chu Zihang nodded, his mind had grown a lot compared to that time.
Since he agreed, Lu Mingfei told the experience of that rainy night.
A non-existent viaduct, a Deadpool climbing up from under the bridge, an eight-legged Pegasus, and a Norse god-king holding Kungunir.
These experiences that sounded absurd to others made Merlin's eyes light up.
"It was an amazing experience."
After listening to Lu Mingfei's speech, he patted his stomach with satisfaction.
Merlin did not doubt the truth of the story, there was a lot of more valuable knowledge in the large library, and if it were not for personal experience, the two men would not be obsessed with the Nibelungen.
He did not break his word, and immediately spoke out his treasured knowledge.
"I probably know a Nibelungen."