Green Pine Street is a street in the affluent area in the north of the city.

Lindsay thanked the old man in the library and set off to find the bibliophile.

While he was on the outskirts trying to repair the teleportation array, he visited a collector in town.

Both of these seem to be awakened beings.

However, in terms of the specific content of the technique, there seems to be a completely different division. Bibliophiles develop their skills with their collection of original books, and collectors can bring out incredible power from their collections.

Lindsay walked north of the city, and began to see a different scene on the way.

And this scenery has something to do with him.

- Stockings.

In other urban areas, stockings are hardly visible.

But in the Awakened, the rich, or the aristocracy, it has become more and more popular.

After all, women are born with a love of beauty, and men are willing to pay for it.

After being welcomed by both men and women, the product was very well received and people did not hesitate to show off its beauty.

At the junction of urban areas.

Lindsay also saw a lot of ordinary people, and the dress of the lower half of the body was also changing.

The Awakened and the Nobles chose this outfit.

Of course, ordinary people will also envy and aspire, and imitators will naturally appear on the streets.

However, Alini has adopted a high-price strategy.

The average person can't afford to spend stockings.

So they sewed stockings out of dyed white cloth and imitated the shape of stockings. Although it is completely different from the specific details of stockings, it can also show a good aesthetic when you dress up.

"Even the stockings are coming out now."

"And when did someone wear knee socks with a short skirt?"

Lindsey pouted:

"It took less than a week to start copying, and these guys are fast enough."

In the voice of emotion, Lindsay also thought about the problem.

There is an awakened person in this world called the Artisan.

After the four stages, the craftsmen are able to gradually create truly transcendent objects. Although the first few stages are not too strong, it is probably only a matter of time before they imitate stockings.

"So what Alini has now is a first-mover advantage."

"When the news spreads and there are craftsmen rushing to imitate it, the way of doing business will also change."

Lindsey did the math.

Jiuwan City is only three or four months away from Yaoyue City.

There are messengers in this world to help deliver the message.

After a back and forth time, at most half a year, there should be imitations of the same quality to start promoting.

Walking all the way into the north of the city, Lindsay also noticed a detail.

There are no strict restrictions on movement between the various urban areas of Jiuwan City.

But once you enter this area, the ordinary people in stockings disappear completely.

Ordinary people are naturally in awe of the aristocracy and the Awakened.

Especially in such a large city where order has been established, this class gap is far more obvious than that of a small town on the hidden frontier.

Ordinary people don't even need to be reminded or quarantined.

Spontaneously, they will determine a range of activities for themselves, and the practical impact of power is so clear.

……

Bibliophiles are not hard to find.

Lindsay opened the map and asked if she caught someone on the street.

In less than half an hour, he was standing in front of an unfamiliar building.

The bibliophile's house had almost no courtyard, just a square building covering the entire plot, like a strictly planned apartment.

Lindsay stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Soon a middle-aged man's voice echoed in the room:

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Immediately, the door opened.

Standing in front of Lindsay was a man in a yellow nightgown with a thick tome of books under his arm.

Lindsay narrowed his eyes, and he could see at a glance that the other party had an essentia.

Combined with this dress, the man in front of him should be the owner of this house:

"Hello, I'm Lindsay."

"I'd like to find Mr. Bibliophile here and ask him for some intellectual help."

The man looked at Lindsay curiously:

"The Awoken?"

Lindsey nodded in acknowledgement:

"That's right."

The man in his pajamas immediately got out of the way:

"Then come in."

The bibliophile led Lindsey into the house.

The building is dimly lit, and a long corridor leads to the back of the living room, and the characteristic smell of pages and ink fills the air.

"Just call me Aland."

It was inhabited only by the bibliophile Aland.

He brought Lindsay into the living room, poured a cup of tea in a friendly manner, and then asked Lindsay with a serious expression:

"Mr. Lindsay, what kind of knowledge did you come to me in search of?"

Lindsay didn't mention her arm injury, but was honest about her purpose:

"That's right, I want to find the secret of life in the forest. But in the library, the materials were all transferred. ”

"Between the town hall and the bibliophile, I feel you are more trustworthy."

Bibliophile smiles:

"Then you've come to the right place!"

"Before the library moved, I copied a lot of books there."

Speaking of which, Aland changed his words:

"But I won't give my hard work to others in vain, you should understand, right?"

Lindsay spoke quickly, raised his hand directly, and motioned to the other party to make an offer:

"There is a reward for what you give, of course I understand."

Aland replied:

"Quite simply, I want to get books."

"As long as it's something I haven't read, or a rare book, it can be exchanged for knowledge."

- Bibliophiles need books.

- This is a very reasonable request.

Lindsay looked down and thought that he happened to have such a thing in his hand.

In the frozen city beneath the Black Mountain, he harvested a pile of ancient scrolls that had been sealed for a long time; And while leaving the hidden frontier, Lindsay also took the transcript of the expedition's notes.

Both of these items are exclusive to Lindsay's collection.

But the former may involve some dangers;

The latter would reveal Lindsay's own origins, and there were monumental expedition notes, which he didn't want to lose.

Lindsay weighed it and still didn't hand it over.

I had to hand over the "Merchant and the Dragon Maid" that had been with me for a long time:

"Can you take a look at this?"

"This is ...... Merchant and the Dragon Maid?" There was something inexplicable in Alaand's expression.

He wanted to say no right away.

But when he saw the old cover of the book that Lindsay handed over, his heart moved, and he began to examine it carefully.

It didn't take long for Aland to raise his head, and his tone also carried a hint of respect:

"This is an ancient book of The Merchant and the Dragon Maid published more than a hundred years ago!"

"No problem, Mr. Lindsay, I'm happy with this deal!"

"Please wait here for a while, I'll go and get the materials for you."

Aland clenched his fists and walked into the depths of the room.

It wasn't long before he returned with books and pen and paper.

The bibliophile did not hand over his collection, he put his hand on the table, and the power of essentia became a skill.

Smack-

Inside the inkwell, a black liquid rises into the air.

This trickle penetrates into the gaps in the pages, automatically forming words and patterns, and the contents of a book are transcribed in the blink of an eye.

In this way, the bibliophile reproduced the material he had taken out before handing it over to Lindsay:

"Mr. Lindsay, you can take it back and take a look at it."

"If you have a problem, come here again, I'll help you for free!"

(End of chapter)