In today's Western European world, even some larger seminaries often have no more than a hundred books in their collections.
The Royal Library in Constantinople already had a collection of more than 100,000 books as early as 500 years ago.
In this world, the only one comparable to the Royal Library of Constantinople is the Cairo Library of the Ayyubid Kingdom.
"The collection of books in Constantinople, as well as the exchange of resources and intelligence through contributions, I have to admit, this is indeed very tempting."
Lothar shook his head and said: "But it is impossible for me to abandon my title and territory and run to Constantinople with you."
"It doesn't matter, we can establish a preliminary cooperative relationship first, and then cultivate mutual trust bit by bit!"
Anna smiled and said: "We all know that Henry Caesar's perverse behavior will not succeed."
"Because no wizard would be willing to be driven by others like a hawk or a dog, so our Levant Witches Association prefers cooperation rather than control."
"If you want higher knowledge and rarer resources, the world's richest Barcelona will naturally provide you with them, but the premise is that you have to make contributions in exchange."
"Exchange of equal value is our principle."
Witch Anna's face was calm.
At this time, the sound of hooves from the patrol gradually approached.
Anna smiled and lifted up her skirt and made a ladylike gesture: "The conversation went well this time. I will visit again a little later. I hope that by then, the atmosphere of our conversation will not be as tense as it is now."
"Oh, by the way, I have to tell you in advance not to place magic-blocking gold nearby. I can smell the smell of that thing. If I feel it, this meeting will be over."
Anna turned around, and her figure gradually turned into black mist and disappeared.
"Uldin, do you think this witch named Anna is reliable?"
Uldin thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I can't think of any reason for her to deceive you. You don't need to pay anything. Even if you don't get anything in return, it doesn't matter."
"right."
Lothar nodded. He was not an orthodox spell caster.
Although he shared Fringilla's talent, he was still in a state where he knew what it was but didn't know why.
The collection of books in Constantinople was a great temptation not only to him, but also to Fringilla.
But he will not sacrifice the basics for the sake of the weak.
He wouldn't have much energy to spend all day long in the library, studying those boring ancient books written in an unknown language.
…
Return to the main hall of the station.
Lothar handed the reins to Ryan who came up to him: "Send a team of people to support Ulm. I have a task for him. If you find anything, report it in time and don't make any arbitrary decisions."
Ryan immediately took the order and left.
"Richard, you take Uldin to bathe and freshen up. Later I have to take him to see His Majesty the King."
As soon as she entered the door, Lothar saw Fringilla, wearing a black silk dress, showing off proudly in front of Prajna.
Although the latter didn't care about her, he just changed his perspective and continued to be immersed in the plot of the novel.
Judging from her seriousness, no one would believe her if she said she was not reading some literary classic, but a fantasy novel that Lothar had added a lot of material to.
"Ah, you're back!"
Fringilla jumped up to Lothar and lifted up her skirt: "Look, I embroidered the pattern on it myself. How do you like it? Does it look good?"
Today she styled her hair into a double ponytail, with soft bangs covering her forehead.
The slender body reveals pale, bloodless skin, which makes people feel a sense of pity.
The black silk dress she wore had a pattern similar to that of a puppy.
Lothar looked at it carefully for a moment. Although it was difficult to understand why she wanted to "embroider a dog" on the skirt, she still showed an expression of approval: "It's really amazing, it's so lifelike."
In a very stupid way, he omitted "you are a lifelike dog" to "lifelike".
As expected, Fringilla said with a proud look on her face: "The pattern on this is the gargoyle emblem of our Blood Royal Court, the royal family of Tepesh. Only the royal family can use it."
Lothar breathed out a sigh of relief, feeling as if she was taking care of a child.
Fringilla circled around Lothar, but suddenly she seemed to think of something, with a suspicious look on her face, she came close to Lothar and sniffed.
Lothar held her head.
"Don't act like a puppy?"
Fringilla was surprised and asked: "You have a magical aura about you, and someone has cast a tracking spell on you. Who did you meet?"
"Uh, a witch."
"Fu Lin, is it just a tracking spell? Doesn't it have any other negative effects?"
Fringilla shook her head: "It is a very simple curse seal, and the magic power left in it is also very gentle."
"Then don't clear it out yet. There is a witch who invites us to join the gathering. She regards us as spell casters in this world. It may be beneficial to join."
Fringilla said excitedly: "I have long wanted to meet the spell casters in this world, but unfortunately I have never had the chance before."
At this time, a system prompt sounded in Lothar's ears:
You activated a milestone:
Coven of Wizards: You join a secret society of at least ten wizards. (undone)
Evil Lord: At your service are at least five dark creatures. (3/5)
Holy Apostle: Under your command, there are at least five priests serving you. (1/5)
Lothar only briefly looked at the three milestones and ignored the latter.
It has nothing to do with him exactly what character is drawn. No matter how hard he works, it will not increase the progress of completing the latter two. It all depends on God's will.
As for the milestone of the Witches' Coven, it seems that joining the Levantine Witches Association mentioned by the witch Anna is inevitable.
In addition, the milestone of the model territory is almost completed.
This was due to the fact that Lothar temporarily exempted various villages from taxes during this period, and also lent many farm tools and seeds in return, which enabled a thousand people in the territory to have enough food and clothing.
But the two hundred wealthy people really stumped Lothar.
You can’t just send money directly, right?
…
Lothar was served by the maid, and after taking a bath, she put on a silk dress and walked out of the hall.
Uldin still had that old-fashioned look on his face, standing in the scorching sun without saying a word, and he didn't know how long he waited.
"Been waiting for a long time?"
"No."
"Next time at least find a shady place to wait."
Lothar didn't mean to let Uldin go in and wait, because he knew very well that it would be more difficult for someone like Uldin to be in the same room with vampires and ghosts than to kill him.
"Let's go to see the king."
