"Lecol's childhood...Lecol's childhood...Ah, I found it! Then I'll put it here... Several techniques for using the frost element... Techniques for using... This should belong to the magic category Right? Why are you here!"
"Put it all over there. Let's move it over together later." Tian Lai Xiao "said"
"Uh, okay, don't forget it later... the complete collection of ruins of the Free Continent... with the history of the Magic Empire era as evidence... Is there another volume? Will anyone read this kind of thing? Forget it, this book It should be... it should be... Hey, where is the first volume? Why is there only half of it!"
It seems that because of the dark night, the interior of the library in the north of Tania City has become quieter. As the magic lights gradually dim, the passers-by who sit down and read books from time to time also become quieter as time passes. The moves became less and less. However, Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe could not notice these silent changes, because at this time they were located in the deepest part of the library, surrounded by several large bookshelves and a lot of messy books. Next to him, while flipping through the contents of the pile of books, he was preparing to sort the books into categories according to the old man's request, and then return them to their respective places.
The so-called cleaning of the library was the actual content of their commission this time.
"But this is too much!"
The red girl, who had bent down countless times, finally straightened up unbearably: "How long and how long will it take for us to organize this!"
"Shh... keep your voice down." Duan Qing on the side hurriedly stopped him: "Keep quiet - they have come here to warn them three times, and you still want to lure them here?"
"So what! It's so late anyway..."
"After all, we are here to work, so... it's better to be honest." Duan Qing said helplessly: "If it doesn't work, just sit on the ground like me. This floor looks like So clean..."
"I do not want it."
I don't know what she thought of, but the red girl's face turned red again, and then turned her head angrily: "Good morning, if I had known that this mission was like this, we might as well have gone back directly! According to the previous progress, maybe tomorrow Able to achieve set goals..."
"God knows that the so-called cleaning of the library is actually like this." Duan Qing also looked at the sky and sighed: "This should obviously be about tidying up the library, otherwise the price would not be appropriate. Is that Felicity and What kind of relationship does that guy have..."
When they first came in at the door, the two players were shocked by the various strange furnishings here, and were a little overwhelmed by the warm hospitality from the old man who claimed to be the director of the library. He introduced them into the library. Inside the library, between the various bookshelves in the gorgeous corridor, they were introduced to the rich collection of books here, as well as the long and mysterious history of this library. He looked not at all like a dying old man, but like a An artist enthusiastically introducing his work. However, when the two rather embarrassed people finally found a chance to explain their purpose of coming, the old man in black robe who heard the other party's self-introduction dejectedly put down his hand and put on a weak look.
Then they were brought here, and were told that the pile of books in front of them were the contents mentioned in the power of attorney they held.
"I kind of know why this mission has been pressing on the Adventurers Association for so long." Duan Qing moved the few books he picked out to the corner and sighed in a low voice: "It doesn't matter if the commission is small, the content of this kind of mission ...It’s so boring to be at grandma’s house.”
"Why are there so many unorganized books in the library?" The girl responded somewhat glumly: "It's just that they don't look good, but we have to come here to sort them out for a long time..."
"They are probably some returned books, borrowed by some people, etc." Duan Qing guessed casually: "Or they were misplaced by some people, or forgotten on the seat... Anyway, there is a way Plenty.”
"I will never discriminate against those library administrators in the future." Lili stuffed one of the thick books back to the top of the bookshelf, and the girl slowly climbed down from the ladder: "In order to earn these two Ten gold coins, all my energy and energy have been exhausted..."
"But after all, there is no danger." Duan Qing shook his head and laughed: "There must be some tasks like this in the game for players who don't want to go out to fight monsters, or players who are tired of fighting, otherwise How can it be called a real world... Well, this book seems to be somewhat interesting."
Sitting on the floor again, he held a brown book in his hand and opened a certain page at random: "After a long investigation, I found that Nephil is a name for a race, but since the era of the Magic Empire After that, this ethnic group seemed to have been gradually annihilated in the long history. There are only a handful of existences that can be found now. The rest have probably died or fled to various corners of the Free Continent, and then joined the rest of the group. The races gradually merged. As of today when the author writes this, we can only find traces of their past life in the central and eastern parts of the Freedom Road and some areas in the extreme south, and even some places similar to ancient ruins..."
"Brother...brother? Brother Qingshan!"
"...Don't be scary. What's wrong?"
"I'm hungry."
"..."
Suddenly a girl's call came to his ears. Duan Qing, who had just read a few lines, woke up from his immersion. Then in the darkness beside him, he saw the pitiful eyes of Qianzhihe: " Shall we go to dinner?"
"Well, yes, yes, but the mission here..."
"I don't have much money anyway, so I just give up." The girl shook Duan Qing's arm vigorously: "Let's go... If we keep doing this, we don't know how long we will do it. Maybe in the end we will be together I no longer have the strength to go out. And..."
"I don't think you really want to do it..."
"...Okay, okay, let's go talk to the curator." Helplessly putting down the ancient book titled "History of Minorities in the Free World", Duan Qing climbed up from the ground with difficulty, and then looked at Holding the piles of books, he scratched his head helplessly: "But... at least we should move these divided ones back first."
"Okay." The girl also nodded: "Maybe I can get two dollars or something in the end..."
"You, you, you will become the second Mengzhu sooner or later..."
"Why, this is a woman's privilege!"
"Still feminine...Okay, okay, I'm scared of you..."
In the dim light, two players' figures walked back and forth like ghosts, constantly moving to the left and right of the vertically arranged corridor of suspended balls, moving the remaining books to the corners of their respective bookshelves again and again. Then, under the gaze of an old man, he returned to the door of the library and explained to him their intention to leave: "Then, um...can we leave early?"
"This is already the fourteenth batch of adventurers." The old man sighed and said, "That's all, since you don't want to continue, I don't have to force you to stay here..."
"Actually, she's just hungry."
Seeing the disappointed look on the old man's face, Duan Qing, who ignored the girl's shame and anger, pointed at the other party and explained: "We are still very concerned about this commission, but because of some...hehehehe, in short, there is not enough time, so... …”
"...Looking at your dress, you are a magician, right?"
Seeing the girl gnashing her teeth as she glared at him, the white old man suddenly asked: "For such a young magician, you are still a woman... Which mentor do you belong to now?"
"Ah? Mentor?" The girl opened her eyes wide: "Is there such a thing?"
"...Who taught you your magic skills?"
"I, I'm all self-taught." Looking at the old man's scrutinizing eyes, the girl waved her hands in a panic: "Except for staying in the Mages Council for a while at the beginning, I have been on the battlefield. Combat skills are also played by others... Oh no, they were taught to me by other adventurers... That's right."
She pointed at Duan Qing's nose and said, "Brother Qingshan once taught me something."
"you?"
Looking at Duan Qing's outfit, the pale old man's eyes gradually narrowed: "He is a warrior, can he also teach you how to use magic?"
"Why, you don't believe it... Wuwuwuwu——"
"a ha ha ha……"
As soon as a slightly unhappy look appeared on Qian Zhihe's face, her mouth was covered by Duan Qing. The latter looked at the old man behind the counter with some embarrassment and smiled dryly: "Don't listen to her nonsense. How can I teach her magic? I'm not a magician... I'm gone, I'm sorry." sorry……"
"Hey, hey, don't hold me back. I haven't finished speaking yet. What's wrong with being young, and what's wrong with being a woman? Can't women be magicians? Can't they be self-taught? Oh, don't stop me. , I’m just very angry, he hasn’t paid us our wages yet!”
"Shut up now. What kind of wages do you want before you finish your work..."
"Wait a moment."
In the silent hall, a sacred and solemn aura swept across the entire place, suppressing all the echoes of the two people's original shouting. Duan Qing, who was a little frightened, pulled Qian Zhihe's robe, turned his head with some difficulty, and looked at the old man sitting behind the counter, who seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed: "Well, our team members are not very polite. , please..."
"You...are also a magician?"
"……ah?"
"As expected, I am getting old, and my eyesight and touch are no longer useful."
In the dim library, spheres of various sizes, either green or purple, are lined up in a row, constantly rotating in the quiet air, while emitting a mysterious light. As time goes by, the colors of these spheres change from time to time. Some changes occurred, but this wonderful change did not attract the attention of the two players at this time - next to the huge stand with a huge book, the pale old man had gradually stood up, and he stroked his hand. His gray beard and black figure slowly walked around the large and empty counter, and then walked up to the two people in the colorful dim colors: "You just... said you were called Mo Shang Qingshan, right? ?”
"This opening statement... sounds a bit familiar."
Duan Qing calmly turned around and stood in front of Qianzhi He and replied in a low voice: "If this world is not mistaken... I am indeed called this name."
"..."
The old man did not speak anymore, but looked at Duan Qing up and down with an appraising look, and then showed an incomprehensible smile: "Who taught you your magic skills...?"
"...You can also see this?"
Under Qian Zhihe's surprised gaze, Duan Qing screamed and opened his mouth wide: "How do you identify the profession of magician, old gentleman?"
"As I get older, I have read more books, so I am more knowledgeable..." The old man replied with a smile: "Of course, I know more people, so... you just answer."
Recalling what Duan Fenglei said not long ago, Duan Qing finally became a little wary when looking at this mysterious old man: "I...well, these things now are all from a certain man named Nuo when we were in Fenghua Town. Man’s old man taught me this, so…”
"It should... be him."
"Norman."
The old man straightened up slowly: "Fenghua Town."
The answers one word after another made the original mysterious atmosphere even more bizarre, and at the same time made the two players present even more excited. Not knowing how to answer, they looked at each other, and then took a step back together: "Well... this old gentleman, if there is nothing wrong..."
"Is everything okay? Of course something is happening." The old man suddenly spoke again: "Don't you... want your wages?"
"ah?"
"I will give you wages." The old man stood up again and shook his sleeves: "But... you have to finish the work."
"……what does it mean?"
"What I mean is that you can come back tomorrow." Pointing behind him, the old man's voice was full of a strange smile: "Organizing the bookshelf is a very tedious job. I expect you adventurers to do it twice a day." God can do it all...it doesn’t seem to be a very reasonable thing.”
"Before, I saw that you seemed to be somewhat interested in those books." The old man raised his head and said, "How about it, are you interested in continuing? Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even longer, you have a lot of time to sort it out. , you can read those books as you like, and things like salary... are naturally easy to negotiate."
"……Really?"
While the man lowered his head in thought, the girl who heard this jumped forward excitedly: "You mean... we can increase the price?"
"Oh, of course, I swear in the name of the elements." The old man raised his hand: "You can put forward your requests now, and I... can consider them all."
"Well, then we need one hundred and eighty-eight gold coins! Uh... won't it be too obvious?" The red hair was swinging lively behind her, and the girl who just wanted to jump quickly shrank back. Head: "Forget it, I'd rather just have a hundred gold coins..."
"Hey... don't make decisions on your own."
Hitting his head helplessly, Duan Qing raised his eyelids and looked at the old man opposite who was waiting for his reply: "We will talk about the price later, but... we will come tomorrow."
"Is that okay, old gentleman?"
"Don't always call me Mr.... Oh, I forgot to introduce myself." The old man straightened his body again, and then put on a serious expression.
"I am Fernando Wiggins, the director of the Tania Library." He said word by word.
"The library welcomes you." (To be continued.)
