Chapter 587 Reading (Part 1)
However, Romon did not ask. Now he is a little tired of the constant things.
For several consecutive days, the weather was gloomy. According to the owner's prediction, a huge cold storm was coming, which will officially enter the long winter in this northern part.
Romon had no opinion on this, and he found a new place - the library.
This city happened to be the location of a famous large library, which surprised Romon very much, and of course there was no reason to give up.
At this time, Romon was walking in the library, and the silver adventurer commonly used in the mainland had already qualified him to enter the library.
The style of the library is thick and quaint, surrounded by the main structure of marble, and the walls are carved with reliefs, and rows of bookshelves are full of books.
Sometimes, between the gaps of dark clouds, there will be a faint sunlight scattering in.
Just after entering, a girl greeted her. She was not very beautiful, but she had a unique temperament, similar to the scholarly demeanor on earth.
"Sir, is your first time here?" The girl looked at Romon and said.
"Yes, the first time I'm here." Romon found that this girl was not simple, and she might have a second-level mage level.
"Sir, let me introduce it to you. The library is divided into five floors. The first floor is general geography, customs, historical records, and some stories and legends that you can read for free."
"The second layer is valuable professional knowledge, usually the refinement of the first layer. When reading on the second layer, you must pay a price of 1 copper coin per copy. If you want to take it away, you must pay a deposit of 50 silver coins per copy, and pay a price of 5 copper coins per copy per day." The girl said.
Romon understood this very well, and he asked: "That is probably the second layer also has backups, otherwise sometimes the hidden books will be lost?"
This question is rarely asked. The girl glanced at Romon in a little surprised, hesitated for a moment before answering: "Yes!"
"Then let's go up and take a look first." Romon said.
The library is very quiet, and there is a priest of the God of Knowledge patroling, and no one dares to make noise.
Romon has been on the second level. Because of the cloudy day, there is a magic lamp. This magic lamp has been obtained by Romon. As long as he injects magic power, it can be lit for 12 hours.
The magical light is bright but not dazzling, shining on the second floor, the whole space is quiet, and only a few people are checking and reading the content.
Romon began to check the books, basically only looking at the names, and a little bit of the content. For a moment, he smiled.
"It's very good. Most of them are books that I haven't obtained. It doesn't matter if a small part is repeated. You can add a batch of new books to the family's library." Romon thought.
"By the way, is it allowed to copy here?" Romon smiled and asked, "Can you hire someone to copy?"
The girl's eyes lit up and she said, "Of course, we provide a copywriter here. Each book is copied within one day. The manual price is a silver coin, thin paper is used, and it costs additional money."
Copying books is also the livelihood of many people. However, the devil's disaster broke out and their situation was very difficult.
Romon sighed. In this world, papermaking has been invented. Although the quality of paper is not high, it cannot bear the use of paper for spells - spells still have to use parchment.
But this is also a progress of the times.
“How many books are there in the second floor?”
"The total is 6,427 volumes." The girl replied without hesitation.
"Transfer all of them to me," Romon said, reporting the address: "I hope to complete it within a week. If it is not completed, I can give me the books you have backed up first."
"Sir, are you sure?" The girl was obviously surprised.
"Sure."
"Sir, it is estimated that the total cost is about 17,000 silver coins. You can pay 15,000 silver coins first, and then you can do it." The girl thought for a while and gave the number.
Tens of thousands of silver coins, equivalent to 1,700 gold coins. Romon nodded without any embarrassment and said, "I will pay you later. Let's go to the third floor first!"
"Sir, the third floor is a regulated book. You must be a nobleman or a wizard to enter."
"Level 10 druid, can you?" Romon showed the druid's mark.
"...Of course, you, please come in." The girl's attitude became even more respectful.
On the third floor, of course, there are many fewer books. What made Romon happy was that there were even maps of this country.
"Can the books here be copied?"
"Of course, most of the books here are about strength and skills, but some books, at least they must be magic apprentices to copy, and the price is five times more expensive."
"Hiss... it's five times more expensive!" Romon looked at the girl suspiciously, suspecting that she wanted to kill him.
"Your Excellency, all the books here can be practical and bring power. Although it is very superficial to you, it is also power. In addition, the transcription of magic apprentices cannot be compared with ordinary scribers. The price is very reasonable." The girl saw Romon's thoughts and said.
"...Well, how much does it cost to copy it here?"
"If you copy them all, here are about 2,140 copies, with a total price of about 25,000 silver coins."
"Okay, copy them all!" Romon waved his hand.
The girl smiled excitedly. As a result, the magic apprentices in the city had work to do.
In fact, she did kill Romon. Here, there were only about 2,100 books, but in fact there were only about 300 books. She had to be a magic apprentice to copy them. The others were the same as the second level.
"Where is the fourth floor?" Romon asked.
At this time, the girl stopped smiling. She thought for a while and said, "If you want to go up to watch the fourth floor, you can watch it, but you can't copy it. On the fifth floor, if you are a level 10 druid in your country, you can go up, but you are not. I'm sorry, you can't go up."
He was dizzy, and he also had a sense of knowledge protection. Romon smiled and said, "Then you can count the second and third floors in detail. By the way, copy the novels on the first floor. All the statistics are completed. Report to me. I will pay... I'm going to read on the fourth floor now, right?"
Transcribing not only requires manual processing, but also calculates the consumption of paper and ink. These require statistics, and such large numbers must also be reported to the girl to know.
The girl nodded and said, "You go up and wait until everything is done, I will come to report to you."
Romon smiled and went up.
The fourth floor is actually similar to the third floor, but there is some light inspiration on each book. Romon glanced at it and found that most of them were magic books, and only a few were druid books.
Romon was in the Druids' book area, moving a chair and leaning against him to read.
Romon read it and suddenly saw a book: "The Road to Eternal Life"
The name is so exaggerated, Romon picked it up and read it.
After reading it, I realized that this is more like a historical record.
"Everyone wants to gain eternal life..."
"...The initial extension of life was in the ancient barbaric era, but several kings ruled by bloody and cruel means for hundreds of years. This was several times the life for those who were only thirty years old at that time."
"Later people realized that this was a secret method of blood sacrifice and was kept secret by the kings. Now, this is not surprising, it is the third-level spell - the Vampire Touch."
"The third-level spell Vampire Touch can absorb the opponent's vitality and transform it into its own temporary life. It is only the ancient king who can extend it even more through sacrifices."
"This bloody and cruel spell has its limits, and can only reach the maximum life span of a human being, at 120 years old, and is rejected by the gods in the future, and the effect is not good, and it gradually disappears."
"... As the times develop, they gradually divide, and ordinary believers and pastors have obtained eternal life through faith - the eternal life of the soul."
"But for the magicians and druids, the path to exploring immortality continues."
"The second invention is to strengthen one's body and soul. Explorers gradually discovered that priests do not have the extra life to gain as their level increases, but the mage and druid, after level 15, will increase their lifespan at each level until level 20 reaches the limit. According to various records, those who reach level 20 can have a lifespan of about 300 years."
When Romon read this, he nodded. This is also the common way in the mainland.
"...This method of immortality, to put it bluntly, strengthens the quality of the soul and body, so that it can have a longer life span."
"...It is said that if you are above level 21, you can perceive the rules and enter the realm of legends. However, for most people, you cannot break through the legend."
"So, after countless people's research, two more ways to prolong life have been born."
"...One is to lead the soul to another healthy and young body. Later, the mage even thought that this transfer was too fragile and too troublesome, so the method of lich was born."
"A druid reaches level 15, and you can choose to naturalize your soul, give up your physical body, turn it into natural elements or elemental life, and be reborn at a certain natural level."
That's the end of this book, Romon is really an eye-opener.
"Can you extend your life from level 15? It's really good!" Romon suddenly noticed this: "It seems that you need to be strengthened and upgraded. By the way, the last time the Wind Summoned, I felt that it was in the Northland, but now it's too vague to go to the Northland, and you have to wait for the level to be improved!"
The guy from this earth has no self-abuse idea of ​​"life is only wonderful if it is short".
While Romon Lenovo was about to come in, the girl came in: "Your Excellency, your entire expense is 55,000 silver coins. Are you willing to accept it?"
"Well, I'll give it to you when I arrive at the hotel." No one will bring such a lot of money on him.
Romon, who came out of the library, was a little regretful. He spent 55,000 silver coins at one time, which made most of the books in the library copy.
The only problem is that it is not possible to enter and copy the fifth level.
However, it is obvious that this brings a huge income to the scribers in this city, and they can survive this winter.
Chapter completed!