Compared to [The Coven of the Twelve] or Capone's Municipal Hospital.
Of course, a building of the nature of a city library would not be open at night.
What's more, Ronald is not a big thief, and he doesn't intend to steal in a place like a library where books can be borrowed.
So even if you accept Swift's suggestion.
Ronald still took Il and Costat and returned to the cabin to rest.
It wasn't until sunrise the next day that the three of them got up and finished today's breakfast on the steamer. Then they packed up and rushed to the library that Swift mentioned last night.
As a port city.
The residents of Capone had already started their busy work today before sunrise. So when the three Ronalds walked on the streets in the morning, what appeared in their field of vision was an extremely busy impression of this city.
.
Vehicles driving horse-drawn carriages to transport goods, vendors shouting business at intersections in the morning, and the noisy work coming from various docks, these things can always be heard or seen on the road.
We walked all the way into the city like this for nearly half an hour.
When the busy scene of the city began to subside, the three Ronalds finally saw their destination for today's trip at one end of the street - the city library.
This is an ancient building.
The vicissitudes of history and the old smell can be smelled by sight without even having to go in. You can just look around from the outside.
The arc-shaped fence firmly protects a two-story building in the middle. The wall itself can still see the incongruity caused by the different colors of different bricks after many repairs.
"..."
Staring at the library in front of me.
Il, who had just arrived here, immediately made his own declaration about this place:
"Boss, is this my first time in the library?"
Ronald turned and smiled at El:
"This is your first time coming to the library, but you are here entirely for yourself. This is definitely a good experience."
Il was very interested in what Ronald said:
"Boss, what do you mean by this? Is this your first time going to the library, or is it for other reasons?"
"..."
El's question brought back Ronald's memories of the past.
Thinking back to his childhood and the reason why he first set foot in the library, Ronald couldn't help but smile:
"Ha, that sounds quite interesting."
"The first time I walked into the library was because I saw an advertisement for the city library on the street. At that time, it only cost 90 yuan to apply for a library card for free borrowing for one year..." Speaking of this, Rona
De suddenly realized the difference in currency between the two worlds, so he immediately changed his mind, "In short, it's the price of staying in a hotel that's not too expensive for one night."
"Anyway, I felt like I was taking advantage, so I walked into the library and applied for a library card."
"Then what?" El continued to ask curiously.
"Then I realized the beauty of books, and I couldn't escape them anymore."
After answering El with a smile, Ronald immediately stepped forward and took the lead into Capone's city library.
The library in front of them.
At about eight or nine o'clock in the morning, the door is opened and people are welcome to come in and read.
It's a pity that it is limited to the issue of per capita education.
The literacy rate of the city's residents is very low.
So when Ronald and the others walked in, except for two well-dressed men nearby, they could not find anyone else who came to the library to read books.
The internal structure of this library is similar to the circular exterior wall. Standing in the front hall where borrowers are greeted, Ronald's sight passes through the central reading area and he can directly see the rear.
A huge library without any obstructions.
Countless curved bookshelves surround the circular walls, filling every corner of the interior building. Except for a few empty bookshelves on the first floor, every inch of space is covered by the sight.
, almost entirely filled with books.
Long history, good management.
When these two were combined, they had the library in front of them.
For Ronald, this is definitely a surprise.
He had never expected that in Capone, a relatively unremarkable port city, he would encounter such a rich library.
It's a pity to think that the fleet will leave in two days.
Ronald's mood became a little depressed.
I'm afraid he won't have much chance to read a book here.
If I really want to enjoy the huge stock of books here, I'm afraid I can only deal with this regret by finding a free time in the future and coming here specifically.
"..."
"Sir, Miss, what books are you looking for?"
Just as the three of them were looking at the library, they were shocked by the amount of books here.
The old man in charge of looking after the library in the front hall also came over at this moment.
He looked at the three young men and women in front of him.
I searched my memory, but I never thought that there were three literate people in the city of Capone. As someone who has been in charge of library management for many years, he knew almost all the cultural people in the city!
But even if you don’t know Ronald and the others.
The old man's attitude is still quite friendly.
Because just by looking at the appearance and clothes of Ronald and the others, one can know that these three people are definitely not ordinary people, not to mention that they are people who are in need of books.
"If you need any books, please tell me directly."
"I basically remember where they are stored in the collections in the library."
Someone came up to offer help, and Ronald naturally smiled back:
"Sir, that's it."
"We came here to look for some older historical books, the best of which record relevant information on the epidemic of diseases and plagues."
"A long time ago...diseases...plagues prevailed..."
Hear Ronald's needs.
The old librarian frowned and thought.
Since the scope of this request was relatively special, he quickly asked Ronald again for specific details:
"Capone's doctors are very good at dealing with diseases, so the city has basically not been troubled by the plague. Sir, how old do you want the books to be?"
Ronald recalled the information provided by the hospital director before and immediately replied:
"As far as I know - it should be before the establishment of the country of Aireni."
"So long ago?" The old man was a little surprised by Ronald's demand, but when the conditions were so detailed, he immediately determined the scope of the books. "Before the establishment of Aireni, there were not even yearbooks and history books at that time.
It’s a period when no periodicals are published.”
"If you want to understand that period, you can only get a glimpse of the real history through some ancient travel notes and adventure notes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old librarian pointed to the upper floor of the library:
"The book you want is on the sixteenth bookshelf on the upper floor."
"When you study here, you just need to keep quiet and don't damage the books. But if you plan to borrow them, please come to the front desk to register with me."