Tai Lun was somewhat surprised by Ryan's arrival. These underage elves usually only come here for training in the morning, and the afternoon is completely time for play and entertainment.
He rarely sees elves come to him in the afternoon. In this case, they usually have something to ask for, "Little guy, what do you want from me?"
"Lord Tai Lun, I heard that there is the Lord of the City's library in the Silver Light Tower. I want to go in and have a look." Sha Duo stated his intention directly.
Under normal circumstances, who would have thought that the little elf Ryan has had a new core!
"Silver Light Tower?" Tai Lun was a little hesitant, not because he was reluctant to give permission, but because he was worried that Ryan would encounter an accident inside. You must know that the Silver Light Tower can connect the underground world.
It’s not just a day or two for those damn fallen ones to attack the mithril mine. From time to time, news comes out that elves were assassinated by drow assassins in the Silver Light Tower.
After thinking about it, he didn't refuse, he just said, "Okay, I'll take you there."
Tyron thought of Ryan's parents who had fought with him. He couldn't possibly let Ryan be in danger. Since the little kid wanted to go to the library, he would personally protect him.
It's just that Tai Lun's companionship seemed a bit troublesome to Xia Duo, but he finally achieved his goal and he didn't want to cause any further complications.
"Thank you, Lord Tyron."
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Soon, Xia Duo came to the Silver Light Tower again, but this time with Tai Lun's company, the patrolling soldiers no longer stopped him.
After entering the Silver Light Tower, Xia Duo found that it was different from the Mage Tower. There were few magic circles similar to those in the Tower of Time, and there was no room for expansion.
This place is more similar to an ordinary high tower, except that there is a micro-mystery lock inside, and the effect is almost non-existent. It only has a simple alarm function, but does not have complex functions similar to the Tower of Time.
There are two spiral stairs in the tower, which spiral up along the inner wall of the Silver Light Tower. As they walk, Tai Lun also introduces Sha Duo:
"Underground is the mithril mine. The first, second and third floors are the rotating soldier camps. The library is on the fourth floor, which is where we are going now."
"Is there anything else up there?"
"Of course it is the residence of the generals and the city lord above. You will also get your due position here in the future!"
"Then Master Tai Lun, you——"
"I do too, but because I have to take care of you little guys, I usually live outside."
After that, Xia Duo stopped talking, but looked forward to the steps in front of him as he ran towards his feet, getting closer and closer to his destination.
After a while, the two arrived at the fourth floor.
Of course, the fourth floor is not only a library, but also seems to have a leisure place. Xia Duo saw a few elves drinking and chatting, looking very leisurely.
After he entered the library, he found that Tyron did not follow him in, but went to drink with other elves.
However, this is convenient for Xia Duo. If someone is watching him all the time, he will feel very uncomfortable.
The books in Silver Light City are different from the previously projected books in Sukanwisa City.
Mainly in terms of material, the books in Sukanvisa City are made of certain leaves that have been magically processed and cut out completely. The veins of the leaves can be clearly seen on each page.
The books in Silver Light City seem to be - ordinary paper?
Xia Duo carefully kneaded a corner of the paper in the book and found that the feel was indeed very similar to that of ordinary paper on Earth, without the unique feel of parchment or leaf paper.
Do elves have papermaking skills?
Shado did not doubt it. After all, Netheril could make paper. There was no reason why the elves could not make paper after so many years of development. However, the effect of this paper was a bit too outstanding.
I opened several books in a row, and there was no obvious difference in the materials inside, just like industrial products produced on an assembly line.
Looking at the various books with roughly the same specifications in the library, Xia Duo's first thought was to popularize knowledge.
Then there are magic scrolls. If this kind of paper can make magic scrolls, and combined with printing technology, semi-finished magic scrolls can even be produced in batches, reducing the mage's work to the last step - linking to the magic web.
Then the cost of the magic scroll will definitely be reduced.
For a moment, Xia Duo felt itchy and wanted to conduct experiments immediately, but after finally coming to the library, he must make full use of it.
I don’t know when the next time I’ll find Tai Lun to accompany me.
In the library, there are a large number of books, most of which are about art, such as poetry, literature, music, etc. There are very few magic books.
In other words, magic is also classified as art, accounting for only a part of the total, and many of them are mixed with other arts, making it difficult to distinguish them.
For example, this book "Sixteen Variations of Poetic Structure in the Fourth Lisa Period of Maierita" looks like a poetry book, but in fact it also contains quite a few magic principles.
Many elven poems can be related to magic. Of course, with such an obvious title, Xia Duo does not need to check it in detail. It is basically certain that it has nothing to do with refining mithril.
But if it is a book like "Travels in the Underworld", "Exploration of the Children of the Rock" or "Jewelry Skills", then you need to check it carefully. Maybe a page records the method of refining mithril!
There are no specialized technical books here in Silver Light City, similar to "Postpartum Care of Sows" on Earth, which go straight to the point. They all like to take many twists and turns.
However, the previously projected city of Sukanvisa had special magic books. Although Shado didn't know whether the elves in the main plane were like this, but from the perspective of the projection plane alone, the decline of the elves was not unreasonable.
In addition to the loss of a large number of people in the Crown War that lasted for thousands of years, this approach of almost self-castration may also be an important reason.
Until it was getting late, Xia Duo still couldn't find a way to refine mithril, but Tai Lun had sent a message urging him to leave, so Xia Duo had to give up temporarily.
He will find a way to get here later. Fortunately, he was prepared to make full use of the time in the projection plane to increase his spell casting level.
Although you cannot upgrade here, you can fill up the current "experience points". When you return to the main plane, a freshly minted high-level mage will appear.
As long as the projection plane does not suddenly dissolve, there is plenty of time.
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After leaving the Silver Light Tower, Sha Duo and Tai Lun returned to the training camp together. This is not only a place for training, but also a place to eat. Most war orphans will eat here if they don't have relatives and friends to take care of them.
After simply eating some bread and barbecue, Xia Duo was ready to go home. As for nightlife, there was no need to think about it. Silver City did not have such things.