When we returned to the city from Konu Town, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. Gallon went home directly, washed up and fell asleep.
My parents were not at home and probably went out to attend a work party again. My sister Ying'er was sitting on the sofa reading a book. When she saw him coming back, she deliberately raised the book to cover her face. She didn't know what she was doing.
Garen's arms were dislocated. Although he applied ointment, he was still in some pain. In addition, the strange things he encountered in the castle today made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he had no energy to pay attention.
After resting at home for a week, the swelling in my arm subsided, but I still couldn't do too strenuous exercises, such as martial arts.
Garen couldn't stay at home anymore, and his sister was bored all day long and wouldn't talk to him. In this era, there were no computers, TVs, or anything else for entertainment. He simply took some change and went directly to the city library.
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"This is your loan card. Please keep it and don't let the number get worn off."
The service girl at the lobby service desk handed over a black square card with both hands, smiling.
"Thank you." Garen took the card and looked at the number on it, 233. "Is this number based on the number of people?"
"Yes, sir." The waitress nodded, "Please go left to read general books. Please go right to read unique ancient books and special foreign books."
"OK."
Taking the card, Gallon walked directly into the left passage.
The black passage is a bit dark, and there are bright yellow wall lamps on the walls on both sides, making the entire passage look dim.
When he walked into the passage, he saw two young girls walking in front of him one behind the other. The ground was covered with thick black carpet, and the sound of footsteps was almost invisible.
"There are too few people, mainly because the price is too expensive. For 5,000 yuan a card, someone has to introduce it, and you can only read it for a month. Most people who really want to read the book will look down on it, and those who can afford it don't have the time or energy.
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Shaking his head slightly, Garen followed the person in front of him and walked a short distance, then turned left and entered a small, narrow room.
The room was illuminated with pale yellow lights. The surrounding walls could not be seen. They were all bookshelves. The densely packed red books on them completely blocked the wall. There were also two single red sofas in the room, one with a table.
Black wooden table full of books.
Standing at the door of the room and looking straight ahead, you can see that there is a door on the opposite wall, leading to another similar room. And opposite that room is another door, connecting to the new room.
These rooms are connected in a straight line like a skewer, door to door, all the way to the far corner. Guests who come in can walk in a straight line through all the rooms.
The two girls in front of Garen did not stop, but continued walking forward, and stopped when they reached the third room.
Garen withdrew his gaze and glanced left and right at the books on the walls on both sides. There were wooden signs with classifications hanging under the wall lamps. The books in this room were historical.
He continued walking forward, passed through here, and entered the next room. The second room was geography.
The third room is for dance, drama and painting arts. The two girls are not pretty, but they are quite absorbed in reading while standing here with a book each.
The fourth room is for mathematical chemistry and philosophy.
The fifth room is for marriage, sex, and health care. It is actually a place where books such as pornography are stored.
The atmosphere of the Federation was influenced by the Weisman Empire and was particularly open. Although there were not many such books, they could still be published publicly.
In this room, a young woman in her thirties sat on the sofa and watched with gusto.
In the sixth room, as soon as Garen walked in, he saw a girl in a white dress and black stockings sitting on the sofa. She had long pale blond hair hanging behind her and a white headband tied in the middle. She looked extremely ladylike.
"Finestine? Are you here today?" Garen was slightly startled, then smiled. He walked to the sofa next to the girl and sat down.
"What a coincidence." The girl raised her face, revealing a delicate and pure face.
Her skin is very fair, with a slight crystal feel, and her eyes are large and clear. Her dark blue pupils look coldly at Gallon. She gives people the feeling of a little sister who is pretending to be cold, just like the last picnic on the river bank.
The arrogant young lady Bian's temperament is completely different.
This is the side of her life, the gentle side shown when dealing with friends she recognizes.
Finestine was sitting on a large and soft sofa, her petite body almost sinking into the sofa, surrounded by red. A large red book was placed on her thigh skirt, covering most of her upper body, which made her look very attractive.
A cute and cute feeling.
However, Garen also knew that this beautiful girl was a cold-faced and warm-hearted type, and was not fooled by her appearance. You must know that Finestine introduced him to his qualifications for entering this library, otherwise he might not be able to get in.
Here. Because he didn't even know that such a library existed in the city before.
Sitting in a more comfortable position, Gallon took a red book on the table and flipped through it. There was a heraldry book on it, which contained information on the coats of arms of the Federation and famous families in the world.
A more complete introduction.
"Although it's holiday now, why do you have time to come to Huaishan again?"
Finestine lowered her head and continued reading. "It's quiet enough here, not like a bunch of flies bothering me in Manroland."
After she and Garen met again last time, they chatted about the jewelry of misfortune. Because Garen had an unusual interest in antiques of misfortune, Finestine, who had always liked special and mysterious antique jewelry, became very interested in talking.
Finestine could tell that Gallon was not the kind of person who deliberately approached her for other purposes, so she let go of her guard. When she talked about her favorite topic of mysterious antique jewelry, the other party showed an extremely serious attitude and showed off her attitude.
He looked like he was all ears. This made Finestine feel very fond of Garen. The two of them chatted for five or six hours in a small cafe before parting with unfinished feelings.
After that time, Finestine took the initiative to get Galen a license and a library card for this library. The two of them can be regarded as pure antique jewelry enthusiasts.
"You are quite tired, hiding here and there." Garen smiled, "By the way, didn't you say you found a new good thing last time? How is it going?"
Finestine put down the book and frowned slightly, looking a little troubled.
"It was very difficult to get it. The other party refused to sell it no matter what. I raised the price twice but it was still to no avail. It was obvious that he really didn't want to sell it."
"What is it?"
"A lucky bow from the great voyage period, a bust of a mermaid that is said to bring good luck to people."
"Mermaid bust? How much did you pay?" Garen asked, licking his lips.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand."
"For the bow of the Mermaid Bust, two hundred and fifty thousand is indeed a bit low."
"But this is the maximum amount I can transfer recently. No more will be enough, and I won't have much pocket money." Finestine said with a distressed look on her face.
"Let's not talk about this for now. By the way, is there any news about the two pieces of jewelry I asked you to help me check last time?" Gallon changed the subject.
"That one is quite simple." Finestine paused and recalled a little, "Those two pieces of jewelry, one is Marceline's Blue Fantasy. It is said that a jewelry processing master named Marceline once made it for herself.
An antique jewelry made by a lover. The master died of illness soon after making the jewelry. What is strange is that the lover who wore this jewelry was lucky and grew up quickly from an ordinary person.
As a new master of jewelry craftsmanship, he became extremely rich. This piece of jewelry was also placed in his jewelry store as a treasure. However, it was stolen later, and a series of imitations were made.
If you run away, there is no way to find the real thing."
"Isn't this person dead?" Garen was stunned.
Finestine rolled her eyes at him. "Why should people die when they are living well?"
She just likes the relaxing feeling of chatting with Garen. In front of other people, they all value her beauty, family background, and background.
But in front of Garen, an ordinary boy of the same age, he didn't care at all about her appearance and background. What mattered most was her knowledge, her knowledge of antique jewelry, especially the knowledge of mysterious jewelry.
"Hehe... I made a mistake." Garen smiled sheepishly, "What about the other thing?"
Finestine leaned back, grabbed a black string hanging in front of the wall, and pulled gently. "Wait a minute, what do you want?"
"Uh... let's go for Guqili black tea." Garen said casually.
Finestine nodded.
After a while, a girl in a black and white maid uniform walked into the room. "What do you two need?"
"A cup of Tonino coffee and a cup of Guccili black tea, both need to be boiled." Finestine ordered calmly.
"I understand, please wait a moment." The young maid bowed and left the room.
Garen snickered on the side. "Didn't you like cold things before?"
"Why are you laughing!? Can't you change the flavor occasionally?" Finestine's cheeks turned red and she became embarrassed, "Do you think I'm learning from you?"
"Yes, yes, I know, I know." Garen waved his hands repeatedly, holding back his smile. "I understand." After saying this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Okay, be serious!" Finestine raised the book and hit Gallon on the head. Although it looked heavy, the force was very light. "Let's talk about another item, which is also the jewel of this jeweler.
The name is Avril Eyes, inspired by a princess named Avril in the Weisman Empire. It is said that she was born blind, but her eyes were extremely perfect and beautiful. This piece of jewelry is named after her eyes. Some
There is no mysterious background, but it is said that this piece of jewelry once received the blessing of Weisman III. He hoped that the princess’s eyes would always be as beautiful and clear as this piece of jewelry. It is said that after this piece of jewelry was lost among the people, it disappeared for many years.
I don’t know if this is real.”
"It should be true..." Garen touched his chin and said softly.
"How do you know?"
"Guess."
"..."
Garen smiled and became serious. "Okay, let's get down to business. Last time you said you found that the Ring of Doom you bought had new changes? What changes are they? Can you show me again?"
Finestine pondered and remained silent for a while. Just then the maid came in with black tea and coffee, placed the coffee and black tea in front of the two of them, and then left quietly.
The scalding heat slowly rose from the brown cup, and the room seemed unusually quiet for a while.
After a long time, Finestine slowly spoke. She frowned and rubbed her temples in distress.
"I can't explain clearly... Anyway, it's a very weird feeling. Nothing goes well during this period, pocket money is suddenly tightened, and my friends quarrel with me for no reason." She paused.
Down.
"You also know that I have few friends and a narrow circle. Ever since I bought the Ring of Doom, it has become like this. Do you think it's really that thing that works?"
"Where is your Ring of Doom? Show it to me." Garen also frowned.
Finestine's face suddenly turned red.
"I didn't bring it with me...I'll bring it over to show you next time."