Whispering Poems.

Chapter 95 The Library and the Sage's Stone

Now that he has obtained the first spirit rune, Shade naturally wants to try to master the thaumaturgy corresponding to [Gluttony].Doctors and others also agree with this idea. Even if a ring warlock has limited energy, it is impossible to thoroughly understand and dig every spiritual rune, but mastering at least one thaumaturgy for each spiritual rune is a common practice in the academic school.

"Our way of obtaining conjuration and thaumaturgy is not just the expensive library of St. Byrons."

Miss Annette said, and she stretched out her hand and gestured:
"Tobesk City is the most important city in the Old World. There are countless ring warlocks mixed in here, which spontaneously formed a black market of a certain scale, as well as trading channels. You probably already know that Old John can buy [Relics], In fact, we still have books that can directly purchase thaumaturgy, incantation, and even some books that may obtain spiritual runes after reading them."

She looked at the doctor on the bed. After the doctor nodded, Miss Annat took a pen and paper to write down an address, and after confirming that Shade wrote it down, she burned it with the flames of her fingertips:

"Just go here. The membership fee is £1. I think it shouldn't be too difficult for you."

"Yes, there's been a lot of money lately."

Shard said, thinking of yesterday's wallet, and then thinking of Sparrow's secret.He plans to talk to Miss Anat about divination alone after the meeting is over.

The address that Miss Anat wrote down was the "Black Raven Library" in the Tobesque University District, which was very close to the apartment that Miss Luisa rented.

This is ostensibly the private library and club of university professors, which requires the owner's permission and a certain membership fee to share the books inside.

But in fact, the Black Raven Library is engaged in the preservation and collection of knowledge related to ring warlocks.

They maintain a certain amount of esoteric knowledge and are open to trusted ring warlocks who have been introduced, but the most important thing is to provide a platform for local ring warlocks to trade books and knowledge commodities anonymously.

There are many similar places in the city of Tobesque, which constitute a private trading place for large and small ring warlocks, but this library has the best reputation, so Miss Anat recommended Shade to go here.

"Remember to put on a mask and wear something inconspicuous. Daddy John's side is absolutely trustworthy, and he has a deep friendship with us, so it doesn't have to be so troublesome. But the Black Raven Library is different, we are just regular customers. , it's best not to reveal your identity."

The priest Augustus warned that Shade carefully wrote down the information, and calculated in his heart how many gold pounds he should spend to buy knowledge.

In fact, he still owes the family's orange cat Mia 10 pounds. This remittance from Ms. Gothe was used by him to buy the broken relic [Silver Moon's Orb].In addition to the 40 pounds of tuition owed to the team, it is calculated that Shade's current debt is already as high as 50 pounds, and the inheritance of Mr. Sparrow yesterday is obviously not enough.

Fortunately, the monthly loan of 20 pounds can be repaid at the end of the month, and he also saved a deposit last month, so his financial situation is actually not bad.

After talking about these things, today's meeting should end, and let the doctor rest slowly.But Dr. Schneider announced something else to the crowd that forced them to stay:
"Regarding the fake Sage's Stone, I haven't given up. After the injury is healed, I will start the operation again. In Lake View Manor, [Blood of Quicksilver] died important members Heart Collector and 'La Soya' Madam, the leader of the organization, Silver Eyed, was also seriously injured. I heard the news that the Church of the Righteous God is really angry this time, and even has to transfer a new thirteen-ring warlock from the Holy See. Now is a good opportunity."

"Bill, for those five credits, it's not worth it, don't forget the [Blood Spirit School] that may exist."

The priest Augustus exhorted, but the doctor shook his head:
"Of course it's not just for five practice credits. You probably haven't read the reward order. This task was issued by Professor Rutgers of the Mechanical School. I want to learn a very important thaumaturgy from this professor. This time It's an opportunity."

The doctor himself is good at the ability of the mind and dreams, and belongs to the Mechanical Academy. I think he has been preparing for this for a long time.

"Furthermore, the [Forged Sage's Stone] itself is also very important. The academy's reward order only requires 3 fluid ounces, and we can keep the rest by ourselves. Do you know the characteristics of this secret-keeper-level relic?"

He looked at the four of them. Both Shade and Professor August shook their heads. Miss Luyisa thought about it:
"I once took the elective course "Dangerous Alchemy Imitations", I remember. The Secret Keeper-level relic [Forged Sage's Stone] is a red liquid substance, and it is the most dangerous Sage-level relic [Sage's Stone]. A failed imitation of the stone, it is said that it was made by a great alchemist in the chaotic age of the fourth era.

The fake Sage's Stone cannot be touched directly, it is highly poisonous, and once the fake touches the real Sage's Stone, the fake will turn into clear water.Although it is a failed imitation, it also inherits some of the characteristics of the real Sage's Stone. The same amount of [Forged Sage's Stone] can be converted into the same amount of gold, but it is a waste to use it in this way. The most important characteristic Yes"

"The fake sage's stone can be used as a near-universal ritual item, replacing some important ritual items that cannot be found. For example, the ritual of calling the evil god, [Blood of Mercury] and the cultists who believe in the Lord of the Blood Feast are impossible. It was easy to gather ritual supplies, so I must have used [forged Sage's Stone]. This is the result of the association's investigation yesterday."

Miss Annette added.

"The advancement of the ring warlock requires ritual assistance. The materials for the low-level ring warlock's advancement ceremony are very common, but I am going to start preparing for the fifth ring to advance to the sixth ring. Some materials can be smuggled from the New World, some materials can be purchased from the academy, but some The material is really difficult”

The doctor looked at the other four, and of course they had no reason to object.

But there's no rush, and Dr. Schneider won't know if he'll recover until at least Saturday.Before that, doctors could only spend a week lying in bed with books in hand.

"The end of this month is the exam week. Now read a few more books. Maybe you can try to pass the exams in those theoretical courses. Speaking of which, doctor, how is your study of Aether Mechanics?"

The blond writer said jokingly, and everyone else laughed.Only the doctor leaned on the head of the bed and sighed sadly. He didn't like to lie in bed all the time, let alone "Ether Mechanics".

(End of this chapter)