Quadruple split

"Well……"

After leaving the spacious and bright 'main hall', Mo Tan appeared out of thin air in a burst of distorted fluctuations. Mo Tan, who had a somewhat stiff expression, sighed softly, and turned to look at the petite and interested girl beside him with complex eyes: "I always feel that The atmosphere here is a bit unpleasant.”

Because of the double protection of the rune substrate and the space shield, the teleportation just now did not put any burden on Frank Hughes's body, which was not weak but definitely not strong. However, even so, in After getting used to the transparent, bright, and atmospheric style of the library, this "library" with an area of ​​less than 100 square meters and a very deep and dark feeling still made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's just an illusion."

Futaba glanced at Mo Tan, and lazily took her steps that were not very wide, walking leisurely between the bookshelves displayed on both sides with an astonishing density: "Anyway, here is It is also one of the most protected places in the entire Academy City. If the administrators are willing, it should be just a matter of effort to make it look taller, so this atmosphere similar to that of a supernatural film set is probably created deliberately."

"Supernatural movie... scene?"

Mo Tan, who was following Futaba, was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Although I don't quite understand what that means, does Miss Futaba think that this kind of atmosphere is more likely to deter those students who are very curious? ?”

The girl nodded indifferently, then shrugged and said: "That's probably the case, but the effect probably won't be very good. After all, the people here are considered elites, and those who can obtain permission to enter the forbidden book area are even more elite. The elite, so...heh."

She spread her hands, and the corners of her mouth curved into a sarcastic arc. She didn't know whether she was mocking the 'elites' she called them, or making fun of the 'dissuasion methods' used by the big shots in the forbidden book area.

"Well... Even if Ms. Futaba says so, I think it's better to be a little more careful."

Mo Tan, who seemed to be frightened, touched the tip of his nose and followed Futaba's footsteps: "After all, this is a 'forbidden book area'."

"Yes, it is a restricted area, but both you and I are adults."

Futaba's white fingertips ran across a row of book spines. While he was looking at the antique thick books around him with interest, he smiled and said, "So there is no problem at all!"

Mo Tan twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly: "Even if your tone and expression are cute, Miss Futaba... But the 'banned book' in the sentence just now and the 'banned book' here are completely different concepts."

"Hey, don't you think talking about some vulgar topics in this atmosphere is helpful to lighten the atmosphere?"

Futaba smacked her lips, then turned around and glared at Mo Tan fiercely: "Also, you are too close, Mr. Frank. Even if I am a pretty casual girl, I will still be sexually harassed by you. I’m troubled, so can you please go away?”

Mo Tan paused in embarrassment, waved his hand and said, "You misunderstood, I'm just a little scared."

She casually pulled out a copy of "The Dark Side You Don't Know" from the bookshelf. The girl flipped through it absently while rolling her eyes: "What are you afraid of?"

"Afraid that I will be harmed by the 'knowledge' here."

Mo Tan smiled without any embarrassment, but did not show any uneasiness or nervousness. Both his expression and demeanor were the same as usual, and he said warmly: "Even if Miss Shuangye, you are a talented person and bold, this place is very important to me." This kind of thing is still not very friendly to ordinary people, so..."

"So you're just cowering next to me like a quail?"

Futaba used the quill in her bag to write a huge word "Silly" on the title page of "The Dark Side You Don't Know". She threw the stream-of-consciousness book on the ground and covered her mouth with a chuckle. Said: "I didn't see it, Frank, you are so afraid of death."

Frank nodded generously and said seriously: "Yes, maybe I did lack respect for death in the past, but after meeting Diana, I..."

"You don't want to die, right? Because of the great love, ugh."

Futaba interrupted him impatiently, then held her stomach and made a vomiting gesture: "So I'm telling you, are you a bit too hypocritical? Can't you speak properly? You have to do something. Is it all about Diana? You have already established your image very well, and if you increase your efforts, you are just superfluous, you know?"

Facing the girl's sharp and stinging words, Frank Hughes still maintained a decent and gentlemanly smile, bowed slightly and said: "I am willing to apologize if I have caused you any discomfort."

"Then put away your 'Diana theory' and cancel the honorifics by the way. It's Miss Futaba's, Miss Futaba's, it's disgusting."

"I know, Futaba."

"So, you really can't get away?"

"I prefer Futaba that you can protect me when danger arises."

Mo Tan's smile was sincere and candid.

"You are really a promising person..."

As if she didn't even have the strength to stare, Futaba slumped her shoulders feebly and continued to thoroughly examine the books collected on this floor at a pace that seemed unhurried but actually very efficient.

As for Frank, who was a little timid because of his 'fear of death', he followed Futaba's pace during the process and always stayed within two meters of the latter. However, he simply followed the other party. , did not make any rash moves, and even deliberately turned away when Futaba was reading, and his demeanor was quite good.

However, since Futaba did not deliberately conceal it, and even deliberately let Mo Tan notice what he had read, the latter was quite aware of the books that the girl had consulted. As he expected, the book Futaba selected Most of the books were books related to magic knowledge, especially those related to the epic level and above and below the intermediate level. Almost every book that the two passed by had not been left behind.

But based on the analysis of the girl's increasingly unhappy expression, Mo Tan felt that the former had probably not found anything that could allow him to find a breakthrough. Coupled with Futaba's crisp, melodious scolding voice that was steadily increasing in frequency, the progress was obviously not optimistic. .

This did not surprise Mo Tan. After all, films such as "Lifting the Veil of Magic - Answer", "Half-Step Epic Scam", "Sublimation of Inferior Elements - 300 Experiment Records", "Personified Sexy Elements of Various Attributes" Photo Album: The Devil's Girl Chapter. These books that may be helpful to the girl have been hidden by him in advance, so even if Futaba delays twice as long, it will be difficult to gain anything helpful. A reading that will consolidate and enhance her strength.

All in all, Futaba, who didn't know that the coward next to her had already done something here in advance, didn't give up. Even if the books that might be helpful for her to advance to the epic level were put away, the girl still stayed on this level for nearly Two hours.

In fact, even though her purpose was very clear, she was still willing to 'waste' her time on many irrelevant books. Several critical and authentic unofficial histories even delayed her for more than half an hour. Specifically, The content seems to be...

"There are real-time records of Hamilton's empire."

Carefully catching the "Montas Cloud III" that Futaba threw to him, Mo Tan casually opened the catalog and scanned the contents at a speed that was not inferior to Futaba's, while saying with interest: "If I remember correctly, the predecessor of the current Violet Empire in the Southeast Continent is the Hamilton Empire. This book was...well, sure enough, it was written in the year 8421 of the Holy Calendar. It seems that this is why it will be included in the banned book. It’s because of the district.”

Futaba knew very well that Frank was a bard with real qualities, so the feedback given by the latter was not surprising, and he just asked casually: "Oh? So why?"

Because she only took a serious look at a few ladies in it, she really didn't know why this book, which was very 'harmless' from all angles, was included here.

"From the content point of view, I don't think there is anything in this book that would be classified as 'taboo', but in that era nearly a thousand years ago, the existence of this book itself was a kind of 'taboo'. "

Mo Tan smiled, caressing the "Montas Clouds III" in his hand and talked eloquently: "In the more than a century between 8350 and 8500 in the Holy Calendar, there was almost no force in the entire southeastern continent that could compete with the Hamilton Empire. , and the period when this book was written can be said to be the most powerful and prosperous decades of that empire.”

Futaba, who was hugging his shoulders and leaning on the bookshelf, nodded lazily: "So, why do you think the book that seems to be smearing that empire was written by the author to seek death?"

"Well, how should I put it? Although this is the first time I have seen this series of books, its author Alice H. Tonks is a celebrity, especially after reading Ms. Alice's book that is not a poem. , but after "The Black Maid's Pocket Watch" which is far more memorable than her poetry, I think it is not an exaggeration to say that she was one of the most famous writers of the year."

Mo Tan raised his head with longing, greeted the lady who did not exist in this time and space, and said softly: "And even back then, her influence was very huge, so it was even so big that even the Hamilton Empire It’s not like I can attack her easily.”

Futaba smacked her lips and asked in surprise: "How do you say that? Are those sisters a legendary strong man with both civil and military skills?"

Mo Tan shook his head: "That's not the case. In my impression, Ms. Alice was only at the level of a high-level mage until the years after her death. And even if she was a legendary powerhouse, compared to Hamilton, who was such a master at that time. I’m afraid it doesn’t pose much of a threat to the empire.”

"Then why?"

Futaba frowned and threatened: "Hurry up if you want to say it, or I will set fire to your crotch and roast your bird."

"Please be sure not to do this..."

Frank obviously didn't have much resistance to such vulgar words, and he quickly raised his hands in surrender, and then asked with a smile: "So, Futaba, do you know what the surname Tonks was because of in that era?"

Peng——

A brilliant spark exploded on Futaba's middle finger.

"Ahem, in fact, Tonks is the surname of the Hamilton Empire royal family, and it is the kind of surname that only the direct descendants of the royal family with the purest bloodline are eligible to inherit."

Mo Tan quickly solved the mystery and looked down at the author's name on the spine of the book: "In other words, Ms. Alice herself is officially a core member of the Hamilton Empire's royal family."

Futaba raised her eyebrows: "Then what? These sisters are quite rebellious?"

"I can't say rebellious, but Alice H. Tonks is undoubtedly an upright person, which is also reflected in her works, and this book..."

Mo Tan narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly: "Although I only read the catalog, if nothing else happens, there shouldn't be any content that deliberately discredits the Hamilton Empire."

Futaba keenly captured the key point of the other party's words: "You said 'there is no deliberate smearing'?"

"That's right, there is no deliberate slander. I'm afraid Ms. Alice just faithfully restored what she saw and heard, and then expressed what she thought and knew."

Mo Tan nodded and smiled: "However, these extremely loyal things are themselves a kind of blasphemy to the Hamilton Empire, because the dark sides of that empire are so many that it makes people shudder, especially the sick Hamilton royal family. Their The cruelty and selfishness have reached an appalling level, so..."

"It's precisely because it restores reality too much that it became a 'taboo'. Well, it doesn't seem to be a problem. After all, just the few chapters I've read casually, the content in them is exciting enough."

Futaba answered casually, then narrowed his eyes slightly: "But..."

"Um?"

Mo Tan looked at Shuangye blankly, tilted his head and asked, "But what?"

"But you should have only read the table of contents of this book."

The gaze behind the lens gradually became sharper, and the girl looked meaningfully at the man in front of her: "So, why do you know the true face of the Hamilton Empire?"

"Pfft."

Mo Tan laughed dumbly and shrugged: "Of course it's because the rebels exposed all the dark things after overthrowing the rule of that empire. After all, this book was definitely a banned book back then. , but if you look at the current situation when the Hamilton dynasty has collapsed, it is not a secret at all.”

Futaba was stunned for a moment, and the chill in his eyes disappeared like an illusion, and then he also laughed: "Haha, so that's what happened. I just thought Frank you sneaked into the forbidden book area and read it when I didn't know. It’s over.”

Mo Tan, who had indeed sneaked into the forbidden book area and read the complete set of "The Clouds of Mengsk" when Futaba didn't know it, shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "How is that possible? And the reason why I know it in such detail is actually... there are some other things. reasons."

"Oh? For example?"

"It's hard to elaborate on this."

"Why don't you be so annoying?"

"Feel sorry."

"I don't care, if you don't tell me the whole story, I'll roast the bird for you."

"This...if I have a chance in the future, I might say it, and..."

"And what?"

"I made a promise to myself that if something came up, I would be the first to tell Diana."

"whispering sound."

"Feel sorry."

"Get lost! I'm so annoyed!"

Chapter 1,164: End