Skeleton King

Nuo Ou was thinking about something, but suddenly felt that Ace let go of the hand on his shoulder.Nou saw Ace walking quickly to the booth of a former mercenary with a broken leg. He scratched his nose twice, and glanced casually at the booth.

Nou knew instantly that Ace had discovered something unusual.Ace may not have noticed it himself, but Nuo Ou is careful and has already discovered that when Ace feels guilty or nervous, he will touch his nose subconsciously.

Ace's eyes fell on a pile of level 1 and level 2 sea beast magic crystals, and he asked: "I want all of these, how much is it?"

The mercenary who had one leg amputated didn't raise his eyelids, and said, "15 magic crystals, I'll charge you 1000 gold coins."

Ace said dissatisfied: "It's a little expensive." He turned his eyes to the sundries beside the magic crystal, took something that looked like a horn of a monster, and a few small night pearls, "Add these 1000 gold coins."

The mercenary lazily said: "The things over there have to be appraised by an appraiser, they are not for sale."

Ace scratched his nose subconsciously.

At this moment, Ali walked up to Ace and said, "Young master, this is the mercenary group I just mentioned that sells sky-high prices for parallel imports. The price of the crystal nucleus of monsters in the sea is not as expensive as those in the forest of monsters, and those city lords in Haishi. The prices in the stores are cheaper than here.”

The mercenary gave Ali a hard look, he had already recognized Ali as a child who was a guide in the sea market.These children always encouraged the guests to go to the shop in the city lord's mansion to buy things, and he had been dissatisfied with them for a long time.

Ali was not afraid of him, and stared back unwillingly.

Ace said impatiently: "I'm too lazy to go there, are you going to sell it or not?"

"These things haven't been appraised yet. I finally salvaged a sunken ship and encountered many sea beasts. Many brothers didn't come up, so I got these things." The mercenary cursed, and finally said: "Sell you Yes, I sold you."

Ace took out a 1000 gold coin ticket and handed it to him.

The mercenary said: "The Port of Nice does not accept gold tickets." But he still raised his eyelids to take a look, it was from the Caesars Chamber of Commerce.The Caesar Chamber of Commerce is the largest and most reputable chamber of commerce in the Pansy Empire.

Ace: "Who would carry so many gold coins with him?"

In the end, the mercenary accepted the golden ticket.

Ace randomly took a bag, put the magic crystal, something like a monster horn, and a few small night pearls into the bag, and then walked back to Noou.

After they left the previous merchant for some distance, Ali suddenly spoke for the mercenary with the broken leg, "It's not easy to be a mercenary at sea. Maybe one day they will disappear. There are many people with old people and children at home. Sudden loss of livelihood. There are also those bachelors, they are disabled, they are more terrible than death, if the goods cannot be sold at a good price, they will be very miserable when they get old."

"The people who come here to buy things are rich people. If they spend more gold coins, they will drink less wine and find fewer women."

Nuo Ou said coldly: "Then those businessmen who were cheated and went bankrupt and committed suicide, do they deserve to die?"

Ali suddenly shut her mouth, and she didn't know why she said what she shouldn't say.

Nuo Ou ignored him, but asked Ace: "How many night pearls have you taken a fancy to?" Night pearls are not a rare thing in the Pansy Empire. Although they can illuminate in dark places, many times there is no specific magic Crystal is easy to use.So Nuo Ou also didn't understand.

Ace smiled and said, "No, is there something related to Norn?"

Nou no matter how much he thought about it, he never expected that there would be a...

Ace couldn't help laughing again. He felt that even if all the silver frost leaves in Port of Nice were added together, even if he passed the assessment of the Knights of Georgia, he would not hand over the bag in his hand.

There will be such a big harvest.

Ace said: "And it is very likely that it belongs to the patriarch of the Norn family."

Nuo Ou knew that there were mixed people in Haishi, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Nou saw the fake painting drawn by Jonah Flynn, and Ace got the Dragon King's horn, and neither of them had any interest in strolling in the sea market anymore.Ace asked Ali to take them to the Millais library.

Ace has seen many libraries. The library of the university in his previous life—the place he traveled through, the library of the Skeleton King—had many manuscripts of magicians in it. He also had many imaginations about the Millais library, but he didn’t Think of the Millais library like this.

The Millais Library is on a mountain, it is not built on the mountain, but in the mountain.The ancestors directly hollowed out the mountain, put different books in different caves, and walked in the winding caves. No one knows how many crystallizations of the wisdom of the predecessors and the miniatures of human civilization they have walked through.

The closer Ace and the others are to the Millais library, the more they can feel the different atmosphere.

The Millais Street below the Millais Library has as many kinds of goods as any market on this continent, but all the people are in a hurry. They walk quickly on the Millais Street, and there is something There is no delay in buying things.There were customers who stopped in two small shops, but they just watched quietly and did not touch them with their hands.

Ali also seemed to be affected by the atmosphere here. She lowered her voice and told Ace: "The city gate, the sea city, and the port of Nice are collectively called the new city, and the one near the Millais library is like Millais Street. , this place is called the old city. We usually don’t take the initiative to mention the old city unless there is a need for customers.”

"In the old city, there are quite a few people, even beggars on the street, who may be famous scholars outside. There are also shops on Milai Street. I heard that some nobles want to open a shop on Milai Street. It was rejected by the Millais Library. It is said that the shops on Millais Street are at least hundreds of years old, and more than half of them are older than the Empire."

Ace: "Where does the Millais library have such confidence? The pansy empire has not yet reached the end of the day."

Port of Nice is considered a place with open politics and freedom of speech, but Ali has never seen a guest like Ace. In Ace's speech, it is normal for the empire to weaken.

Ali felt that 5 silver coins were not easy to earn, so she lowered her low voice. If Ace and Nou were not both swordsmen, they would not be able to hear her.Ali pointed to the side of the guide, "People from the grandparents said that the backer of the Millais library is over there."

South.

To the south of the port of Nice is the endless sea, and further south is the magic island.Ace and Nou looked at each other, and Ace said in a low voice, "No wonder." Then many things in Millai's library would make sense.

Neither Ace nor Nuo have any silver frost shells in their hands, and they have no intention of going to Milai Street.

They entered the Millais library directly from the passage on the side of the mountain.

There is no grand hall in the Millais library, it looks like this mountain inside, it looks ordinary from the outside, if Ali hadn't pointed it out to Ace, Ace wouldn't even know that this is the Millais library.At the foot of the mountain, there are dozens of passages to enter the Mi Lai library. Ace and the others chose one at random. The passage is not very bright, but every few steps, a shell will be embedded on the mountain wall.

The shell bodies are different colors, but each shell has a soft, white glow.

Ace took a closer look. These shells were not born to shine. Each shell was engraved with a magic circle, which seemed to be the product of a magician's alchemy.But if every channel is inlaid with such shells, how many magicians and alchemy experiments are needed.

At this moment, Ace has determined that the background of Millai's library is the magic island.But before, Ace heard that the Pansy Empire and the Finger Empire did not dare to take the lead in launching a war. It was the magic island hanging over the heads of the two empires like the sword of Damocles. They were worried that the magic island would overtake them.But now, for the first time, Ace intuitively felt what kind of giant Magic Island is.

Ace and Nou continued to walk into the depths of the Mi Lai library, Ali did not dare to follow, she said that people who enter the library must be learned people, she is not worthy of being illiterate.Ace said he scoffed at this statement, but seeing Ali's serious appearance, Ace didn't force it.

Ace and the others kept passing through the intersection, and many road signs said the types of books stored in those caves, such as astronomy, geography, humanities... subjects that only Ace didn't know, no Ace knew, but there were none here.At the entrance of a cave, there is still "machinery" written on it, and there is a line of small characters below, saying that the information inside comes from the dwarves.

Although Ace was curious, almost all caves only allowed people with silver frost shells to pass through.

Ace had no choice but to give up. He and Nuoou continued to climb up the stairs and walked to the high part of the library.

Even Ace and Nou walked fast, and when they walked into the lobby of the library, almost a quarter of an hour passed.Ace complained silently, "This is really like a pilgrimage."

In the Pansy Empire, people always see many scholars traveling around, neither on horseback nor in carriages.Ace thought sinisterly, their physical strength could not have been cultivated in the Millai library, could it?

As soon as he walked into the lobby of the Millais library, Ace felt a little discordant.

At first, Ace thought it was his illusion, until Ace saw the light curtain in the middle of the hall.There are many materials written on the light curtain, including the crystal core of monsters, herbs needed to make potions, magician's props, swordsman's weapons, etc. Behind these materials are the prices of these things purchased by the Millais library. The unit is Silver Frost Shells.

There was a small table at the far end of the hall, and two people sat behind it.

In addition, the only place where the Millai library is open to the public is actually empty.There are only ten light curtains that Ace saw just now in the hall, and each light curtain hangs in the air, and above them are the densely packed purchase lists of the Millais library.

And every once in a while, these light curtains will flicker and be replaced with new content.

Ace stood in front of a light curtain, took two steps back and forth, and recognized that the light curtain appeared through the magic circle on the ground.Ace couldn't help but secretly frightened the people on Magic Island's use of magic.Over the years, Ace has been in contact with the Bright Mage of the Georgia Knights and the Gabriel Mage of the Green Family. They are very traditional magicians, and their use of magic has never exceeded Ace's cognition.

But this light curtain is not recorded even in the Skeleton King's handbook.It seems that Magic Island has never stopped studying magic, and they have used magic in every aspect of life.

This light curtain is like the information sheet that Ace saw at the train station in his previous life.

The world is also progressing in their way.

Over the years, Ace has dealt with the Caesars Chamber of Commerce a lot. He wants to purchase materials for Eternal Night City, so he knows the prices of many materials in the world very well.Ali was right, the value of silver frost shells was not much different from that of gold coins, at least in the view of the Millais Library, the price they bought these materials was similar to buying them with gold coins.

Nuo Ou glanced at the direction of the small table, he walked to the front of the table and stood still, and asked, "Hello, I want to exchange for silver frost shells, is this here?"

Sitting behind the table were two young men in gray robes. Both of them were writing furiously. At this moment, hearing Nuoou's question, one of them said without raising his head: "Yes, exchange your needs for silver. Take out the material of the frost shell, and we can identify it."

The young man in the gray robe waited for a while, but he didn't wait for Nuo'ou's reply. He raised his head, and heard Nuo'ou ask again: "What about the silver frost leaf? Can the silver frost leaf also be exchanged here?"

At this time, another young man in a gray robe also stopped writing, and the two of them looked at each other, and one of them replied: "The silver frost leaf is not exchanged here."

Nou: "Where can I get it?"

Young man: "Little gentleman, if you know the history of the Millais Library, you will know that all scholars in the Pansy Empire must be admitted by the Millais Library, as well as the University scholars. The Millais Library is open to everyone They are treated equally, regardless of civilians, scholars, or university scholars. However, university scholars still have a privilege in the Millai library, and university scholars have silver frost leaves."

"The books in the Millais library are not for loan, and no one is allowed to paint on them. Only university students can put silver frost leaves in the middle of the books as bookmarks. I don't know why Mr. Xiao wants silver frost leaves. But that's where the Silver Frost Leaf came from and how to get it."

Nuoou's face was frosty: "Become a university student?"

At this time, Ace also walked up to Nuoou, and he said, "The Millai library is too stingy, and only give a few silver frost leaves to the university students?"

Young man: "Sir, this is the practice of the Millais library, which started more than 1000 years ago. And, sir, what do you think the silver frost leaves are made of?"

Thinking of the silver frost shell, Ace asked, "Is it the product of a magician's alchemy?"

Young man: "Each silver frost leaf is unique, just like there are no two identical leaves in the world. The silver frost leaf is indeed produced by the magician's alchemy laboratory. Added Mithril."

Mithril?Ace opened his eyes wide.

Mithril is something that all magicians dream of. Its strength is second only to dragon scales, and it has an excellent affinity for magic elements. If it is added to a staff or other magic props, it will greatly increase the absorption of magic props The speed of magic elements can instantly increase the power of magic items by at least one-third.

But Mithril is extremely rare, and it is also very expensive. It will only be accompanied by gem veins, and only a little bit each time it appears.

The young man saw that Ace and Nou were so surprised, and quickly explained: "The mithril contained in the silver frost leaf is very small, so little that even low-level magicians can't see it. It is basically useless. Alas. Neither do we I know what the mage-sama thinks, that he would use mithril to make silver frost leaves."

Ace didn't take the young man's next words to heart.One silver frost leaf contains less mithril, so what about ten pieces, or one hundred pieces?

Nuoou: "If I need Silver Frost Leaf, is there any other way besides finding a great scholar?"

The young man shook his head and said, "Not anymore."

Instead, his companion suddenly said: "Actually, there are many silver frost leaves in the Millai library."

Ace and Nou looked at him at the same time, and the man continued: "Since the establishment of the Millais Library, every two or thirty years someone has been awarded the title of University Scholar and the Silver Frost Leaf. There are many scholars who like to use Silver Frost The leaves are included in the books they have read and liked, and these books are also in the Millais library. Now there are at least thousands of silver frost leaves in the library."

Ace and Nou looked at each other, and they both saw joy in each other's eyes.

However, soon, what another young man said was like pouring cold water on their heads, "This is impossible! There are hundreds of millions of books in the Millais library. Usually, some scholars accidentally discovered them, and they kept them for themselves. Gold is not exchanged. This is also the tradition of the Millais Library, a gift given to future generations by scholars. Usually, someone may find a silver frost leaf for several years, so where can I find it now?"

Ace: "Is it complicated to find the silver frost leaves? Just read all these books, and I don't want all the silver frost leaves."

Young man: "Sir, do you know how many books there are in the Millais library? It is impossible to read a book in a library in a person's life. And the silver frost leaf is very light and thin. If people don't read, they just If you flip through a book quickly, you may miss it. Furthermore, if you find 1000 books, you need 1000 Silver Frost Shells, and if you find 10000 books, you need 10000 Silver Frost Shells to borrow. But according to Ratio, 10000 books may not be able to produce a silver frost leaf, which is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack."

Ace, Nou: ...

Ace: "There's no such thing as patience in chivalry, is there? Why should we do this?"

Nou turned his head solemnly, "Ace."

Ace: "Huh?"

Nuoou: "Don't you dream of becoming a scholar?"

Ace: "Huh?"

Nuo Ou: "Try to get the title of University Scholar."

Ace: "Huh?"

how can that be? ? ?

Nou is just talking about making Ace a great scholar.

Although Ace is considered knowledgeable among his peers, a university student is the most knowledgeable person in the entire empire. Ace is still a long way from being awarded the title of a university student.Furthermore, university students must swear not to marry, not to accept titles, and to dedicate their lives to Xuehai.

This is also the reason why Nuo Ou opposed Ace becoming a university scholar.Nuo Ou felt that it was not a wise choice to make an oath about his life when he was still young.

No matter how noble the status of scholars is, in the eyes of the real superiors, they are just a means for them to control the world.Nou hopes that Ace can join him as a player in the game, not a pawn on the chessboard.

Nou and Ace didn't fully believe what the people in Millai's library said.After they left the Millais Library, they inquired for two days and got a message that the Millais University scholars in the Port of Nice would return to the Millais Library in a month.

The Millais scholar seems to be in trouble and needs help.He didn't want to owe favors to the nobles, so he promised that if someone could help him, he would try his best to fulfill that person's wish.

The Millais University scholar is not like Nou's teacher, the Mellon University scholar, who uses his own name as a title.The title of Millais University Scholar is inherited, and before each Millais University scholar dies, one person will be selected from the other University Scholars to become the new Millais University Scholar.

This person will also become the head of contemporary university scholars.

The task of the Millais University scholar should be the correct way to get the Silver Frost Leaf.

As for becoming a university student or spending millions of silver frost shells to find silver frost leaves in a haystack in the Millai library, what the hell is that?

And taking advantage of these two days, Ace and Nou split up to inquire about the news, and Ace also went back to the dead world.Bill had previously provided the prescription of the magic potion, and General Ace and Arnold also spent a lot of money to search for a lot of materials.

It seems that Bill has made new progress in making magic potions.