Skeleton King

Ace walked up from the foot of the mountain to the Millais Library familiarly. When Ace walked into the lobby, the two staff members on duty in the Millais Library immediately stood up and saluted Ace.

In the Millais Library, unless His Majesty the Pansy Empire comes in person, the most respected people here will always be scholars.

Ace nodded, passed them, and walked towards the top of the Millais library.

The gorgeous retro stone door has a wooden shelf carved on it, and a naked man is tied to it. Under the wooden shelf is a burning flame. The man's expression is extremely painful, as if he is shouting and howling.Near the wooden shelf, there were many people with numb or excited expressions, and they gathered together to watch this scene.

The style of this carving is extremely rough, I don't know how many years ago it was.So much so that the last time Ace followed the Millais University scholars to the Millais Library, he didn't notice it.

Ace thought, this was probably thousands of years ago, when ignorant humans were performing sacrifices.

The Millais library engraved it on the door of the study room of the Millais University scholars, probably to warn the world, remember the power of knowledge, and not return to the past of ignorance.

Ace knocked on the stone door of Millais University's study.

On the street of Mi Lai just now, Ace noticed that the magic lamp in the study room of the University of Mi Lai was still on.Although it's so late now, it's not good for Ace to disturb the Millais scholar, but tomorrow morning, Ace will go back to Bremen with Prince Xiben and Nou, and Ace is always half of the Millais scholar. Disciple, it is better to say hello.

There was no sound in the study, but there was light through the stone door.

Could it be that the Millais scholars are not there, but the magic lamp is still on?Or did Millais academics not hear?Ace thought, if there is no response in the study, he will leave.

Ashby knocked harder on the door just now.

To Ace's surprise, the heavy stone door of the study was not closed tightly, let alone locked. He only used a little force, and the stone door was opened.Ace looked at the open stone door, feeling a bit in a dilemma.

Ace called softly at the door of the study twice, "Scholar Millai. Scholar Millai."

No one in the study answered.

Ace walked into the study room, intending to close the stone door, but before Ace walked a few steps into the study room, he saw the University of Millais lying on the desk, as if asleep.

Ace hesitated for a while, but walked up to Scholar Millais, gave him a slight push, and shouted, "Teacher, teacher, don't sleep here, it's cold at night."

Ace thought of the age of the Millais University scholar, and he must have bad cervical and lumbar spine. Although the Millais University scholar looks energetic, but when he is old, even the smallest problems can easily become serious ones.

Ace looked around the study room, wondering if there were any clothes to put on for the University of Millais. At this moment, there was a rustling sound from the table behind Ace.

Ace turned his head and saw that the scholar Millais had woken up.The Millais scholar rubbed his face, opened his sharp blue eyes, and looked at Ace, his voice was still as kind as ever, "Ace, why are you here?"

Ace seemed to be stupid, he stared blankly at Scholar Millai.

The Millais scholar asked concerned: "Ace, what happened?"

Ace stuttered like a stuck computer, "Mimi Milai University Scholar."

The Millais University scholar showed a kind smile, and looked at Ace encouragingly, "Call me teacher."

Ace, who was about to crash, suddenly seemed to have a new firewall. Ace came back to his senses, looked at the University of Millais with pity, and said, "Teacher, you forgot to put on makeup."

The blue eyes of the Millais scholar blinked, and then blinked again.

"What are you talking about?" the Millais scholar said so, but turned his head to look at the glass on the window behind him.

In the dark night, under the illumination of the magic lamp, this glass is more effective than ordinary household mirrors. It clearly reflects an "old man" with disheveled white hair and an ordinary gray robe.If the skin on this "old man"'s face hadn't been wrinkled like a girl in [-], and his facial features hadn't been so erect, handsome and full of youthful vigor, he might really be an old man.

The Millais scholar gave Ace a sad look.

Ace: "I'll come back later if you're not sleepy."

After Ace finished speaking, he turned and left the study of the Millais University scholar.

Ace was outside the study, staring blankly at the carvings on the stone door. The first second he saw the Millai University scholar, Ace thought someone was pretending to be a Millai University scholar.However, the familiar tone and words of that "young man" told Ace clearly.

This Millais scholar is not a fake, on the contrary, he looks like an ordinary Millais scholar, that is a disguise.

Ace thought, Port of Nice is indeed the most magical place on the mainland.

"Ace, come in." Soon, Ace heard the voice of the Millais scholar again.Ace pushed open the stone door and walked in. At this moment, sitting behind the desk of the University of Millais was a "real" old man with wrinkled face and sporadic age spots.

Ace stared at the Millais scholar, and the Millais scholar stared at Ace, and the two of them blinked at each other.

Ace couldn't hold back, and asked, "Teacher, why are you pretending to be so old-fashioned? You are usually very handsome."

Millais University scholar: "Because this conforms to the world's definition of a university student. My real appearance will make people feel that I lack majesty." Seeing Ace's inability to accept, Millais University scholar continued: "Of course, There are other reasons, but it is not yet time for you to know."

Ace: "Oh, fine. I'll keep the teacher a secret."

The Millais University scholar smiled and said: "It's okay, everyone who should know knows it. You come to me now, what's the matter?"

Ace didn't quite understand who the "people who should know" referred to, but said: "Teacher, I'm leaving Port of Nice tomorrow. I don't know if I will have a chance to see you in the future."

The Millais scholar nodded and said, "We will meet again."

Ace took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, and asked directly: "Teacher, I want to ask, what are the conditions for becoming a university student?"

Millais University scholar: "Why do you suddenly want to ask this?"

Ace: "I want to have a direction to work hard."

There was a sudden silence in the study, which was a bit awkward, and a little breathless.Ace was wondering if he said something wrong, so he heard the Millais scholar say, "Ace Neumann, why do you want to become a scholar?"

Ace was about to answer, but the Millais scholar suddenly spoke, causing Ace to swallow the answer he was going to say.

Millais scholar: "You'd better think about it before answering. This is the second time I'm asking you this question. I'm not sure if I'll ask you a third time."

Ace asked back: "Does my answer have something to do with whether I can become a university student?"

The Millais scholar didn't hold back, and said directly: "It does matter. As long as I recognize you, when the sun shines here today, you will become the fourth university scholar alive."

It was pitch black outside the window at this time, and there was still some time before dawn, and this time was also the darkest of the day.

Ace's mind quickly went through all the great scholars in history, and he couldn't figure out what these great scholars had in common.

However, Ace has already determined that the guess of the Sword Master of Tianshield is not wrong.The same is true of Ace's memory. Many well-known scholars in history did not become university scholars. On the contrary, a small number of university scholars were unknown and did not leave shocking works.

But what is the difference between scholars and university scholars?

Most of them are simple in nature, never married, and have no children, but this is the requirement of the Millais library.

However, the university scholars prefer the port of Nice, and most of the university scholars spend their lives here.When they died, they were mostly accompanied by their students and friends. There are also examples of two university scholars who studied together, ate and slept together, and passed away one after another.

The Millais University scholar folded his hands and looked at Ace quietly, "Ace Neumann, you don't have to think too much about other people's deeds, this question is for you. What I want to hear is about you, Truth."

Ace recalled what happened after he entered the port of Nice, and something seemed to break out of his heart.

The Millais University scholar finally reminded: "Actually, you had the opportunity to become a university scholar a long time ago. All the books borrowed by everyone in the Millais library are recorded."

Ace: ...

This reminder might as well not be reminded, he has read at least a few million, or even tens of millions of books in the Millai library.

But combined with Ace's conjecture just now, Ace has already realized it, and Ace asked: "Teacher, I have fulfilled the conditions for becoming a university student very early?"

The Millais scholar nodded with a smile.

Ace thought, it must be before he took the scholar exam, the Millais scholar didn't happen to see his parchment, he was waiting for him to answer the question.It was not for nothing that the Millais scholar had asked him before they headed to the small library.

At the same time, Ace also vaguely guessed the origin of Millai's library.

Ace said: "Last time, at the bottom of the Millais library, I replied that the teacher's words were not false. But there is another very important reason. The rules of the Millais library are not a constraint for me, but a release. .From a long time ago, I never thought about getting married. A beautiful, charming and noble wife is not lucky for me, but unlucky. Not only for her, but also for me. I will never be able to have children."

"Because I'll never be able to love her."

Millais Scholar: "Why?"

Ace: "Some people are born different. I like to conquer beings stronger than me. They can make my heart beat and fill me with desire. They won't be women."

The Millais scholar raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Ace thought of the man who was tied to the fire on the stone gate of the Millai University scholar, and thought of the dark years before the founding of the Pansy Empire. All those who violated the forbidden love were either buried alive or burned.

Ace thought about the origin of the Millai Library that he saw in the small library. The book said that the Millai Library was originally built at the bottom of the mountain to protect the books that were ordered to be burned by the empire.

Ace didn't think much of it.

Now, Ace understands that there has never been a literary inquisition on this continent, so what books must be burned?What the Millais Library originally protected were not books at all, but people.

He was ordered by the empire to be burned.

Therefore, those who become great scholars are all of the same kind.They brought civilization to this continent, brought order to this continent, brought the unfairly treated people back to the Millais library, and set rules for them.

It wasn't until Milley's library grew in influence that they started taking others in.

Once, they hated, loathed, and feared being excluded from the group. Now, they have become strong, and they will not make the same mistakes.It is only to distinguish them that there are scholars and great scholars.

Ace watched the rising sun quietly, the darkness passed away, and the Pansy Empire would be more tolerant to this continent and all human beings.

The Millais scholar stood up from his chair and walked to Ace. I don't know how he did it. He took off the camouflage on his face again, revealing his handsome appearance, and his messy white hair disappeared. Into soft, smooth white short hair.

He walked to Ace with a smile, his hand lightly brushed against Ace's cheek, and he said, "Ace, since we are the same kind, what do you think of me?"