The red moon returns

Chapter 172 The Price of Knowledge

At this moment, Lin Qi seemed to be in the endless universe, with billions of stars twinkling around him.

There seemed to be countless lines of sight hidden in the starlight. The lines of sight were cold, without sadness, joy, or anger, without a trace of emotion, just simply observing Lin Qi.

Staring at the endless brilliance, scenes of illusion flashed before Lynch's eyes.

He seemed to have seen the first flash of the world, as if he had seen the beginning and destruction of the planet, as if he had seen the birth and death of life.

That is the truth of the world, that is the law of all things, so complex and so mysterious.

It was so tempting that Lynch couldn't help but want to get closer, like a moth flying into a flame, trying to pry into the truth of that moment even though he was bruised and bruised.

Through countless illusions, Lin Qi seemed to see a hazy scene...

[Look down. 】

The trance was broken by a gentle female voice. Lin Qi did not hesitate at all and immediately lowered his gaze. Therefore, he saw nothing but an indescribable light flashing in the corner of his eye.

Only then did he realize what he had just done. The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, and I almost took the initiative to look directly at the evil god.

It's really a library.

The old man pointed to the newspaper held by Lynch. Lynch's black and white photo was printed on it, which looked a little silly: "I'm sorry, what you just saw is the review that everyone who enters for the first time will go through. I hope I didn't give it to you." You create a bad experience.”

"Do you know me?" Lin Qi also lowered his voice subconsciously, "And what was that just now?"

Lin Qi smiled awkwardly and politely, nodded and said, "Then you are..."

"We are a group of collectors and disseminators of knowledge, believing in the Lord of Billions of Lights."

Looking at the colorful lights in the corner of his eyes, Lynch's mouth trembled, knowing that his high inspiration had made another contribution and almost sent him away, forcing Ms. Luna to take the initiative to remind her.

In a second thought, Lin Qi suddenly realized that the flash of light in his peripheral vision had stopped abruptly. The next moment, the surrounding scenery changed, and he had returned to the real world, and his feet were again on the ground.

"A certain Old One, as for his name, do you really want to know?"

The tall and gorgeous stone corridor is covered with thick wool carpets. On both sides of the corridor are stone halls with rows of giant bookshelves running up and down. The bookshelves are filled with books of different sizes, exuding a faint aura. Paper fragrance.

Of course not, I just almost sent myself away.

"Welcome, Mr. Lynch Levyv."

[Yes, your will cannot accept its existence yet, Lynch. 】

[Actually, it is not dangerous to ordinary people. It has no good intentions or malice, and ordinary people cannot peek into its existence. 】

'Thanks, neighbor, quite a dangerous evil god. '

He was now facing away from the stone door he touched when he came in, and was in a long corridor.

Everything just seemed to be just a dream.

"Huh? Who is that?" Lynch recalled that the twelve main gods did not have such names.

An old man with white hair and beard, wearing a bachelor's robe that looked a bit like a university in his previous life, was coming out of the corridor. He had a wise smile on his face and spoke softly.

I'm afraid I won't have time to spare.

Lynch still remembered that when he came into contact with the sewer ghoul Elder Blue, Ms. Luna once reminded him that these names from ancient memories are themselves the embodiment of mystery and filth. Once heard, it often means that a preliminary connection has been established. , the possibility of subsequent interactions will be greatly increased.

He immediately shook his head vigorously and changed the subject: "This is the first time I have met such a frank evil...well." "Oh, not all the old rulers are hostile to the world. The lady behind you No, that’s not the case either.”

"Huh? Me?"

Lynch was stunned. He was referring to Ms. Luna? No, she is not an evil god.

"Why, wasn't she the lady who left a blessing in your soul?"

"Oh, you mean her." Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that anyone could really find her neighbor, but it turned out to be the cat goddess Bastet.

"Well, those of us just have beliefs that are not in harmony with the public. Although our thinking is a little paranoid and abnormal due to too many contacts with the old rulers, we are not completely crazy. We are different from those completely crazy cultists. What we believe in The old gods are not very interested in destroying the world and massacring human souls for sacrifice, so we get along well with most of the soul-shifters, except, of course, the Church of the Lord God."

"I understand, so this Lord of Billions of Lights is related to knowledge. Do you gain knowledge by believing in it?"

"It can be said that he is in charge of endless knowledge, and indeed he is generous and gives knowledge to those who please him, but we never obtain knowledge by pleasing him."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because the knowledge he gave is random. The truth of the world is composed of countless knowledge, but only a very small part can be accepted by human will. Those twisted and weird ones will make people crazy even if they think about it. Knowledge will only completely swallow up the listener's sanity and turn people into ashes under the light of truth. No one is willing to try to see whether they can bet on such a small probability event."

The old man sighed and said:

"So we serve him only because he holds the authority of knowledge, not because he will give us knowledge. We usually collect books and documents recording knowledge from all over the world and store them here for people to read, and we will also allow people to read them. Outsiders are consigning some mysterious documents.”

"Anyone can read?" Lynch remembered that when he came in, he saw several people coming in and out, most of them were ordinary people with various identities.

"Of course it's impossible. It's not that easy to acquire knowledge. Not everyone has this qualification. Only those who are approved by us can enter the library to read, and purchasing items requires qualifications."

Sure enough, knowledge is priceless, and Lin Qi's expression became solemn.

He was also tempted.

Living in this world ignorantly, having a place to check information is more important than anything else. Although you can borrow some books from the Church of the Night and Duke Wein by cheating, it is very difficult when it comes to mysterious documents, and it is far less than a library. The museum is comprehensive.

"How can I get your approval?"

"That depends on how pious you are about knowledge." The old man put away his smile and said seriously, "What you want to get, you must pay an equal price, especially knowledge. If you want to obtain qualifications, You must be mentally prepared to pay a huge price, are you... ready?"

Lin Qi subconsciously made a swallowing movement and asked anxiously: "What is the price? Please tell me clearly. I can bear it."

The old man had a straight face, looked Lynch up and down, and nodded: "The price of the materials depends on the specific situation. For ordinary documents, two shillings are borrowed at a time. For mysterious documents, it is one pound for the horror-level documents, and two pounds for the destructive-level documents. , disaster level is twenty pounds a time, and higher levels are not open to the public. All materials are not allowed to be taken out of the library, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. After borrowing, mysterious documents can only be rented in the reading room for reading, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. The cost of using the reading room is one pound. ten minutes."

???

What the hell?

Just a fee?

Lin Qi felt that his brain was a little exhausted. It took him a long time to turn around, and he became furious on the spot.

Forget about paying for reading, just pretend that you belong to a certain point and offer sky-high prices. Are you trying to steal money? This is already full-scale blackmail. Why don't you go and share your experiences with the bank robber just now?

"Knowledge is precious. If you want to acquire knowledge, how can you not pay a huge price, right, Mr. Leviv?" The old man twisted his beard and smiled. Now there was no trace of wisdom at all, so Lynch could only feel the words in his mouth. There must be fangs, "otherwise, why do you think we could buy such a large piece of land in a bustling urban area? It's all because of your strong support."

Damn it, none of the cultists are good people.

Just wait, I'm going to ask the Watchers to come forward and destroy you evil and crazy cultists.

The muscles on Lynch's face trembled, and he felt that the Rand Pounds he had just put into his pocket were holding hands in a circle, bowing in silence around him.

(End of this chapter)