The bishop is unfathomable.

The following morning, at the Norren Grand Library.

Li Wei picked up today's newspaper and started reading. Sure enough, it reported on the battle that broke out in the city yesterday afternoon.

However, this time, there was none of the praise and approval that was present in the previous "faceless person" incident. Instead, there was doubt and distrust.

After all, only four days had passed since the invasion of the Faceless Ones, and yet another attack by the cult had occurred.

Moreover, a cult bishop had been hiding in the city for an unknown period of time, and had even set up a ritual array that covered the entire city!

Clearly, this ritual formation is the main concern of the citizens.

After all, rituals are not considered a good thing, at least in the eyes of most people.

However, all of this has little to do with Li Wei for the time being; in fact, it's more accurate to say that his decision yesterday was a way of currying favor with the Supervisory Bureau.

Although he is still far from being officially recognized as a bishop of the Tantric sect, he has basically secured his status as a law-abiding citizen, which provides him with a stable backup plan.

"Mr. Li Wei, I apologize for being late."

Vera stood at the open door of the library's reception room, greeting people somewhat shyly.

She wasn't wearing her inspector's uniform today; she came in her own clothes.

She wore a light-colored beret with simple lines, and her long, fluffy golden hair cascaded over her shoulders.

She wore a light-colored, loose-fitting coat over a black dress that reached her knees.

Her lower body was covered by black pantyhose and black high-top leather boots.

It's like he's become a completely different person.

Moreover, they didn't seem to be there to work; they looked more like they were on vacation.

"No, that's not true. You arrived just in time." Li Wei glanced down at his watch and smiled, then said, "Sit a little longer, the curator hasn't arrived yet."

"I just got the catalog of the books in the forbidden library, since I don't know if you can access the forbidden section."

"Let's browse through them first; maybe we can find a suitable book?"

"By the way, Miss Vera, are you off today?"

Vera sat down on the sofa and nodded: "Yes, the director specifically granted me three days off."

"This is my first vacation since I started working here last month!"

"I've even planned where to go for fun!"

Li Wei asked in surprise, "The Beldor Territory does have some beautiful scenery, but the city is under martial law now, so you probably can't leave, right?"

Vera laughed happily, revealing a little inside information: "Hehe, didn't they capture that bishop of the Son of Dust and ruin the ritual too?"

"The reason martial law was extended was because of this matter. In fact, this matter itself was kept secret. I only found out about it when it was announced at an emergency meeting last night."

"In short, the lifting of martial law will be announced at noon today!"

"If things go smoothly here, I might be able to go out and have fun this afternoon!"

"And even if martial law is in effect, there are still a few shops in the city that I've always wanted to visit but never had the time for. If all else fails, I can just stay home, read a book, take a nap, and relax."

Li Wei smiled without saying a word, choosing not to shatter the other party's beautiful illusion.

This young man, who had just started working, had indeed underestimated the difficulty of his job and lacked a clear understanding of the catalogue and titles of the banned books.

He chose to continue reading the newspaper, while Vera flipped through the catalog of the forbidden library with great interest.

"By the way, Mr. Li Wei, I heard from the director that you helped capture the bishop of the Son of Dust yesterday. Are you also a superhuman?" Vera asked curiously as she flipped through the catalog.

Li Wei made no attempt to hide anything. While reading the detective novel serialized in the newspaper, he replied, "Yes, but I've only just become a superhuman. For most of my life, I've just been an ordinary person."

"Huh? You just became a superhuman?! Was it after you became the librarian?" Vera put down the Forbidden Book Catalogue and looked at Levi with eager eyes.

"Yeah. What's wrong?" Li Wei replied casually.

"It's an urban legend. Even if you're just an ordinary person, as long as you're chosen to be the librarian of the forbidden books, you'll become a superhuman. Haven't you heard of this legend?" Vera asked rhetorically.

Li Wei laughed upon hearing this: "I see... This legend is quite true. After all, I only received this extraordinary knowledge after joining the company, even if it was just at the beginner level."

"As an inspector, you know how difficult it is to become a superhuman in this era."

"There are only a few types of people with extraordinary abilities nowadays."

"Strong individuals with extremely long lifespans, students of academies authorized to teach extraordinary knowledge, members of the four major orthodox churches, key members of various guilds, and members connected to the royal family."

"These are the mainstream types. But unfortunately, although I entered an academy that allows the teaching of extraordinary knowledge, I lack the talent to even begin. I can only pursue academic research."

"The same principle applies to churches and guilds. It's not that I can't join, but rather that I genuinely lack the relevant skills."

"Or rather, there's a lack of truly effective methods for getting started."

"Of course, there are still special cases in the world, such as inheritors who are favored by those veteran powerhouses, and geniuses who can freely connect to the Dream Realm even without any skills."

"But I am neither valued by any powerful figure nor a genius like the Witch of the West Wind."

"My mentor was an expert in ritual studies, but he was passionate about archaeology and excavating historical materials to restore knowledge lost in the dust of history, and had no intention of imparting related knowledge to me."

After listening to Levi's story, Vera didn't know how to respond for a moment, so she could only bury herself in flipping through the list of banned books.

Then, perhaps due to sheer luck, Vera casually flipped through her books and actually found a book title.

"The Application of Ritual Studies: Investigation and Location... Hey! Mr. Li Wei, do you think this book could be used?!"

"...If the content matches the title, it's obviously very suitable." Li Wei stood up and looked at the location listed in the banned book catalog: "Section 3, Shelf 7, 13th floor, 7th book from the left. Date of entry... three months ago?"

"Was there a problem with this time three months ago?" Vera asked.

"Let's go look for any problems first. I need to verify a hypothesis I came up with these past two days," Li Wei said calmly, recalling a hypothesis he had come up with a couple of days ago when he was thinking about methods for reselling banned books.

Once banned books are put into storage, they are virtually impossible to resell. According to the employee handbook, the banned book section has some kind of anti-theft mechanism.

But what if we place this step before the goods are put into storage?

……

……

"Have you seen Warren?" Blake asked, standing in the office doorway. "If you have, remember to tell him to hurry up with his work and finish organizing the documents as soon as possible."

The supervisor who shared an office with Warren raised his hand: "He went out the day before yesterday afternoon and hasn't come back. Didn't you know? He said it was work you assigned him."

"What?!" Blake's face darkened. "You're saying he hasn't come back since the afternoon before yesterday?"

"Yes."

"...You two, stop what you're doing and come with me to Warren's house."

Ten minutes later, when Blake arrived at Warren's place, he kicked open the door and saw a stiff, cold body lying face up on the floor, already lifeless.

At that moment, Blake knew things had gone terribly wrong.