The bishop is unfathomable.

Li Wei watched everything unfold before him, but didn't rush to say anything.

It wasn't until Blake ordered all the overseers to leave the apartment that Levi looked at the congressman he was meeting for the first time.

Although this seemingly sinister and stern councilor was not easy to talk to, Li Wei spoke directly without any hesitation: "Councilor, I am the new librarian of the Noren Grand Library."

"I am not interfering in the case itself, but I must take back the banned books here."

Koss turned to look at Levi, pondered for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "Please go ahead."

Li Wei didn't say anything more and walked towards the room where the incident occurred.

He had only taken a few steps when he turned back to Congressman Coase and Vera, who was still standing there, seemingly unsure of what to do. "Mr. Congressman," he said, "I'd like to ask my friend to come in and help me move some books. You don't mind, do you?"

The councilor neither agreed nor disagreed, waved his hand, turned around, got back into his carriage, and left the scene.

At this moment, the Inspectorate directly under the Parliament had taken over the scene, but no one stopped Levi and Vera from their actions, and there was no conflict with the members of the Supervisory Bureau on site. Instead, the handover of tasks proceeded in a very orderly manner.

Levi even saw that after the congressman left, Blake and the supervising officer from the Inspectorate went to a corner to smoke.

Clearly, the relationship between the two departments is not actually tense; on the contrary, it makes the whole thing seem even more strange.

But that's not something Li Wei needs to consider.

Since he's already here, no matter how the case ultimately unfolds, it's actually not really his concern anymore.

First, collect the banned books you can find, then see if you can find more.

Improving the procedures for adding banned books to the archives was a belated but necessary step. As for the rest, that was no longer his concern.

A few minutes later, the banned books that had been sorted out were carried away from the scene by Li Wei and Vera. There weren't many of them, only sixteen.

The two jumped into a horse-drawn carriage and headed towards the library.

On the way, Vera consciously refrained from touching the forbidden books, instead sitting very properly. She then looked at Levi and asked, "Mr. Levi, approximately how much time do you have left before you advance to the second level?"

"Hmm? Why are you asking this?" Li Wei turned to look at Vera, who seemed a little awkward and embarrassed.

"I was thinking... if we don't have to wait too long, could we do the promotion ceremony together?" Vera's face flushed slightly, and she was quite embarrassed. "I'm sorry, but if you feel it's presumptuous, that's fine. I'll take some time off to go back to my hometown and find some people I know to team up with."

Li Wei countered, "Team up? Isn't the promotion ceremony supposed to be solo?"

"...Mr. Levi, haven't you thoroughly researched the details of the promotion ceremony?" Now it was Vera's turn to be confused.

However, seeing the genuine shock on Li Wei's face, she patiently explained, "It's like this, Mr. Li Wei: as the energy level increases, the number of people participating in each promotion ceremony also increases."

"At the first level, it is indeed possible to advance individually."

"But this is not the case starting from the second energy level."

"The assessment given by Yu Gui will become a multi-person assessment. As for how many people will participate, it will depend entirely on how many people will be promoted at the same time as you when the promotion ceremony begins."

"The wandering demon will randomly select members from these people to perform the ritual with you; there will be at least three of them."

"But the Ghost left a loophole: the priority of team formation is based on distance. If the participants in the ritual meditate in the same place and begin the advancement ritual, they will inevitably enter the same ritual."

"The advancement ceremony that occurs at the second energy level usually involves two to three people."

"And it's highly likely that the three people have different tasks, or even conflicting tasks."

"At this point, teaming up will greatly reduce the difficulty of the ceremony."

"In a one-on-one situation, unless you are exceptionally skilled, it is easy to fail, and you may even be targeted by your teammates."

"After all, the ritual itself is not just about your personal ability; wisdom and luck are also very important factors."

"Logically speaking, it would be most appropriate for me to find someone in the supervisory bureau to form a team."

"But either everyone stays at the first level all year round and can't touch the threshold, or they are already superhumans at the second level. I can't find a suitable candidate."

Li Wei smiled wryly upon hearing this: "To be honest, I originally thought it was no big deal and planned to ask the curator for details when I had time."

"After all, as you can see, there have been a lot of things going on lately. I'm also a newly appointed administrator, and I tend to forget things when I get busy."

"Thank you for your explanation."

"So, if you're willing to trust me, I can team up with you."

Vera's eyes lit up: "Really? That's wonderful! Thank you, Mr. Levi! If you need to leave Beldor later, please let me know, and I'll be happy to help!"

Li Wei smiled and nodded, not paying much attention to the promise Vera made casually.

Before long, the carriage arrived at the library entrance. Vera enthusiastically helped Levi carry all his things to the entrance of the restricted book section on the third floor before leaving.

It was already close to dusk.

Li Wei carried a stack of books tied with rope in one hand and walked into the restricted book section, then temporarily placed all the books on the sofa in the office.

He then picked up the office phone and called Barris.

"Director, the matter is temporarily resolved. I have retrieved some banned books."

"Well, things are relatively stable, but the matter is currently being investigated by the Inspectorate and the Supervisory Bureau has not been involved."

"By the way, Mr. Librarian, you said I could also borrow books, right?"

"I would like to borrow a book called 'The Poem of the Soul' for one month. Is that alright?"

"Really? That's great. Are there no other procedures? Like getting a stamp, or dispelling some rituals or barriers?"

"Nothing's needed? I understand."

Li Wei hung up the phone, then picked up the Poem of the Soul from the table with satisfaction and prepared to go home.

Just then, messages started popping up in the analysis panel, even though he hadn't checked it for a while.

[Project being analyzed: Poem of Souls (Phase 2), current progress: Completed.]

[Loading and organizing the second phase-specific spells...]

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[Gain spell: Soul Possession]

[Soul Possession: Since it is my shadow, it shall be my power. This ability allows a familiar to attach itself to the creator's body in a possessive state, greatly enhancing physical attributes and granting the creator the familiar's characteristics and skills.]

The characteristics and traits of a familiar can be concealed; in possessed form, the familiar's form can be freely changed according to the creator's will.

[If the familiar contains pre-stored spiritual energy, then after possession, this spiritual energy will persist for 24 hours as temporary spiritual energy.]

[Consumption: None required.]

[Current maximum number of familiars attached: 1]

Li Wei's eyes lit up as soon as he saw this skill.

He then used Soul Attachment directly in the office.

The next moment, accompanied by a flash of purplish-black light, a pair of huge wings suddenly stretched out from Li Wei's back.

It is an existence that exists between illusion and reality; it seems not to exist, yet it can interfere with reality.

The flickering purple-black lightning danced in Li Wei's palms and fingertips.

Li Wei felt that he had been reborn, but he knew very well that this was probably just an illusion.

However, he was certain that he could indeed fly and launch lightning bolts like a falcon.

The consumption remained the same, but the ten points of spiritual energy that had not yet been used up in Falcon's body were added to him. Combined with the thirty points of spiritual energy that he had fully recovered under the mana restoration effect of the Dream Realm's Blessing, the total amount had exceeded the limit of the first energy level.

Even with temporary psionic energy, a first-level superhuman can only accumulate a maximum of about 30 points of temporary psionic energy.

In other words, Li Wei could use this method to achieve combat power exceeding the first level.

Furthermore, the possession effect of a familiar is permanent, unless the user removes it themselves, and requires no cost.

The only limitation is that once the Falcon is possessed, it cannot be summoned independently.

"I should hurry up and advance. According to the limitations of the Soul Shadow, I should be able to create another shadow and make a second familiar when I reach the second energy level."