Chapter 1171 Fatal Game (IX)
"Hmm..."
After leaving the spacious and bright 'main hall', Mo Tan appeared out of thin air in a burst of distorted fluctuations, with a somewhat stiff expression. He sighed softly and turned to look at the interested petite girl next to him with complex eyes: "I always feel that the atmosphere here is a bit bad."
Because there is With the double protection of the rune substrate and the space shield, the teleportation just now did not put any burden on Frank Hughes's body, which was not weak but definitely not strong. However, even so, after getting used to it After seeing the transparent, bright, and atmospheric style of the library, this "library" with an area of less than 100 square meters and a very deep and dark feeling still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
“It’s just an illusion.”
Futaba glanced at Mo Tan, and lazily took her steps that were not very wide, walking leisurely between the bookshelves displayed on both sides with an astonishing density: "Anyway, here is It is also one of the most protected places in the entire Academy City. If the administrator wants to make it taller It should be just a matter of effort, so this atmosphere similar to that of a supernatural film set was probably deliberately created."
"A supernatural film... set?"
Following Futaba. Mo Tan was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Although I don't quite understand what it is. Meaning, but does Miss Futaba think that this kind of atmosphere is more likely to deter those students who are very curious?"
The girl nodded indifferently, then shrugged: "That's probably the case. Yeah, but the effect probably won't be very good. After all, the people here are considered elites. Those who can get permission to enter the forbidden book area are the elites among the elites, so..."
She spread her hands and drew a sarcastic curve at the corner of her mouth, not knowing that she was mocking those in her mouth. The "elite" is still making fun of the "dissuasion measures" adopted by those big shots in the forbidden book area.
"Well... Even if Miss Futaba says so, I think it's better to be a little more careful."
Mo Tan, who seemed to be frightened, touched the tip of his nose and followed Futaba's steps: "After all, this is a 'forbidden book zone'."
"Yes, it is a forbidden book zone, but both you and I are already adults."
Twin leaves are white finger The tip passed through a row of book spines, and while he was looking at the antique thick books around him with interest, he smiled and said: "So there is no problem at all!"
Mo Tan twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly: "Even if your tone and expression are cute, Ms. Futaba... But the 'forbidden book' in that sentence and the 'forbidden book' here are completely different concepts."
"Hey, don't you think talking about some vulgar topics in this atmosphere is helpful to lighten the atmosphere?"
Futaba smacked her lips, then turned around and glared at Mo Tan fiercely: " Also, you are too close, Mr. Frank. Even if I am a pretty casual girl, I will still feel troubled by sexual harassment like you, so can you please stay away?"
Mo Tan paused in embarrassment and waved his hand: "You misunderstood, I'm just a little scared."
He casually pulled out a copy of "What You Don't Know" from the bookshelf. "The Dark Side", the girl flipped through absentmindedly while rolling her eyes: "What are you afraid of?"
"Afraid that I will be hurt by the 'knowledge' here."
Mo Tan smiled without any embarrassment, but did not show any uneasiness or nervousness. Both his expression and demeanor were the same as usual, and he said warmly: "Even if Miss Shuangye, you are a talented person and bold, this place is very important to me." This kind of thing is not very friendly to ordinary people, so..."
"So you are just huddled next to me like a quail?"
Futaba used the bag in his bag. The quill quickly wrote a huge [Silly] on the title page of "The Dark Side You Don't Know". He threw the stream-of-consciousness book to the ground, covered his mouth and chuckled: "I didn't see it. Ah, Frank, you are so afraid of death."
Frank nodded generously and said seriously: "Yes, maybe I did lack respect for death in the past, but after meeting Diana, I..."
"You don't want to die, do you? Because of the great love, ugh"
Futaba interrupted him impatiently, then held her stomach and made a vomiting gesture: "So I'm telling you, are you a bit too hypocritical? Can't you speak properly? You have to do something. Is it all about Diana? You have already established a good image. Do you know that if you increase your efforts, you will be overdoing it?”
Facing the girl’s sharp words, Frank Hughes still maintained his attitude. Dress appropriately And with a gentlemanly smile, he bowed slightly and said: "If I have caused you any discomfort, I am willing to apologize."
"Then put away your 'Diana theory' and use the honorific by the way." Cancel it, Miss Futaba, Miss Futaba, it’s so disgusting.”
“I understand, Futaba.”
“So, you really can’t get away. ?”
"I prefer Futaba that you can protect me when danger arises."
Mo Tan's smile is sincere and candid.
"You are really promising..."
As if he didn't even have the strength to stare, Futaba slumped his shoulders feebly and continued to look relaxed. The books collected on this floor were thoroughly investigated without any slowness but with high efficiency and high pace.
As for Frank, who was a little timid because of his 'fear of death', he followed Futaba's pace in the process and always stayed within two meters of the latter, but he also He just followed the other party without making any rash moves. He even deliberately turned his head away when Futaba was reading. His demeanor was pretty good.
However, since Futaba did not deliberately conceal it, and even deliberately let Mo Tan notice what he had read, the latter was quite aware of the books that the girl had consulted. As he expected, the book Futaba selected Most of the books were books related to magic knowledge, especially those related to the epic level and above and below the intermediate level. Almost every book that the two passed by had not been left behind.
But based on the analysis of the girl's increasingly unhappy expression, Mo Tan felt that the former had probably not found anything that could allow him to find a breakthrough. In addition, Futaba's clear and pleasant scolding voice was steadily increasing in frequency. , the progress is obviously not optimistic.
This did not surprise Mo Tan. After all, books like "Lifting the Veil of Magic·Answers", "The Deception of a Half-Step Epic", "Sublimation of Inferior Elements·300 Experiment Records", " "Sexy photo album of personified elements of various attributes: The Devil's Girl Chapter". These books that may be helpful to girls have been hidden by him in advance, so even if Futaba delays twice as much time, it will probably be very difficult. It's hard to find anything that will help her solidify the reading material that will improve her strength.
In short, Futaba, who did not know that the coward beside her had already done something here in advance, did not give up. Even if the books that might be helpful for her to advance to the epic level were collected, the girl was still here. The layer stayed there for nearly two hours.
In fact, although her purpose was very clear, she was still willing to 'waste' her time on many irrelevant books, including several critical and authentic unofficial histories that even delayed her. More than half an hour, the specific content seems to be...
"There are real-time records about the Hamilton Empire."
Carefully catching "Montas Clouds III" that Futaba threw to him, Mo Tan casually opened the catalog while comparing Futaba to He also scanned the content with no less speed, and said with great interest: "If I remember correctly, the predecessor of the current Violet Empire in the Southeast Continent is the Hamilton Empire, and this book is... Well, sure enough, the Holy Calendar It was written in 8421. It seems that this is the reason why it was included in the restricted book area."
Futaba knew very well that Frank was a bard with real materials, so he treated the latter. The feedback given was not surprising, she just asked casually: "Oh? So why?"
Because she only carefully read a few ladies in it, she really didn't know why this book was from different places. Books that are very 'harmless' from this perspective will be collected here.
“From the content point of view, I don’t think there is anything in this book that would be classified as ‘taboo’. However, in that era nearly a thousand years ago, the existence of this book itself was A kind of 'taboo'." Mo Tan smiled, caressing the "Montas Clouds III" and talked about it: "In the more than a century between 8350 and 8500 in the Holy Calendar, there were almost no books in the entire southeastern continent. Any power can rival Hamilton's empire, and the period when this book was written can be said to be the most powerful and prosperous decades of that empire."
Futaba, holding his shoulders and leaning on the bookshelf, nodded lazily: "So, how do you think the book that seems to be smearing that empire was written by the author to seek death?"
“Well, how should I put it? Although this is the first time I have seen this series of books, its author Alice H. Tonks is a celebrity, especially after reading Ms. Alice’s book which is not a poem, but is far more valuable than poetry. After recalling "The Black Maid's Pocket Watch", I feel that even if I talk about her It is no exaggeration to say that he was one of the most famous writers of the year."
Mo Tan raised his head with longing, greeted the lady who did not exist in this time and space, and said softly: "And even back then, her influence was huge. , so it’s so big that even the Hamilton Empire can’t easily attack her.”
Futaba smacked her lips and asked in surprise: “How can I say that that sister is both civil and military? The legendary strong man?”
Mo Tan shook his head: "That's not the case. In my impression, Ms. Alice was only at the level of a high-level mage until the years after her death. And even if she was a legendary powerhouse, compared to Hamilton, who was such a master at that time. I'm afraid it doesn't pose much of a threat to the empire."
"Then why?"
Futaba frowned and threatened: "Hurry up, or I'll set fire to it. Your crotch is roasting your bird.”
“Please don’t do this...”
Frank obviously didn’t have much resistance to such vulgar words and quickly raised his hand. Surrendered, and then asked with a smile: "So, Futaba, do you know what the surname Tonks was because of in that era?"
Peng——
A brilliant spark exploded on Futaba’s middle finger.
"Ahem, in fact, Tonks is the surname of the Hamilton Empire royal family, and it is also the kind of surname that only the direct descendants of the royal family with the purest blood are eligible to inherit."
Mo Tan Quickly solved the mystery , lowered his eyes and looked at the author's name on the spine: "In other words, Ms. Alice herself is officially a core member of the Hamilton Empire royal family."
Futaba raised her eyebrows: "Then what? These sisters Are you quite rebellious?”
"I can't say rebellious, but Alice H. Tonks is undoubtedly an upright person, which is also reflected in her works, and this book..."
Mo Tan narrowed his eyes slightly. He opened his eyes and said softly: "Although I only read the catalog, if nothing else, there shouldn't be any content that deliberately discredits the Hamilton Empire."
Futaba keenly captured the key points of the other party's words. : "You said 'there is no deliberate smearing'?"
"Yes, there is no deliberate smearing. I'm afraid Ms. Alice just faithfully restored what she saw and heard, and then expressed herself "
Mo Tan nodded and said with a smile: "However, these extremely loyal things are in themselves a kind of blasphemy against the Hamilton Empire, because there are so many dark sides in that empire. It makes people shudder, especially the sick Hamilton royal family. Their cruelty and selfishness have reached an appalling level, so..."
"It's precisely because it restores reality too much that it became a 'taboo'. Well, it doesn't seem to be a problem. After all, just the few chapters I've read casually, the contents are exciting enough."
Futaba answered casually, then narrowed his eyes slightly: "But..."
"Huh?"
Mo Tan looked at Futaba blankly, tilted his head and asked : "But what?"
"But you should have only read the table of contents of this book."
The eyes behind the lenses gradually became sharper, and the girl looked at the man in front of her meaningfully: "So, why do you know the true face of the Hamilton Empire?"
"Pfft."
Mo Tan laughed dumbly and shrugged: "Of course it's because the rebels exposed all the dark things after overthrowing the rule of that empire. After all, this book was definitely banned back then. It’s a banned book, but if you look at it now that the Hamilton dynasty has been destroyed, it’s not a secret at all.”
Futaba was stunned for a moment, and the chill in his eyes disappeared like an illusion, and then he also laughed: “Haha, So that’s what happened, I just thought Frank you sneaked into the forbidden book area and read it without me knowing.”
It is true that Futaba sneaked into the forbidden book area and read it without me knowing. Mo Tan, who had played the complete set of "Mengsk Clouds", shook his head and said with a wry smile: "How is that possible? And the reason why I know it in such detail... actually has some other reasons."
"Oh? For example?"
"It's hard to elaborate on this."
"Why are you so annoying?"
"Sorry."< br>
“I don’t care, if you don’t tell me the whole story, I will roast the bird for you.”
"This...if I have a chance in the future, I might say it, and..."
"And what?"
"I swore to myself that if I really want to mention something If anything happens, I will be the first to tell Diana.”
“Hey.”
"Get out! I'm so annoying!"
Chapter 1,164: The End
(End of this chapter)