Chapter 535 Knowledge is power (Additional update for the leader of the alliance, Qianlong Zhixiango!)
There are two main buildings at St. Byron's College.
The left one is called "wisdom" and the right one is called "inspiration".
The middle is connected by a long transparent trestle, which is called the "Bridge of Thoughts". The entire body is made of magic material and is indestructible. Under the bridge, there is also a giant mechanical clock dial. Every hour, the built-in copper bell will ring on its own, making a loud sound that resounds throughout the college.
It's exactly two o'clock in the afternoon.
When——
A bell rang.
On the spiral staircase of the "St. Byron's Great Library" behind the two main buildings, Chen Lun stopped and looked at the clock through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
He noticed that many students who were reading silently stood up spontaneously, carefully packed the borrowed books, and hurried away with their canvas bags on their backs.
‘Is it time for class...’
Chen Lun secretly guessed, then shook his head and continued walking up.
He just walked around the first floor and found that the collection of books here is huge. Regardless of any subject or any basic knowledge, you can find it in divided areas.
There are dozens of huge bookshelves to store even stories and love poems used for entertainment. It's just that few students are willing to visit that area.
When you come to the second floor, the first thing you see is a spacious hall like a train station waiting platform. It is not only decorated with a large number of potted flowers, but also has many leather sofas for students to rest and read.
Chen Lun's arrival was inconspicuous, and readers who were immersed in the book did not notice him at all.
‘This should also be a place where ordinary books are stored... Although it is more advanced, it is not considered mysterious knowledge. ’
Chen Lun thought to himself.
He didn't stop at the second floor, but continued going up.
He kept going until he reached the fifth floor, the top floor, when he found a registration-like reception desk inside the entrance. The light on the entire fifth floor was dim, and he could only vaguely see the outlines of some ancient bookshelves.
Behind the front desk, there was a middle-aged man with pale skin sitting.
This person has messy hair and a pair of thick glasses on the bridge of his nose. He is concentrating on flipping through an ancient book at hand. Through the lenses, you can even see his fanatical and obsessed eyes.
Chen Lun did not interrupt rashly, but stood quietly at the table waiting. He knew that the other party must have sensed his arrival...
["Saint Byron Great Library Secret Administrator" Galio (Saint Incarnation/Magic Department Sequence Four - Ancient Scholar)]
A long while.
The administrator slowly closed the book.
He showed a little impatience on his face. After glancing at the gentleman in black hat, he just said:
"The fifth floor is not open to outsiders and ordinary students."
Chen Lun took off his top hat and handed over a palm-sized blue badge in the shape of a kite shield.
"I'm the new professor, Jack Speight."
Galio glanced at the badge, but just grinned.
"A Saint of Destiny uses his true identity to become a professor at St. Byron College? Haha..."
"The desire for knowledge is human nature. Even if it changes, this will not disappear, but will become even worse... The pursuit of knowledge is the obsession of every extraordinary person, isn't it?"
Chen Lun smiled and said slowly.
Galio did not refute, but nodded in agreement.
"You are right, Your Majesty Jack."
He pushed the badge back expressionlessly, pointed to the bookshelf area on the fifth floor, and said indifferently:
"Then I hope you can get pleasure from knowledge... In addition, I advise you not to mess around in St. Byron. I am not the only one watching here."
"Thank you, His Majesty Galio, for your advice. I will abide by the rules."
Chen Lun was not angry either. He knew that this was the proper attitude and style of the Madman School. He put away his badge, put his black hat back on his head, and walked in with his white cane.
Galio then seemed to lose interest in him, and continued to read the ancient books at hand without even looking at him.
Chen Lun roughly felt the situation on the fifth floor.
This place seems spacious, but in fact the number of books collected is much lower than downstairs. After all, every book here is a mysterious book related to magic!
Dozens of bookshelves are neatly arranged, and the tightly arranged books on them add up to at least thousands... Chen Lun couldn't help but secretly sigh, the foundation of the Madman School is indeed quite profound, even if these books are not very high-level knowledge, But it is also a rare treasure.
For myself, it is an urgent need.
After all, his purpose of coming to the Byron Kingdom this time was to conduct systematic study, fully master the basic knowledge of magic, and then gain inspiration from it.
There were actually not many people on the fifth floor. There were only thirty or forty people at this time. Most of them were lecturers and professors from the college, who were older. A few of them were students who had passed inspections and were generally young.
These people are all extraordinary people in the magic department. Most of the lecturers and professors are in the middle sequence, while the students are wandering around in the low sequence.
They were either standing in front of the bookshelf, or sitting on the chairs in the reading area, quietly flipping through the mysterious books on hand. No one spoke or looked around.
Chen Lun liked this kind of environment and atmosphere very much. He secretly admired it and walked towards a bookshelf.
‘Since everything goes well, let’s start from now on without further ado…’
he thought.
As a high-ranking person, the way he reads books is naturally different from ordinary people... He raised his ivory white cane and tapped the spine of a book on the bookshelf.
The full-level passive [Five Senses], [Multi-tasking] and the mythical creature characteristic "Enlightened Skull" are activated at the same time.
The majestic words flow into the mind like a river and are displayed, surpassing the limits of human brain power and computing power to browse, remember and understand them.
Chen Lun closed his eyes, and in just a few seconds, he read through this mysterious book.
[You read "A Brief Discussion on the Relationship between Matter and Energy" (100% progress)]
[Knowledge Collector LV2 (Blessing) takes effect! 】
[The mysterious accumulation speed is slightly increased (entry) takes effect! 】
[You have gained 1,400 experience points! 】
【Your understanding of magic has taken another step forward...】
'very good. ’
Chen Lun opened his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Immediately, he turned his attention to an adjacent book and touched the spine of the book lightly with his white cane again.
Knowledge, like elves returning home, poured into his mind one after another and turned into his nourishment...
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The time came to nine o'clock in the evening.
When——
As the bell of St. Byron rang, the students in the library left in twos and threes with some reluctance. It was not until the door was about to close that Chen Lun slowly walked out.
After an afternoon and half a night of reading, he had gained a lot of basic knowledge of magic. He didn't deliberately remember how many books he had read, but there must be two to three hundred.
To be honest, even ordinary magic saints may not be able to compare with him in terms of learning efficiency.
‘The experience points gained from reading books alone add up to nearly three hundred thousand... This is also a good supplement to the gap needed for upgrading. ’
Chen Lun stopped, looked back at the St. Byron Library standing silently under the night, and smiled softly.
In fact, if he could, he would rather stay on the fifth floor, reading the secret book there all the time, and absorbing the nutrients of knowledge... After all, he can stay up all day, without eating or drinking, and study seriously, and his efficiency can be called fear.
It's a pity that St. Byron has strict regulations. The Great Library opens at certain times and closes at certain times. No one except the administrator Galio is allowed to stay in the library outside the specified time.
As a high-ranking person, Chen Lun should actually be able to obtain privileges if he really fought for them, but he didn't want to break other people's rules with this.
Anyway, there was no shortage of time, so he simply took advantage of the time after closing to return to the apartment to check on the two students.
'I hope these two guys didn't cause any trouble today...'
Chen Lun held his white cane and walked slowly toward the apartment with leisurely steps.
After a while.
As soon as he walked in the door, he saw Qingtian Xiaoyu sitting in the living room, seemingly engrossed in writing something, while Polaris sat aside in a bored daze.
Seeing him coming back after opening the door, the two of them quickly stood up to greet him.
"Teacher!"
"Hmm...what are you doing?"
Chen Lun nodded and asked curiously.
"Hehe, I'm helping people with their homework!"
Qingtian Xiaoyu said proudly.
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.
Later, after the other party explained, he found out that today the two of them went to a place called Sapphire Restaurant in the college to find a job, and they found it... It's just that Polaris is a normal waiter, and occasionally works part-time in the kitchen. Help, that is, wash dishes.
But Qingtian Xiaoyu was very lucky. He met a rich guy from the college. That guy was a gold-plated guy. He didn't care much about studying. He would rather pay others to do his homework even in class.
Chen Lun didn't really care what kind of jobs they were looking for, as long as they didn't cause trouble.
"Very good."
He nodded happily.
"No matter what I say, you have done a good job in completing what I asked you to do."
On a sunny day, Xiaoyu and Polaris looked at each other and smiled.
Both received notifications that the mission was complete.
"Go to rest early. I will officially start teaching you magic knowledge next week..."
Chen Lun said and went upstairs without looking back.
The two Polar Stars suddenly looked happy and said from behind:
"Thank you, teacher!"
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late at night.
The glass door of the Sapphire Restaurant was pushed open with a jingle, and a beautiful girl with long dark green hair walked out of it. She did not forget to turn around and say goodbye to the proprietress with a smile:
"I'm going back first, Mrs. Fonseca."
"Okay, be safe on the road, Lucy... By the way, a guy has applied for a job as a waiter today. You can have a good rest tomorrow."
The fat middle-aged woman was cleaning up in the restaurant, raised her head and said.
"That's great, thank you."
Lucy said quickly.
Gently closing the glass door of the restaurant, she turned and left.
But that smiling face suddenly dropped, even showing fatigue. She walked slowly along the quiet college path, and the snowflakes falling from the night sky fell on her sweater.
Lucy looked at the snowy scene with no one around, feeling a little lost.
It wasn't until she returned to the student residential area at the corner of the college and walked into her personal apartment that she finally regained her focus. After putting down her backpack and taking a shower, Lucy wiped her hair and entered the room naked.
Sitting alone on the chair, she looked at the purple moon outside the window, and couldn't help but begin to miss the man who haunted her... Looking down at the silver ring on her finger, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"He probably has never read my messages once..."
The room fell into dead silence.
It wasn't until Lucy was awakened by the cold bath towel in her hand that she realized there was something she had forgotten to do.
"By the way, I haven't read the letter I picked up this morning..."
She quickly put down her bath towel, opened the drawer, and took out a letter.
This was delivered by the Academic Affairs Center of St. Byron College. It contains a list of private classes offered by professors this year. For the "geniuses" who were recommended here from Omto College in Peacock City, Lucy can choose the tutors she studies with. .
Opening the letter and taking out a large folded piece of paper, Lucy's beautiful ruby-like eyes scanned the professor's private lesson information until...
"?!"
Lucy's face showed an expression of disbelief.
She checked again and again and realized that she was not dazzled. It was indeed "Professor Jack Spate, private class content: basic principles of magic, animal transfiguration (note: special external professor, highly recommended)".
"Mr. Jack...can it really be you?!"
Lucy covered her mouth, surprise shining in her eyes. (End of chapter)