Chapter 172 Sage Library
Brian was walking alone on the streets of Silvermoon City, heading towards Silvermoon University on the south bank.
Silver Moon University was founded by Supreme Lady Alustriel when she established the Silver Federation. She overcame all objections and persuaded several previously independent learning and knowledge centers to jointly establish it. During her tenure as lord, she made one of his greatest contributions.
The most admirable thing is that the purpose of establishing the university by the Supreme Lady is entirely to share knowledge more effectively and create many professional fields for students to learn, such as wizards, bards, rangers, and warriors These vocational training colleges can be found in universities.
Moreover, the Supreme Lady will personally provide accommodation and tuition for promising students, and fund the esoteric research of some Ph.D.s, allowing them to concentrate on teaching and research.
Among Silver Moon University, the most famous college is undoubtedly the Wizarding College that trains spellcasters.
Here they will not only be taught about spellcasting, but also the history of magic.
However, the tuition fee for admission is very high.
500 gold coins per year + 500 gold coins per wizard level. When the professional level reaches the upper limit of level 7, it will become 5,000 gold coins per year.
Wizards above level 7 will not be accepted as students, but can join the school as 'special students', charging 5000+5000 gold coins per wizard level each year.
Of course, students who are level 5 or higher or special students can be exempted from half of the tuition if they are willing to spend half of their time as mage guards and serve Silver Moon City.
If you serve for more than three years and voluntarily join Silver Moon City, you will not only be exempted from all tuition fees, but you will also receive arcane knowledge taught by the four wizard towers.
After Brian came to Silvermoon City, he joined the Mage Guard Organization and studied at Silvermoon University for nearly a year.
Although he was already a model wizard who had reached the fourth level of strength at that time, the arcane knowledge of Silver Moon University still benefited him a lot, and he finally succeeded in breaking through to the legendary realm.
However, this institution, which has been established for hundreds of years, has gradually changed in the nearly hundred years since the death of the Supreme Madam, and has become a place where nobles and the four wizard towers compete to attract talents and make profits.
Needless to say, those who can afford to pay tuition for a person to learn magic are worth a lot, and almost all of them come from upper-class families.
At this time, those nobles who sensed business opportunities used a series of binding methods of magic items and materials to squeeze as much profit from the students as possible.
So, as long as anything has something to do with capital, it will definitely gradually change its flavor.
The purpose of Brian's visit here is not to visit Silvermoon University, but mainly to check some information about the Netheril period.
After all, most people looking for lost or hidden knowledge will always come to Silvermoon City to look for clues.
Here, they can research information in the Sage Library, or go to the Map House to find the location of lost cities or tombs.
These two institutions are two of the many academic and research institutions under the Silver Moon City University. Most of these institutions are located in the south of the city, and together they form a hub of knowledge and wisdom here.
Any map, book or spell, as long as it exists in Faerûn, this is the place where its information is most likely to be recorded, even if it only leaves a few words in the classics, or only exists in the memories of the great wise men in the city. inside.
In comparison, although Candlekeep is the largest collection of written knowledge in the world, that place only collects information for its own purposes.
Silver Moon City is the palace of learning and wisdom.
If you want to translate an ancient tome from a lost language, learn the correct key to a complex song, or better understand the mysterious writings of a lost wise man, Silvermoon City is the place to be. This is the place that can help you the most.
After all, as long as people from the non-evil camp come to Silvermoon City to learn knowledge about a certain subject, it is very simple for them.
You may even find that people will easily become addicted to research that requires them to devote their entire lives - or they will realize that what they are really pursuing is the research process itself, rather than the desire to know. truth.
Although various mentors and wise men can be found in Silvermoon City, they usually do not have a simple interaction with you like asking and answering.
Learning to cast a certain spell, find an ancient ruin, or understand a specific secret can take months to prove yourself to the teacher that you are worthy enough to accept it. This knowledge.
Since Brian was familiar with everything here, he did not go to the Map House immediately, but went directly to the Sage Library.
The Sage Library is a tall and tall building that looks like a horseshoe. It is five stories high.
The basement of the library is as wide as two football fields. The scattered bookshelves are placed there, making it look like a maze-like dungeon.
Brian took out the high-level shield barrier given by Master Tern, showed it to the library guard, and walked in under the surprised eyes of the other party.
Obviously, high-level emblems are not as bad as intermediate and low-level ones. As the guards of the library, they can even remember anyone who holds a high-level emblem in Silvermoon City.
Naturally, he was surprised to see a stranger like Brian holding such an important item, and it shocked him how a stranger had obtained it.
Brian came to the third floor of the library. The spacious basement was a browsing area for ordinary people. The real core knowledge was stored on the third floor and above, and was tightly protected by the magic circle.
A lifelike statue is placed at the deepest part of the bookshelf.
The statue is Ogma, the god of knowledge, and his image in the material world: a handsome adventurer wearing exquisite and ornately decorated armor, carrying a beautiful-sounding snowwood yatin.
As usual, Brian habitually stood in front of the statue, with a serious and pious expression on his face, leaning down to express his respect for the bookbinder.
This is a good habit he has developed.
After all, the books here are maintained and guarded by priests of the God of Knowledge, expressing respect for the gods they believe in, and it is easy to gain the favor of the priests.
This is like handing a cigarette to the security guard who opens the door every time you return to the community, then you will most likely not have to worry about finding a parking place.
"Hello, sir, may Ogma protect you."
A young girl wearing a priest's robe and with dots of freckles on her face came over on her own initiative.
She put the Holy Emblem on her chest, bowed slightly, and said to him, "Excuse me, which area do you want to go to to read books?"
"There are religious areas, historical areas, mysterious areas, and plane areas. , natural area, weird area, underground city area. The Sage Library has all the books you need."
"Please take me to the mysterious area," Brian replied politely.
The knowledge in the mysterious area is complicated and complicated, and there are no books related to magic. When he was in the game world, he would naturally not be interested in these, so he seemed relatively unfamiliar.
If he gets help and guidance from a priest, it will be much easier for him to find books.
"No problem, I'll take you there right away." Feeling Brian's deep gaze, the priest girl's face turned slightly red and she quickly turned around to lead the way.
Seeing the girl's panic, Brian laughed, deliberately kept a little distance, and followed her footsteps.
It was only then that he realized that he was quite attractive.
In fact, in terms of his own charm attributes, he is not a particularly handsome person. He is generally a particularly attractive person, especially those deep black eyes.
He is not boasting about this. The drow girl Santila who had sex with him personally told him that she was attracted by his eyes, and Hesaya also said, His eyes looked very secure.
At first, Brian only thought that this was just a casual love talk from a young girl in love. But just before he left the Supreme Palace, even Heliste looked at him carefully for a long time with a rational and calm look, and her face was serious. Said, his eyes are very attractive.
He naturally understands Helister’s character quite well.
With her character, every word she speaks is a thought-out word, and she will never blurt out words such as praise or ridicule.
Her temperament, upbringing, connotation, coldness and aloofness, I am afraid that only those who can enter her inner world can truly understand her and be appreciated by her.
In fact, Brian liked her personality, but he was still a little reluctant to let her go and didn't know how to start.
Because a rational woman seems a little cold and lacks femininity, giving people a feeling of intimidation. Her rationality makes him no longer strong and loses his self-esteem.
Even with a calm and calm personality like his, he would always involuntarily feel an inexplicable sense of oppression in front of Helist.
To put it simply, the psychic aura of the psychic is too strong.
Of course, if he is stronger than her, then conquering such a woman will definitely be very fulfilling.
After all, a rational woman will also weave her own story. She pays attention to connotation and is less charming and more casual.
Although the appearance is simple, natural and uncarved, there is still romance hidden deep in the heart.
Among the women Brian knew, he considered the most attractive one to be Myrcella Raul, the duchess of Arabel City.
Also a woman who is more rational than emotional, Myrcella does not have the cold temperament like Helister.
On the contrary, she always remained as calm and steady as ever, with a slightly raised corner of her mouth revealing a soft smile, which made people feel good about her.
And this is also her symbol. In the Kingdom of Cormyr, this legendary lord seems to have an incredible charm that can make people calm down involuntarily.
As long as she is here, no matter how severe the situation or the brutal war, he will not feel anxious or agitated, and even feel confident.
While following the priest girl to the mysterious area, Brian saw many magician guards. These spellcasters either had white eyebrows and white hair, or looked like middle-aged scholars. They were all focused on their own world. For him, No one was surprised by the visit.
Soon, the priest girl took him to the fourth floor of the Sage Library, an independent area.
The doors of each room are open, and you can vaguely see the neatly arranged bookshelves inside.
About a dozen spellcasters or scholars were sitting in the courtyard or at desks in the house. If it weren't for their movements when turning pages, Brian would have thought they were statues.
"Sir, I can give you detailed instructions on what information you want to check." The young priest girl said to him.
"Information about the Netheril Empire." Brian thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and added: "It would be better if there were ancient evil things."
The priest girl was captured by Brian Shocked by his words, she looked at him with wide eyes. After thinking for a while, she seemed to realize something. She quickly suppressed her inner uneasiness and whispered to him:
"Sir, don't you know the book of the sage?" What are the rules of the museum? If you want to check out the knowledge about ancient evil objects, I suggest you go to the 'Palace of Inspiration'."
"I'm very sorry, I was abrupt."
Brian quickly apologized: "Thank you for the reminder. If that's the case, please help me guide me to the information about the Netheril Empire period."
"No problem, follow me." Priest The girl relaxed, showed a happy smile, and led Brian towards another area.
Occult books refer to ancient secrets, magical traditions, mysterious symbols, etc., including dragons and magical beasts.
What Brian is looking up is the history of the ancient Netheril Empire. It is said that the ancient great arcanist Opas left a magic book during his lifetime. If he finds this book, he can Let Helist help him use tracking or prophetic powers to confirm the crash location of the floating city Azuma.
Because this floating city was not only the academic center during the Netheril Empire, but also retained a Netherese scroll recording construction knowledge.
"Actually, what I'm looking for is a book left by Opas, a great arcanist in ancient Netheril."
Brian took out the book he got at the Resting Lily Temple. A high-quality magic bracelet was handed to the priest girl in front of her, and she said sincerely, "For the sake of Ogma's favor for everyone who is thirsty for knowledge, please help me find it." Although the books here have already been They are arranged neatly by category, just like a modern large library, but Brian also knows that it is not as easy as imagined to find the book he needs in this vast sea of books. It is better to let Og It will become more efficient with the help of MA's bookbinder.
The priest girl looked up at him in surprise, her face flushed slightly, she quickly pushed his items back, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be one belonging to the great arcanist Opas. This academic research note, I happen to know where it is, I will find it for you."
After that, he turned and ran towards the bookshelf.
Seeing that his belongings were not sent out, Brian smiled slightly, concentrated his thoughts, and used a simple psychic transmission technique to let the items fall silently into the girl's pocket, and then he followed her with peace of mind.
Just as the girl said, she did know where this book was stored. She hit the vital point with one blow and found this ancient book.
At this moment, Brian suddenly noticed a gentle-looking young man walking over. He keenly noticed that when the priest girl handed the book to him and left, the man showed a look of regret. .
Brian kept an eye on it, turned around, found a quiet place, and sat there to check the information.
"I know you, you are the mage lord Brian of Mokou Town, right?" When he sat on the chair, the stranger came over and greeted him with a smile.
He wore a black shawl, gathered at the top and fastened around his neck, with thick brown curls hanging around it.
“Before you recognize someone else’s identity.” Brian said calmly, “Should I also introduce myself?”
“My name is Riska, a woman who likes to travel around the mainland. Scholar." The stranger sat opposite Brian, minding his own business, showing his grace in every move.
"What a coincidence. I have been studying the history of the ancient Netheril Empire recently, and I accidentally got a manuscript about the great arcanist Opas during his lifetime. So, I thought Is it possible to find some information about this great arcanist who once established the largest intellectual research center in the Netheril era? "
"Do you think I believe it or not?" Brian said meaningfully. He looked at the young man named Riska with an inexplicable smile.
"Pain is real, but false pain is also easy to construct." The stranger sighed softly and said: "This is the last record of the Grand Arcanist Opas during his lifetime, the first one."
< br>"It seems that we really hit it off." Brian said with a smile, "I happened to be just like you, and I accidentally obtained a broken manuscript of the Grand Arcanist Opas."
< br>"On the edge of darkness, light shines most dazzlingly." He added, "This is the last record of the great arcanist Opas during his lifetime, the second one."
"Do you think so?" Bu After Ryan finished speaking, he changed the topic and his voice suddenly emitted an inexplicable chill.
“You should be very lucky to have met me, otherwise, you will become the most dazzling existence in the darkness.”
An ominous premonition filled the stranger's heart. His expression darkened and he whispered: "I don't understand what you mean?"
"I have said it so straightforwardly, but you still don't Do you understand, little prince Brenas Tanshur from the City of Shadows?"
Brian looked at him for a long time and said coldly, "The years are long, but there are also years. You know what I mean? Right. This is the last record of the Great Arcanist Opas, the third one. "
In the game world, he knew that the ghost prince Brenas liked to work as a human scholar in various good places. Check the camp's library for information.
What he didn’t expect was that he would be caught red-handed here, with a familiar appearance and familiar behavior.
This made him almost laugh out loud.
The Prince of Shadows was horrified when his identity was revealed, and he looked at the Lord of Mokou Town in disbelief.
Obviously, he couldn't figure out how his disguise could not even be seen by the leader of the mage guard, Tern Hornblade.
Although he looked calm on the surface at this moment, he was panicking inside.
He forced himself to calm down, smiled casually, and said to him, "I really don't understand what the hell you are talking about."
"You must have paid a lot of money to sneak into Silvermoon City."
Brian said to himself, "If my prediction is correct, you may not even have the lowest level of magic. Can't let it go. It's like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in front of me." "What do you want?" The smile on the ghost prince's face froze when he heard this.
Obviously, he finally couldn't pretend anymore.
“I don’t want to do anything.” Brian focused his attention on the books, “Let’s leave Silvermoon City as soon as possible before I regret it.”
The ghost prince Brenas looked at him carefully and was shocked by the calmness and rationality of the lord of Mokou Town, so he turned and left without looking back.
Seeing the other party leaving, Brian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although on the surface the opponent could not use any magic or magic, but if he pushed him into a hurry and restored his true body regardless of the risk of death, he would definitely be the first unlucky one.
In this case, Brenas, who is trapped in Silvermoon City, will definitely die.
If the High King’s favorite son was killed by him in Silver Moon City, he might really be so angry that he would drive the floating city above Mokou Town and push him flat in one fell swoop.
Moreover, he had already regarded this prince as an ally worth winning over, and his purpose in doing so was to play hard to get.
He believed that the other party was still wandering around Silver Moon City, and would even secretly follow him after he left the city.
He stopped thinking about it and turned his attention to the books again, looking at the fourth entry in the Grand Arcanist’s last record:
It will definitely come, let’s talk about what it is. ? I do not understand? I hope my guess is wrong
Article 5:
It's too dark, so dark that I can't see. There is light! But that's just darker darkness!
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It can be seen from Articles 4 and 5 that the great arcanist who established the academic center has predicted the destruction of the Netheril Empire.
However, these are not things he needs a relationship with.
Brian closed the book and put it away, preparing to register with the priest of Ogma, borrow the book, and ask Herrist to help him predict the location of the fallen floating city.
After leaving the Sage Library, he did not go to Helister immediately.
After all, the other party is the city lord of Silver Moon City, and many things need to be handled personally, so he naturally does not want to disturb her.
While it was still early, he turned and walked towards Ogma's temple, the 'Palace of Inspiration'.
Because the flying-top silver bell library in the temple contains a lot of forbidden knowledge, including detailed information about ancient evil objects.
The 'Hall of Inspiration' is the temple of Ogma and his subordinate god Myriel.
When he was about to approach the temple, Brian's ears began to be filled with beautiful music, and bards of various races were sitting in the park around the temple playing.
But what is even more exaggerated is that there is no one in the crowd who is playing the horn non-stop. He is obviously not a musician, but more like deliberately destroying the atmosphere.
Ogma is not only the god of knowledge, but also the god of bards, with the responsibilities of inspiration, creation, and knowledge.
And his god, Miriel, also known as the King of Songs, has the priesthood of poetry, singing, and debate. The believers are mainly bards and performers.
Therefore, it is not strange to see this scene in the Hall of Inspiration and feel the melody of the surrounding music.
People flowed in and out of the temple in an endless stream.
It can be seen from this that knowledge is highly respected in Silver Moon City, and most residents are proud of having mastered certain knowledge.
When Brian followed the flow of people to the main hall, the horn sound finally stopped, and there was a faint wailing like a slaughtered pig, which made him guess that this guy who ruined the atmosphere must have been killed by a group of people. The poet was beaten.
"Hello, Your Excellency, Priest." Brian walked up to a female priest presiding over the temple and greeted with a smile.
Although the Church of Ogma possesses a large amount of 'forbidden knowledge' or 'knowledge that should be destroyed' that is considered by other churches and organizations, this knowledge is not accessible to everyone.
Therefore, if he wants to access the knowledge about ancient evil objects, he must have the consent of the patriarch of the temple.
"Hello, Mr. Brian."
The priestess could not tell her specific age. Her green eyes were full of wisdom. She glanced around Brian and then narrowed her eyes slightly. got up and recognized his identity.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Brian. I have heard about the 'Gilded Laurel'. Your name has been circulated within the church. Ogma, the God of Knowledge, will help everyone Souls who are passionate about knowledge, including Lord Cormyr, who possesses wisdom and power. Is there anything I can help you with?"
After saying that, she stood in front of Brian with a pious expression and looked deeply at him. Bow and salute.
The priestess's attire was a bit thin. Except for a green gauze outer garment, she seemed to be wearing nothing underneath. Therefore, when she lowered her body and bowed, she inevitably exposed a large area of snow-white skin.
Brian calmly withdrew his gaze, not daring to blaspheme this noble priestess.
"Your Excellency, Priest, I would like to check some information about ancient evil objects." He truthfully stated his purpose to the female priest.
As Brian expected, although the Church of the God of Knowledge is divided into many factions, they also have their own circles and intelligence networks. With his attitude towards knowledge, any temple of knowledge would welcome him. arrival.
When the priestess heard this, a strange color appeared in her beautiful eyes, and her expression was a little hesitant.
Brian naturally knew what was going on. He took out a chest badge and added, "Don't worry, Your Excellency, this is the barrier shield mark given to me by Ms. Moon Murmur."
In fact. , possessing the barrier shield mark, it is not possible to access this information casually, but when you include his identity as the lord of Mokou Town, it is different.
"High-level shield mark? That's no problem." The priestess smiled reassuringly, winked at him slightly playfully, straightened the long hair on her shoulders, and her behavior naturally revealed a An elegant style.
She said with a pious face, "Ogma taught us that knowledge itself is not terrible, but the master who holds it is terrible. Please follow me, Lord of Mokou Town from the Kingdom of Cormyr."< br>
The priestess handed over the work to two deputies with high status behind her, then held the golden scepter of knowledge and led him up the spiral staircase.
The library building of the Hall of Inspiration is very majestic, standing like a tall tower in the temple.
Under the leadership of the priestess, Brian immediately buried himself in a pile of ancient and old books, eagerly looking up information about ancient evil objects.
After all, his little world is still waiting for him to save it. He hasn't thought of a solution yet, so he naturally wants to take this opportunity to read as much information about evil things as possible.
Time passes unconsciously.
When Brian saw the last ray of dusk disappearing on the western horizon, he suddenly realized that he still had a very important thing waiting to be done.
He quickly put all the books back to their original positions, and just when he turned around to leave, he found that Heliste was already standing silently behind him, waiting for him quietly.
(End of this chapter)