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Chapter 4433 4435 [Library]

Xiang Nan did not stay in the Temple of Poseidon for too long. He then went to visit other parts of the city and soon found a huge building isolated by an air cover.

"The things in this building must be extraordinary." Xiang Nan immediately realized this, because in the entire city of Atlantis, there was only one building like this that was separated by an air cover.

To be able to receive such a unique treatment, it is obvious that the items inside are not simple.

"Is it the treasure that the mermaids have robbed over the generations, or is it the granary where they store food?" Xiang Nan couldn't help but speculate, and then quietly walked in.

Although there are magic barriers guarding the surroundings and the gate is also protected by magic, Xiang Nan is not an ordinary person, so it is not too difficult for him to break these two spells.

But when he entered the house, Xiang Nan was shocked.

I saw that this building was actually a library, which was filled with countless books, which were placed on rows of bookshelves. There were at least tens of thousands of books.

"Oh my God~" Xiang Nan was very surprised. His favorite treasure was books.

Because knowledge is priceless, especially the legendary Atlantis, which has a highly developed civilization. The books it left behind are naturally more valuable.

Xiang Nan quickly opened one and his eyes lit up immediately. He saw that the book recorded the production method of magnetite.

The characters used in the records are ancient Greek characters. Ordinary people may not be able to recognize them, but fortunately Xiang Nan has studied ancient Greek characters in the Harry Potter world.

Because magic was already very prosperous in ancient Greece. Many powerful wizards were ancient Greeks, and the magic works they passed down were naturally recorded in ancient Greek characters, so Xiang Nan also studied ancient Greek characters.

He randomly opened another book, and it turned out to be a medical book. He saw many incredible medical skills recorded on it, which could regenerate the human body and even make people immortal.

"It's really great." Xiang Nan was amazed after seeing it.

He has always been fascinated by the legendary Atlantis, knowing that it was a highly developed civilization with incredible abilities.

It is rumored that the sword of Triton in the hands of Blackbeard Edward Teach in "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" came from Atlantis.

It can control ships on the sea at will (but it does not count the Silent Mary, Salazar's ship, because that ship is a cursed ghost ship). So the power of Atlantis can be seen.

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In the following period of time, Xiang Nan often secretly traveled between Port Royal and the ancient city of Atlantis.

While handling the official business of Port Royal and taking care of the temple of the monkey god Chak Baba, he secretly studied the knowledge of Atlantis.

As he studied more, he discovered that the Atlantis civilization was a highly developed civilization that combined magic and technology, and had made considerable achievements in many fields including medicine, architecture, transportation, machinery, energy, minerals, metallurgy, etc.

For example, their energy treasure, Magnetite, is a product of magic and technology. They use technology to refine crystals and magic to empower them.

For example, they used large machines to mine seabed ore, and then used magic to forge it, and they could make indestructible Orichalcum, also known as mountain copper, a high-strength copper alloy. For example, they developed large ships driven by magnetite, each of which could carry tens of thousands of tons. The Atlanteans drove these ships, sailed across the four oceans, and did business with people from all over the world.

For example, their medical technology is very advanced, any disease can be cured, and even immortality is not a problem. The fountain of youth that humans dream of is not worth mentioning to the Atlanteans.

For example, they have discovered genes and used genetic engineering and magic to create many half-human, half-beast monsters, such as unicorns, scorpion tails, centaurs, chimeras (the upper body is a combination of a lion and a sheep, and the lower body is a dragon), griffins, harpies, and so on.

But this behavior also incurred the wrath of the Olympian gods. In their view, only gods have the power to create. However, the Atlanteans abused genetic technology and created things recklessly, which was naturally a blasphemous act...

In addition, the Atlanteans relied on their advanced technology and powerful magic to fight everywhere and attack city-states guarded by other gods, which further aroused the dissatisfaction of the gods.

Eventually, Atlantis was punished by the gods, and severe floods and earthquakes occurred, causing the entire Atlantis to sink into the sea.

The Atlanteans suffered heavy casualties in this catastrophe, and only one in a hundred survived. In the end, under the protection of Poseidon, the god of the sea, the remaining Atlanteans turned into mermaids and were able to barely survive on the seabed.

But their losses were too heavy. Originally, Atlantis had a population of tens of millions, but in the end, less than 20,000 Atlanteans remained.

Moreover, their factories, machinery, and ships were almost completely destroyed, and most of the top talents died in the catastrophe. The surviving Atlanteans could not even read the books in the library, which led to a serious break in civilization.

Almost overnight, the Atlantis civilization fell from a highly developed magic and technological civilization to an ignorant and backward primitive social civilization.

In order to survive, the mermaids became raw eaters and lived in caves. They ate raw fish, seaweed, and even began to eat humans. They lived in their caves and became like wild beasts.

They no longer master high technology and magic, and can only rely on fangs, claws, and a kind of sticky seaweed when they go out hunting. Facing human guns, artillery, and explosives, they have almost no ability to fight back.

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Seeing what happened to the Atlanteans, Xiang Nan couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

A grain of sand of the times, falling on anyone's head, is like a mountain.

The same is true of Atlantis. It was a highly developed civilization, but in the end, it was almost completely wiped out by a catastrophe. The remaining people had no way to inherit the civilization, and could only degenerate into beasts step by step. It was really a great tragedy.

Fortunately, they were not stupid enough to destroy the library, and they preserved the last spark of civilization.

Xiang Nan also acquired a lot of knowledge by studying these books, including technology and magic.

For example, the production of magnetite, genetic engineering technology, mountain copper smelting technology, advanced medical technology and the art of immortality, and so on.

What surprised him the most was magic. Atlantis was the territory of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and he generously passed on a lot of magic knowledge to his people.

Because this magical knowledge comes from gods, it is not only profound, but also primitive and powerful.

For example, some spells can instantly create huge waves on the calm sea surface; some spells can create thick fog that stretches for dozens of kilometers, causing ships to lose their direction of navigation. Some spells can make people lose their minds and make them fall madly in love with themselves... All of these have benefited Xiang Nan a lot.