The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 336 The Secret of the Library (asking for subscription, asking for collection, asking for tickets)
Early the next morning, Ryan rushed to the library alone.After giving Professor Dumbledore's signed note to Mrs. Pince, she was surprised to learn that he could not take the books out.

"You can't take it out, you can only watch it at a designated location. Why is that?" Ryan asked puzzled. "I have borrowed books from the restricted section before, but there are not so many rules."

"Because the books that Professor Dumbledore approved for you to read are beyond the scope of students, some of these books are a source of danger in themselves, and some of them have defects of one kind or another, for example, the carrier of the books has become very fragile after too long. In this case, you can only read it in a designated place to ensure safety. The safety here refers not only to the book, but also to the people who read it.”

After speaking, Mrs. Pince looked Ryan up and down, "Since Professor Dumbledore agrees with you to enter the storage place of the books, then he should believe that you are qualified enough to see the precious books stored in it. But I still need to warn You, if you destroy any of the books in it, I will throw you out immediately. Even if Professor Dumbledore comes."

"Okay, come with me." After warning Ryan and making sure Ryan listened carefully, Mrs. Pince led Ryan towards the restricted area.Surprisingly, they didn't stop by the bookshelves in the restricted section.Instead, he walked all the way along the corridor in the bookshelf to the depths of the restricted area, until he stopped in front of a wall.

"This is?" "This is the real place where those important books are stored. You don't think that the so-called restricted book area where the lower grade students can sneak in during night excursions will be dangerous or where important books are stored." There."

Now Ryan finally knew why Harry was able to enter the restricted area when he was in the first grade, because the restricted area was not a particularly important place at all.This also explains why Hogwarts, a prestigious school with a millennium, has such low security in places where important books are kept when the wizarding world values ​​knowledge so important.

On this wall, there is a vivid relief of a baboon holding a crescent moon. In traditional occultism, this image is a symbol of Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom.And I don't know if it's an illusion, Ryan felt that the baboon's hair was slightly bent, and the area on the top of the head seemed a little refreshed.

Does it mean extremely smart?Ryan suddenly had a very strange idea, and he began to worry about his hairline.But Mrs. Pince didn't notice that Ryan was thinking wildly.She put the note in the baboon's free hand, and as soon as the note was placed in her hand, the cameo moved.

The embossed baboon held up the note in his hand, and then pointed it at the moon in the other hand.It was only at this time that Ryan discovered that the moon was carved with a single moonstone and placed on it.

The moon carved out of the moonlight stone suddenly released silvery moonlight, which can be clearly seen even in daytime.Under the moonlight, Professor Dumbledore's signature on the parchment also shone with golden light and silver moonlight.

After the inspection, the baboon returned to normal.Mrs. Pince took down the note and handed it to Ryan, then grabbed a branch on the relief and pulled it hard.

The branch made of stone was pulled long like rubber.After Mrs. Pince let go of her hand, the branch returned to its original shape.Then there was a clicking sound, and a wall beside the relief began to move upwards.Finally, a hole the size of an ordinary door was revealed.

"Okay, follow me, don't touch anything." Mrs. Pince gave a warning and walked directly to the big hole exposed in the wall, while Ryan followed closely.

This is a very tall room, the main body is a kind of gray, very rough stone, it looks inconspicuous.But Ryan immediately recognized that this is a very good magic stone, which can resist magic attacks and is extremely expensive outside.I heard from Fred that in the wizarding world, only the top families can use various materials to build their own treasure rooms.And here, the whole house with such a large space is made of this kind of material at a glance.

Entering here from that small doorway, Ryan, who stepped on the rough stone floor, felt as if he had entered the kingdom of giants.A large number of bookshelves one or two stories high stand there like hills, and there are exquisitely crafted bronze escalators and platforms beside them.

"Herbs, magical creatures, enchanting, history—" various books were placed in different areas according to their categories.There are not only paper books on the bookshelves, but also books written on wood chips and papyrus scrolls. Ryan even saw large stone slabs carved with various characters at the bottom of several bookshelves.

"It's so magnificent!" Ryan couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice. He never knew that there was such a place in Hogwarts before.

"It's been there since the school was founded." Mrs. Pince's voice showed a hint of excitement and pride. "Back then, the Big Four collected the books and materials they collected here. In the next thousand years, Hogwarts will collect very important or very dangerous materials collected by the school that are not suitable for being placed outside. It is open to students or professors who have been approved by the headmaster. And anyone who enters this room will sign a magical contract with Hogwarts itself, and cannot disclose anything inside to others."

Ryan nodded, which would explain why he hadn't heard of this before.

"Okay, put your hands on it. A magic certification is required here. If you feel the magic power in your body being stimulated, don't resist." The two came to the center of the room at this time.In the center of this library is an open space with a stone platform carved from white marble.

After placing his hand on the top of the stone platform, which was inlaid with a whole piece of solar slate larger than his palm, Ryan felt as if something swept across his palm, giving him a numb feeling.Moreover, this kind of thing also carries magic when scanning, which makes the magical reflex in Ryan's body respond like a conditioned reflex.

"Maybe magic and science will lead to the same goal in the end." Ryan thought, because this stone platform reminded him of the palmprint recognition system seen in science fiction movies.

"You can put your hands down now. Your magic fluctuations have been recorded. When you come over next time, you only need to put your hand in the hand of the baboon relief to open the door. Also, your permission is limited to alchemy. Therefore, you can only You can move in these areas, and there will be magic barriers to block you when you move in other areas. If you break through forcibly, you will be warned. At the same time, no one can stay in this house for more than six hours a day. After exceeding, they will be blocked by the magic inside. Pop it out. Finally, I hope you can gain the knowledge you want in it." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Pince left neatly.Leaving Ryan here alone.

"It's time to start work." Ryan said to himself and walked towards the alchemy area. Even though the alchemy he had mastered before was very profound, the rules of different worlds would be different.

So if you want to exert your full power in this world, then learning the alchemy of this world is a good way.At least it's much better than trying to figure it out by yourself slowly through various attempts.

(End of this chapter)