Lord of Rot

Chapter 490 Giant Corpse [The previous chapter has been unsealed]

"My lord, we are here"

The car door opened, and Li Qi, who had already changed his clothes, jumped out of the car and stood on the spacious avenue. Pedestrians were in a hurry, but few people chose to stop here.

Ahead is a huge building, the Great Library of Wangcheng.

The towering spire of the dome occupies a quarter of the main building of Bear Castle.

After Li Qi nodded to the coachman, he walked towards the big library.

The big library has always been open to the outside world, and there are no soldiers guarding the door. During the upcoming celebration period of the kingdom, the number of people coming to the capital from all directions has increased several times compared to before. Some people are obsessed with the elegance of the women in the capital. Some people are addicted to the alluring fragrance of knowledge, but the latter is much less than the former.

Climb up the stairs.

Stop in front of the gate of the big library. The wooden door is made of an old tree. It looks like the material that porcupine collars are currently using to make staffs. The annual rings are dizzying. Thousand circles.

Looking up, the door lintel is carved with reliefs of the four gods, and a heavy sense of culture hits the face.

Finally, Li Qi felt a little ancient charm from this world.

Entering the big library, Li Qi only had to look up on the first floor. The place where he had the most books was the library in Greenwood Castle. The accumulation of several generations of the Crocodile family finally led to the terrifying amount of books, but In Wangcheng's large library, the number of books on the first floor is probably more than the total amount of the crocodile family's large library.

On the top is a chandelier made of glass, I don't know how to light it at night.

There are scholars in robes wandering around the large library, some scholars gathered the books, dusted off the dust, cleaned the bookshelves, and then sorted the books into different categories, and some scholars quietly copied under the window under the sunlight.

There are busy figures everywhere, but it is eerily quiet. The big library seems to have a magic circle that can swallow all sounds. Standing inside, Li Qi feels that it is very difficult for him to speak.

The thunder pendant on his chest gently stimulated his muscles, and he breathed a sigh of relief, waking up from the oppression from books and culture.

"Wow, this place is so big~"

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't disturb others."

There was the sound of a father and daughter chatting softly next to his ears, and Li Qi turned his head to look over.

Men's clothing style belongs to the central region. Compared with Dongxia's clothes, they always like to hang some small accessories on their bodies.

The girl wears thick clothes and a fur skirt of lynx fur.

When he noticed Li Qi's gaze, the man smiled apologetically at Li Qi, while the girl stuck out her tongue in a cute and embarrassing blushing face.

Li Qi nodded slightly as a greeting. If Li Qi's body was strengthened by the extraordinary, he would not be able to hear the voices of the two of them talking, and it was not considered that they disturbed others.

"Those who are ignorant of knowledge are fearless." He probably understood why he was shocked just now.

The little girl didn't have a precise concept of knowledge, so she just thought it was a big place, but Li Qi was shocked by the content that could be recorded in a book.

Unless you are a long-lived species, you will not be able to finish reading books at this level if you live for 200 years.

Li Qi focused his eyes on the scholars who were transcribing books in the corner. Most of them were old and some were extraordinary, but most of them were ordinary people.

"Most of them have stayed in the big library all their lives, responsible for arranging the books in the big library, transcribing damaged books, or repairing incomplete contents."

The voice came from an old scholar with white beard and white hair. The other party stood a step away from Li Qi, and introduced himself: "I am Gray, the administrator of the big library."

"I'm Li Qi Clarence." Li Qi said: "I want to go to the third and fourth floors of the big library. Some people say that I have obtained the qualification to go there."

"Yes." Gray nodded: "I also just received the news. I am very glad that people other than scholars are going there. Please follow me."

Li Qi nodded and followed Gray.

"They have been transcribing all their lives?" Li Qi's eyes remained on the scholars who transcribed books. Beside the elderly elders, there were also young and active apprentices, trying to read with patience.

It's more like a strange inheritance.

The Gray scholar said: "It's just the books on the first floor. If a person is allowed to read them without sleep, it will take at least one or two hundred years. Every year, books are damaged due to various reasons, so they need to be copied. There are always not enough people."

"Is there only one book for each book?" Li Qi asked, "Why don't you copy a few more copies and send them to other places, or let ordinary people read them?"

The nobles block knowledge, make the slaves slaves forever, and make the rich rich forever, but Li Qi believes that scholars will not. Their pursuit of knowledge has transcended material things. Otherwise, let a person copy books from a young age until his beard hair It's all white, that loneliness is definitely not something a normal person can bear.

The Gray scholar shook his head and looked at Li Qi with curious eyes: "Of course not, but we only have 187 scholars, and it is already very difficult to maintain a large library, but you are the first noble who wants to let more people gain knowledge .”

Because we pursue different things, Li Qi secretly thought in his heart.

He already has the wealth that ordinary people pursue, and he also holds in his hands the power that ordinary people can't reach. Therefore, creating value and owning more is Li Qi's current pursuit.

At the very least, we should chase towards the level of the earth.

Li Qi said: "Maybe I have a way to spread the books."

The letterpress printing of Porcupine Collar has been officially put into use. Currently, it is only used to print books for night school children, because there are not many literate people in the territory, and typesetting is also a delicate job. It is misleading for people with insufficient education to publish books rashly. children.

But the big library is different, 187 scholars.

Only a few porcupine collars!

The title of scholar is not obtained casually, but must have achieved enough recognition in a certain knowledge, just like Betty, although Li Qi thinks she is very talented in explosions and can be called a scholar, but the Thomas scholar and Scholar Tonks obviously doesn't think so, but thinks that she is too serious and belongs to the kind that will never graduate.

The herbal apprentice Vic's knowledge has grown rapidly, and with the knowledge of penicillin, injections, and magic potions made by Li Qi, he can barely be regarded as a scholar.

If these 187 scholars are all in their own hands, there is no need to worry about educational resources. Even if they are talents with general knowledge, they can become teachers and incubate a large number of talents.

In case someone has different knowledge... Just a few scholars in Porcupine Collar can cause huge changes with financial support. Wouldn't it be possible for 187 scholars to form an alien magic research team in minutes!
Many things that were unthinkable before can be quickly advanced.

Li Qi was very moved. He even thought of attacking the royal city and moving away all the scholars and books in the big library.

Scholar Gray didn't know that the noble lord he had a crush on was currently calculating the feasibility of attacking the royal city.

"The spreading and dissemination you are talking about is asking someone to help transcribe it?" The Gray scholar frowned slightly: "Maybe you don't know how important the accuracy of knowledge is."

"Of course I know," Li Qi said, "The scholars responsible for transcribing can be responsible one-on-one."

Let each scholar be responsible for a book, typesetting the content of the book by himself, and then printing it.

Passed on from generation to generation, and one day all the knowledge will be printed in batches.

Scholar Gray had doubts in his heart. He didn't understand why the young lord was so confident. After thinking about it, he could only think that he was as arrogant as other nobles and maintained his contempt for knowledge.

However, Gray scholars have also heard about the rumors that Li Qi made new weapons, and even many nobles came to the big library to ask how to make the same weapons, but they were all justified by Gray scholars as being a stinky copyist Refusing to help, those people were not even interested in turning the pages of the book, and he was not interested in helping them either.

Scholars, I just want to quietly guard the big library.

Gray scholars are still curious about what Li Qi said about him. Those who can invent those cross-age weapons must have knowledge and experience beyond this era. Maybe he really has a way?
However, neither of them discussed the subject in detail.

On the high stool in front of him, a young scholar and apprentice was putting books on it, but he was too short, and this move was very dangerous.

"what!"

As soon as he put down the book, he stepped on the air and fell from a height. Just as Li Qi was about to save him, he suddenly noticed that the Gray scholar gently raised his hand. The young man actually slowed down his fall and was struck by an invisible big hand. Hold on to the ground slowly.

"Scholar Gray! I just..." The young man stood up in panic and looked at Scholar Gray.

"It's okay, as long as you're not injured." The Gray Scholar shook his head lightly, "But you should ask others for help. Recognizing your own weakness is also a kind of wisdom."

"Yes" the boy left quickly.

Li Qi said, "That's the hand of a mage, you specialize in magic research?"

The Gray Scholar's spiritual power is very strong, and his attainments in the hand of the mage are extremely strong, and he has reached the level of specialization. Even Li Qi can't support a person as calmly as the Gray Scholar.

Li Qi is amazingly fast in learning magic, and he can understand a little bit, but he doesn't invest too much in studying some relatively useless magic. Human time is too short to understand everything. Can understand broadly.

However, Li Qi also has a way to quickly obtain some knowledge, such as killing people, and then making them into ghouls to obtain their memories, knowledge and experience.

"No, I haven't learned any magic." The Gray scholar shook his head: "I just copied many books about magic, and I probably mastered it by accident at that time."

Li Qi asked quite concerned: "A lot?"

"40"

Li Qi was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "I think, I probably understand, so when did you master this ability?"

The Gray scholar recalled: "It was probably the blood moon a few years ago. At that time, many scholars were inspired, including me."

"But among the scholars here, no one studies the power of magic, right?" Li Qi asked.

The Gray scholar nodded: "Because we have a lot of old books that need to be transcribed, books that need to be sorted out, and apprentices to teach."

"Learn knowledge, possess knowledge, and pass on knowledge." Li Qi summarized the meaning of Gray Scholars' words.

"Yes, we already have everything we want." The Gray scholar continued to lead the way: "Scholars who have other needs can leave at will, and we never stop anyone from pursuing what they want, after all... No one in the world is as greedy as we are."

Li Qi nodded approvingly: "I think that's right."

The two stepped up the wooden stairs and walked towards the second floor.

There are not many people on the second floor, but the number of books is still astronomical.

After seeing these books, Li Qi basically gave up his intention of reading. He would read some interesting books for entertainment. If there were mobile phones in this world, he would probably change his way of entertainment. entertainment.

But he didn't intend to devote all his time to endless reading.

He is still a person who stays in low taste.

The two came to the stairs before they walked far.

At the entrance of the stairs on the third floor, Li Qi saw the father and daughter again. They were blocked by passing scholars and could not go upstairs.

The two didn't get entangled, but when the girl was taken away by her father, she looked back at the stairs leading to the third floor with curiosity in her eyes.

"Things that go further up are not a good thing for ordinary people." The Gray scholar led Li Qi up the stairs.

Li Qi noticed that the girl turned her head to look at him, her face was full of surprise, and her small expression seemed to say: Why can he go up.

And his father nodded slightly to Li Qi, with a more respectful expression.

Li Qi nodded as a greeting, then turned around and walked up behind the Gray scholar with slow steps.

Looking at the third floor that was getting closer, he said, "I'm also curious about the contents of the third and fourth floors."

"To be precise, there are only three floors here." Scholar Gray stepped over the last step first, followed by Li Qi.

Then he froze.

Indeed, there is only a third floor here.

The whole floor is about fifty or sixty feet high, and the middle of the whole floor is a hollow cylinder, and all the bookshelves are placed against the wall.

The bookshelves spiral upwards, and then are separated by layers.

It is correct to say that there is only the third floor here, and it is also correct to say that there are fourth, fifth, and sixth floors here.

But what really stunned Li Qi, and even shocked him, was the thing in the open space in the middle.

Two huge chains hung from the top of the large library.

The chains bound a humanoid skeleton about 40 feet tall, with short legs and long hands, and no flesh on its body.

This is the corpse of a giant!

(End of this chapter)