Hey, King!

2021-06-17

Chapter 55 Chapter 55 16,000 gold coin bet
Cardo master is very light , it feels far less than the weight training Dagon has done. The old man was on his back, drawing the direction with his fingers, guiding Dagon between the bookshelves. He rarely speaks, as if to reduce physical exertion.

After passing through more than thirty rows of shelves and descending more than seventy steps, Dagon thought he was about to fall to the next level in Jiangu City. At this moment, Master Cardo told him to turn right and come to five boxes marked "Storing Ancient Book".

"Find a place for me to sit down, and then bring me the catalog in the white stone box." Master Cardo breathed lightly and said, "Be careful, there is parchment inside, It's easy to break after a long time. Child, bring it to me."

Dagon nods and does what he says. Cardo master opened the small box, and there were five old parchment scrolls side by side, which was the directory of the five "sealed ancient book" boxes on the ground. "These all are very old studies, and they are no longer transcribed. Except here, Mopan City and Xia Lin City have backups, but there are none in Mimiris. Yes, child, I know you are going to Mimiris. I also know you're Dagon Olison Neil."

"You know me?"

"I've heard of you. Chief Kurt came to me looking for it. You told me about the monsters that invaded Jiangu clansman. Half a year ago, Antoine Pleiba IV—oh, Lord Antoine Neal also came to me and asked about sixty years ago. You are also mentioned in the Neil family letters. You are easy to recognize - just notice the scales on your chest."

"Master Cardo, the ancient book mentions scales like mine. Is it?"

"You're not an ancient person, how could you be in the ancient book?" After reading the First Volume parchment, Master Cardo skipped the second one and directly picked up the third one. "The person who recorded you will be in the future, and your present will make your history. If you live according to the book, wouldn't you be a dead person? Child, you are so young, do you want to be a statue?"

"That won't happen." Dagon shook his head: "Everyone is worried that I have a monster bloodline, and I will always try my best not to let the monster bloodline affect me."

"Becoming a monster? I guess a monster I don't dare to ask you!" Cardo laughed softly, and then lifted the head: "Okay, I found it, and my memory is not bad. It's in the third box, called "Turn Qi into Stone", The author is Anri Erkeseth."

Dagon nods, came to the third box, and was about to push it cautiously, when the Cardo master said: "Dagon, I want to ask you for one I'm sorry."

"You said." Dagon opened the lid of the chest and looked back at the old dwarf.

"You go to the elite Academy in Myris, and find a way to find me a petrified incantation. Scrolls can also be used, iron stones can also be used, as long as they can be used. I think when I reach my limit , let someone turn me into a statue and put it at the entrance of the library."

"Master Cardo, I still don't know how the elite Academy can get the petrified scroll, and I don't know. How should I send it back, but I'll try my best."

"Okay, your words sound reassuring." Cardo master said: "child, I'm not taking this opportunity to have you do something, It's just that I don't think I can insist on the lifting of the lockdown order and then go to find the petrified scroll. It turns out that Lord Iger is very good at using Earth Element incantation, and he is very hopeful to learn petrification. Unfortunately, he died early, too early It's over."

Dagon un'ed, continuing to rummage through the chest. He is not very interested in the affairs of the Neil family, and Lord Iger rarely even hears his name, so he doesn't care. His eyes were fixed on the books in the box, and he finally saw "Turn gas into stone - an attempt at infinite mana cycle" on a gray metal cover.

"Wow, that's a catchy title: Infinite Mana Cycle." Dagon picked up the book and examined it carefully. "This book is a bit heavy, I'm afraid it has a thousand pages? Is it safe to open it now?"

"Let me have a look first, please put it on my lap so I don't have to go over and get it. ." Master Cardo put the catalog scroll in place, then took out the monocle from his pocket and stuffed it into the deep eye socket, then said, "I haven't read this book for a long time, I almost forgot what it was used for. Material."

"Kado master, you mean you still remember its content?"

"Well, of course I can, otherwise how can I recommend it to you? You're good , smarter and quicker than the former lord of Iger. He used to love reading books, such as spell. But his favorite books are some Legendary stories, such as the giant Dragon Knight or the Demon Realm conquest type. Oh, I I mention Iger, mainly because he comes here more often than Antoine. Don't think about it. The current lord will not come here for a few years. Even if I turn into a statue and hide at the door, they won't find it. ”

Master Cardo babbled, rubbing his fingers lightly on the cover, squinting his eyes as if he was not looking at anything, but fell into memory. "Yes, yes, I remembered. The inner page of this book is the skin of the contract demon, which is tanned with holy water and then made into vellum. It is fireproof, acidproof, insectproof, and will be damaged under strong light or lightning. .But Jiangu clansman is underground, strong light and lightning can't penetrate the mountain range above his head, so this book can be well preserved. Come, take it."

"I take it? Dagon tilted his head and asked, "I'm just borrowing it for a while, not wanting to take it."

"How long will it take you to finish? This book has a thousand and one pages." The Cardo master shook his head and said: "Don't count me, this book has been here for more than five hundred years and no one has read it, and no one will read it in another five hundred years. Just remember to return it before you die. Just come back."

Dagon hesitated for a while, although he took the book, he was still determined. His determination, like any other Jiangu clansman. "Master Cardo, it's convenient to take the book, but I'm going to Milis, where Jiangu clansman is said to be bullied very much. I'm worried that this book will be implicated and damaged by me. Master Cardo, is this okay? Before leaving Jiangu City, I will spare no effort to copy it down, or memorize it...well, I guess I can't memorize it."

"Then copy it!" The old dwarf laughed instead after being rejected. , he said: "Let's make a bet. If you can finish copying this book before you go, then I will give you a souvenir. If you can't finish copying it, you have to admit that you are arrogant, and then listen to me and put Take this book away."

"Master Cardo, don't I make all the bets like this?"

"Boy, I haven't finished yet." Master Cardo said with a smile: "A petrochemical scroll cost 15,000 gold coins two hundred years ago, and I don't know how much it is now, so I'll count it as 16,000 gold coins. If you can finish it, wait until you give me the scroll. , I will give 16,000 gold coins to your parents, that is, the Steelcast couple. If you can't finish the copy, then you give me the scroll, and I will not give the money. Of course, you can also choose not to give me the scroll, just No loss, right?"

"Then listen to you." Dagon patted the cover, and then said: "Master Cardo, if I ask you how to transcribe a book faster, don't you? Would you be selfish and not tell me?"

"Certainly not, as evidenced by the beard." Master Cardo squinted his eyes while laughing, but the monocle was directly pushed down. Fortunately, Dagon caught it quickly, otherwise the old master would start to lose money today.

Get the box in order, and then carry the Cardo master on his back to find some transcription equipment. Dagon thought it only needed some ink, parchment, etc., but the master of Cardo said that the content of "Gas to Stone" is very complicated, and some drawing tools are needed. Charcoal with strings and nails, several kinds of deformable rulers, and a special tool that holds the pages in place and then uses a lever to synchronize the movements and transcribe the figures.

Coupled with several pens with different thicknesses and functions and inks of various colors, this whole set is put into a small box and it is a transcription toolbox. Holding the box on his chest and the Cardo master on his back, Dagon walked steadily back to the entrance to the library. There are three rooms here, which used to be the workshops for transcriptionists, and are now the residence of the Cardo master. He also has a residence in the city of Jiangu, and the residence in the library is mainly used for lunch breaks and reading.

This temporary resting place has a small space, and there are four desks, so the sleeping bag can only be placed in the corner, and the space is occupied by a large number of transcribed books. When Dagon saw this small room and the books in it, he knew that Master Cardo was a person who really likes to read, a person who loves books and knowledge.

"Master Cardo, I have a room in the lord's mansion, which is where the former lord of Aig lived when he was a child. Namiris, so I ask you to help me live in that room?" Dagon gently put the old dwarf down, then said, "If no one lives, I'm afraid the room will be gone."

"As long as you're still alive, the room is yours. You're a Neil, that's not wrong!" Master Cardo hammered his waist lightly and said, "Okay, there's a nearby place to live, why not stay? I'll give it to you. The servants have some money, and I can ask them to clean up the room.”

Talking about the money, Dagon took heart and asked, “Master Cardo, how do you make money? I My parents couldn't save money, is it because of the city lockdown?"

"My wife died early, and the child went out to live in Tianxia City independently, and I didn't need to care about it. I used to Copying books, arranging materials, solving riddles and maps, etc., I saved some money. Usually, I only like to read books, and eating is very simple. The key is that smoking is not allowed in the library, and I don’t dare to drink and make mistakes, Jiangu Clansman doesn't have any activities he likes, so he spends less money. Don't learn from me, you can't learn. You need to practice martial skills, practice spells, grow your body, and gather mana, all of which cost money. Dagon, it's hard for you to save Put down the money."

"hehe, hehe." Dagon is still thinking about making more money to improve his family's life, and he certainly doesn't think he will spend all his money. He was chucked, just because it was not easy to directly refute the words of the master Cardo.

"Your laughter reminds me of a person who used to be like this when he was perfunctory to me when he was a child. Alas, some are old, some are dead, let's not talk about it." Master Cardo asked Dagon He opened the toolbox and said, "I don't want to talk too much, so I'll tell you how to copy the book the fastest. I won't tell you the big truth, so I'll tell you something in combination with this book "Turn Qi into Stone" The trick that can be used on it."

(end of this chapter)