Collapse of iron, but I am the Supreme Strange

"This is the library." An Yi led everyone forward and stopped in front of a room: "I think you should go in and take a look at this place."

"Hmm. I don't like reading." Xing shook her head: "Reading makes me sleepy."

"That's the book's fault, not yours." An Yi replied: "A good book won't make you sleepy. A good book will make you more and more excited the more you read. Come in and take a look. I think there will be books that interest you."

He turned the door handle, pushed open the huge wooden door, and led everyone into the library with a creaky sound.

The first thing that caught my eye was darkness, as if there was no light in the room.

Snapped--

The sound of An Yi snapping his fingers rang out beside him, and then light suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Snap, snap, snap...

Continuously, sounds like switches being pressed were heard, and lights came on layer by layer.

"Oh..." Sanyueqi took a step forward and couldn't help but sigh at the scene in front of him: "It's so big!"

What appeared before everyone was a spiral staircase that went upward, as if it were inside a tall tower. Inside each floor connected by the staircase, there were countless bookshelves and bookcases extending in all directions.

Dan Heng walked to the center of the spiral staircase, looked up, and found that the top floor was almost invisible from this place. The stairs here extended to the limit of vision.

"Space compression technology," An Yi walked up to him and said, "So don't ask me how many layers there are. I don't understand it either."

"Then the collection of books here..." Dan Heng frowned and replied, "I think the number of books here has exceeded my imagination. Where did you get so many books?"

"Many universes," An Yi replied, "Every time I complete a journey in a universe, I will use magic to record the relevant data of that universe. Oh, of course, most of the books here are magic books, do you want to take a look?"

An Yi raised his hand and waved, and sparks began to fly. The books began to fly out from the bookshelves on different floors, surrounding everyone like fireflies.

Dan Heng reached out and grabbed a book, which read:

"Elementary White Magic Exercises, Volume 27, Statistical Investigation of the Functional Relationship between High-altitude Radiation and Bottom-level Convergence of Magical Thunderstorms."

"Oh...so professional?" Dan Heng raised his eyebrows and loosened his hand, so the book continued to float in the air and revolved around everyone.

He reached out and grabbed another book. On the cover it read:

Singularities, Cusp, Fluctuation and Magic Vortex

"Ah, I don't understand..." Dan Heng shook his head and opened the book.

"The singularity is a time-still point in the magic flow field. Through the input of magic, this point can be used as the center to break the balance of time and space, causing non-periodic changes in space and creating a single-source convergence flow field of magic. Oh my God." Dan Heng rubbed his eyebrows: "Sorry, it seems that all this is knowledge I have never touched upon."

"Oh, this is all pure theory." An Yi shrugged: "I hate theory too. This is the kind of book that makes people sleepy."

“Aren’t there any storybooks here?”

Sanyueqi asked, "I don't want to see symbols and Sanskrit that I can't understand."

"Storybook?" An Yi paused, pinching his chin and thinking for a moment: "Oh, this one really exists——"

He then waved his hand, and more books floated over from all directions.

Xing grabbed one at random and found only two words written on it -

"journal".

"Diary?" Xing was very confused, and then looked at the side of the book: "Universe No. 114. What does it mean?"

"I am the author." An Yi replied: "What you are reading is my diary. To be honest, I didn't like writing a diary at first. Who would write their true feelings in a diary? Can what is written in a diary still be called true feelings? But later I had to do it. I have been to too many universes. In order to prevent myself from forgetting my past memories, I would write down my experiences in each universe after completing a journey. If you want to read a storybook, I'm sorry, the only stories are about me as the protagonist."

"An Yi..." San Yue Qi suddenly said to him: "So, in the future... you will also have to part with this universe, right? Just like you did before?"

"Oh, that's an interesting question," An Yi smiled, "I'm used to parting, but if that day really comes, I think I will definitely focus on describing you in my diary, Xiao Sanyue."

“Hmm——” Sanyueqi paused, as if he wanted to say something, but quickly closed his mouth and lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Xing opened the book and glanced at the beginning.

"This is a new world. I sensed a strong fluctuation of spatial power here, so I asked some civilians to investigate. They called it [Space Shock], and the city I am in is called [Tiangong City]..."

Xing raised his eyebrows: "Oh, that seems interesting."

She talked like this to herself, and soon became absorbed in reading.

Clara at the side also turned around and picked up a book. The word "Diary" was also written on the book, but it was marked with Universe 514.

"The people in this universe also have [magic], but it is different from the magic system I know." Clara read in a low voice: "The people here can also summon the corresponding historical celebrities back to the modern world through the relics of the ancients. They call them [heroic spirits]. This is really interesting. The place I arrived at today is called [Fuyuki City]. It has been very uneasy these days because there are always explosions caused by gas leaks. However, I don’t think it’s that simple, so I decided to go out and take a look tonight..."

This beginning immediately attracted Clara, so she turned to the next page and read it with relish.

"Universe No. 100." Dan Heng glanced at the cover of the book beside him, took it in his hand, opened it and started reading.

"This time it's a new continent, and the magic here looks familiar to me. For some reason, I thought of Emilia and her cat named Puck whom I met in Universe 86. Oh, back to this universe, I met an undead in this world. He called himself Ainz Ooal Gown, a bald skeleton - ha, it seems that all skeletons are bald. His subordinates seemed to be hostile to me, saying that I didn't respect him enough... [Supreme One]? How interesting, they are succubi, vampires, and elves. Can these creatures unite together?"

Dan Heng nodded, thinking that this was a fantasy adventure story, so he patiently continued to turn the pages.

"I met a bald guy today?" San Yue Qi also took out a book from the floating pile of books nearby. The first sentence in the book attracted her attention: "This bald guy seems to have an apprentice who has been transformed by a machine. What a wonderful combination. Maybe I can get to know them."

So, several people in the room leaned against the wall and began to read An Yi's adventure story. The library was so quiet that the only sound was the rustling of turning pages.

They showed surprised expressions, then covered their mouths and giggled, and then nodded with satisfaction.

After a long time, they were finally about to finish reading the books in their hands. March 7 was the first one to close the book - she raised her head, exhaled, twisted her head, and her neck made a clicking sound.

"Ah..." She stretched lazily. "It was so cool to finish reading it in one go. I didn't expect that, An Yi, you have the talent to be a writer."

"I just met a group of interesting people," An Yi shook his head, "I don't have any excellent writing skills."

"Brother An Yi," Clara closed the book and asked An Yi, "Did you defeat this big brother named Gilgamesh?"

"Oh? I think so." An Yi thought for a moment and replied, "This happened a long time ago. I can't remember it clearly. You will understand it later."

"An Yi," Dan Heng raised the book in his hand and said to An Yi, "Can you lend me this book temporarily?"

"Universe 100? I didn't expect you would be interested in this story," An Yi replied, "Of course, whatever you want."

Xing had also finished reading the book in her hand at this time, and she let go of it lightly, and the book continued to float around everyone.

"Do you want to continue the tour?" An Yi asked, "There are still many places to visit in the temple. Let's continue walking along the corridor."

"I'm a little tired, An Yi." Xing rubbed her eyes and said to An Yi, "Is there no place to rest in this temple?"

"A place to rest," An Yi looked at Xing and said, "There are all kinds of places here. If you want to take a shortcut, look over here—"

He turned and walked toward the aisle of bookshelves, which began to move by themselves, turning around him and backwards, and then a stone archway came rushing towards him from the distance.

"In a sense, this is an elevator." An Yi led everyone into the archway: "It can lead directly to all the rooms and also to some other worlds."

"Other worlds?"

Xing was also a little confused.

She walked into the archway and found three large doors side by side on the wall in front of her, and next to the doors was a palm-sized spherical turntable.

The scenery behind each door is different. Obviously, this is the same thing as the portal that An Yi often opens.

Inside the first door, Xing could see a very large modern city, which clearly led to another world.

"Oh, this is Academy City behind." Seeing Xing's curious look, An Yi started to explain, "It's a city in another universe. It's quite interesting. Many of the students there are people with super powers. But it's strange that their so-called super powers actually come from the magic of their world system. This is the first time I've seen this."

There is also a city inside the second gate, but the difference is that on the top of the tallest building here, there is a white pillar of light that goes straight to the sky. There are also huge white rings scattered around the pillar of light and everywhere in the sky.

"This is Kivotos." An Yi replied, "I quite like this place, but the people there are a bit tough. I haven't been back for a while. Fortunately, the speed of time in the two universes is different. I hope my students haven't caused any trouble."

"Students?" Clara raised her head and cast a puzzled look at An Yi.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you when I have a chance." An Yi touched Clara's head.

The scenery behind the third door is very familiar, as it leads directly to the lobby at the beginning of the temple.

An Yi gently turned the spherical turntable beside the door, and the scenery inside the third door also changed. The images floated away like sand in the wind, and then pieced together again. This time, the room behind was similar to a pub, with a bar and a row of chairs.

"If you want to take a break, you can go inside. There is a bar inside the temple. I love this place," An Yi said. "You can also go to another place. This portal can automatically change its landing point according to the user's memory."

"Huh? In other words, all the places I've been to are OK?" San Yue Qi suddenly asked An Yi.

"It's just like Doraemon's Anywhere Door. Do you want to try it?"

San Yue Qi nodded, then reached out and touched the turntable beside the door.

A whooshing sound was heard, and this time, a bedroom that looked very warm and lovely appeared in front of everyone.

"Ah, it's my room on the train!" Sanyueqi shouted, "It's really possible!"

"Hmm..." Clara pinched her sleeves, moved closer to An Yi and said, "Clara, can I try it?"

An Yi nodded to her, so Clara stood on tiptoe and gently touched the disc.

With a swish, the scene inside the door changed again. This time, what appeared in front of everyone was the mechanical settlement in the lower area of ​​Beloberg.

"Ah, look, it's Mr. Swarlow!" Clara shouted.

An Yi smiled, then simply walked in, and instantly crossed the universe to Beloberg.

"Just in time." An Yi turned around and watched everyone step out of the temple one by one and come to the mechanical settlement: "I almost forgot about the important matter, Clara——"

"Eh? I, I'm here."

"I just happened to be back here - you can go and say goodbye to Mr. Swarlow."

"......Why?"

An Yi's words suddenly made Clara freeze in place.

"Clara, I don't understand..."

"Don't you want to learn magic from me?" An Yi asked.

"Yes....."

"Well - I think I need to make this clear to you in advance." An Yi squatted down and looked into Clara's eyes: "Learning magic is not something that can be achieved overnight. You may need to spend... quite a long time to become an excellent mystic mage."

"A long time?" Clara looked at An Yi, her eyes trembling slightly: "How long is a long time?"

"It depends on your talent - maybe..." An Yi thought for a moment and then said, "Ten years? Five years? Or maybe three years or something."

"Eh?!"

When these words came out, everyone present widened their eyes.

"Wait, wait--" San Yue Qi suddenly waved his hand at An Yi: "An Yi, do you mean that you are going to teach Clara for several years?!"

"Yeah." An Yi nodded: "This is a time cost that cannot be omitted."

"Are you going to take Clara on the train to teach her?" Dan Heng asked, "But the matter of Beloberg cannot be delayed for three to five years."

"Or do you want to stay in Beloberg?!" Xingye asked in surprise, "Aren't you going with us?!"

An Yi smiled and did not answer their questions. She just continued to look into Clara's eyes and spoke softly:

"Think it over, Clara. Are you willing to temporarily part with Mr. Swarlow and go to the temple with me to study?" He added: "If you are willing, say goodbye to Mr. Swarlow."

"I, I--" Clara felt a little confused. She grabbed the corner of her clothes and said at a loss: "Clara...Clara hasn't been separated from Mr. Swarovski for so long. What if Mr. Swarovski doesn't agree--"

"Don't worry," An Yi said with a smile, "Your farewell is only one-way."

".....One-way?" Clara was even more confused.

"You will not see Mr. Swarovski or other people from Beloberg for three to five years, or even ten years, but to them, they have never parted with you," An Yi explained. "They don't even realize that you have been gone for so long."

"Eh..." Clara was stunned, then slowly tilted her head.

"A one-way farewell?" Dan Heng looked at An Yi, raised his eyebrows slightly, and seemed to understand something.

He looked at the pendant on An Yi's chest. As expected, the eye pattern on the pendant began to rotate, and then slowly emitted a green light.

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I won't delay the book, everyone. The book is doing very well now, and the outline has reached the stage after the fairy ship. Because the plot of Pinocchio has not been fully released, I am still waiting for the official update. I owed a chapter yesterday, and I think I have to give you this reason, so that no one will always suspect that I am running away. I didn't get into my first choice of postgraduate entrance examination, and yesterday I started to adjust. I looked at schools all day and waited for the notification all day, and then as expected... I didn't get adjusted. I couldn't sleep all night. Alas, do I have to learn from the little mustache and take the second exam if I don't pass?

If you fail the exam, take the second try!

What a feeling!!

Chapter 4: Formal Enrollment (2k)

An Yi stood up, touched Clara's head, took her hand, and brought the girl to Swarovski.

"Mr. An Yi, it's nice to see you again."

Seeing An Yi coming with Clara, Swarovski turned and spoke to An Yi.

"Everyone in the train crew, welcome to the mechanical settlement again."