The lights in the room were very bright, and it was not as dark and gloomy as he had imagined.
The floor was covered with a soft wool carpet, and the walls were hung with thin curtains and decorative swords. The main colors were purple and silver, and it looked very gorgeous.
There was not much furniture in the room, and there was only a large cherry wood desk by the wall. It was simple and elegant, and it was very stylish.
At first glance, it looked like he had entered a noble's study, and there was not a trace of the mysterious world. At the same time, Elvin's spirit sense did not feel a trace of human life.
So.
When he found a fat man in a black robe sitting behind the desk, he was slightly surprised. Because other than the ear-piercing sound at the beginning, his sharp senses did not detect the existence of a living person in this room.
However, the librarian was wearing a hood even in the room, and even his hands were tightly wrapped, so it was impossible to see his real appearance.
Because he had a favor to ask, Elvin did not dare to look at him too much. He took two steps forward and put his carefully prepared application in front of the black-robed man.
"Mr. Librarian, I would like to apply for the library's permission." Before he came, Elvin had already heard from Crail that the librarian here was strange, but he did not show any signs of abnormality.
Ka … Ka … Ka …
A pair of slender hands wearing black gloves, which were very different from his body shape, reached out from the black robe and picked up Elvin's application. Elvin did not know if it was an illusion, but he vaguely heard the faint sound of gears turning under the black robe.
"Yes, Mr. Elvin Garrett, right? Do you think there is something surprising about you? " It was still the same ear-piercing sound of metal scraping. The black-robed man only glanced at Elvin's application and casually threw it into the drawer of the desk.
Elvin dared to bet that this guy didn't even read the rest of the contents except for his name. However, although this guy's attitude was perfunctory, Elvin had to answer him, even though Crell didn't tell him about this link in the intelligence.
"Uh … surprising?"
What do you mean surprising? I … am actually a sorcerer's apprentice? Although Elvin wanted to obtain the permission to borrow, he did not know if it was appropriate to expose one of his biggest secrets here.
"Okay, I got it. So you really are a newbie … "Before Elvin could organize his words to describe his strengths, the black-robed man quickly interrupted him.
Then, without waiting for Elvin's reaction, he threw out a piece of yellow parchment and laid it on the table. There was a line of mottled dark green words on the parchment, and it looked like an antique.
"Read the words on it."
Elvin stared at the words on the paper, but he didn't do as he was told right away. Even though he had not gone through systematic learning, Elvin knew that the Chinese characters in mysticism contained unique magical powers.
If he did not know the origin, if he read the words on a strange antique, he might trigger the power within and bring about misfortune!
On the parchment was a variation of "Spiritual Text". Although it was more ancient than the common language in the supernatural world, it did not change much. It was similar to the difference between traditional and simplified Chinese. It did not hinder Elvin from reading it.
"Do not try to know everything, or you will know nothing."
Well, it was just a simple maxim that was widely spread. It was very common in ancient literature and even modern literature.
This maxim should not hide any strange memes. Because the larger the area of effect of a memetic curse, the longer the duration, the higher the requirement for the caster's ability.
Unless one had power close to that of a god, it was impossible to carry out such a large scale curse. Elvin did not think that such a powerful existence would have the time to play word games with him.
He looked up at the black-robed man again, but under the black hood, he could not see anything clearly. Elvin weighed the pros and cons and read the maxim word by word.
Whoosh!
Elvin stared at the parchment. After he finished reading the maxim, a dark green light seemed to overflow from the parchment. But then a black shadow flashed from under the black robe and took away the parchment on the table. Elvin did not see any further changes on the parchment.
"Well, the interview is over. You will be informed of the results in two weeks." After saying that, the black-robed man waved his hand and ignored Elvin.
After knowing that the "Shadow Library" contained a lot of mysterious knowledge, Elvin knew that the person or organization that managed it could not be an ordinary person. Otherwise, it would not be able to maintain its independence in a place like the Royal Naval College, which had the backing of a kingdom.
Although he was dissatisfied with the black-robed man's attitude, he did not say much. He only nodded and turned to leave the room.
Bang!
The door closed, and the originally bright light gradually dimmed until it completely disappeared. The black-robed man's figure gradually stiffened and returned to his original sitting posture. Only the emotionless cold mechanical voice sounded.
"Elvin Garrett. Has a Dominant Sorcerer's potential. Estimated to have activated spiritual power. Level: Intermediate Apprentice.
No obvious school imprint found.
No academic achievements of the corresponding name found.
Suspected to be a self-awakened Sorcerer.
Included in the probationary list of members to verify past experience. "
.....
After submitting the application, he temporarily put down one of his worries.
Soon, the short training class officially began.
The completely militarized management made Elvin feel like he had returned to the time when he was training new recruits. While he was busy, he did not have the time to care about other things.
However, this life only lasted for ten days before it was interrupted by an unexpected incident.
"What? A letter from the Royal Medical Association? "
Holding the letter that was sent to his apartment, Elvin recalled something that he had almost forgotten.
After all, it was more than four months ago.
Elvin had successfully grown bean sprouts on the ship. Together with the ship's doctor, Dr. Martin, they organized a series of methods to prevent and cure scurvy and submitted them to the Royal Medical Association. Until today, when even Elvin himself had almost forgotten, he received this unexpected letter.
Elvin opened the envelope with a green vine seal and unfolded the letter.
"Royal Medical Association Executive Committee of the Kingdom of Faletis
President: Duncan Douglas (President of the Beckler School of Medicine, recipient of the Hippocratic Medal, President of the Royal Medical Association Executive Committee, President of the Apothecary Association, Lifetime Advisor to the Royal Family)
Dear Mr. Elvin,
On behalf of all the colleagues in the association, I would like to congratulate you on receiving one of the highest honors in the medical field, the 'Hippocratic Medal Level 2', in recognition of your outstanding contributions to human medicine and navigation.
We have learned from Mr. Martin that you are already studying at the Royal Naval College. Later, our staff in New Haven will hand over your medal in person.
As the president of the Apothecary Association, I am proud to have such an outstanding person like you in the association.
I have already asked my assistant, Miss Lisa, to raise your Apothecary level. The public libraries of the Apothecary Association will be open to you, and you will also be able to purchase various raw materials from the association at a discounted price.
Sincerely, Duncan Douglas! "
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