I have an Apocalypse City-Chapter 948 - 949 Library_1

Chapter 948: Chapter 949 Library_1

Chapter 948: Chapter 949 Library_1

Upon entering the stone tower, Lan Ling immediately started looking around.

“Huh, where’s the poor grandpa?” Lan Ling wondered aloud as she stared at the empty first-floor hall of the stone tower.

“Little one, looking for your poor grandpa?” An elderly voice came from the second floor. Soon after, an old man in a white robe slowly made his way down from the second floor, clutching a brightly colored handkerchief in his hand!

“Huh, isn’t that my mother’s handkerchief? How did it end up with poor grandpa?” Lan Ling’s gaze was instantly drawn to the handkerchief in the elder’s hand, and she asked curiously.

“Hehe, your mother accidentally left it here during her last visit. Knowing you were coming, poor grandpa held onto it, especially for you to bring back to your mother!”

The elder looked at Lan Ling with a kind gaze, passing the handkerchief to her, yet he did not give Song Jian beside her a direct look, as if he were air.

“Poor grandpa, this is my good friend Song Jian. I want to take him to the library for a look around. You know, he’s a human and he really likes…” Lan Ling took the elder’s hand in hers and coaxed in a childlike manner as she shook his hand.

“Fine, but you only have the time it takes to burn a stick of incense!” The elder glanced at Song Jian out of the corner of his eye and nodded.

“Poor grandpa, he is my best friend, and he even gave you… Huh, what did you say, you’re allowing us to go up?” Lan Ling was stunned and could hardly believe her ears.

“Ah, who can say no to poor grandpa’s favorite? Go on now, but remember, you only have the time it takes to burn a stick of incense!” The elder in the white robe glared at Song Jian and snorted coldly.

That look made Song Jian feel as if he had plunged into the abyss. Suddenly, a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood appeared before him. Waves of blood surged towards Song Jian, engulfing him in an instant.

A stream of clarity surged through his mind, spreading throughout his body, and Song Jian awoke from the illusion. A mere glance from the elder had almost taken Song Jian’s life. Only then did Song Jian realize the murderous intent emanating from the elder was dense, almost tangible, yet most people would struggle to sense its presence.

“This is a powerhouse whose strength is no less than that of the old turtle from Wangyue River, at the very least a peak third-tier combatant. No, this elder must have already surpassed third-tier combat power!” Song Jian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and thought to himself.

“Huh, not bad willpower, young man!” A hint of surprise flashed through the elder’s eyes as he said softly, “Go on up, but remember, you only have the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. Once the time is up, you’ll be automatically kicked out! And don’t be greedy, you can only choose one sword technique. If you choose more, you won’t be able to learn it!”

After finishing his words, the elder didn’t even glance at the two of them again. He sat to one side, closed his eyes slightly, and began sipping his tea.

“Let’s hurry!” Fearing the elder might change his mind, Lan Ling quickly pulled Song Jian towards the second floor.

Seeing the hasty manner in which Lan Ling dragged Song Jian away, the elder inwardly sighed and shook his head.

Song Jian was led up the stone stairs by Lan Ling and felt as if he had passed through a thin curtain of light, immediately entering an immensely vast space.

It was as if they were in a super-large hall with walls lined on all sides by bookshelves more than ten meters tall, stacked full of books. In the center of the hall were oddly shaped books piled casually, forming a mountain of books five or six meters high, with books occasionally falling from the top. It appeared as if they were just a pile of garbage that nobody cared about.

“Phew, seriously, can’t those guys put the books back in place after reading them? Humph, next time I see them, I’ll definitely give them a good beating!” Lan Ling looked at the mountain of books in front of her and said, irritated.

“Where can I find the sword technique you mentioned?” Song Jian asked;

“Right here?” Lan Ling looked at Song Jian strangely and said, “The Lan Zhi Library holds over one hundred thousand volumes. People rarely pay any attention to it, and our poor old keeper is too lazy, always just drinking. So, it’s all a mess, and if you’re looking for a book, you’ll have to find it yourself!”

“To find the sword technique I need among so many books in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?” Song Jian’s eyes widened in disbelief as he said, “Are you joking with me?”

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“I can help too!” Lan Ling nodded and said;

“Then let’s get started quickly, we’ve already wasted quite a bit of time!” After saying this, Song Jian immediately used Sword Shadow Clone, and an identical Song Jian appeared, both moving in separate directions towards the bookshelves to search. Trying to flip through the mountain of books was clearly impossible, so the quickest way was to rapidly scan the books on the shelves;

But if the sword technique book truly was buried in that pile of books, Song Jian had no choice but to chalk it up to bad luck;

“Advanced Forge Art Analysis, grants 10 levels of improvement in forging skill upon use, only advancing up to expert level…”

“Thirty-six thousand methods of distinguishing herbs, significantly boosts the level of the Gathering Skill upon use and also affects the success rate of Alchemy. Only master herbalists are qualified to study this?”

“Nine Special Anatomies Analysis, mastery of a special dissection skill upon use with a chance to advance to a Decomposition Skill, requires Master Level in dissection to learn!”

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For players, the Lan Zhi Library is indeed a treasure trove filled with all kinds of Skill Books, including those for life professions as well as numerous other combat-related skills;

However, all Song Jian found were ordinary sword techniques. The highest quality sword technique he came across was only similar to the Sword Finger or Taiji Sword he had learned before;

Not to mention a technique to rival the Thousand Swords Art, he did not even find anything comparable to the Mysterious Moonlight Sword or the Ling Huan Manbu skills;

Time ticked away by the minute and second, and fifteen minutes, the duration of a cup of tea, was almost up. If he couldn’t find a sword technique to match the Thousand Swords Art, Song Jian would have to settle for a slightly weaker one;

Soon, Song Jian had narrowed it down to three sword skill books in front of him — a version of the Evil Warding Sword Skill that didn’t require castration to practice, a Dugu Nine Swords – Broken with only the Sword Breaking, Arrow Breaking, Whip Breaking, and Saber Breaking techniques, and one Dark Gold Quality book, the Carefree Wind Controlling Sword Skill.

“Hey, looks like in the end I can only choose this Carefree Wind Controlling Sword Skill!” Song Jian looked at the three skills, hesitated for a long time, but ultimately picked the complete Carefree Wind Controlling Sword Skill!

Just as Song Jian was preparing to study it, Lan Ling, who was still digging through the mountain of books, suddenly let out a “Huh”! Song Jian’s hand twitched, almost slapping the Carefree Wind Controlling Sword Skill in his hand;

“Song Jian, come look, is this the Skill Book you were looking for?” Lan Ling held up a Skill Book and shook it at Song Jian, whose eyes lit up immediately upon looking up. The surface of this Skill Book was emitting a faint purple-gold glow.

“Legendary Level, this is actually a Legendary Level Skill Book!” Song Jian became instantly excited, tossing the Carefree Wind Controlling Sword Skill aside and running over to Lan Ling;

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