Chapter 426 - Accessibility to Any Level-3 Spells (1/2)
Antis knew a lot about the things in the capital. He was a man that was more beautiful than most girls, and he seemed to be as good at gossiping as girls too. He couldn’t stop after he started talking.
Roland simply listened to him.
He wouldn’t be interested if an ordinary woman was gossiping, but as one of the most powerful people in the capital and a relative to the royal family, Antis knew a lot of important information.
Delpon was a base in Roland’s plan, and Hollevin would be the country where Roland’s dream would take off in the future.
The more he learned about the forces in the capital, the better. The knowledge might come in handy someday.
Antis talked a lot. He was one of the most excellent people in the capital among his peers, and he was very good-looking too. He was a rarely-seen genius.
As a man who was capable and from a n.o.ble background, Antis was proud and had little respect for his peers in the capital.
In his eyes, none of his peers in the capital were capable of fighting except Andonara. But Andonara was from a humble family. He never considered her equal to himself even though he liked her.
He even despised Dinah, who was a Saint Samurai.
A Saint Samurai who made little progress was as good as a piece of garbage.
She was a waste of the G.o.ddess of Light’s blessing.
At this moment, Roland, a peer who had gotten in touch with him several times, became his friend.
More importantly, Roland was smart and talented.
Besides, Roland was neither arrogant nor modest and treated n.o.bles and civilians equally. Antis thought that it was good to make friends with him, even though he could be troublesome.
Antis had barely talked to anyone of his age, so it was inevitable that he became too talkative now that he found a friend.
He rambled on for three hours without stopping. Then, realizing that it was late, he stood up, not fully satisfied, and said coldly, “All in all, the situation in the capital is very complicated. What I just said is only sc.r.a.ping the surface. You’d better not come here often if you don’t have to.”
“Got it.” Roland gave him a promise and then said, “Who’s in charge of the a.s.sociation of Mages now that Tobian is gone?”
“I’m temporarily in charge of it. Until a suitable candidate is found, the position of General Chairman will be vacant.”
Roland suddenly thought of something. “Can I visit the library at the headquarters?”
“You can.” Antis threw an iron badge to him and said, “Just don’t take any books. Remember, you owe me one.”
Then, he turned around and left.
Roland picked up the badge and waved at Antis’ back. “Thanks, bro.”
There was no telling how the sentence was translated by Language Proficiency, but Antis almost tripped over. He turned back and glared at Roland, before he walked away at a higher speed.
Roland paid the bill, which was almost seven gold coins. It was really expensive.
In this most luxurious tavern, everything was the best in Hollevin, so their prices were high.
As an ordinary person, Roland couldn’t tell if the wine was good. He merely thought that the tavern was decorated too cheesy although it looked splendid at first glance.
That couldn’t be helped. The people of two different worlds naturally had different aesthetics.
Holding Antis’ badge, Roland went to the headquarters.
Earlier, it had been soldiers in black leather armor who guarded this place, but they were replaced by elite royal guards in silver armor.
They must be the personal guards from Antis’ family.
Roland showed them the black iron badge, and two guards let him through expressionlessly.
Crossing a long aisle, Roland arrived at the depths of the headquarters. He didn’t encounter any Mages although he saw many soldiers.
Roland thought that the Mages at the headquarters had been kicked out, but after he entered the library, he found six Mages reading books.
Hearing the entrance of a newcomer, they nodded at Roland slightly, before they devoted themselves to their books again.
No wonder Antis gave him a badge so quickly. As it turned out, some other Mages must’ve asked for permission to come here too.
Roland suddenly felt that the favor that he owed Antis wasn’t worth it.
He subconsciously put on a bitter smile.
The library at the headquarters was much bigger than that in his Magic Tower, with a coverage at least ten times that of the library in Delpon.
Besides, the library had two floors, and each floor had more than three hundred bookcases that were at least three meters tall.
But of course, not all the books here were about magic.
Roland looked around and soon found a counter on the left side where a receptionist was seated.
He went to the receptionist and asked, “May I know where the magic models above level three are kept?”
He tried to lower his voice, but the library was too quiet, and the readers here were all Mages whose ears were keener than those of ordinary people whether or not they had specifically trained, so they all looked at him.
Roland thought that his voice interrupted them, so he made an apologetic gesture.
At this moment, the receptionist pointed at the north section on the second floor of the library respectfully.
Roland nodded at her gratefully and went to the second floor through the stairs quietly.
He found the section of magic models.
Another male Mage was already reading books in front of the bookshelf. When he heard Roland’s footsteps, he stepped aside and back without raising his head, making room for Roland to pick his book.
Roland gave him a quick glance and then focused his attention on the bookshelf.
All the other bookshelves were laden with books, but there were only six books on this one.
Roland grabbed a random book. It was a thin book with “Blind Vision” on the cover. He opened it and found that it indeed contained magic models and the author’s personal advice.
The tips weren’t much, but they could save a lot of the learners’ time.