Chapter 596 (1/2)

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Although it couldn't be said that the Dragon Phoenix Academy's Book Pavilion contained all the books in the world, it definitely had a ma.s.sive collection of books that ordinary organizations couldn't compare with.

Xiang Shaoyun was a well-read person, but the Ziling Sect was a relatively young organization despite being tier-7. Thus, the collection of books it had was slightly lacking compared to older tier-7 organizations even though they had a better collection than most tier-5 and tier-6 organizations.

It had been a few years since Xiang Shaoyun had gotten the chance to properly read some books. Thus, he wanted to make use of the free time he had to stuff his brain with more knowledge.

As he grew in strength, he found that his understanding of the dominion was still incredibly shallow. He believed that the Dragon Phoenix Academy would be able to make up for his lack of knowledge.

When he arrived at the Book Pavilion, he found an old man seated on a lounge chair with his eyes shut in rest, his hand slowly waving a feather-fan, looking incomparably relaxed and carefree.

Xiang Shaoyun saluted the old man as he said, ”Lord, this kid wishes to enter the Book Pavilion and read some books.”

Without bothering to open his eyes, the old man said, ”Read the instructions beside me.”

Only then did Xiang Shaoyun see the notice hanging on the side of the door. He started reading the contents of the notice. A look of astonishment covered his face as he cursed inwardly, This is too much of a scam!

The contents of the notice were quite simple. For two hours of reading on the first floor, 500 contribution points were required. For an entire day of reading, 6,000 contribution points were required. The second floor was even more expensive. Two hours required 2,000 contribution points. On the third floor, two hours required 10,000 contribution points. On the fourth floor, two hours  required 100,000 contribution points. As for the fifth floor, the price tags listed were in the millions...

If the price listed was for an entire day of reading, it would be much more acceptable. It was excessively expensive for only two hours of reading. One ought to know that just to finish reading a simple book or a battle technique, a long period of time was required even for geniuses.

Since the Dragon Phoenix Academy set their prices in accordance to reading time, things could get very expensive. After winning five battles in a row, Xiang Shaoyun's contribution points had increased from 10,000 to 320,000. That was quite a large sum of wealth for many disciples. However, that was only enough for six hours of reading on the fourth floor.

Xiang Shaoyun said to the old man, ”Lord, I understand. This is my jade plate. Please take it.”

He then placed his jade plate on the table before entering the Book Pavilion. The moment he entered, he sensed that he had arrived within a unique s.p.a.ce completely isolated from the outside world.

He was dazed when he saw the rows upon rows of neatly arranged books. There were probably at least 100,000 books. The Dragon Phoenix Academy indeed lived up to the name of being one of the Four Great Ancient Academies. No ordinary organization would have such an abundant collection.

Xiang Shaoyun gulped as he quickly started browsing through the bookshelves. He found that each shelf was clearly labeled, such as historical records, general records, battle techniques, cultivation methods, and so on. Each shelf was its own category.