Chapter 23 (1/2)

Translator: Manga0205

「Alva……huh」

If they were to do a full-fledged investigation, there was a li rumors that they had used up until now

Just exactly where and when did they start appearing

Just how far has research on theressed

Did some sort of law exist for them

And then, one

Just why did the Humans know of the Dark Continent's existence

shi+on thought that if he was going to do research, then he wanted to research everything

However, books that had that sort of things written doeren't sold in the town's bookstore

──The library

If one was researching so to come to mind

However, a library that a eneral public could enter did not exist in the Shutaia Continent

The reasons for that were si bookstores

The other reason was, because it wasn't needed

The things that could be bought at bookstores were pretty end of the Hero, and were fundamentally oriented towards nobles

Since paper was expensive, books, which were a bundle of paper, were even more expensive

And since pointlessly extravagant binding was preferred, the price increased even further Merely, it wasn't like one couldn't live their life without it

If one wanted to hear the legend of the Hero, the ardless of the time of day

Even if one couldn't read or write, there were plenty of possible jobs, and if one wanted to learn how to read and write, they would require a private school or a private tutor

In other words, books were a luxury iteather and arrange such things for the sake of the general public did not exist

This went even more when it came to the technical books that Vermudol wanted to read, and only existed in places that were oriented towards those that were anxious about the country's future and that could be securely deposited and ed

For example, the royal palace's archives

For example, the chivalric order's archives

For example, the temple's archives

For example, the Adventurer school's archives

Naturally, there was no way they would si

Books are assets

Therefore, unless there was trust, it was reasonable to be turned away at the front door

Unfortunately, shi+on didn't have any connections anywhere

And if he didn't have any connections, he had no choice but to make them trust him

And to make them trust him, he needed a referral from a person that the other party trusted

And to get that referral──connections were needed

It was truly an unproductive loop, but there was no helping that this was the reality of it

In that case, what should he do

First, the royal palace is impossible

He didn't have any acquaintances with royalty

Next is the chivalric order

Many of the knights were people with a lot of pride, and shi+on, as athem

Next is the temple