Chapter 533 Bell Tower Library (3k)
Su Jiu followed the sound and saw it, but only raised an eyebrow without speaking. In front of her was a dark figure, somewhat resembling the Frost Ghost she had seen before, but different from the one who had captured Aisha. This one seemed more human-like.
However, the past encounter had left her with no good impression of this race, and she could even say she disliked them.
“Amos, even if Father trusts you and arranged for you to participate, you are still not my teacher. Please step aside.”
Raising her head slightly, Anna’s eyes revealed a hint of annoyance. To be honest, she was somewhat uncomfortable with this arrangement. The other party was a Frost Ghost, and they were naturally enemies with the Snow Demons. Moreover…
Since Anna disliked the other party, Su Jiu subtly took a step forward, blocking her behind to ensure she wouldn’t be abducted.
The Frost Ghost in front of her didn’t seem to be of a high rank. Judging from its aura, it should be at the Initial Stage Battle King rank. Would the Snow Empress find someone of this level to be her National Master?
“Your Highness seems a little displeased with the Snow Empress’s arrangement?”
Amos, despite his burly appearance, could discern Anna’s impatience in her words. His gaze casually swept over Su Jiu, whom he took for a servant, and he continued to look at Anna with a smile.
Since Su Jiu had not deliberately hidden her aura with her mental power, it was better to be low-key in such a place.
“If my aunt didn’t push so hard, how could my father conspire with you wolves and tigers? My voice…”
Anna glared back without yielding. Her hoarse voice carried a hint of hatred. As she spoke, she clenched her fist, wanting to step forward, but then her eyes drooped. She could only slowly release her fist before coldly saying, “It was you who did this behind the scenes, wasn’t it?”
“Heh heh, as for wolves and tigers, Your Highness misunderstands me. As for poisoning Your Highness’s voice, I have never done such a thing.”
Amos’s smile did not diminish. His dark, square face showed no flaws. After a pause, he said with a smile, “Come back to the palace with me. All the Great Leaders are looking for you, and the Snow Empress is also there, waiting for you to reconfirm the candidates for the selection.”
“Father is also here?”
Anna frowned. She looked at the dark, large face with disbelief in her eyes and retorted, “Then why didn’t he tell me in advance? And even if Father wanted to support his own candidate for National Master, it wouldn’t be your turn as a High-Rank Battle King Frost Ghost.”
Hearing Anna’s voice, Amos’s expression slightly darkened, and his smile faded a bit. He added indifferently, “Princess Anna, the Royal Family only has the Snow Brown Bear Tribe as staunch supporters. The Snow Empress naturally trusts them more, but besides being good at fighting, what can they teach you?”
“That’s true.”
After a moment of silence, Anna still walked past Su Jiu and walked over silently. Perhaps her father had something important.
Su Jiu watched the scene before her, her eyes narrowed, and many thoughts flashed through her mind. She had a feeling that the Frost Ghost in front of her was not arranged by the Grand Prince. Originally, Anna was hidden by the Grand Prince, and she only entered the inner city now because of her.
Anna was young and easily deceived, but she was not easily deceived. If Anna were to get lost while in her care, it would be troublesome later. This was a time of unrest.
Anna was also a key figure in the selection of the National Master, so nothing could go wrong, at least not under her watch. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to do her own things later.
“If the Grand Prince wanted Anna to return, wouldn’t he come to find her himself?”
Thinking this, Su Jiu drew the loquat branch from her waist and slowly raised her arm to aim at Amos in front of her, speaking softly. With her other hand, she blocked Anna, and a faint aura emerged, causing the surrounding ice crystal streetlights to clank.
“You, a guard of an Initial Stage Battle King, don’t you know who I am?”
Seeing Su Jiu’s actions, Amos, with great interest, reached out and touched the sharp blade of the loquat branch, trying to push the blade down. He was clearly surprised that Su Jiu dared to attack him.
Anna, on the side, was stunned. She hadn’t expected this seemingly gentle elder sister to fight so readily; she had only been complaining verbally.
“Is being a High-Rank Battle King so impressive? At least on the path to selecting a National Master, it’s not that impressive, is it?”
Su Jiu smiled faintly, still pointing the loquat branch at his chest.
“Sir!”
With a slight narrowing of his eyes, Amos was about to speak when a Frost Ghost-like subordinate ran over quickly and whispered something into his ear. After hearing the subordinate’s report,
“You mean those humans have sent an envoy? And they want to see me now…”
Amos’s eyebrows also rose slightly. After a moment, he dismissively waved his hand to send the subordinate away, his gaze lingered on Su Jiu’s face for a while, and he said lightly, “I happen to have something to do, so I’ll let you off for now. I’ve remembered your appearance. The Snow Empress doesn’t want disobedient people to appear.”
“Heh heh, the one who is truly disobedient is probably you.”
Su Jiu smiled casually, but in her mind, she pondered what other humans would meet with Frost Ghosts.
If it were a Bear of the Snow envoy, they would meet the Grand Prince himself. Who exactly was this Frost Ghost?
“Obedient? Heh heh, we Frost Ghosts are very loyal. All we need is one or two cities.”
Hearing Su Jiu’s voice, Amos’s eyes flashed slightly, and then he smiled and turned towards a carriage that resembled Cinderella’s pumpkin carriage.
Could this person be connected to the Ancient God Sect?
Su Jiu watched the person’s broad and strong back, her eyes lowered. Until the carriage drove away, Anna suddenly spoke:
“Hey, after you’re done at the library and find the book you want, leave here quickly… He is the young master of the Frost Ghosts, and his father is a War God level powerhouse. If he causes trouble for you, the situation will be difficult to handle.”
“War God Level? Do you know the specific level?”
Hearing “Frost Ghost young master,” Su Jiu thought to herself, “As expected,” and then asked. She felt that since these Frost Ghosts were dependents of the Grand Prince, their true strong individuals shouldn’t be too strong.
“He’s a veteran Initial Stage War God. But what does that have to do with you? Even my father is only an Initial Stage War God. As an Initial Stage Battle King, don’t think about too many things.”
Anna answered first, then rolled her eyes and walked towards the distant “Big Ben No. 2 Machine.” As she continued to walk, her white gauze skirt swayed, showing a bit of childishness.
Su Jiu also followed, her gaze sweeping across the somewhat archaic street, and seeing the sparse pedestrians, she simply couldn’t be bothered with these trivial matters and continued to ask about the main situation of Big Ben: “You should be quite familiar with the situation inside that bell, right? Are there still ghosts inside that bell?”
“Ghosts…”
Anna continued to walk, her gaze towards the distant pavilion. Her lips curved slightly, and she said playfully,
“Since the bell tower became a library, I haven’t heard any ghost legends. However, that Mr. Librarian is always mysterious, somewhat like a ghost… If there’s anything you want to know, you can ask him. He’s an interesting old rogue.”
“Old rogue?”
Hearing this title, Su Jiu couldn’t help but think of the image of Zhou Botong from the TV series. Judging from Anna’s tone, he should be a knowledgeable person. She hoped he wasn’t a troublesome character.
“You’ll know when you go in. And this Mr. Librarian particularly likes to play Tarot cards. If he’s in a good mood, he’ll even tell your fortune, although it’s not very accurate.” Anna said with a smile, clearly having a good impression of him, otherwise, she wouldn’t have said that.
Su Jiu nodded, subconsciously thinking that she had also used Tarot cards in her alchemy techniques in Magic City before, and it seemed quite accurate.
Soon, the two of them chatted back and forth and arrived at the giant bell tower. The two of them appeared exceptionally small in front of the bell tower. Su Jiu looked up, and the main entrance had a door shape similar to a church, similar to the control tower of the previous city-defending cannon.
“Recently, due to the war, very few people come here to read. Now, most of them are children who come to read comics.”
“Creak.”
Anna took two steps forward and slowly pushed the door open. A stream of white light spread through the gap in the door, forming a long, thin line on the somewhat dim ground in front of the door.
As the large door was fully opened, the light rapidly expanded, and a slender figure was continuously elongated. It was a middle-aged Snow Demon wearing a white shirt. The Snow Demon said with some surprise,
“Anna? I just detected someone who looked like you on the monitoring system inside the building. I didn’t expect it to be you… Many people from other races came to inquire about you before, but they were all driven away by the Librarian.”
Hearing the woman’s words, Su Jiu became even more curious about the mysterious Librarian. Having the ability to drive away those who inquired was not simple…
“Aunt Rolls, I brought a friend this time. She wants to find something here.”
Anna grabbed Su Jiu’s sleeve and walked towards the entrance. She gave the middle-aged Snow Demon a forced smile and then followed her.
When the light dimmed slightly, Su Jiu could see the specific scene inside. It was a spiral-structured two-dimensional library. Looking into the distance from the entrance, it resembled an ascending inverted vortex, giving a dizzying illusion.
“This design is really amazing. I’ve only seen it in comics.”
As Su Jiu moved forward, she was increasingly amazed. This was much better than those university libraries. The huge spiral staircase surrounded the central core area, like a giant dragon winding upwards.
Each floor was arranged with bookshelves and reading areas, forming a continuous and flowing space.
“Sister Anna!”
Before Su Jiu and Anna had walked far, several figures darted out. They looked very short, even shorter than Anna, and their unconcealed joy was evident on their faces.
Seeing the children rushing towards Anna, Su Jiu couldn’t help but smile. Anna, this old-fashioned child, seemed quite popular.
Anna patted the heads of those children, glanced around, and then suddenly thought of something, anxiously asking one of the girls with two braids, “Why are there only so few of you? Are the others not allowed to leave their homes now?”
“No, they were taken by Grandpa Librarian to read Tarot cards. It is said that Grandpa Librarian has been predicting the Pope card recently, and he keeps saying he can’t figure it out, it shouldn’t be… They want to predict it to see if they are right.”
The girl scratched her head, not quite understanding what “awakening the Pope” meant.
“Tarot cards… the Pope, does this have anything to do with the National Master?”
A ripple of thought appeared in Anna’s eyes. She frowned again and then stepped onto the stairs, heading for the upper floor. Her pace was quick, as she also attached importance to this prediction result.
Su Jiu glanced at the middle-aged woman who had been watching her, and so she followed…
Since entering this library, she had a feeling of being watched. Was it this librarian?
