Chapter 534: Tarot Card Prophecy (3k)
Following the spiral staircase upwards, Su Jiu discovered that the books on each floor were different, and even gave her a feeling that they were somewhat different from human constructs.
From the general popular knowledge on the first floor to novels and stories above, then to various picture books, it gave the impression that this place was specifically for leisure. Combined with the faint fragrance from the food that Snow Demons often ate, it gave an indescribable sense of comfort.
“This library was renovated by my grandfather for children who had lost their families and were wandering. So, rather than a library, it’s more like an orphanage, and the publications are more child-oriented.”
Seemingly noticing Su Jiu’s surprise, Anna stopped and explained softly, a trace of remembrance appearing in her eyes, indicating that her childhood was also spent here.
“This scent is artificial? But not all Snow Demons have this fragrance, why go to the trouble?”
As they passed the first turn, Su Jiu finally discovered the source of the scent. On the handrail of the stairs, a white candle as thick as a fruit platter was lit, and the orange flame on the candle emitted a faint warmth.
This made her feel the absurdity of spraying rose-scented perfume before a rose garden.
“This is to commemorate the incense my grandmother used to light every day, even before it was a clock tower.”
Anna paused again, as if remembering something, and looked at the incense, sighing softly:
“Before I was born, my grandmother died in an accident. When I was young, my father told me she wasn’t from the Snow Demon Clan, but to prevent the young ones from rejecting her, she often carried snacks with the scent of Yin grass…”
“This scent of Yin grass is indeed a way for us outsiders to find Snow Demons.”
Su Jiu still remembered the senior students who accompanied her for their thesis samples. The female leader of the group tracked Snow Demons using this scent of Yin grass. She knew that there was a large territory of Snow Demons here, and they were probably overjoyed.
Soon, the two of them, chatting back and forth, arrived at the semi-oval observation deck on the higher floor. A giant alchemical telescope was placed on the observation deck, along with some flowers and hanging chairs.
“We’re here, Mr. Librarian is inside.”
Anna stopped and led Su Jiu around the hanging chairs, her gaze falling on a small room on the side of the observation deck. Above the door of the small room were symbols of the stars, moon, and sun, connected by mysterious runes, giving it a rather mystical feel.
Su Jiu couldn’t help but feel that Mr. Librarian had some abilities; she just didn’t know how he compared to the female owner of the Alchemy Workshop.
“Mr. Librarian! I’m Little Anna…”
After glancing at Su Jiu, Anna stepped forward and knocked on the door.
“Knock, knock—”
The knocking continued for a while, but no one came out to open the door, which made Su Jiu curious if the person inside was doing some predictions. She then reached out and placed her hand on Anna’s shoulder, whispering, “He might be busy, perhaps we should wait a moment.”
She tried to probe inside with her mental power, but found that she couldn’t see through the large door at all, as if it were being shielded by something.
“Impossible, even if Mr. Librarian is busy, he would at least respond a couple of times—perhaps something has happened.”
After calling out a couple more times, Anna frowned. After a moment of thought, she pressed the doorknob and pushed the door open forcefully without a word. When the door was opened about halfway, there was a sudden “bang!”
“Welcome back, Little Anna (Sister Anna)!”
Su Jiu was startled and was about to flash to Anna’s side when she realized that accompanied by the sound of fireworks, countless flower petals “sprayed” out from inside—red, blue, and yellow. At the same time, a voice, old yet spirited, rang out.
“Hehe, I calculated that you would return at this time. We haven’t seen each other for almost a month, and these little ones miss you so much.”
The next moment, the door was fully opened, and an old Snow Demon, half a palm taller than Su Jiu, walked out. The old man, grinning, was wearing what looked like an amusement park mascot costume and holding a special party popper.
“Sister Anna, where did you go?”
“Mr. Librarian said you were leaving here completely and going somewhere we couldn’t find.”
“Don’t say anymore, this is the cake we made for Sister Anna!”
Behind him were more than a dozen Snow Demon children, each wearing small mascot costumes. The leading child held a blue-green cake, seemingly to celebrate Anna’s return.
Su Jiu smiled at the scene before her. The next second, she had a premonition and looked up, only to find the librarian, dressed in a bear costume, looking at her silently, with a contemplative look in his eyes.
When he realized Su Jiu was looking at him, the librarian also came to his senses, just nodding with a smile, but then fell into deep thought again.
“Sister Anna, why did you suddenly come back?”
The little girl holding the cake tilted her head and asked. She had also noticed Su Jiu, but upon seeing the latter’s blood-red pupils, she immediately recoiled in fear.
“Because my aunt’s friend wants to learn about a certain book in the library…”
Anna smiled and moved aside, revealing Su Jiu completely to the children. Then she added softly, “Don’t be naughty and make people unhappy.”
The children nodded, but they were hesitant to make eye contact with Su Jiu, even stepping back a little. Due to their Snow Demon nature and the sensitivity of children, they felt Su Jiu was very dangerous. Su Jiu looked at the children’s reactions and twitched her lips…
Are you serious about stepping back half a step?
After a few more casual remarks, Anna remembered the purpose of her visit and turned to the librarian in the mascot costume who was lost in thought, asking curiously, “Mr. Librarian, I heard you’ve predicted the Pope card and some strange prophecies recently? Is it related to the selection of the National Master?”
She wasn’t stupid; she could easily connect the Pope to the National Master.
“Did the Rolls downstairs tell you? She’s still so talkative… Some strange predictions, not just related to the National Master.”
The librarian slightly raised his head, rolled his eyes, and before Anna could explain, he took out a stack of cards from the pocket of his mascot costume. The cards had the rhythm of an inexplicable power. He casually picked up a face-down card with two fingers and flipped it over.
Featured on it was an image of a Pope with a crown on his head! The Pope represents faith in life.
But that wasn’t all. He levitated the previous Pope card in the air, then shuffled the cards up and down continuously…
“Mr. Librarian, what are you doing?” Anna tilted her head, confused. She was very clear about the process and continued to ask, “Aren’t you going to interpret it first to see what’s going on?”
“If it were just a simple Pope card, I wouldn’t find it strange, and I would even help you decipher it, Little Anna.”
Hearing this, the librarian put away his smile, glanced at Su Jiu again, and then, in the same way, drew another card, slowly unfolding it between the two of them.
This was another Pope card!
But it was slightly different from the previous Pope card. This was a very special card, representing the just and stern High Priestess, which also floated next to the Pope card.
Seeing the High Priestess, Su Jiu’s heart skipped a beat. Could this be related to her intervention?
Please don’t…
Anna still didn’t quite understand the meaning. After watching for a while, she realized that the librarian hadn’t started explaining yet, so she asked, “Does this… have any special meaning, Mr. Librarian?”
“Just keep watching.”
The librarian said softly, his gaze fixed on the Pope card. Su Jiu and Anna also looked at the Pope card. Just as Su Jiu was thinking that these prophets liked to act mysteriously,
“The Pope predicted at first has become the devil, and the prophecy that Little Anna would wander abroad has also been shaken. Even the fate of hundreds of thousands of people will change because of this, but I can no longer see the specific path…”
The next second, a faint fluorescent light flickered from the bottom of the card, and the text at the top changed from “Pope” to “Devil.” Then, the shape of the Pope on the card changed, his skin turned dark, and ghostly horns appeared on his forehead.
It had clearly transformed from a Pope card to a Devil card.
“Although I can’t see the subsequent route, the stars tell me that there will be a great fire in this capital, a fire that can spread everywhere.”
The librarian smiled faintly and then drew another card, a card with countless stars, on which was written in Latin: “Ignite the Sea of Stars.”
This scene stunned Su Jiu. Combined with the old librarian’s words, she felt that the High Priestess was likely related to her. As for igniting the Sea of Stars…
If she wanted to change the course of the war, she would need to know the Grand Prince’s true intentions and then use her own power to change the established facts in the book, which could be considered igniting the Sea of Stars.
“Miss with the Eastern face, I cannot see through your future, but the tarot cards tell me that you will be a friend.”
While Su Jiu was lost in thought, the librarian’s voice suddenly rang out. He gathered the scattered cards and looked at her with a smile.
Su Jiu met his gaze again. She felt that he might have guessed something but had not revealed it yet, so she nodded with a smile: “If nothing unexpected happens, we will be friends.”
After saying this, both of them smiled inexplicably. Unlike Su Jiu’s knowing smile, the librarian’s smile was one of relief, as if he had finally waited for something.
Anna looked at the two of them exchanging smiles and pouted. She disliked this kind of riddle-like behavior and continued to say, “Mr. Librarian, have you told my father about this?”
“Of course, I told that damn guy, but he still insists on holding onto everything possible.”
Upon hearing the mention of the Grand Prince, the librarian shrugged indifferently and replied plainly, seemingly not showing the same respect as the residents of the Snow Kingdom.
Su Jiu was somewhat surprised by his address. She turned to look at Anna, only to find her nodding slightly without any strong reaction.
Her curiosity about the librarian’s identity grew even more.
After putting away the cards, the librarian turned to a small cabinet and, from somewhere, pulled out several bottles of human soda. Under the envious gazes of the children, he tossed a bottle to Su Jiu and then asked with a smile:
“Your aunt’s friend, this lady, isn’t she here for something? Tell me about it.”
