Mysterious journey

When we returned to the city from Konu Town, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. Garen went home directly, washed up and fell asleep.

My parents are not at home, probably going out to attend a work party again. My sister Ying'er was sitting on the sofa reading a book. When she saw him coming back, she deliberately raised the book to cover her face. She didn't know what she was doing.

Galen's arms were dislocated, and although he had applied ointment, there was still some pain. In addition, the strange thing he encountered in the castle today made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he had no energy to pay attention.

After resting at home for a week, the swelling in my arm subsided, but I still couldn't do too strenuous exercises, such as martial arts.

Garen really couldn't stay at home anymore, and his sister was bored all day long and wouldn't talk to him. In this era, the world does not have computers, televisions or anything else for people to entertain themselves. He simply took some change and went directly to the city library.

"This is your loan card. Please keep it and don't let the number get worn off."

The waitress at the lobby desk handed over a black square card with both hands, smiling.

"Thank you." Garen took the card and looked at the number on it, 233. "Is this number based on the number of people?"

"Yes, sir." The waitress nodded, "Please go left for general books. Please go right for unique ancient books and special foreign books."

"OK."

Taking the card, Garen walked directly into the left passage.

The black passage is a bit dark, and there are bright yellow wall lamps on the walls on both sides, making the entire passage look dim.

When he walked into the passage, he saw two young girls walking in front of him one behind the other. The floor is covered with thick black carpet, and you can barely hear your footsteps.

"There are too few people, mainly because the price is too expensive. A card costs 5,000 yuan, someone must introduce it, and you can only read it for a month. Most people who really want to read the book look down on it, and those who can afford it don't have the time or energy. .”

Shaking his head slightly, Garen followed the person in front for a short distance, turned left, and suddenly entered a small, narrow room.

The room was illuminated with pale yellow lights, and the surrounding walls could not be seen. They were all bookshelves, and the densely packed red books on them completely blocked the walls. There are also two single red sofas and a black wooden table filled with books.

Standing at the door of the room and looking straight. You can see that there is a door on the opposite wall, leading to another similar room like this. Opposite that room is another door, connecting to the new room.

These rooms are connected in a straight line like a skewer, door to door, all the way to the far corner. Guests entering can walk in a straight line through all rooms.

The two girls in front of Garen did not stop, but continued walking forward. They stopped and stood still when they reached the third room.

Garen withdrew his gaze and glanced left and right at the books on the walls on both sides. There were wooden signs with classifications hanging under the wall lamps on the walls. The books in this room are historical.

He walked forward, through this, and into the next room. The second room is for geography.

The third room is for dance, drama and painting arts. The two girls are not pretty, but they are quite absorbed in reading while standing here with a book each.

The fourth room is for mathematical chemistry and philosophy.

The fifth room is for marriage, sex, and health care. In fact, it is a place where books such as ** are stored.

The atmosphere of the Federation was influenced by the Weisman Empire and was particularly open. Although there were not many such books, they could still be published publicly.

In this room, a young woman in her thirties sat on the sofa and watched with gusto.

In the sixth room, as soon as Garen walked in, he saw a girl in a white dress and black stockings sitting on the sofa. She had long pale blond hair hanging behind her with a white headband tied in the middle. She looked extremely ladylike.

"Finestine? Are you here today?" Garen was slightly startled, then smiled. He walked to the sofa next to the girl and sat down.

"What a coincidence." The girl raised her face, revealing a delicate and pure face.

Her skin was very fair, with a slight crystal feel, and her eyes were large and clear. Her dark blue pupils looked at Garen coldly. She gives people the impression of a little sister who is pretending to be cold, which is completely different from the arrogant young lady who had a picnic on the river bank last time.

This is the side of her life, the gentle side shown towards friends who recognize her.

Finestine sat on the large and soft sofa, her petite body almost sinking into the sofa, surrounded by red. A large red book was placed on her thigh skirt, covering most of her upper body. She looked very cute and charming.

However, Garen also knew that this beautiful girl was a cold-faced and warm-hearted type and was not fooled by her appearance. You must know that his qualifications to enter this library were introduced to him by Finestine, otherwise he might not be able to enter here. Because he didn't even know that such a library existed in the city before.

Sitting in a more comfortable position, Garen took a red book on the table and flipped through it. There was a heraldry book on it, which contained information on the coats of arms of the Federation and famous families in the world. A more complete introduction.

"Although it's holiday now, why do you have time to come to Huaishan again?"

Finestine lowered her head and continued reading. "It's quiet enough here. It's not like a bunch of flies bothering me in Manroland."

After she and Garen met again last time, they talked about the jewelry of bad luck. Because Gallon has an unusual interest in antiques of doom, Finestine, who has always liked special mysterious antique jewelry, became very interested in talking.

Finestine could tell that Garen was not the kind of person who deliberately approached her for other purposes, so she put down her guard. When talking about his favorite topic, mysterious antique jewelry, the other party showed an extremely serious attitude and acted like he was all ears. This made Finestine feel very fond of Garen. The two of them spent five or six hours chatting in a small cafe before parting ways.

After that time, Finestine took the initiative to apply for Galen's qualification and borrowing card for this library. The two of them can be regarded as pure antique jewelry enthusiasts.

"You are quite tired, hiding everywhere." Garen smiled, "By the way, didn't you say you found a new good thing last time? How is it going?"

Finestine put down the book and frowned slightly, looking a little distressed.

"It was very difficult to get it. The other party refused to sell it no matter what. I raised the price twice but it was still to no avail. It was obvious that he really didn't want to sell it."

"What is it?"

"A lucky ship's bow from the Age of Discovery. It is said to be a bust of a mermaid that can bring good luck to people."

"Mermaid bust? How much did you pay?" Garen asked, licking his lips.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand."

"For the Mermaid Bust's bow, two hundred and fifty thousand is indeed a bit low."

"But this is the maximum amount I can transfer recently. No more will be enough, and I don't have much pocket money." Finestine's face showed a distressed look.

"Let's not talk about this for now. By the way, is there any news about the two pieces of jewelry I asked you to help me check last time?" Garen changed the subject.

"That one is quite simple." Finestine paused and recalled a little, "Those two pieces of jewelry, one is Marceline's Blue Fantasy. It is said that a master jewelry processing named Marceline once made it for herself. An antique jewelry made by a lover. The master died of illness soon after making the jewelry. What is strange is that the lover who wore this jewelry was lucky and grew up from an ordinary person very quickly. As a new master of jewelry craftsmanship, he became extremely wealthy. This piece of jewelry was also placed in his jewelry store as a treasure. However, it was later stolen, and a series of imitations were made. If you run away, there is no way to find the real thing."

"Isn't this person dead?" Garen was stunned.

Finestine rolled her eyes at him. "Why should people die when they are living well?"

She just liked the relaxing feeling of chatting with Garen. In front of other people, they all valued her beauty, family background, and background.

But in front of Garen, an ordinary boy of the same age, he didn't care at all about her appearance and background. What mattered most was her knowledge, her knowledge of antique jewelry, especially the knowledge of mysterious jewelry.

"Hehe. I made a mistake." Garen smiled sheepishly, "What about the other thing?"

Finestine leaned back, grabbed a black string hanging in front of the wall, and pulled gently. "Wait a minute, what do you want?"

"Egu Chili black tea," Garen said casually.

Finestine nodded.

After a while, a girl wearing a black and white maid uniform walked into the room. "What do you two need?"

"A cup of Tonino coffee and a cup of Cuccini black tea, both of which are hot." Finestine ordered calmly.

"I understand, please wait a moment." The young maid bowed and left the room.

Garen snickered on the side. "Didn't you like cold things before?"

"Why are you laughing!? Can't you change the flavor occasionally?" Finestine's cheeks turned red and she became embarrassed, "Do you think I'm following your example?"

"Yes, yes, I know, I know." Garen waved his hands repeatedly, holding back his smile. "I understand." After saying this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Okay, be serious!" Finestine held up the book and hit Gallon on the head. Although it looked heavy, the force was very light. "Let's talk about another piece, which is also the jewel of this jeweler. It's called the Eyes of Avril. It was inspired by a princess named Avril from the Weisman Empire. It is said that she was born blind, but her eyes were Born extremely perfect and beautiful, this piece of jewelry is named after her eyes. There is no mysterious background, but it is said that this piece of jewelry once received the blessing of Weisman III, who hoped that the princess's eyes would always be as beautiful and clear as this piece of jewelry. It was rumored that this piece of jewelry disappeared among the people and disappeared for many years, and I don’t know if it is authentic.”

"It should be true," Garen said softly, touching his chin.

"how do you know?"

"Guess."

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Garen smiled and became serious. "Okay, let's get down to business. Last time you said you found that the ring of doom you bought had new changes? What changes? Can you show me again?"

Finestine pondered and remained silent for a while. Just then the maid came in with black tea and coffee, placed the coffee and black tea in front of the two of them, and then left quietly.

The scalding heat slowly rose from the brown cup, and the room seemed unusually quiet for a while.

After a long time, Finestine slowly spoke. She frowned and rubbed her temples in distress.

"I can't explain clearly. Anyway, it's a very weird feeling. Nothing goes well during this period, pocket money is suddenly tightened, and my friends quarrel with me for no reason." She paused.

"You also know that I have few friends and a narrow circle. Ever since I bought the Ring of Doom, it has become like this. Do you think it's really that thing that works?"

"Where is your Ring of Doom? Show it to me." Garen also frowned.

Finestine's face suddenly turned red.

"I didn't bring it with me. I'll bring it over next time and show it to you."