Chapter 212: Palace of Memory
Totte Library.
Nos Finn's brow furrowed slightly because Xu Yi's actions greatly puzzled him, as the latter casually picked up a book from the shelf and rapidly flipped through its pages.
Most of the books in the library were opaque and difficult to understand tomes of Mysticism, and even reading them word for word, paragraph by paragraph, was hard to comprehend.
Sometimes spending weeks of time to understand just one chapter was nothing unusual.
With the speed at which Xu Yi was flipping through the books, let alone grasping the knowledge within, it was doubtful he could even retain a basic impression.
"Mr. Xu Yi, your library assistant job will be over the day after tomorrow!" Nos kindly advised.
"It's precisely because my term ends tomorrow that I need to seize the time! There are so many good books, it would be such a pity not to glance through them!" Xu Yi remained immersed in the grand task of "book scanning."
Nos sighed to himself, aware that very few outsiders had ever entered the Totte Library. In his view, the other party should cherish this opportunity and use the remaining time to understand as much as possible.
Instead of using this precious chance just to "feast his eyes."
But at this point, he felt it was inappropriate to advise any further.
Of course, Xu Yi understood his meaning, for he had prepared himself similarly before, but plans couldn't keep up with changes—the "Sharingan" had appeared!
Yesterday at noon, with the support of his dual external assistance systems, the third Scholar Entries arrived on schedule.
[Scholar x3: (Green Rare)
Ability 1 - Accelerated Learning:
Ability 2 - Multitasking:
Ability 3 - Super Brain Calculation:
Unleash your brainpower and you will experience what is meant by "As One Desires."
(PS: This ability will impose a heavy load on the psyche, please use with caution!)
]
After stacking the Scholar Entries three times, it had astonishingly evolved from the initial "Common White" quality to "Green Rare"!
Xu Yi was somewhat surprised. If he continued down this path, was it possible to evolve into "Blue," "Red," or even "Gold" quality Entries?
"Super Brain Calculation" was an ability he knew about early in the morning; he didn't have time to try it out before hastily initiating Entry synthesis.
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[Genius of Mysticism (Green Epic) + Scholar x3 (Green Rare) = Master of Mysticism]
[Master of Mysticism: (Blue Rare)
Ability 1 - Palace of Memory:
Any record related to Mysticism that you have glanced at will be cataloged into the Palace of Memory in your brain, readily accessible at any time.
Ability 2 - Mysticism Inspiration:
Sacrifice an Entry, and you will gain a continuous flow of inspiration, accelerating your Mysticism research process.
(PS: The higher the quality of the sacrificed Entry, the better the effect.)
Ability 3 - Revelations of Mysticism:
When research in Mysticism hits a deadlock, contact with related objects has a certain chance to yield Revelations of Mysticism.
]
As expected, the Master of Mysticism was a "Blue Rare" level Entry.
"Revelations of Mysticism" mainly played up the metaphysical aspect, which could almost be ignored on a normal basis.
Upon seeing "Mysticism Inspiration," Xu Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.
Wasn't this ability tailor-made for synthesizing high-quality blood?
The deeper Xu Yi's understanding of the Totte Library became, the more he regretted that such a wealth of precious texts was available to him for only seven days.
"If only I could move the whole Totte Library away!"
This thought had crossed his mind more than once.
Now the dream had come true!
The Palace of Memory was already constructed in his mind, and whenever he recalled it, a vast palace-like library would appear before his eyes.
The Mysticism books he had just flipped through were neatly arranged on the shelves.
He picked up a book at random; every symbol, every word on it was crystal clear. He had even "copied" the original smudges.
"Not having a single book from the Totte Library copied into the Palace of Memory would be a grave error on his part!"
Time was tight, and the task was heavy; Xu Yi plunged into the great endeavor of "copying books."
Unfortunately, Carlyle wasn't quite so perceptive.
"Mr. Xu Yi, the Special Affairs team has entrusted me to…"
He hadn't finished his sentence when he was interrupted by Xu Yi.
"Mr. Carlyle, I'm very grateful to you for providing me with the job opportunity of a librarian, but unfortunately, it will end the day after tomorrow at noon."
What Xu Yi said was very euphemistic, which translated to, "Don't disturb me while I'm reading!"
Carlyle was taken aback, thinking to himself that it was just flipping through books, how could taking a break possibly matter?
But he couldn't say that outright, and could only compromise resignedly, "I will inform the butler that your work time will be extended by half an hour."
Xu Yi's eyes lit up. How could a few words take half an hour? This was purely a bonus!
"Mr. Carlyle, how may I assist you?" Xu Yi placed a bookmark in the book and asked with a full-faced smile.
This "face-changing" act astonished Carlyle, and it took him a while to collect his thoughts.
"The general location of the Evil Deity has been found by the Special Affairs team," Carlyle got straight to the point.
Xu Yi's brows involuntarily furrowed at the mention. The danger posed by the Evil Deity was clear not only to Xu Yi but also to the authorities in Boston.
The Special Affairs team hadn't stopped looking for the Evil Deity during this time.
It was unknown whether the Evil Deity was too good at hiding, or if the Special Affairs team was too "leisurely," considering they had only found its location now!
"Where?" Xu Yi asked.
"Upstream of the Charles River, the Special Affairs team is preparing. The action starts in three days, with the aim of striking to kill!" Carlyle looked at Xu Yi, "The Special Affairs team asked me to inquire whether you will participate in the encirclement operation."
"Tell them, we'll be there on time!" Xu Yi nodded. There was nothing to hesitate about.
He knew full well the principle of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'; if he couldn't deal with the Evil Deity, he probably couldn't even sleep soundly.
...
Finn Manor.
A glass shattered on the floor, and Carlyle crouched before the broken pieces, clutching her finger with unstoppable blood flowing from the wound.
"Miss Carlyle, let the maid clean up these pieces!" The butler hurried over, relieved to see that she only had a small cut on her finger.
"I'm sorry, I will pay for the glass, you can deduct it from my salary," Carlyle murmured apologetically.
"It's just a glass, Miss Carlyle, don't worry about it. Let's go get that wrapped up!" said the butler, leading Carlyle away.
The maid was cleaning up the glass fragments on the floor when Daniel stopped her.
"I will have someone take care of this, you go and clean my room!"
After sending the maid away , Daniel looked around to ensure no one was present, then picked up a piece of shattered glass.
That fragment was stained with Carlyle's blood.
...
Carlyle sat on the edge of the bed, staring at her bandaged finger in a daze.
The work at Finn Manor was quite easy, teaching dance both in the morning and in the afternoon for two hours each session.
The students were also sweet and obedient, those five or six-year-old boys and girls were at a charming age.
Unfortunately, she rarely saw Xu Yi.
In one corner of the room lay a floor mat, complete with pillow and bedding, arranged by the butler. They had agreed that she would sleep on the floor mat, and Xu Yi would take the bed.
But in the end, the floor mat went to Xu Yi.
Concerning the "co-living life," Carlyle was quite nervous. Sleeping in the same room with him, could something special happen?
But she quickly set her mind at ease. Xu Yi was simply too busy. Upon returning to his room, he would fall asleep immediately, often for just three or four hours.
After waking up, Xu Yi would head out the door again at breakneck speed. They hardly had any chance to talk, let alone anything else happening.
This meant there was no need to be nervous, but for some reason, Carlyle felt a faint disappointment.
"This is so frustrating!" Carlyle yawned. She was a bit sleepy but dared not sleep.
For some reason, she had been repeatedly having the same dream lately.
In the dream, it was pouring rain, and she stood by the rapidly flowing riverbank. An enormous shadow rose from the river, cold eyes piercing through the rain curtain, watching her. She was too scared to move, shivering in terror.