Chapter 1244: Chapter 1244 - Capítulo 1244: 1229: Book Storage Building Surprise

Capítulo 1244: Chapter 1229: Book Storage Building Surprise

“I say, Captain Ye, are you out of your mind? Or are you just against your own future?”

“A perfectly decisive annihilation battle was turned into a melee by you. The Marquis was so angry that he left early. Alas, the Marquis probably won’t think highly of you for a while!” Zhao Zhong said.

On the way back, Zhao Zhong kept nagging, which annoyed Ye Zhen.

To be honest, if Ye Zhen had to do it again, he wouldn’t have annihilated that ten thousand Blood Lion Army in such a situation.

“I say, Chief Zhao, if I really have to stay in the Marquis Mansion for a month, won’t that be too boring? Is there any interesting place in the mansion?” Ye Zhen asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhong glanced at Ye Zhen and then chuckled sinisterly, “For a Martial Artist, a month is just a few days of cultivation. You brat, daring to play tricks on me, tell me, what exactly do you want to do?”

Ye Zhen gave Zhao Zhong a thumbs up, “Chief Zhao certainly has keen insight! I want to learn some things, and I want to visit the Book Storage Building in the Marquis Mansion. I wonder if I can go?”

“Hehe, the Marquis loves books, is good at reading, and even enjoys collecting them, so the Book Storage Building in the mansion, in terms of the number of books, is quite famous in the entire Great Zhou. Princes and nobles often come to borrow and read, but if Captain Ye wants to get in…..”

Halfway through the sentence, Zhao Zhong stopped talking, smiling slyly at Ye Zhen.

Seeing this expression, Ye Zhen understood immediately; it meant the eunuch was extending his hand for a bribe again.

Without hesitation, Ye Zhen tactfully handed over ten boxes of gleaming pearl jade gems, and Zhao Zhong’s face immediately lit up with a smile.

“The Marquis didn’t give specific instructions, so Captain Ye is allowed to go in! But Captain Ye can’t enter alone; with this old servant accompanying you, you can enter the first eight floors of the Marquis’s Book Storage Building.

However, remember, while you may read those ancient books, you must absolutely not damage or take them away!”

“This, I surely understand!”

As mentioned before, after the battle, Zhao Zhong was inseparable from Ye Zhen, even following him when Ye Zhen needed convenience, much to Ye Zhen’s annoyance.

However, Zhao Zhong is a man of his word, and the next day, he took Ye Zhen into Marquis Xingqing’s Mansion’s Book Storage Building.

The Book Storage Building of Marquis Xingqing’s Mansion covers a vast area and is a nine-story high building, measuring hundreds of meters long. Outside, innumerable talisman pattern formations are engraved, constantly flashing with cyan light, protecting this Book Storage Building.

Upon entering the first floor, a fragrance, rich yet extremely elegant, wafted into Ye Zhen’s nostrils, instantly refreshing the mind.

“The incense is made from thousand-year-old purple camphor wood, effective for repelling insects and refreshing the mind, with one pound worth a Low Grade Thought Spirit Pill. Here, ten pounds are consumed daily!” Zhao Zhong introduced with a proud expression to Ye Zhen.

Besides “luxury,” what else could Ye Zhen say?

Most Martial Artists are still concerned about obtaining one or two Psychic Spirit Pills, while merely this Book Storage Building consumes the value of ten Low Grade Thought Spirit Pills in a single day.

“Captain Ye, which category of ancient books do you wish to see? Don’t look down on this nine-story Book Storage Building; inside, it’s another world. The Marquis invited a highly skilled Array Master to triple the space inside the building!

Basically, each floor contains over a million books. The collection here is so vast that even going through the catalog would take a year or two.

Tell me which category you’re interested in, and this old servant will take you directly there to save you a lot of trouble!” Having received his bribe, Zhao Zhong was very diligent.

This gave Ye Zhen an idea. If he encounters eunuchs similar to Zhao Zhong in the future, more wealth should be offered to bribe them for better results.

“Chief Zhao, I once heard of someone who escaped from the Ancient Demon God Temple, so I want to find books related to this Ancient Demon God Temple.

Also, I’d like to find books about Bloodline Talent and Innate Soul Light?” Ye Zhen asked.

Ye Zhen’s interest in information about the Ancient Demon God Temple was self-explanatory; he wanted to know if, after the Temple was hidden within the Celestial Stars, he could still enter and exit through the War Soul Blood Flag?

As for the records on Bloodline Talent and Innate Soul Light, it was to search for Caiyi’s whereabouts.

Zhao Zhong said nothing, but immediately summoned an attendant full of scholarly aura and said, “Have you heard what this sir said clearly? If you have, then respond!”

“Reporting to Chief Zhao, I’ve heard it clearly!”

“All ancient books related to the Ancient Demon God Temple are stored on the sixth floor, Xuan Character Area, totaling over forty-six thousand three hundred copies! In addition, some books mentioning the Ancient Demon God Temple are scattered in the fifth floor, Earth District, and the fourth floor, Huang District and Hong Character Zone, totaling over a hundred thousand books!”

“Books regarding Bloodline Talent and Innate Soul Light are mainly stored in the seventh floor’s Earth District and Huang District, totaling ninety thousand books. Which side would this sir like to see first?” the attendant asked.

The numbers made Ye Zhen gasp.

“I’ll start with the records of the Ancient Demon God Temple!” After thinking it over, Ye Zhen decided to start with fewer books.

Quickly, someone guided Ye Zhen and Zhao Zhong to the sixth floor, Xuan Character Area, a gigantic space with thousands of rows of bookshelves, the collection so massive it defies description.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Zhen picked up the first book on the shelf, titled “Records of Initial Human-Demon Wars!”

In just twenty breaths, Ye Zhen had flipped through the entire book and memorized its content.

This was the advantage of powerful Divine Soul Power; without detailed reading, flipping through pages with a glance allowed the immense Divine Soul Power to store the book’s content in his mind.

When needed, it would emerge from his memory.

However, despite the many benefits of Divine Soul Power, it only enhanced memory, not one’s intelligence in any way.

With Divine Soul Power’s assistance, Ye Zhen’s reading speed was fast enough to go through two to three hundred books in two hours, but this pace was still insufficient for the vast ocean of books.

Ye Zhen calculated that in a month’s time, he might not even finish these books about the Ancient Demon God Temple, let alone find clues about Caiyi.

Unfortunately, Ye Zhen couldn’t reveal his true purpose for seeking information about the Ancient Demon God Temple to Zhao Zhong nor enlist Zhao Zhong’s help.

In distress, Ye Zhen suddenly remembered the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten; since the kitten had high Spirit Wisdom, Ye Zhen could instruct it to alert him whenever the words “Ancient Demon God Temple” appeared.

This way, Ye Zhen’s search speed would increase by at least a third, and if the kitten could help, so could the Little Demon in Ye Zhen’s body.

After all, the Yimu Spiritual Communication Divine Art was no secret in front of Zhao Zhong.

Hence, a scene unfolded in the Book Storage Building that left Zhao Zhong astounded.

A palm-sized white kitten with black patterns was dexterously flipping through books like a person, its claws busy.

That was manageable, being peculiar but not shocking. However, even a green branch extending from Ye Zhen’s arm was quickly flipping through books.

This situation gave Ye Zhen an idea—if he encountered similar eunuchs as Zhao Zhong in the future, it would be better to use more resources to bribe them for efficient outcomes.

A white cat with black patterns of about a palm’s size was also quickly flipping through books. Extending a green branch from Ye Jin’s arm, it was quickly turning pages.

While perusing the records of the Ancient Demon God Temple, Ye Zhen has already gone through more than half. However, Ye Zhen is not discouraged, as there are still many that have information about the Ancient Demon God Temple.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen becomes engrossed in reading. In the middle of a passage, he receives a signal from the Little Demon within him, complemented by the mesmerizing roar of the Cloud Winged Tiger King and a frightened cry of a woman.

It was a signal of Little Demon’s against-whim identity.