The stone-paved road in the border city-state of Nanwantina looks quaint and peaceful under the soft morning light.
Lanqi walked slowly with a sunny and cheerful smile on his face.
Talia's murderous intent was thus resolved.
It's not a problem for him at all.
Next, he prepared to head to today's planned destination - the border city-state library.
This place that his predecessor had never been to was like an endless world of treasures for Lanqi at this moment.
Although the libraries in border city-states are far inferior to those in large cities or the kingdom's famous royal libraries.
But many rare books that cannot be found at home are available in the town libraries.
Lanqi has many books of interest that he urgently needs to check out.
Lanqi felt full of anticipation at the thought of living a peaceful life again.
As long as he was not killed by Talia and did not let her get the crucial start-up funds for the national restoration plan, it seemed that he had indirectly saved the world from chaos and made it a better place.
As for the mere three pounds a day that had been promised to her.
Even if she stayed by his side until her death, there was no way he could restore the country.
By the time she has earned enough money to travel without having to sleep in the open air, she will probably be tired of this ordinary town and will soon choose to leave.
After all, she is different from me. I just want to be an ordinary person who can live freely, but she has the ambition to rise to the top.
Lanqi thought about it and came to a bakery that the maid strongly recommended. He bought breakfast for today, then continued walking on the street towards the library with the paper bag in his arms.
The library is not too far from his home.
Even if you walk at a leisurely pace like this, you can reach the library in about thirty minutes.
In the early morning, the shops on the street have already opened for business to welcome the day's business. Along the cobblestones, the tempting aroma of bread and coffee wafts all the way.
The morning glow and mist drifted around the buildings on both sides, and green moss covered the end of the winding road, as if telling the heaviness and glory of history.
As we got closer, the church bells echoed in our ears, and the melodious music was holy and pious.
Every building as far as the eye can see is magnificent.
Lanqi bit into a cheese and fruit sandwich and breathed in the fresh morning air.
Before I knew it, I arrived at the border library.
The next few days.
With his thirst for knowledge, he will surely become a regular visitor here.
On the front of the huge building, a row of majestic stone pillars stand on the wide steps, and the outer walls are made of stones that have been deposited over the years.
Step inside.
All you can see is the edges of the long arched windows inlaid with intricate patterns, reflecting a soft halo of light.
I went straight to the counter and quickly applied for a library card.
Then Ranch walked into the large reading area.
Following the instructions on the indoor map, he found the books in the legal literature area, tapped the spines of the books with his fingers, and scanned them quickly like running water.
Soon, Lanqi took out a heavy book from the bookshelf.
The Code of the Kingdom of Hutton
He took the book, sat down at the long table contentedly, and began to read it.
Since we have come to such a fantasy world.
In addition to understanding the situation and intelligence of this world.
Then most people would surely be eager to start exploring their own talents, or try to learn magic.
But Lanqi doesn't.
He wants to learn the law.
Magic and power are certainly important in this world. For example, magic cards can bring people unimaginable wealth and extraordinary powers.
Lanqi was probably also convinced that he had a good talent for card making.
However, becoming an excellent card maker is not something that can be achieved overnight.
He also needs a lot of magical engineering knowledge as well as hard practice and training.
Looking at the present, knowledge and wisdom are the foundation of his survival.
Sometimes, knowing the law can make your opponent lose a life sentence in prison, but win a death sentence on the spot.
So he was not in a hurry to study magic cards for the time being.
He felt that the most important thing whenever he arrived at a place was to fully understand the laws of that country.
—Or perhaps “ground rules.”
So today, Lanqi came to the town library early in the morning, found the latest revised edition of the "Code of the Kingdom of Hutton", and began to study it carefully word by word.
He has always been law-abiding and would never do anything prohibited by the law.
…
Until the sun sets.
The setting sun shines warmly into the library through the windows, and a tranquil atmosphere permeates the air.
Lanqi was sitting at the desk, his eyes lingering on the book, gently brushing across the thin pages as he read.
The orange-red sunlight shone through the glass window onto his face as he concentrated on reading, adding a touch of softness and elegance to his features.
"Isn't that literary boy super good-looking?"
"Yes, he is serious and focused. He has been sitting there reading law books all day. You can tell at a glance that he is a top student."
"Wait, isn't he the dandy son of the Wilford family? The one with the terrible reputation, Lanky Wilford?"
"Well... But it can be seen that he really respects the law. Maybe the rumors are not so true!"
The girls sitting behind the counter were whispering to each other, stealing glances at Lanqi from time to time.
His smooth black hair and clear emerald green eyes complemented his natural temperament as a poet and painter. Once he was no longer so dandy, his whole person seemed to have undergone a drastic change.
However, Lanqi was so focused on reading that he seemed to have forgotten the time and did not notice any irrelevant movements in the library.
It was not until the light outside the window gradually grew dimmer that he realized that the library was almost closing time.
After taking my eyes off the pages of the book, I finally felt a long-lost soreness in my eyes.
I looked up and found that the number of people in the library had become sparse.
"Let's study the basics of magic engineering in this world tomorrow."
Lanqi muttered to himself, inserted a bookmark in the code, and then closed the code.
It's time to go home.
In addition to borrowing the unfinished code, he also roughly made a list of his own borrowed books.
For example, he was very interested in the following books that he accidentally saw while searching for the code:
The Principle of Detoxification
《Strategies to resist mind-interference magic》
How to prevent curse magic
After all, after studying the laws and regulations of the kingdom, the next step is to study magic cards.
A person with a clear mind like him must have a thorough understanding of how to deal with those dirty magics!
He felt uncomfortable just thinking about the possibility that someone might use these magics against him in the future.
And just in case.
Just in case.
If I have to use these efficient magics someday in the future.
That also requires knowing how to circumvent these defenses.
As the saying goes, only when you know yourself and your enemy can you fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat!