The shop that appeared in front of Richard looked very dilapidated and old, as if it hadn't been repaired for many years - the exterior walls were dilapidated, the shop door was rickety, and the signs on the shop door were blurred. Richard slowly read the text above:
"Forbidden... taboo... bookstore."
Yes, this is a bookstore that sells all kinds of imaginable books, scrolls, treasure maps, personal notes and other things related to writing. Richard was recommended by the great scholar Suradi.
Richard's eyes flashed, and he walked towards the bookstore. Just as he was about to step through the door, a pair of thick, thick black-haired arms stuck out from inside without any warning, blocking him.
Then a strong black man with a strong back and a bear's waist appeared from the door, like a bear standing up or a mountain.
Richard looked at the opponent's nearly two-meter-long body, and felt that among all the people he had met so far, Bucky, who had recently played with Gro, might be comparable.
The strong black man looked down from a high position and asked in a buzzing voice: "Who are you? What do you do? Do you know where this place is?" His tone was very rude and full of vigilance.
Obviously, this bookstore is different from other stalls and shops. There are strict restrictions on customers, and they cannot be entered casually.
In fact, there are only two ways to enter this bookstore:
First, it was recommended by some big shots.
Second, it is recommended by official guests of this bookstore.
Richard glanced at the strong black man and didn't say anything. He simply took out a note from his sleeve and handed it over.
The strong black man took the note, glanced at it, and saw a line written on it: Guaranteed by my credibility, this person is qualified to enter your store-Suradis.
This was the recommendation of the great scholar Suratis. The person might not be a powerful wizard or a noble noble, but he could not be underestimated in some areas of White Rock City, and he could be considered a member of the big shots.
After reading the note, the strong black man made a "snoring" sound in his mouth. He didn't know what he was mumbling. He handed the note back for a moment, stepped aside, and said in a low voice: "Okay, you are qualified, come in. But This is your first time here, so I want to tell you the rules.
First, you can read all the books, but you are not allowed to pick them up unless you are ready to buy them.
Second, if you want to buy a book, prepare enough money in advance because bargaining is not allowed here.
Third, after buying the book, you should get out of here, and you are not allowed to mention the existence of the bookstore to anyone else who doesn't know this place.
Fourth, if you violate any of the above I mentioned, then you will be in big trouble! "
After saying that, the strong black man asked in a deep voice: "Do you understand?"
Richard nodded lightly.
"That's good." The strong black man said, completely getting out of the way and letting Richard walk into the store.
When Richard walked in, he realized that there was something special inside.
Although it looks dilapidated outside, it is neat and clean inside. Many lit candles are covered in lampshades, emitting bright but not dazzling light, reflecting the shop in a warm orange color.
In the warm orange color, a large number of bookshelves stand densely packed. The bookshelf is divided into many separate small grids, and a book is spread out in each small grid. The books were tied to the bookshelf with a red string wrapped around their spines. There is also a small copper bell attached to the red string. Once someone tries to take the book out of the small compartment, it will make a sound, which is a kind of anti-theft mechanism.
In Richard's opinion, this anti-theft mechanism is too crude. If nothing else, he just said that if he wanted to take action, he would use the space iron ring to cut off the tough red string, and put the red string, copper bell and book into the ring to ensure that no one could detect it. Of course, he didn't have to. After all, the purpose of his coming here was just to find books handed down from the Black Spirit Empire.
At this time, in the bookstore, there were about a dozen people flipping through books in front of the bookshelf. Richard took a look, walked towards a nearby bookshelf, and started to read.
Looking through one at random, Richard saw that it was a book about making potions. The content inside is simply evil to the extreme.
One of the joyful potions recorded in it is to help the wizard restore his magic power. It is made from the body of a six-month-old baby that has not yet been born in the belly of a pregnant woman, and the human brain as raw materials. Not to mention the pharmacology, the raw materials alone are not acceptable to ordinary people.
Another potion recorded in it called the Spring of Youth is even more bizarre. It is said that after drinking it, a woman's appearance can be fixed in the most beautiful state forever, and it will not change until death. But the raw material is the passionate blood of at least 72 virgin hearts. It is also specially noted that the more passionate the virgin's heart is, the better the effect will be.
Seeing this potion formula, Richard couldn't help but think of Elizabeth Bathory, the legendary "Bloody Countess" on modern earth. It is said that the secret to maintaining beauty for decades and staying young forever is the blood of virgins - bathing in virgin blood and drinking virgin blood - killing more than a thousand pure beautiful girls in his life.
After simply reading this book called "Secret Records of Yabadi's Magic Potion", Richard almost knew what this bookstore was like and why it was called the Forbidden Bookstore.
It’s no surprise that a book like “The Secret Records of Yabadi’s Potions” is considered a banned book. After all, although most wizards in the world currently regard human life as nothing, they still regard themselves as righteous. They rarely try some spells that are too evil, and they constantly attack things that are too cruel.
So a bookstore that contains a large number of books similar to "Yabadi's Secrets of Magic Potions" is simply a place of sin. It is not surprising that it is called a forbidden bookstore.
With this thought, Richard flipped through the rest of the books on the bookshelf, looking for the book he wanted, talking to himself as he flipped through it.
"The Ogre's Recipe, this is not it."
""Treasures of the Human Body—How to Cook Liver", well, this is not it either."
"How come "One Hundred Ways to Cook Babies" is all of the same type?"
Shaking his head, Richard moved to a bookshelf and continued browsing.
""Love and Conquest—Let Women Be Your Slaves", well, this..."
""Wonderful Punishment—Let the Whip Become a Source of Joy", this... "
""Fraternity - In this world, it is not only women, but also beasts who can let you release your animal nature", this..."
Richard changed the bookshelf again, and then changed it, and then changed it again...
After a long while, almost all the bookshelves in the bookstore were turned around, and Richard finally saw the book he was looking for.
In the small wooden grid, a somewhat damaged book was spread out, and it happened to be turned to the last page. There was a symbol of the Black Spirit Empire printed on it - a triangle, a circle, and a vertical line.