Chapter 172 The Price of Knowledge

At this moment, Lynch seemed to be in the endless universe, with billions of stars twinkling around him.

In the starlight, there seemed to be countless sights hidden, cold, without sadness, joy, anger, without a trace of emotion, just observing Lynch.

Looking at the endless brilliance, Lynch's eyes flashed with illusions.

He seemed to see the first flash of the world, the beginning and destruction of the planet, the birth and death of life.

That is the truth of the world, the law of all things, so complex and so mysterious.

It was so tempting that Lynch couldn't help wanting to get closer, like a moth flying into the fire, even if it was covered with bruises, it had to peek into the truth of that moment.

Through countless illusions, Lynch seemed to see a hazy...

[He bowed his head. 】

The trance was broken by the gentle female voice. Lynch did not hesitate at all and immediately lowered his eyes, so he saw nothing, but in the corner of his eyes, there was an indescribable light flashing continuously.

Only then did he realize what he had just done. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. He almost took the initiative to look directly at the evil god.

‘Thanks, neighbor, it’s a very dangerous evil god. ’

[Actually, it’s not dangerous to ordinary people. It has no good or bad intentions, and ordinary people can’t spy on its existence. ]

Looking at the colorful light in the corners of his eyes, Lin Qi’s mouth trembled, knowing that his high-spiritedness had done another good deed, almost sending him away, forcing Ms. Luna to take the initiative to remind him.

[Yes, your will cannot accept its existence for the time being, Lin Qi. ]

In a flash, Lin Qi suddenly realized that the flash of light in his peripheral vision had stopped abruptly. The next moment, the surrounding scenery changed, and he had returned to the real world, and his feet were back on the ground.

Everything just now seemed to be just a dream.

He was now facing the stone door he touched when he came in, and was in a long corridor.

The tall and magnificent stone corridor was covered with thick wool carpets. On both sides of the corridor were stone halls, with rows of giant bookshelves running through the upper and lower floors. The bookshelves were filled with books of different sizes, exuding a faint paper fragrance.

It really is a library.

"Welcome, Mr. Lynch Leviev."

An old man with white hair and beard, wearing a bachelor's robe that looked a bit like the one he wore in his previous life, was coming out of the corridor, with a wise smile on his face and speaking softly.

"Do you know me?" Lynch also subconsciously lowered his voice, "And what was that just now?"

The old man pointed to the newspaper Lynch was holding, with Lynch's black and white photo printed on it, a little silly: "I'm sorry, what you saw just now was the review that everyone who enters for the first time will go through. I hope it didn't bring you a bad experience."

Of course not, it was just that he almost sent himself away.

Lynch smiled awkwardly but politely, nodded and said, "Then you are..."

"We are a group of knowledge collectors and disseminators, believing in the Lord of Billions of Glory."

"Hmm? Who is that?" Lynch recalled the twelve main gods, and there was no such name.

"A certain Old One, as for his name, do you really want to know?"

Then I'm afraid I'm not idle.

Lynch still remembered that when he had contacted Elder Blue, the sewer ghoul, Ms. Luna had reminded him that these names from ancient memories were themselves the embodiment of mysterious filth. Once heard, it often meant that a preliminary connection was established, and the possibility of subsequent interaction would be greatly increased.

He immediately shook his head vigorously and changed the subject: "This is the first time I have met such a frank evil...hmm."

"Hehe, not all Old Ones are hostile to this world. Isn't the lady behind you the same?"

"Huh? Me?"

Lynch was stunned. He was referring to Ms. Luna? No, she is not an evil god.

"Why, isn't it the lady who left a blessing in your soul?"

"Oh, you mean her." Lynch breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that anyone could find his neighbor. It turned out that he was referring to the cat god Bastet.

"Well, we are just not in harmony with the public in terms of our beliefs. Although we have been in contact with the Old Ones too much, our thinking is a little paranoid and abnormal, but we are not completely crazy. We are different from those completely crazy cultists. The Old Ones we believe in are not very interested in destroying the world and slaughtering human souls for sacrifice. So we get along well with most of the soul-distracted people, of course, except for the Lord God Church."

"I understand, so this Lord of Billions of Lights is related to knowledge. Do you gain knowledge by believing in it?"

"It can be said that he is in charge of endless knowledge, and he is indeed very generous. He will give knowledge to those who please him, but we never gain knowledge by pleasing him."

"Well? Why ? "

"Because the knowledge he bestows is random, the truth of the world is composed of countless knowledge, but only a small part can be accepted by human will. Those twisted, weird knowledge that will drive people crazy even if they think about it will only completely devour the listener's reason and turn people into ashes under the light of truth. No one is willing to try to bet on such a low-probability event."

The old man sighed and said:

"So we serve him only because he is in charge of the authority of knowledge, not because he will give us knowledge. We usually collect books and documents that record knowledge from all over the world and store them here for people to enter and read. At the same time, we also allow outsiders to consign some mysterious documents. "

"Anyone can read?" Lynch remembered that when he came in, he saw several people coming in and out, most of them were ordinary people, and there were people of various identities.

"Of course it's impossible. It's not that easy to obtain knowledge. Not everyone has the qualifications. Only those who are recognized by us can enter the library to read, and purchasing items requires qualifications."

Sure enough, knowledge is priceless, and Lynch's face became solemn.

He was also tempted.

Living in this world ignorantly, having a place to check information is more important than anything else. Although you can borrow some books from the Church of the Night and Duke Wayne by playing tricks, it is difficult to get mysterious documents, and it is far less comprehensive than a library.

"How can I gain your approval?"

"That depends on how devoutly you respect knowledge." The old man put away his smile and said seriously, "If you want to get something, you must pay an equal price, especially knowledge. If you want to get the qualification, you must be mentally prepared to pay a huge price. Are you... ready?"

Lin Qi swallowed subconsciously and asked nervously, "What is the price? Please tell me clearly, I can bear it."

The old man looked at Lin Qi with a straight face and nodded, "The price of the information is divided according to the specific situation. Ordinary documents are borrowed for two shillings each time. For mysterious documents, the fear level is one pound each time, the destruction level is two pounds each time, and the disaster level is twenty pounds each time. Higher levels are not open to the public. All materials must not be taken out of the library, otherwise the consequences will be at your own risk. After borrowing, mysterious documents can only be read in the reading room, otherwise the consequences will be at your own risk. The cost of using the reading room is one pound and ten minutes."

? ? ?

What the hell?

Is it a charge?

Lynch felt that his brain was not enough, and it took him a long time to come to his senses. He flew into a rage on the spot.

It's okay to pay for reading, but you are just a certain point, and you are asking for a sky-high price. Are you robbing money? This is already an all-round extortion. Why don't you exchange your experience with the bank robber just now?

"Knowledge is precious. If you want to obtain knowledge, how can you not pay a huge price, right, Mr. Leviev." The old man smiled and twisted his beard. Now he didn't look wise at all, which made Lynch feel that he must have fangs in his mouth. "Otherwise, why do you think we can buy such a large piece of land in the prosperous city? It's all thanks to your strong support."

Fuck, the cultists are really not good people.

You wait, I will ask the Watcher to come forward and wipe out you evil and crazy cultists.

Lynch's facial muscles trembled, and he felt that the Rand pounds he had just put into his pocket were holding hands and forming a circle, bowing around him in silence.