Chapter 114 Shelly slowly raised his eyes: "Zebulun?"
After receiving a positive answer, Edith nodded, roughly understanding the problem.
There will definitely be deviations in the colors seen in a completely dark environment. Taking this difference into account, the colors Xia Zhi saw were mostly the same as what he had encountered at the beginning.
That's the direction for research.
"But what I just said won't help you in the competition, will it?" Xia Zhi held her face with her hands and grinned. "I heard - note, I heard that after that incident, Joe's mind still gets confused from time to time. Moreover, maybe because he was frightened too much, he might still go crazy if he suddenly enters a completely dark environment now."
Edith: "But earlier in the cave, he stood in the dark and took our wands - and he didn't seem to be in any trouble."
"So I'm sure he came here before." Xia Zhi nodded, "Not only that, he also saw what it looked like before it fell into darkness - only this can explain his calmness."
However, based on her subsequent probing, her father probably wasn't aware of this matter.
It's strange that the Rodney family is not considered wealthy until now. Although as time goes by and Joe's talent gradually emerges, some families begin to contact them again, but the relationship is not close.
How could he get such secret information?
"If you want to ensure the effect, you can try to knock him to the ground." Xia Zhi came back to her senses and offered suggestions with great interest, "Lying on the ground, heat, darkness, blue light array - the more elements similar to the original scene, the better."
"If there is still energy left, embarrassing him is also a good option."
"It sounds like the second option is more interesting."
Edith didn't really want to just win - her opponent had given her a big "surprise" in the promotion match, and she deserved to give back.
Xia Zhi: "I like the second option, too."
Hopefully Joe will die directly at Edith's hands.
She added some more information about him, his daily habits, his behavior when angry, his disguise when scared... Even though Edith knew that they didn't have a good relationship, she couldn't help but sigh, "You seem to know him really well."
Xia Zhi: "Only if you understand him can you have a chance to kill him."
The two chatted for two hours. In the end, Xia Zhi even revealed who Qiao hated and what she hated to eat. There was really nothing more to say, so she reluctantly said goodbye to her. Before leaving, she did not forget to hold Edith's hand tightly and said sincerely: "I hope I will have the opportunity to chat with you next time."
She obviously didn't feel good about complaining.
Edith's mind was buzzing, "Okay, I hope so."
During these two hours, she tried hard to pick out the usable parts from Xia Zhi's subjective curses and memorize them in her mind. She felt a little dizzy from processing too much information.
But it would be a shame to rest now.
Edith said goodbye to Xia Zhi at the library door and turned to walk into the library.
"What are you looking for?" The librarian's eyelids drooped, and the pen in his hand was almost leaving an afterimage. Edith paused for two seconds and asked, "Is there a collection of prank spells that can embarrass people?"
The librarian who was about to reach out his empty hand to the professional book register: "......"
For the first time, he put down his writing pen and let the ink seep onto the paper.
"What?"
"Books of mischievous spells," Edith said honestly, "I'm not kidding."
A pair of hands took out a wand at this time: "Heal."
Edith: "...I'm not sick."
The two of them were in a stalemate for a while, and the librarian finally confirmed that she was not deliberately entertaining herself. With a suspicious look on his face, he flipped through the register of entertainment books, took out two signs from it and threw them to Edith: "There are also some in the inner library, but I don't think you need them. You can take a look in the outer circle first."
Edith hissed as she looked at the sign in her hand.
Do a few prank books actually require this kind of specifications?
The library of Beunius College is not simply divided into two parts: internal and external. In addition to the internal library that can only be entered with a badge, the external library also has its own rules.
Some common books placed on the lower level are open to the public, mostly biographies, basic theories, and various story books. Not only students, but also nobles and researchers who occasionally enter the academy can borrow books. More valuable books are placed in high places, out of reach of normal people, and must be applied for by several management assistants, who will simply check the identity of the borrower and manipulate a special wand to take the book down.
The next level up is the one in Edith's hand, which students call "branded books." The classification standard for this type of book is "dangerous," and you must get permission from the librarian and obtain a special brand with the book number to obtain it.
Edith followed the book on the sign and walked to the spiral staircase, where there were the highest bookshelves in the entire library. She raised her head and tried to look to the top, and the light from the top dazzled her and she shed a few tears.
It’s so high that I can’t see clearly.
She gave up the search and touched the bulge on the bookshelf grid. She pressed it lightly and a rope suddenly dropped from the sky. She tied the sign to the bottom of the rope, and the thing disappeared with a whoosh. A few seconds later, it slowly descended from the top with the book Edith wanted.
"Thank you." Edith thanked him subconsciously, but she didn't expect the rope to suddenly fold upwards, and the tail swayed from side to side like a standing person, as if twisting the body.
"Isn't this a real rope?" She was surprised for a moment.
"This is a leaf filament worm. It is hard to see now except at Beau Yunis College." A voice suddenly sounded from the side. Edith raised her eyebrows slightly and saluted perfunctorily: "Your Highness Zebulon."
Why do I always run into him in the library?
Zebulun nodded in return, but for some reason he didn't leave. Instead, he stopped and started introducing the insects: "This insect is thread-shaped and has an extremely long body. When mature, it can be as wide as an average person's thumb. It usually parasitizes on trees and feeds on the sap in the bark. From a distance, it looks like a vine."
Edith's research direction is not monsters, and it is unlikely that such precious creatures will appear in her warehouse as raw materials for potions. She has never seen them before, so she is inevitably a little curious. She simply turned sideways and looked at the other party: "It sounds normal, why is it that only Beunis College has it?"
"This kind of insect has the habit of collecting wood. It tends to wrap up fallen branches, leaves, and various rotten branches and leaves on the ground and roll them up on its body." Zebulun's eyes rarely lost a bit of pride when talking about creatures. "If there are too many things rolled up, other harmful insects will climb to the top of the tree along the rolled things and eat the wood; the rotten ones will also affect the good branches and trunks, and most importantly, the weight - more and more debris accumulates, and the leaf filament worms have to absorb more juice to control the collection. On the one hand, there is weight, and on the other hand, there is parasitism. Under the double pressure, the tree will break directly at a certain moment."
"The body of the leaf worm is very fragile and it will basically die if it falls to the ground."
Edith was silent.
...There really are creatures that kill themselves because of their hobbies.
"So the college is keeping them now?"
"Yes, the structure of this worm is amazing. The teachers at the Warcraft Academy have been studying it, but it is impossible for them to squat in front of a tree all day to see when it will kill itself. Finally, they found a good place, the library." He shrugged. "The leaf worm is hung on the top of the bookshelf to simulate a natural tree, and the teachers at the Warcraft Academy provide nutrient solution. It just so happens that it likes wood, and books made of wood are also within its collection range. It is a natural librarian."
"So, giving it a wooden sign is essentially exchanging one wooden product for another?" Edith found it very interesting. "Can they be trained?"
"Yes. To be more precise, they can easily distinguish the differences between pieces of wood. They distinguish books by distinguishing the wood instead of the words on it." Zebulun handed the book in his hand to the bug, and the bug turned back in disgust. "See, it doesn't want any of the high-quality paper books that it manages."
"But, speaking of which, what book did you borrow?"
It was really just a casual test.
Edith didn't understand how Zebulon could be a candidate for heir on an equal footing with Ursula in his current state. The topic changes were so abrupt, his eyes drifted to her hands from time to time, but he controlled them forcefully. It was obvious that he was acting.
Was his acting so bad before?
Edith generously showed the cover of the book and placed it in front of Zebulon: "This."
How to Kill Your Rivals in an Ungraceful Way
Zebulon was silent.
My desire to find a topic hit rock bottom at this moment.
"Why do you want to read this book?" He took up the topic with difficulty. "Is it a class requirement of the teacher?"
"No, just like you know about leaf nematodes, it's just a hobby." Edith said calmly.
She felt more and more strange. Zebulun's behavior of popularizing science at the beginning made her feel strange, but she could barely explain it - he was a teacher. But now that the topic was over, he was still trying to find something to talk about. Wasn't it a bit strange?
"Anything else? I have another book to borrow." She waved another sign in her hand. Zebulon seemed relieved and changed the subject naturally, "What's the name of this book? Maybe I know where it is."
"One Hundred Ways to Make Your Opponent Have Diarrhea on the Field."
Zebulon: "......"
He fled the scene in panic.
......
Potions laboratory.
Edith briefly explained recent events and wanted to share information with Shelly, but for some reason he seemed absent-minded.
"What's wrong?" Edith knocked on the corner of the table.
This familiar action made Shelly straighten his clothes subconsciously: "Nothing."
Edith was amused by this reaction: "I'm not a teacher now."
Seeing that Shelly had finally come to his senses, she repeated the question: "What happened?"
"Nothing." Xie Li repeated, sat down, and asked casually, "Are you familiar with Xia Zhi?"
"Before this, we didn't know each other very well. It was Tuttle who helped to introduce us. After we talked, we became much more familiar with each other."
Edith couldn't help but sigh, "A common enemy is the secret to bringing people closer together."
Shelly lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time before he sighed, "...You can ask me for help next time. It's not safe to ask a few people you don't know well to help you. After all, you have only known each other for half a year."
Edith: "It's okay. This doesn't involve any secrets. It's just about getting to know your opponent."
At this point, she suddenly remembered what happened in the library just now, and couldn't help but complain: "But nowadays, everyone is really going to great lengths to understand their opponents... I just ran into Zebulon, and he was trying to find something to talk about, trying to get information out of me."
Shelly slowly raised his eyes: "Zebulun?"
What's going on with the prince again?
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