A lonely corner
Logically speaking, the princess's exclusive seat would not be adjacent to the public reading area. It should be located on a separate platform with a dedicated access path so that the noble Highness would not waste too much time running back and forth.
But now the layout of the library has been completely disrupted. Ximu can only clear the monsters on the road while gradually surveying the ever-changing terrain, slowly figuring out the rules of its arrangement and combination and its original appearance.
Ruixia should be very good at this kind of thing... I don't know why this big library has to limit the number of people entering. If he could come in together, I'm afraid the space map here would have been drawn by now.
Fortunately, Ximu had a good memory. After going through many rounds of the library, he had already memorized the general changing patterns of the maze, which greatly reduced the probability of being attacked unexpectedly.
Although the change of location will hide some of the obvious "locals", but... there are only those people in total.
Just get rid of them all.
Moreover, they could use the terrain differences and structural changes to ambush her, and she could also use their own methods to fight back -
Getting familiar with the terrain as quickly as possible is an assassin's basic skill. After stabbing the bat-man who was still confused because he had lost his target from behind with an expressionless face, Ximu looked around and finally felt relieved for a short time.
At least before the next change, she had eliminated all possible threats within her perception range.
But she looked at several separate platforms and corners, and there was nothing special about them. She also didn't know where the biggest goal of her trip was hidden.
Is it necessary to use some special method to open or enter?
As for things like teleportation arrays, Ximu saw quite a few of them.
If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. After all, the space here is so large. If people have to climb on foot, it will not only be time-consuming but also not very friendly to those elderly scholars. However, if everyone is allowed to use "float" to fly around, there may be some mid-air accidents...
These teleportation arrays should be set up for people to travel quickly between floors. If you want to go up or down between floors, there is a lift on each side.
but……
Looking at the elevator that appeared inexplicably in the middle of the floor with its arrangement and combination, Ximu inevitably had some doubts as to whether it could really perform its normal manned duties.
As for those teleportation arrays, Ximu had pushed some monsters onto them to test their effectiveness, but they were never able to start normally.
But the pattern and light of the magic circle look intact and don’t seem to be damaged... Is it necessary to use magic power to open it?
In desperation, Ximu summoned several clones and simultaneously headed towards all the teleportation arrays he could find, while his original body stayed where it was and waited.
The good news is that these magic circles can indeed function normally and transport people to various places safely;
The bad news is that the floors here have long been torn down and disrupted, and the location you are teleported to is of no reference value, and it is impossible to guess where the original corresponding place is.
Tsk... No, there's still too little information.
Dissatisfied, she casually pushed down a candlelight man who was howling and accusing her of running around in the library. Xi Mu drew her knife and cut its throat, while starting to observe the changing patterns of the library again.
She remembered that during a previous chat, Ruixia had mentioned to her the construction and cracking of mazes.
"No matter how complex the arrangement, or how varied the layout, it must rely on corresponding bearings to operate. If the most important bearings are destroyed, the maze's changes will naturally cease."
Later he seemed to talk about some more profound things, such as how to restore the entire maze to its original form through the running track of the bearings... This was somewhat difficult for Ximu, an outsider.
But - destroying the bearings and stopping the maze seems feasible.
After making up his mind and observing for a few rounds, when the great library began to arrange and combine again with great fanfare, Ximu once again used the art of clones to focus on those positions that would inevitably deform with every movement, and at the same time destroyed them wantonly without mercy, and forced the regular roar of fixed time and location to become stuck!
“Click, click, click… click…”
After a sound as dull and stagnant as the last breath of a dying person, the huge library seemed like a machine that had been forcibly stopped. The bookshelves, platforms, tables, chairs, and walls all slowly stopped moving and froze in place strangely.
Some places still seem to stubbornly want to turn to the predetermined direction, but having lost the support of most of the bearings, they can only struggle in vain in a small range, looking ridiculous and pitiful.
——Just like this academy abandoned in the depths of time.
Ximu didn't know whether this maze-like layout was a security facility that already existed in the library, or whether it was transformed into this form by some collective obsession of the people trapped in it, but seeing that they were so determined to confuse invaders, he knew that there must be something of vital importance hidden in it.
Could it be that... Millianna herself is here?
When Ximu thought about having to deal with someone she had never met before, she felt that the difficulty index rose sharply. It would be more comfortable to let her go into the maze and kill monsters a few more times.
But if Millianna couldn't communicate and had transformed into a monster, that would be even more troublesome...
Although in Sorens's impression, the princess was not as brilliant as her brother, but if their previous speculation was true, then the last fragment left in her memory must be the despair of being exploited by her lover and the regret of letting a wolf into the house.
Frozen in such strong emotions, let alone being quiet and elegant, she might immediately think of the invasion incident when she saw Xi Mu, the "outsider", and might even attack her directly under stress.
Can……
After going around the entire library, even clearing out the monsters that appeared again, Ximu still didn't find any existence that was obviously different from these "locals".
This blonde princess is really as shy and introverted as rumored.
She used to love avoiding people, and now that she's faced such a sudden change, she's still hiding herself like a mirror, afraid that no one will see her...
The endless search made Ximu feel a little discouraged.
It would be great if I could know what kind of books she likes to read. If I have a specific target, I can at least look for relevant clues in the corresponding bookshelf...
While walking through a bookshelf area that happened to form a small maze, Ximu suddenly stopped with a sense of something in his heart.
There was nothing special about the scene before her: the aisles, the bookshelves, the books... everything looked normal.
But her intuition was quietly telling her not to go any further.
Ximu took a step back suspiciously, staring at the empty space in front of him, then suddenly drew his sword and swung it. The sharp sword energy broke through the air and attacked directly there.
——I got it! There really is something there!
The exact feedback startled Ximu. She used a special spell to bless her eyes, and then she could see clearly the invisible object blocking her way.
There was a group of people there.
Several candle figures that had turned gray and mist were stuck together like melted wax, attached to a pile of books. They stretched out their hands from the bookshelf at the side and were scratching at the aisle in front in the air.
It's actually invisible... I almost let my guard down.
Although they all had candles on their heads, these guys gathered together gave people a very different feeling from the previous ones who still maintained their human form.
The empty, swirling gray fog seemed to be filled with a strong sense of "death".
This is a difficult problem.
Ximu didn't want to risk his own life to block the other party's "rules" that would kill people instantly.
Since this way doesn't work, try the other way.
There are not many forks in this small maze. Although Ximu's special spell cannot be used for a long time, the changes in the great library have been stopped at this moment, and she has plenty of time to explore and go deeper bit by bit.
It's not that she is adventurous and would go to a tiger den knowing there are tigers there, but in such a place, such a dangerous place where you could die if you touch it suddenly appeared, it is hard not to speculate whether there are good things hidden here.
There must be a magical beast guarding the treasure within a hundred steps - the same rule applies in reverse.
The locations of these invisible objects vary, but once they appear, it means that the current road is impassable.
Ximu relied on his beast-like instinct, walked around and tried many times, and finally he perfectly forced away the obstacles and came to the center of this small maze.
In this area, between the bookshelves, where the light is noticeably dimmer than elsewhere, a floor lamp emits a pure, faint white light. An exquisite velvet sofa sits abruptly and alone next to a side table.
These things look ordinary, but their style is different from the tables and chairs displayed in large quantities outside. They seem to have a kind of low-key nobility.
More importantly, Ximu discovered the emblems of the Len'ate royal family in the details of these furniture.
--really.
Finally found the right place, Ximu couldn't help but feel a little excited.
But seeing that there was no one on the sofa, she quickly calmed down. After confirming that there were no transparent candlelight people with "death intentions" around, she slowly approached.
There was no residual temperature on the sofa, and the indentation was normal. Although there was no dust, it didn't look like anyone had sat on it.
On a side table lay a book titled "On the Formation, Production, and Circulation of Dharma Instruments." Above the book lay a delicate little hand mirror.
The back of the mirror was facing upwards, carved with exquisite plant patterns and royal emblems. It was ordinary, and one could feel a faint fluctuation of magic, but it was not strong.
This hand mirror...is it some kind of magical weapon?
After all, it is normal for Ximu to have such an association when reading a book like that.
After using magic to protect her hands, she picked up the small mirror and slowly turned it over.
The mirror was not dusty, and was even as bright as new, reflecting Xi Mu's face and the surrounding environment bit by bit - but the next moment, her expression became visibly solemn.
no the same.
——The huge library reflected in the mirror was completely different from what she saw!
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