NABC Chapter 844 Library Visit
Chapter 844 Library Visit
Chapter 844 Library Visit
Karl smiled. "Well, if I'm going to go to the Library, I should prepare a gift for them as well. There is nothing that Librarians like more than new books. If I donate a new tome to their collection, it will keep the Inscriptionists busy for weeks."
Ashbringer laughed. "That's just devious. But are you sure that you'll have something that they will actually be so excited to get their hands on?"
Karl nodded. "I have a number of strange and esoteric skills. They are quite useful within their niche, but they're not part of any other class's base skill tree, as far as I know."
Karl headed back to the house and took out his writing supplies, startling the professors, who were working at the large table on the second floor.
"Are you making something new?" Moira asked.
"Not really. I'm making a skill book for the Library, a peace offering to reduce the cost of the tomes that I am going to request. I want to get Rae some books on leather armour and clothing creation. She's already a master with silk, as an innate skill of her species, but blending that with leather armour creation would give her a much wider set of options for her fashion." The professors laughed at the thought of such a terrifying beast sedately making armour, but somehow it did suit her personality. "Speaking of Rae, where has she been? I haven't seen her in a while." Moira asked.
Karl smiled. "I'm sure she takes that as a compliment, but she's right behind you."
The professor turned around quickly, alarmed that she hadn't noticed, and Rae laughed from the third floor, where she had been watching the Alchemists in the Library Space.
"You are an evil, evil man." Moira muttered.
Hopefully, they wouldn't already have [Bestial Regeneration] in their inventory, as that would increase the value of the tome and buy them extra goodwill. If they did, Karl could always come up with another skill to bring them based on what they said they were short on.
The Library was quiet when they arrived, with only one Demon looking for a specific tome. Though, calling it a 'Library' didn't seem to be correct. It was more of a combination book repository and bookstore, with some books for sale, and others only for browsing within the building.
"Good evening. Do you have a membership?" The receptionist asked. "In fact, I do not. What are the requirements to become a member?" Karl asked.
"There are three stages of membership. First is our Basic Member, which allows you to purchase tomes from the Library. It is free of charge with your first purchase. Second is our VIP member, which has a one gold annual fee, and allows you to browse the stock tomes in the building. Third is the contributor membership, which receives a discount on purchases as well as the right to browse tomes. That is more for Inscriptionists, as it requires donation of a tome that you have personally created. What is your trade specialty?" The receptionist asked.
"I am actually a Rune Master, but I have a skill that allows me to create Skill Books on a very limited basis. In fact, I expected that your Library might have such a requirement, so I made one for today.
This is a tome of [Bestial Regeneration], just completed." Karl explained as he placed the book on the desk.
"It even still smells like ink and new paper." The Receptionist replied, shocked.
It wasn't often that someone actually took up the third tier of membership. Even most of the Inscriptionists in Drodh City only sold books to the Library. They weren't willing to donate one, just for a discount on books that they could make themselves, given enough time reading in the Library with a single gold VIP membership.
"You're seriously willing to trade a tome? Oh, let me see if we have this in stock." She murmured, while Remi draped her head over Karl's shoulder to distract herself from the urge to wander.
Ever since her advancement and physical transformation, her curiosity had skyrocketed. Like all that energy being stuck in a smaller body was amping up her emotions.