The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 534 The Library

It goes straight up and down, and the ladder can be used for multiple purposes. However, there may be a wait when there are many people, as there are too many mages in a mage tower.

It's not practical to install a dedicated elevator for each floor, as that would take up too much space in the mage tower.

This dedicated elevator model, although costly and resource-intensive, can save a lot of time.

Everyone can take the magic elevator as soon as they arrive. Even if people on lower floors have to give way to those on higher floors from the second to the fifth floor, there is a dedicated elevator shaft that goes straight up and down from the fifth floor, which increases the speed.

This large space on the second to fifth floors seems to serve only as a means of adjusting the upward position.

Upon realizing this, Moran recalled the gap in the five-story ceiling he had just seen, as well as the layout of the main tower and the location of the magic staircase in his mind, and suddenly realized something.

Although the layout of the top layers is not visible, the trend is obvious.

The closer you get to the top floor, the closer the magic staircase is to the center. From this location, it's convenient to get to every part of the floor, and the layout is very reasonable.

The closer you get to the lower level, the closer the magic stairs are to the edge of the mage tower, and some places on this level can be very far away.

Furthermore, each magic stairwell is integrated with the main walls inside the mage tower, saving space as much as possible.

This large space on the second to fifth floors actually only served to adjust the upward movement, so that mages going to the upper floors could quickly find the entrance to the magic elevator as soon as they entered the mage tower, and after exiting the magic elevator, they could quickly get to their destination.

Based on this, with the aim of saving all mages' time, the locations of the entrance and exit points of the magic staircases on each floor were planned.

The lower the level of the magic ladder, the lower its priority, and the longer it takes to ride.

With just this one magical staircase design, Moran sensed the mages' deep appreciation for time.

All that time and effort to build such a complicated magic staircase was just to save a little time going to different floors.

The hierarchy among mages is also very clear; higher-ranking mages are given priority when traveling by magic elevator.

The 7th floor has arrived.

Moran stepped out of the magic staircase.

The first thing you see is a deep, dark corridor. The magic lamps on the walls are not very dense or bright, just enough to make you see the way.

The long corridor spirals in circles, extending all the way to the center of this floor.

After walking along both sides of the corridor for a while, you will see a door, and each door leads to a library.

Even though they were all books for apprentices, they were divided into nine libraries, numbered 1 to 9, according to learning priority and difficulty.

The numbering is in reverse order. The library closest to the magic staircase is number 9. The most difficult books on apprentice-level mental magic are kept here.

Moran was just a beginner in mental magic. She had to go to the No. 1 library at the deepest part of the corridor. The books there were for beginners to build a foundation in mental magic.

As she walked down the long, dark corridor, the mage apprentice ahead of her, descending the magic staircase, moved swiftly and disappeared around the corner in a moment.

The apprentices who came up behind her quickly overtook her.

When he passed her, he even turned back and gave her a disdainful look, as if mocking her for walking so slowly.

His expression cracked when he noticed the high-ranking mage badge on her chest, but he didn't apologize. He simply turned his head away quickly and almost ran away.

In the Imperial Magic Academy, apprentices are as common as dogs, with low- to mid-level students everywhere, and even some high-level mages. Only those who reach the peak level can be considered to have a basic voice. Moran: "..."

Have monks really gone this far in saving time? They've even started walking briskly or jogging!

Given that it takes so long to walk anywhere, she had actually wanted to run for a long time, but she held back for fear that her unusual behavior would give her away.

Unexpectedly, the mages were quite stubborn, so she decided not to hold back.

It didn't use supersonic movement; it relied solely on its own speed to run.

Because her body had been enhanced by the {Food Supplement Strengthening Card}, she also slowed down her speed, running forward at the speed of a human track and field athlete from Earth.

He overtook the apprentice in an instant, then turned around and gave him a mocking look: "Too slow!"

apprentice:"……"

Which high-level mage has nothing better to do than come to the apprentice's territory to bully newbies?
If you can't beat magic, can't you at least beat running?
The higher the level, the older the age, and the weaker the physical strength—this is an unchanging truth among mages.

The apprentice gritted his teeth and started running.

The reason he didn't run fast was because he didn't want to be out of breath and affect his efficiency in finding the book, not because he couldn't run.

Now that I'm so competitive, I don't care about anything else.

But even as he ran with all his might, he could only see Moran disappear around the corner.

"No way! Running that fast? Did she train like a warrior? No, impossible. What mage would be so stupid? Wouldn't it be better to spend that time reading more spellbooks? Knowledge is far more beneficial than brute force!"

Moran overtook several mage apprentices hurrying down the corridor, occasionally making sarcastic remarks, causing the apprentices to turn their brisk walk into a jog, and then into a run, before finally rushing into Library Room No. 1 amidst the astonished gazes of those behind him.

"This high-level mage might be insane."

The monk, witnessing all of this, thought to himself.

After running this stretch of road, Moran only took a few token breaths before going to read a book.

She was thrilled as she looked at the bookshelves filled with books in the library.

I first toured the entire No. 1 library to get a general understanding of its layout and collection.

Most of the books here are theoretical, with only a few books on the bookshelf near the entrance containing simple apprentice-level mental magic.

However, these few books that actually record magic, if you randomly open one of them, all have a recommended reading list in the introduction, which are theoretical books suggested to be read before learning this magic.

There's a famous saying among mages: "The higher the level of magic, the more extensive the theoretical knowledge required to support it. The theoretical knowledge that you neglect when you're at a low level will have to be made up for when you're at a high level, even if you have to crawl on your knees."

It's said that a mage's magic is developed through a vast amount of knowledge, and that's certainly true.

Moran honestly started by reading the theoretical books at the very back.

The library also has many tables and chairs for convenient reading, but they are all wooden tables and chairs, and the comfort level is not very high.

However, this didn't stop Moran, and the library didn't have any explicit rule against bringing your own "equipment"!

The bookshelves were spacious enough that she simply took out an item card (Sofa Chair), an item card (Desk), and an item card (Magic Lamp on the Desk), conjured them up, placed them where they wouldn't obstruct others from reaching their books, and sat down comfortably.