Buzz! Roland merely brushed the doorway with his hand, and an invisible ripple began spreading from the point of contact.
"Hm? Nothing..." Roland turned and smiled at Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz. Before he could speak, Roland vanished from before him with a whoosh.
"..." Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz's eye twitched as he sighed helplessly and followed.
"???" Roland lay on the ground, utterly bewildered as he stared blankly at the magnificent, distant ceiling.
"Your Majesty, are you all right?" Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz appeared beside Roland and offered him a hand.
"Thank you! This is..." Roland thanked him as he turned his head in disbelief. The resplendent structure before him made his heart pound, and he could not help staring at Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz in astonishment.
Massive golden pillars supported the dome, while spiral staircases wound upward. All around stood wooden cabinets carved with exquisite patterns, their shelves filled with ancient books and aged scrolls. Crystal lamps glittered beneath the dome, casting a gentle radiance into every corner!
"This is the Imperial Library? How could it be here?" Roland said in shock.
"It should have perished along with Lagrange City's destruction!" Roland pointed at the grand structure.
"Perished? Are you joking?" Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Do you have so little faith in the Empire? Isn't carving out a demiplane in the void perfectly normal? You didn't think the Imperial Library was truly just a building, did you?" Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz grinned.
"You mean the Imperial Library is a demiplane floating in the cracks of space?" Roland's eyes lit up.
"Of course! The entrance in the temple back then was merely a decoy. It connected to an ordinary Imperial Library, while the true Imperial Library was actually here!" Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz raised a hand and gestured ahead.
"This place contains the forbidden spells of