The Library's First Layer contained nearly two thousand sectors.
The sectors were connected by "Knowledge Secret Paths." Only by passing through these paths could visitors enter other sectors.
At this moment, three figures were walking along a dark, void-like secret path.
True Rose had ultimately won the argument against the Bold and Uninhibited Version of Rose Madeline and gained Alice V as her assistant. Bold Rose had remained behind in the First Sector, perhaps already fully immersed in reading mode, preparing for her ascension to godhood by accumulating vast amounts of knowledge.
Having been separated from the main body of the Library First Sector Directory, Alice V's outward form had been fixed. She was an oddly cute mechanical girl with long gray-green hair, a gorgeous dress, and a top hat.
Tang Qi walked at the rear, his gaze occasionally shifting to either side. With every step he took, luminous doorways representing different temptations appeared.
Those curses and temptations could not affect Tang Qi.
Unexpectedly, Alice V endured them just as easily.
As for Rose, she had no problem at all.
Soon, the three saw a cluster of light ahead and stepped into it together.
"You have passed through the secret path. Welcome, honest beings in pursuit of knowledge. This is the Second Sector."
After the familiar voice spoke, Tang Qi and the other two felt solid ground beneath their feet.
Before them stood another enormous doorway.
It bore a classic yet solemn red-and-black color scheme, inlaid with strange things such as shells, stones, wood chips, and silk fabric. It was also engraved with countless intricate, obscure symbols and lines.
Before the doorway stood a set of old tables and chairs. On the table sat a teacup, a vase, and a typewriter.
The moment the three arrived, the sound of "clack