Library, Nightless Sky Family Head
Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Huo Le climbed the stairs and arrived at the front door.
Upon arriving at the tower and looking at the heavy metal gate, Lin Yu felt the atmosphere become increasingly oppressive.
Nightless Sky Huo Le seemed quite used to and adapted to it.
The two guards at the gate were dressed in full black armor with helmets. Although the style was somewhat ancient, Lin Yu noticed upon closer inspection that there were many neat lines, ventilation vents, and many hidden openings and seams beneath the armor. Underneath those gaps, there were probably many "magical tools" that could be spouted out.
When you get close to the full-coverage helmet, you can see the interfaces for the "imager" and "communication device".
It's more accurate to call it a "mecha" than "Mecha"!
Upon seeing Huo Le and Lin Yu from Nightless Sky Huo Le City arrive at the door, the two heavily armored guards bowed slightly.
"Miss, Mr. Sherlock."
A deep, resonant voice emanated from the loudspeaker on the helmet, the tone revealing the inner guards' respect.
Nightless Sky Huo Le nodded slightly.
"I brought Sherlock to see my mother. Is she seeing anyone today?"
"Yes, the Family Head has not given any instructions to go into seclusion today," the guard said respectfully. "Would you two like to go in directly, or should we announce your arrival first?"
The Nightless Sky Huo Le waved its hand.
"Just open the door."
The two guards agreed, and then they each took out two metal bars and inserted them into the keyholes on the gate.
As the key turned, a "click" sound came from inside the door, indicating to Lin Yu that the door seemed to use some kind of mechanical lock.
This scene made Lin Yu feel even more that the tower was imprisoning and housing the "Head of the Nevernight Clan".
After all, the Family Head is inside, so why lock the door from the outside?
The door slowly opened, revealing a spiral staircase leading upwards.
Let's go.
"Nightless Sky Huo Le spoke softly as it walked inside with Lin Yu."
The two slowly ascended the stairs, when they heard the sound of a door slamming shut behind them.
They climbed the stairs almost without stopping, with the wall lights next to each step suddenly turning on as they passed.
Lin Yu could clearly sense that Nightless Sky Huo Le seemed somewhat nervous—from the moment he saw the tower, Nightless Sky Huo Le had been gradually becoming tense.
The closer she got to her mother, the more tense she became.
Lin Yu gently patted the girl's back.
"Relax."
He spoke in a low voice, Nightless Sky Huo Le gave a soft "hmm".
However, this kind of lukewarm comfort was clearly of no use to Nightless Sky Huo Le.
Therefore, Lin Yu used a more effective and very "Fu Luo" method.
"No matter what, Dad's here."
Lin Yu spoke very seriously, as if he were truly an old father comforting his daughter.
"No matter what happens, Dad will handle it."
Nightless Sky Huo Le looked at Lin Yu and sighed, "What are you doing?"
"I thought you didn't mind," Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you take the initiative to make that ethical joke before?"
Nightless Sky Huo Le pouted. "That's true, but you always use this trick to comfort me, so how can it still work?"
"I think you're just trying to take advantage of me."
Lin Yu listened to the words of the Nightless Sky Huo Le and couldn't help but fall into thought.
"Back again?"
In a sense, I really did successfully play the role of Fu Luo, accurately predicting what he would say in this situation.
But what Lin Yu felt even more deeply was...
"You can say things like that every time, Fu Luo, you're truly unbeatable."
After mentally criticizing Fu Luo, he smiled and looked at Nightless Sky Huo Le.
"It still works well this time too... right?"
As Lin Yu spoke, Nightless Sky Huo Le did not answer the question.
"We've reached the seventh floor... Let's see if Mother is near the prayer altar."
Instead of continuing upwards, she walked to the door on this floor and pushed it open.
Compared to the tower's somber exterior and its ancient, dimly lit spiral staircase... the interior of the seventh floor appears somewhat "sacred."
The spacious hall was paved with neat floor tiles, and the walls were covered with charts filled with formulas and complex symbols. The soft white ceiling lights cast a warm glow.
In the very center of the hall stands a statue of a deity sitting cross-legged in a relaxed posture.
The statue's overall shape resembles that of a young girl, but its face is a completely smooth blank. If you concentrate on looking at it, you can almost see many symbols rapidly appearing and disappearing.
"This thing should be a genuine artifact directly related to the Deity..."
The thought flashed through Lin Yu's mind, and he quickly looked away.
Beneath the statue was a square table that looked like it was displaying offerings—except that the "offerings" were actually books.
Looking at the empty hall, Nightless Sky Huo Le shook his head.
"If it's not on this floor, it should be in the 'library' on the top floor."
She closed the door as she spoke, then led Lin Yu forward.
At this moment, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate that he had put away Old Zheng and Hannah, and had sent Stiller away early on.
This place is definitely too dangerous.
At the same time, Lin Yu couldn't help but miss the two of them and Stiller.
"At least if they were here, they might be able to tell me which Deity's statue this is and what I need to be careful about."
Now, we can only take it one step at a time.
Led by Nightless Sky Huo Le, Lin Yu and she continued climbing the stairs.
This time, the two of them climbed to the top of the stairs in one go.
Nightless Sky Huo Le pushed open the small door at the end of the stairs again.
The two of them went inside—because Nightless Sky Huo Le had mentioned the "library" before, Lin Yu knew what the top floor was for.
But once he actually went inside, Lin Yu felt a bit shocked.
The bookshelves, stacked one on top of the other, were as tall as a six-story building, each shelf reaching tens of meters in height.
The entire roof is designed like a glass skylight, allowing natural light to pour in without reservation, making it bright and transparent.
This isn't a "library"... it's clearly an entire library.
Nightless Sky Huo Le stood at the door, taking several deep breaths, seemingly having mentally prepared himself.
Then she shouted it out loud.
"Mother, Sherlock and I have come to see you!"
A few seconds after the Nightless Sky Huo Le finished shouting, a woman's voice faintly rang out.
"I understand."
The sound hovered over the library, as if it were amplified by some kind of loudspeaker.
Then, Lin Yu heard the creaking sound of the wheels rolling.
From deep within the two rows of bookshelves, a wooden movable ladder, nearly three meters long, smoothly emerged, upon which sat a woman in a white dress, her Black Long Hair cascading down almost to the ground...
Little girl.
Lin Yu stared at the other person, stunned by the unexpected turn of events.
The guy sitting on the mobile staircase platform wore narrow-rimmed glasses and was carrying heavy books. Judging by his demeanor, he seemed like a learned Scholar, but his petite figure and youthful face made him look like a ten-year-old child.
The other party stared at Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Huo Le with fiery red eyes, and spoke again.
"Huo Le, my most beloved daughter, why have you come to visit me today?"
Lin Yu's anxiety finally subsided.
This guy really is the Family Head of the Nightless Sky Family, and the mother of Nightless Sky Huo Le!