However, Romon did not ask. By now, he was already a little weary of the endless stream of events.
For several consecutive days, the weather had been overcast. According to the innkeeper's prediction, a massive winter storm was about to arrive, officially ushering this stretch of the Northern Lands into its long winter.
Romon had no objections to that at all. He found a new place—the library.
This city happened to be home to a renowned grand library, which surprised Romon greatly and naturally gave him no reason to pass it up.
At this moment, Romon was walking through the library. His universally recognized status as a Silver Adventurer gave him the qualifications to enter.
The library's style was solemn and antique. Its main structure was built from marble, relief carvings adorned the walls, and row after row of bookshelves were packed full of books.
Through the glass windows, faint sunlight sometimes slanted in through rifts in the dark clouds.
As soon as he entered, a young woman came out to greet him. She was not exceptionally beautiful, but she possessed a distinctive air, somewhat like the scholarly bearing of Earth.
"Sir, is this your first visit?" The young woman sized Romon up as she spoke.
"Yes, it is my first time." Romon noticed that this young woman was no simple person. She might have been a Second Level mage.
"Then, sir, allow me to introduce the place. The library has five floors. The first floor contains ordinary records of geography, customs, and history, along with some stories and legends. You may read them for free."
"The second floor contains valuable specialized knowledge, usually refined from the material on the first floor. To read on the second floor, you must pay one copper coin per book. If you wish to