Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 199 One hundred and fourteen. One of the exits of the real library

I have some understanding of the history of the mainland and know the names and geographical locations of most countries. Lu Li, who is about the beginning, can already try to read more detailed books such as "The History of the Croatian War" and "The Chronicle of the Principality of Benson Kefu". books.

   The first thing you need to know is the history of the Allen Peninsula.

  The dazzling bookshelves stretched out, and Lu Li still couldn't find the book he wanted from the many books. At this time, the book ghost reappeared.

   "I want a book about the history of the Ellen Peninsula."

   Lu Li asked directly.

   The distorted face of the book ghost nodded, raised his hand and pointed upwards, to the top of the bookshelf: "That grey book cover."

  Lu Li raised his head and looked in the direction the book ghost was pointing. There was limited light at a height of more than three meters, and only a faint outline could be seen in the dimness.

  Lu Li retreated to the edge of the bookshelf, pushed the idle ladder in front of the book ghost, stepped on it to the third ladder, stretched out his arms, and touched the gray-covered book on the top layer.

   The height was still not enough, Lu Li slightly stood on tiptoe, clamped the book between his fingers, and pulled it out of the bookshelf.

   The ladder under him swayed slightly. On the ground below, the book ghost suddenly stretched out an illusory palm to support the swaying ladder.

  The sole of the shoe and the ladder made a "squeaky" sound, and Lu Li's left foot fell on the ground, followed by his right foot. Unsurprisingly, the ghost of the book disappeared again.

"thanks."

  Lu Li thanked the surrounding space, he knew that the book ghost was still around.

   Chronicle of Ellen Peninsula

   This book is a little old, maybe old.

  The cover of the book is the territory of the Ellen Peninsula, and there is no dust, but when Lu Li opened the cover, some fine dust hidden between the pages emerged. They were rough as gravel, and cast a layer of gauze on the yellowed paper.

   The book here is often cleaned and maintained, but it has not been read for a long time.

  Lu Li raised his hand and brushed the dust off the title page, nothing special, this page is just a catalog.

  The first pioneers or colonists of the Ellen Peninsula came from the Kingdom of Ellen on the other side of the swamp.

   After the people at that time discovered that there was land on the other side of the swamp, they began to continuously send people to colonize here, and they were included in the territory of the Kingdom of Ellen.

   At this time, the Ellen Peninsula was not called that name. It was not until hundreds of years later that the new heir to the Ellen royal family sent his brother, MacDonald I, who also coveted the throne, to the Ellen Peninsula and handed it over to him as a fief.

   MacDonald I, who missed his homeland, renamed it the Principality of the Ellen Peninsula, developed the fishing industry and commerce according to the characteristics here, and established Belfast in Sugard Mountain.

   MacDonald II took over after the death of Macdonald I. He was a more talented leader than I, who succeeded his father as the grand duke. On the basis of his father, he established the port of Rodster, built sailboats to trade with the outside world, and gradually developed the barren Ellen Peninsula.

After   , the Principality of the Ellen Peninsula has been following this development trajectory. Several successors after the MacDonald family did not have the courage of the previous two generations, and because of the **** struggle between the heirs, their blood was thin and they were completely helpless. At that time, the Kingdom of Ellen, which had changed from a monarchy to a parliamentary system, decided to take back the autonomy of the Duchy of Ellen Peninsula, and the council of elders would control the area.

   However, it is still called the Principality of the Ellen Peninsula.

These contents are also mixed with some interesting information, such as the special hobbies of MacDonald II, such as the king of the Kingdom of Ellen only has ceremonial power and not the executive power, such as the thirteen members of the Council of Elders from the fiefs of the Kingdom of Ellen .

   When Lu Li turned to the last page and closed the book, an hour and a half had passed.

   As it was noon, Lu Li planned to go back to the detective agency for dinner, and then continue reading in the afternoon.

   stepped on the ladder and put the books back to their original places, crawled back to the ground, Lu Li turned around and walked out between the cramped and dark bookshelves to the library hall.

  The figures who were flipping through the books on the shelves changed a lot, but they were still fresh faces.

  Reis was sitting behind the counter, flipping through a book the thickness of his palm. When he sensed the person coming, he raised his head and nodded to Lu Li: "Have you found what you want?"

   "Well, how do I get out of here?" Lu Li picked up the umbrella stored on the counter.

   "Come with me." Reis left his seat. With his gray hair, his steps were unexpectedly steady. He led Lu Li to an exaggerated ornate door that can only be found in a church.

  There is another door with a normal profile on the gate. Reis opened the door, and a dark and narrow alley suddenly appeared in front of him.

   The alleys are dark and damp, with incomprehensible graffiti painted on the masonry walls, and the frowning stench and smell of urine wafting into the library from behind doors—that’s what most alleys like this would smell.

  There are two different worlds inside and outside the door.

   "Turn from this alley to the Bauhinia Block and the Essential Oil Block." Reis said with a smile, seeming to be keen to introduce this exit to newcomers, although the meaning is somewhat unclear.

  Lu Li nodded and walked out of the library.

  The door closed behind him, Lu Li stopped and looked back.

   A icy wall obstructed his vision, a dead end, no one would think there was a door on this wall.

  Lu Li looked up and saw that the real library was a tall stone building with a strange shape from the outside.

   looked back, opened the umbrella with a "bang", and Lu Li walked to the end of this narrow alley.

The moment    walked out of the alley, the strong smell of perfume and the voices of women rushed towards him.

  This is an alley that connects two streets. The drop between the streets makes the bluestone road in the alley uneven and somewhat damaged.

   The women in brightly dressed and scantily clad clothes stood at the roadside doorway on a cool rainy day, waving and entangling the men who came and went in this alley.

  “…”

  Lu Li understood why Reis acted a little weird just now.

  …

   avoided the entanglement of the women. Half an hour later, Lu Li returned to the detective agency with the ingredients. When he put the things in the kitchen, Lu Li saw that the jars of salt and sucrose had corresponding notes on them.

   Yesterday's quarrel brought unexpected benefits.

   After eating Anna's elaborately made, unintentional lunch, Lu Li went out to the base again as it approached noon. After drinking a glass of milk, he went through the passage to the real library on his own.

   Returning to the row of bookshelves in the morning, Lu Li still saw the book ghost when he was selecting books. With her help, he learned about the history of other countries on the Lord's Dependent Continent one after another.

  Two hours later, Lu Li closed the last country's history book, put it back in place, and returned to Reis.

   "You seem to benefit a lot," Reis said with a smile.

  Lu Li nodded: "Book Ghost has helped me a lot."

   Strangely, hearing this sentence, Reis' old face showed confusion that didn't seem fake.

   "What book ghost?"

   (end of this chapter)