Leveling Up with Skills Chapter 377

– Volume 16, Episode 2

377. 78th floor Library of All Worlds (2)

Taesan stepped onto the 78th floor and was greatly surprised.

The 78th floor was completely different from the floors I had passed through so far.

Numerous bookshelves were placed in an endless space, and there was only space for one person to move between the bookshelves.

And the bookshelves were packed with countless books.

There were no monsters in sight, and only the smell of old books filled the space.

There was no light at all, but it was bright enough to read a book without any problems.

And it was very wide.

Taishan had never seen a layer wider than this.

There was literally no end in sight.

[You activated Lerajie’s area detection.]

I activated black magic, but I still couldn’t confirm the end of the floor.

It was so large that it would not be an exaggeration to say that it contained literally all the books in the world.

‘It’s just as I heard.’

The library of all things on the 78th floor. It was one of the floors where Taeyeon Lee talked a lot.

[Nothing has changed here. It is also a place that cannot be changed. I miss you.]

The ghost muttered longingly.

Taesan went between the bookshelves

and looked at the titles of the books.

[The ecology of goblins.]

[How to cook the most delicious monsters of the great adventurer Palrangka.]

[Are elves really gentle and nature-loving creatures like people think?]

“Everything is special.”

I skimmed through it, but there were many different types of books, ranging from useless to those that require specialized knowledge to understand.

[This is the library of all things. Anything that has the shape of a book

is available. Literally anything.]

“Did the Wizard and Barbaba Bamba even create a place like this?”

[no. It wasn’t made by the two of them. The god of knowledge created this place. Metis.]

The ghost continued to speak calmly.

[The area of Metis that organizes and stores all the knowledge he has accumulated. That is the library of all things.]

“Is it knowledge?”

Taesan took out a book.

It was simply a novel for entertainment

.

It was a book that did not suit the realm of a god, but it was understandable if the opponent was a god of knowledge.

To God, God’s name is his domain and everything. The God of Knowledge was seeking and collecting all the knowledge that existed in the world.

Taesan put the book back and went inside.

No matter how much I walked, the bookshelves were endless.

It was to the extent that the densely packed books made my mind go crazy.

After advancing endlessly, Taesan found a small space.

There were many chairs and tables there. It was a very good resting place to read a book.

And a man was sitting in a chair reading a thick book like an encyclopedia.

The man with glasses and neatly cut hair looked very strict.

He must have felt Taesan’s presence, but the man was reading a book calmly.

[You are the librarian of the library of all things. I

met Jorge.]

Jorge didn’t say anything.

I was just reading my own book.

Taesan also took out a book without talking to him.

It was titled [Study on female dwarves’ beards].

In the silence, only the sound of paper turning over echoed.

After reading the entire book, Jorge closed the book.

“You are a polite guest.”

Just like the first impression, his voice was blunt, but somehow had a classy voice.

“The process of building knowledge must be uninterrupted. The guys who came so far were rude people who didn’t know that, but you were polite at least

.”

Jorge’s gaze at Mount Tai contained some goodwill.

‘It was real.’

Taesan thought while closing the book.

Lee Tae-yeon found the librarian on the 78th floor and talked to him without hesitation.

Interrupted from reading, Jorge faced Lee Tae-yeon with a very annoyed face.

After that, he said, it was very difficult.

It was said that Taeyeon was stigmatized for being rude, and whenever Lee Taeyeon did something on the 78th floor, she made a disapproving face and clicked her tongue.

Because he remembered those words, he did not disturb Jorge as he read.

[It’s been a while.]

“…Hero.”

Jorge’s eyes lit up when he saw the ghost.

“You are dead. I thought that if it were you, I could reach the end of the labyrinth. What happened?”

[It was my mistake.]

The ghost said calmly.

[The Lion King and society. Did you pass by?]

“Yes. It wasn’t long. It was disrespectful.”

Jorge clicked his tongue. And I looked at the ghost as if I knew it.

“Is it betrayal? I understand. It’s sad. There was quite a bit about them in what you said to me.”

[It’s the past, so it’s okay. I’m dead just like you said You can’t get involved anymore

.]

“That’s right. That adventurer came here. I should talk to him.”

Jorge opened his mouth while looking at Mount Tai.

“adventurer. What is your name?”

“Kang Tae-san.”

“Kang Tae-san. Do you know where this is?”

“The library of all things. The realm of Metis, the god of knowledge.”

“You must have heard from the warrior. okay.”

Jorge nodded.

“This is Metis-sama’s domain. It is the library of all things that stores all the knowledge he has accumulated.”

A sea of books that would not be able to read all of them even if you invested your whole life.

“I am honored to be here as the administrator of this place with Metis-sama’s recognition.”

Jorge gave a satisfied smile as if he was proud of it.

“Thanks to him, I can accumulate knowledge endlessly. No matter how grateful I am,

it’s not enough. That is why, as a librarian, I intend to respond to his wishes as much as possible.”

Jorge said quietly.

“This is the library of all things. You may stay here as long as you like.”

“Is there no time limit?”

“does not exist. Knowledge does not stop the aspirant. You are free to stay here.”

I knew it because I had already heard it.

There was no time limit for clearing the 78th floor.

If desired, it was possible to stay and accumulate knowledge without clearing it.

I heard that Taeyeon Lee also stayed here for quite a long time.

“It is Metis-sama’s mercy. to be grateful. But… I can’t understand it at all, but if you want to get out of here and move forward, you can listen to my request.”

“What is it?”

Jorge got up and took out a book and brought it. he said as he opened the book

.

“As a manager, I haven’t been guarding this place for a long time. But even I cannot read all the books here.”

The owner of this place is the god of knowledge. It was impossible to read all of his knowledge.

“I am still lacking.”

Jorge’s eyes shone.

It contained a desire for knowledge.

“Bring me the unread books I couldn’t get. That is my

request.]

[Starting the quest.]

[Jorge, the manager of the library of all things, is a greedy person. He wants to learn all the knowledge in the world because of his bottomless thirst for knowledge. Find the book he wants and bring it.]

[Reward: Depends on how satisfied Jorge is with the book you found.]

“I see.”

[Accept the quest.]

“You’re trying to move forward

too. I don’t understand.”

Jorge looked at Taishan with a gaze that he truly couldn’t understand.

As a seeker of knowledge, he will not understand adventurers who try to escape the library of all things until he dies.

Taesan asked him.

“Would it be any book you couldn’t get?”

“okay. It doesn’t matter if it’s a trivial book. If it’s something I don’t know about.”

Jorge looked back at the book and said.

“If that’s difficult, you can get books that I can’t access. This is God’s library. There are also books that you cannot even access if you are not qualified. Choose whatever is convenient for you.”

The story is over. The moment Taesan was about to leave, he said as if he had suddenly remembered Jorge.

“There are a few conditions that must be observed when staying here.”

he raised his finger

“one. Do not soil the literature. Although no adventurer or the like can touch Metis-sama’s realm,

there is such a thing as courtesy. If you exceed the limit, I will expel you. and two. Don’t touch me.”

Jorge turned the page with an annoyed face.

“I mean sometimes. those who try to do me To say in advance, I have absolute authority here.”

Jorge fiddled with the paper.

In an instant, the air changed.

According to Jorge’s will, Metis’ domain began to press Taesan.

What is contained in it is absolute

will. Resistance was impossible without the use of borders or eternal beliefs.

“I am the only manager of this place who is allowed by Metis-sama. This is also my territory. You just need to keep these two things in mind.”

Taesan nodded. Jorge focused on the book again. At the same time, the feeling of pressure disappeared without a trace.

“That was enough. Then go around at will and accumulate knowledge. adventurer.”

* * *

The condition for clearing the quest is to find a book that Jorge has not read.

At first glance, it seemed very easy. This place was unbelievably spacious. It was difficult to see the end of Mount Tai now.

As such, even if he took any book, he could have assumed that it was most likely a book Jorge had not read.

But this place was deep.

The in-depth quest couldn’t be that easy.

‘Did it take three years?’

It was the time it took Lee Taeyeon to clear the 78th floor.

It’s partly because she wasn’t too obsessed with clearing it, but it took a very long time.

Jorge remembered almost all the books here. Lee Tae-yeon

had said that

he rejected any book he brought, claiming that he had read it .

I remember whining in the community that I was lying.

[What are you going to do? It would take quite a while to clear it classically.]

The ghost also told Taesan if he knew that. Taesan moved between the bookshelves.

“For now, let’s take it easy.”

There is no need to rush.

Taesan already knew how to clear it.

You could clear it right away if you wanted.

But Tae-san had no such intention.

This is the realm of the god of knowledge.

It was no exaggeration to say that he had all the knowledge of the universe.

Taesan slowly flipped through the books.

I picked out the titles that looked interesting and started reading them.

“Is it because of this place that you know a lot?”

Immortals, transcendents, religious spirits, etc.

Ghost really knew a lot.

He helped Taesan a lot by telling him about things.

Among them, there was a lot of knowledge that could not be acquired by normal means.

This is the place where I got that knowledge. It is a book of all things.

Ghost affirmed.

[okay. Most of the knowledge you want is here. Anything can be solved as long as you find it.]

Lee Tae-yeon was the same.

This was one of the floors she didn’t like. She spent a lot of time here reading books.

Even if Taesan wasn’t up to that level, he had no intention of just passing by.

There were many questions.

Things related to faith, divinity, transcendence, and gosin.

This was an idea to solve a lot of questions here.

Taesan slowly turned the pages of the book.

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