CHAPTER 29: THE LIBRARIAN’S CUSTOMERS

Xuan Bo was surprised.

But he remained silent.

The Crown Prince, on the other hand, merely smiled, waiting for Su Tu, the ordinary looking cultivator, to continue.

"Next was Duan Li. I think I don’t need to provide details since her reputation as an artisan exploded just two months ago in the kingdom."

The Crown Prince nodded.

Su Tu smiled and continued, "The third customer was Cai Hui."

He paused.

After all, he knew the Crown Prince would be surprised.

As expected, the Crown Prince’s eyes widened and chuckled.

"I see. If an already talented alchemist is in contact with the librarian and manages to buy a book from him, they will rise and become a dragon."

Su Tu and Xuan Bo nodded without hesitation.

Even they could barely conceal the envy they had towards those customers.

At this point, they have already decided to visit and try their luck.

Su Tu suddenly frowned and said, "There is a problem about Cai Hui. When she returned, she was followed by Huo Shuren, son of Huo Wu, the Count and a Senior Alchemist, who died. Possibly be killed by the librarian. It will only be a matter of time before he will learn of his son’s death."

The Crown Prince was taken aback.

He snorted.

"Serves him right. Trying to spoil his son. Well, he is a Senior Alchemist, so we can barely do anything against him. However, we can report this to the Alchemist Association President. After all, it’s obvious that Huo Shuren is trying to harm Cai Hui, his disciple and the future of the Alchemist Association.

Huo Wu won’t be able to use the Alchemist Association if the Master Alchemist himself is in disagreement with him."

The Crown Prince gazed at Xuan Bo and said, "You know what to do."

Xuan Bo politely bowed with a hand on his chest.

The Crown Prince glanced at Su Tu and said, "Continue."

Sutu said, "Next is as talented as Cai Hui. You might have heard of him, Crown Prince. He is Zhao Heng."

The Crown Prince’s eyes widened.

Of course, he knew Zhao Heng.

A seventeen year old, newly rising dragon, fighting the barbarian in the northwest. He was a wandering cultivator and became a Spear Expert in two months.

The Crimson Sun Guard invited him directly and offered a high position, but he remained in the northwest, constantly fighting against the barbarian.

They investigated his past and it was discovered he lost his family against the barbarian invasion a decade ago.

He ended up in the Capital City, where he lived in the slum.

However, three months ago, he traveled in the northwest and became famous for his Dao comprehension of Spear, as well as his insane cultivation talent.

His cultivation technique remained in the Body Tempering Stage at first, before he was rewarded with cultivation technique at the Qi Condensation Stage because of his contribution to the kingdom.

A general in the Crimson Sun Guard rewarded him personally and tried to invite him in the public, to which he was rejected.

Nevertheless, a talented young man was not punished as he stated his clear intention of focusing at killing the barbarians at the moment, not aiming for entering factions within or even outside the kingdom.

If the Crown Prince was to describe Zhao Heng, he would admit he was indeed a dragon, the most talented cultivator he knew at the present.

Only a handful of cultivators in the past could be compared to his absurd talent.

Most of them have ascended in the Spirit Ascension Domain long ago.

If the librarian was the reason behind, then the value of him and his library soared.

At this point, the Crown Prince knew he was not wrong.

He must build connections with the Librarian at all costs!

He meaningfully glanced at Xuan Bo and said, "Don’t inform Uncle Qiao Long. I will visit him first and then my father, to tell them about what we have discovered. Those who know, better keep it a secret."

His eyes flashed with killing intent.

Su Tu and Xuan Bo trembled.

They nodded heavily and bowed simultaneously.

Su Tu stuttered, "D-Don’t worry, Crown Prince. Only the Third Heat Division knows about this library as I made the report before. As for its actual value, only three of us... No, only you, Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince smiled.

He said, "It’s good that you know. Do you also understand Xuan Bo?"

Xuan Bo bowed deeply and said, "I understand, Crown Prince. You don’t have to worry about it."

The Crown Prince nodded and said, "We will visit him three days later, then. We have to meet Father and Uncle Qiao Long. It might take some time to convince them."

Xuan Bo bowed deeply once again, "I understand, Crown Prince."

"Mhm." The Crown Prince then looked at Su Tu and asked, "Continue."

After all, he was quite curious about the fifth customer.

He could not help it, as it appeared there were no recent rising dragons, so the fifth customer might be recent and was still trying to establish their name.

Su Tu glanced at the Crown Prince, hesitated, and lowered his head.

Finally, he said, "As for the fifth customer... she just vanished, Crown Prince. In fact, it’s already been two months, so I should have heard of her, given the rapid growth of the other customers. However, I can’t find her, not even information from her in another continent. Perhaps, may you grant me more time to search for her?"

The Crown Prince was stunned.

Despite giving less than a week for Su Tu to gather information, he also asked other divisions, even the captain of the First Heat Division, to work with him, and follow his orders.

In other words, Su Tu has the best intelligence network in the kingdom.

Even then, he was unable to find the person.

It could only mean one thing...

He asked, "Was she perhaps kidnapped? And some other factions discover the library before us?"

Su Tu contemplated and soon shook his head.

He said, "It might not be the case. After all, the book they bought was empty. I speculated that only they could see it. That’s why, I was able to keep track of the real customers, compared to those who visited and left with no books.

The book is quite large, so they really have to carry it by hand. Most of them don’t have bags, either. It’s really like they were fated to meet the librarian."

The Crown Prince pondered and nodded.

He said, "Alright. You can have as much time as you need to search for her. I will give you half a year at most, if not, I will have to stop you and continue your regular duty."

Su Tu was taken aback.

The Crown Prince was clear—if he was unable to complete his task, then there was no promotion.

He might be able to receive rewards, like massive money, but promotion was still the best.

Perhaps, he would be able to enter in the Second Heat Division and earn their benefits.

His face turned solemn, his eyes flashed with determination.

He bowed deeply and said, "I won’t disappoint you, Crown Prince. Thank you for the opportunity."

The Crown Prince smiled and nodded.

"Dismiss."

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