Tall shelves were arranged everywhere, from floor to ceiling throughout the enormous first floor, each one packed with books, scrolls, and other storage media containing historical records, and accumulated knowledge from centuries ago.
At a desk near the entrance sat a middle-aged woman who wore the formal robes of academy administrative staff.
Levi approached the woman and spoke.
"Good afternoon,"
"Good afternoon. How may the archives assist you today?"
"I'm here to select my reward techniques from the trial examination," Levi explained.
"One Earth-Tier meditation technique and one Earth-Tier combat technique."
The clerk nodded without a single change in expression. "Of course. I'll need to verify your identity and authorization first. Please place your hand on this scanner."
Levi placed his right hand palm-down on the circle as instructed, and immediately felt a gentle pulse of energy flow up his arm
