The bookshelves here were nearly two stories high, with wooden ladders that could slide along small tracks.
The sight brought back a flood of memories of his days studying hard in his university library.
With pen and paper in hand, he browsed the aisles, searching by the first letter of the titles.
He eventually gathered several books—Monsters of Thousand Masts City, World Geography, and The Changing World—and after a long search, finally found the reading area and settled down at a table.
Each book was as thick as a dictionary. It was going to take some serious effort to get through them.
'An Adventurer who doesn't study will always be at the bottom.'
Giving himself a little pep talk, Colin picked up a thick volume and began to slowly leaf through it.
Thanks to the original owner's literacy, he could understand most of it. He jotted down any unfamiliar words, and once he had a decent list, he would swallow his pride and go ask Sela in the main hall.
