"Look at this book. It was bound in Bologna in the 17th century. It is half lighter than the one in Venice. The binding is also very exquisite. The top layer of Camilla's skin is embedded with the tail scales of the Aegean mermaid on the background, and the mouth is dipped in flowers. , above is the story of Poseidon and the four little angels. Five golden lines are ridged on the back of the book, and there is space for you to engrave your symbol on the title page, which is the linen paper of Athena. , it feels refreshing to the touch."
"How much"
"Chenghui twenty-three jade coins." Manager Xiaoyuan had a smile on his face. .
"It's too expensive, it's too expensive." Zheng Qing carefully returned the book.
“Then this book is an Ashmolean binding in the eighteenth century. It is simple and thick. It is made of North Sea Brent shark skin. It feels delicate and has a gold-rolled mouth. It continues the light blue aftertaste of the shark skin. Simple and clean. The bookmark tape is made of ice silk and the inner pages are made of translucent fish skin paper, which is perfect for frequently recording spells. Five jade coins."
"The smell of blood is too strong." Zheng Qing reluctantly touched the cover and returned the book.
I read several sample books one after another, and the prices were a bit staggering.
The number of scholarships is very limited and cannot all be used on one Dharma book.
He decided to take a closer look.
Following the store clerk around a bookcase, Zheng Qing saw a familiar figure.
The fat man in Yun Xiangyi.
At this time, the fat man was not holding a roast chicken in his hand, and the robe hanging on his shoulders seemed much cleaner.
He was frowning and following the clerk with a bored look on his face to select Dharma books.
Zheng Qing doesn’t like this guy with an ostrich egg head.
He stopped his feet and planned to go around to another cabinet display stand.
But the ostrich egg moved and saw Zheng Qing's figure.
"Hey, the government-funded students are here." The fat man broke the quiet atmosphere in the library with his loud voice, "I forgot to ask, are you a public-funded student in your freshman year this year?"
< p>The guests who were leisurely picking up books in the bookstore raised their heads and cast their eyes on Zheng Qing.Zheng Qing seemed to hear some whispers.
"Yes." He replied briefly.
His ears felt a little hot.
He felt embarrassed.
The experience of seeing a doctor as a child made his character somewhat sensitive. He hates being different, he hates being independent, and he hates others looking at him differently.
After studying, one of his favorite words is "harmony with light and dust", water benefits all things without competing, "harmony with light and dust", no one in the world can compete with it.
However, the fat man's loud greeting exposed Zheng Qing under the scrutiny of everyone, which felt very bad.
"No wonder you don't have any Dharma books. My brother is also a publicly funded student at First University. The school gives him a stack of paperback Dharma books as a prize every year.. It's the one I just used. "He patted his trousers.
Zheng Qing thought of his bulging khaki soft-cover book.
Stacking three soft-cover books can perfectly restore the fat man
Thinking of this, Zheng Qing felt a little better.
“But I want a new Dharma book. When you go out, you can't get hold of the paperback book at all. I told my brother that he should always have a hardcover classic version of the Dharma book so as not to lose his face. You know, he is also a public student. "The fat man continued to shout in his loud voice as if there was no one around, "He entered the school last year, and only five people in his class received full scholarships, unlike this year. Do you know how many students received full public funding this year?"
Zheng Qing shook his head and said nothing.
The interested eyes around him were still lingering around him, and he felt very uncomfortable. Comfortable.
“I don’t know either. The fat man grinned and said, "Actually, I just lied to you." It seems that publicly funded students don’t know anything more than ordinary students like us. ”
There were several chuckles around, as if what the fat man said was interesting.
Zheng Qing tried his best to ignore these distractions.
He came to buy Dharma books.
He needs to use his own intuition to choose a suitable Dharma book for himself.
This Dharma book will accompany him for a long time. One of the basic conditions for his successful survival in Wizard University.
He took a deep breath and looked at the bookstore manager Xiao Yuan next to him.
He came over very wisely, pointed to a gorgeous Dharma book in the cupboard and asked, "How about this one? As far as I know, public-funded students buy this Dharma book every year." "
Zheng Qing tightened the soft leather gloves on his hands and took the sample book handed over by Xiaoyuan.
"This is a bound book from Paris in the 19th century. It is flashy and comparatively beautiful. Almost modern style gorgeous. Although it is a two-layer leather, the Romanian Fire Dragon leather is always very thick and can be cut into five or six layers. If it is a second layer, the feel and texture are just right. It is also a golden mouth, and above it is Matthew chapter 7 of the New Testament. Enter through the narrow gate. Because many people enter through the wide gate, which leads to destruction; few find it through the narrow gate, which leads to eternal life. "He chanted in a deep tone.
"How about I buy this book?" The fat man squeezed around the two of them, grabbed the Dharma book in Zheng Qing's hand, and shouted, "I remember that my brother has a classmate. Bought this one. How much is this book?"
"Chenghui thirteen jade coins. "Xiaoyuan beamed with joy and repeatedly praised Fatty for his unique vision.
Fatty's original shopping guide looked gloomily at the customers who ran away halfway and said nothing.
Zheng Qing curled his lips. He didn't say anything.
He doubted whether this fat man could walk through the narrow door as mentioned in the gospel.
And he felt that this sloppy fat man could not walk through the narrow door no matter how gorgeous he was. In his mind, all Dharma books are the sameHe looked like he was holding a bulging khaki soft-cover book.
"Which college are you from?" Watching the manager of the book store packing the Paris-bound book, the fat man suddenly turned around and looked at Zheng Qing with his small eyes. "I almost forgot to ask."
"Jiuyou Academy." Zheng Qing answered quickly.
He hoped that the fat man would disappear from his sight quickly.
"I guess so, it's an academy for nerds." The fat man nodded, with a real expression on his face, "Looking at your appearance, you are definitely not from Alpha or Atlas. If you are from Starry Sky Academy, before In Yun Xiangyi, even if you don't have a Dharma book, you will rush over with your fists raised."
Zheng Qing looked at the other heavy sample book in his hand silently, not sure whether to throw it at him or not. On those three layers of chin.
"My brother is from Atlas, but I was assigned to the Alpha Academy this year." The fat man was still chattering. "Relatively speaking, it's tolerable. After all, the Alpha Academy is very educated." student. If I were allowed to enter Jiuyou Academy, I would rather drop out. My brother once said that a wizard who is strong in exams is not a truly powerful wizard."
"Then you must be bad in exams. "Zheng Qing nodded affirmatively.
The fat man frowned, always feeling that there was something wrong with the logic of Zheng Qing's answer.
"Hello, guest, your Dharma book has been packaged. Please check it out." The clerk in the bookstore invited the fat man who was thinking hard to the front desk.
Zheng Qing put the Western-style hard-covered book in the display cabinet and turned to look at Manager Xiaoyuan.
"Is there any Chinese-style Dharma calligraphy? These Western styles still feel a bit impetuous."