Published: February 12, 2025
The cooperation between both parties was reached.
Ye Zhongming had two tasks to accomplish for the Library Palace: to find the Advanced Oath Release Scroll and to create the 'Freedom' antidote.
The Library Palace could do a lot for Ye Zhongming. Just from what Ye Zhongming could think of while reading, and what he discussed with the Old Dean, there were many things they could offer.
Firstly, he received S-grade privileges. Naturally, this couldn't be made public, but after years of being a book keeper in the Library Palace, it was achievable.
The benefit of this was that Ye Zhongming could read and learn from all the books in the Library Palace without limitation. Although the core skills of the super clans and other major clans had long been taken away, making them inaccessible to Ye Zhongming, the remaining books were enough to satisfy the King of Cloud Summit's thirst for knowledge.
Furthermore, the book keepers had inherited knowledge across generations. It was possible that the predecessors read some books that were not banned while they were alive, and even after those books were banned, they were passed down through oral tradition. There were also books that were never banned but were gradually taken away after the status of the Library Palace declined, and those too had been learned and passed down.
The Old Dean even specifically compiled a list of such books for Ye Zhongming. Upon looking at it, Ye Zhongming was completely shocked; it was mostly powerful clan secret techniques, and even some that had been lost to time.
This was an intangible yet immensely significant wealth.
Secondly, as he needed to cultivate pharmacists to create the 'Freedom' antidote, Ye Zhongming required books to train the pharmacists. The book keepers quickly gathered the relevant books. Later, when Ye Zhongming suggested trying to develop a complete system for refining medicine, the book keepers had no objections and directly inquired about the storage method Ye Zhongming wanted, subsequently storing all the books related to refining and materials.
Seeing the benefits, Ye Zhongming boldly requested to take away many martial arts techniques, manufacturing, and genetics books. The Old Dean waved his hand, indicating it was no problem.
Now, the attitude of the book keepers was very clear: Ye Zhongming could take whatever books he wanted.
They felt no regret in giving away these materials, even if they were their favorites, because compared to freedom, those didn't mean much.
Additionally, a few of the book keepers came to find Ye Zhongming and transcribed several books for him. Upon looking at them, Ye Zhongming discovered they were about Tarros Red Dwarf manufacturing techniques.
"These books were placed here by the Tarros Red Dwarf many years ago. Later they took them back, and these are our only remaining texts on their manufacturing methods. The content of these books is quite old; manufacturing technology isn't like martial arts techniques—it improves with time. Hence, these books are only for your reference," said the book keeper who had inherited this knowledge.
Ye Zhongming acknowledged this and expressed his gratitude.
In fact, Ye Zhongming felt that having these books was very beneficial. At least he could figure out the manufacturing principles of the Tarros Red Dwarfs, which would demystify their equipment in his eyes. Although he couldn't immediately master or catch up to their technology, at the very least, Ye Zhongming would find a path to surpass it.
Moreover, both parties agreed that this place would become Ye Zhongming's training ground for cultivating powerful subordinates. He would send a few trusted individuals here for further training, and the book keepers would teach them according to specific circumstances.
In short, this place would become Ye Zhongming's training base and school in the future, providing him with stronger and more capable subordinates.
Of course, the Old Dean and the experts here would personally guide Ye Zhongming in his cultivation.