- The Library of Infinite Beginnings, Floor 1 -
(Xuan Kai's Perspective)
After a while of browsing on our own, we regrouped back near the main entrance of the building.
"So? Did you guys find anything useful?" I asked.
They all shook their heads dejectedly.
"All of these books on the first floor only explain the basics of magic, stuff like history of the world and all that. But it doesn't even teach any actual spells," Feng Mian said with a sigh.
"Yeah, same for me. None of the books I came across were useful at all," Yu An Yan added.
"Looks like it's the same for everyone else as well then," I concluded. "All I found were some children's...counting books? Some didn't even have anything to do with magic..."
"I'm sure what we're looking for is on the higher floors," Qing Yue said hopefully. "There's just the matter of getting past the Gatekeeper..."