Abel did not take long to find it, he stopped at a distance and observed for a moment, unlike the day before, today apparently there were not many people entering it, so after a moment of hesitation, Abel decided to enter.
The first thing he noticed was that, unlike the one in the mansion he lived in, there were books here, although by appearance, they were all handwritten, the first floor was quite spacious, with only a few shelves where there were the books, and on each side of them there were tables where one could sit and read without being disturbed.
"Now this is a library, unlike the jewelry that was in Kunlun..."
As he thought about this and looked around curiously, he did not notice that there was an old man doing the same, only that his gaze was focused on him.
"A mortal boy here? He must be the one they told me was coming, *sigh*, I really don't know what Ben is thinking of to bring a mortal brat here."
While he muttered something annoyed, the old man got up from the counter that was on the right side of the main room of the library and approached the boy who was still lost in thought of him.
"You must be here to request a cultivation manual, right? In that case, join me, the cultivation manuals and techniques are on the 2nd floor."
At the sudden call from the old man, Abel was startled for a moment before looking at the old man somewhat surprised, until now, he was the only one who bothered to speak to him politely since he arrived in the village.
Thus, Abel thought for a moment before answering the old man:
"Hello Major, this is the first time I have come to the library, so I would appreciate it if you could show me where the cultivation manuals are located."
The old man seeing this just nodded and guided him to the 2nd floor of the library.
Unlike the first, the number of books here was much less, but what Abel noticed was that they were divided into sections, being a small space for cultivation manuals, and the rest for the different martial techniques that the village had in possession.
Seeing how few martial manuals and techniques there were, Abel could only sigh in disappointment.
"It seems that I got over excited, although this village is practically a subsidiary of the neighboring sects, it should not have a large collection for that, on the contrary, having all this is already admirable, at least a child who starts in his cultivation path has some variety to choose what appeals to you the most."
Based on what Abel read while in Kunlun and his own knowledge based on the novels he read, it was very difficult for a mortal who had no cultivator to guide him, if not impossible, to find a suitable manual to begin his cultivation path.
Abel had read about some figures in Kunlun who said that their path began because they found the grave of a wandering cultivator, where they acquired his cultivation manual and some techniques, but for something like this to happen it took a lot of luck, not only to find a grave or something similar, but the cultivation method is also adequate, otherwise progress in the cultivation stages would be very difficult, even with the possibility of stagnating and not progressing further.
"Well, if we think about it that way, children born here are very lucky, not only do they have their elders to guide them and give them a proper cultivation manual, but they also have various techniques to choose from, I also suppose that , if any of them turn out to be a genius for cultivation, they will quickly be taken to one of the nearby sects, so the situation here is quite favorable."
The old man, on the other hand, noticed the boy's sigh of disappointment, which, along with his contemplative expression, caused him to just shake his head helplessly before saying:
"Brat, this collection of cultivation techniques and manuals is the pride of the village, it was only after several contributions and efforts that everything you see was obtained, it is also the first time that we will lend a manual to a stranger who is not from the village."
Seeing that the old man got a bit annoyed, Abel bowed in apology before quickly replying:
"I'm sorry senior, it was my fault, I should already be grateful just for the fact that they allowed me to use one of his manuals, it won't happen again."
Seeing the sincerity of the boy in front of him, the old man only sighed before asking the boy:
"Forget it, as long as you keep it in mind that's enough for me, well, you can choose a manual from that shelf, but just out of curiosity, do you know what element you have an affinity for?"
Hearing the old man's question, Abel pondered for a moment.
"According to what the librarian told me more than a year ago in Kunlun, I have triple affinity, fire, lightning and light, in addition to clear space, but that is thanks to my spatial seed, it is not a natural affinity that I had."
Because his affinity with space was born from obtaining his space seed, Abel did not consider it as a natural affinity, furthermore many cultivators could also gain an affinity at some point in their lives, but it would not be considered as a natural affinity for them, for this, Abel quickly dismissed it.
"Now here is the problem, if they find out that I have a triple affinity, they will most likely sell me to a sect, which would cause a great scandal, after all, even in Kunlun a triple affinity is rare, needless to say. here."
Although Abel was exaggerating things a bit, he was not entirely wrong, it was most likely that if they found out about his triple affinity, they would take him to the most influential sect for the village, where it would take care of him like a treasure, giving him enough resources and a suitable environment to grow as a cultivator, but in return he would lose his freedom, being attached to that sect for who knows when, which Abel would not allow.
"For the moment, I will say that my affinity is fire, as far as I know, it is one of the more common affinities, so it should be able to go unnoticed for a while."
Having made his decision, Abel turned to the old man and said:
"Senior, I know that my affinity is for fire, so a cultivation manual with that affinity would do me good."
The old man, upon hearing this, was surprised, looking at Abel with wide eyes, before asking him:
"Are you sure your elemental affinity is towards fire?"
Seeing the surprised face on the old man and hearing his question, Abel got nervous, while in his head he tried to process what he could say wrong.
"Do not tell me that the affinity towards fire here is rare, devils in Kunlun are the most common, so here what is common? Water, wood, earth? *Sigh*, anyway, no I can go back, I can only go forward."
Thinking like this, Abel replied to the old man as sincerely as possible:
"I'm sure old man, my elemental affinity is fire, plus I'm sure Uncle Ben made sure to check it out at the time."
Hearing about "Uncle Ben", the old man only sighed before addressing the boy with a complicated expression:
"Well if Ben checked it already then I don't need to check, *sigh* I don't know if you have good or bad luck boy, affinity to fire is quite rare in this county so there are very few manuals that you can use, even the three great sects don't have many of them, and here in the village, we only have one, the problem is that someone else is already using it, so I can't lend it to you at the moment."
Now it was Abel's turn to be surprised, although he did not care about the manual since he was only using it as a curtain to avoid immediate problems, he was surprised by the great coincidence that happened to him.
"You must be joking, right? If I had known, I could well have said that my affinity is for thunder, that way I would have avoided all this problem, but seriously, only 1 manual with affinity for fire? , it seems that the one who has it must be someone quite important in the village, otherwise the old man would not have reacted like that... damn, my luck sucks."
Abel could only shake his head helplessly in the face of this situation, after all, who would have thought that things would turn out this way? Not only could he use the cultivation manual as a cover, but, apparently, he was going to have conflicts with the person who was currently practicing with said manual.
"It seems that this time I will have to leave empty-handed…, *sigh*, forget it, anyway, I don't need that manual, although I am concerned about that person, if they just took the manual, it just means that they just started cultivate like me, and if my suspicions are true, the problems will start soon."
The old man, seeing the boy's expression, thought that he was disappointed, so, feeling somewhat guilty as well, he said to the boy:
"Don't worry boy, the person who took the manual did it a while ago, so it shouldn't take too long to return it, but to make up for today's mistake, I'll let you choose 3 martial techniques when you reach the 4th level of refinement. body, and I'll let you know when the manual is available, okay?"
Hearing this, Abel rejoiced, after all, what he needed the most right now were martial techniques, so he quickly accepted the old man's proposal.
"Well then, that's how we stay, by the way, you can call me Major Grant, if you have a problem, don't hesitate to ask me."
Seeing the sincerity in the old man, Abel did not hesitate and happily accepted, at least this incident for him did not go without rewards, he could get along better with the old man who ran the library, which may be beneficial in the future.
Thus, both of them went down to the first floor, Abel wanted to stay and review the information that was in the library, but after thinking about it for a moment, he decided to leave it for later.
Since he had nothing else to do here, Abel said goodbye to old Grant and left the library, while he thought about what he should do next.
"Although I did not get what I wanted, I did not come out without profit, 3 martial techniques will benefit me a lot, even if they are not of high rank, but above all the favor I have with the old man is priceless, also apparently he knows old Ben, for what should be trusted."
"Now, I'm not going to wait for who knows when the cultivation manual will be returned to the library, so I should quickly find a suitable place in that forest and start farming."
Having made up his mind, Abel increased his pace as he headed into the forest near the cabin where he lived.