Magic Potion Department Core Archives.
Ian descended the spiral staircase, heading toward the underground section of the High Tower Library.
He pressed the Permission Metal Plate against the Rune at the entrance, and the heavy stone door slid open without a sound, revealing a dimly lit staircase leading down.
The farther down he went, the cooler the air grew, filled with the smell of old paper and some kind of preservative potion.
The bookshelves were no longer made of bright wood but of dark metal or stone, and the books and scrolls they held looked even more ancient.
The place was almost empty.
Ian walked slowly along the shelves, his fingers brushing across the cold spines of the books.
He was looking for obscure materials on "Abyssal Rule Stable Packaging," "Shadow Energy Tracing and Tracking," and "Contract Countermeasures Basic Theory."
