The bleak and cold mood in late autumn is particularly easy to feel.

Although the time they have been in contact with each other is not long, Barritt is still quite sorry for Benjamin's final ending. Before he left, Benjamin and his wife and children were still a harmonious family. Unexpectedly, the family did not die from the brutal invasion of the devil, but fell apart due to some other inexplicable small factors, and even lost their lives.

In order to thank the owner of the 'Multiverse' bookstore for these information, Barrett decided to buy several novels in the bookstore as reading materials to pass the time in his spare time. He paced back and forth between the bookshelves, picking from left to right, and finally bought four books on the recommendation of the bookstore owner.

"Love in the Floating Sky", a newly released novel. It mainly tells the story of cross-species sadomasochism between a human girl and a tauren. The reason why Barrett chose this book, which was about love as soon as he heard the name, was not because his preferences had become somewhat similar to those of teenage girls, but because the binding style and cover color of this book were different from those of the runaway girl before. The book in my hand is very similar. The other party's previous series of strange behaviors successfully aroused the barbarian's curiosity about this book.

"Escape into the Darkness", this is a heavy atmosphere and somewhat anti-traditional type of book. The background setting is that one day, for some unknown reason, the red sun in the sky of the main material world turned into a giant open eye. Wherever the light (or gaze) of the giant eye shines, all species become twisted, hideous, indescribable monsters, not even the lifeless undead.

Many creatures living on land and shallow seas have all fallen, and only in the underground and deep sea areas where light cannot reach, only a few creatures survived. So in this book, light becomes the dangerous, evil side, and darkness instead symbolizes safety and vitality.

The protagonist of the book is a human adventurer. On the "extinction day" when the terrestrial civilization completely disappeared, he was taking risks in the underground world with his teammates. When they finished their mission and were about to return to the ground, the person at the front of the team who touched the sunlight turned into a terrifying monster that the protagonist had never seen or heard of.

The monster's ability is very strange. Most of the rest of the people were killed or injured in the battle with the former teammates. Only the protagonist and another teammate successfully escaped from the monster's attack. The drow "saved" it. The protagonist spends a period of time in the drow's cage, during which time he learns of the great upheaval that took place on the ground. As time went by, the underground world became more and more dangerous, and more and more twisted monsters poured into the Underdark along various entrances, and those underground species that had been fighting each other all the year round had to be forced to unite to fight against it.

As cannon fodder, the protagonist participated in several battles to block the underground entrance, and not only survived, but also recovered his freedom. Later, he helped the drow mistress, who was in power in the city, to eliminate a coup d'etat of other families, and had a fiery love affair with the mistress. However, the two were separated due to the great difference in values. The protagonist left the drow city and started an underground wandering journey.

During his journey, he eliminated the battle between the two Ant-Man tribes, saved some of the dwarves that remained after the fall of the Forge City, and by chance, rescued a young petrified lizard surrounded by fungi and recovered it into a own pets. The protagonist learns from the mouth of the rescued dwarf that there is a very hidden and imperceptible narrow underground exit. He uses a pocket watch bought during the journey to estimate the day and night, and ventures to the above world in the middle of the night. After returning to the surface, he found that the trees, flowers and grasses he could see were all twisted and deformed, and the ground was covered with a layer of bright red substance that looked like flesh and blood.

The protagonist uses the method of day and night to constantly venture to the surface, trying to find the truth of the strange light. During this period, he saw many kinds of monstrous and terrifying things, and noticed that almost every monster had a different shape. He also encountered several fatal crises on the way to the surface. He even forgot the time because he was too focused. He was almost hit by the light that was about to rise. Fortunately, he managed to jump into the narrow exit at the last moment. in the dark.

It is worth mentioning that the author of this book is "anonymous", and there is no end. Barritt seldom reads such novels without endings, except for books that mainly focus on "detailed descriptions", but this book is highly recommended by the bookstore owner. down.

"It Happened in the Eighth Age", the author of this book is a halfling. The book depicts a primary material world ruled by the halfling species after humans. In such a world, all species coexist peacefully, and there will be no more wars and killings, and cooking and food are the main theme of this era.

The protagonist of this book is a very young halfling who travels around the continent with a set of ancestral kitchen utensils. Every time he went to a place, he would use his cooking skills to compete and communicate with well-known chefs in that place. If he wins the competition (the referee draws from the local residents), he will get a recipe from the opponent's chef's favorite dish. If they fail, they will also hand over the production method of an ancestral food, or work for the other party for a period of time for free.

Although there are many loopholes in the setting of the test rules in the book, as long as people with good intentions make good use of them, the whole test can be made unfair and unreasonable, but the author has a bit of a playful description of the background of the Eighth Era and everyone is harmonious. Friendly and positive, so even if there are many loopholes in the setting, no one will take advantage of these loopholes in the general environment, so there will be no problems.

The description of these cooking competitions is very interesting. For example, creatures of different species naturally have different preferences for food, and even people of the same species in different regions have very different requirements for food, so the protagonist in the book - that is, the young halfling - Every time he goes to a region , will first conduct some research, in-depth understanding of the tastes and customs of the local residents. Although many jokes have been made in the process of understanding, the protagonist has successfully localized and improved the ancestral recipe, and then will compete with that or several well-known chefs.

The author's description of food, wine and human customs is very detailed, which enables readers to not only taste a strange and attractive food in their brains when reading this book, but also learn about many species and regions. Characteristics in terms of culture and life.

Barrett is a seasoned food lover himself, and he considers himself to be good at barbecuing. And he is also an elite adventurer who often goes on missions all over the world, so for him, this book can not only be used as a reading to relieve boredom in his spare time, but also provide a lot of help for future adventures.

"Sheltered Scales," is set in an alternate world that differs greatly from the history people know, but it's clearly a reference to the chaotic Dark Ages.

In this empty world, the legendary legendary mage with a long title has never appeared in the main material world, which has resulted in the unimaginable improvement of the strength of the mages, and human beings have not become the main material world. A veritable real master. Those countries and city-states that existed in the old era, because of their own, external, or a combination of reasons, fell one after another, and the entire human civilization was on the verge of collapse and disappearance.

This kind of background setting is actually not uncommon. During the period of the Dark Age, there have been countless novels and works describing the fall of human civilization and the disappearance of species.

Some of these books begin with the idea that civilization has fallen, and the protagonist, as a witness to history, records the past of human civilization in the form of memories. The Last Goblin".

At the same time, such books also have the type of **** war. The first part of the book is dominated by intrigue, describing how the protagonist cleverly obtained power among the surviving humans. The latter part focuses on the war, depicting the protagonist leading the human race with heavy brush and ink, constantly fighting in the main material world. Although it does not have the extraordinary and remarkable power of a mage, human beings, relying on their own indomitable and unyielding spirit, and with their flesh and soul from generation to generation, finally stood at the apex of all species.

As for "Sheltered Scales," this book isn't quite the same as the more popular genres mentioned above. It puts the perspective on the wilderness race. Humans only briefly appear in the background description, and they are rarely mentioned after that. The protagonist of this book is a shadowclaw hunter in a samurai tribe. Since the human beings who act as the background board have already settled in a corner of the continent, those wilderness tribes who fight, cooperate and enslave each other have become the masters of the world. The book outlines the love-hate relationship between the wild tribes based on what the war lizard protagonist has seen and heard.

Although "Happening in the Eighth Era" also focuses on an alien perspective, that book is more like a lighthearted and humorous travelogue, without much thought about civilization itself. And "Sheltered Scales" focuses on describing the process of these savage and rude species that are not much different from beasts, and the seeds of their own civilization slowly germinate and grow.

The author of "Scales" also wrote on the title page that the book was inspired by a Warsaur friend he knew. Due to the forcible "persuasion" of the mage, his war lizard friend has a humble personality and a courteous manner. It seems that there is no essential difference from civilized races such as humans and elves. This makes the author wonder ~lightnovelpub.net~ whether all species are destined to lose their savagery and become a member of civilization in the process of evolution. Here, "civilization" is not only a noun, but also an adjective.

At the end of the title page, the author also said that he would like to use this book to commemorate a friend who has been missing for a long time.

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Barrett left the bookstore Multiverse after paying. He also found a restaurant called 'Pure Beef' on the way. The barbarians who felt a little hungry were reading newly bought books while filling their stomachs slowly. It was not until it was completely dark that he set off for the mansion of Countess Teresa.

Since our barbarian adventurer has been here once before, he already has a basic understanding of the overall layout of the mansion, so he sneaked very smoothly this time, and even eavesdropped on the conversation between several guards for a while. The young guard who was about to propose to the maid offered his blessing.

After bypassing a group of guards who were patrolling, dazed, or chatting lazily, Barrett easily came to the entrance of Jorel's underground laboratory. He looked around cautiously, then raised his hand and knocked on the door a few times.

After a while, a familiar voice sounded inside, "Who is it?" It seemed that this extraordinary pharmacist was still pursuing his dream in the old place.

Barrett cleared his throat and whispered against the door, "Delivery."

After hearing his answer, the man in the door was silent for a long time, and Barritt also stood there and waited for a long time. Just when he was a little impatient and was already thinking about whether to split the door directly with a sword, the wooden door of the underground laboratory finally opened slowly.

The old Jorel, who met again, looked at the barbarian in front of him with a complicated expression, "Oh, I knew you would come back to me."

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