Ethan and Roy stepped up to the massive gray jade entrance of the pagoda. Sitting behind a long stone counter was a blind elder, his long silver beard hanging low over his chest as he sensed their approaching aura.
Without speaking a word, Ethan and Roy placed their pristine white jade plaques onto the counter. The blind elder casually ran his wrinkled fingers over the stones, a faint spiritual light rippling across the surface as the registry updated.
"Official disciples," said the elder, his voice incredibly deep and hollow, sounding like scraping stones. "You are permitted to enter the first floor of the repository. Listen carefully to the laws of the archives. You are strictly forbidden from removing any physical manual or scroll from this building. There is no time limit for your stay inside, but the moment your boots cross the threshold to go back outside, your entry privilege is permanently revoked."
