I'm Not the Hands of the Devil

chapter 5: Transmigration of Lin Jie

Yes, Lin Jie was a transmigrant who had transmigrated from Earth to this vast country called Azir.

There are many other transmigrants out there in this vast universe but in a certain aspect, he is unique in that his transmigration is, to some degree, voluntary.

It all started with Teacher Lin's hobby.

It is common knowledge that young people today have strange habits, ranging from OCD, claustrophobia, to the need to read every line of text on a shampoo bottle.

Lin Jie was a compulsive book collector. His greatest desire was to collect all the printed books in the world. Regardless of whether he could finish reading everything, just thinking that all those hardcover books were neatly arranged on the shelf was enough to make it difficult…

Needless to say, it was impossible for him to do such a huge job alone. Only China alone has more than ninety thousand new books printed every six months. Assuming that each book cost 45 RMB, he would need 4 million RMB to buy them all! It was financially impossible for him to gather all the books in China, let alone all the books in the world!

And this is just the monetary aspect of the problem.

There are other obstacles such as getting books that are no longer printed, or books that are immediately banned. Searching for and collecting all these books would take unimaginable time and effort, even if possible at all.

In other words, this was nothing more than Lin Jie's pipe dream.

But everything changes one day when Lin Jie unknowingly finds a ritualistic shortcut that can realize any wish as long as he pays the price.

Admittedly, Lin Jie was indeed skeptical about the ritual, but she still did so out of curiosity and wanted to obtain all the books in the world.

As soon as he said his request, he faintly heard a soft mutter that he could not understand. With a flash, he suddenly found himself in another world, standing in front of an abandoned bookstore.

There was an inexplicable thought in his mind that told him that his dream of getting all the books in the world could be fulfilled if he walked into a bookstore, he said, but the price he had to pay was that he would never be able to return to Earth again.

This is a question that no longer needs to be thought about. The lonely Lin Jie pushed the bookstore door open and entered without hesitation.

Three years had passed since then, and Lin Jie was already used to living in Norzin City.

Lin Jie did not need to get used to it because the level of technology in this world was similar to Earth in the 80s and 90s. The language is also not an obstacle as English and Chinese characters are used here for historical reasons.

Nevertheless, there are still some differences such as strange names and crazy hair colors that are common here. Moreover, Lin Jie had also heard rumors about the 'inner world' and 'extraordinary beings' existing in this world, although so far he had not seen them.

Even to this point, he still had not really felt the price he had to pay for his wish.

And actually, all of this was fine for Lin Jie as he was satisfied with his current life. The bookshelf would be refreshed daily, and he could easily do a manual search and refresh himself as well. With endless books to read and customers he could disturb.

“I recently reached a bottleneck in my research,” Wilde said with his hoarse voice. “I found a new direction thanks to you lending me the Devil Language two years ago. However, I need more instructions and documents about similar languages.”

Was it some kind of joke among academics to refer to a proper book as Devil Language? , Lin Jie wondered as he walked over to the counter and wrote the word 'Back' in one of the columns.

“Am I right to say that you want to borrow a similar type of book?” asked Lin Jie while tapping on the pen on the table.

“The previous book was too deep for me. I felt like a small part of the whole. Do you have something more detailed .. It would be better if it has a language context as well. The previous book had too much influence from other languages and all sorts of habits, making it very complex.I need to better understand the meaning in it, ”gumam Wilde.

After two years, he finally found a clue about the forbidden curse in the book. This could be an opportunity for him to rise to the Highest rank!

Magicians are adept at making spells through the power of language and character. Black magicians use verbal language in chanted curses, while white magicians use characters to write sigils.

As a top-class black mage, Wilde had mastered most of the basic spells. All he needed now was to bring out his soul potential to spur a breakthrough. In other words, he needed to find his own soul voice.

That was the path he had to take to reach the highest rank.

“Do you.. Please wait a moment while I find something suitable,” replied Lin Jie.

Wilde nodded and went to look at the shelf behind him.

Old Wil's request makes sense. Although the languages of this world are similar to those on Earth, cultural differences and customs still cause some differences because these are two different worlds. It would be difficult for him to truly understand Chinese culture.I had to find some books with a more general scope of research for him.

Lin Jie's index finger slowly traced the bookshelf before it suddenly stopped.

While Lin Jie was picking out a book, Wilde stared at the gloomy rain outside the shop as he thought of the past.

It was two years ago, when he was on the run after being defeated by Joseph, he found this bookstore and met Lin Jie. Lin Jie offered him guidance and showed him another way.

Even to this day, he could not stop his heart from racing and his body trembled every time he thought of a book containing demonic language, as well as the mysticism and overwhelming power contained within.

A sensation similar to first love!

It reminded her of the time she first witnessed the power of a witch while she was still a student.

“Mati.”

All it took was one word from his old teacher to extinguish the life of the beautiful bird flying in front of them.

Surprised and shocked!

This is Wilde's first thought when his goals and beliefs become beliefs!

Today Wilde is far from a selfish person like him a few years ago. And this change was brought about by this selfless, all-knowing owner of a bookstore.

Wilde had never asked about Lin Jie's past or identity, but in truth, he already had an answer in his heart.

He really is a loner scholar of the Truth Union!

He even suspected Lin Jie as a supreme level great sage who had the keys of the Temple of Truth, and he had never felt any change in the ether coming from Lin. Jie too.

Wilde threw away his thoughts as he watched the young man pull out a book from the shelf. “You've found it?”

Lin Jie cleared his throat and handed the book over with a smile. “This may sound arrogant, but a hunch I said that this book is right for you. To be honest, I am quite confident with my research in this field.”.

“?”

The slight embarrassment coming from Lin Jie left Wilde perplexed. He received the book from Lin Jie and looked at the cover. Lin Jie's eyes also followed his gaze towards the printed title and author.

Ceremonies and Customs

Lin Jie's