The bookstore at the outpost had most of Earth Sea's books, with walls filled with books of varying sizes.
However, compared to other bustling entertainment venues, it appeared quite deserted as most Explorers did not favor knowledge.
Apart from some crew members with special hobbies picking out erotic books, those newly arrived books with white covers didn't attract any attention at all.
"Yuck, so stinky, it smells awful," Lily said, covering her nose, staying away from the stack of new books.
"The most expensive purple octopus ink smells like this. It's a scent only new books have. With time, this scent will gradually fade and eventually turns from stink to fragrance," Grace explained as she picked up a book and started flipping through it.
"I don't believe it. You must be joking. How can a stink turn into a fragrance?" Lily stuck out her tongue at her.
