The old guard, Quintus Maximus, didn't like his new assignment and was therefore in his usual bad mood. After all those years of loyal service in one of the Praetorian cohorts, he ended up here? In the library? What could possibly ever happen in this forgotten place, frequented only by nearby academy students and other bookworms? The most boring place in the world!
He sat idly reading one of the books taken from the endless shelves and contemplating what pitiless time can do to old soldiers. Yet, it seemed this was where he had to be. He felt betrayed by his friend, the hospital doctor. Last time, he looked at the scars Quintus Maximus received in many glorious battles and only sighed without saying a word. Despite that, he talked directly to his commander. And now, instead of being on his way to the lands of Codex Victoria, Quintus Maximus was sitting here, surrounded by dull librarians.
He desperately missed his fellow guards, who were now heading to those lands to fight for world supremacy. At double speed! This will be the real challenge, and the fact that the regions will be locked back if they are not too populated will again force the commanders to completely rethink all known strategies if they want to keep up with the others. The four-month fight will be intense.
But he was here. Almost alone, with only two young recruits under his command who seem to be pretty happy that they don't have to leave the capital. The youths of today…
The loud sound of a fight made him jump to his feet. Was something happening in the secret library? He called the other guards and they entered the room through one of the closest doors. When they came in, they saw one of the librarians, who was slouched on the floor after apparently being knocked out by the thief. The librarian was pale and frightened.
"Please, help! Catch the thief!" he urged the guards with a weak voice. "I didn't have chance to do anything, the thief was way stronger than me. He was hiding here and knocked me out, before rushing away with one of the books! I tried to stop him with all my strength, but what could I do? He ran out through that door on the other side of the library."
The guards looked at the door the librarian pointed to and saw the mess the thief had left behind. However, to the librarian's unpleasant surprise, they hesitated to chase the thief. Something was obviously wrong here. The pieces of the puzzle didn't fit together.
"I would rather arrest you," Quintus Maximus finally said. "Since it's now obvious you're in cahoots with the thief. And thank you! At least now I know, this place is not as boring as I previously thought! Something is definitely in the wind here!"
The librarian fainted.
Task:
Look at the image and say what was wrong with the librarian's story. Why did
the guard suspect he had been involved in the theft?
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Start Date / Time: |
23.03.2020 - 09:00 UTC+0 |
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End Date / Time: |
30.03.2020 – 09:00 UTC+1 |
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31.03.2020 |
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50 Gold x 6 winners |
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If you want to read other episode of Book of Wisdom, you can find them here:
Episode 1: The Book of Wisdom – Episode 1 – Neighbors Losing Patience
Episode 2: Book of Wisdom – Episode 2 – The Secret Library
