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Make Enchanting Tables Spawn in Ancient Cities

Whoever built the Ancient Cities and left behind the terrifying Warden must have been immensely powerful— like the creators of the guardian temples and nether fortresses, they left behind traces of magic and hidden lore as their civilizations were were lost to time. Since the ancient deep dark cities already are known to spawn enchanted books in this new snapshot, how perfect would it be to have a secret enchanting library buried deep underground which could rarely spawn inside of these ruins? It could provide an in-game way for players to figure out how enchanting works through lore alone, could incentivize braving the warden as a natural progression of gameplay, and add a wonderful tidbit of deep dark lore to the game. The enchanting room could be reminiscent of the stronghold library, but contain higher level books and maybe even armor stands with enchanted gear scattered around the room. This would be a great way to incentivize traveling to the deep dark as a natural progression of gameplay, and make the lore behind the ancient builders even more mysterious!
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    Another really cool way to build in lore would be to have written books from these ancients who knew so much more about the world. Stories from them, diaries, tips. It could spawn in libraries and other places known to have bookshelves. Could even be a rare drop from bookshelves when you break them. Build real lore into the game, a history a glance at who used to be there

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    An interesting idea for sure, but one I think needs some tweaking. The Warden is so beefy that the Deep Dark is definitely an end-game area, and so any player playing the game normally will have come across enchanting long before they come across the Deep Dark. I think Minecraft as a whole needs more biome-specific loot to encourage what I call "active exploration". Since enchanting isn't biome-specific and isn't even late game (falling more into the mid-game), I feel this would be a wasted opportunity when something much cooler could take its place. 

    Maybe, to open the portal-like frame, a ritual needs to take place, one involving items from differing biomes and dimensions? I feel that would be a better substitute than the presence of a mechanic we already have in a place where it's going to be redundant. Still, love the thought!