Elvin found at least a hundred different types of nameplates after a quick glance. All kinds of mystical knowledge opened his eyes. Among them, the "Rune Branch" of Alchemy was the most popular.
This branch alone filled twenty bookshelves. Obviously, the branch of Violet Eyes was best at "Rune Branch".
What surprised Elvin the most was that all the mystical knowledge on the bookshelves on this floor weren't restricted to him and he could read them at will.
At first, Elvin thought that the higher-ups of Violet Eyes were too generous. The number of books on this scale was enough to knock out any beginner who craved knowledge.
After reading them himself, Elvin realized that all the books on this floor were actually theoretical knowledge. It was like the basic knowledge from elementary school to high school in his previous life. Even if one could master it in the end, it would be difficult for them to make any groundbreaking achievements unless they were outstanding talents.
For example, the "Analysis of Elements" category had introductions to the four main elements of earth, wind, water, and fire, the corresponding elemental planes, the active elemental creatures, the main elemental deities, basic runes, tactics, spell grammar, and so on.
However, he could not find any elemental witchcraft that could be used in combat! At most, there were a few small spells like Ignition as examples. The rest of the categories were generally the same.
To put it in another way, it was like giving you a set of general textbooks and asking you to build planes, tanks, and mushroom bombs on your own. It was possible to be a genius, but obviously, most people would not be in this category.
In fact, Elvin did better than the higher-ups of Violet Eyes in his previous life.
Most of the general knowledge could be found on the Internet. As long as one had the will and perseverance, they could become a generalist of a certain level. Even all kinds of cutting-edge academic papers could be searched and browsed freely.
However!
The formula of Coca-Cola, the blueprints and designs of cutting-edge military technology, the core technology of patented technology, and so on. Research results that could produce benefits would never be voluntarily made public.
Elvin was facing the same situation now. As a junior member, he could browse the general knowledge at will, but he had to pay a corresponding price to obtain the mystical knowledge that could be directly used to gain power.
This was also confirmed by Richard's requirement to join the society. Elvin had also confirmed this point.
However, Elvin was not disappointed. What he lacked now was the basic knowledge of the system. It was not the time for him to bite off more than he could chew. Moreover, he was an official Knight himself. He did not have a strong desire for destructive spells at the moment.
Elvin took out a book titled "The History of Violet Eyes" from the bookshelf. He was too curious about the witchcraft association that he had randomly joined. He was not in the mood to study until he figured out what was going on.
"Sorcerers were the earliest supernatural profession in the world. Long before the gods ascended the throne, sorcerers were active in this world as prophets and doctors …"
The pages of the book rustled as Elvin immersed himself in the mysterious world described in the Records of the Grand Historian. His worldview, which had been formed over a long period of time, was constantly being impacted. The expression on his face kept changing. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he came to a realization, and sometimes he sighed.
After a long time, Elvin closed the book and let out a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, this world was not as simple as black and white.
Although he had already learned some information from Milan, Elvin would never have thought that a new supernatural ecology had been formed in the upper levels of the kingdom before he read the Records of the Grand Historian with his own eyes.
Sorcerers were an ancient supernatural profession. Even if they weren't born before the gods like the books said, but before the rise of the gods, in the ancient times before civilization had developed, they had indeed used their own power to rule this continent.
The School of Elements, the School of Alchemy, the School of Voodoo, the School of Prophecy, the School of Shadow, the School of Necromancy, and other witchcraft schools had been passed down since ancient times.
However, a centipede dies but does not fall down. Even now, they still had powerful hidden forces that secretly influenced all aspects of the supernatural world.
Alchemy weapons, magic potions, legendary battleships, prophets, and so on were all inseparable from witchcraft and sorcerers' contributions.
Even in a place far away from the Old Continent that was illuminated by the light of the gods, there were powerful sorcerers who had rebuilt a country ruled by sorcerers. Although the scale was far from being comparable to the countries of the Old Continent, it was far from being called a rat in the gutter.
In the civilized world, although the existence of the true gods was undoubtedly confirmed and there were often miracles, it did not mean that the secular rulers were willing to let the gods rule over their people and even their own souls.
Under the competition between the churches, secular kingdoms, evil gods, monsters, supernatural organizations, witchcraft societies, and so on, the civilized world also had space for sorcerers to live.
Many nobles supported the sorcerer organizations to obtain endless creativity, productivity, and even "lifespan." But what if the most powerful secular forces — the kingdom's officials — took action?
The witchcraft society "Violet Eyes" was a product of such official support. It had even become a semi-public official organization and formed a wonderful symbiotic relationship with the Naval Academy.
In fact, members of the Royal Naval Academy who wanted to obtain the right to borrow books did not know that the so-called right to borrow books in the library was to obtain the approval of the official witchcraft society "Violet Eyes." The right to enter the shadow library was only one of the benefits that came with it.
According to the "Annals of History", "Violet Eyes" was a loose organization formed by scholars, sorcerers, secret mages, and other magic-type Extraordinaries. Its headquarters was not in the civilized world of humans, but in a place where the church's influence could not reach.
It only extended its tentacles in the opposite direction to the origin of sorcerers and had collaborators in many countries.
Even after reaching an agreement with the Faletis royal family and the Royal Naval Academy, after many years of symbiotic development, "Violet Eyes" had gradually become a dark side force that the kingdom relied heavily on. To a certain extent, they were even in cahoots with the Naval Academy to cultivate sorcerers for the kingdom.
After all, even the head of a country's branch was the former Admiral of the Navy and the dean of the Naval Academy. One could imagine how close their relationship was.
Although Elvin did not know what the higher-ups of the society wanted and what benefits they wanted, it was obvious that both sides benefited from this cooperation. Otherwise, there would not be such a harmonious situation.
It was obvious.
To join such an organization, one had to consider many aspects such as aptitude, creativity, influence, contribution, academic attainment, development potential, past experience, and so on. The conditions were harsh.
It was no wonder that the Crail family, which was a medium-sized family with considerable influence in New Ewen Port, could not enter the shadow library through the back door.
If it were not for the help of the "Royal Medical Association" and the "Church of the Black Iron Cross" at the crucial moment, it would not have been so easy for Elvin to be accepted into this circle. His luck was really good!
"Goddess bless! Cough cough cough … "Elvin subconsciously recited the goddess' holy name before he suddenly realized where he was. He looked around and quickly shut his mouth.
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