Most of the books in Sunders' collection were his personal collection, which was hard to find outside.
Some of them were even unique books, which showed how precious they were.
However, just as Flora warned Angor, most of the books Angor could understand were for apprentice wizards, which were not worth much. But that did not mean there were no valuable books in Sunders' collection.
Sunders was generous enough to let Angor into the library because Angor was a mortal. Most of the books in his collection required a certain level of training to understand. Even if Angor could not understand them, it would be useless. Even if Angor tried to memorize them, how much could he possibly memorize? There were more than a hundred thousand books in the library. Memorizing ten books in ten days was already the limit of a mortal.
— One must know that other than the rare leather books, there were thick stacks of paperbound books. Furthermore, if one wanted to understand most of the books, one had to combine the words with the pictures on the pages. In other words, if one wanted to memorize by rote, not only would they have to memorize the words, they would also have to memorize the pictures, which was even more difficult.
Because of all these difficulties, Sunders was generous enough to let Angor into the library, which was coveted by even formal wizards.
However, Sunders did not expect Angor to record all these precious books in such a way.
Sunders spent countless magic crystals, connections, and hundreds of years of hard work to collect these books. Yet Angor could take them all without any effort. This was a great opportunity for Angor.
Reading these books would also help him build a solid foundation for his training. Using these books to pave the way for him, his future would be smoother.
…
The first ten bookshelves were all useful to him. However, the last one was a bit of a challenge for him. There were many things he could not understand, and there were also many words he did not recognize.
The last bookshelf contained everything. There were also some research notes, such as records of organ transplants, biological modification, and so on. Many of the books also had thick annotations from Sunders. There were also many books written in strange characters or patterns. Just by holding some of the books in his hand, he could already sense a soul-stirring aura coming from the strange characters.
For now, Angor put all the books into a folder named "Pending Research".
Angor only categorized the books in the system. He could only make a decision after reading them in detail.
It was already eight in the evening. Angor heard Butler Goode's footsteps outside the door. He stretched himself and ended the day.
They followed Butler Goode all the way to the dining room. Toby had already started eating. There was a steamed fish in front of him. It didn't take long for him to finish the fish with its sharp beak, leaving only the bones.
Angor ate quickly. After dinner and several milk desserts, Butler Goode came to him and whispered, "Mister Padt's current speed, we'll arrive at Fan Continent by noon tomorrow."
Angor considered for a moment. "I see. But my professor isn't back yet, so I don't know what to do next. Let's follow the original route. Tell the cloud whale to stop near the coast of Twilight Harbor and wait for my professor to come back. "
Butler Goode nodded and left the room.
Angor's plan made sense.
Cloud whales were as strong as wizards. They were gifted with the ability to control the sea. They could also use the energy of the sea to exchange air with the outside world so that they could soar in the sky. Cloud whales were one of the best mounts in the sea.
However, there was a fatal drawback to using a cloud whale. When flying above the continent, it could not use the energy of the sea to fly indefinitely. It had to rely on external forces or its own energy reserves. Cloud whales were also huge. If they ran out of "fuel" halfway, they would not be able to find a place to land.
Therefore, cloud whales generally wouldn't fly to the mainland. The sea was their home.
Perhaps it was because they had left the Devil's Water, the thunderclouds in the sky were much thinner, and the roar of thunder and lightning was much less. They could even see a little bit of starlight through the thin clouds.
Angor walked out of the tent with his stomach full. Toby was hovering above his head. Since the lightning was gone, the cow had returned to the grassland and was wagging its tail.
Everything was very peaceful, except for some provocative voices that could be heard from time to time.
Not far away, the curtain of a tent was lifted. A tall man with short gray hair leaned against a pillar and taunted Angor, "Hey kid, you've been playing with birds all day. Why don't you come in and help me?"
Angor turned around. The speaker was wearing a woolen shirt and deerskin pants. Not only was he tall and strong, but his exposed arms were also bulging with blue veins. He looked quite intimidating.
Angor grinned. He knew he could not defeat the man with his body, but he could not come out now. It was just a war of words.
Angor was about to taunt the man.
"Ebony, shut your mouth. This isn't Blackberry. It's not a place where you can do whatever you want. If you want to play with birds, I'll play with you when we get there, "a mature and sexy female voice came from the other side. It was Nausica, Angor's neighbor.
Ebony was speechless when he heard Nausica's words. He gave Angor a meaningful look and closed the curtain.
Angor watched the man put away his gun. He did not even have the chance to start a war before this woman extinguished it. He did not know if he was lucky or … disappointed.
"That's Ebony, a swordsman under my command. Just ignore him." Nausica took a drag from her long pipe. Smoke curled around her mouth. "That mouth of his caused a lot of trouble. He can't change it in the wizarding world."
A swordsman under her command? Angor looked at Nausica who was still wearing her armor and tried to guess who she was. Someone who won the deathmatch using brute strength, and her subordinate was also a winner.
But Angor remembered Nausica mentioning that there were only two people who won the deathmatch using brute strength. One of them was Nausica, and the other was Balba. Ebony's name was not mentioned. How did he win? Did he rely on his mouth?
Actually, he was more interested in Nausica. According to Nausica, she was quite strong, and she had Ebonet as her subordinate. She couldn't be a general of some country, could she? If so, heh. A female general? So cool!
Angor was curious about Nausica's identity, and Nausica was also curious about Angor's identity. Especially when she saw the strange masked man who used to follow the wizard around. He treated Angor with great respect. This made her even more curious.
Was Angor the bastard child of the wizard in the tent?
Nausica was just guessing, but it was a fact that the wizard valued Angor. Ebony was her former subordinate. He might be a bit of a playboy, but they fought together for many years. She did not want him to offend Angor who "might have a powerful background".
Nausica looked like she was scolding Ebony, but she was actually warning him.
…
It was midnight.
Angor was sleeping on his bed. It was a bit hot, so he kicked his quilt aside and lay down on his side. Toby was sleeping on his own bed, snoring loudly. He did not look like a bird at all.
Angor and the bird were sleeping soundly.
Outside, the cloud whale suddenly stopped flying. It opened its round eyes and looked in a direction.
Suddenly, a deep fissure was torn open.
When the fissure appeared, all visible light within hundreds of kilometers was sucked into it.
Even the faint moonlight that pierced through the thunderclouds was sucked into the fissure at a visible speed.
On the cloud whale, Good was in a secluded hall, giving orders to his Black Devil Phantom Servants. Suddenly, the candlelight in the hall flickered and dimmed a bit. Goode was startled. He sensed something and quickly left the hall.
Nausica was already asleep. She did not know why she woke up, but she could not fall back to sleep. She took out some tobacco and tried to light it up. However, when the lighter was lit, it was a normal orange flame at first. But as the flame flickered, the orange light disappeared, and the lighter was replaced by a dark flame.
The same thing happened in many places at the same time.
However, it just so happened that it was midnight and the sky was already dark. Other than a limited number of people, no one noticed this phenomenon.
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