The Greatest Sinner

<Hmm, there are so many interesting potions and pills, and medicinal herbs. Herbs, I don't really need, I'm not an alchemist, but some potions and pills could be very useful>.

Evan thought, stopping his gaze on an amber-colored potion. There were many other potions here, but that was what caught his attention.

If he drank it, a thin veil would cover his body. It's a veil is an excellent defense against fire. Only for a few minutes, but it was enough to survive several powerful spells.

There were also similar potions that protected against other elements: water, ice, lightning, wind, etc. In addition to these protective potions, Evan paid attention to a couple of interesting pills. One of them can stop bleeding and the other increased regeneration.

These pills were quite expensive, now Evan couldn't afford such things now. Nevertheless, they were very useful. Of course, if you took a pill like that, the wounds wouldn't heal in ten seconds, but the regeneration would still be many times faster than normal.

Looking at the potions and pills Evan decided what he was going to do for the next few days.

He planned first to visit the library, then take some kind of assignment. Evan wanted to explore territories around the Academy, but if he took the assignment, he could also earn some "Moon Coins".

<After the library I'll head to the "Half-Dead Forest", hopefully, the bulletin board has some tasks that can be done in or around this forest.>

While Evan was thinking about what he should do next an old man returned from the warehouse. He handed Evan a small baggie with a yellow pill in it and calmly said: "Here. Any beast of a zero rank who takes this pill will be cured in a couple of days."

"Great." Said Evan and quickly paid with his card.

The young man moved the pouch into the spatial ring and left the alchemy store. For today he had already spent 1500 "Moon Coins", if he bought anything else he would be left with nothing.

<I have the pill, I think I'll spend a couple of hours in the library and then head to the "Half-Dead Forest."> Thought Evan and headed for the Academy.

It took quite a long time to get from the third zone to the Academy, But there was nothing you could do about it. The city itself was large and varied.

After a while, Evan got to the Academy and headed straight to the library. The young man didn't know where it was, but there was a map of the entire Academy on the first floor.

<So, this is the library of the Academy of Magic>. Evan thought standing in front of the small building.

The library was not in a building in the Academy itself, but nearby. Moreover, most of the library was underground. And now, Evan was standing in front of the entrance to a huge underground structure.

He did not hesitate and quickly made his way to the entrance. From the entrance, there was a staircase down to a tunnel illuminated by several crystals. When Evan reached the first floor of the library, he was stunned to the core.

<This was just unbelievable...>.

The library was huge, with hundreds of bookshelves and thousands of shelves containing all kinds of books. This library was like a small town.

All the books were divided into categories, just like the library halls themselves. For example, all the books about blacksmithing were in one hall. Hundreds of students were sitting at tables and going from one hall to another. This was the first floor, but even here, there were more than ten thousand different books.

The colossal size of the library made Evan wary. He realized that he wouldn't be able to read even one hundredth of all these books. Moreover, besides the first floor, there were three other floors, that Evan had access to.

<Okay, trying to read all the books in the world is a pretty stupid thing. I need to figure out what it is knowledge I'm most lacking at the moment and choose the books that are useful>.

Evan pondered and walked leisurely toward one of the sections. Right now, he didn't need information about any particular craft. He knew little of the world he was in and that knowledge was the most important at the moment.

So Evan headed to the hall where the books describing the territories of "The Kingdom of the Fallen Hopes", the neighbors of that kingdom, and other such things.

He was curious to know what cities and places there were near "The Last Moon". He also needed information about the history, organization, and the most powerful people in the kingdom.

Evan took a book that seemed interesting from the shelf, sat down at the table, and started reading it.

The atmosphere of the library was perfect for reading. Pleasant light, almost complete silence, except for the rustling of the pages. There were a lot of students, but no one was noisy. Everyone had come here for new knowledge.

Evan could have gone to the second, third, and fourth floors of the library, but he decided to start with the first floor. He didn't have that much time today to devote to reading all day.

Luckily, Evan could read very fast. It was a skill he had left over from his previous life. He had always loved reading books. He could read a medium-sized book in about an hour. Of course, Evan could read many times faster, but then he would risk missing something or misunderstanding it.

In spell books, you had to reread many points several times and think about what you were reading. It was impossible to read them like regular books.

After about forty minutes, Evan closed the book and returned it to the shelf. Most of the book talked about how "The Kingdom of Fallen Hopes" and especially its capital city was set up.

<This kingdom is quite cruel to the common people. When a ruler is such a cruel ruler it either leads to prosperity or total collapse.>

Evan had only read one book, but it was enough to draw some conclusions about "The Kingdom of Fallen Hopes".

First of all, it was an absolute monarchy. The king's name was Vexacion Addington, and he was also the strongest magician in "The Kingdom of Fallen Hopes". Evan understood that the book might be slightly embellished, but he wasn't interested in how strong the king was anyway.

Vexacion was a wise and strong ruler. During his reign, "The Kingdom of the Fallen Hopes" won a war with one of three neighboring kingdoms. As a result, "The Kingdom of Fallen Hopes" got a huge amount of resources, which meant that the local magicians had increased their power. However, because of Vexacion's actions, another war began as well, that`s still going on.

Despite all his merits, Evan thought that Vexacion wasn`t the best king and the reason was that he hated the common people. The book showed very clearly the king's attitude towards the common people. He exalted magicians like gods and considered common people like slaves.