Scarlet

Library—Advanced Reading Room

One of the high-level areas under strict restriction by the Knight Academy.

Some of the sealed books stored inside were also unique within the Holy City.

Most of those who came here were teachers from the Knight Academy or members of the Knight Order continuing their research.

Every entry required a hefty reading fee, regardless of whether books were borrowed.

Thanks to his relationship with Vice Curator Hera, his identity as a knight, and his first-place ranking in the Knight Tournament, Han Dong could come here to read anytime as long as he paid the fee.

"Necronomicon of Proviston," "Dark History of the Whatley Family," "Sorrow of the Ni River."

These sealed books, which required identity verification, signing a Confidentiality Agreement, and paying a large borrowing fee, were precisely Han Dong's main reading material lately.

They contained stories involving the factions, origins, and derivatives of Dark Magic.

They also included incomplete original pages from unknown sources, as well as the authors' personal and interesting understanding of Dark Magic.

Perhaps because the Great Expedition was about to begin, only a scattered few people occupied the advanced reading area.

Holding the three books, Han Dong found a quiet and relatively deserted corner.

Less than ten minutes after he began reading, a new scent suddenly appeared in the air of the Reading Room. A different scent... Generally speaking, most readers who visited the Advanced Reading Room were regulars.

Having spent so much time here, Han Dong had already become familiar with nearly everyone's scent.

The moment he caught that unusual scent,

the Netherblood Skull hidden beneath his collar also reacted. Startled, Han Dong immediately awakened the Earl within him, and together they suppressed the Netherblood reaction.

Han Dong had never encountered such a situation before.

Even when he met the