Azure Blue Kingdom, Embers Organization's temporary headquarters.
Night had already fallen. A pale silver crescent moon hung over the horizon, casting a flowing silvery-white sheen over a pot of Wind Chime Grass on the windowsill.
In the quiet study, illuminated by the faint moonlight outside, Anvis lounged in a carved White Star Wood recliner. He leafed through a hefty book whose cover bore a slightly rotating eyeball, studying the secret art knowledge recorded within.
As a renowned Ninth Rank Limit Artifact, the various secret arts recorded in Heros' Infinite Grimoire offered tangible improvements to his current level of Magic.
This book contained detailed records of supreme secret arts such as the long-lost Styx Reincarnation and Life Concealment Art.
After an unknown amount of time, Anvis slightly closed his eyes and shut the book in his hands, gently massaging his brow to recover the more than half of his Spiritual Power that had been depleted.
Forcing himself to read a Ninth Rank Limit magic tome while still below Eighth Rank was somewhat taxing even for him.
At present, the growth of his personal strength as a Professional had once again fallen into stagnation, and he could only make up for it indirectly through study.
Although the Old Days Secret Scripture had given him some power feedback after sealing the Black Pyramid, the rate was quite slow and the amount was small. It could not compare at all to the power feedback it provided when sealing various objects related to ancient beings.
Of course, he could understand the reason for this gap. After all, one was the main body, while the other did not even qualify as remains—it could only be called the remains of remains.
He raised his head and glanced at the night outside. At this moment, Silver Moon Sevien