Learning! Learning Makes Me Happy!

Learning! Learning Makes Me Happy!

After breakfast ended, Anvis officially began his day of study. Fiona separated from him as well, and the two received different educations.

First came two Magic Hours of linguistics. At present, he was being taught the continent's common Manni Language, as well as the language of the Elves of the Far East Continent.

After that was an hour of Noble Etiquette, covering social interaction, conduct and manners, grammar, forms of address, and more.

While studying Noble Etiquette, Anvis also learned the meaning behind his exceptionally long name:

First came one's own name, followed by one's birthplace. After the birthplace came the names of both parents, and finally one's noble title and family surname.

If the backgrounds of both Parents differed greatly, only the name of the more powerful side needed to be included.

Once Anvis reached the Ninth Rank in the future, he could also add his own title between his Parents' names and his noble title.

For example, Carlot's full name was:

Carlot's Chill

Winter's Chill was Carlot's Ninth Rank title.

The final Magic Hour of the morning was devoted to history. Unlike his introductory education, he was now studying the history of the Empire, including certain secrets known only to the Four Great Families and the royal family.

Although he had already learned some of it through memory Fragments, Anvis still listened with great interest as the history tutor explained it once more.

Once his morning studies ended, Anvis relaxed. There was nothing he needed to study in the afternoon, and the time between lunch and dinner was his to spend freely.

Unlike ordinary noble tutoring, the growth in strength of bloodline nobles depended largely on the maturity of their bloodlines. As long as they completed their daily studies normally, their families did not restrict their free time.

Usually, Anvis would take Fiona with him to play with Peers in the castle or gardens for one Magic Hour—an act that could very effectively improve the favorability of this future Ninth Rank Expert.

He spent the rest of his time in the Grand Library of Moonrise Fortress.

Even in his previous life, reading had been one of his few pleasures.

He enjoyed the process of turning pages one by one, slowly appreciating the mysteries within books and absorbing the essence of their knowledge.

After coming to this fantastical world, the chance to encounter all kinds of mysterious magical knowledge made him even more ecstatic.

The library at Moonrise Fortress employed the Space Expansion Technique, making its interior far larger than its exterior suggested.

It covered tens of thousands of square meters and rose dozens of meters high.

The atmosphere was elegant and quiet, filled with the distinctive fragrance of old books that refreshed the mind.

The entire library was divided into three levels by pale golden suspended corridors. The atrium on the lowest level served as an area for reading and resting.

A magnificent Magic Crystal chandelier hung from the dome above the atrium. Thousands of crystals refracting brilliant light formed a long, pointed spiral, like an enormous hanging cluster of light crystals—exquisitely luxurious.

Around the reading area stood countless Black Pearl Wood bookshelves reaching all the way to the ceiling, many of them holding ancient texts, rare editions, and even magic books.

However, most books gleamed with protective azure-green magical Runes across their covers and could not be opened.

Only a small number of books without Runes could be read normally by Anvis.

When Anvis first entered the castle library at the age of five, he had displayed an intense interest in books.

Seeing this, Duke Carlot simply waved a hand and granted him access to the library, allowing him to read its collection during his free afternoons.

Since Anvis had yet to enter a rank, the Duke opened only the library's ordinary collection to him out of safety concerns.

Though it contained no shortage of rare and unique editions, Anvis still could not access the truly magical books.

In his memories, Little Anvis had not been especially interested in reading, except for all kinds of miscellanies and stories. He particularly liked heroic biographies, such as tales of dragons and Princesses.

It was worth mentioning that because no Empire-scale wars had occurred for thousands of years, literature in this world had become highly developed.

The story of the dragon and the Princess had also evolved from its original form:

'A Princess is captured by a dragon, and a hero—most likely the Prince of a neighboring kingdom in disguise—defeats the dragon and marries the Princess.'

This clichéd plot, which suited the values of its era, had gradually spawned an entire bizarre dragon-and-Princess series.

Anvis's gaze swept across book after book, and their general plots immediately surfaced in his mind.

For example: the hero defeated the dragon and inherited the dragon's castle and treasure, but gradually grew scales and claws, eventually becoming the new dragon.

In the memory Fragments, when the Duke learned that Little Anvis was reading this book, he asked him a question: Why did the hero ultimately become the new dragon?

"There must have been a mage who studied the taboos of life and conducted evil magical experiments in that castle."

Little Anvis, still very young, thought for a moment before giving a serious answer.

The Duke merely smiled and nodded at that answer, then stroked his pale golden short curls.

Example two: the Princess spent too long with the dragon, and affection gradually grew between them. When the Prince came to challenge the dragon, the Princess plotted against him. In the end, he was defeated and eaten by the dragon.

"If 'developed feelings for the dragon over time' were changed to 'made a deal with the dragon,' it would probably be the most realistic story among these."

Anvis carefully examined the book's spine. He remembered this book, both from the scenes in his memories and from the game in his previous life.

It ranked seventh on the list of most popular character biographies in "Mysterious Era."

Example three: the Prince battled the dragon, but was ultimately defeated. Though he desperately managed to let the Princess escape, the Prince himself fell into the dragon's clutches.

During the first week, ******. A month later, ######.

In the end, the Prince and the dragon lived happily together in the castle.

"Strange knowledge acquired..."

Remembering what the book contained, Anvis instinctively glanced around, pulled it out, and placed it in the farthest corner of the shelf.

Fiona absolutely must not see this book!

Incidentally, this one ranked fourteenth on the previously mentioned list.

Example Four: The prince infiltrated the castle, but after finding the Princess, he was trapped in her room by an evil dragon.

Because the evil dragon was too powerful, the prince had no choice but to put on the Princess's clothes and pretend to be her twin younger sister, hoping to muddle through by acting cute.

But when the prince's identity was exposed, the evil dragon became even more excited...

If the author had not abruptly stopped writing at such a crucial moment, this one probably could have made the list too.

Anvis checked the author's name and place of publication. Sure enough, it was another author from the Iter Kingdom Federation.

Example Five: After the Princess was captured by an evil dragon, a hero came to see the King, declaring that he was willing to go to the evil dragon's castle and rescue the Princess.

The King happily asked him what his name was.

The hero said, "My name is..."

Good grief, ninety percent of the story was taken up by a single name, and it still wasn't finished in the end!?

Yes, Little Anvis had not read just one book in his previous life, but an entire collection like this.

One Head of the Olyvendi Family, for the sake of collecting them, had gathered nearly every version of the stories about Princesses and evil dragons, placing them all in the family's Grand Library.

As for why Duke Carlot had not intervened? So long as his daily study progress met the standard, the Duke did not mind Little Anvis's personal hobbies.

He wondered whether any of these authors had been found and blasted to death by a real Dragon...

Oh, perhaps the author of the fourth book had already been blasted to death.

Shaking his head with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, Anvis walked toward the shelves containing books on the fundamentals of magic theory.

His pale fingers slid across one spine after another before finally stopping on a book he did not remember seeing. Anvis pulled it out, returned to the reading area, and began the day's reading.