On philosophy, solving mysteries, reading, and practicing combat techniques.
Lu Cang felt his life was quite refined.
Had he lived in ancient China, he would have counted as a cultured gentleman.
In the blink of an eye, it was December 5.
During this time,
Lu Cang spent his mornings borrowing Yuna's Scholar knowledge, attended a class in the afternoon, and headed to the Forbidden Library afterward.
Using the Scholar ability he'd borrowed temporarily, he eagerly absorbed knowledge.
With the Scholar's knowledge extraction, Lu Cang read much faster than before.
Though he spent less time in the Forbidden Library,
he was actually making even faster progress with his studies.
By now, Lu Cang had read nearly three hundred books in the Forbidden Library.
At this rate, he estimated he'd finish every forbidden book there by the end of the month.
And then, on this very day—
The city gates swung open!
Cheers and the sound of celebratory cannons rang out before the gates.
"Iz and the others are back!"
Lu Cang had already known they would return today.
In fact, he'd received word from them on the second.
They'd completely dealt with the situation, but needed time to take care of some cleanup.
And... it seemed they'd caused quite a bit of destruction.
It was only natural that the aftermath would take a lot of work.
Lu Cang stood atop Knoroya's city wall. Ever since the Month of Death and Destruction began, he hadn't gone anywhere near the wilderness.
Safety first—that principle was etched into his mind.
He saw the familiar Dragon Rhino carriage speeding across the wasteland.
Lu Cang finally relaxed.
It looked like another day had passed without incident.
Cannons boomed throughout Knoroya, and the cheering shook the city.
Lu Cang turned into a streak of light and landed