Chapter 384: The Damned World
Gauss had always known his own limits.
Though he considered himself hardworking—he even made time to practice magic on his own whenever he wasn't out fulfilling requests, and could certainly be called diligent—he didn't credit everything he'd achieved to hard work.
Without the powerful Talent bonuses provided by the Adventurer's Handbook, he could have practiced magic around the clock and still never reached his current level.
Besides, hard work itself was a Talent that people often overlooked.
His recovery, total mana, and mana regeneration naturally determined that he could endure more training, and more intense training, than others in the same amount of time.
In other words, his physical Talent meant he could work harder than other people.
After class,
Gauss headed for the academy library.
It was a three-story building.
Alya kept looking around as they walked.
Like Gauss, she had never "gone to school," and she was more than a little curious about the Magic Academy.
"Thank you, Professor Evelyn. You can go take care of your own business. We'll look around by ourselves from here."
After parting ways with Mage Evelyn, who had been accompanying them the whole time, Gauss and Alya entered the library.
The first and second floors were book areas open to students, while the third floor was reserved for teachers and professors.
As a visitor, Alya couldn't borrow books, but the staff must have recognized Gauss and didn't stop her at the door.
"Take a look around here. I'll go upstairs and find the books you need."
"Okay."
The library had a wonderful atmosphere.
The spacious, quiet reading area was dotted with potted plants. Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows and fell across the hall alongside the trailing green vines, making for a lovely view.
Most of the