Nonexistent?

"What are you saying?" The young girl looked confused, questioning Hades's words.

"My apologies, I meant, is this truly all you have?" Hades immediately apologized before asking again.

"This is every scroll we have in our possession," the girl asked, puzzled. "Did you not find the scrolls you were looking for?"

"Sigh..." Hades let out a breath. "Why are these only first and second-tier scrolls? What about tenth-tier or ninth-tier scrolls? Even eighth-tier would suffice."

Hades then suddenly realized something; perhaps tenth, ninth, or eighth-tier scrolls were simply rare. High-tier magic scrolls were likely not as easy to obtain as they were in YGGDRASIL.

But at most, they would just be harder to acquire and cost a bit more money.

"Never mind, never mind." After a moment of thought, Hades waved his hand. After all, this was not a game. Resources in games were nearly infinite, but in reality, they were likely precious due to scarcity, which was why they weren't being sold.

Perhaps only the larger Magic Caster guilds would have them. This guild looked dilapidated from the outside, so it was only natural they didn't have any.

However, he failed to notice the two girls staring at him as if he were an idiot.

"I am sorry, sir, but we cannot meet your requirements. I suggest you try looking elsewhere." Catherine Longman offered an awkward but polite smile.

Who would bother arguing with a fool? She and her younger sister, Quintina Longman, had worked at the Magic Caster guild for many years and had never heard of magic beyond the sixth tier, and magic scrolls only went up to the second tier.

As for sixth-tier magic, only Fluder, the Imperial Court Chief Wizard of Baharuth, was capable of using it.

Although their guild master, Laxil, constantly studied and improved the production of scrolls, that was only for developing third-tier ones. She hadn't expected a fool to walk in today and demand tenth-tier magic; she feared he might be here to cause trouble.

Catherine Longman did not directly refute him. If he were a troublemaker, arguing would not only be ridiculous but would also play right into his hands, so it was best to just send him away.

Although Catherine Longman possessed sufficient composure, her younger sister, Quintina Longman, could not follow suit; she immediately let out a snort of laughter.

"Ha, how could there possibly be tenth-tier magic? Never mind tenth-tier, even ninth or eighth-tier magic doesn't exist. You are... mmmph..."

Quintina Longman's expression changed, tears instantly welling in her eyes as she looked at her sister, Catherine Longman, who was pinching the soft flesh at her waist with two fingers.

"I am sorry, please do not mind her. We truly do not have what you need. You might want to look elsewhere; the Magic Caster guild in the royal capital is our headquarters, perhaps they will have them there." Catherine Longman released her sister and offered Hades a smile.

She had hoped to make at least one sale today, but it turned out to be a troublemaker.

The price of magic scrolls was not cheap; even a first-tier scroll required gold coins to purchase. Anything involving magic was never inexpensive.

Although E-Rantel had many adventurers and mercenaries, sales were poor because magic items were expensive, and the Magic Caster guild received no state aid. Laxil's research expenses were also a significant burden.

Catherine Longman had been happy to see a customer finally arrive, but now she felt this person had no intention of buying anything and was merely here to cause trouble.

Hades naturally saw the cold attitude beneath Catherine Longman's polite facade. Under normal circumstances, he would have turned and left, but he had just heard some incredible information.

"Did you just say that those tiers of magic do not exist?" Hades stared at Quintina Longman, his expression serious.

"Naturally they don't. As far as I know, among humans, only Fluder of the Empire can use sixth-tier magic, and that is already the highest tier of magic," Quintina Longman said. This time, Catherine Longman did not stop her with any subtle gestures.

"..."

Hades was stunned. The sixth-tier magic he had looked down upon was already the pinnacle in this world, and only one person could use it.

The Sword of Damocles, which had felt lighter, suddenly seemed to increase in weight by tens of thousands of times, as if it were about to fall at any moment.

Could it be that the people of this world were only at level 42 at their peak? If so, why was he looking for allies, and how could he possibly conquer Nazarick?

Hades's mood suddenly grew heavy. He remained silent for a long time before knitting his brows.

No, perhaps there was still a turning point. According to Old Burke's explanation, humans were not the strongest on this continent; rather, they were so weak they had been driven to remote areas.

If the human peak was sixth-tier magic, then there must be powerful beings in the territories of the demi-humans and heteromorphs.

But should he cooperate with demi-humans or heteromorphs? Nazarick was a nest of heteromorphs itself. Would the heteromorphs of this world cooperate with a human to exterminate another group of heteromorphs?

Hades felt conflicted. He realized that the fact that Nigun and his men could use tier magic was one of the reasons he had decided to assassinate Momonga. At the time, he had not fully shaken off the influence of YGGDRASIL and was still thinking by the standards of the game.

He had never imagined that the level cap of this world would be so low; this made things difficult.

However, despite his oversight, it now seemed that the assassination attempt on Momonga had been a rare opportunity. With the weak power of this world, he could barely find any useful allies, and once Momonga slipped into Nazarick, he would be unable to obtain any intelligence.

If Momonga were to learn that the strength of this world was so low, it would likely not be a good thing.

But now, at least through the assassination, he had conveyed false information to Momonga; he probably wouldn't guess that the power ceiling of this world was this low.

Hades took a deep breath, calming his restless heart. Fortunately, out of caution, he had not chosen a direct confrontation. The battle had ended quickly enough that Momonga and his three NPCs had not seen their faces.

The situation was dire, but not without opportunity. Hades looked at Quintina Longman and asked, "Then, do you know what the strongest... mmm... creature in this world is?"

After all, this was a world of many races. If humans were not the strongest, he had to find out just how strong the strongest creatures could be.

"The strongest?" Quintina Longman thought for a moment and said, "Probably dragons, though no one has ever truly seen one. I heard from Master Laxil that five hundred years ago, many of the dragon race were wiped out by the Eight Greed Kings. Even so, people still consider dragons to be the strongest creatures in this world."

"Dragons..." Upon hearing this, Hades suppressed the surprise in his heart, nodded, and asked, "Where in the city can one buy books?"