Hill had no intention of spending too much time with Russell in the near future.
Although the boy would inevitably recognize him someday, there was no need for that to happen so soon.
Seven days would be enough for the boy's memories to grow a little hazy.
As for the old man in the ring, he had already left Russell a message... the Mage Tower had something he wanted, and the Side Tower where Gilbert lived was unsuitable for a soul to reside in, so he would be leaving for a while.
As for the Magic Book, Hill only needed to manifest content that matched the books on Gilbert's shelves.
In this world, the Magic Books used by apprentices differed subtly from orthodox spells, but those differences arose from the world itself. They were not mistakes.
Even if Hill could revise them, there were some things he could not change... after all, they were missing far too many spells with positive attributes.
Of course, spells involving positive energy could not be used here either.
But if these mages used nothing but pure negative-energy spells, they would become difficult to control later on.
Evil corroded the heart. A world full of evil mages would certainly not be as easy to manage as this one was now.
So this world was clearly using neutral spells to balance the mages' inner natures.
Yet using too many spells of the neutral alignment would also make mages excessively rational, concerned only with their own gains and losses.
Otherwise, this world would never have ended up like this... to be honest, the mere thought that most advanced magi were people like Draculus sent a chill down Hill's spine.
It would be better if they were a little more evil, so they could just go straight to