These tomes of magic were like martial arts manuals. Besides the magic books, Phoenix also learned many secrets.
They contained information about other God Slayers and many Heretic Gods...
Phoenix also more or less understood why the Pope of Christianity and its entire upper echelon had submitted to her so quickly.
To magical societies, serving a God Slayer was not an insult, but an honor. Even a religion as large as Christianity was no exception.
Especially since the Authority Phoenix possessed belonged to the holy archangel Michael, rather than some pagan god. To Christianity, this was undoubtedly the Lord's blessing.
Phoenix also learned that several centuries ago, the oldest God Slayer, Marquis Voban, had wreaked havoc in the Vatican.
Had he not found nothing useful to him as a God Slayer in the Vatican and left out of boredom, the Vatican might have been destroyed over two hundred years ago.
This showed just how tragic it was for an organization without a God Slayer's protection—especially one as massive as Christianity—in this world. They could only act with extreme caution, terrified of accidentally offending some Demon King.
Phoenix kept reading, learning about magic, the mythologies of various countries, and their gods. After all, only by knowing oneself and one's enemy could one win every battle. Facing a god she knew about would undoubtedly give her greater confidence.
Although Phoenix personally felt that every Heretic God in this world, along with those God Slayers, was trash compared to her...
She would not truly become so conceited and arrogant.
Even a lion used its full strength to hunt a rabbit!
Though she looked down on them, she could not be careless. She still needed to understand them. How many powerful people had died at the hands of the weak because of