Chapter 12. Knowledge.
As soon as they left the office, silence reigned in the hall.
- What a sleepy kingdom ?! - shouted Makarov, hitting the table.
- Master, what's wrong with… - Macao asked, glancing at Eros.
- Only, it seems, - the master answered with a boredom in his voice, and at that moment, everyone in the hall sighed with relief.
- Yes, the existence of two such monsters is unnatural, - said one of the guild mages with relief.
- Yes, but imagine if there really were two such people? - jokingly said one of the magicians and the next moment got in the jaw from another, - HEY! FOR WHAT?! - Jumping up, he shouted angrily.
- DO NOT JOKE SO! BUT YOU STILL SINK!
- YES, YOU FUCKED!
- WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING?
- PINE HIS GUYS!
And in the next instant, pure anarchy ensued in the guild.
- And you will not separate them? - with a trembling right eye, Eros asked Makarov.
- Eh, bastard, - he said with a smile, - Let it be entertained.
- Well, they have fun, - thought the titan, dodging a body flying past him, - It was close.
- Would you like to join?
- I'll probably refrain, - Eros replied to Makarov, sitting down at the bar.
- But your friends are only for, - turning, the titan saw how Roni and Rick kicked some poor fellow, and the next moment, the eldest of the magicians was hit by another magician, but he was not taken aback and answered that, on the other hand, Rick hit his head on the most intimate place of one of the magicians ... - Probably hurt, - said Eros, grimacing.
- Yes ... - exactly repeating the actions of the titan, answered Makarov, catching one of the bodies flying by and throwing it back.
- THANKS MASTER! I AM BACK… - but, not having time to finish, I got kicked in the face and fainted.
- Have fun here.
- And then! Already decided to join the guild?
- Forgive me, master, but my decision cannot be changed.
- Sorry.
- Since you have no business right now, maybe show me the library ...
***
The picture that opened before Eros made him horrified. There were dozens of shelves, twelve meters high, and each of them was filled with books on a variety of topics.
- Yes, here even ten years will not be enough for me to reread everything, here dozens will probably go away ...
- Well, here's a reason to join the guild ... - but the titan did not pay attention to Makarov's provocation and looked at all this as bewitched.
- Master, is there an object that can help read faster or ... - A pair of ordinary red glasses appeared in front of Eros, with small wings on the sides.
- These are hurricane reading glasses, - Makarov said, putting them in the titan's hand, - They will allow you to read books at a speed of eighteen times faster than usual.
- If my father had such glasses, he would definitely be happy ... - for a moment, sadness appeared on Eros's face.
- Your father, huh? Who was he?
- He was a great scientist, as well as the best father, - the titan closed his eyes, - Even when he was very busy, he always found time to play with us, for him the family was always above all, even after my brother ... - Eros abruptly fell silent, realizing that he began to say too much.
- Where are they now?
- They died.
- Here it is ... - Makarov approached Eros and what happened next made him feel a shock. Makarov hugged the titan. - I'm sorry I made you remember that, - he said with sadness in his voice.
- What are you, nothing, - Eros replied with a soft smile, - I have already resigned myself, so I want to live a happy life, so that my parents, who will look at me from heaven, would be proud of me.
- I'm sure they would be happy to hear these words, - he said, patting the boy on the head. - You can spend as much time as you want, no one will bother you, you don't have to worry.
- Thank you, master.
- Okay, have fun, but be careful not to ruin the artifact.
- Got it!
As soon as Makarov left, Eros took the first book he came across, quickly leafed through it and put it back.
- It will be a long time, - Eros muttered, taking another, - "Guide to the magical world", again not that, - he looked at all the books again, - I feel it will not be easy to find the topics I need, - taking off his glasses, he twisted them in his hand, - But glasses are really a magical thing, just leafing through the book, I already know its main essence, - for a moment a shine appeared in the titan's eyes, - Are there the same glasses with a higher speed?
The fight that had been before had already ended, everyone was sitting at the tables, drinking and talking. At that moment, Eros flew out of the library.
- Master you lost, - Macao exclaimed with a grin, holding out his hand.
- What are you talking about? - the old man grunted, - Eros, where are you going?
- To the magic shop, I want to make sure of something, - quickly answering, he left the guild.
- But he flew out of it like a scalded one, which means that he has already read up to his throat, and those rows of books are very pumping, - the other guys from the guild nodded in agreement.
- But this does not mean that he will no longer go there, so when he returns, then we will find out who will win!
- Okay…
***
Eros ran into the first magic shop he came across and immediately began to examine the goods.
- Young man, can you suggest something? - ask the plump salesman politely.
- Yes, you sell hurricane reading glasses.
- Of course, take a look here, - he pointed to several pairs of glasses, each of them was of a different color and the prices were in ascending order, - With these, you can read books 2 times faster, a little higher at 4, and so on in ascending order , up to 64 times, but ...
- Is there something wrong with the product?
- Oh no, - he shook his head, - Glasses with a speed of 64 and above, I would not recommend buying.
- Why? Eros asked in surprise.
- You are too young for them, and they will put a heavy load on your brain, to the point that you can lose your mind from an overabundance of information, - he said with concern.
Eros looked at them thoughtfully. No, he was not afraid of this, because his brain is not the same as that of ordinary people, so he can easily withstand such a load, he was interested in something else, but whether glasses are even faster. This he asked the seller, he looked at him like a madman, but answered.
- Yes, there is, but not for sale, since they are banned due to the fact that they can drive you crazy, even S-rank mages.
- I understand, thank you!
***
Twenty minutes later, Eros flew into the guild.
- Found what you wanted? Asked Makarov.
- Yes, please do not bother me over trifles for the next couple of hours! - Shouting this, he closed in the library.
- What did I say, and Macau? - the old man grinned, taking the bag of precious stones from the hands of the guy, - And there is nothing to argue with your master!
- Macau, won easy money? - with a mockery in his voice, teased a friend, Wakaba.
- Shut up! - in anger he shouted, drinking a mug of beer in one gulp.
The audience, seeing all this, whinnied at the top of their voice, embarrassing Macau with this.
***
"First you need to figure out what runes or enchantments are on them, and then think about how to reproduce ..." - he began to revise the books very quickly and quickly sorting them out, putting them in different piles.
Now Eros's priority is to find books on dark magic, rituals and runes, artifacts and the method of their creation, as well as biology, geography and history. The spread was large, it will be difficult to cope with it in a year, but using hurricane reading glasses, it should become much easier. But the speed 32 times faster will not be enough, you need at least 64, or even all 128.
It took Eros almost a day to select the books he needed. At the moment, there were several dozen stacks of books on the floor, divided into different topics, ranging from the basics like "The History of the World of Magic" to "Divine Enchantments".
He was going to study each of these topics from a to z, as well as be able to use it all in practice. But Eros himself understood that this was almost impossible, so the main direction he chose was "Artifactorics", that is, the creation of artifacts, and therefore there were a couple of piles more books in this direction.
Two weeks passed for the study of the books. For Eros, they passed unnoticed, during this time he left the library only to have a bite, but even then only for the first week, as well as ask a couple of questions to Makarov on incomprehensible topics, one of them was "Analyzing magic" which he studied.
She was in one of the books, of course the description there was very meager, but this was enough to understand all its advantages. One of which is a complete analysis of any item, that is, its quality, composition, and even what runes and enchantments are applied to the item. So he was able to fully understand the hurricane reading glasses.
The glasses were made of White Crystal, as well as advanced runes that accelerate thinking and read comprehensibility. Glasses in this entire structure bore the role of a shock absorber, not allowing to spoil and get tired eyes.
The hardest part of creating these glasses is finding the materials, that is, the White Crystal. After all, if the lenses are made of ordinary glass, then the eyes will be very sore in an hour, and in a month you can simply lose your sight. Runes to apply is also not an easy job, and most often artifactors who want to strengthen their creations turn to the Runes Master for help, and they apply the necessary runes for a fee.
Because of this, Eros had to revise his plans and add a couple of stacks of books and runes. Since he will be one hundred percent refused to put runes on glasses with 128x acceleration.
The spell itself is not divine, therefore, even if Eros sees the name of any component, it is not a fact that he will know what it is at all. Therefore, he tries to learn as much as possible.
As for Artifactory, Eros has a difficult problem, it's money. He simply does not have the funds to practice, so he decided to memorize everything on this topic for now, and in a year to completely lay on it.
With runes, he did it much easier, because at the initial level, basically you only need an object on which they will be applied, ink, as well as straight arms and a good memory. Only at the intermediate level will he need the blood of magical beasts, magical ink from minerals, as well as a magic pen for applying runes of an advanced level and above.
At the moment, Eros was still in the library, holding a pen in one hand, and a board in the other and looking at a textbook, he applied the most ordinary rune of heat. Such runes are never applied at all to items that are going to be put up for sale, but only for the practice of beginners. And this is his twenty-fifth attempt.
"Do I just have no talent?" - with irritation thought Eros, daughters of her. At the same moment, the rune lit up and after a couple of seconds went out ... The next moment, a magic circle lit up on the titan's hand and the board disappeared, - "Twenty-fifth ..."
The pen fell out of his hand and rolled across the table.
"What am I doing wrong? The lines are all even, the proportions are ideal, the magic power is evenly distributed ... "- Eros's thoughts were interrupted by the bells, - What happened? - the titan quickly ran out of the library, where he saw that everyone in the guild was looking at the door, at that moment the earth shook, - An earthquake? What's happening?!