The trick to studying the scriptures

"Here," the worker said after taking a mere minute to guide Theo to where he wanted to go. "We are set to clear most of this area before the night, so you will have to hurry up with whatever you want to find out," he advised kindly before turning around and leaving. 

That's what just a little bit of politeness allowed Theo to get. 

"Thanks for the help, brother. I really appreciate it!" Theo called out after the man before turning himself towards the long alley filled with shelves full of books. 

'And now, the hard part begins,' Theo then thought before heaving a long sigh. 

Reading through cultivation manuals, treaties, and books was a daunting task. Every second of doing so would drain his mana by a set percentage of his maximum capacity. And such a process would continue endlessly, even way past the point where all of his spiritual energy would be fully drained.