Chapter 188 - The Knowledge Is Never Too Much (1/2)

After activating the Sigil of the 71st demon, Duke Dantalion, of the second level, Evan concentrated and found himself in ”Nirvana.”

The demon was already waiting for him, it was also a book, but it was not old and shabby like before. In appearance, it was no different from the most ordinary book that lay on the shelf in the bookstore.

Evan smiled and said his request, ”I want to have the ability to save the contents and all the information from any book with one touch of my hand.”

As Evan was leaving the library, he thought of just that. Duke Dantalion could give him this ability, but the problem was that Evan would have to use the Sigil of the second level to do so. For the same reason, Evan first had tried to use the Sigil of the first level, but unfortunately, it hadn't worked. To fulfill this request, he needed a stronger incarnation of the demon.

Initially, Evan had forgotten about this possibility at all. He had enjoyed reading, and even considering all the circumstances, he hadn't regretted a single second he had spent in the library. Evan only remembered this way when he thought about his lifespan. He would have to give up a lot of years of his life for this power. Moreover, he wasn't sure if he would ever be able to use this power in this world.

After Evan had voiced his request, the book opened, and the pages began to turn. After a couple of seconds, they stopped, and Evan read the words on the page, ”Twenty-four hours is maximum.”

One might have thought ”twenty-four hours” was the price, but that was fundamentally wrong. It meant for how long Evan could use this ability, that was - for only 24 hours.

At the same second, the calculations began in Evan's head. He had to quickly figure out if he had enough time and if he could save the information from all the books in the library. It's worth noting that Evan was going to save the information, not memorize it. Later he planned to use all the saved information to memorize it. Otherwise, he might get severe headaches after the thousandth book.

< There are about 20,000 books in the library. It takes me one hour to get to the library. It will take me 23 hours, that's 1,380 minutes or 82,800 seconds. That's about four seconds per book, I could just run next to the bookshelves, but that would draw extra attention. It wouldn't be suspicious if I picked up a book, looked at its cover, and put it back. Considering some of the books are pretty high up, and it takes me a couple of minutes to get down to the lower floors...I need to spend three seconds per book to save everything in the library in my mind.>

Evan did a quick count. A total of twenty-four hours was a long time, but there were a lot of books in the library, either. Nevertheless, if nothing interfered with him, Evan would have time to save all the books.

Evan said calmly: ”Twenty-four hours suits me. Show me the price.”

He had already guessed that the price would be high. The second level sigil had summoned a stronger demon essence, which meant the price for its power was appropriate.

There was a rustling sound after Evan's words until the book stopped at one of the pages. He read: ”Thirty years.”

Evan frowned but nodded anyway.

”I agree.”