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Chapter 449 Creation Myth (Second Update)

He can acquire large amounts of money by selling useless items like gold and jewelry, and enchanted equipment is basically of little use to him given his current strength.

On the contrary, those unassuming books are what he urgently wants now.

Because he can use this to better understand the world, especially the holy spirits and demons of this world.

But in a medieval-style world like this, books are not so easy to obtain; most of the books sold in general stores are novels and biographies.

Truly valuable books, especially those that reveal the true origins of this world, are not necessarily available even with money; they depend on luck.

Many of them were in the hands of nobles, ancient tombs, and sorcerers, displayed as collectibles.

Who is the most powerful nobleman in Whiterun?

This was none other than Balgruuf, the lord of Whiterun, standing right before him.

That's why he made the request to view the Barguff collection.

"It seems you are a very clever adventurer. No problem, I will have a guard take you to the court mage Farenja. My entire collection of books is with him, and you can borrow them there."

Upon hearing that Li Chuan had changed the reward requirements, Balguf was not angry; on the contrary, he appreciated Li Chuan even more.

Only someone at his level would understand that knowledge is the most important thing, and that for adventurers, money and weapons can indeed improve their strength.

However, without sufficient knowledge, your next adventure might be your last.

Also, Whiterun is currently under martial law and its finances are a bit tight, so he would be very willing to spend less money.

Led by a guard, Li Chuan passed through the council hall and saw Farenja, the court mage of Whiterun, in a very spacious room on the left.

"My lord really knows how to give me trouble. Doesn't he know I'm currently researching all sorts of records about dragons?"

After the guard relayed Balguf's orders, Farenja complained, then looked Li Chuan up and down and said:

"I never imagined that a savage adventurer would have the idea of ​​becoming a thinker and scholar."

Since the lord has agreed, you can read books here. The books are on the shelves in the room behind me.

But I have some warnings for you.

First, you are not allowed to take any book out of this room; you can only stay in the room to read.

Second, you are not allowed to mess up where I put my books. I'm currently researching, so I need to know where I got the books from and where I'll put them back after I finish reading them.

Third, you are absolutely not allowed to damage any book. Otherwise, even if the lord pleads for your life, I will use magic to burn you to ashes to nourish my herbs.

My destructive magic, the Secret Fire Mage Renga, ranks among the top in Skyrim, even among all the mages!

"no problem!"

Li Chuan smiled slightly, not angry at Farenjia's attitude.

That's great. I can read books and also get to know this seemingly powerful magician, and truly understand the magic of this world.

Seeing that Li Chuan's attitude was good, Farenjia's attitude also improved significantly, and he led him to the inner room filled with rows of bookshelves.

"While my collection of books is far inferior to that of Winterhold, it is certainly superior to that of any other city. If you have the patience, take a good look at it; it will greatly benefit your future adventures."

After leading Li Chuan into the inner room and giving him a few brief instructions, Farenjia hurriedly went back to studying his plan against the "dragon".

Li Chuan also began browsing the catalog on the bookshelf:

"The First Seed," "Sunrise," "Starry Night," "Olaf and the Dragon," "The Glory of Boethia," "A Brief History of the Empire, Volume One," and "A Brief History of the Empire, Volume Two."

The books on the several bookshelves totaled several hundred books.

Moreover, there are indeed many books in it that allow him to gain a deep understanding of the world.

"The Legend of Creation"

Li Chuan pulled out the book that interested him most from the bookshelf, found a chair, sat down, and began to read.

He stayed until very late before leaving Dragon's Edge Castle and renting a room at the "Mare Banner" hotel below.

For the next few days, Li Chuan traveled back and forth between Longlinbao and Mumabang almost every day, living a life of reading books and learning about world history.

Because of his incredibly fast reading speed and terrifying memory, he had already read most of the books in Dragon's Edge Fortress in just three days.

Only then did he truly understand the world of "Ancient Scrolls: Sky".

Different books, especially those by authors of different races, may present different viewpoints on certain aspects, but he generally summarized some relatively reliable conclusions.

The world of the Ancient Scrolls was not a flat planet, but rather a single planet that people called "Ninn".

In the Dawn Era recorded in mythology, time was not linear, but rather a state of chaos, which Li Chuan interpreted as similar to the state before Pangu separated heaven and earth.

Later, in the chaos, a being called "the Head of God" had a dream, and then the world split into Anu and Padome.

They represent "eternity" and "change," respectively.

The collision of Anu and Padome gave birth to Orbis. In Li Chuan's understanding, Orbis is roughly the meaning of the universe, which sounds similar to the Big Bang.

Anu represents time, and later split off to give rise to Akatosh, the dragon god of time.

Padome represents space, and later it split into the serpent god Rokhan.

Later, different gods were born in this universe, and these gods were collectively called "Primal Spirits".

For reasons unknown, Rokhan began to persuade Akatosh and encourage the later-born Primal Spirits to create the world with him.

Thus, the primordial spirit symbolizing "eternity" transformed into the Idra, and the primordial spirit symbolizing "change" transformed into the Daedra.

Then there was an extremely powerful being among the original spirits, named Magnus, who was appointed as the chief architect of creation, creating the material form of the mortal world and planning the course of the major planets in the universe.

But when the world was actually created, the Primal Spirits discovered that the new world was not what Roxham had described. It was not eternal, but constantly changing, and it began to absorb their energy, trying to trap them there.

A group of the faster-reacting Primal Spirits, led by Magnus, broke free of their restraints and escaped to the Horizon of Light.

The gap created by Magnus's collision formed the sun, while the gaps created by the other Primal Spirits formed the stars that fill the sky today.

These gaps also allow energy from the celestial realm to flow into the mortal world, which is the source of the energy used by magicians when casting spells.

However, some books about gods explain that people can use magic not because it was taught by dragons, but because it was taught by the elemental goddess Ginales, the widow of Lockhart.

(End of this chapter)