I Received System to Become Dragonborn

The pages of the book he opened felt like they would never run out.

Saeldir opened another page of a very thick book in front of him. He didn't just open it.

Saeldir also studied every Quenya sentence written on the dull sheets.

His eyes already felt tired. That was quite worrying because previously Saeldir had never once felt tired while reading a book.

It was because he had trained his brain and eyes with Magic for a long time.

Saeldir has read tens of thousands of books since he was first able to read.

At that time he was still very young. One could even say he would only be a curious child.

Then, Saeldir took a book randomly from the palace library. From the lowest place, he could reach with his little hands.

Saeldir started reading the book under a towering bookshelf that almost reached the library ceiling.

Since then he has fallen in love with the knowledge contained in every book he reads.

That sense of interest also allowed him to gain a lot of knowledge and quickly climb the ladder to the position of Archmage.

Since then, Saeldir has never felt frustrated when reading a book.

Or looking for answers to his questions about something by reading lots of books.

However, this time he had to admit that for the first time, Saeldir felt bored after reading a book.

"(This is bad. I can't find any records about that cursed tree.)"

Saeldir took a deep breath and dropped his head on the back of the chair and looked up.

His eyes were red and his face was pale. He hasn't had a break from reading a book since yesterday.

Saeldir hadn't even eaten because he couldn't feel hunger when he concentrated. But what he had done did not produce any results.

Saeldir finally gave up after hours of studying the book. And he only felt the weight going through his body after he stopped doing it.

Saeldir took another deep breath and tried to stand up. However, he fell again on the chair because of his limp body.

Even so, Saeldir's mind was still fixated on what problem he was thinking about.

"(Perhaps the predecessors did destroy any records regarding that tree. But why? If that tree is indeed dangerous, that means that record must be maintained so we can deal with any problems that might arise.)"

Saeldir couldn't stop thinking. He couldn't understand why the ancient Elves had destroyed - or hidden - the records about the cursed tree.

It was as if the previous Elves didn't want any knowledge about the tree to be known by the Elves in the next generation.

This has never happened before. Because of that Saeldir felt confused and hopeless.

Usually, all the records regarding wars, monsters, diseases, spells, and all kinds of important things that have happened are always recorded in the records for future Elves to study.

That was the reason why their race was able to become the most powerful race in this world.

But if there were no records about the cursed tree, how would they be able to find a solution if the problems caused by the tree appeared as they did today?

Saeldir tried to get up again. This time he could.

Saeldir staggered out of his room to look for food.

When he opened the door, Saeldir found Aurdis already standing in front of his room door.

Aurdis who saw Saeldir's worrying appearance immediately felt anxious.

"(Saeldir! What happened to you?!)" Aurdis stepped up to Saeldir.

"(I'm just hungry. Give me some food,)" replied Saeldir.

Aurdis looked at him with her eyebrows knit together. "(Are you sure you're just hungry? You look like you just fought something strong.)"

"(Maybe that's what happened. Now you better give me something to eat before starting to fuss,)" Saeldir said.

Aurdis sighed her. "(Alright. Come back to your room. I'll bring some food for you.)"

Saeldir didn't say anything else after that. He just turned back to his room and waited for Aurdis on the chair.

Seeing the sight of the book that was still wide open showing the pages he hadn't finished reading, Saeldir felt his stomach churn.

So he quickly closed the book. The pages were so thick that the book made a thumping sound when Saeldir closed it.

A few minutes later Aurdis came with food and water.

After that Saeldir ate voraciously. He only realized how hungry he was right now after he put one mouthful into his mouth.

Aurdis watched Saeldir who was eating very voraciously. He looks like he hasn't eaten for days.

Aurdis spread her gaze around. When she saw the many books scattered around, Aurdis knew why Saeldir could be like this.

Saeldir had spent his energy reading each one of these books and trying to find solutions to the problems they were currently facing.

"(I haven't found anything important,)" Saeldir said in between his mouthfuls.

Aurdis just stared at him silently and waited for what Saeldir would say next.

She didn't want to rush Saeldir too much. But the problem of the cursed tree is indeed quite dangerous if a solution is not immediately found.

"(I don't know the reason. But it looks like the Elves who sealed the tree in that dimension have destroyed all records about it,)" Saeldir continued.

"(Maybe, and this is just a hunch I can think of. That tree has something else to do more than just being dangerous and spreading corruption.)"

Aurdis frowned. "(That tree spreads corruption to all creatures that interact with it. The tree was just as dangerous as the enemies and problems we'd fought before. Isn't that enough reason to create a record so we can deal with problems that arise in the future?)"

"(That's what makes it suspicious,)" Saeldir said. "(If that tree is just dangerous. There's no reason to destroy the record about it.)"

"(Then... what do you think caused them to destroy the record?)" Aurdis asked.

Saeldir stopped eating. He took a deep breath and then looked at Aurdis with a serious look.

"(Maybe... We're not supposed to find out about that tree.)"

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