Primordial Grimoire
But such a thing, how is it possible?
If true, that wouldn't mean he was an over-six hundred-year-old monster. But he is not; instead, he happens to be a not-so-rare reincarnated person who appeared in every novel and died six hundred years ago but was reborn now in the future.
Augustus died at the time the calamity just destroyed the world. But he didn't die because of the calamity, but instead for another reason.
Thankfully, he got another chance and was born again in the current new era; otherwise, he would have had to survive in a war-torn, hellish time of calamity.
At first, he was shocked that he was reborn, but after knowing the current state of the world and being an avid fan of novels and manga, he quickly accepted it.
That he was reborn as a baby in the future with past life memories.
So he used his time and wisdom to stay one step ahead of his age group peers, accumulating some strength and decent money.
He is only nineteen years old in this life, but he has the strength of a first-order mage, surpassing most people his age.
Because of this, he was able to earn money quickly; otherwise, he would be in trouble. But still, fifty thousand is quite a lot.
"Sigh. It looks like my little savings are going to disappear."
Apollo sighed, feeling bad that his hard-earned money was going to disappear from his account.
Star crystal coins are the new currency of the new era, as they are made from unique ore that appeared after the ecosystem of the earth changed due to the ether.
These ore contains energy that is mild and not harmful to humans; it can also be used as a source of mana for mages.
But star coins only have a small amount of this ore in them, but it is still enough for most humans to absorb and increase their energy.
A few hundred of these coins are enough for an ordinary family of three to eat and drink for a month. So, it can be guessed that fifty thousand is quite a sum.
Even as a mage, after doing some hunting and shady work, it still took him half a year to collect this much money. But now all his earnings are going to be spent on one material.
Even though his heart ached seeing his money disappear, he also had some anticipation of finally being able to collect all the required materials.
Tomorrow will the beginning of his ascension to an entirely brand new stage, the realm of the absolute strong that no one have ever reached. He waited a whole year, and now almost all preparations are done.
Augustus almost couldn't control his excitement as a small smile appeared on his face, looking at the skyscraper and flying cars.
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Next day, in a room, Augustus was sitting and looking at the weird things on the table.
There were various mutated herbs and different parts of Ether beasts that made the whole room smell like a slaughterhouse.
Even among those things, one most eye-catching thing was the most expensive material among all, for which he spent fifty thousand.
This fingernail-sized ether crystal is one of the purest forms of ether found in nature in its natural state.
They are not usually available in the market as they are a strategic level of resource with a large demand and are used in various fields. So, it cost more and emptied his bank balance in a single transaction.
"It's now."
Augustus closes his eyes and seems to be concentrating on something. He remained sitting without a single movement for a few minutes.
Even though he was sitting in a fully air-conditioned room, he was still sweating, like he was doing some strenuous work.
Boom!
Suddenly, Augustus aura changed as he seemed to be covered by a dark black aura, which shook everything in the room.
Szzzzz!
He opened his eyes, which had turned pitch black, making him look like a demon who had taken over humans.
Slowly, all the dark aura that gushed out from his body started to converge in his right hand.
Ssssss! Sssssss!
His eyes started to change, and slowly, they were returning as the black aura continued to collect in his hand.
Boom!
With that, all the dark aura around Augustus disappeared, and something appeared on his right hand where all the dark aura gathered.
'Book'
A book covered in a dark and mysterious aura—even a single glance —can stir the soul like they are looking at something dangerous and horrifying.
The cover of the book was pitch black with weird runic words that are unknown to the world, but somehow Augustus can clearly understand them.
"Primordial Grimoire."
The cover of the book says Primordial Grimoire; he didn't know exactly what it meant, and he didn't exactly know what power or ability it had, but it was something that followed him even after his death six hundred years ago, so it must be extraordinary.
He also believes this grimoire was the reason why he was reborn again six hundred years later, as it seems to have merged with his spirit mind.
At first, he didn't know about this grimoire inside his spirit mind, so he worked hard, and with his own talent, he became a first-order mage at the young age of eighteen, shocking the city.
But just as he broke through and opened his spirit mind within his head, he found there was something within it.
First, he panicked, as spirit-mind space is the most important place of Mage, and if there is any problem with it, it means the end of their path. But when he looked carefully, he found that it was a black book, which he had with him before he died six hundred years ago.
This news brought him an unimaginable shock that was beyond his belief. Making him wonder, if all those things his father mentioned before might be true—that his family was the descendant of some ancient sorcerer.
At that time, it seemed like a crazy drunk talking, but he now believes this might be the hidden truth of his family.
At that moment, he immediately knew that this book had something to do with his reincarnation and tried everything to learn about this grimoire in his spirit-mind space.