Chapter 13: Wizards Seek Truth, Not Immortality
If one were to ask what the most valuable thing in a wizard's legacy was, knowledge would undoubtedly be one of the answers.
Suppressing his excitement, Sunan hurried to the bookshelf, his eyes scanning the titles.
Graphic Design, Material Science, Life Energy Structure, Fundamentals of Enchantment Runes, Principles of Puppet Mechanics, Basic Puppet Construction, Puppets and Golems...
Over eighty percent of the books were related to puppet creation.
It was clear that the owner of this place was passionate about this craft, even obsessed.
No wonder he created puppet creatures like the Iron-Swallowing Beasts.
But where did this wizard apprentice go?
Sunan had a vague guess. He turned and walked towards the desk.
The surface of the solid wood desk was covered in a thick layer of dust, bare of any items. Sunan opened the drawers. The first few were empty, but the last one contained two diaries, a ring, and two boxes.
He took out the top diary and opened the cover.
On the slightly yellowed first page, there was only a single line of writing.