Arthur found Lily's father's study, opened the door and his eyes widened.
So many bookshelves!
There was a desk in the middle of the room, surrounded by a circle of bookshelves.
Arthur couldn't help but swallow hard. His first thought was, "How much could all this sell for?"
He had suffered from poverty and didn't even have money to buy books.
The only significant purchase he had made at that time was a set of books on genetics.
Later, he had to scrounge. Even when he collected books while hunting spies, the haul wasn't much.
After all, not everyone liked to fill their study with books as Lindsay did.
Not to mention that some spies were even poorer than Arthur.
At that moment, seeing so many books, Arthur felt like he was in paradise!
He wandered around the bookshelves and found that these books fell into several categories.
Computer operations, programming, and related topics took up part of the shelves. There were also books on martial arts techniques, the thin ones filled with handwritten notes, indicating that they were of great importance.
In addition, there were books on history, astronomy, geography, magazines… books on various subjects were all there.
There were even many world classics.
However, even when Arthur touched these books, no prompt from the Disassembler appeared.
"It seems I don't have the potential to be a great literary figure…"
Arthur blinked and suddenly noticed an out-of-place section on one of the bookshelves.
The whole section was slightly protruding.
He removed the books and discovered a book hidden in the back of the shelf, wrapped in a thick gray cloth.
Arthur took the book out and was surprised, "What could be so precious to be hidden like this?
Normally, something that was kept so carefully would be valuable.
Lily's father probably didn't have the means to build a secret room, so he had to hide the book this way.
"Could it be…"
Arthur looked at the book and widened his eyes, "Is this some kind of hidden adult book from Lily's father?"
All right, that was just a joke.
Arthur unwrapped the cloth, revealing an ancient-looking book.
There were no words on the cover, just a strange eye symbol.
When he touched the cover, the Disassembler prompt appeared as expected.
"Do you wish to disassemble the Mystic Book (The Eye of Horus)?"
"Mystical book? The Eye of Horus?"
Arthur blinked and remembered seeing a similar book in a small bookstore in New York, but there had been no prompt then.
At the time, Arthur hadn't thought much of it, but now… an idea formed in his mind.
Without much hesitation, he decided to take it apart!
The sound of gears turning began, and Arthur took out a martial arts manual and sat down to read while he waited for the Disassembler to finish its work.
After a while, he found the manual difficult to understand. It was written in classical Chinese, filled with ambiguous terms and many specialized phrases that made Arthur's head spin.
Just then, the disassembling sound stopped, and Arthur shifted his attention.
"Announcement!"
"Item successfully disassembled!"
"Mystic Knowledge (Eye of Horus) *2"
"Disassembly experience +1"
"Disassembly complete. Would you like to extract now?"
"Two books?" Arthur blinked.
He extracted the two disassembled books.
In the next moment, new knowledge flooded into Arthur's mind.
Unlike the knowledge of genetics, this new information was primarily basic mystical knowledge, with one important concept highlighted.
"The Eye of Horus?"
Arthur muttered to himself while scratching his head.
He had learned how to use the Eye of Horus.
But Arthur was confused, "Can this really work?"
He stretched out his finger and naturally drew a symbol in the air – a strange eye pattern, just like the one on the book cover.
Until today, he had never heard of the so-called Eye of Horus.
But now, drawing it felt incredibly smooth.
However, after he finished drawing it… nothing happened!
"Did I just have an awkward moment? This is even more embarrassing than snapping my fingers!"
Even though there was no one around, Arthur's face turned red with embarrassment and he wished he could find a hole to hide in.
But in the next moment, another idea popped into his head.
He took a deep breath, looked at the door, and quickly locked it.
He didn't want Lily to barge in and see him in what would look like a delusional phase of a middle schooler – he would die of embarrassment!
She might kick him out, and he'd have no excuse to defend himself.
He jumped around a few times to get the energy flowing in his body, then shook his hands, feeling that this might help channel the energy into his fingertips.
When the energy in his fingers felt particularly active, Arthur seized the moment and drew in the air!
With a single stroke, a trail appeared in the air and Arthur's eyes widened in amazement.
The trace was like a ripple of water, clear and transparent.
Without hesitation, Arthur focused and continued to draw the Eye of Horus symbol in the air, each stroke carefully following the trace.
When finished, the Eye of Horus hovered in front of Arthur.
With a thought, an identical symbol appeared on his forehead.
Not only that, but he now had two perspectives!
One was his usual vision, and the other was through the Eye of Horus.
Arthur could control the Eye's view, allowing him to see through walls, soar high, and observe distant places.
Although he was still unfamiliar with the technique, the range of the Eye was about 200 meters, which was impressive enough!
"It really works!"
As soon as the thought crossed his mind, the Eye of Horus disappeared, along with the symbol on his forehead.
For a brief moment, Arthur felt like a blind man; the sudden darkness in the additional perspective made him uneasy.
But the unease quickly faded. Arthur looked at his hand and gently patted his forehead: "Could it be… that I have found a way to use my inner energy? This power… can actually be used to cast mystical spells?"
"According to my current knowledge of mysticism, the Eye of Horus has three uses: healing, courage, and surveillance! Now… it seems I can only use one."
Arthur blinked: "Should I give myself a nickname, like the Crimson Warlock? Does that mean I've started practicing both martial and mystical arts?"