After confirming his suspicions, Nero returned to his room. In any case, he believed that turning back time was only a temporary solution.

Currently, he needed money, and one way to earn it was by becoming an adventurer or selling artifacts.

The work of an adventurer mainly involved undertaking missions or going on hunts in the lost continent.

According to Nero's memories, the lost continent was a vast place where all races had been lost after a fifty-year war against demons. Historical records indicated that this continent was the largest and most developed, with numerous magical instruments and artifacts buried there.

In the beginning, there were four continents in this world, and they were constantly at odds with each other. The central continent, now known as the lost continent, was incredibly powerful, and according to some information, they had been researching something.

Due to their failure, demons appeared, and a large-scale war ensued. The war was brutal, and the main races in this world began to lose against the relentless demon attacks.

In a desperate moment, a certain artifact was created, which finally ended the war. However, at the same time, the central continent was lost.

But now there are portals connecting to the lost continent, through which adventurers can pass and complete tasks. Maybe they will even be lucky enough to find something very valuable. Thus, becoming an adventurer and artifact hunter became popular.

The ranks of adventurers are divided from E to SSS, as usual.

For Nero, who possessed this skill, becoming an adventurer was a great opportunity. By accumulating money, he could also learn magic, eat properly, and even establish a harem.

Although Nero was currently very interested in magic, his perverse thoughts never left his mind.

He had thought about it in the past, but due to his character, laws, and lack of money for deception, he had never had the opportunity.

But now his skill made him very powerful, and even slavery was possible. If he couldn't establish a regular harem, he could still buy many slaves.

For all of this, he needed money, and the fastest way was to become an adventurer and quickly improve his rank.

After contemplating his plans, he realized that weekends were the best time. During that time, he could disguise himself and go to the guild.

Again, the disguise was necessary to strengthen himself, but after confirming certain things, he wouldn't need it anymore.

After lunch, he headed to the library.

.........

"Mana consists of many particles, most of which we are not familiar with. It's not that nobody has researched it, but rather it's a dangerous endeavor. There have been numerous cases where attempts to gain fame by combining unknown particles resulted in lethal outcomes, poisonings, explosions, or even summoning undead. The summoning of undead occurred almost three hundred years ago when a nobleman unintentionally used unknown particles to transform himself into undead. That's why private mana research has been prohibited since then.

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Mainly, this field is studied by senior mages, although occasionally there are some ignorant and stubborn individuals. But because the majority of them are junior or intermediate mages, they cannot cause major havoc. However, they still inflict some damage, which is why apprentices are required to sign magical contracts upon entering the academy..."

Nero gradually studied both magic and history. It turned out that magic was more dangerous than he had previously imagined. The fact that someone had inadvertently become undead was something.

The book also described some incidents, such as the use of demon blood resulting in the creation of vampires. These stories were very interesting, and they were presented in a way to discourage those who wished to become mages from using mana carelessly.

As he continued reading, he learned that mana consisted of particles. For example, to use fire, a mage had to first find particles similar to fire to utilize them further.

A beginner mage cannot distinguish one particle from another in simple terms; warriors are much better in this regard. When using mana to strengthen their bodies, there are no negative effects. Some even enhance their reflexes, strength, and speed while possessing exceptional characteristics such as increased durability.

The simplest way to use mana and identify particle types is by utilizing natural catalysts or artifacts.

The second method involves one person helping another to differentiate particle properties. In most cases, large families employ this technique to pass down their knowledge and magic to the next generation.

The third method involves tactile perception, but it often leads to catastrophe.

If successful, the individual who accomplished this instinctively discerns the elements they can utilize.

One example of such magic is the Irvin family's Cold Fire, which differs from regular fire due to its extremely high temperature.

Creating this magic brought fame and wealth to the family, although there were consequences for experimenting with particles privately.

The more Nero read, the brighter his eyes became, as he possessed a powerful tool for magical research unlike others.

However, before using time manipulation for research, he needs to delve deep into magic. Additionally, he must determine the limits of his skills, such as whether he can revert back to being human if he transforms into an undead, for example.

But for now, he doesn't need to rush as he has plenty of time. Perhaps there are artifacts available for study, so the main focus at the moment is obtaining money.

Lost in his thoughts, Nero realized too late that time had passed, and he had to leave the library.

......

Leaving the library, he first had to go to the cafeteria.

Finding a secluded corner to eat, he wanted to finish quickly and return to his own space.

But this time, it seemed he couldn't simply leave. At the moment, several people were sitting at the same table in front of him.

One face reminded Nero of a bruise under his eye, belonging to some sort of troublemaker. He often bullied Nero, and Nero assumed he did it to feel better about himself.

Mockingly, he would say, "Look, even the famous Nero Adriana's son is worse in talent than me. Well, his potential isn't that great either. But still better than Nero; he has three-star potential."

As these three spoke and laughed, Nero's mood remained unaffected, although he wondered why now.

He simply ignored them and continued eating, but it's typical for such individuals to become even more annoyed by that.

When they noticed they were being ignored, their faces gradually turned grim.

"Look, our friend's arrogance has returned, and we didn't even notice," one of them commented.

Again, Nero ignored him, which further angered the other side, and his hand angrily swung towards Nero's plate of food.

But as soon as he made the motion, Nero entered an accelerated state. He was prepared from the beginning, as the other side was physically stronger than him.

The only way was to utilize his skill. At first, he thought the other side wanted to strike him, but upon seeing the target was not his face but the plate, he remembered that fighting outside the training arena was not allowed in the academy.

Under acceleration, he calmly grabbed the plate, waiting for the other side's hand to pass by, and then placed his food back and continued eating.

All of these actions took him just a few seconds, but from the other side's perspective, Nero hadn't moved at all. And the hand simply passed through the plate of food.

This incident caused the three of them to pause briefly before the one who struck realized what had happened and swung his hand again.

But the result was the same as before.

After making several more attempts, the three individuals were perplexed and sat back in their seats with bewildered expressions.

After finishing his meal, Nero took his plate and returned it.

At that moment, the three woke up and chased after him.