Three years later, in the Shadowcrest Castle library.

    "I finally completed it, the Compendium of the Basic Water Element!" Nero shouted happily.

    Ever since reading that trash book on the Basic Water Ball spell, Nero had vowed to revise it to perfection.

    Thinking of using the Heavenly System to correct all the flaws in the book, Nero quickly sprang into action.

    Crawling through every collection of water-element books, Nero made a horrifying discovery.

    All the tier 0 books he found were full of loopholes—so much so that he became sick for several days.

    If not for his father healing him with unknown methods, he might have been plagued by nightmares from then on.

    Stepping out of the shadows, Nero vowed never to read a book again until he could scan all the water-element books into the Heavenly System.

    Seeing imperfections and not being able to fix them felt like torture.

    Soon, after years of hard work, a few months ago, he had finally scanned all the tier 0 water-element books into the Heavenly System.

    After months of sleepless nights, Nero compiled the perfect Tier 0 Compendium of Basic Water Elements.

    Now, even if he read a trash tier 0 water-element book, as long as he fixed its errors in time, he would no longer suffer an adverse reaction.

    Eager to show off his work, Nero called for his father.

    "What happened?"

    "Dad, I completed it!"

    "What did you complete?"

    "Here! See if there are any faults!" Nero said confidently.

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    "Let''s see..."

    Interested, Maximus opened the thick book, examining the Tier 0 Compendium of Basic Water Element.

    From curiosity to a frown, from a frown to excitement.

    Reading through the work done by his son, Maximus felt like he had found a gold mine.

    "How is it, Dad? Is it good?" Nero asked impatiently, seeing his father frozen in thought.

    "Hah~ It''s more than good. I didn''t expect you to perfect it to this extent," Maximus sighed.

    He finally understood the difference between perfection and ultimate.

    His understanding of the basic elements was undoubtedly at the ultimate level—the peak of what the Aeon Plane could achieve.

    However, the book compiled by Nero was on another level.

    "What are you worrying about at such a young age? Get up!" Maximus smiled, picking up little Nero.

    Taking him into his arms, he couldn''t help but pinch his cheeks.

    "Do you want something else?"

    "No, I don''t want anything..." Nero thought for a while before shaking his head.

    Born into the Shadowcrest Family, Nero already had everything he could wish for.

    At a single call, his pampering siblings would pluck the moon and stars for him.

    If he wanted to eat something, his mother, Erica, would cook the most delicious meals.

    If he wanted to act grown-up, his older nephews and nieces would indulge him.

    His life was perfect; the only thing missing was his strength.

    "How can you be so listless at such a young age?" Maximus chuckled, ruffling his hair.

    "Isn''t this fine? Brother Neo is lazier than me."

    If Nero still had the motivation to work in the library, his brother, Neo, only slept or flirted with his wife.

    Growing into a powerhouse by eating and sleeping was the life Nero aspired to.

    If not for that Basic Water Ball spell ruining his life, he might already be imitating his brother.

    Fortunately, it was already over.

    He could finally have the perfect life he desired.

    "No! This isn''t good! You can''t turn into a lazy pig like your brother!" Maximus scolded.

    There were too many imperfections in this world.

    If Nero didn''t explore and learn to deal with them, he would die an early death.

    Thinking about this, Maximus suddenly had an idea.

    "Just right. You''re already three years old. In a few months, there will be a unified test."

    "What about it?" Nero rolled his eyes lazily, lying in his father''s arms.

    "Hmph! You, Nero, will be participating in this grand event to enroll in the Etherium Academy and graduate in a thousand years!"

    "What?! No way!"

    "To make it a real challenge, you''ll use an incognito identity and all your treasures will be stripped away."

    "NO! This is unfair!"

    "Hahaha, good luck!" Maximus laughed heartily.