Cursed Immortality

Jacob exited the pub with an impassive expression, 'I just kill a human for the first time and didn't feel a thing? Is it because of the book, or it's just my true nature thriving after I stop resisting it?'

Jacob thought a little about it and headed toward the bookstore. He won't provoke anyone and kill wantonly as long as the other party won't show any kind of hostility or killing intent.

Furthermore, this town was completely lawless. That was why Jacob directly go for the kill because he could easily discriminate Miller was eyeing his possessions from the start.

That was the reason he first started a conversation to probe about his backing and seeing him ignorant about the common customs, he directly labeled him as a target and provoke him.

But since Jacob didn't react in any manner or start a fight, he wanted to kill Jacob when he got the chance and reason, but he would've never thought Jacob's danger sense was not something a chubby like Miller could have.

Even if his back was facing someone, Jacob's ears were like radar, and he could easily discriminate sounds like heartbeats and so on. That was what spelled Miller's doom.

This will also warn the others who were looking at him like he was a fat pig. It was just like that saying, kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

Now, no one would dare to label him as an easy target.

After a while, he finally found an old, rundown shop that looked like it wasn't maintained for decades.

When he opened the door, a small bell chimed, and he entered the shop. He saw an old grandma napping in her chair. Even the bell didn't wake her up.

Jacob's lips curled upward, and he didn't disturb the old lady and started to skim through old books on the old shelves.

'Uncommon Species Region History?' He was drawn by this thin book's title and took it out, reading it.

The more he read, the more his expression sank.

First, he found out that the uncommon region wasn't just dominated by humans, and there were two more intelligent, uncommon races with their kingdoms, like humans.

These three kingdoms rule the uncommon region together, and the human kingdom was established last and was the weakest of them as well.

The human kingdom, name Humane Kingdom, was established over five hundred years ago by an ambitious human, Philip Grover, who unite the humans who lived in tribes before, and they were always hunted down by the other two kingdoms like livestock.

The other two kingdoms were the Aureate Kingdom established by the Green Goblin race and the Earthen Kingdom established by Hob-Trolls.

Both races had excellent relationships with each other, but not with humans because they were supposed to be their food. How could they accept them as an equal?

Furthermore, the Goblins were famous for their engineering technology, and all the guns and other firearms blueprints were plundered from them. While the Hob-Trolls were known for their craftsmanship, they also help quite a lot in human development to this stage.

However, to grow, humans have to fight endlessly with these two races and evolved. But those two races have very strong foundations, and it wasn't enough for current humans to shake them.

That was why to not cause huge wars with them and stop them from teaming up. The Humane Kingdom will pay annual tributes to those two kingdoms.

Although Jacob's expressions remain impassive, his eyes were deadly cold when he read humans pay tributes to others and live like dogs, especially when he saw goblins were involved as well.

His grudge against the goblin race was quite deep, so he was naturally unhappy about this.

But he also noticed that this tribute rule was established after the first king, Philip's death, or as long as he was alive, humans never lower their heads and even pushed two races back.

'This has happened when some spineless bastard took the leadership, and now they need to pay some monsters to not attack? I'm mortified!'

Jacob was from a world where humans were at the top and there was nothing they can't conquer, but here he felt these world's humans were even qualified to call themselves humans.

In the end, he simply put the book back. He wasn't here to liberate humanity, nor he was interested in the power struggle. He already had his fun in his previous life.

Furthermore, he was going to use anyone to reach his own goal, Immortality!

Afterward, he browsed through more books and broaden his horizons.

He also found the distribution of currency in his world.

The lowest currency was bronze coins. Then a silver coin, which was equivalent to 100 bronze coins. Then there were gold coins. One gold coin was equivalent to 100 silver coins.

All this currency was managed by the Zodiac Taurus Bank, which was like the Apothecary Guild, everywhere!

Its origin was also unknown, while no one dare to mess with them and all the currency was controlled by them.

Another hegemony and they monopolized the money!

Moreover, only nobles were eligible to open a bank account in this bank, and they won't accept commoners.

He also found some more information about the Apothecary Guild. They not only controlled the medicines but also apothecaries in the kingdoms and without their license if an apothecary tended to someone or sell his medicine they will be imprisoned by the guild!

Jacob suddenly felt this world was ruled by powerful people, not on the base of equality like his previous one. He also noticed the 'Taurus' word with Zodiac and couldn't help but thought of the twelve zodiac signs.

But regretfully, there wasn't any knowledge about continents or zodiac plains here. There was the same as Decker's journal. They only know the name Zodiac Plains and the five regions that were it!

Jacob spends the entire afternoon in this shop while the old lady was still sound asleep, and familiarized himself with the common knowledge of the Humane Kingdom.

After he was done, he left a silver on the counter and left the shop. His next destination was a smithery!