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Ivan the Terrible's Library
A library housing a collection of ancient wisdom, history, and secret arts. Its contents were collected from around the world, and the library holds a mountain of treasure that an archaeologist would gladly pay a fortune to see, and that a mage would gladly give their life to possess.
I wish to save humans...to pray for them...
I wish to lead a life full of love and knowledge.
In service of that wish, let us collect as much knowledge as possible.
At least, that was the Tsar's motive, but...
"What? It's gone? But we collected so much. Honestly, what are those scholars doing!?"