On the black market, even a partial elven manuscript from the Empire era can fetch a sky-high price, while a complete tome is simply priceless.
Even though times are changing, past spells may not necessarily fit the current era; many ancient magics require specific environments or materials.
Problems that were unsolvable in the past may have been optimized and resolved, but those ancient pieces of knowledge hold their own special reference value.
They are the crystallized efforts of those reckless souls who dared to challenge the Gods!
Even if they ultimately failed, ending their era tragically, they still dared to challenge.
Indeed...
Compared to the rule of the Ancient Gods, which spans thousands of years, the Elf Empire existed for only a few centuries before facing destruction.
