"Objectively, sure."

"Is it the lack of standard organization or the lack of public access you're offended about?"

"Mostly the latter."

"...Most people aren't literate. Public access would not do much."

"Ouch."

"Most people don't need it, it's not a useful skill outside of academia and government, and books are too expensive for pleasure reading. For the masses at least. A better overall standard of living is on the list, if people are prosperous and safe maybe they'll read more."

"And books get way less expensive when you invent the printing press."

She glances at the laptop. "...I feel like I need to look up something else on Wikipedia. Or if you have the short version?"

"It's a machine where you can insert stamps shaped like letters into a frame, ink all the letter-stamps, and print the same page over and over."

"Oh, what a great idea! Hm, I bet you can even figure out a way to do multiple colors efficiently, mass-produce spellbooks... That might not be wise."

"Printing presses are kinda obsolete now but I'm sure they'd be easier to build from a preindustrial start than computers and printers."

"Now that I have been exposed to the concept, industrialization is also on the list."

"List?"

"Of things to do when I rule the world. Well, things to do in general, rule the world is number two on the list because it gives leverage on the others. Number one is to become immortal and unkillable because almost everything else on the list is really dangerous."

"Heh. Good luck," she says cheerfully.

"...You know, that should really be number two, maybe number one but I think immortality is the easier project... I guess ruling the world is number three now. I really should get a familiar for note-taking purposes."

"A familiar?"

"Small animal, bonded to my soul, gets almost personlike intelligence, follows me around and does what I want? Like a really loyal personal aide who also happens to be a snake or something. Occasionally useful for magic things."

"If you want one for note-taking I assume the snake part isn't literal."

"Mental notes, rather, supposedly they have really good memories. And there's probably a spell that lets them write, which I have not bothered to look into, not having one."

"Oh, huh."

Yawn. "Eugh, who knew sitting still could be so exhausting. I should probably talk to Kanimir before I turn in tonight though, technically I don't think it's been said if my offer of hospitality extends past last night. And ask if he has books on magic I could borrow now that I can read English. And for less endorsed reasons."

"Less endorsed reasons?"

"Uhm. He's very pretty. You're all very pretty, probably has to do with having heard of hygiene and nutrition ever, but he is unreasonably so. I imagine it's a magic vampire thing."

"Oh. No idea. I've met his sister, though, and she's pretty too. And also a vampire. Not magic, but if it's magic he could've done for her."