Upon seeing this sentence, Maggie froze on the spot. Without hesitation, she slammed the book shut tightly.
What kind of unofficial history is this? It's way too far-fetched!
How could that cruel, bloodthirsty, and condescending demon king, Safa, possibly have succubus blood? It sounds like utter nonsense.
Just imagining Safa seducing someone to avoid starvation made Maggie feel completely petrified.
"Ahem, I think this book is indeed problematic. Let's not read it."
She stiffly raised her head, looked at the two little ones in front of her who had been startled by her sudden action of closing the book, forced a smile, and said to Little Ghost and Roy.
Hopefully, neither of them saw the bullshit written in this book.
"No problem? Why aren't you watching?"
The little ghost looked puzzled.
"...Which sentence are you referring to?"
As Maggie shattered into pieces, she desperately tried to piece herself back together.
"Isn't it common knowledge that Demon King Safa possesses succubus blood?"
The little ghost said matter-of-factly.
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So Maggie shattered completely, and could never be pieced back together. She never expected that such an outrageous thing was actually true, and the little ghost even knew about it and could testify to it.
This is hardly common sense! It's so obscure!
"Haha, that's really... ridiculous..."
Maggie chuckled twice and decided to reread the book in her hand. Although she didn't want to admit it, the fact that such niche topics could be written in it instantly increased its credibility many times over.
I have a feeling I'll never be able to look at Safa's demon horns the same way again.
Maggie tried to calm herself down and decided that she wouldn't be surprised by anything she saw later; staying calm was the most important thing.
So Maggie opened the book again and decided to start reading from the beginning, beginning with the Primitive Era. The very first sentence on the first page left Maggie speechless.
Legend has it that the King of the Elements and the succubus Filomon, the mother of the current Demon King of Hell, were once in love. However, due to the vast difference in their races, even their physical forms were different, and in the end, the lovers became enemies.
The King of the Elements was heartbroken and decided to make it so that Philomona could never see him again.
An eerie silence fell over the air. Maggie looked up at the little ghost, and as expected, the little ghost's expression changed, even becoming distorted.
After a while, a strange light appeared in the little ghost's bean-like eyes, and his sinister tone made the quiet corridor feel eerie and terrifying.
"Put down this book, Maggie, it's absolutely fake! Our King has never loved any living being! Let alone a filthy demon!"
"Our king in the primordial era was the most powerful being. Compared to those so-called gods, our king was more powerful than they could ever imagine."
The ghostly flames that usually only appeared when the little ghost was extremely angry were now flickering, indicating that he was probably furious. However, whether because of Roy's presence or for some other reason, he did not explode on the spot.
Roy stared blankly at the little ghost, lost in thought.
Just as the little ghost's will-o'-the-wisp almost illuminated the entire corridor, Roy slowly floated to his side and patted his head.
The next second, the little ghost turned its head blankly to look at Roy, and the will-o'-the-wisp above its head went out, as if it had been extinguished by Roy.
"You said that humans would arbitrarily rewrite history, so don't be angry, that's definitely not true."
Roy's tone was unusually serious, his expression earnest, and he seemed very persuasive.
The two stared at each other for a long time before the little ghost awkwardly turned his face away.
"Yes, you're right."
If Maggie hadn't watched him transform from a black-and-white ghost into a pink one, she would have almost believed he was really calm.
“Our king is a very kind person. Although I have only recently gained sentience, my king is very gentle and caring towards me. Therefore, my king would never do something like what is written in the book.”
Maggie saw that Roy's face was full of admiration and respect when he mentioned "My King", so she nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I believe you."
Actually, when Maggie saw that part just now, countless thoughts flashed through her mind, but she finally settled on the fact that demons are indeed unable to detect the existence of elemental spirits, in addition to the fact that demons are rejected by the laws of the continent of Coral.
But only succubi are not rejected by the laws and can move freely across the continent.
So is there really no connection between them?
Or perhaps the fact that demons are rejected by the laws of nature, but succubi are not, is related to this passage.
Is it possible that the Elemental King was just throwing a tantrum at first, which is why he wouldn't allow demons to see the Elemental Spirits and designed a way to prevent demons from descending onto the continent of Karal? But he really wanted to see Philomona, so he opened a back door for the Succubus species.
However, no matter what, this kind of thing cannot be said in front of the two elemental spirits.
Maggie knew very well that no matter how much she suspected or doubted, she absolutely could not show it, as it would definitely hurt their feelings.
She lowered her eyes, gathering her thoughts, and turned to the next page.
Most of the history that followed was already told to her by the little ghost. It wasn't exactly detailed, but it was also fairly detailed. This was mainly because humanity had declined at that time, and the world was dominated by elemental spirits. As a human, there was very little information that could be helpful to her.
However, it can be used as knowledge reserves when participating in college competitions.
Maggie had already read through the history of the Primal Era while she was thinking, and was about to turn to the section on the Golden Dragon Era when she heard a series of androgynous laughs behind her.
Maggie turned her head to look, but there was only darkness in front of her, except for the spot where she was, which was flashing with light due to magic.
In this long, dark library corridor, the unknown and terrifying future ahead makes one feel uneasy.
"Are they other readers?"
Maggie tentatively called out into the distance.
As a result, all that could be heard was the echoing sound in the corridor, and the laughter did not reappear after a long time.
"That's really strange..."
Maggie was completely baffled. If this were a cemetery teeming with the dead, that would be one thing, but how could there be ghosts in the royal library?
It couldn't have been an undead that Safa missed killing, could it?
The moment the thought crossed her mind, Maggie shook her head frantically. There was no need to question Safa about this; he was already a succubus, and he was rather pitiful.
"Speaking of which, this library is built so strangely. It doesn't have lights, and it's so long. And ever since I walked in, I've felt like this corridor is curved, like I'm... walking in a circle?"
The more Maggie thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.
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