Don't confiscate my identity as a human race

Chapter 139 - 128: The Advantages of Lanci Clan are Shown_1

Lichtenstein Castle.

The hands of the cathedral’s clock just surpassed half-past nine.

On this morning, everyone had returned from the cliffside to the mansion and arrived at the library on the second floor.

Despite having been searched by various types of magic, there were no hidden compartments or mechanisms that needed to be decrypted in this castle. The detective had previously skipped any places that could possibly serve as clues.

However, there might be some useful historical background information in the owner’s room and the library-like study room.

Such as this mysterious era that nobody can understand, the relationship between the Blood Clan and humans, and the records related to the Huo Ning Empire.

Even if it doesn’t help in decoding the Shadow World.

But if it is recorded, it will allow the Shadow World association of the South Continent to share this with many researchers and analyze this important history.

Apart from Lanci and Hyperion being together, the other challengers maintained groups of three, maintaining a relatively safe distance from each other.

Lanci, who was leisurely walking to the window, pulled back the red velvet curtains. Natural light fell on the deep brown wood grain of the bookshelves, clearer than it was in the morning.

One by one, the ancient books - their dull gold lettering embossed on their covers - regained their shine under the light.

With the penetration of sunlight, the air in the library became even fresher, mixed with the smell of ink and candle wax. It was as if one could hear the whispers of the books, telling the stories they recorded that had been forgotten by history.

"Since everyone has agreed to investigate the information first before waiting for the detective to return, let’s start looking for any books related to the Blood Clan."

Standing by the window, bathed in the sunlight from behind, Lanci spoke to the group.

Although there was no longer an absolute leader like the detective, among the two individuals who seemed most trustworthy at the moment, the geographer and the young master of the Business Association seemed less reliable compared to the lawyer, who seemed more composed.

However, this calm demeanor made people instinctively feel that he was somewhat dangerous.

He always wore a composed smile on his face. Compared to arriving at a castle full of murderous intent, he gave people the feeling of actually coming to a mansion for a vacation.

"I have a suggestion, burn all these books."

At this moment, a female voice rang out from behind. Looking towards the voice, they saw the noble girl of the Cerryti Empire, who had never expressed her opinion, start to speak.

In the war law priest’s group, the female knight next to the noble girl just looked at her, while the young priest became more timid under the gaze of the others.

"Since the detective was able to find the answer by bypassing all the mechanisms, those original mechanisms are of little benefit to us. We might as well destroy them all, and maybe even loss some crucial information for the traitor."

The noble girl from the Cerryti Empire continued to speak with a firm voice.

Everyone fell into silence. Upon careful consideration her statement made a lot of sense.

"But it’s also possible that the information in these books is only useful to the challenger’s side, especially regarding the other mission target. I think it would be better for everyone to quickly select any books related to the Blood Clan together."

The priest of the North Continent Church of the Goddess of Fate hesitantly spoke, appearing to support Lanci’s decision more.

After a moment of silence in the library.

The question now is about gambling or not.

If they gamble by burning the books, they might also destroy the mission-related information of the traitors.

"I personally strongly oppose the burning of books... but, let’s vote."

Lanci shrugged off as a peacemaker, as it seemed all he cared about was everyone solving the problem peacefully.

Soon, the three clergy from the North Continent all opposed the burning of books. They paid particular emphasis on the information of the ancient Blood Clan.

Of course, Hyperion naturally supports Lanci unconditionally and also agrees with Lanci to keep the books.

Only the three people from the Cerryti Empire agreed to burn the books.

The young master of the Business Association glanced at all sides. He had initially wanted to act cool and burn the books, but upon thinking, he thought the opinion of Lanci and the clergy members to be more reliable, and chose to keep the books as well. The guard siblings didn’t say anything, their opinion seemed closer to abstention, or rather their vote wouldn’t affect the outcome anyway.

In the end, the steady faction held the majority and, after voting, everyone without any complaints began to search for the books together, shuttling between the bookshelves in groups of five or six, never out of each other’s sight.

They would often bend down to look at the pages, then look up and roam amongst the bookshelves, the sound of pages turning combined with the occasional whispers made time fly by.

Lanci didn’t say a word, lightly touching the spine of each book with his fingertips, silent discourse with the knowledge they contained.

He opened a book and scanned each page, his eyes focused and profound.

Hyperion surreptitiously observed Lanci’s expressions.

She felt that Lanci seemed more certain of certain matters after the previous voting, but she couldn’t discern what calculations he was making.

...

Thus, the whole morning was spent with everyone rummaging through books in the library.

Every potentially key book had to pass through the hands of challengers from at least two different groups, to ensure that no one was concealing information.

It wasn’t until near noon.

Someone flipped open a book that led to the simultaneous transformation of everyone’s [Task Objective 2: Explore the secrets and crises hidden in the castle].

It added a note of [One piece of core information obtained, pending interpretation].

Everyone looked at each other, and noticed the young master of the business association had opened an ancient text with Demon Race text on the cover. He looked as confused as everyone else.

"It states ... there is a kind of ancient sealing technique. Gathering the power of the sun, moon, and stars can create a powerful and everlasting sealing force. Similarly, to break this seal, you need to collect fresh blood with the power of the moon and stars as an inducer, and can only dispel the seal when avoiding the sun."

The young master of the business association flipped pages rapidly, reading key contents on the page with a puzzled expression,

"This is a magic book, I can’t understand the specifics of the magic text, does anyone understand the sealing skill?"

The twin guards behind him remained silent, obviously, they were both professions of the assassin class and knew only a few spells.

Let alone the sealing system, a type of magic that even professional magicians are rarely skilled in.

People’s eyes naturally gravitated towards the Mage Girl from the Cerryti Empire and the Priest from the Northern Continent.

These two were the most likely to understand.

"I’m not skilled in the sealing system of magic."

The Priest shook his head in embarrassment.

Not many of today’s priests are skilled in the sealing skill.

Furthermore, in the Northern Continent, sealing skill is an infamous magic type, all attributed to the horrific mass murder of civilians committed by the Bishop of Nirvana, Asksan.

"I understand a little bit, let me take a look."

The Mage Girl leading the team from the Cerryti Empire nodded and went over to the Young Master of the Business Association to take the book from him.

But, as she glanced through the book quickly all the way to the last page, she could only shake her head helplessly.

"The compilation of this book, many of the contents are composed in Demon Magic Text, or you could say, a magic text that hadn’t fully evolved into Human Magic Text."

The Empire’s Mage Girl said.

It was said that at the beginning, humans could not use magic until the demon race passed on magic to humans, and only then did humans begin to possess the power of magic.

However, excessive use of Demon Magic Text will cause humans to deform, go mad and eventually turn into monsters, this theory can be confirmed even in the modern era.

After many long years of evolution, the ancient human magicians gradually improved and gave birth to the earliest Human Magic Text, enabling humans to use magic normally without paying a heavy price.

The magic text in this ancient book was still in a transition phase between Demon Magic Text and Human Magic Text.

Not only humans couldn’t read it, but even members of the Demon Race might not be able to understand it.