Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 254

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 254]

“She deserves sympathy too,” said Shire.

“Don’t mention her again.” Leopold sighed, “On the other side…the king’s envoys guarding the entrance to the father’s palace, I can transfer them away.”

“How to adjust?”

“There’s always a way to get them to annihilate the rebels in the south, to investigate and gather intelligence. I can make sure that for the next month, there won’t be a single envoy on that road,” Leopold promised.

“Thanks.” Charles greeted him.

“Okay, let me repent alone, repent of the evil act of hiring someone to kill my father…” Leopold faced the statue and knelt down to pray.

Ciel left the contemplation hall, and when he went out, he heard the movement of the chains rubbing against each other.

It’s really frightening, like being stared at by a poisonous snake.

Serava closed the door, leaned her back against the door, and stared straight at Ciel, with the pale snake chain on her back.

“You make Your Highness nervous and sad,” Serava threatened, “how can you do this.”

“I haven’t,” said Charles. “It’s just a pain in the ass. You’ll be ten times happier when Leopold is on the throne in a few weeks. Really, Leopold will be happy too. Even I I’m happy too. I don’t ask much, I just hope he can figure it out, he seems a little confused in this regard, but if he goes to lead the army and govern the country, he should be able to do well.”

“His Royal Highness does everything well,” Serava said.

Her face softened a little, and she seemed to accept what Ciel said.

“I have a question.” Ciel asked. “I heard that there is a book that records many dark spells. It may be called the Book of Darkness or something. Do you know where it is?”

“It was taken by Luanna,” Serava said.

“Luana should have only taken part of it.”

“You’re going to give her the other part.” Serava frowned.

“I want to work for His Royal Highness Leopold, to kill his father’s laborer. This half book should be considered a reward, isn’t it a good deal?” Ciel said lightly.

“…It is hidden in the palace library. At the end, there is a black bookshelf. It is placed with other spell books. Find it yourself.” Serava replied.

“it is good.”

“All in all…” Serava said, “I’m glad you can share your worries with His Royal Highness. They want a dark new world, but His Highness will not be happy there.”

“why?”

“Because, His Royal Highness Leopold, has always been a person with a bright heart.” Serava smiled.

For some reason, Charles felt a chill.

Let’s hurry to the library, he turned and left.

Chapter 323 Between Books

The library door was huge and the rusted metal rattled as the door pivot turned, which was unpleasant.

Ciel leaned in and saw the rows of books inside, with no end in sight.

There is a reception table at the entrance. The seats next to it look like they have not been used for a long time.

What a palace without people, it is easy to feel at a loss when wandering here, as if there is only oneself left in the whole world.

Ciel entered the corridor between the bookshelves, walking slowly at first because of the clanging sound of armor rubbing as he walked.

Strange thing, there is no one here, what am I worried about?

Thinking of this, Ciel quickened his pace, and the sound of walking became louder and louder.

“Ah—” Behind the bookshelf in the distance, a man stuck his head out.

“Sorry.” Ciel stopped, “I thought there was no one here.”

“Generally speaking, this is the case, but occasionally accidents happen.” The other party showed a relaxed smile.

The light was dim, Ciel squinted his eyes to observe carefully, and then recognized the other party. It was Qilan from the Corpse Throwing Swamp, a court wizard on the west coast.

He smiled at Ciel and pulled back behind the bookshelf.

Charles passed through seven or eight heavy bookcases, which met the ceiling without leaving a gap, and the manuscripts were hidden behind movable glass sliding doors. The structure was quite delicate.

Qilan stood between the two bookcases, holding a copy in his hand, and raised his head to greet Ciel.

“What are you looking at?” Ciel was curious. The manuscript in Qilan’s hand had no cover, so he couldn’t tell what type of book it was.

“Fiction.” Qilan read it carefully, looking down at the next page.

Ciel had seen someone turn the pages with their fingers dipped in saliva, but Qilan had no such habit at all. He was very attentive when reading books, and it was obvious that books had a very high weight in his heart.

“I’ve never read a novel,” said Charles.

He only reads professional books on history and politics, which he finds more useful.

“It’s good to read novels,” Chilan looked down at the page. “People are divided into those with strong spiritual needs and those with poor spiritual needs. Some people surrender to their mediocre and ordinary lives, being content with what they have, being born, living Go down, die, how simple their life is. And people like me are different, and real life can’t satisfy my heart’s desire.”

“Not satisfied…then take action to change.” Ciel said.

“Of course you have the ability to make changes,” Qilan turned another page, and he read books very fast, “but a person of average strength like me can only satisfy his needs by reading. Fiction is really interesting. Now, the people in the book will make interesting choices, and they live in a strange world, where they are not bound by life; where they are invincible. The more surprising you read, the more you understand the ordinary reality. The more dissatisfied, the more I like works that are completely overhead, preferably upside down, people live in the sky, gods live in caves underground, and the sea periodically drowns the world, these fantasies are wonderful, each time it makes me forget how boring life is , the most interesting novels will keep me reading for hours, leaving aside the king’s decrees and the mountain of work.”

“It’s really not fun to live in a palace without people,” Ciel said. “People get food and tools from the dark, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

“Yeah, you don’t need to worry about life. Then watch the world slide slowly, watch the world sway and shake, and you can’t do anything about it.” Qilan said with his head down.

He seems dissatisfied with the status quo.

“Do you want to make some changes?” Charles asked.

“You wouldn’t want to recruit me, would you?” Qilan said calmly, “I don’t want to join any big adventure.”

“A little effort is all it takes, and a little help means a lot to me,” said Shire.

“Okay, but I still want to see the “Song of Ulsh in Rift Hall” in my hand, Osl climbed up the mast in the storm, soaked all over, and the ship was about to be scuttled by the sea elves Well, I must not be distracted by this chapter, the author likes to hide allusions and allusions between the lines,” said Qilan.

“Sorry, I shouldn’t bother you.” Charles greeted him.

Kieran nodded.

Ciel came to the black bookshelf at the end of the library. This bookshelf was obviously used for the collection of banned books. The cabinets on each floor were tightly closed, and there were locks on the handles.

How can I open it… Ciel saw those tome manuscripts inside, some of which were made of strange materials, some of which were grotesque in color, and some had unknown symbols painted on the spine of the book.

He shook the locks with faint hope. Each lock was the size of a palm, made of brass, and covered with intricate patterns, like dwarf craftsmanship, which would not decay over time.

Qilan put away the book and walked towards Ciel with his hands behind his back.

“What are you looking for?” Kilan smiled.

“A book,” Ciel surveyed the entire bookcase. Some of the manuscripts were ancient mages’ manuscripts, and valuable knowledge was shelved. “If you’ve heard of it, it’s called the ‘Book of Darkness’.”

“I know, it’s there.” Qilan stretched his finger to the bottom, there was an obvious blank in the row of books, someone seemed to have taken one, and beside it there was a black copy, “The Book of Darkness The lower volume, the upper volume was taken by Luanna.”

“You know Luanna?” Charles asked.

“From the tone of your voice, you should know Luanna better,” Chilan said.

“That’s what it says,” said Charles. “I know her… well. How about you?”

He suddenly wanted to hear what other people had to say about Luanna.

“Luanna,” said Kilan with a kind expression on her face, “she’s a nice person. Are you going to give her this book?”

“I want to see for myself.” Ciel naturally wouldn’t reveal his intentions casually.

“As a matter of fact,” said Kilan, “Luanna worries me. She’s rambunctious, she does whatever she wants, she often goes into the garden and destroys the potions I grow, and she publicly mocks my hobbies. She hates Prince Leopold’s Preaching, I think she actually needs those truths, or she will definitely become more extreme.”

“Leopold didn’t know how to deal with life himself, how could he teach others?” Charles said.

He was angry at the thought of Leopold’s hesitation.

Chilan narrowed his eyes.

“His Royal Highness Leopold is a good man,” he said, “one of the best in the world.”

“My fault.” Ciel didn’t expect Qilan to have a close personal relationship with Leopold.

Qilan looked at the bookcase for a while, then took off the key from his waist and unlocked the bookcase.

“Did you know?” He opened the glass door and took out the second volume of the Book of Darkness, “I suddenly wanted to read this book myself.”

“But it’s important to me,” Shire said.

“It only takes me a few months to figure out what’s in the book, and I can imitate the spells that summon monsters and regulate the flow of spells. You won’t mind.” Qilan had a weird smile on his face.

Crap, this guy got on with me.

“I……”

“You wouldn’t want to take this book from me, who is powerless, would you?” Qilan said, “I’m so weak, I can’t fight back against the mighty you.”

Xia Er glanced at Qilan. The opponent contained vast spellcasting energy, with a short spellcasting stick around his waist and hundreds of shamanistic characters embroidered on the inside of his clothes.

Although the other party said so, but if they made a move, the entire library would be blown up by the aftermath of our conflict.

“No, no.” Charles shook his head, “please.”

Qilan showed a faint smile. He locked the bookcase again, and hid the book of darkness in his arms. He took the novel he had taken before and walked out slowly.

Ciel watched his back disappear into the library door.

Leopold was indecisive about big things, complacent about small things, but easy to like.

Xia Er was puzzled by this abnormal phenomenon.

The Book of Darkness is temporarily unavailable, and can only be disposed of after a delay.

Charles walked to the window, only to realize that it was already dark outside, the time had passed six o’clock in the evening, and the moon was rising.

At this point, Ciel didn’t want to go back to the West Coast Sanctuary, so he might as well stay in the palace to rest.

He walked out, trying to understand the structure of the Ziqi Palace. After half an hour, he didn’t know how many rooms the palace had, but he met the queen.

Anastasia seemed to be returning from a meal in the restaurant. She didn’t see Ciel, and clasped the mopping robe on her chest as she walked through the dark palace on her own.

She also seemed to be “accustomed” to the environment here. Even if there was no light at all, she could distinguish the road, and there was no sign of hitting the wall or getting lost.

Charles followed her as they crossed the spiral staircase to the ground floor of the palace, where Anastasia stopped at a door.

Then he turned his head and stared at Charles.

“Stay away from me,” she ordered coldly. “What do you want to do? You gangster.”

“It’s too dark, and there’s no candle here. I’m afraid of getting lost in the dark,” said Ciel.

He was actually really worried about disappearing in the dark. It was better to be with the living than to be alone.

“If you dare to come closer to me, I will order someone to kill you,” Anastasia said.

“I know.”

She pushed open the door, took a half step, and then let out a scream.

Ciel followed, looked over her shoulder, saw Yuga, he took off his helmet, revealing his bald head and rough face, his face was clean and hairless.

He sat in front of the dressing table, put on delicate make-up, turned back and smiled at the queen.

“You’re back,” Yuga said.

“Why are you here?” Anastasia sounded disturbed.

“My mission is to protect you at every step of the way,” Yuga said.

“…I…I have a new bodyguard.” Anastasia was a little flustered.

“Really? Why didn’t I see him?” Yuga said confidently, “Where is he?”

Anastasia stepped back out the door and gave Ciel a pleading look.

[End of This Chapter]