Demi-human Girls Completion Manual
Chapter 335 - 137. Holy Object_2

Fisher glanced at the book in his hand, thought for a second, and then suddenly spoke,

"I indeed have two magical books, and I can also let you see the contents of those books, but this is not without a cost."

"Oh, a trade, right... You Nali people love trading, and you’re also good at exchanging a few bullets for massive amounts of gold from Southern Continent Subhumans. Alright, state your demands and let the Book Knight consider it."

The book floated up again and said to Fisher.

"Let’s do an exchange of knowledge, trading the content you have already recorded for the content of my two books."

"What?! An exchange? How utterly presumptuous. Do you know how much content is recorded inside me, how many precious books? Just one page of it would require your barren brain to run at full speed for an entire year, and even if I wanted to trade, how would you record them?"

Fisher smiled faintly, waved his finger, and said,

"Of course, I cannot record them, so let’s change the method of trade... One book in exchange for one year of time, two books for two years. During these two years, you must always follow me, answer every question I pose to you, and once the two years are up, no matter how many questions you’ve answered, I will show you the content of both books, allowing you to record them."

"Oh!!!"

Sir Emhart, hearing Fisher’s "charitable terms," excitedly flew up like a little butterfly, spinning in mid-air,

"Time, oh, such a precious thing for humans, two years can indeed be considered a long duration. Fine, I agree to your terms, but before that, how about we refine the details of our transaction, and I also need you to make a blood oath."

It seemed that this book was very knowledgeable about many things in this world, including how to restrict humans to keep their promises,

"Fine, but a blood oath can only bind me, not you, this sentient relic."

"Oh, not necessarily, since I’ve never tried if a blood oath can drain my life energy... But actually, you need not worry because I am the one paying first by answering your questions, am I not?"

Fisher chuckled lightly, nodded his head, and motioned him to add terms,

"Indeed, at any time and under any circumstances within these two years, you can ask me any question and I must answer truthfully all the content I know, but I do not guarantee that every question will have an answer; if I genuinely do not know, and sometimes I might even offer you some advice based on the answer..."

"Secondly, you must ensure my safety. I should warn you — though normal water, fire, and swords can’t harm me, if you dare use me as a shield or a pillow, don’t blame me for getting upset!"

"One last thing, during the period I follow you, if you come across any book I haven’t seen, you must record it for me. In return, depending on the situation, I may extend our trading period or even tell you something extra that you didn’t ask about. How does that sound? Do you agree or not?"

"That sounds like a perfect complement to your lack of legs."

"Ha, actually I can also travel quite far, it’s just troublesome for me. Of course, you can also just stay in your little cottage in Saint Nali and not move around if you prefer that. But I’m only suggesting this if you come across books I haven’t read. And not every book is necessary; it must be interesting, so spare me the street-side romance novels and give them to that little Whale-man girl next to you instead."

Moli’s face turned red as she suddenly remembered a third-rate romance novel Milica had shown her, complete with vividly detailed sketches, which was about a female student secretly meeting with her male professor at night.

Oh...this is too embarrassing...

Ignoring Moli whose ears began fluttering again, Fisher promptly agreed to the Book Knight’s deal, then extended his hand to the Book Knight, biting his finger and drawing a "Oath" Ring Head Magic on the ground—it was a Blood Oath.

Actually, the structure of a Blood Oath is the simplest, but at the same time, it is also the oldest, involving knowledge of ancient human magic history, to be supplemented later when there’s a chance.

However, just knowing that Blood Oath Magic was among the first few magics used by humans tells you that back in ancient times, there was basically no trust between people; to ensure others kept their promises, they could only resort to this crude method.

Besides attack magic, Blood Oath Magic has continued to this day, and there are many anecdotes associated with Blood Oaths.

Fisher’s hand movements were ceaseless, and in no time, a ring-shaped Blood Oath Magic was completed. As it formed, streaks of foul-smelling mist writhed and rose, like ethereal chains rapidly entering Fisher’s body, flowing along with his bloodstream.

Actually, that faint mist also flowed into Emhart’s body, but Fisher didn’t know if this would be enough to imprison the relic. However, as he had said, he would pay first and answer Fisher’s questions first.

"Deal, young man, I hope we get along well during this time. I think I’m pretty easy-going, probably the best-tempered among the conscious relics. All right, from now on, Sir Emhart, the Book Knight, will withhold no information from you. Any questions you have, ask them quickly, time is of the essence..."

First, Fisher raised his eyebrows, recalling what distinguished this Book Knight from the other relics, and then he asked his first trivial question as a lead-in,

"Over the years, I’ve only seen you as a conscious relic. Are you the special one? Or are conscious relics actually more advanced than unconscious ones?"

The Book Knight puffed out his chest, though it made his entire book-body tilt quite a bit, appearing somewhat comical,

"Naturally, why else would my name be so prestigious? In fact, all Holy Objects are tools forged by the Holy Descendants, who possess unmatched forging skills and aesthetics. Even the utensils they use in daily life are incredibly beautiful, not to mention their prototypes."

"The more time spent, the more precious the materials used, and the more advanced the forging skills, the more likely a conscious Holy Object like me is created. But in all these years, I’ve only encountered one other relic similar to me; there must be many more lying unknown in some corner, sleeping..."

Emhart was honestly answering Fisher’s questions, at least from Fisher’s perspective, he wasn’t lying, and had provided a lot of uncommon knowledge.

Now that Fisher was fairly certain of the relic’s honesty, it was time to get to the real issue. This guy had been here for decades, so he definitely knew how to enter the Blake Vault, the real pressing matter.

"There’s an entrance to the Blake Vault here, right?"

"Correct! Captain Blake Vasili...oh, a legendary figure, now a pitiful man beguiled by Eternal Life. He set up the entrance to his vault here decades ago. It’s a magical entrance ring, leading deep beneath Nali Lake, deep underground; actually, he first dug the vault at a great depth underground before coming here to place the entrance."

The Book Knight floated to the front of the second-floor railing where he saw Anna and Xiayat. It turned out they had been sitting there all along, silently listening to Fisher’s exchange.

"Magic? I haven’t felt any traces of Magic Power here.."

"That’s because it’s not time yet. You can only open this entrance after sunrise. The specific method involves operating the glass in the sky; there are eight pieces in total, and you need to open four of them for the entrance’s Traces to appear."