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Chapter 310: Chapter 266: Tricked by the Library Chapter 310: Chapter 266: Tricked by the Library Kingdom of Gospel, Hanna’s home.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah–”

Early in the morning, Diya was rolling in bed, punching the new bunny doll Liss had bought to vent her anger. She accidentally used a bit of the Fist Claw Faction’s true skill and smashed the bunny’s head to bits.

“Why… Why am I so stupid…”

“Liss, wait for me, let me vent a little more, otherwise I’ll suffocate!”

“I’m such an idiot, sob sob sob!”

Diya now regretted so much that she wished someone could spank her because she had actually missed an extraordinary encounter in the Void Realm–she had been deceived by the legendary library!

After parting ways with the Observer, she arrived on the third floor of the library. The scene on the third floor was even more spectacular and bizarre than the second floor; there were no bookshelves anymore, each book had its own dedicated display stand, and the space on the third floor was much, much larger than the second floor. Diya felt as if she had come to the Gods’ Tomb, where countless Laws were being born and fading away.

The ancient book in front of her breathed out fierce flames that seemed to burn even space itself, turning its surroundings into a land of ashes; that scroll radiated a bone-chilling cold, freezing time itself, turning the vicinity of its display stand into the Frost Static Domain.

In addition, there were the Necromancy Wastelands, the Sword Spirit Grave, the Storm Sea, the All Things Alchemy Sanctuary, and even what seemed to be prophetic bubbles that could glimpse into the future, capturing one’s own Fate Silk…

But the problem was, this is the legendary library of the Time Continent!

The Mages who could come here could only be Two-winged Mages, so the memories they left were at best the adventure stories of Two-winged Mages. How could the power inside possibly transcend the legendary?

It’s all fake, they tricked me into looking!

Although the books were fake, the storm of Laws they displayed was not. Hence, Diya carefully made her way through the domain of each book, struggling towards the staircase leading to the fourth floor.

On the way, Diya’s gaze was captured by a book. It was a fairy tale picture book, the cover depicting a brave Knight protecting a beautiful Princess. The floor around the picture book was fresh-smelling grass, adorned with flowers, butterflies, and sunlight.

In the chaotic third floor, filled with gods and demons, the domain of the picture book was as tranquil as a promised land. Diya really wanted to just go there, lie on the grass, open the picture book, and enjoy the serene reading time.

But strong greed made Diya twist her head away.

That’s right, everything here is very nice.

But the fourth floor must have something even better!

With even more beautiful aspirations, Diya resisted all temptations, walked nearly a kilometer on the third floor, and finally arrived at the staircase to the fourth floor!

Unlike the first three floors, the entrance to the fourth floor was overflowing with radiance; at a glance, you knew it harbored even more powerful books!

The Witch struggled to climb the stairs, stepping joyfully onto the fourth floor, and then–

She found herself on the rooftop.

Diya stared blankly at the sky formed by the backward-flowing Golden Rain, not yet returning to her senses.

Where is the fourth floor?

How did I just come out here?

With the last bit of hope, she looked around, but reality shattered her fantasy: there was nothing on the rooftop, no books, no scrolls, no Crystal Ball, no data storage device.

At this moment, the Witch realized something and turned around, trying to go back down the stairs to the third floor. However, after running down more than a dozen steps, she felt no closer to the third floor; the stairs seemed endlessly long.

She looked down and saw that she was still on the rooftop, never having descended the stairs.

The tips from the “Legendary Library Guide” fluttered annoyingly in Diya’s mind like pesky flies:

“2No going back the way you came. There’s no turning back in life.”

“3The library has four floors, and the books on one floor are always better than those below. Always aim higher.”

“4Books might deceive you. It’s better to mistrust than to trust blindly.”

At this moment, not just the White Queen and the Black Butler, but Diya also understood.

The key was the fourth point!

Books indeed could deceive them. Diya initially thought this meant books would masquerade with the airs of thunderous flames to lure them into reading, but in reality, this sentence had been in effect from the start–the “Legendary Library Guide” itself had been deceiving them!

“The library has four floors, and the quality of the books on the higher floor is better than the one below,” this rule is a lie!

There is no fourth floor, and the books there are no better than the ones on the third floor!

If Mages rush blindly towards the topmost fourth floor, they will miss out on the wonders of the first three floors. And since “you can’t go back the way you came”, Mages never even get the chance to regret their choice, they can only grit their teeth and swallow this bitter pill!

If Diya had found the Legendary Library alone, her embarrassment would remain unknown.

But the problem is, she came with an Observer!

When she met up with the Observer at the entrance, and he casually asked her, “Did you find anything good up there?”, the regret inside Diya nearly spilled over, making her so embarrassed she could’ve folded her toes into a three-bedroom apartment!

As you can imagine, when Diya revealed the library’s deceitful strategy, the atmosphere turned even more tense. Even if the Observer was very considerate of Diya’s feelings and didn’t bring up the subject, his sudden laughter during the later part of the Void Realm Exploration struck her raw.

Damn Legendary Library!

Damn Observer!

Why is everyone picking on me!

I have to beat Ash in the game to vent my anger, or I won’t calm down!

Diya brushed her teeth fiercely, washed her face fiercely, peed fiercely, changed clothes fiercely, and then went out to find Ash and said fiercely, “Ash, I’m in a bad mood today–”

“Then stay away from me.” Ash pushed Diya away: “I’m in a good mood today, don’t drag me down.”

“I want to duel you in a Mage cart race!”

“Wait, you mean, you’re in a bad mood and you want to relieve your stress by playing Mage kart racing?”

“That’s right!”

“Well, all right, I’ll try to grant your wish.”

…

When Igula came down from the Floating Car with Hanna, they saw Banjee repairing a controller.

In addition to the Frost Faction, the sixty-year-old Housekeeper boy was also proficient in the Alchemy Faction, and with a piece of Slime-like universal material, he could fix most common artifacts.

“Good morning, Miss, Mr. Bokin.”

“What happened?” Hanna asked, curious.

The Housekeeper boy didn’t speak, glancing at Liss who was eating pasta. Little Liss raised her hand: “I was playing a game and accidentally broke the controller.”

Hanna uttered an “oh,” then looked at the glass Light Screen next to her, covered in cracks: “And this is…”

“I was playing a game and accidentally threw the controller onto the Light Screen.” Little Liss shrugged and sighed.

She was helpless too, but the problem was that it was Diya’s mess. Even if reluctant, as a sister, she had to clean up after her.

Igula nodded thoughtfully and picked up a dinner knife from the table, handing it to Liss before turning her around to face Ash, who was enjoying a custard bun.

“Liss, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but everyone would like to see how you could be so careless. Please demonstrate with Ash as your target…”

“Liss, bump your head back.”

Before Igula could react, his chin got a fierce knock from Liss’s head. Ash snatched the dinner knife from Liss’s hand, huffing: “Don’t let children play with knives, Igula. This is the punishment you get for not taking care of children!”

“But why am I being punished too!” Liss, rubbing her head and pouting, said: “Aunt Bokin’s chin is so hard…”

“There, a little blow and it won’t hurt.” Ash blew on Liss’s little head and said: “Liss, this is the price paid for protecting you. Depending on the situation, you might also become the price itself…”

While Liss was being taught dark life philosophy by her father, Igula dragged his suitcase through the living room back to his own bedroom. The suitcase was the same size as the one Harvey had brought back yesterday. Ash’s gaze followed the suitcase all the way and then shifted to Harvey.

The Necromancer twitched his nose and shook his head: “That’s not a gift for me, it lacks that pleasant fragrance.”

“Maybe it’s not dead yet?”

“Impossible. The stench of living flesh is even more distinct. There’s no way I could miss it.”

“Now I’m starting to be curious about what kind of hellish map of the world you have in your sense of smell…”