The library was so quiet it felt unsettling.
There seemed to be nothing here beyond the two rows of welcome slogans, just endless corridors and neatly arranged bookshelves. The boundaries of the library were shrouded in deep darkness, with limited light illuminating the corridors. This light seemed to come from nowhere and was so faint it felt it could extinguish at any moment.
Flor once mentioned the wisdom trials, claiming it was the easiest of the three trials.
In fact, it seemed more like a reward than a trial.
A library where you can find the secrets you want to know.
Ethan wandered between the bookshelves. Most of the books appeared old, their covers nearly identical, bearing no titles, only a single date indicating the contents within.
"These are Sincaro’s memories."
Such an idea suddenly dawned on Ethan.
The dates were arranged sequentially, placing them before the establishment of the first era, the end of the war when almost all Old Gods harbored grievances for the events of that time.
Lindong was skeptical; she casually picked a book from the shelf and opened the first page.
One must know that memories are the most private things in this world. Humans only share their innermost thoughts with their most trusted ones, but Sincaro was not to be trusted; they were nothing less than nuisances to the Master of Demons.
She didn’t believe that a few words of psychological comfort from Ethan could upgrade their relationship to close friends capable of sharing memories, unless...
Unless Ethan was a succubus.
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Lindong gasped, taking a breath of cold air.
At first glance, it seemed illogical, but upon careful thought, Anapolis and Bazatous became Ethan’s friends through psychological comfort, even she herself wasn’t exempt. During that inexplicable time in Ximu Town, she was taken home by Ethan, leading to everything that happened later.
But compared to those mentally fragile and inept Old Gods, she was relatively strong.
She only surrendered to Ethan after experiencing additional comfort from him.
Five-star difficulty in strategy.
Lindong didn’t know what others thought, but at least she believed it to be the case.
However, no one probably knew more about succubi than Sincaro, considering he was the creator of this race. Their existence had only one purpose: to confuse and allure humans. Reports on succubi appeared worldwide, and as a branch of demons, succubi undeniably posed a serious threat to humans.
They might deceive humans and ruin their families, or drain their energy. Those who spent long periods with succubi became listless, often dying after falling gravely ill.
Yet despite all this, people still flocked to succubi.
Because succubi were extraordinarily beautiful, nearly every eyewitness report described them as such. Their beauty was unusual, precisely aligning with each "host’s" aesthetic preferences. More importantly, they could inspire fervent and unforgettable love in their "hosts," a feeling so intense no other emotion in the world could compare to it, driving them mad.
For this reason, succubi often appeared in many literary plays.
Authors often used different perspectives to create an outlier among succubi.
A naïve and kind succubus, one who would wholeheartedly devote themselves to the "host," even betraying their race and beliefs for pure love. These stories often ended in tragedy, leaving people with endless regrets and imaginings.
As a girl once poisoned by succubus literature, Lindong had a lot to say on the topic.
Every time she left the Imperial Capital Theater after watching a play, she wanted to find those authors who loved creating tragedies and give them a punch.
More embarrassingly, this was actually her original motivation for establishing contact with the former director of the Reception Bureau, before the Violet Commune was founded.
She used the power of the Seven Council to access all the internal information about succubi from the bureau, but after reading it, Lindong could only laugh.
There was no such thing as a pure love succubus; they were the most morally chaotic group in the world. Even during their service to a "host," infidelity was commonplace. The materials also revealed many topics rarely discussed openly. Besides fervent love, succubi also excelled in ways that made Lindong blush.
In this aspect, they had an inherent advantage.
Lindong had read many investigation reports from succubus victims. Although it was hard to tell from their statements that they viewed themselves as victims, many still spoke of succubi with lingering fascination. Their pain was not from lost property or a broken family, but from the sudden disappearance of the succubus.
This was almost always the end result of relationships with succubi.
Succubi didn’t lack money; to them, it was merely a game. Once they grew bored, they would leave you.
The materials indicated,
Anapolis and Bazatous had been enchanted by succubi. Considering Kane, who voluntarily stayed in the courage trial, the number of victims had now risen to three.
Lindong’s expression was serious; she now had firsthand experience with the dangers of succubi.
Reflecting upon it, although Ethan’s interactions with Old Gods seemed simple, for any other human, an insurmountable gap existed. Anyone attempting to emulate him would be driven insane after speaking just one sentence to Anapolis or Bazatous.