“The Human Who Helped the Demon Princess Reclaim Her Kingdom”

 

The stone-paved streets of the South Vantina Border City-State appeared ancient and tranquil under the soft morning light.

Lanqi walked slowly, with a sunny and cheerful smile on his face.

Talia's killing intent was resolved just like that.

It wasn't difficult for him at all.

Next, he planned to head to today's scheduled destination - the Border City-State Library.

This place that his former self would never go to was like an infinite treasure world for Lanqi now.

Although the Border City-State Library was far inferior to libraries in large cities or the kingdom's renowned Royal Library.

But many precious books that couldn't be found at home were collected in the town's library.

Lanqi had many books he was interested in and urgently needed to consult.

Just thinking about being able to live a peaceful life again, Lanqi felt full of anticipation.

As long as he wasn't killed by Talia and didn't let her get that crucial startup fund for her restoration plan, it seemed he had indirectly made this world free from turmoil and better.

As for the mere 3 pounds per day promised to her.

Even if she stayed by his side until death, it wouldn't be enough for restoration.

When she earned enough money to no longer have to live rough on the road, she should have long been tired of this ordinary town and would soon choose to leave.

After all, she was different from him. He just wanted to be a common citizen who could live freely, while she had lofty ambitions.

Thinking this, Lanqi came to a bakery strongly recommended by a maid, bought today's breakfast, and then hugging the paper bag, continued walking on the main street towards the library.

The library wasn't too far from his home.

Even walking like this, as if taking a stroll, he could reach the library in about thirty minutes.

The shops along the street in the early morning had already opened for business, welcoming a day's trade. Along the stone-paved road, the enticing aroma of bread and coffee wafted all the way.

The morning glow and thin mist drifted beside the buildings on both sides, emerald moss covering the end of the winding road, as if telling the weight and glory of history.

As he drew closer, the church bells echoed in his ears, the melodious music sacred and devout.

To his eyes, every building was magnificent.

Lanqi bit into his cheese and fruit-filled sandwich, breathing in the fresh morning air.

Before he knew it, he had arrived in front of the border library.

For the next few days.

He, thirsty for knowledge, would definitely become a regular here.

On the front of the huge building, a row of majestic stone pillars stood on wide steps, the outer walls filled with stones that had settled through the years.

Stepping inside.

He saw only intricate patterns inlaid along the edges of the arched long windows, reflecting a soft halo.

He went straight to the counter and quickly processed a library card.

Then Lanqi walked into the large reading area.

Under the guidance of the indoor map, he found the books near the legal literature section, his finger lightly tapping the spines, his gaze sweeping past like flowing water.

Soon, Lanqi took out a heavy book from the shelf -

"Houghton Kingdom Code of Law"

He took this book and sat down contentedly at the long table, beginning to read through it.

Since coming to such a fantastic world.

Besides understanding the situation and intelligence of this world.

Then most people would be eager to start exploring their talents or try to learn magic.

But not Lanqi.

He wanted to study law.

Magic and power were certainly important in this world, such as magic cards, which could bring unimaginable wealth and extraordinary power to people.

Lanqi was also quite certain that he had a good talent for card making.

However, becoming an excellent card maker couldn't be achieved overnight.

He still needed a lot of magical engineering knowledge and diligent practice and training.

Looking at the present, knowledge and wisdom were his foundation for survival.

Sometimes, understanding the law can make opponents lose with life imprisonment if they lose, and face immediate death penalty if they win.

So he wasn't in such a hurry to study magic cards for now.

He felt that the most important thing when arriving at a place was to fully understand the laws of that country.

—— Or the "basic rules".

So early today, Lanqi came to the town library, found the latest revised edition of the "Houghton Kingdom Code of Law", and began to carefully read through it word by word.

He, who had always been law-abiding, would never do anything prohibited by law.

......

Until the sun set in the west.

The evening sun gently shone through the windows into the library, a peaceful atmosphere permeating the air.

By the desk, Lanqi's gaze lingered on the book, reading while gently brushing over the thin pages.

The orange-red sunlight passed through the glass windows, shining on his face focused on reading, adding a touch of softness and elegance to his features.

"Isn't that literature boy super handsome?"

"Yes, serious and focused, he's been sitting there reading law books all day, he's obviously a super academic genius."

"Wait, isn't he the prodigal son of the Wilford family? That Lanqi Wilford with the super bad reputation?"

"Uh... but you can see he really respects the law. Maybe the rumors aren't so true!"

The girls sitting behind the counter whispered, occasionally stealing glances at Lanqi.

His smooth black hair and clear emerald green pupils, along with his innate poetic and artistic temperament, complemented each other. Once he wasn't so prodigal, his whole person seemed to have undergone an earth-shattering change.

However, Lanqi, who was concentrating on reading, seemed to ignore time and didn't notice the irrelevant movements in the library at all.

It wasn't until the light outside the window gradually became darker that he slightly realized it was almost time for the library to close.

After moving his gaze away from the pages, he finally felt a long-lost soreness in his eyes.

Looking up, he found that the personnel in the library had become sparse.

"Tomorrow, I'll study a bit about the basic knowledge of magical engineering in this world."

Lanqi muttered to himself, inserted a bookmark in the law code, then closed the book.

It was time to go home.

In addition to borrowing this unfinished law code, he had roughly listed his book borrowing catalog.

For example, several books he had inadvertently glimpsed while looking for the law code, he was very interested in:

"Principles of Detoxification"

"Resistance Strategies for Mental Interference Magic"

"Prevention Methods for Curse-type Magic"

After all, after studying the kingdom's laws and regulations, the next step was to study magic cards.

For someone as pure-hearted as him, he must thoroughly understand the countermeasures to those dirty magics!

Just thinking about the possibility of others using these magics against him in the future made him feel uncomfortable all over.

And in case.

Just in case.

If he had to use these efficient magics out of necessity someday in the future.

Then he also needed to know how to bypass these precautions.

As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat!