Chapter 31: Creation Myth

Black Langbao, Library.

After pushing open the heavy oak door, what appeared before Xia Mingyu were rows of towering bookshelves that seemed to drown the entire space, extending to the ceiling.

The air was filled with a faint scent of books and raw wood, and the sunlight fell onto the floor through the colored glass windows, forming mottled light and shadows, making one... want to sleep.

"Just woke up and want to sleep again; in a sense, the library can also be considered a gospel for insomniacs."

Xia Mingyu's mouth twitched.

He hadn't forgotten his purpose for coming here; he had to acquire the "common sense" of the nobles of this world as soon as possible, so that he could have a clear understanding of his current situation, status, and what he should do.

"The number of books is much more than I imagined."

Xia Mingyu shuttled between the layers of bookshelves, looking at the books piled up to the point of dazzling, and couldn't help but sigh.

One could imagine that for a hundred years, the heads of the Hughes family had probably been collecting books tirelessly to collect so many books in this world with a background similar to the Middle Ages.

"But with so many books, how can I find the books I need?"

Xia Mingyu fell into deep thought while holding his chin.

The bookshelves in this library didn't seem to be classified, so if he looked for them one by one, he feared he wouldn't be able to find them until dark.

If only there were a librarian...

Xia Mingyu thought about a solution while walking back and forth between the bookshelves unconsciously.

"Wait, that is..."

He stopped his steps and looked at a gap between the bookshelves.

Through the gap, he saw an exquisite hammock, and someone seemed to be lying on the hammock.

"Could it be that Viscount Hughes really arranged a manager here?"

Holding such an idea, Xia Mingyu bypassed the bookshelf and walked toward the hammock.

After getting closer, he saw the appearance of the person on the hammock clearly.

That was a girl who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. Her silver-white long hair cascaded like a waterfall to the edge of the hammock woven from vines, the hair shining with a faint halo under the sunlight by the window.

Her face was no more than the size of an adult's palm, her lightly pursed lips as delicate as cherry blossoms in bloom, and the pale blue blood vessels under her porcelain-white skin were vaguely visible, her long silver-white eyelashes trembling slightly.

She curled up on the hammock, the pale pink silk nightgown slipping to the bend of her knees, revealing snow-white calves and symmetrical, exquisite bare feet.

"What a cute girl!"

Xia Mingyu couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

Although Anliya was also beautiful, her beauty was that kind of gentle and soft intellectual beauty, making people fall in love with her invisibly, but not to the point of giving birth to excessive blasphemous desires. 【31-

But the girl before him was different; her silver-white hair and petite, perfect figure were simply like a super-special agent for a certain group on Blue Star, possessing a charm that hooked the soul like a devil.

Xia Mingyu had no doubt that if this girl were born on Blue Star, she would likely only need to post a single live-stream image on TikTok for countless ACG game manufacturers to come crying and begging for her to be their spokesperson.

"However, it seems she probably isn't the librarian."

Xia Mingyu glanced at the white text above her head and sighed softly.

"Noble."

If there were no surprises, this girl should be a member of Viscount Hughes's family, likely his daughter or younger sister or something of the sort.

"Let's go back to the bookshelves and look around."

Just as Xia Mingyu was about to leave, the eyelashes of the girl sleeping soundly in the hammock trembled slightly; she let out a few whimpers like a young kitten, then slowly straightened her body and stretched.

She slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of somewhat dazed, heterochromatic eyes.

Her left eye was scarlet like fresh blood, and her right eye was pale like ash; the two distinct colors formed a breathtaking beauty on her palm-sized, exquisite face.

The girl gently propped herself up, and the strap of her nightgown slipped slightly from her shoulder, revealing a hint of snow-white skin.

Perhaps because she had just woken up and her mind hadn't fully turned over yet, she stared blankly at Xia Mingyu in front of her, looking as cute as a kitten.

"Such beautiful eyes." x2

Xia Mingyu and the girl said in unison.

"Eh?"

Both of them were stunned, a trace of surprise flashing across their faces.

"You—Your—!"

The girl was about to ask a question, but she suddenly noticed the text above Xia Mingyu's head—"Kingdom Heir to 1.4 Billion Citizens."

Her pupils constricted violently, and the "you" that had been about to slip out was instantly replaced with an honorific.

She then performed a nimble flip, jumped down from the hammock, and stood respectfully before Xia Mingyu with a bow.

"Greetings to you, honorable Your Highness."

The girl said softly; her voice was a bit soft and sweet, giving one the feeling of wanting to give her a hug.

"Who are you?" Xia Mingyu first inquired about the girl's identity.

"I am Lise Hughes, the daughter of Viscount Hughes," Lise replied.

"May I ask why someone as noble as you would appear here..." Lise looked around, confirming that this was indeed her family's library, before asking cautiously.

"If you do not wish to answer, that is fine; for someone as noble as you, I am the one who should be answering your questions," Lise added.

In the gap between speaking, she secretly looked at the identity blessing above Xia Mingyu's head several times, and then placed her right hand behind her back and pinched her waist hard to feel the pain, only then confirming that she was not in a dream.

But, if it were not a dream, why would this young man with beautiful obsidian-like eyes have such an unbelievably noble identity blessing?

1.4 billion... The citizens of the three great human kingdoms of Sosia, Milan, and Rhine combined absolutely did not have such a terrifying number.

And for such a big figure to appear in her own library was simply too bizarre.

"I am Mingyu Xia, here at the invitation of your father, Viscount Hughes, to stay at Black Langbao for a period of time," Xia Mingyu said calmly.

"I see. This is the supreme honor of the Hughes family. I wish you a pleasant stay."

Lise subconsciously wanted to lift her skirt to curtsy, but after extending her hand, she realized she was wearing a nightgown, and her snow-white face immediately turned slightly red.

Her hand hung awkwardly in the air; it was wrong to lift it, and wrong not to.

If she curtsied, she would reveal too much skin, but if she didn't, and if this noble Highness considered it a lack of respect, she would be "socially dead" in noble circles.

"No need to curtsy. Can you do me a favor?" Xia Mingyu seemed to see her embarrassment and said faintly.

"My honor, Your Highness," Lise hurriedly agreed.

"I want to find books about mythology. Do you know which bookshelf in this library it is on?" Xia Mingyu asked.

"Mythology books are generally on the third row of the seventh bookshelf," Lise thought for a moment and replied.

"Many thanks."

Xia Mingyu's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked toward the seventh bookshelf.

In this world where gods truly exist and look down upon all living things, what could be more attractive than mythology?

(End of chapter)