“This...” Liana wasn’t very good at refusing this kind of person. Besides, she was certain now that Nataya definitely saw her as an idol. Would it be a bit inappropriate to refuse her?

However, Liana didn’t need the equipment herself. She already had the clothes Mephilia had given her, which were engraved with runes and were surely no worse than craftsdwarfship.

Liana thought for a moment and finally, her gaze fell on Loraviel. “I don’t have a need for it at the moment. But could you customize a set of equipment for my maid, Loraviel?”

“For Miss Loraviel?” Nataya glanced at her. She had met Loraviel in the trial before. Her performance was indeed very impressive, and she gave off a feeling of being at ease, not using her full strength.

Most of the time, she was protecting Princess Liana, not letting her get hurt in any way.

“Yes. As an assa... a maid who also serves as my guard, in addition to taking care of my daily life, she also has to ensure my safety. So she needs some suitable weapons.” Liana had almost let it slip that Loraviel was an assassin.

“Preparing a set of equipment for me is to protect me. Preparing a set for Loraviel is also to protect me. And Loraviel is much stronger than I am. She can make better use of the equipment’s advantages,” Liana said.

Sure enough, after Liana put it this way, it was much easier for the other party to accept. After all, Nataya’s original intention was to protect Liana, to be able to help her when the demons arrived.

“Okay,” Nataya nodded. “I wonder what kind of requirements Miss Loraviel has?”

“Just something convenient. Because I have to protect Her Highness, I need to be more agile. If the equipment is too bulky, it will be counterproductive.” Since Her Highness had spoken, Loraviel also stated her request.

“Something convenient? I understand.”

“If possible, could the style be similar to the maid outfit I’m wearing now? I prefer something a little more ordinary. It doesn’t matter if the effect is not so obvious,” Loraviel said.

After all, she had seen Lady Oliphia wearing heavy armor while following Her Highness. She didn’t want to become an iron lump like her.

“I understand,” Nataya nodded. She already had a rough idea in her mind.

“Your Highness Liana, it seems Princess Mephilia is about to come out,” Loraviel reminded.

“Mm, I know. You go find her first. I’ll be over in a moment,” Liana said.

“Yes.” Loraviel knew that Her Highness wanted to say something to Miss Nataya. If it were just the two of them, she would tease Liana, but now, in front of others, she certainly had to give her enough face.

After Loraviel left, Liana took out a golden gem. This was the most powerful gem she could create at present. It was filled with Mephilia’s sacred magic.

Although she had given Loraviel a dagger before, she was still very weak at that time, and she hadn’t used sacred magic. The strength of the weapon was surely not as good as the craftsmanship of the dwarves.

The most crucial point was that Loraviel, simply because the dagger was a gift from her, had treasured it like a relic and was not willing to use it at all.

What kind of weapon is just for looking at? So Liana also wanted to take this opportunity to have Nataya forge a good weapon for Loraviel.

It could also be considered a proper gift for her.

“Use the best materials of your dwarven kind to forge a dagger, and then inlay this gem into it. The gem is a one-time use item, so it’s best if it can be easily detached,” Liana said.

“Yes, I understand,” Nataya nodded.

“All expenses will be paid by me.” Liana also knew that using the best materials would surely cost a large amount of gold coins. She had already gotten her order for free; she couldn’t freeload on the materials as well.

“There’s no need for that, Your Highness. If it weren’t for Lord Ryan, us dwarves probably wouldn’t exist anymore. This small expense is nothing to us. Please accept it with peace of mind,” Nataya said.

“I understand.” Liana nodded. Of course, this was just a polite remark. She would still pay the amount that needed to be paid.

I wonder how that Tari is doing. If everything went smoothly, that girl should have saved up a small sum of money for me.

“Then I’ll be going now. I’m very happy to have been able to talk so much with you today, Miss Nataya,” Liana said with a laugh.

“No, no! I’m also very happy!” Nataya’s small face was red, looking very cute.

Liana came before Mephilia. “Let’s go.”

“Mm.” Mephilia extended her hand.

Liana placed her hand on it. She no longer needed to hide anything now and openly wore the ring Mephilia had given her.

“I’ve already spoken with Headmaster Ibett in advance. He is waiting for us in a room in the library now,” Mephilia said.

“Okay.” Liana followed Mephilia and soon arrived at the headmaster’s room.

She looked around and found that it was not much different from the places they usually stayed in.

“What’s wrong? Did you think I would have special privileges just because I’m the headmaster?” Headmaster Ibett said with a laugh.

“Mm.” Liana nodded. It wasn’t a strange thought to have.

She looked at his desk. On it were books about the demon race, the same ones she wanted to read but couldn’t.

“I’m sorry, but I cannot tell you the contents of the books. Otherwise, I would have to be removed from my position as headmaster,” he said.

“Mm.” Liana was a little frustrated.

Does the owner of this library have some strange ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) hobby, not letting people communicate?

However, if she were the owner of this library, she would probably do the same. After all, if you agreed to let one person read, especially about powerful spells that could let you get stronger or utility for various situations, and that person told the contents of the book to someone you didn’t like, you would surely be angry.

He was probably also worried that if some ill-intentioned people learned about the demonkind, it would accelerate their revival.

“Then can you not tell me about the demon’s magic core either?” Liana took out the core.

“This, I do know a little about. A long, long time ago, before I was the headmaster, I saw some records in the Elf Forest,” he said.

“Oh?” This gave Liana a glimmer of hope. “What was it?”

“Although the demon race has brought great harm to our world, we have also created many convenient things because of their appearance. For example, the magic stone was inspired by the magic core,” Headmaster Ibett said.

“I’ve roughly figured that out as well. It is indeed very similar to the magic stones in our daily lives, but the core is thousands, even tens of thousands of times stronger,” Liana said.

“Indeed. A larger capacity, a stronger material, these are not things a magic stone can compare to. All the flaws of a magic stone, the core does not have.”

“Then besides using sacred magic and powerful force to destroy it, is there no other, more convenient way to deal with a demon’s magic core?” Liana frowned.

This is the same conclusion they had come to before. Is there still no new information?

“There is. In fact, it’s the simplest method: to destroy the core from the inside,” he said.

“Destroy it from the inside?”

“Yes. Just like a magic stone.” Headmaster Ibett took out an empty magic stone. He injected a little bit of water magic into it, and then a little bit of lightning magic.

The amount injected did not even reach half of the magic stone’s limit, but cracks appeared on it, and it finally shattered.

“This is one of the reasons why sacred magic can harm the demon race. The dark magic they use is the complete opposite of sacred magic. They cannot digest sacred magic very well, so it will produce a violent reaction in their bodies. This is why when they encounter sacred magic, they would rather take the hit on their bodies than devour it,” he explained.

“But the demons aren’t stupid. They can selectively devour. After all, besides sacred magic, other magic can’t cause them much damage. So, this only remained merely as an idea.”

“...” Liana thought about it carefully. Perhaps my ability can do this?

The pitiful capacity of a magic stone... even if a demon really ate two completely opposite magics, letting them react inside its body, the magic contained within the stone was too little. Even if they did react, nothing would happen.

But her own ability was another matter. Perhaps this was indeed a way?

“Why can the magic core withstand so much mana? The gap between a magic stone and a core is a bit too large.” This was what Liana wanted to know the most.

“Because the structure of the core is very special. It is made from a special anti-magic stone,” Headmaster Ibett said.

“Anti-magic stone?” Liana really hadn’t thought of this. Something related to magic was actually related to an anti-magic stone?

“Yes. A type of anti-magic stone similar to the two statues at the school gate of our academy,” he said. “The demonkind, like the elves, is a product of nature. They are the anti-magic stone elves. And they were the first intelligent life in this world.”

“...Huh?”

Anti-magic stone elves?

That would explain it. With how they can use magic, but I can’t use magic to deal with them.

But is that the main point?