The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Chapter 453 Taboo Secrets

With some trepidation, Aarons followed Jiangyue back to the library.

In fact, everyone who has been to the library knows where the entrance to the Forbidden Books Library is - after all, there is even a sign next to the very conspicuous passage to prevent outsiders from entering by mistake.

"The gate of the Forbidden Library is guarded by a permanent staff member from the Magician's Guild, and a high-level barrier that completely covers the area has been set up, so ordinary people cannot enter and exit at will."

Jiangyue walked side by side with Aarons along the way. Although the two did not behave very intimately, Jiangyue's beautiful and gentle smile still attracted a lot of attention.

And these people basically have the same idea - why would that ordinary-looking man be with such a beauty?

They don't match at all!

"It seems that there are many important things kept in the forbidden library."

"Hey, sir, what do you think is in the forbidden library?"

After Huang Yayin mentioned the forbidden library here before, Aarons went to look up some relevant information.

Information released by the Magicians' Guild shows that the Forbidden Library contains many now-lost ancient magic fragments, as well as the original versions of some advanced magical technologies.

Although these things are indeed very rare, they are not to the extent that they must be kept strictly confidential. The destructive power of many ancient magics is not comparable to the magic arrays that can be mass-produced today. Most advanced magic technologies have extremely high costs and very low returns, and have no commercial value at all.

Do these things, which may not necessarily be wanted if you take them out, really need to be put in some place for safekeeping?

"I heard there are some forbidden spells used in wars? I'm not a magician, so I don't really understand these things."

"Yes, there are indeed some such things. However, the ancient forbidden spells are only of ordinary level compared to today's... We are here."

While the two were chatting idly, Aarons had already followed Jiangyue through the corridor and arrived at the basement of the library.

When they came to a big door covered with a large number of magic runes, a male magician who looked obviously sleep-deprived walked out of the small room next to the door.

"This is the Pandmore Forbidden Library, which is under the direct supervision of the Magician's Guild. Without the authority granted by the Guild Master, you cannot—Ah! Sage, Sage?!"

The guild staff member's tone was quite serious at first, but when he saw Jiang Yue's face clearly, he immediately screamed in fear.

...What did Jiangyue do before?

"I want to take this gentleman to visit the forbidden library. Please make way for me."

Although Jiangyue always had a gentle smile on her face, Aarons only felt a little scared at this moment.

"Yes, yes, yes! This gentleman is your friend, right? I'll go open the door! Please feel free to do as you please!"

After saying these words tremblingly, the guild official immediately fled back to his room.

And the magic runes that were originally flowing on the gate then quietly disappeared.

"Please come in sir. You won't be disturbed once you're inside."

...Does this have some other implication?

Aarons, who had been worried about whether his identity would be exposed, now just wanted to turn around and go home immediately.

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The structure of the Forbidden Library is actually not much different from the library on the ground.

Although it has been buried deep underground all year round, due to the maintenance of a special magic array, not only is there no sense of humidity here, the air is also no different from that on the ground.

"This area is all related to magic. If you are interested in these, you can copy some of them and take them out."

"No... no matter what, this won't work, right? Besides, I'm not really interested in magic."

"Heh, I don't think you're the kind of person who would care about these things. Then let's go directly to the central area. I want to find something there."

Although Jiang Yue's attitude has not changed much, Aarons, who has a guilty conscience, always feels that she is testing him.

...If she really discovered my identity, I might end up dying here today.

"Although the real core of the Forbidden Library is in front, the things stored there have almost nothing to do with magic."

"Is something that's not magical... so important?"

"Yes, the things there are the real 'taboos' that cannot be seen in public."

In fact, Aarons probably already guessed the answer.

For Jiang Yue, who was once a high-ranking magician, magic and magical technology are indeed not important things - compared to these, some "secrets" that cannot be made public may be more valuable.

"Then this is the core area."

When the two of them walked through the long and narrow corridor and came to a set of huge circular bookshelves, Jiang Yue stopped and turned to face Aarons.

"What is preserved here are certain historical truths that various countries and organizations on the continent have tried to cover up or eliminate... There are even real records left over from the Demon War period."

"...I see. These things are indeed 'taboo'."

No matter what kind of country or organization it is, there will be more or less dark history - after all, some problems that often occur in this world cannot be solved by great and glorious ways alone.

So whether it is despicable conspiracy or bloody and cruel massacre, these shadows accompanying the light will always leave traces in history.

The real "taboos" in the Forbidden Library are the historical truths that would cause social unrest once they are made public.

"For example, the founding process of the Armand Empire in the northeast of the continent two hundred years ago was not as just as they claimed."

——Official records from the Magicians' Guild show that the founding emperor of the Armand Empire was not actually a hero who defeated the corrupt nobles of the Kingdom of Cardia, but a villain who used similar commercial fraudulent means to defraud and seize the territory of the Kingdom of Cardia.

When the Kingdom of Cardia sent an army to try to reclaim its territory, the founding emperor used a strategy of sowing discord to manipulate a tribe of the Sunset in the south, causing the tribe to misunderstand and engage in a fierce battle with the Kingdom of Cardia.

Eventually, through clever manipulation and bluffing, Armand I gradually consolidated his power and established his own country in the territory he had seized by force.

"The most ridiculous thing is... not long after the founding of the country, the emperor raised all kinds of tax rates to nearly 40% in one go just to reward his followers."

If the first emperor had not died suddenly of illness not long after, and his successor, the second emperor, had not promptly formulated and issued a national policy of recuperation and quickly reduced various taxes, the newly established Armand Empire would probably have been overthrown by the resentful people within ten years.

...It is truly a miracle that a country like this, which was hopelessly rotten from the very beginning, could survive for two hundred years.

"I see... If this information were to spread outside, many people would be affected."

"If you are interested in these things, feel free to look through them. As long as you don't take the original records made by the Magician's Guild out, it's okay even if you copy them down."

The handwritten information is not that authoritative, and not many people would believe it even if it was made public - only the original records that have been personally verified by the Magicians' Guild can serve as solid evidence.

Therefore, the so-called "taboo" is actually the "handle" held by the Magicians' Guild on the various countries on the continent.

"Hmm... So what are you going to look for here, teacher?"

Aarons was not very interested in this information which only had political value, but Jiangyue seemed to be quite interested in some things here.

When Jiangyue casually took out a set of books that looked quite old from the huge bookshelf, Aarons immediately asked questions out of curiosity.

"Me? I'm trying to find an answer here."

As if she already knew something, yet as if she knew nothing yet - Jiangyue held the ancient volumes carefully in both hands and answered Aarons' questions with a serious expression.

"What I want to know is... why this world summons a 'hero' from another world."