"Yo, Beatrice, I’m back."

Fang Zheng pushed the door open while greeting Beatrice, who was sitting in a chair flipping through a book. Hearing Fang Zheng’s voice, Beatrice frowned and then looked up at him.

"You’re back already? It’s been only a few hours? You didn’t possibly forget..."

"Yo, Betty."

Before Beatrice could finish speaking, Parker emerged and greeted Beatrice, causing her previously aloof demeanor to instantly disappear, her eyes wide with surprise.

"Brother!"

"Betty!"

Calling out, the person and the cat rushed toward each other, with Beatrice scooping Parker into her arms, nuzzling him persistently.

"Ah, ah, ah, this sensation, this feeling..."

Unexpectedly, Beatrice turned out to be a cat lover.

Watching the fluffy Parker being rubbed against Beatrice’s cheek, Fang Zheng also reached out a finger to gently tease the kitten in his arms. The kitten meowed, rolled over, and allowed Fang Zheng to rub its soft belly.

Ah... why are cats so adorable? Can’t resist it!

Rub, rub, rub, rub.

"Whoa... I didn’t expect Betty to be taken advantage of by you."

After cuddling Parker for a while, Betty turned her head, looking at Fang Zheng with a displeased expression, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"How did I take advantage of you?"

"You know my brother, don’t you? If you didn’t know him, how could you find him so quickly?"

"No, I don’t know him."

"I don’t know him either, Betty."

Fang Zheng and Parker simultaneously denied Beatrice’s assumption.

"In fact, Lia and I were living a peaceful life in the forest when this fellow suddenly descended from the sky on a golden flying boat, saying you were looking for me for something, which startled me. But the golden flying boat was really fast. If using a dragon cart, it would probably take more than ten days from my and Lia’s home to here, but the golden flying boat took less than half an hour... it was really astonishing."

"Is that so?"

Though somewhat skeptical of Fang Zheng’s answer, Parker’s words were evidently heard by Beatrice, though she still found it unsettling.

"But, from Betty asking you to find my brother until now, it’s probably been less than two hours. If you really didn’t know my brother’s whereabouts, how could you find him so quickly? Ordinary humans can’t do such a thing."

"Of course, ordinary humans definitely can’t do it."

Fang Zheng scratched the kitten’s chin.

"But I never said I am an ordinary human."

"...You have a point."

Hearing Fang Zheng’s reply, Beatrice instinctively wanted to refute, but upon reconsideration, it indeed made sense; ordinary humans couldn’t defeat Roswaal with one strike, and not only that, completely destroy his divine soul. Beatrice knew very well that Roswaal wouldn’t be easily killed, as he had a special method that, upon meeting an accidental demise, allowed his soul and will to transfer to a descendant of Roswaal.

In fact, Roswaal wasn’t using such a method to extend his life for the first time. Logically, if Fang Zheng merely killed Roswaal, he should have been resurrected in one of his descendants.

However, according to Beatrice’s investigation, she surprisingly discovered Roswaal was really dead, wholly, completely, leaving no trace.

Being capable of that is absolutely impossible for an ordinary human.

Compared to that, finding Parker so quickly didn’t seem so unbelievable.

"So, Betty, what was it you wanted with me?"

Parker raised his head curiously, inquiring, while Fang Zheng cleared his throat.

"Let me explain." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Then Fang Zheng described the general situation. Naturally, he didn’t bother to repeat the matter of the joker and directly told Parker that the owner of this mansion and territory is now him, so he came to inspect the room, discovered Beatrice here, and she asked him to find Parker... that’s about it.

"So, you’re not trying to kick Betty out, are you?"

After hearing Fang Zheng’s explanation, Parker frowned and queried, while Fang Zheng shrugged.

"Generally, if it were an ordinary child, I would certainly send her home directly. But Beatrice said she couldn’t leave the Forbidden Library..."

"That’s true."

Parker nodded.

"You might not know, Beatrice is different from me. She can’t absorb magic power from the air and can only sustain her existence through the magic of the Forbidden Library. If she leaves, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Clearly, Parker wasn’t foolish; knowing Fang Zheng wasn’t an ordinary person, explaining certain things would naturally be better.

"Is that so?"

Hearing Parker’s response, Fang Zheng paused, while Beatrice reluctantly nodded.

"Alright then... Beatrice can stay in the library, but I’m not comfortable leaving her alone here... Well, how about I create another teleportation door, connecting the castle with here, so it’s easy to travel between the two places without using a horse cart or walking... Oh, it seems they use dragon carts here..."

As long as it’s not a Filo bird cart.

"Ha."

However, upon hearing this, Beatrice grudgingly huffed, glaring at Fang Zheng discontentedly.

"Build a teleportation door here? Do you know what this place is? Maybe you have some skills as a mage, but here..."

"Alright, done."

Yet, before Beatrice finished speaking, Fang Zheng snapped his fingers, and soon, a light beam shot from his fingertips, striking the nearby wall. Instantly, a wooden door appeared out of nowhere on the previously smooth wall. Fang Zheng reached out to open the door, peeking outside.

"Hmm, it leads to the castle’s third floor, conveniently, there’s not many people here. From now on, if you want to go to the castle, just open this door."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned around, only to see Beatrice and Parker staring at him in disbelief, as if witnessing something incomprehensible.

"What’s the matter?"

"How did you do that?! How could you connect this place with another space?!"

Beatrice suddenly jumped up and shrieked, knowing well that what she guards wasn’t an ordinary library, but the Forbidden Library. This was not a regular space but a sealed one. It could even be said that the Forbidden Library itself was a sealed world, where only Beatrice could utilize the Random Door to connect to the outside.

But even for Beatrice, the only doors she could link to are within this mansion. There’s absolutely no way she could achieve a fixed teleportation over long distances!

Of course, when it comes to teleportation, many strong individuals can do it. Parker has a certain distance of teleportation ability, but permanently connecting two distant spaces is another matter. Not to mention, neither Parker nor Beatrice even saw Fang Zheng exert any effort. He seemed to have just suddenly come up with such an idea and then directly solved it?!

Are you kidding? This is the Forbidden Library! This enclosed space theoretically should only be under Beatrice’s control. Others, even Parker, couldn’t possibly control the space of the Forbidden Library at will!

"Explaining this to you might be a bit difficult..."

"Difficult?"

Hearing Fang Zheng’s response, Beatrice immediately jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Do you know who I am? I am Beatrice! The Great Shadow Spirit! Magic is nothing to me!"

"Are you sure?"

"I’m sure."

"Alright then..."

Fang Zheng spread his hands.

"Actually, it’s quite simple. First, let’s assume time is the X-axis and space is the Y-axis..."

"......???"

"...Due to particles... because time traversed all dimensions, therefore, we know that in five-dimensional space... I mean, are you even listening?"

"What on earth are you talking about?"

Faced with the long string of words coming out of Fang Zheng’s mouth that she couldn’t understand, Beatrice was completely confused.

What is this?

Are we talking about magic?

Are you sure you’re talking about the same thing as I am?

"The principle is the same. As long as you know the principle, there’s no difference between magic and science."

Faced with Beatrice’s inquiry, Fang Zheng laughed.

"Do you want to continue?"

"No... although Betty doesn’t know what science is... but let’s stop here."

Beatrice obediently raised her hand in surrender.

"Then it’s decided. By the way, do you need a meal? I can have someone prepare your portion and send it directly to the Forbidden Library?"

"Hmm... thank you."

"You’re welcome. It’s just an extra pair of chopsticks."

"What are chopsticks?"

"Hey, Fang Zheng."

Just as Fang Zheng and Beatrice were talking, Parker suddenly spoke up.

"Can Lia and I also stay here? Sorry, it’s just that I haven’t seen Betty for a long time, and I’d like to spend more time with her."

"No problem, I’ll have Ram and Rem prepare a guest room for you."

"Huh? Parker?!"

Hearing Parker’s suggestion, Emilia called out in surprise. She never thought that what was supposed to be just a visit would result in Parker deciding to stay here!

However, Fang Zheng didn’t seem to mind. He just waved his hand and left, leaving Beatrice, Parker, and Emilia in the Forbidden Library.

"Parker, what are you thinking?"

At this moment, Emilia was also quickly grabbing Parker, complaining in a low voice.

"Sorry, Lia, I didn’t discuss it with you in advance, but I think this is a good opportunity."

"A good opportunity?"

"Yes..."

Faced with Emilia’s inquiry, Parker hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up.

"To be honest, I think... I just think that young man might be able to help you solve that problem."

"Really?!"

Hearing this, Emilia shuddered all over, her eyes widening in surprise.

"Perhaps. I’ve never seen someone this strong. To be frank, I don’t even think he’s human. Although I haven’t seen his true strength, I have a feeling he might not be much different from the legendary Three Heroes."

"Really? If that’s the case, then I’ll go ask him right now...!"

Emilia said, hastily running towards the door, but Parker stopped her.

"Wait, I’m not finished yet."

"What else is there?"

"You should understand that this isn’t something simple. It’s not as easy as asking someone to save a kitten stuck on a tree. So, what are you going to offer as payment?"

"This..."

Faced with Parker’s inquiry, Emilia fell silent.

"Moreover, we know nothing about his identity and background. It is strange. Someone with such formidable strength, I should have heard of him by now. But neither the magitech tools he uses nor his name rings a bell to me... While I don’t think he’s a bad person, we still need to be cautious at this point."

"But..."

"I understand your feelings, Lia, but we must act cautiously, do you understand what I mean?"

"......"

Faced with Parker’s inquiry, Emilia hesitated for a while before finally nodding reluctantly.

"Alright, I understand, Parker..."