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Chapter 972, Section 967: Three Fairies (4k)

Zhao Guanwu?
Marn immediately noticed that the statue had the same long, thin ears as the other two, and this typical fairy feature seemed to say a lot, such as his incredible ability to "invent and create".

And there was what the Federation had recently assured "Sierra"—that Zhao Guanwu could not lie to them.

If he is a fairy, then this is easy to explain.

It wasn't because the Federation had signed some special secret contract with him, but because the Federation had already grasped his fairy nature, which was why they were able to make this judgment.

No wonder this guy is so powerful, yet he still has to cooperate with the Federation.

Marne has now figured it out: the reason he established this relationship with the Federation is probably because, as a half-elf, he cannot unleash his reality-distorting power on his own.

At least from what he knew, the power of these half-demons seemed to be achieved through "wishing," and this process also depended on the existence of an external wisher. So it was very likely that the Federation and Zhao Guanwu had reached some special agreement regarding wishing.

For a half-elf, a stable and large organization like the Federation seems to be one of the few suitable partners. At least he doesn't need to worry about his partner being suddenly eliminated by someone.

Almost all of Marx and Eng's previous doubts about Zhao Guanwu disappeared with the emergence of this identity.

“These are…” Marne asked.

The old woman, a kind of fairy, also raised her head, her eyes filled with respect:

"These three are the creators of the Immortal Realm. The one in front is the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons who now rules over us, the king of demons. To his left is the legendary forger, a mythical demon, and the original creator of the prison and the Immortal Realm."

"Even if you haven't met this fairy, you should have heard of her name. You humans are probably more familiar with the role she plays in the Fright Five, but don't think that she only has the kind of face you are familiar with."

"This great fairy's influence on the world is far more profound than you can imagine."

Marx and Eng continued, following her line of thought:

"The forger has always been a mystery to me."

The old woman smiled:

"Of course, and even if she is the most famous fairy, you can't really know anything about her. Many of the legends only circulate among us, and you will never hear or know them in your lifetime."

"Don't be fooled by how close she is to you now; a fairy is still a fairy."

Marx and Engels nodded repeatedly in agreement:

"And the other two..."

The old woman then looked at Zhao Guanwu's statue, but the reverence in her eyes was gone:
"You probably haven't heard of this person before. We used to call him the Son of the Stars, but recently many fairies have given him some new nicknames, such as 'traitor,' 'half-blood,' 'freak,' and 'sycophant.' You can probably tell that these aren't any compliments for him."

"This is because although he is a very powerful fairy, he has never gotten along well with us. You could say that he has been frequently seen in your human royal court for a long time, and he is almost one of the fairies who likes to associate with you the most."

"Moreover, the way he interacts with you always arouses the disgust of other fairies, because he is neither the kind of outstanding charlatan who makes fun of you and spreads the fame of us fairies by playing with and tormenting you, nor is he a mythical figure like the Forger who constantly creates miracles in various civilizations."

"To be honest, what he did was a complete disgrace to the identity of a fairy. He particularly liked to provide you with help almost for free, and he wasn't building any particularly great or important miracles."

"What he does most often is to make the things that your rulers really want, without hiding any surprises or traps in them. This also leads to his creations often being boring and unimaginative 'human products'."

"For example, your rulers' favorite ultimate war weapons, the elixir of immortality, the mind controller, are things that only you humans would be obsessed with. Any fairy with a bit of ambition would find it hard to resist spitting on these crudely made things."

Marne asked, somewhat surprised:
"is it so serious?"

Furthermore, if Zhao Guanwu was so despised by them, then why would he have such a huge statue?

The old woman, a fairy, bent over and said:
"Of course, to be honest, what he did was incomprehensible to us. I don't understand why a fairy would be so obsessed with serving other races, and have almost no brilliant works of his own."

"He felt like an outcast among the fairies, which is why we used to call him a freak. However, his situation has improved a bit in recent years, mainly because he participated in the construction of this place."

"Moreover, it's not that he doesn't have any good works, it's just that he doesn't have any good independent works, because apart from the kings of those mortal kingdoms, there are also a few fairies who recognize his talent, or other outstanding masters who will find him and ask him to help create some great things, and he will also participate as an assistant."

"For example, the Fairy Realm was created by the Founder and him together, and it is said that the Founder had participated in many important miracle creations. However, what he did still lacks originality for us fairies. Even though we have to admit that such work is difficult, it is hard to express our appreciation."

"It wasn't until something happened that we changed our opinion of him."

Marx and Engels also vaguely guessed what it was:
"Is this related to the Immortal Realm?"

The old woman nodded approvingly.

"Indeed, all the fairies used to despise his waste of talent, but when the construction of the Immortal Realm was nearing completion, this despised fairy appeared here on his own, and many fairies who hated him immediately spoke ill of him and even tried to drive him away."

"All the fairies thought he wanted to gain some fame and take this opportunity to flatter us and wash away his bad reputation. So they all deliberately teased him because they didn't want him to succeed. That's the nature of fairies: mischievous, arrogant, and self-righteous."

"And I guess you've noticed it too. The real reason this old devil is so ostracized is because he's not like us. He's just too honest and boring, like a human in a devil's skin."

"We find this appearance utterly repulsive."

Marx and Engels asked:

"But something must have happened later, right?"

The old woman, like a fairy, nodded:
"Although we kept teasing, cursing, and even insulting him with the most vicious fairy language, this old fairy continued to help us build the Fairy Realm silently, and before we knew it, we had forgotten about him."

"It wasn't until a few days after the Immortal Realm was completed that we realized how indispensable the help he provided was. Without his help, the Forger and the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons would not have been able to complete the Immortal Realm in time."

"We don't know how he discovered it, but it's clear that this old goblin somehow realized we didn't have enough time, and despite the disdain of most goblins, he provided us with help we claimed we didn't need, which completely changed the history of goblins. "Because it soon became clear that we needed the Celestial Realm, more than ever before. It's not just your refuge, but also the goblins' last home."

"The disaster struck as we expected, but it came even faster. All the fairies who didn't have time to hide here were brutally slaughtered again. Fortunately, most of the fairies managed to escape your world in time."

"If the establishment of the Immortal Realm had been delayed by a few months, countless demons would have lost their lives as a result."

"Only then did we understand why this old monster did all this, and why he still insisted on helping us build the Immortal Realm even though we had expressed our disgust and contempt for him."

“He saw things that we didn’t notice.”

Marne said:

"So in a way, he not only saved my life, but also the lives of many fairies?"

The old woman nodded, her gaze towards Zhao Guanwu quite complex:

"After that, the fairies stopped mocking him. However, just as we were about to express our gratitude to him, we discovered that he had left the Fairy Realm at some point and had never returned since."

“Some fairies even suspected that he had died in that massacre, but more fairies believed that he was still as out of place as ever. And that is indeed the case. Although he saved us and won the heartfelt respect of most fairies, many of our opinions about him did not disappear.”

"Rather than our kind, he is still more like a respected stranger."

"Of course, after this incident, the Lord of All Demons also expressed his personal respect, and even increased the number of statues originally planned from two to three. You may not be able to understand this, but it is a great respect."

“Especially for the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons, he has almost never done anything like this.”

Hearing this, Ma En could sense that this Lord of All Demons was not the kind of person who was easy to talk to. After all, the old woman had just mentioned that most demons had personalities that were completely different from Zhao Guanwu's, and he himself had also met demons with rather wicked personalities.

Not to mention, the old fairy woman just revealed something very interesting: the Lord of All Demons resurrected his targets more than ten times in order to humiliate the invaders who came here.

Although the old woman didn't seem to care much, her behavior clearly revealed a hint of arrogance—not only towards the intruders, but also towards the one she was meant to protect.

This kind of behavior is exactly what a mischievous child would do.

However, the old woman's words also explained a very important question for Ma En: why he never felt that Zhao Guanwu had anything in common with these demons. He even almost thought that he had some kind of stereotype about these demons, since his first experience with demons was not good.

But now it seems that these fairies are indeed as wicked as depicted in the Quranic illusion, except that Zhao Guanwu and the forger are just special cases.

To verify his own ideas, Marx and Engels then asked:

"And what about this Lord of Ten Thousand Demons? What is he like...?"

As if she had anticipated Marx and Engels' question, the old woman looked ahead to the statue of the tall, thin man, her eyes filled with barely concealed reverence:

"He was once the Fairy King's companion and one of the few fairies who could lead us. Now that the Fairy King has abandoned us, he is the most respected leader among all fairies."

"In your world, he has many names: 'the real devil,' 'the king of pranks,' 'the big liar,' 'the king of lies.' You humans don't really like him."

"But he is an idol to many fairies because he is very good at creating outstanding surprises, and as the current Lord of all fairies, he also cares about the fate of us fairies. When facing the impending crisis, he can unite us scattered creatures and fight for our common survival."

"Without the Forger, the Immortal Realm could not have begun to be built; without the Child of the Stars, the Immortal Realm could not have been completed; but without him, the concept of the Immortal Realm would not even exist."

"He sensed our real threat and reacted in advance, so what's really important to us is what he's doing here now, rather than the various stories you're familiar with."

"And the Lord of all demons today, just like his name suggests, is no longer the demon who was once most adept at toying with you humans. You don't need to care about his glorious past; you only need to know that he is the master of this place."

"He is also our new king, but as for what he is like..."

"You can go see for yourself."

Marne felt that if he weren't from the future, he would be quite surprised and shocked that the fairy, once known as the 'Great Liar,' could build such a sanctuary.

Unfortunately, he knew absolutely nothing about the past of this Lord of Ten Thousand Demons.

But it's not hard to understand from her words. Now, this Lord of All Demons seems to have stopped being obsessed with tormenting humans and seems to have become some kind of atypical fairy, like the Forger.

Mar and Eng said curiously:
Can I see him here?

To be honest, he wasn't that interested in seeing him, since such an act might be a little dangerous.

The old witch nodded:
"Of course, he likes to play with you when he has nothing to do, but you don't need to rush now. You'll meet him sooner or later anyway, and your body should have recovered by now. I'll take you for a walk around the neighborhood first. Here, take this with you. You need this to move freely in the Immortal Realm."

As she spoke, she handed over a map.

Marne took the map; the drawings on it were clearly not perfectly aligned with the scale, and looked more like a child's whimsical drawing than a professional map.

The old woman said:
"The Immortal Realm is too vast for you, so you must use a map to travel here. Also, this is where you are located and where you live."

"No matter where you want to go, just put your hand on it and then silently say the name on it. But you'd better not wander around, as some places have special rules."

"Okay, I'll unlock a few places for you first, hmm..."

Let's go here first.

As she spoke, she pointed to a small tent drawn on the map.

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