According to the Ice Witch's speculation, the reason the Protos Empire had spent vast sums to imprison these three Demon Race members for over a hundred years without killing them was precisely because the Protos Empire had long wanted to subdue these three Great Demon Race members and make them a source of power for the Protos Empire.
The Demon Race Talent magic of any one of them had a uniquely miraculous effect.
Other living beings could never master it, even if they spent their entire lives trying.
However, from beginning to end, no one—or mixed-blood demon—had ever appeared who could make them agree.
Even though the Demon Race had fallen into decline, the former Great Demon Race members would rather die than become human slaves. Even if they formed a contract tilted as far toward equality as possible, it would still be impossible.
Based on the Ice Witch's understanding of these three Great Demon Race members, the Protos people who had previously attempted to propose contracts to them had probably all been killed during negotiations after entering their cells, without exception.
For the Great Demon Race, this attempt at communication was itself an unforgivable insult.
The Ice Witch told Hughberlian that if she were the one to meet Guardian of Antanas, Guardian of Antanas would not harm her, regardless of whether he agreed to form a contract with her and leave with her.
But the other two were another matter.
After all, Hughberlian was not the cruel, vicious, and powerful Second Princess of the Demon Race, Ifatia.
She was vastly different from her mother.
If Lanchi had not wanted to control Poet of Great Love's immortal body and use it to communicate with the two Great Demon Race members, Hughberlian absolutely would not have agreed to let Lanchi take