There was endless white fog behind the door, but when Shade and Miss Danister stood side by side, dots of silver light extended from their feet to the end. The background of the boundless sea of stars appeared around them, and bookshelves outlined by starlight were neatly arranged, expanding and extending around them with the two of them as the center.
At the end of the field of vision, a huge yellow moon floats above the sea of stars. No matter where the field of vision moves, the bright yellow moon always follows the line of sight and becomes a part of the library in the sea of stars.
The white fog did not completely disappear, it still existed at the end of the field of vision, just like the walls of the library.
Please note that due to the ritual of entering the library, the library only opens the minimum permissions to you:
Enter the library and clear some bad status.
Gain the Darkvision status effect, which lasts until the next sunrise.
Only once, ask the library for the history and stories recorded here / Only once, ask the stars for things that will happen in the near future / Only once, ask the moon for blessings. (Choose one of the three)
The ancient god "Silver Moon Sage" possesses the power of "recorder", so although her library theoretically contains the knowledge of all that has been created in the past, in reality it tends to be more of a historical record.
The hint that "she" gave to Shade at this time was also mentioned in the wordless black book that recorded the ritual. However, the book did not mention that the "Silver Moon Library" currently had only these functions, because the way to enter the library was a ritual rather than finding a "door".
Moreover, in the past, when entering the space left by the ancient gods, in addition to the normal functions, Shade could offer sacrifices to divinity or other things to open special functions. But this time when entering the "Silver Moon Library", there were no such prompts. Obviously, they could only use some of the functions of the library at this time.
Miss Danister had been looking for this moment for many years. She stretched out her hand almost immediately. The huge book with a cover as dreamy and translucent as the starry sky flew into her hand from the bookshelf in the sea of stars.
"So, what am I looking for... information about the impending end of the material world."
Xia De thought in his heart, but there was no movement. He frowned slightly, and then felt that the spell library search given by the old god gray robe sage actually took effect:
The Guardian of the Library gives you a tip:
This information has been sealed by the ancient gods and you have no right to view it.
"She" whispered softly.
"Ha, the Old God Grey Robe Sage was indeed the librarian of Silver Moon Sage!"
Xia De thought to himself and continued to try:
"Information about the Sixth Era of the Past Life."
The Guardian of the Library gives you a tip:
This information has been sealed by the ancient gods and you have no right to view it.
"She" reminded again.
"Meow~"
The cat was meowing in boredom, and was very interested in this place, but it was a pity that Shade did not let it go. Shade had no time to take care of the cat, and he was still thinking:
"It seems that the so-called doomsday involves more than just the events of the Sixth Epoch... Information about the Whispering Poems, a collection of poems written by the Witch Emperor of the Fifth Epoch!"
This information has been sealed by the ancient gods and you have no right to view it.
"really."
Xia De was not surprised by this. The "Whispering Poems" really involved the important future of this world. So, he decided to check the identity of the chosen one of "Earth". He believed that such information must exist. Even if not, at least he could get some clues.
But he hesitated after reaching out his hand, and finally made another request:
"Information about the center of the earth, the Randall River Valley, and the Crazy Land."
A subtle pulling force appeared in his hand, and the next second, a small book with a translucent cover as colorful as the sea of stars flew into Xia De's hands from a distance.
The Guardian of the Library gives you a tip:
Allowed to borrow the Book of the Earth.
The book is not allowed to be taken out of the library.
Allows you to record whatever you see in any format.
The contents of this book are recorded up to the year 1854 of the Sixth Era of the Universal Human Calendar.
The continuous and gentle voice in his ears did not end. After obtaining the book, Xia De vaguely felt that he seemed to understand something.
Stranger, you have come into contact with a "miracle".
You have acquired the magic "Moon Library". Your own memories are transformed into books and manifested semi-solidly. The books cannot leave you. The degree of manifestation depends on the clarity of the memory itself. Only text and pictures can be manifested.
This is a magic technique related to the core spiritual rune Silver Moon.
"A useful ability, but the name..."
Xia De thought to himself, and then opened the translucent book in his hand. He thought the letters on this kind of book would be very difficult to recognize, but after opening it, he found that the letters were unusually clear.
The palm-sized book has nearly fifty pages in total and is divided into three parts, namely "Causes of Madness of the Earth", "Manifestations of Madness of the Earth" and "Solutions to Madness of the Earth".
Just like what the unknown man who helped Shade in the Emerald Dream said, the book regards the "Mad Earth" as a natural phenomenon caused by the decline of the world. This is a bit like when humans get old, various diseases will appear frequently, so it is not a relic or evil thing that caused the problems in Randall Valley.
The earth's march toward madness is an extremely long process, and the problems Shade has recently noticed are probably troubles accumulated over the years that have reached a point where they must be dealt with.
Of course, the man in the dream told Shad that "it's just a small matter", but at present it seems that Miss Benanis, the "Witch of the Earth", is right. If this matter is not handled properly, it is very likely to cause problems that are bigger than the evil creatures in the Pantanal.
"So, who is the dead soul that appeared in the Emerald Dream..."
The manifestation of the mad earth is that more and more land is becoming alienated. These are secondary. The most important thing is the black mud that Shade has seen in his dreams and in reality. It is the pure malice of the earth, which has both physical and non-physical properties. If a mortal is stained by it, his soul will be polluted immediately, and his body and soul will be petrified...Shade has the blessing of divinity and the first fire, so he ignores it.
The black mud could not be completely eliminated, as it represented a natural phenomenon and the disease of the earth. Therefore, after Shad and Miss Lathers purified the land of the manor, the black mud disappeared on its own without them having to deal with it.
The first fire in Sister Defulin's hand can also burn the black mud. But the black mud is just a product of the "disease" of the earth, and burning the black mud cannot completely solve the problem. Fortunately, although this is a natural phenomenon, since it is almost a disease of the earth, there is naturally a way to completely solve it.
By now, I have almost turned the pages of the thin book in my hand. The information provided in the previous description of the "cause" and "symptom" is very sufficient, but it seems that there is only a small part about the solution.
"Is it because this kind of thing has never been solved in history, so there are not many records?"
Xia De thought anxiously, and looked at the last page of the book in his hand together with the cat that was leaning on his shoulder.
Sure enough, just as Shade thought, there was no record of a specific solution here. But the last page was not a blank page. The first half of the page recorded the extraordinary power of the "Power of the Earth", which could greatly suppress and delay the problem of the crazy earth in some aspects.
The description of "the power of the earth" is the magic of the ancient goddess Mother Earth, and Shade's power of the earth and healing aura is only a part of the complete magic.
On the lower page, there are two simple lines of text:
Followers of the Earth Mother Goddess believe that the rituals of the ancient gods can completely eliminate the madness of the earth.
Unfortunately, there is no record of what the specific ceremony was.
At the end of the Fifth Age, the Demigods also discovered this problem. They were unable to invoke the power of the ancient earth gods, so they combined the ancient rituals with the "Earth Chosen" rituals. When the Chosen performed the rituals, the power of the ancient gods would be revealed, thus completely solving the problem of the mad earth.
"In the end, it really came back to the Chosen One. The Chosen One's ritual can eliminate the problems in the Randall Valley. This is convenient because I don't have to do two things at once. So next, I will use the power of the earth and healing aura to slow down the spread of the crazy land while looking for the Chosen One to perform the ritual."
Xia De sighed slightly, turned the book to the end, and then unexpectedly found another sentence on the back of the book.
The main body of the book was written in the Sixth Age Draerion language, but the last sentence was written in some ancient alphabet whose origin Shad did not know:
May the earth be with you and me.
He loosened his hand thoughtfully and put the book back into the sea of stars. The book flew back to its original position. After touching the cat, which had been very quiet since entering the library, Xia De looked at the yellow moon in the distance again.
At one moment, he seemed to see a huge female figure curled up and sleeping in the moon. His heartstrings seemed to be touched at this moment, and his soul seemed to want to cheer for a moment. But if he looked closely, the moon was just a moon, and what he saw just now seemed to be an illusion.
I was just sighing in my heart that everything seemed to be related to the Chosen One, when I suddenly heard Miss Danister groan beside me. I turned around and saw the lady spitting out a mouthful of blood. The red blood fell into the sea of stars under her feet and disappeared.
If Shade hadn't reached out and supported her in time, Miss Danister would have almost fallen down.
The book in her hand was chosen by herself, so Shade could not see any of the contents. But the sorceress's transformation must have something to do with the contents of the book.
He quickly closed the book and put his hand on Miss Danister's forehead:
"Silver Moon's Gift from Scindia."
This magic, which was specially used to heal mental damage at night, immediately produced amazing results in the Silver Moon Library. The holy moonlight appeared between Shade's palm and Miss Danister's head, and the lady who was almost half unconscious just now realized what was happening:
"Help me get out of here. That's enough. I might be a little too greedy."