Although the address of the academy was written on the crystal in his hand, before Xia De had time to take a closer look, all the words on the paper were cleared and a big number "3" appeared.
The four people by the wall held their breath, but were all very excited:
"Shad, get ready!"
Dr. Schneider warned loudly.
The number "2" appears.
Xia De hurriedly took out his house keys and threw them against the wall along with the papers in front of him and the messy things in his pockets.
The number "1" appears.
"If I come back late, remember to help me feed the cat."
He shouted loudly, and then the crystal in his hand burst into an astonishing white light like a bomb explosion. In the room with closed doors and windows, a strong wind suddenly blew in the light. The doctor and the other four subconsciously closed their eyes. After a few seconds, the light and the strong wind disappeared together, and Shade, who was originally standing, also disappeared.
The papers blown up by the wind fell in the air like snowflakes. Along with Xia De, one-fifth of the coffee table in front of him and half of the sofa behind him disappeared. Both seemed to have been cut precisely, and the cross-section was extremely neat.
"Oh~"
The doctor sighed, looked around the room that looked like it had been hit by a storm, and muttered quietly:
"This noise... is much smaller than I thought."
(Mi Mia is running...)
It was as if it was forcibly pressed into a ball by an external force, and then rolled rapidly in the narrow pipe. Then it was like being stuffed into the muzzle of a gun, and then was pushed forward by a huge force.
Bizarre visions unfolded before his eyes one by one, and the strange illusions made Shade unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood. He saw strange scenes such as a black octopus monster dancing its tentacles under the dim sky, the sun falling in the apocalyptic scene, a black giant hand falling from the sky to destroy the material world, Miss Louisa and Miss Beiyas hugging and kissing each other, etc.
"Ms. Louisa doesn't even know Miss Beas. What am I thinking?"
His confused mind felt like it was about to explode because he had received too much information at once. But soon he felt his feet were on solid ground again. Xia De only felt his body sway for a moment, and then he saw the picture in front of him freeze, and the space jump ended.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to vomit that came with the dizziness. At the same time, the air that flowed into my nasal cavity formed a new sense of smell. The air was dry and slightly cold, and it was filled with the unique smell of paper and ink.
Xia De likes the taste very much.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a large library in front of him, and the floor beneath his feet was a solid wood floor. He stood in the open space in the middle of the bookshelves, and the yellow-brown wooden bookshelves, arranged in a staggered manner, stretched from his eyes to the far distance. They were sometimes high and sometimes low, and the arrangement was not neat, but there was an inexplicable sense of order.
On the bookshelf closest to Shade, there is a brass nameplate with "History (Fifth Era 1-100)". Books fill the bookshelf, and the texts of different eras are marked on the spines to indicate the information of the books. In an era when knowledge is wealth, the part of the library that can be seen in front of you is enough to buy the entire Tobesk.
Looking up, the curved ceiling, which was high in the middle and low around, seemed to be as high as a four-story building. Shade stood directly below the highest point of the ceiling. This should be the center of the library. The sound of footsteps coming from all around indicated that this place was being used. Perhaps just one or two bookshelves away, there stood a real ring wizard in St. Byron's school.
The temperature in the library was lower than that in Tobesk in the middle of summer. He took another deep breath, letting the cold air rush into his lungs, and his spirit returned to normal.
The open space between the bookshelves where he was was generally circular in shape. Not far from Shad, three middle-aged men in blue robes with the St. Byrons badge on their chests were busily rolling up a huge brown parchment scroll placed on a tripod.
At a quick glance, Shade saw the map outlined in faded ink on the paper. However, the coastline he saw seemed different from any place he knew, not even the shape of the coastline of the New World...
"Mr. Hamilton, please follow me. Miss Danister is waiting for you."
The two men, wearing brown leather gloves, continued to "fight" with the map that was constantly squirming and trying to unfold, while the woman spoke to Shade in fluent Dlarion. She was tall and looked about 40 years old. However, the corners of her eyes were slightly raised, giving people a very fierce feeling.
Shade nodded as he looked around, trying to imprint everything he saw in his mind. The woman's voice beside him had already told him that there were traces of the four elements almost everywhere in this space. This was really Saint Byrons, the thaumaturgy academy hidden in the far north, and it really existed.
Then he followed the woman and walked along the narrow corridor between the bookshelves, not knowing whether it was inside or outside. Seeing that Xia De took a last look at the huge map, the woman explained to him:
"The broken old world map is relatively safe among the angel-level relics stored in the academy. Its containment method is simple, and its negative properties are relatively uncomplicated. If it is not unfolded for more than 30 seconds each time, there will be no problems."
"What happens if it's more than thirty seconds?"
Shade asked, listening to the light sound of his shoes on the wooden floor. But when he walked into the bookshelves, the wooden floor turned into stone tiles, as if the floor inside the library was not made of the same material.
"After thirty seconds, the map will randomly transport surrounding objects to any corner of the material world. Mr. Hamilton, this may not sound serious, but once it exceeds thirty seconds, the range will become larger and larger over time, and the effect will last forever. Combined with the map's ability to be unaffected by any magic or spells, do you know what this means?"
The woman asked, and turned right with Shade at the corner ahead. In the aisle between the bookshelves stood a boy who looked younger than Miss Beas, and he glanced at Shade curiously.
"Once thirty seconds have passed, no one can get close to the map, because if they get close they will be teleported. They can't use supernatural powers to roll up the map either, so the map's range of influence will get larger and larger."
Shade answered, looking around the bookshelves. Most of the books he had seen so far were in Draerion or Carsenric, and the writing systems of these two languages were actually very similar.
Occasionally, he would see books with strange words, and after confirming that the contents of the books around him were safe, Shade would try to decipher them. For example, on the bookshelf he just passed was a book called "The Pink Book", which was the only pink book on the entire bookshelf.
"This relic is kept by the School of Library Management. The last time it was used like this was more than 30 years ago. This time it was taken out because Miss Danister requested it. It is said that the map was produced before the Third Age, and a serious out-of-control incident occurred at the end of the Fourth Age, which directly changed the topography of the material world, splitting the main continent in the Fourth Age documents into the East, West, South, and North continents of the Fifth Age, as well as the central... We are here."
The woman suddenly stopped at the end of the bookshelf in front and motioned for Xia De to keep going forward.
After passing the bookshelves, there was another open space in the middle of the bookshelves. Xia De suddenly felt that the library here was more like a maze, hiding precious knowledge of countless years.
The woman turned and left behind Xia De. Xia De took two steps forward and saw a coffee table and four long sofas placed together on the open space. The coffee table was made of glass and was piled with scattered books, and the long sofas were all dark-colored fabric sofas.
A red-haired lady wearing small glasses was sitting on the sofa waiting for Xia De. She had a gentle expression and a pretty face. In her hand, she held a book whose name could not be seen clearly because it was too far away.
Unlike the red hair that is unique to the Cavendish royal family, her hair color is not bright, but rather dull.
I don't know if it's the power of a high-level warlock or the effect of the relic's eternal youth leaf, but she looks less than 30 years old. But according to the information Shade got, her age should not be less than... ...
"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton. From the look in your eyes, I seem to see that you are thinking about something impolite."
The Draerion language is equally fluent, but the tone is teasing.
"good afternoon."
He had only taken a few steps forward and hadn't even sat down when the woman's voice in his ear reminded Xia De of the other party's strength.
He nodded slightly to show respect:
"Miss Danister."
The librarian of St. Byrons Comprehensive College, "Red Moon Witch" Danister, is the first thirteenth ring warlock that Shade has seen in this world. The woman with a gentle smile in front of him is one of the strongest mortals in this world.
The lady in front of him didn't have a very fierce temperament. On the contrary, she looked like an ordinary person who had not been exposed to the mysticism while sitting on the sofa with a book in her hand. But the more this was the case, the more wrong it seemed. The temperament of the ring masters would change unusually after they had the four elements of spiritual contact. The lady in front of him should be considered to have perfect control over all her powers.
After a respectful greeting, Shad sat down on the sofa opposite Miss Danister. He didn't quite understand why the other party wanted to find him, but since he didn't run away when he received the notice just now, he certainly couldn't show any abnormality now.
"Welcome to St. Byrons, Shad Suellen Hamilton."
The librarian said quietly, but did not give Shade a chance to speak:
"Show me your life ring."
This was Miss Danister's first request after Shade sat down. So she summoned the metal ring behind her amid the whistle and roar, but the Red Moon Witch just took a look and asked Shade to take it back.
Xia De originally thought that the little girl selling matches aroused suspicion, but unexpectedly the problem suddenly changed:
"Actually, I'm curious, Mr. Hamilton, what is your middle name, Suellen?"
She shook the index finger of her right hand, which was wearing an emerald ring, slightly, and the teacup and teapot on the coffee table jumped up automatically, filling Xia De with tea.
Then he snapped his fingers again, and a corner of the Thirteen-Ring Warlock's Wheel of Life appeared in front of Shad. What he could see was a core rune, the Red Moon, of Miss Danister.
I felt a little surprised, but I still answered "honestly":
"I have no previous memories. When I was awake, I only knew my name. When I signed the documents for the disposal of the body for the previous detective, I suddenly thought of a word. 'Su Lun' was the first word that jumped into my head."
This is not a lie, just some omitted details. After all, the woman's voice is speaking in my head, and it is true that "the words jump into my head".
The Red Moon Witch nodded and raised her right hand slightly. The phantoms of the red moon, yellow moon, and silver moon appeared on her palm together. The three moons were almost located at the three vertices of an equilateral triangle, rotating in the palm of the Thirteen Rings Sorceress:
"We are all connected to the moon. But the word Sulun means more than just the silver moon."
Xia De nodded but didn't say anything. He thought it was enough to just listen at the moment.
"Mr. Hamilton, when you reach senior year and have a deeper understanding of ancient writing, you will understand that words with this pronunciation appear in most civilizations, and they all represent the silver moon. One theory holds that in the most ancient era, there were not three moons in the sky, but only one. The silver moon was the original moon."
Hearing this, Xia De thought of the second time he met the innocent creator. In the "illusion" created by the other party to match his own story, there was only a silver moon in the sky.
The view that the Silver Moon is the original moon is probably more than just speculation.
The discussion about the moon helped Shade get to know Miss Danister a little better. But then, she suddenly changed the topic:
"We'll talk about the moon later. That's why I asked you to come. Now, let's talk about your low fourth ring sublimation language. For talented students, we have always supported checking the "Sublimation Code" in advance. As for whether you can be trusted, I think there is no need to consider it anymore. After all, no one is completely trustworthy."
She shook the book in her hand and looked at Xia De, her tone was still soothing, as if it was a normal chat with friends during afternoon tea time:
"So what we need to consider now is, Mr. Hamilton, which core rune do you want to use to participate in the construction of the low fourth ring sublimation language?"
"It will be all right."
Xia De replied that he had asked the doctor in advance and that choosing which core rune would not have any effect on himself.
"So, are you hoping to find a build with the current one-ring rune you have, or do you want to challenge yourself and are not satisfied with the current rune? In fact, in the construction of the Word of Ascension, it is of course good if the meaning is completely consistent, but runes that are close can also be added to the construction. But I think your Enlightenment Rune probably won't work because it's too long."
She asked again.
"Both Gluttony and Echo are fine. I just hope to be promoted to the second ring as soon as possible."
The spiritual runes selected for each ring will not have much impact on the future, but the difficulty of obtaining the other three runes in the Word of Ascension will have an impact.
"That way, your options are clear."
The big book with a black hard cover flipped automatically in Miss Danister's hands, making a rustling sound.