The big book with a black hard cover flipped automatically in Miss Danister's hands, making a rustling sound.
While the other person was flipping through the book, Xia De hesitated whether to talk to him about the topic of "Language of Sublimation".
The Thirteenth Ring Warlock certainly didn't know the secret of the Word of Ascension, but before he could speak, the lady opposite him took the initiative to talk about this issue:
"Mr. Hamilton, I have read the report written by Dorothy Louisa. Since you have seen the Language of Ascension up close, it is impossible not to be curious about it."
Her eyes remained on the turning pages, but she was definitely talking to Shad.
"Yes, I am indeed curious... That kind of power does not seem to be the power of a mortal."
He structured his words carefully.
"It is indeed not the power of mortals. To be more precise, the Ringwitch system, which was formed in the middle and late Fifth Epoch and gradually replaced the Witch's extraordinary system, contains secrets that are probably directly related to God. After the tenth ring, the Ringwitch will gradually understand what kind of power he possesses. The church and mainstream academic theories believe that the Word of Sublimation is the language of God, and therefore has the power to sublimate mortals."
This is very close to the truth that Shade knows. Mortals cannot face God directly, so it is impossible for them to know the truth directly through their own observation like Shade.
Now that the topic had started, he wanted to express his own opinion, but he found that the flipping book had stopped.
"Oh, there is an answer."
Miss Danister said, reaching out and taking the book floating in front of her:
"The combination of Silver Moon, Spacetime, Gluttony, and Echo... I'm lucky, there's one. Oh, what a coincidence, this was written by the founder of Saint Byrons, and it's one of the first words of sublimation recorded in this "Book of Sublimation"... I should have started from the beginning just now."
She moved her right hand in the air, causing the glowing characters to appear one by one. When the sentence was formed, she flicked it again, and the characters turned in the air, telling Xia De the answer.
Xia De stretched his head to look, and the words were -
The echoes of time and space shake the dormant powers.
"Time and space, echo, vibration, sleep, power."
Miss Danister counted out the spirit runes that Shad needed. Although Shad did not have a deep understanding of the difficulty of obtaining the remaining three spirit runes, just from the meaning of the spirit runes themselves, sleeping, vibration and power did not seem to be very difficult.
The meaning of this sentence itself made Xia De think about what kind of scene would appear once he used the power of sublimation words like the doctor.
Inexplicably, the scene of him standing in the void and hearing the bell when he witnessed the fall of the guardian of innocence automatically appeared in his mind.
"Echoes of Space and Time..."
As I silently recited this sentence in my heart, somehow, the things about "Whispering Poems" also came to my mind. Miss Anat had clearly said that the mainstream view was that the opening of the last door mentioned in "Whispering Poems" meant the revival of the old gods. And the sublimation words chosen by Shade seemed to imply a similar meaning.
"Coincidence?"
That was all he could think about for now.
"You are very lucky, Mr. Hamilton. I thought I would not be able to find it. Although the academy's accumulation of sublimation words has reached four digits, the number of spirit runes is astronomical. It is not easy to piece together a specific combination from them. You are really lucky."
She closed the book in her hand and threw it into the pile of books on the coffee table. Xia De had the opportunity to see the cover of the book again. The title of the book was of course "The Book of Sublimation", and the printed pattern was the profile of a woman with a hood.
This is hand-painted with oil paint, and the colors are extremely bright. Miss Danister saw that Shade was curious about the book, so she introduced it:
"This is the founder of the academy, the witch Mana Felena who lived in the Fifth Epoch. Many oil paintings record the image of this lady. As for the portrait in this book, it was painted by my previous librarian. It is basically the same as the oil painting kept by the academy."
As she spoke, she gave Shad another document to sign, which confirmed that Shad Sulen Hamilton had reviewed the academy's sublimation code and confirmed that he had obtained the next step of advancement.
After signing the document, it means that Shade's second, third and fourth ring courses will be adjusted around the three runes that have not yet been obtained, in order to adapt to Shade's ring warlock power system.
After doing all this, the matter of the sublimation language was over. Miss Danister put the document on the pile of books on the coffee table, leaned slightly on the back of the sofa, put her ten slender fingers together, and raised her head slightly, as if she was thinking about something.
Although this lady is a bit older, she has a pretty face and as a librarian, her temperament is quite outstanding:
"Mr. Hamilton, let's continue with the topic we were discussing. I used an angel-level relic to bring you to the academy, and you probably understand that there is something that must be discussed in person. To be more precise, I need a ring sorcerer who masters the power of the moon to help me do something."
"Does it have to be me?"
Moon-related runes are not uncommon, but Shad doesn't believe that he is the only one in such a huge Saint Byrons.
"There are 103 students and teachers who meet the requirement of having a core rune related to the moon. I tried to find some people to help, but their core runes were not pure enough. In addition to your Silver Moon and my Red Moon, the only other pure moon core runes are Night Sky Moon, Half Moon, Moonlight and Moon Hua. I have already found these four people one by one, but none of them can help me."
She shook her head regretfully, while Shade wondered what on earth required so much fuss.
"According to the rules of the academy, correspondence ring sorcerers cannot enter the academy in any way before the group is allowed to come to St. Byrons. I broke the rules this time and was fined three years' salary. But I think it's worth it. If Silver Moon is not feasible, then there is no other way."
“What exactly needs to be done?”
Xia De asked cautiously, feeling that the lady opposite seemed very confident in herself.
"It's very simple. Look at this."
She waved behind her, and immediately, a black-covered book flew from a distant bookshelf and landed right in her hands. This wasn't a complicated spell, a basic spell to move objects, that is, to move objects with the mind, could achieve this effect.
"Open it."
She handed the book to Xia De, who stood up and bent over to take it. The cover was completely black, without any patterns or words. The first page was blank, and the same was true for the rest of the pages.
"Blank page, right?"
Miss Danister asked.
"Yes."
He looked again in the light of the chandelier above his head, but there was no trace.
"Summon the Life Ring and let the light of the Silver Moon illuminate this book."
This method sounds familiar, a bit like Shade opening the hidden space in the basement. But after doing it, the blank page is still a blank page.
"Still blank."
"Well... as expected."
The red-haired thirteen-ring sorcerer thought for a moment:
"Put the book open on the coffee table between us, and let the light shine upon its pages."
"What exactly are you going to do?"
He looked at the coffee table while thinking, and then put the book in his hand on the highest position of the pile of books. After he sat down again, he found that Miss Danister opposite him had also summoned the life ring completely. Shade took a glance and saw that she also had two core runes, namely the forbidden book and the red moon.
The runes of the red moon flashed with light, and together with the silver moon of Shade, they illuminated the pages of the open book.
The detective and the librarian both looked at the white paper illuminated by the light, and at the same time saw dark blue blurry ink marks on the paper. However, the ink marks seemed to have been soaked in water, and they could only confirm that there were words and even pictures, but no one could tell what they were.
"This shows that we are still lacking..."
"Huang Yue?"
Shad added, and Miss Danister nodded, indicating that Shad could take the life ring back.
Miss Danister tilted her head slightly and stared at the blank page, frowning:
"It seems that only when the power of the three moons appears at the same time can the book reveal its contents. The Yellow Moon Core Rune... Saint Byrons definitely doesn't have it..."
She was lost in thought, and Xia De did not disturb her, but looked around with interest.
Perhaps knowing that the librarian was meeting guests here, no one in the surrounding footsteps walked towards this side. Xia De was looking forward to communicating with the students of St. Byron's, looking forward to his life in a few years or even decades, and sharing his experiences with Dr. Schneider when he returned, but it seemed that there was no chance this time.
“Although I still can’t read the content of the book, I have found a way of thinking.”
It was a full ten minutes before Miss Danister spoke. She snapped her fingers, and the black book automatically flew back to the depths of the bookshelf.
"Mr. Hamilton, I'm afraid I'll come to you again soon, but that will be after I find the Yellow Moon Core Rune."
"No problem, I'm always available."
Xia De nodded slightly, then hesitated:
"But may I ask about that book..."
A perfect pause.
"This is not the academy's business, but my own. Over the years, I have been looking for the location of the 'Sage Library'. The library contains the knowledge I want to find."
"The Sage Library?"
Miss Danister smiled:
"Mr. Hamilton, you must think this is some ancient relic."
She is right.
"But this is not a relic, this is a temple left by a certain god. To be exact, the oldest moon god..."
Xia De's heart skipped a beat, and the image of the woman on the card of Founding Silver Moon automatically appeared before his eyes.
"Before the oldest moon god left, he left behind a library. That library is hidden in the cracks of history and time, and no means can directly enter it, but there is knowledge recorded in the entire world. I have been pursuing this secret since I was young... a long time ago, when I was a student like you, and it was not until recently that I got this book from the ruins of the New World. This is probably the end of the pursuit."
"So the Sage is... the Moon God of old?"
The "Library of Sages" is most likely a place similar to the "Corridor of Time", "Space Maze" and "Birth Room of Creation", but Shad is more concerned about the ancient moon god.
Miss Danister waved her finger, directing the teapot on the tea table to fill her with tea. Her voice was very soft, as if she was afraid that a third person would hear:
“I seldom discuss this topic with others, but since you asked, it’s not impossible to answer. Just please don’t tell it to a third person.
Mr. Hamilton, perhaps Professor Garcia has mentioned the ancient gods to you. The original Moon God is one of the thirteen ancient gods, known by mortals as the Lady of Mystery, the Moon Goddess, the Lady of Night, etc., but the most common name for this distant god is—"
She paused deliberately, and the answer appeared in Xia De's mind almost immediately:
"Silver Moon Sage."