"So now we have two of the three books. Miss Olanord, you just said that the Unknown Sacrifice Book about the secret of the sun has also been found, but it has been sealed. What does this mean?"
Shade asked, sitting by the campfire.
"The previous manager of the library sealed the book, and the stone tablet was placed in the center of an altar. There are five grooves around the altar, and five different objects with the power of the sun need to be placed in them to remove the seal."
Miss Olanord said, pointing to the lit bonfire:
"This flame can be considered a kind of fire. It is the fire that Teacher Feliana gave me. It contains the power of the sun, so it can protect us in the Dead Valley."
"And this, the corpse of a relic sunworm, I borrowed it from the academy to keep warm. I heard it's very cold here."
Although it was a bug corpse, the object in Miss Samuel's hand looked like a so-called hot water bottle used by ordinary citizens.
"We are still short of three items."
Miss Orlanod looked at Shade and said, and Shade understood what she meant. Compared to preparing daily necessities for the witches, collecting essential materials or information was actually what he was most familiar with.
He has done this many times.
Although one cannot carry any extraordinary items when traveling through time using the Time Key, the experience at the cocktail party has shown that items that must be carried to complete the Tree Father's mission can be brought to the past.
Relics cannot be carried with you under any circumstances.
Suddenly a voice appeared in my ear.
"clear."
But even if it is not a relic, it is not difficult to find items with the power of the sun. For example, the Holy Sun Emblem made by Iluna, which can be used as a disposable sun gun. It is not a relic but an alchemical item, which definitely meets the requirements.
"So there are still two pieces missing."
Xia De thought in his heart and promised:
“I will try to bring it next time I come.”
"It's not like there are no other ways. We are still qualified to make a wish to the great one. If I take out my secret art, the Sun Ashes, it should be considered an item related to the sun."
Miss Samuel, the witch of Zaras, said, but this situation should be avoided as much as possible.
"So, should we keep this book first, or sacrifice it to the Gray Robe Sage?"
Shade shook the slate in his hand again, and Miss Samuel shook her head:
"You find it, and you decide for yourself. I won't get involved."
Miss Olanord pursed her lips:
"Let's hand it over to the god now. I'm worried that other problems might arise if it's left in our hands."
"Yes, this is the safest way. But, what is the second wish?"
Shade asked again, glancing at the red dragon girl sleeping in the ice coffin beside him. The three of them felt that there was no need to use a second wish to wake up Fiona Drago. After all, as long as they left the Dead Silence Valley, there were plenty of ways to wake her up outside.
"Xade, come and make a wish. I remember you always wanted a way to enhance your perception of time."
The witch tilted her head and spoke to Shade, the firelight illuminating her face.
This suggestion was very attractive, and Xia De was indeed looking for the answer. But after hesitating for a moment, he shook his head:
"The last wish is definitely for you to leave safely. In other words, the next wish is the last wish for freedom. Miss Orlanod, compared to me, you and Miss Feliana should have more ideals and pursuits, right?"
The highest pursuit of Shade is to become a god, but the Gray Robe Sage will definitely not be able to achieve this. And knowing the secrets of the Sixth Epoch is just a scenery on the road to divinity sublimation for him. It is indeed important, but it is not the goal of life:
"Ms. Orlanod, this is not a polite gesture. This wish belongs to you, the wish of the guardian god of the library. It will definitely be helpful to you."
He looked at Miss Olanord's face in the firelight:
"Go make a wish."
You are very generous.
The whispering sound in his ear was very gentle, and Xia De asked in his heart:
“So, is it unexpected that I did this?”
Rather, it would be unexpected if you didn't do this. Stranger, you really haven't changed much since you came to this world. Power and money have not changed you.
"Thanks for the compliment, I guess it's just because the power and money aren't enough."
"Shad, you have to know that the opportunity to make a wish to God is not always available."
Miss Orlanod said seriously. Her eyes were also close to golden yellow, and it seemed that all high-level witches had this feature. Under the firelight, the clear eyes seemed to be glowing slightly, but Shade still thought that purple eyes were more beautiful.
“Yeah, not all the time, but for me.”
Xia De tapped his chest:
“About once a month.”
As he said this, he started laughing himself.
At the end of each time key, when the stranger has completed a certain goal, God will generously fulfill some small wishes. A key needs to be opened three times, with an interval of 7 days each time, so it is indeed almost once a month.
"Shad..."
"Ms. Orlanod, I know you saw that my strength is very low, so you want to give me this opportunity so that I can lay a good foundation in the low level."
He looked at the half-elf witch who was hugging her legs with both hands, and the firelight reflected her red face. Shade's eyes unconsciously looked at the pair of brown long-legged lace-up women's cloth boots. As the bonfire swayed, the shadows jumped on the arms hugging the legs and the uppers of the shoes.
These boots really suit her legs:
"I travel through time and space, and go to times I have never heard of under the witness of the Tree Father, not to gain power."
Although Shad gained power from the Time Key, he did not actively seek it.
The two witches looked at him. Shade's expression was very serious and solemn:
“Time bears witness to stories, and I want to bear witness to time. What I really want to do is to understand the stories of the past, meet people I shouldn’t have met, and discover the truth of history and time at the end of time.”
He pointed at the bonfire in front of him, and the flame shaping spell he gained from touching the Phoenix flame immediately took effect. The surging flames gathered under the bright yellow moon and gradually turned into a giant flaming tree, and under the giant tree stood three small people.
Miss Orlanod stared at the fire in a daze. That was the adventure 22 years ago and her first encounter with Shad.
"Just like in the Forest of Thousand Trees, I came to you for help, but in the end, I was there to witness you successfully meet the Great One among the Trees. Miss Orlanod..."
He clenched his palms suddenly, and the giant flaming tree collapsed into normal flames again. The half-elf witch looked at him.
"This wish belongs to you. I don't have much time left. Please stop making excuses."
"I see."
Miss Britney Olanord sighed, a look of relief on her face:
"Then this opportunity to make a wish to God belongs to me. But I owe you a favor, and I will remember this."
Xia De then smiled, stood up with the help of the ground, and walked towards the shrine on the pile of old books with the stone slab.
The witch of Zaras carefully moved from the side of the campfire to Miss Orlanod's side:
"He doesn't belong in this time."
The voice was very soft and used the power of the witch, so Shade couldn't hear it.
"I know you want to persuade me..."
"I mean, if you need me to step aside, I can leave for a while."
Miss Orlanod glanced at her companions on this adventure, snorted and said nothing. The witch with round-framed glasses smiled and said:
"Most witches have messy private lives. I know you and your teacher are very self-disciplined. But considering your age, level 13, and normal personality and aesthetics, I don't believe that you haven't slept with those young and lovely girls. After all, we had no other choice before. But this time is different. Fate can give you two chances to meet, but will there be a third time? I promise to help you keep the secret here in exchange for knowing the secret of him and time, but I want to advise you as a friend..."
She glanced at Xia De, who was about to open the small door of the shrine with his back to the two of them.
"... ... the poets of the Quaternary said—
If in the most beautiful wilderness,
Encounter the drifting dandelions;
Please grab it.
Don’t let time and wind carry it away.”
She quoted a little poem, while Shad on the other side had already opened the small door of the shrine.
Immediately, a strong smell of tobacco almost rushed out from it, choking the unprepared Shad and causing him to step back with his eyes squinted and coughing.
When the thick smoke dissipated, the old man in the gray robe and holding a cane was already sitting on the pile of books:
"You really don't know how to appreciate it. This is the extinct species of Gerati tobacco."
The god complained about Shade's "lack of taste", and Shade, who was coughing with his hands covering his mouth, had already noticed the golden scars on his palms. The cracks spread in front of his eyes, and the process looked particularly terrifying:
"Hello, God."
He heard the two witches behind him stand up and stand not far behind him.
"Hello, time traveler, may the moon and time bless you."
The old man in a gray robe and a pointed hat said with a smile, looking around, he seemed to be in a good mood, and his tone was very cheerful:
"Look, you found the second book, but the unfortunate girl has fallen asleep. Has anything interesting happened here? Do you want to use the second wish to wake her up? I can still do such a small thing."
Xia De shook his head slightly:
"We will use mortal means to awaken it later. Gray-robed sage, guardian of the library, this is the Jaeger Scroll."
He handed over the slate respectfully. The god in front of him looked serious, threw his pipe into the air, and then reached out to take the slate. The god's old palm stroked the surface of the slate, squinted his eyes and looked at the words on it:
"From the first year of the First Era to now... I really hope that these words will never change."
He thrust the stone slab into the air, and a large transparent bookshelf appeared beside him. Between the upright books, there was just enough space to accommodate the stone slab:
"It's better than I thought. So, what wish do you want to fulfill?"
Chapter 723: The Desire's Origin