Steampunk: Sixth Era Epic-Chapter 669 - Year 3024 of the Fifth Era
Chapter 669: Chapter 669 Year 3024 of the Fifth Era
Chapter 669: Chapter 669 Year 3024 of the Fifth Era
Although the doctor was not very lucky, Shard greatly trusted the doctor’s competence. With the doctor mediating, Shard believed the chances of the business succeeding were high.
Thus, when Lecia was using Dorothy’s body to teach him afterwards, he also informed Lecia of this matter.
Her Highness the Princess was quite surprised and, standing at the end of the desk with a teacup, she smiled and said,
“Every hour, one can perform spatial movement for just over three minutes? That’s quite interesting.”
She looked at Shard:
“Although the time is short, if you had this door, we could meet often.”
Only then did Shard realize that this relic was not as useless as he had imagined.
The week continued with the study of the fairy tale “Sleeping Princess,” already nearing a month. This time, Lecia did not engage in the tedious theoretical explanations but rather burned her handwritten copy of the story and summoned the princess holding the spindle.
At this moment, Shard unexpectedly discovered that compared to using Arcane Technique in Coldwater Port, this invocation of Arcane Technique was noticeably faster, and the princess’s body was also more solid, almost approaching a real physical form.
“Last week, didn’t you help Dorothy ascend from Four Rings to Five Rings?”
Sitting in the study chair, Lecia put down her teacup and gestured behind herself, and the Five-Ring Sorcerer’s Ring of Fate appeared. Shard looked up but didn’t see any difference:
“What do you mean?”
“Although she only ascended to the same level as me, I distinctly felt myself growing stronger. Not just from the power feedback I received from her…”
As she spoke, she threw out another piece of parchment which caught fire in the air, frightening the cat on Shard’s lap, probably making it think that anything in this room could catch fire.
After the second piece of parchment burned, the figure of the Matchstick Girl, holding a basket, also appeared. Alongside the Sleeping Princess, they bowed slightly towards Shard, signifying that Lecia could now summon two fairy tale characters simultaneously.
“Our levels are even, improving our ability to utilize each other’s strength.”
“That is truly remarkable,”
Shard willingly lavished his praise:
“So, what about the Red Butterfly matter? Has Old Man John finished his alchemical products?”
“He has, but the situation is not very ideal,”
Lecia said, visibly annoyed by the topic. She picked up her teacup, and the Sleeping Princess helped her pour more tea:
“Even after improving the materials, it only allowed us to have longer eye contact, it did not result in any fundamental change. The old man himself admitted that he couldn’t do better than this, and we should consider other methods.”
“So, you went to investigate the Old God, the Twin Gods, didn’t you?”
“Yes, as you know, even though I don’t live at the academy, I’m not exactly a correspondence student either. I requested to investigate the materials from my tutor, and Zaras Literary Academy also has records of this deity.”
Although unrelated to tonight’s lesson, Shard, standing behind the desk, asked curiously:
“Any new information?”
“Not really, this Departed Great One was not a particularly famous deity because the Transcendents of the last Era, who were witches, did not reproduce. Lacking Transcendants praying to birth twins weakened the faith.”
Lecia held her head:
“The only thing currently known for certain is, just as you mentioned, that this Twin God had once godfell near Sicarl Mountain in the last Era, granting power to a pair of female twins to help them defeat an Evil Object sealed in Subspace.”
Professor Dunn’s materials did not specify the gender of the twins. And considering the whereabouts of the Vampire Ring, the old man at the banquet met his end in the Sicarl Mountain Region too.
“Do the records mention the names of the twins bestowed with blessings by the deity? Were they… Helen and Grace?”
Shard asked, hesitatingly.
“Are these the names of the twin girls you encountered in the past?”
Lecia smiled briefly:
“You really are popular with ladies, but, unfortunately, the academy’s records do not include the names of the twin girls. However, the pronouns used in the Fifth Era also denote an age stage, the twin girls blessed with divine grace during the godfall were around their twenties.”
“I see.”
“Oh, it is noted that the Evil Object defeated in Subspace had been sealed by the girls’ family, a legacy passed down through generations… What’s that look on your face?”
Lecia asked curiously as Shard’s face broke into a smile. He stood up and, while holding Mia, looked out towards the Saint Delan Square night scene through the window.
The carriages passed through the square, the gas street lamps casting serene and tranquil shadows across the district:
“They truly did it, they really sought help from the Twin Gods’ Order with the relic of the Vampire God, and they truly severed the fates troubling so many twins… How wonderful, they broke their own fate, quite impressive.”
Lecia tilted her head looking at him:
“Why do you always bump into these odd things in the past? I mean, past and present, always connected by you in this era, like Miss Feliana’s matter, and that Sage-Level Relic in your basement.”
“Don’t think of me as some kind of odd person.”
Even though he knew Lecia was joking, Shard still retorted.
“It’s getting late, the break is over, let’s proceed with the last step of tonight’s lesson,”
Lecia said, as the princess who looked very much like Lecia, holding the spindle, walked towards Shard:
“The best way to understand ‘Slumber’ is to let you have a good sleep. I remember, you need to wake up before dawn tomorrow to use the next key? No worries, I can control the sleep time precisely.”
“Oh, Lecia, isn’t it a bit too early? It’s only half past nine in the evening, and I usually sleep at midnight.”
“That’s why your life is so irregular. Go and get some rest, you need to be up early tomorrow, right? I will go upstairs to have a chat with Luviya and then leave.”
As she spoke, she actually took the spindle from the hands of the Sleeping Princess, while the princess in the fluffy long dress watched Shard with a smile.
“Can this thing actually be touched by others?”
Shard was quite surprised.
“The nature of this spindle is very similar to your Moonlight Greatsword. Likewise, the Matchstick Girl’s basket can also be touched… I can poke you with it myself later.”
Luviya laughed lightly and gestured:
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“Do you want me to do the same for your cat?”
“Meow~”
The sometimes clever but sometimes foolish cat had already shown interest in the golden spindle.
(Mia is sleeping zZ…)
If you look closely, a Circle Sorcerer’s powers actually have many inconspicuous auxiliary effects. For instance, Shard’s fearsome sorcery “Blood Brew Production,” can be excellently used for making wine.
And Lecia’s “Sleeping Princess” actually allowed Shard to sleep a dreamless good night’s sleep; even upon waking, he felt refreshed and experienced an unprecedented sense of joyful mood.
“That’s really nice.”
The time was just before the first strand of sunlight on Sunday morning, and since it wasn’t even half past six, Mia sensed that Shard was getting out of bed but didn’t follow him.
The key to be used next was dated to the year 3024 of the Fifth Era. It was 22 years since the Godfall event in the Forest of Thousand Trees, and precisely ten years since the Divine Banquet at Night Manor.
This key was provided by Granny Cassandra. Shard had already informed Miss Galina about it, and the witch was looking forward to Shard encountering Miss Feliana again, although Shard still pessimistically thought the chances were slim.
Since this was the first use of the key, Shard didn’t need to do anything special in preparation.
After getting up and washing up a bit, he greeted Mia and inserted the key into the bedroom door:
“May the World Tree bless me in time.”
Mist spilled out from the door gap, as if floating like catkins.
[Outlander, you have stepped into the “Time Corridor.”]
[A message from the Ancient God “Father of the Infinite Tree”:]
[Winter of the year 3024 of the Fifth Era, Midland, Valley of Dead Silence.]
[Event: The destruction of the Gadis Library.]
[Duration: Thirty minutes (1/3).]
“Ha, after north, south, east, and west, finally to Midland. So, in the material world of the Fifth Era, how many large continents are there really?”
[You have obtained additional information.]
[The figure of the Father of the Infinite Tree continues to watch over you.]
[The Ancient God of Time challenges you.]
[Assist the Old God “Gray Robed Sage” in documenting the library’s texts.]
[The Father of the Infinite Tree will grant you a reward: Knowledge – Original Sin Magic, A Piece of True Information – Vampire Kind.]
“Hmm? This time, no Arcane Technique?”
Shard still remembered that the first time he used the key, he obtained a Spirit Rune and an Arcane Technique, but now, it was just knowledge and information.
“It’s free anyway, let’s see what the situation is like this time.”
Shard shook his head reluctantly, stepping out of the mist, followed by the laughter of “her.”
“Oh!”
As he stepped forward, the surrounding mist dispersed dramatically to either side, centered from the middle of his view. However, after the mist cleared, the main color in sight was still white.
The howling wind, mixed with the heavy snow, and the snow nearly knee-deep on the ground, constructed a wintry scene before Shard’s eyes. The bone-chilling cold made Shard, who had just left the warm and comfortable bedroom, shiver involuntarily.
The wind passed by, making a chilling sound, and beyond that, there was no other noise. Looking up, in the heavy snow, was a vast but oppressive valley. This place was indeed the most typical “valley,” with nearly vertical steep cliffs on both sides, which converged continuously ahead and joined together in an almost circular arc at the front.
As for behind, the cliffs extended into the distance, beyond sight.
The cliffs were hundreds of meters high, but because the valley was quite large, the sunlight could still shine directly down, causing the snow layer to reflect a piercing brightness. The cliffs on both sides and in front, had been excavated by hand, carved into the appearance of cliffside buildings.
After enduring the wear of time, most of the cliffside buildings were damaged, turning into ancient ruins; and these structures were probably the “Gadis Library” mentioned in the mission description.
“It really is winter… I hope the upcoming winter in Tobesk won’t be as cold as this.”
The dense, flying snowflakes blurred the vision, and the snowflakes hitting the face even felt painful. Shard shivered in the snow, glad he had prepared a coat considering he might face various dangerous situations during his adventures.
