novelonline Chapter 2751: The Stolen Fire and the Temple Relics
Chapter 2751: The Stolen Fire and the Temple Relics
Chapter 2751: The Stolen Fire and the Temple Relics
For Shade, the probability of encountering these ancient evil spirits is about once every two or three months, but for others, evil spirits and demons are rarer than dragons.
And thanks to various legends and fairy tales, the concept of evil spirits and demons can almost be equated with the legendary angels. So when Shad said that the creation of this burning tree was related to the devil, Mr. Davis and Mr. Meloni subconsciously did not believe it.
But then they realized that no one could joke about this:
"But how could this happen? We have found so many similar things in the woods recently. Is the demon entering its active phase?"
"His eyes can't be wrong. So what was the demon that appeared in this area three hundred years ago? As a local ring wizard organization, you wouldn't have retained any information, right?"
Miss Danister knew that Shade had dealt with demons many times, so she asked directly.
Mr. Meloni, the "Secret Keeper" of the Hermit Group, looked at Mr. Davis with some embarrassment, and the latter nodded:
“We were also eyewitnesses at the time, but when the demon was wreaking havoc in Ximu Town, our ancestors never fought it directly. We lived in seclusion in the woods, and we only heard that the Church of Nature had found and completely sealed it.
The name of the demon has not been passed down, but we know that the Church of Nature used some angel-level relic to seal it."
"Which relic is it?"
"The angel-level relic [Ice Magic Box] is a rectangular box made of ice. Legend has it that it contains the breath of the winter god. Opening the box can transform a certain area into a snowy winter. This is similar to what the God Summoner did a few days ago."
As he spoke, Mr. Meloni glanced at Shad, who pretended not to notice.
The red-haired sorceress nodded:
"I also know about this relic. In addition to opening the box to 'release' winter, the box itself can also be used to seal things related to fire. Legend has it that even the ancient fire demon can be sealed by the box. But since it is ice."
She looked at the block of ice that froze the wood in Shade's hand. The hermits certainly knew what she meant:
"Yes, judging from the effect of that angel-level relic, the events of three hundred years ago may be related to this one. But there was no record of a 'forest fire' three hundred years ago. If there was a similar event, it would have been impossible for it not to be recorded."
Shade doesn't think this is hard to understand:
“The information from those ancient evil spirits is itself a source of pollution, and the church is right to be cautious.
However, wouldn't it be easier to find out the answer by asking the Church of Nature now? Since the demon from three hundred years ago is believed to still be sealed, why not let their church check it out? That shouldn't be complicated, right?"
"No, it's complicated."
Miss Danister immediately corrected:
“Opening the [Ice Box] will cause serious consequences, so it requires certain preparations. And since it is used as a tool to seal the devil, if you want to check whether the devil is still inside, you need more cautious precautions before opening it.
According to a rough estimate, even if the Church of Nature received the news now, it would take at least half a week to confirm whether there was demonic power involved.
But if only a part of the demon is sealed, then it will probably take longer to confirm whether the demon's true body is sealed in the relic."
Mr. Davis and Mr. Meloni both thought that the sorceress seemed to know too much about the relic, but they did not ask:
"We will arrange for someone to report the findings here to the church now. But before that, the five churches in the city had better send more ring sorcerers to the forest to monitor the fire. Our rangers alone are not enough to monitor the entire Vestal Forest.
Although the burning trees only set fire to the surrounding forests, we cannot leave this cursed flame alone."
"It seems that the church needs to send more support teams from other places. Given the current complex situation in the local area, the church simply does not have enough manpower."
Although the unexpected appearance of demonic power was not in the plan of Shad and Miss Danister, it did not prevent Shad from asking the hermits whether they knew about the "Temple of Time".
Mr. Davis, the elder, knew nothing about this, but Mr. Meloni thought about it:
"I have seen this phrase in the cult's documents. It seems that this is a special building with secret treasures left behind by the believers of the God of Time in the distant past. But that was a long time ago. The secrets of the Temple of Time should have been discovered by our ancestors long ago."
This statement is similar to what Mr. Edmond of Coldwater Port said.
"Speaking of which, there are the remains of a Temple of Time in the northeast of Vista Forest."
He said, Shade was a little surprised. After all, there was already a large temple of the Tree Father on the top of the hill. It was unlikely that two temples of the same faith would appear in the same area. But he thought again and remembered that there was not only the Temple of Night in the Randall Valley, but also a site of Moon Worship:
"Have it?"
"Yes, please don't be surprised by anything that appears in this forest. However, according to records, there is nothing left of the Temple of Time, only some building ruins remain. The Night Song Elves were responsible for maintaining it before moving away in the Fifth Epoch. After moving away, they left a seal similar to a puzzle lock to prevent others from disturbing it.
You can go and have a look, but I don’t think you’ll gain anything.”
The old man asked for the map that Shade bought from them and marked the location of the ruins of the Temple of Time on the map. However, they only knew its location from ancient books, but did not know how to break the seal of the elves and enter it.
Since there was nothing to do today, the two stayed in the camp for lunch. After lunch, they talked with the hermits about the dragon beast whose exact time was still unknown. Then they said goodbye to them, claiming that they were going to look for the remains of the ancient Temple of Time.
“I’ve been here.”
After passing through the tree hole and returning to the outskirts of Miguel Village, Shade pointed to the circle drawn by Mr. Meloni on the map and said:
"Flora has been here too. The elves in the forest live in this area. If that's the case, then the forest that you can't get out of is the work of the elves. So were those Chocobos really left behind by accident?"
"I'm not sure what you've figured out, but it looks like we don't have to break the seal of the Nightsong Elves."
The red-haired girl said with a smile, and Shade nodded:
"Then go and ask about the situation. I haven't explored that area in detail, so is this the reason why Emilia chose to live nearby?"
He did not choose to activate the magic "Forest Trail", but instead took out the Chocobo feather pendant he got from the gift box this week and shook it a few times.
Then he and Miss Danister walked towards the direction where the elves lived, and soon they met the blue-feathered chocobo that was running fast.
"I'll trouble you this time."
Shade patted its head and gave it a handful of Mia's cat food. Then he said to Miss Danister:
"This mature Chocobo can easily carry two people. If you don't mind, would you like to sit in the back or the front?"
The red-haired girl smiled and looked at him:
"Is this an invitation? Shade, you are really not a gentleman. A girl in a skirt will neither ride a horse nor a chocobo, so I will sit sideways in front of you."
So after the blue chocobo happily finished eating the cat food, Miss Danister actually sat sideways in front of Shad, allowing Shad's arms to pass through her sides.
"Sit tight."
"Yes, yes, let's go."
Riding a chocobo while opening the "Forest Trail" made traveling in the forest more convenient and faster. At 1:30 pm, the two successfully arrived at the elf girl's tree house. At first, Shade didn't see the blonde elf and thought she was out, but soon he found that the elf was taking a nap in the house on the top floor of the tree house.
dong dong dong~
Shad knocked on the glass, and the pair of emerald green eyes opened and looked towards the window. After seeing Shad and Miss Danister's faces, the elf jumped off the bed.
"Although today is Friday, not the weekend, and although it is now 1:30 in the afternoon, I want to emphasize that I am not being lazy. I just slept too late last night. I didn't stay up too late last night because I was reading extracurricular books, but because I was preparing a potion for Shade and waiting for the dark clouds in the sky to disperse."
When she opened the door and welcomed the two people in, the elf girl kept talking in a low voice. Of course, it was mainly for Miss Danister to hear, but the red-haired girl didn't care about it.
"We need your help with something. Are there any ancient ruins in this forest area that we can't get out of?"
Shade asked, and the elf who was about to pour them tea nodded immediately:
"Yes."
The last time Shade came with Flora, she hadn't been this nervous.
"So do you know the Temple of Time? Is this forest area the remains of the Temple of Time?"
The elf who was searching for scented tea immediately looked at him with a confused expression:
"do not you know?"
"what do you know?"
"There is a tree in the center of the temple ruins. Isn't the place where you appear every time the ruins of the Temple of Time you mentioned?"
At this moment, Xia De was just thinking that the hermits were right, there was indeed nothing left there.
In fact, ever since Shad first appeared in the Vesta Forest, he had wondered what the ruins with only broken walls and a tree left were originally, but he had never connected it with the temple of the "Tree Father".
After all, the special space entrance of the Ancient God of Space is in the temple of the Ancient God of Time, and no normal person would imagine it.
(End of this chapter)