novelonline Chapter 2917 The Last 3733 Years
Chapter 2917 The Last 3733 Years
Chapter 2917 The Last 3733 Years
"The document that the Black Robe Cult entrusted to the Zalaas Academy of Literature contained a list of important members of the Cult. That list recorded most of the names from around 3000 in the Fifth Era to the demise of the Cult, but the name Los Metz never appeared.
I guess either she was unimportant to the Order, or her name was unfortunately lost."
"It is also possible that she lived in an era 3000 years before the Fifth Era."
Ajelina, who heard their conversation, added, and the red-haired girl raised her eyebrows:
"That's a possibility, but Shade, wasn't it 3733 when you went to Ash River Valley? If Miss Maze lived before 3000 of the Fifth Epoch, then could the one you met be a time traveler who had lost her memory?"
After making sure that he had taken all the materials that the witches had helped him prepare, Shade prepared to set off. Of course, Mia had to follow him. This cat seemed to like going to different time and space. When Shade took Iluna's hand and took out the time key covered with cracks, he couldn't help but sigh:
“Come to think of it, today is already Wednesday, right? I don’t know how Emilia is doing now.”
"Go quickly, maybe when you come back, Emilia will be back too."
Luvia smiled and said that Shade had mentioned Emilia too often recently, so much so that she even suspected that if Emilia never came back, the pointy-eared girl might have a higher status in Shade's heart than anyone else here.
【Won't surpass me.】
The "other me" in Luvia's ear said this, and the purple-eyed girl certainly thought so in her heart.
"May the World Tree protect me in infinite time."
Click~
[Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time". 】
[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree": ]
[Winter of the 3733rd year of the Fifth Era, Southern Continent, Ash River Valley.]
【Event: The last lesson of "Strange Tree Academy".】
【Duration: 3 minutes (3/).】
[You have obtained additional information. 】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】
[The ancient god of time gives you a test. 】
【Assist the "Lord of the Black Robe" to complete the last lesson.】
[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: a piece of true information - an additional core spirit rune. ]
"Fifty minutes? That's ten minutes longer than last time. It's hard to imagine what will happen this time, given such a long time."
Looking around, Iluna had indeed disappeared again. Shade shook his head and took a step forward in the white mist.
It was not known whether it was an illusion, but when the boat lifted Shade up from the bottom of the water, he felt that the glowing ashes floating down from the valley seemed to become denser. If the ashes were just like moderate snow when he first came, then now it was completely heavy snow.
This is a very bad sign. After all, the Green Dragon Witch Miss Wilde also said that these ashes are essentially a manifestation of the collapse of time and space here.
After arriving at the end of the river valley by boat, the glowing red butterflies followed the stairs on the side of the waterfall upwards. When Shade arrived at the ruins of the academy above the river valley, as expected, more buildings of the academy were submerged.
The witches' camp is located on the fourth floor of the academy castle. The last time they left, the third floor was flooded. This time, when the red butterfly flew into the gap on the fourth floor, Shade, who had turned back into human form, found that the water had already submerged him to his knees.
The light from the bonfire that was supposed to be here disappeared. If it weren't for the traces of the extinguished bonfire underwater, Shade would have thought he had found the wrong place.
Of course, the witch and Iluna were not here either. The monotonous sound of flowing water and the darkness were desolate and desolate.
"Did they move to a higher campsite because of the rising water?"
Although he was a little worried, Xia De still believed that they would not get into trouble easily. He waded through the water and looked around, and finally found their message on the wall.
The message consisted of four lines, the first of which was written in the common language of the era:
We went to the highest position.
There was a simple pattern of "glasses" drawn on the back, so Shad guessed that it was written by Miss Metz.
The second line reads in Dragon Language:
[Turning around to face the snowflakes, looking to the left.]
There was a simple sketch of a dragon with its head raised up and breathing fire at the back. It must have been written by the green dragon maid. But the font and symbols looked very familiar to Shade.
The third line was written in an ancient language that Shade could understand even though he didn't know where it came from:
[Everyone is safe, we moved the fire, but we lost a lot of supplies. ]
There is a picture of a dog and wolf lying down and stretching at the back, so this is a message from the werewolf girl Miss Bister.
The last line is the common language of Drarion, which is the most familiar to Shad. Looking at the small sun icon at the end, it is obviously left by Iluna:
[We have taken your "baby" with us, and will give you a surprise later. ]
"my darling?"
So he turned to face the gap in the wall, and looking to the left, he saw that the tallest building among the glowing ashes was a tower.
The astronomy tower that Shade and Miss Wilder had entered last time had completely disappeared underwater when he looked over it just now. But the tower he saw now still had three floors exposed above the water, but Shade soon realized that it was not just a tower, but the top tower of a tall building.
Now that he had found his target, Xia De set out again. Standing at the end of the small wooden boat, paddling, he watched the dense debris passing by the boat. This place seemed even more desolate and dilapidated. Xia De even had an inexplicable feeling that most of the dangerous creatures that had originally lurked here were no longer there. They also knew that this place was about to reach the end.
There seemed to be no obvious gaps on the outer wall of the tower in the distance, and the windows were sealed, so it was impossible to tell from the outside whether there was still a fire inside.
Shade wanted to break the window to get in, but after touching the wooden boards nailed to the wall, he found that the boards seemed to have become one with the wall. Even if he succeeded in destroying it rashly, it might directly damage the already precarious building.
"But how did they get in?"
The red butterfly flew around the tower again, and finally found a window on the third floor from the bottom that looked like it was nailed shut with wooden boards, but it could actually be easily removed. After entering the tower from that window, Shade saw the fire coming from the stairs above him.
The area of this floor of the tower is about the size of a classroom. Perhaps because it is extremely closed, most of the interior decoration is still preserved. It looks like this should also be a classroom, but there are no chairs, only some rotten cushions placed in a crooked cabinet in the corner.
Xia De walked up the stairs, and the firelight was getting brighter and brighter. When he reached the second to last floor of the tower, he saw a familiar bonfire burning in the center of the room, and around the bonfire, five girls were either sleeping with their bags as pillows, or leaning against each other, dazed and seemed to have lost consciousness.
"Everyone is here. Five?"
Under the firelight, the face of the pointy-eared elf leaning against Iluna came into view clearly. The little elf looked much more haggard, and his originally golden hair had turned a little dry and yellow.
She closed her eyes as if she was experiencing a nightmare, and when she realized that someone was standing in front of her, she opened her eyes reluctantly and saw the familiar face of the young man:
"Shad. Dream?"
"Emilia! Why are you here?!"
Now she was not the only one who suspected that she was dreaming. In Shade's opinion, Emilia should have gone to St. Byron's to continue her studies. But after direct contact, he was very sure that the Emilia in front of him was really Emilia.
"Not Meng Xiade!"
The sober elf girl hugged Shade, causing Iluna, who was leaning against her, to fall backwards. However, Iluna's waist was very strong, and before her head was about to hit the backpack behind her, she forced herself to straighten up with her back almost touching the ground:
"Xia De, you're here. It feels like a long time has passed since this time~"
The 18-year-old girl resisted the indecent urge to yawn and greeted Shad, then saw Shad being hugged by Emilia's neck. Iluna curled her lips imperceptibly and reached out to rescue Shad from Emilia who seemed to want to strangle him:
"When we left our original camp, we were worried that you wouldn't be able to find us."
"Your message was very clear, but you still didn't answer me. Why is Emilia here?"
"I'm."
"Oh, Mr. Hamilton, you're back!"
The voices woke up the other three girls who seemed to have fainted. The green dragon maid woke up first. She stood up with the help of the ground, and her big tail swayed behind her. Although she looked sleepy, she still said:
"Let me prepare some food and tea and snacks. It feels like I've been asleep for a long time."
She took the fresh ingredients and tea that Xia De brought from her, and her mood gradually became happier after she woke up.
The Gray Wolf Girl and Miss Metz also greeted Shade. The young witch with wolf ears yawned, then found that Shade was looking at her, and her face blushed.
The fire in the tower room was flickering. Six people were moving and talking, making the place lively. The feeling of frozen time and space disappeared, and there was even an inexplicable sense of warmth around the fire.
"I came here right after I parted with you in the forest. It was dark and I was terrified, but I saw a fire after taking a few steps forward, and then I reunited with Iluna."
Emilia finally found the opportunity to speak, but she still held Shad's hand and refused to let him let go, looking extremely aggrieved.