novelonline Chapter 3443 The Promise with Danest
Chapter 3443 The Promise with Danest
Chapter 3443 The Promise with Danest
Good evening, Professor Danist.
Footsteps echoed through the library, followed by Emilia's sweet greeting to Danist. The stars twinkled on the arched ceiling, and the planetarium slowly rotated. The library was quiet; St. Byron was experiencing another long, peaceful night.
The red-haired sorceress, who had been sitting on the sofa reading a book, put it down, glanced at Shad and Emilia, and then asked them:
"Good evening, is little Leona settled in yet?"
"Yes, Professor, little Leona also likes Ellie very much. Before we left the island, they were a little tired from playing and went back to their unicorn den to rest. I will visit them again tomorrow."
After speaking, Emilia secretly observed the administrator's expression. Seeing that the administrator did not object, she knew that she had been granted the right to go out on the weekend.
Knowing that Shad and Daniste had things to discuss, she quietly said goodbye and left.
Daniste then stood up to greet Shad's arrival, her previous serious expression transforming into a smiling one:
"Good evening, Shad. What happened on the island today? You look very serious."
Do you know about the "History of Time"?
The red-haired sorceress wrapped her arms around his neck and raised an eyebrow:
"Of course I know. Didn't we discuss this relic a while ago?"
Seeing that Xia De was about to open his mouth, she raised her hand to stop him:
"I can probably guess what you're going to say, but don't say it here."
As she spoke, she took Xia De's hand:
"Let's go, let's talk in the basement of the library."
Xia De still doesn't know how many underground floors the library has. Some things only the current librarian knows, and some things even she doesn't know.
This time, the two went not to Level 1, where low-risk books were stored, nor to Level 2, which Shad and Emilia frequented, but to Level 3, which Shad had never been to before.
Level 3 is similar to the area above ground, and the entrance area is also library-style. However, this library has fewer than fifty bookshelves, followed by walls. There's a door on each of the four walls (east, west, south, and north), Daniste explained to Shad:
"These four doors have the same function. After gaining access, grip the doorknob, imagine the area you want to go to, and then open the door. Level 3 connects to a series of separate spaces, most of which are used for research on the artifacts. If you are a student in the School of Library Management, this is the area you will frequent most after you enter the high school or stay on campus."
She then demonstrated it to Xia De, and behind the door was a classroom with a round table.
The classroom's desks, chairs, blackboard, and podium were all very ordinary. The walls were made entirely of large, gray stones, and kerosene lamps and torches hung on them. Although there were windows, each one was firmly boarded up, leaving no gaps.
Shad's "powerful spatial awareness" was also unable to perceive the spatial state outside the room, and Daniste did not provide a particularly detailed explanation of the situation:
"Speak. It's absolutely safe to talk here; there's no way we can eavesdrop. What do you know about the [Chronicles of Time]?"
The sorceress, now appearing to be eighteen, asked a question. Shad briefly recounted his search for the traitorous priest, focusing on his encounter with cultists in the snowy mountains, followed by his meeting with the "clowns." The treasure hunt became a less important background element; what mattered were Mr. Mortis's final words:
"Although he only said that the book was in the library of the ancient gods, according to our understanding, the library of the Silver Moon Sage should be the place we are going to tomorrow night, right?"
Do you think this news is reliable?
Danist asked this, one hand resting on the desk in the first row near the door, and Shad nodded:
"My relationship with that Mr. Mortis is quite good, and at the time we were mainly talking about the treasure map. The information about the [Chronicle of Time] was just something he mentioned casually."
Furthermore, both the "Clown Troupe" and the "Prophet's Association" are branches of the ancient Order of Fate, so it's reasonable that they know the legends and secrets of that book.
Shad took a deep breath:
"I'm just wondering, we opened that door through a ritual, and entering the library only grants us the lowest level of access. Even if the [Chronicles of Time] really is in the library, will we be able to access it?"
But that wasn't what Daneste was thinking at the moment:
"My question is, what do you want to do with the [Book of Time]? We're assuming that even if you find the book in the library, you can't actually get your hands on it completely; you can only use it once at most. So what do you want to do?"
I know this book's power can completely suppress those three fate-related angelic relics, but I also know the [Chronicle of Time] is an unknowable relic; if you want to write on it, you must bear the price of time and fate.
Xia De already knew some of the function of the "Book of Time": anything written on it, whether it involves the present, the past, or the future, will become reality.
Although both involve manipulating fate through writing, the "History of Time" is far more powerful than the "Puppet Master's Script," as it is a book that truly records the world itself.
The function of the Silver Moon Library overlaps with that of the Chronicles of Time, as both record the world. However, the library allows for free searching and records all things in the world, but its contents cannot be altered; while the Chronicles of Time, although its contents can be changed, cannot be easily flipped through, otherwise there will be a price to pay, and it only records history.
After learning the news in the afternoon, Xia De also pondered the potential impact of "The Book of Time" on him. Creating the future would certainly require a very high price, while changing the past was even more unimaginable.
Therefore, the best option is to influence the "near future," such as writing that "Shad found a relic that perfectly countered the [prophetic spinning wheel] within three days," "a fragment of a poem recording the ritual of the chosen ones was accidentally discovered by the Witch Council," or "the formula for ink that can be written on snake molts was successfully developed by Luvia."
Of course, if Shad were to be even more greedy, he could write things like "Shad found the true door to the Silvermoon Library," "Shad safely discovered the 20 nascent Infinite Serpents," "Ms. Helena Carter was perfectly resurrected immediately after being found," and "Mia evolved correctly."
As for "all the candidates among the cultists died suddenly", "Shad flew directly to the moon", and "Shad completely possessed the [History of Time] without paying any price", he dared not write them.
Shad told the red-haired girl his thoughts, and she remained silent for a long time:
"If you're curious, you can try looking for the [Book of Time] in that library, but I don't recommend you actually use it. Unknowable relics are not something humans should use casually, not even you, Shad."
There are many ways to defeat those angelic-level relics; don't resort to unknowable-level relics. It's like someone holding a bomb and trying to kill you—you shouldn't detonate a bigger bomb to kill them first.
She held Xia De's hand and looked at him:
“I know you’ve always been a very opinionated person, but I hope you’ll listen to me on this matter. We haven’t encountered a situation where we absolutely must use that level of relic, so don’t use the [Chronicle of Time].
Shad actually used another unknowable relic, the Hope Diamond in Ptolemy Albert's possession. But that was the past Adele, who hoped Shad could obtain "a way to stop Luvia's plot" from it through the Miser language, and then he saw himself "dating" Luvia.
Using that relic at the time came without consequence, but the circumstances were extremely complex. Now, Shad is planning to use an unknowable relic in a proper manner.
His rose-red eyes looked at him, and Shad nodded slightly.
"Don't be so serious. I'm not the kind of person who won't listen to advice. No problem, even if we find that relic tomorrow, I won't use it. But I'll try to find it in the library; after all, I'm curious too."
The eighteen-year-old redhead also smiled:
“Okay, I’m also very curious about what the relic looks like. Let’s look for it together tomorrow. When the teacher comes back, we can show her what we found. She’ll never guess that we’ve been to that legendary library.”
Her voice softened considerably.
“I’m sorry, Shad, I wasn’t doubting your willingness to take risks, I was just worried about you.”
“I understand, you don’t need to explain.”
So she kissed Shad on the cheek:
"I won't keep you here today. Tomorrow, after we find a clue about the teacher's location, I won't leave your house. Of course, you can come back with me if you want."
Her eyes were shining:
“I know Saturdays are usually your dates with Luisa and that princess. Now that I’ve chosen Saturday, I’ll prove your Saturdays can be even more ‘fun.’ They can teach you, so can I.”
There's really no need to compare yourself to others.
"Consider it a celebration."
She blinked her rose-red eyes at him.
"Celebrating what?"
She smiled and said:
"Of course, it's to celebrate that we've found traces of our teacher! The celebration includes two of her former students, in the places where she used to work and live."
"Stop! Even though only the two of us can hear what's being said here, let's not continue."
Shad hurriedly stopped her, but Daniste smiled and hugged him. At that moment, she vaguely thought of her teacher again, and then suddenly realized that her relationship with Shad seemed to have made its closest progress since the Battle of Vesta Grove; the frequency with which she missed her teacher had decreased significantly.