The Master of the Strange Realm

"Oh, young man, I really can't explain these words to you. It's not that I don't want to, but I don't understand it. In my hometown, I am not a learned scholar, just an ordinary janitor. Although I am very old , but what I have accumulated over the long years is life experience, not knowledge that I can’t understand no matter how hard I look at it.”

The elf said helplessly, and then invited Jenkins to taste the bread he just bought. It tasted pretty good, and Jenkins thought he would like the chocolate if he had it around.

This time I came to visit the old elf. In addition to explaining that I was not in Nolan recently and that if I had anything to do, I could send a letter directly to home, I also wanted to ask about the elf potion.

The night of the full moon is coming. If he misses this time, Jenkins will have to wait for three months before he can wait for the two moon phases to be full at the same time again.

"I don't know now whether I should do the final step of preparation in Loen or Nolan. After all, the last step of the potion is more like a ceremony than the configuration, so I want to hear your opinion."

he said.

"There is no difference. Rune and Nolan do not affect the configuration of the potion. But if it were me, I would choose Rune. You also know the current situation of Nolan. When doing anything here, you must be prepared to show up. Prepare for the unexpected, so you’d better go to Loen, it’s safer.”

The old elf's suggestion was so reasonable that Jenkins decided to ask the stars to transfer all the components of the potion to Loen before returning to Loen in the evening.

He talked to the old elf about what happened in the north, and hinted at the master who controlled the power of frost.

The old elf obviously knew the great one, and he understood what Jenkins was alluding to as soon as he heard it. But when he heard that Jenkins had received some power given by Him, he immediately showed an unhappy attitude.

"You should keep walking on the path of life. It is not a good habit to distract yourself too much."

The elf said with a straight face, as if he was guiding young people in life.

"I understand that I do not intend to use the power of frost as the core of my strength."

Jenkins assured immediately.

Because he had lunch with Hathaway just now, Jenkins did not stay at the elf's house for dinner.

After bidding farewell to the elves, the next stop was the residence of the fortune tellers on the outskirts of the city. I was originally worried about whether the two ladies were at home, but when I arrived, I realized that they seemed to have known that Jenkins would come to visit and were already waiting for him.

"Miss Audrey, this is Alexia's letter to you. Oh, I should be in Loen now..."

Jenkins was a little embarrassed as he walked into the foyer.

"I know. Last time at the Sage Church, I heard Bevanna talk about what your cat did."

Miss Audrey said with a chuckle, and ordered the maid on the side to prepare some snacks and tea for everyone, then stuffed the letter into her pocket without forgetting to tease:

"Did you call her by her name? Oh, God, I have already guessed the relationship between you. Your personalities are exactly the same. This is such a perfect match."

Miss Audrey and Miss Bronyance are still the same, but because the temperature in Nolan has risen quickly this week, the clothes at home have been changed.

Now Miss Bronyance has fully adapted to the power of her ninth-level demigod, but her white eyes have still not recovered.

According to Jenkins' judgment, those eyes are spontaneously transforming into magic eyes. It is difficult to say what kind of power they will bring to Miss Bronyance in the future.

The main purpose of visiting the soothsayers was to meet Miss Bronyance. She was ready to say goodbye to Nolan, but she didn't leave because she hadn't said goodbye to Jenkins yet.

Jenkins didn't know when he would be able to come back, so in order not to delay Miss Bronyance's schedule, he took the initiative to see her.

The elderly fortune teller thanked Jenkins again for the feather, admitted that his past actions and practices were problematic, and apologized to Jenkins again.

After experiencing a complete death, she became a little different from before. The time between life and death made her understand some things and she became more open-minded.

Staying away from Nolan means not caring about [the identity of the savior] at all. Complete letting go also means a new beginning.

"Jenkins, I wanted to give you a heads up."

When it came to the identity of the savior, Miss Bronyance hesitated, but finally spoke:

"Audrey will tell you about the identity of the next savior when she knows it. What I want to tell you is that when all the saviors of the era appear, even if the end of the era has not come, the final disaster will Disaster will also come... Yes, disaster is inevitable, but the specific time when it occurs does not depend on the remaining time of this century recorded in the "Epic of Time", but on the saviors. When will they all appear..."

"Um?"

Jenkins had never heard of this statement before. He maintained the posture of holding the tea cup and asked in surprise:

"Doesn't this mean that collecting the identity of the savior actually promotes the arrival of disaster?"

"Normally, there is only one final savior, and there are many candidates. When all the candidates appear, there are still many complicated processes and rituals to decide on the final candidate... But this There is something unusual about Yiji, you should be able to understand that."

There is no competition at all in this era, because so far, all the spots belong to Jenkins.

"But you don't have to worry. Whether the savior can accomplish his great cause has nothing to do with time. Whether it is three hundred years later or the second half of this year, you will have to face it. I just want to remind you to prepare as soon as possible. Whether this era ends smoothly or the 19th era is ushered in in destruction, it all depends on you."

Section 1256 Chapter 1235 Farewell

Miss Bronion's words seemed to put the burden of the whole world on Jenkins' shoulders. But Jenkins thought he was not yet able to shoulder such an important responsibility.

Now he can only take one step at a time. There are still three (note) qualifications for the savior at the end of the 18th era that have not appeared, but according to the time, all this will probably end before the end of the year.

"So soon?"

Jenkins suddenly felt a sense of unreality. He still didn't know what the so-called "final disaster" was. He could only vaguely guess that it was related to the steam industry.

The most likely connection to this is the mysterious [Gear Craftsmen Association]. Considering that Miss Magic mentioned many times that the mine tunnel under Nolan was part of a large-scale seal, Jenkins felt that what the cultists were looking for underground might be what he was going to face.

So far, the best way is to try to learn how to condense divinity before the final day. As long as the power of divinity is enough, Jenkins doesn't care what the disaster is.

When thinking of condensing divinity, he immediately thought of his believer Finnie. But the girl is now in the church. Jenkins sneaked back and didn't want the church to know, so he couldn't see Finnie now.

"But what's the use of seeing Finnie? It's not the first day I've been a god. Although the source of power of the gods in this world cannot be said to be completely unrelated to believers, whether there are believers or not seems to have no effect on the power of gods... So what is the significance of priesthood in condensing divinity?"

Finnie has now become an official gifter, and the little angel Louise is still by her side. Logically, Jenkins doesn't have to worry about her safety at all.

But thinking of leaving Nolan without telling her, he felt a little guilty. So he asked Miss Audrey for a piece of paper and wrote down a few rituals that he thought were very useful for Finnie, hoping that Miss Audrey could give them to Finnie.

"Children should learn things as early as possible, and these are all very simple rituals."

He said so, and Miss Audrey was naturally happy to help.

After this meeting, Miss Bronion was about to leave Nolan. She said that she would return to the cathedral of the [Church of Fate and Order] to find information that might help Jenkins.

And before the final day comes, she will also return to this city to help Jenkins and the world usher in the so-called "disaster at the end of the era."

"Jenkins, you are the most unique person I have ever seen in my life. Fate has given you responsibilities and gifts, and you have always accepted fate optimistically. Don't worry too much about the future. Although I am a fortune teller, I hope you will observe the present rather than the future."

At this point, she smiled apologetically at Miss Audrey beside her. She had never said these words to Miss Audrey.

"I will leave Norland tomorrow. You don't need to see me off. This is not a permanent separation. I hope you will still be as healthy and optimistic as before when I see you next time."

According to the usual etiquette, Jenkins should give a gift to his friend who is about to travel far away. But he has nothing on hand now, so he temporarily uses the phantom left in the closet to go home and give Miss Bronion the B-06-4-2207 [Gift Box for the Lonely] (Chapter 702) that Professor Burns gave him a long time ago to Miss Bronion.

This is not only to thank her for the reminder just now, but also to wish the elders who are traveling far away a safe journey. Miss Bronion was reluctant to accept it at first, but she agreed to accept it after she could not refuse.

She also left gifts for Jenkins and Miss Audrey. The gift for Miss Audrey was the crystal ball she used most often, which she inherited from her teacher. And Miss Audrey's crystal ball accidentally exploded when she was taking a divination class with Jenkins some time ago (Note).

The gift left for Jenkins was not a priceless special item or precious material, but a parchment booklet full of names and information. This was not even an ancient book, but was written by Miss Bronion herself.

"I met your father at my father's some time ago, and I learned that we knew each other a long time ago. I was very interested in your family at that time, so I took the liberty to investigate whether there were any other people in your family besides the members of Nolan.

Written here are the names of people who may be related to your family that I obtained through divination. Your blood is very unique and has great resistance to divination, so even I can only narrow the scope to this extent."

In fact, this is already very remarkable. According to Miss Bronion, she only used the simple information of "blood relationship with Robert William and Jenkins William" to directly find the answer from all the living people in the material world.

If Jenkins could have such a skill, he would no longer have to worry about chocolate suddenly leaving him one day.

This gift was more valuable than those numbered items. Jenkins might not be able to get the secrets about Williamite from others, but at least with these three pages, he could investigate on his own.

Although the letters on this thick roll of parchment are small and dense, it is roughly estimated that there may be six to seven hundred names and information, but this range is already very small.

Jenkins planned to ask Dolores' intelligence network to help with the investigation. Now that he had an address accurate to the house number, it was only a matter of time before he investigated the origins of the ancestors of six to seven hundred people.

Because of such a gain, even if Miss Audrey warned Jenkins not to forget their divination course before leaving, and assigned him more than ten books to read in Loon, it did not affect Jenkins' good mood. .

It was only about four in the afternoon, and as he walked down the street he thought about who else he needed to see. Today is the weekend, and there are many pedestrians on the road. Because it is spring, it is still bright and sunny even at this time.

The angel's fall earlier this week did not have much impact on the city. The only thing the citizens remembered was the heavy rain on Monday, which brought a large number of flower petals from unknown sources to the entire city. .

That's making pollen allergies more common this spring, but at least it's not a plague.

I went all the way to the post office to buy a copy of "Prospects of Tropical Disease Medicine" to confirm whether Mr. Corpse's party had started this month. When I walked to the street, I discovered that the post office was being renovated. Only the side door was accessible, and the line of people almost reached the street. .

PS1: Jenkins doesn’t know about [World Tree Seedling].

PS2: There is no positive description of the explosive crystal ball, only the explosive pendulum crystal. The equivalent here is that this is something that happened without focusing on the description.

Chapter 1257 Chapter 1236 Strange Book

The reason for the renovation of the Nolan Post Office was not the generous funding from the municipal government or donations, but the heavy rain and lightning on Monday caused the ceiling to collapse.

It's unclear whether this is a structural problem or a weather-related accident. However, for safety reasons, a comprehensive overhaul is indispensable, so currently only the left half of the post office is in use.

The "Prospects of Tropical Medicine" that Jenkins wanted to buy was a niche publication mainly published in the Kingdom of Chesland and some offshore areas. In temperate zones like Nolan, except for some medical schools, you can only find the latest journals from the post office. .

Because the usable area of ​​the post office was less than half, after Jenkins entered the door, the post office staff asked him clearly what he wanted to do. When he heard that he did not want to send letters or things, the young man in uniform relaxed Take a breath:

"Thank you traveler! If you are queuing up to buy stamps and fill out the manifest now, I guess you won't be able to get in line before the post office closes today. Do you want to buy magazines? This way, please. The shelves have been moved outside the hall. They are on the left hand side. A room, you can’t imagine how many times that damn shelf was knocked down yesterday!”

Jenkins usually wears a black robe when he comes to the post office to buy "Prospects in Tropical Medicine". And out of caution, he usually buys five or six different magazines at one time. This is why he has "A Guide to Knitting Sweaters (Autumn of 763 in the Jinliyuan calendar)" and "A Guide to Raising Cats" in his home.

The shelves that were originally displayed in the lobby of the post office are now placed in a room on one side of the lobby. A man in uniform holding "The Legend of Detective Knight" sat at the table at the door. He glanced at Jenkins and ignored him.

This is in sharp contrast to the busy young people walking around outside.

"The latest "Nolan Spring Travel Guide"..."

He muttered to himself as he walked into the shelves, searching for his target in alphabetical order and issue number. Now that his home has accumulated many such useless magazines, Jenkins plans to find time to donate them to the church, which will give these intact books to children who like to read.

"here!"

He looked at it casually and saw that the magazine called "Fiddly School Directory" was very interesting, so he reached out to take it off the shelf.

"Hehe~"

A pleasant voice appeared in his ears, but when Jenkins looked back while raising his hand, he saw nothing. There were also seven or eight scattered people in this room, but none of them were near Jenkins, and none of them could make the kind of sound just now.

"Illusion?"

He turned his head and took down the magazine he was interested in, and stood there and opened it, wanting to see the local education situation in Nolan, but then he heard the laughter again:

"Hehe~"

Looking towards the back where the sound appeared, there was still only the shelf standing there quietly. Jenkins took a deep breath:

"If there is still some troublemaking elf this time, I swear I will beat her ass."

With this thought in mind, he temporarily put the magazine back to its original position, and then looked around with the Eye of Truth.

As far as the eye can see, there are two benefactors walking together about a street away, but this is not the target that Jenkins is looking for; some vague spiritual lights pass by outside the post office, probably some spiritual material is being used by someone. With movement; there is a bright golden light upstairs, which is the holy emblem of the true god [The Missing Traveler] hanging in the post office. He is also the [Protector of the Postmen], and the [Protector of the Flower Girls] of Jenkins. Author] Almost, the Holy Emblem will certainly not be the target; then there is the book lying on the top shelf on the bookshelf behind Jenkins, with a blue aura...

"This is it!"

He walked over quickly, but as soon as his hand touched the book, the light on the book disappeared.

"Let me think about what this is."

As he thought, he looked around again. There was a uniform blue aura of impurities lying on the bookshelf on the other side of the room. But when Jenkins walked over again, the magazine also lost its aura.

He kept walking around the bookshelves, looking for his target. It looked strange in the eyes of others, but no one blamed him for the time being.

This lasted for more than ten minutes, and Jenkins had almost walked through every corner of the room. Seeing the aura on the book disappear from his hand, and then appear in the most remote corner of the room, he looked around and saw that there was no one nearby, and immediately disappeared from the spot.

"【True Phantom】!"

When he was walking around just now, he had already left his shadow in that deserted corner. At this moment, after using this shadow to move, he immediately reached out and grabbed the "Delicious Fish: Lund Island Recipe" on the left front side.

In the crackling sound, a layer of ice quickly spread out from his palm and wrapped the whole book. This time, the blue auras did not disappear.

"It is you, B-05-5-5455 [Book of Heart]!"

This is not the naughty elf that Jenkins imagined, but the [Book of Heart] which is rarer than any other elf. Thinking that this kind of extraordinary can only appear around the believers of the sage, Jenkins immediately felt a great sense of satisfaction caused by being recognized.

[Book of Heart] has the characteristic of spontaneously avoiding living things. It can be transferred to any book within a range of thirty feet. Moving outside this range takes a certain amount of time. In addition, creatures with spirits touching it can slow down its transfer speed, and completely isolate the book where it exists from the air, that is, like Jenkins did, it can lose the ability to transfer.

The history of [Book of Heart] is recorded in detail in the Church of the Sage. This special numbered item originated from the C-type gift [Book of All Things] in the ancient era. This book is said to record all the knowledge in the world and has the same specifications as [Epic of Years].

But this book was lost, and no one knows the reason for the loss. Very little information shows that at that time, even the sage who mastered the priesthood of [Book] had not appeared in history.

Before the gift [Book of Everything] disappeared, for various reasons, very few pages were left outside. One of the pages fell into the shadow world and was brought to the material world by an unknown shadow creature in the 9th century, which triggered the famous [Black Book Incident]. This incident has a weird number, which spreads like a plague. Any book infected by this incident, once read by someone, will turn into a shadow creature.

Section 1258 Chapter 1237 Book of Heart

This is the only recorded full-scale war between the material world and the shadow creature. Even though the time is too far apart, contemporary people cannot know the specific details, but the tragic situation in the mottled history can still be felt.

After that, the page of the [Book of Everything] infected by the power of the shadow world was taken outside the material world by a terrifying creature without a recorded name. Limited information shows that it was a cat-shaped monster.