Whispering Verse

Chapter 2716 Time Fragments

"Time Temple? Is it related to that ancient god?"

Shad asked excitedly, realizing that he had gone around in circles and finally found a clue.

Mr. Edmund gave a relatively vague answer:

"It is related, but not particularly related. In the era when the ancient gods had not yet left, although the old gods also existed, the belief in the thirteen ancient gods was the mainstream. The believers of the ancient gods in the first era, like the believers of the true gods today, built religious buildings all over the world.

Among them, the believers of the ancient tree god not only left buildings for religious activities, but also left a series of "Time Temples" out of the idea of ​​"leaving the past to the future so that our times can be remembered by the past." These temples are usually not large in scale, but after solving the puzzles in a specific way, you can often get precious documents, alchemical items and even Lost relics. "

Shade was very surprised:

"A temple for hiding treasures? I have never heard of such a thing."

The old man then laughed:

"Of course you haven't heard of those temples of time left over from the first era, how could our ring sorcerers of the sixth era get the reward?

In the second era after the departure of the ancient gods, people who knew the secrets took away most of the things;

Then in the third era, the ancient evil spirits were rampant, and the ancestors would plunder everything they could to fight against the demons.

In the dark and chaotic fourth era, more ancient buildings were destroyed in the chaos;

Although the powerful witches of the fifth era also tried to protect the few remaining ancient ruins, they preferred to take away what they liked first, and then protect the Some buildings that do not meet their aesthetic pursuits. "

Mr. Edmund held a teacup and listened to the sound of rain and tides and summarized briefly:

"So now, the Temple of Time, the Temple of Night, and the Dragon Altar have all become legends. Those broken walls and ruins scattered all over the world are mostly meaningless even if you can find them. Like the Dragon Feast Sacrifice Field floating above the Moon Bay today, it is an exception among exceptions. Don't expect to find such an ancient and complete building. "

Shade sighed:

"So the Temple of Time in the southeast of Lengshui Port City."

The old man shook his head:

"Oh, this one is not empty. That was the luckiest time in my life. I set foot on the dilapidated ruins, solved the ancient puzzle, and then found It's not convenient to tell you, but anyway, that was a turning point in my life. You see, I live so leisurely now, of course it's not because I worked hard enough when I was young, but because I was lucky enough. "

He was very satisfied to see Xia De's surprised expression:

"Even if the probability is low, the possibility of finding a building from the first era in our era is not zero, right? The pattern you just showed me is very similar to the pattern in the Temple of Time, so if I'm not mistaken, you are looking for something, right? "

"I'm not sure if there is really anything there."

The friendship between Xia De and Mr. Edmund was established in the midsummer of last year, so he told the old man about the concert hall directly.

So now it was Mr. Edmund's turn to be surprised:

"The Golden Music Hall was once the temple of the ancient gods?! I thought there was no complete Tree Father Temple in the material world.

No, the Temple of Time is different from the temple you described. The former is not large in scale. In addition to being used for hiding treasures, it can only be used for small-scale sacrifices and prayer activities. But judging from the scale of the Golden Music Hall, it is definitely the scale of a regional main temple."

"But it cannot be ruled out that the two places used similar methods to hide things. Mr. Edmund, how did you solve the puzzle of the Temple of Time?"

Shade Asked again, the old folklorist did not hide it:

"The decryption methods of different time temples will never be exactly the same, otherwise wouldn't it be possible to open all treasures if one method was mastered?

The time temple I found in the southeast of Lengshui Port that year required interpreting the star signs described in the temple murals, and then using a mirror in the temple to accurately reflect the moonlight according to the date corresponding to the star signs, so that it would be projected onto the area corresponding to the murals, and then a secret compartment would be opened."

This doesn't sound very difficult, but it requires advanced knowledge of astrology, because the murals describe the starry sky of the First Age.

But this also brought up new problems:

"But before the renovation, there were no complete murals in the Golden Music Hall of Vestal Forest for us to interpret."

Mr. Edmund pointed out:

"The believers of time in the First Age seemed to have mastered some extraordinary power of time. This power ensures that as long as the secret treasure has not been taken out, the guidance for deciphering the mechanism will not disappear.

Try to find out what kind of ancient traces are left in the Golden Music Hall today. I can give you some reminders. Based on the experience I summarized when I was young studying the Temple of Time, the astrolabe, mirror, sundial, hourglass, curtain, murals, these may become the focus of solving the puzzle."

Shad wrote down all these contents and asked curiously:

"Can you really not reveal what you got from the temple back then?"

Mr. Edmund laughed again:

"Well, since you are really curious, I can tell you that I got three items at that time. One was a book, one was an angel-level relic, and the last one was a small piece of curved glass. I looked through the ancient books After searching for a long time, I was able to determine that it was a special material called 'time fragments'."

"Time Shard? What can it be used for?"

"There are too many functions - repairing gaps in time, merging into time relics to permanently enhance their power, and adding them to time rituals to achieve extreme spellcasting similar to the Philosopher's Stone. Diviners can use it better To see the future clearly, the alchemist can make it into glasses to see through time, or to lift the curse of time, call the guardian of time, or plant trees.”

"Wait, lift the time curse?!"

Shade almost stood up from the sofa. Mr. Edmond nodded:

"Yes, but I don't know much about what a time curse is. It's just what the book says. But looking at you, it looks like I can learn this from you."

"Please wait a moment. What did you do with the fragment of time from back then? Is it still in your hands now?"

Shade asked eagerly, and the old man understood that someone around him must have been cursed by time:

"In the year 1830 of the Universal Calendar, when you were probably not even born yet, an appalling incident of an unknowable-level relic going out of control occurred in the northwest of the Old Continent. The most dangerous relic loss of control known to the world.

You won't be able to find out about this matter even if you go to look for it. Everyone involved in this matter at that time kept it secret. That level 0 relic is called [River of the Future]. It is a location-type relic, but its essence is a part of the concrete river of time. "

Shade showed an incredulous expression. The consequences of losing control of this kind of thing may be more terrifying than losing control of [time of retrospect]:

"You used that fragment to suppress the relic from going out of control?"

"Yes, but the fragment was just a suppression. In the end, it was the Church of Dawn that summoned the gods to completely solve the relic. But it was not a containment, it was just a temporary expulsion from the material world. The river back then was already in the same place as it is today. The confluence of a certain river that disappeared from the map of the Old World caused a total of more than 30,000 people to drink the water from the river before the church intervened. That disaster."

The old gentleman's eyes widened slightly, the hand holding the teacup shook a few times, and then he sighed:

"Do you know about the Great Famine in Delrayon in 1848?"

Shade nodded immediately:

"You know, it hasn't been ten years since this happened. It is said that this is the worst natural disaster in this century. Of course, after this year, maybe the 1854 Famine will become the number one."

The college's report stated that it was because of this incident that the stranger's body fled north from his hometown of the leafy town of Carlton County to the city of Tobesk, where he met Detective Sparrow.

"There is some evidence that the Great Famine of 1848 was the aftermath of that unknowable relic that went out of control. Hundreds of thousands of people died that year, but the impact may continue until the end of this century. It seems a bit off topic. Anyway, I don't have it in my hands. Time is fragmented, and the materials are used where they should be used most.

During what happened that year, I also inquired about the thirteen-ring warlocks of the Zhengshen Church. As far as I know, no one has this kind of material. But don't despair, young man, at least you still have a chance. Go check out the Music Hall at Vista Grove, maybe a shard is waiting for you inside. "

Using the special material "Time Shards" is the third method Shade knows to get rid of the time curse, besides "First Fire and the Chosen" and "Joining the [Forest Hermits]". And this method sounds not only easier than joining the hermits, but even faster than the nuns' method.

The only problem is finding the "time fragment".

Shade's exploration of the secret of the Golden Music Hall was originally just because he wanted to help Miss Elf find more "arrows" unearthed there, but he did not expect such a harvest. However, despite the surprise, he did not rush to say goodbye to Mr. Edmond, but patiently held the teacup and talked to him about the current affairs in Vista Woodland.

For this old gentleman who provided important information, Shade not only concealed the identities of Miss Daniste and Miss Winslet, but also told him most of the news that could be told, which also included the "time curse". ” and “Time Travel Rules”.

Of course, he did not mention that he now had three tree holes in his hand, nor did he say that he could ignore the curse and travel through time. As for the remains of the World Tree, after careful consideration, Shade briefly mentioned this possibility.