Whispering Verse

Chapter 2768 Time War

The headed elf nodded:

"Your guess is correct, this key leads to the end of the First Era."

He explained to Shade:

"The key itself will not cause serious consequences of time collapse, but it cannot be used by you.

You should understand that people other than you use the key and just watch the past stories; but you are loved by time and accepted by all arriving times. Once you open this key, it means that people in the era after the end of the First Era have entered the First Era. "

He actually didn't explain the logic clearly, but Shade understood:

"You're saying that the First Era is the normal era, and after that it will be the Doomsday Era. As a person who lives in the 'Doomsday' era, entering the First Era will cause serious problems?"

"That's just one of the reasons."

Enwy Edwards said:

"This matter involves a lot, and even we are not sure what the consequences will be if you actually appear in the First Era. But please do not use this key, absolutely do not."

Shade felt that he understood:

"So you showed up to recover this key?"

"No."

The tall elf immediately denied:

"This is something that belongs to you, and we have no right to interfere. We just hope that you will be aware of the problems that using this key will cause, and promise not to do so. But others can use this key to observe the origin of this world, too. The era before death."

"Then can you tell me, who opened it in those destroyed Sixth Era? Or, in those disappeared Sixth Era, no one has ever discovered it?"

Shade asked again. This question related to "past life". The three of them were silent for a while, but it was not because they didn't know but because they were worried about whether to answer.

Finally, the tall elf who was the leader said:

"Since you asked. Of the six disappearing Sixth Ages, Miss Luvia Fiocchi Anat used it four times, Laplace Klein Howard used it once, and once. It was destroyed before it could be opened."

There seems to be a lot of stories in this, but that’s not the point:

"So as long as I don't use it myself, it doesn't matter if I give it to Luvia?"

Shade tossed the key and confirmed.

"Yes, we will only appear at those nodes that seriously endanger the timeline. As long as this key is not used by you, whoever opens it will not cause such serious consequences."

So Shade thought of another question:

"The nodes that seriously endanger the timeline. Since we talked about the past life, why didn't you show up when Luvia destroyed the timeline of the Sixth Age? Aren't those nodes important?"

Shade was really just curious about this question, and the three of them were silent for a moment before saying:

"We showed up, but we just couldn't stop her. She is different from you. She doesn't respect the world and the rules that everyone respects."

This answer is very different from what Shade thought "her actions are also part of time", but it makes sense if you think about it carefully. With Shade's current understanding of the long-haired Luvia's methods, she didn't care who tried to stop her.

Shade even thought that everyone he knew so far might have been plotted by Luvia in some sixth era.

In short, the foreigner is not the kind of person who refuses to listen to advice. Since the time guardians have made it very clear, he has no intention of challenging the stability of time:

"Well, although I also want to see the rumored era when everything was normal, I won't use this key."

He promised, thinking that the key itself was indeed dangerous, so it would be more appropriate to give it to Luvia. Of course, this refers to the one with long hair.

"Thank you for your understanding."

The three of them spoke together, but before the matter was over, the tall elf explained again:

"The seed you obtained in the secret room can then be used to ask the chosen one of time. Her or his power is enough to plant the door of the [Time Corridor]."

"So, you have been spying on everything in the timeline? You have been looking at me just now?"

The elf shook his head:

"No, we don't have that kind of hobby. In fact, the things in the secret room you opened are all left by me."

Xia De was slightly surprised, then smiled and thanked:

"Thank you then. Were you once the Elf King of the Second Age?"

The tall elf nodded slightly, but there was still not much expression on his face:

"That's all in the past. Royal power and honor are not worth mentioning for the identity of the guardian of time. Also, the [Elven King's Power] only opens its power to pure-blood elves. I'm sorry that you can't use it."

"It doesn't matter, I knew from the name that this is not something I can use."

Shade didn't care about this. The crown was obviously for Emilia.

And the guardians still haven't left, because the most important thing they showed up this time has not yet been said:

"Then one last thing. Follow the ancient oracle left by the ancient tree father, and the great responsibility we bear. When the only remaining time key of the first era in the material world reappears, the war of time will officially begin. "

He announced, and seeing Shade's confusion, he explained:

“The ‘Time War’ is a traditional ritual of our [Yggdrasil Church], which aims to select time guardians like us through the ceremony. This is a ritual originating from the first era, and can only be started by the time guardians.

After the ceremony begins, the seven chosen people will be given an exception and can use some means to send themselves to the most suitable and relevant era in the past, and gain power in that era, and then return to the present with the knowledge, power and even assistants they have gained, and compete with other participants until the final winner emerges. "

Shad frowned slightly:

"Because this key appears, do you want to choose the right person to join you?"

"No, this is to choose the chosen one of time."

The tall elf did not hide this from Shad:

"And this is not the Chosen Ceremony, this is just a prerequisite for using the Chosen Ceremony: Those who have traveled through time and won the "Time War" can hold the ceremony.

Now that the seven candidates for the Chosen have obtained the qualification for exception, this time in the Sixth Era, Miss Luvia Fiorchi Annat does not seem to intend to murder everyone overnight, so this time will probably be more lively than before. ”

So the secret room of the "Golden Music Hall" contains clues about the Chosen Ceremony. It turns out that this is what it means:

"So, you have to kill everyone in the so-called war of time to qualify?"

Although other Chosen Ceremony also requires the death of the people in the front row before the latter row is eligible to perform the ceremony, those ceremonies have never actively encouraged candidates to fight. This ritual style is completely inconsistent with the style of the Tree Father.

"You misunderstood."

The taciturn blood-sucking species shook his head. This question has already involved the core of the rules of the Chosen this time, but the time guardians are still willing to answer for Shade:

"The selection ceremony is not a killing ceremony. As long as the candidates compete one-on-one, if one party wins, the other party will be eliminated. Time will prove all this. Killing is not a must."

But the tall elf added:

"But it is an exception for Miss Annat. Her ranking is very special. In theory, she is not recognized as the winner, so she can only kill everyone if she wants to win. "

Long-haired Luvia had already told Shade about this. She said at the time that she was a candidate, but her rank was considered the lowest. Unless all the people in front of her died, it would not be her turn.

The three time guardians bowed slightly to Shade and then disappeared together.

At the same time, the frozen time began to flow again. The excited Miss Owl wanted to say something, but saw Shade turned around in the woods and faced the direction of the city.

She was wondering what Shade was going to do, when she suddenly heard a grand bell sound coming from afar.

Dong~Dong~Dong~

The thirteen consecutive bell sounds seemed to ring from the other side of time. Miss Owl even felt I felt that all the feathers on my body trembled in the sound of the bell.

The passive bell sounded from the Golden Music Hall resounded throughout the entire Vesta Forest. The wind blew in the forest, and even the stars in the night sky became much dimmer at this moment.

Although I didn't know what it was, the owl on my shoulder was silent. She could feel that some ancient and profound power was affecting this area, and even her own time curse was undergoing subtle changes due to the continuous ringing of the bell.

When the bell ended, footsteps were heard again, and the blonde elf walked from the forest to Shade.

Shade asked her softly:

"Have you obtained the qualification for the Time War?"

"No, the qualification means that the green tree grain pattern appears on the back of the hand, but I don't have this. "

The elf girl smiled and showed her fair hands to Shade, as if she knew everything.

In the far north of St. Byrons Comprehensive College, Emilia, who had fallen asleep in her dormitory with her unicorn doll because she had nothing to do today, had a green light gradually appear on the back of her hand.

Vestal Woodland, downtown, natural church, basement library, a strange ring wizard Shade did not know put down the book "Origin of Tree Species", and then noticed the lines on the back of his hand.

Vestal Woodland, in the woods, the "watchmaker" standing on the treetops looking at the source of the bell will She stretched her right hand to the night sky, laughing as she admired the green glowing pattern on the back of her hand.

Derraion, Tobesk City, No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, Luvia, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room discussing the house expansion plan with Carina, suddenly frowned and looked at the back of her hand.

Derraion, Tobesk City, Yodel Palace, the twin princes in their respective cribs turned over together, and then cried for milk, but nothing else happened, after all, they had given up their qualifications.

The bell brought the news of time, and the war for the eighth chosen one officially began.