Chapter 16: The Blue Bookmark
"The demons are distributed north of the Great Wall in the Eastern Earth Continent, and at this stage, you will basically not see them. It is said that ten years ago, the demons there became more violent and bloodthirsty because of the sudden appearance of the space-time rift, so north of the Great Wall, even the masters of the Magister level rarely went alone. “
"Time and Space Rift ?......" encountered another topic that interested Black Feather, and he couldn't help but ask.
Legend has it that the "Rift in Time and Space" is a place where the human world and the demon world are connected. Ten years ago, for some unknown reason, it suddenly appeared on the Eastern Continent, and many creatures from the Demon Realm also overflowed through the rift.
Although Black Feather has a human body, he has the power of the demon race in his body, and all this may be related to the demon world. So he kept thinking:
"Exploring there may reveal the mystery of my origins. ”
"It's too dangerous there," Shi Fangcheng shook his head, "There are not only ancient-level demons, but also real demonic creatures. It's just that the surrounding energy is too strong and the space-time distortion is too serious, even the Holy Magister-level characters can't approach the space-time rift. ”
"The Holy Magister can't even be approached?" Black Feather couldn't help but ask again. "So, no one can come close to the rift?"
It's no wonder that the space-time rift has always existed, and it seems that there is no way to close it.
Shi Fangcheng glared at him fiercely.
"Why do you ask so much! You just need to remember that your current cultivation area can only be in the green fields on the outskirts of the city! You are definitely not allowed to go beyond that river!"
"Yes!"
Everyone replied in unison.
Time flies, and after a few days, Kuroba has adapted to life in the academy.
Usually in the morning magic theory class, the gushing white-bearded old man Tsuruin would appear behind the lectern. Black Feather just held his cheeks and looked out the window in distraction, looking beyond the tall white angel statue to the forest and hillside to the east.
To his right, the seat was still empty. A gentle breeze blew in through the window, gently stirring the curtains and the black hair in front of his forehead, and in his clear eyes, the gaze was firm and calm, and an indelible light shimmered in the depths.
In the afternoon's practical training class, Teacher Shi Fangcheng gave a lecture, he was a dual cultivator of mana and physique, so Yi Xin and Hei Yu could learn a lot from him.
As for free practice time, Hei Yu found a secluded hillside, lying on the grass with a blade of grass in his mouth and closing his eyes to recuperate, watching the sweaty Yi Xin run around the woods in circles, or practice spell casting diligently.
In the evening, Black Feather used to go to the bars in the city, while Ling Xiaoxian soaked in the library every day, burying himself in piles of books.
Since she was a child, she has been interested in history books, the most important of which is "Ancient History". The huge stock of books in the library now makes her feel like a fish in water, and it seems that spending a second less here is a waste of life. She can't wait to be like a sponge that absorbs water like crazy, absorbing the knowledge from the book all the time.
The history after the Great War between man and demon is called ancient history, and the history before the Great War is called "ancient history". The "Book of Ancient and Modern" records the history after the Great War between man and demon.
And the "ancient history" is rarely recorded, almost blank, and it is precisely because of this that Ling Xiao's desire to find out is aroused.
As long as she gets a word about "ancient history", she can be excited for a while.
An important period in "ancient history" was the reign of the "Red Gold Empire". Some say that the "Red Gold Empire" was a non-existent country, a fiction of the people, while others say that it once existed, and was the richest country on the continent, and that the entire city floor was covered with gold, only to be destroyed by some special calamity, so it disappeared.
Many fragments of ancient history are written in the ancient Dark Elf language, proving that the Dark Elves were already active on the continent at that time. Reading these words was very helpful for her in her research on the spells written in the Old Dark Elves.
Another motivation that inspired her to read was that in the past few days, she had discovered something particularly strange.
It was every time she gradually explored from "ancient history" to "ancient history", she found the same bookmark in those books that few people read.
This bookmark is small and delicate, with a pale blue body and a delicate pressed pattern. Especially in the rumors and records related to the "Red Gold Empire", this bookmark will definitely appear. It was like a genie guiding her reading, a sight that surprised and delighted her.
"Is there anyone like me who likes these boring history books?"
She didn't move the bookmarks without permission, and she put them back when she finished reading them.
You must know that every time she climbs the high wooden ladder and takes out the yellowed books from the top corner of the shelf, they must be covered with a thick layer of dust, these are ancient books that no one cares about!
Gradually, she got used to making bets with herself that every time she opened a new ancient book, the bookmark would appear in the place she wanted to consult. The results were all fulfilled.
"That person, has he gone through every ancient book here?" her heart had more and more questions, more admiration.
"You know, there are thousands of books here, and he must be very knowledgeable...... Isn't it an old-fashioned old pedant? Or maybe it's a brother or sister who used to study here?"
She even had the idea that someone was guiding her to the truth of the real "ancient history". Such thoughts. Let her no longer be lonely in the process of trekking through the vast book mountain, just like looking at the lighthouse on the mountain in the vast dark night, there is an inexplicable warm current surging in her heart, shining with the light of hope.
Sometimes she asks herself, what kind of motivation is it to be able to devote herself to the study of such a boring "ancient history".
"Probably looking forward to finding this bookmark!" he couldn't help but snicker as he asked himself.
Of course, she only kept the bookmark thing a secret and quietly buried it in her heart.
After school that day, Black Feather suddenly came to Ling Xiao's desk. And she was sorting out a thick stack of books: "Ancient Legends", "The Origin of Magic", "The Creation of the Gods", etc., and held them in her arms.
"Do you have time in the evening?"
Black Feather asked mysteriously.
Of course, Ling Xiaoxian didn't have the heart to deal with him, and said angrily:
"No, get out of the way, don't get in the way of me going to the library!"
She just wanted to hurry back to the library and rummage through the books she was going to consult today to see if there was that delicate blue bookmark in there.
"What's the point of the library. Black Feather didn't let it go, and opened his arms in front of her. "I have a good place, you come with me, I'll have a treat in the evening. ”