Chapter 635: If You Have to Add a Time Limit......
There is a legend among the merchants of the Eastern Plains.
It is said that there is an ultra-ancient creature that has lived from the time of mythology to the present day, quietly lurking at the feet of people.
It knows all the mysteries of the world from the time of mythology to the present.
But every time you ask it a question, you have to pay a huge price. If you can't pay, you will be turned to stone, hovering between life and death, suffering forever......
This legendary creature is actually an ancient worm that lives in Anchidu.
To say that this product has survived from the age of mythology to the present, Sivi must be the first to disbelieve it; And the so-called insight into all the mysteries of the world is even more nonsense - any magician with some insight knows that when a creature touches the truth, he will be sublimated into a higher dimensional being, and it is impossible for him to continue to lie in Anqidu pitifully, waiting for the guests to come to the door.
Of course, to say that the other party has a lot of lost knowledge, Xiwei still believes it.
Anything else, the mere fact that it was able to cast spells on 'its own being' itself was enough to show how terrifying the knowledge it possessed was - throughout the Eastern Plains, the number of people who knew the name 'Ancient Worm' was fixed.
For example, if a person learns about this and reports it to others, he will forget about it.
Indeed, as soon as the leader of the caravan under Sivi's command turned his head to give Sivi the intelligence report he had found out of nowhere, he had forgotten all about it.
Whether it's written with a pen. Indirect transmission with magic like a tape recorder, or any other way, can't stop this.
Because of the academy system, Sivi has a much higher knowledge reserve than other magicians. Looking at the entire Eastern Plains, the amount of knowledge is more than his, and he can count it on one hand, among which the ancient worm must be in the first place.
That's why Sivi plans to question the monster in the giant amber underground, though only one head is currently visible.
Of course, before coming, Sivi had also considered the candy house copy, and the old woman in the copy had told him to go there again in half a year.
It's just that there is still some time before the half-year agreement. And if the other party wants to sue him about it, it doesn't matter at all. It's really a problem - not only will you not get any information, but you will also waste the key that can enter the dungeon.
It was with this in mind that Sivi chose to meet this legendary super-ancient creature, the Ancient Worm.
There are two types of fees charged by the ancient worm for answering questions: one is something it has not seen or what it does not know; The second is the questioner's 'time'.
The stone man at the entrance was the one that had been drained of all the time. It's what it looks like.
It's different from petrified magic like petrified auras and hydra's gaze. The power of the Ancient Worm is a contract-like ability. Protected by the laws of the world, even the legendary great mages are not exempt if there is no miracle that can be dealt with or countered.
But Sivi doesn't have to worry about that. As he said, the system produces a lot of mess.
Unless something like the Ancient Worm can know the starting point, Sivi is sure that he has enough knowledge and unfamiliar things to pay for the problem.
After Sivi described the thing he had seen a little, the ancient worm was silent for a long time.
He shook his head at the end.
"I know what it is, but alas, I can't answer you, young man."
The voice of the ancient worm echoed through the not-so-empty room, giving Sivi the illusion that he was sitting in a large clock.
The other party's two pairs of blue eyes reflected Sivi's frowning face.
"Why can't you answer?"
Sivi asked curiously.
"That's a problem, too."
The ancient worm replied slowly.
Damn, what a profiteer!
Sivi casually threw out a blank piece of paper, on which recorded some physical knowledge of the earth.
The ancient worm's fat-looking belly suddenly opened a fleshy slit, and a scrawny but sticky white hand reached out of it, grabbed the piece of paper, and retracted into the crack.
"Well, the reward is ......"
I don't know if it's because of the long time he has lived, this guy is always slow to speak, which makes Xiwei feel a subtle sense of annoyance.
"The reason I can't say is simple, because the name of that guy is a special magic in itself, and whoever it is, no matter where it is, as soon as it says its name, it can feel it immediately. Honestly, it's not good news to be targeted by a guy of that level. ”
"The name itself has a magical meaning?!"
Sivi opened his mouth slightly in surprise.
It's not uncommon for the name itself to be derived from runes and the like, and Sivi's predecessor had also encountered a mage whose full name was a secondary fireball spell while traveling across the continent.
But casting magic and saying a person's name are two very different things, and under normal circumstances, even if Sivi called the guy whose full name was a fireball spell, he would not suddenly send out a fireball and burn the other person half to death.
Before Sivi encountered this kind of thing, the names he knew had magical meanings in themselves, and the 'names' that he said that could cause magical effects were actually all gods worshiped by various churches!
"Isn't there any way to sue me indirectly, then?" Sivi was still not reconciled.
The ancient worm didn't speak, but stared at Sivi with a smile.
As a result, Sivi was reluctant to drop a football - some of the most recent by-products of the academy's production.
After swallowing the soccer ball into his abdomen with his still guò belly and strange arms, the ancient worm continued with satisfaction: "Writing is not safe from the possibility of being detected by the other party. The only way to do this is to find the ancient texts that recorded the monster's name before it became taboo. ”
"But the Eastern Plains don't have such a long history, do they?" Sivi frowned again.
The library of the National Academy of Magic, the library of the royal family, the library of Edric's own (and slowly growing collection), the library of the Sanctuary...... There are also many places where Xiwei wanders around, and it is almost impossible to find ancient documents that are more than 500 years old in the true sense.
"It is naturally impossible to find this level of storage in paper literature." The ancient worm squirmed his fat body, as if he wanted to change his position, but unfortunately failed: "What you are looking for is the first epic of the legendary world." 'Astronomy of Truth' engraved on rock and bronze! (To be continued......)