Chapter 13: The Key to Time, the Panel

"Kirishima is not recorded as bordering the mainland, but rather as a half-dimensional floating in the void, which can only be communicated with by a few fixed anchor points."

"That means that if these anchors are disconnected, then Kirishima will never be able to reconnect with the mainland."

"In the record, Kirishima lost contact with the mainland because of the sudden disconnection between the anchor point and the mainland, and the wizards who remained on the mainland saw that Kirishima could no longer sense Kirishima and lobbied around asking others to help them search for Kirishima again."

"And when they finally used the demigod 'Asdra Mirror' to search for the void where Kirishima was originally located, they were extremely shocked to find that the void was covered with debris."

"Although the wizards can't believe it, the fragments of the tower in the void make them have to believe that 'Kirishima' has been destroyed by an unknown force."

"Thus the remnants of the wizards were divided into three factions, one faction broke away from the wizarding school and merged with the magicians; One faction adheres to the wizard inheritance and lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests; The last faction travels to the mainland in an attempt to find the black hand that caused the destruction of Kirishima. ”

The voices in the classroom grew lower and lower, and finally became silent for a long time, while Rolda outside was already sluggish, and her consciousness was churning.

"But the teacher."

The childish voice in the classroom sounded again, asking the question in Rolda's mind.

"Why did Kirishima fall? And... It's been three hundred years now.... Have you found the truth? ”

"The exact cause of the destruction of Kirishima is still unknown, but historians have put forward several hypotheses, of which the most likely are the Gray Tide Destruction Theory and the Void Invasion Theory."

"Teacher, I know that the Void Creatures are creatures with great power, able to cross the Void with their huge bodies, and feed on star chips, but ..... What about the Grey Tide? ”

"Hmm.." Nora was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"The Grey Tide is a mysterious force that suddenly appeared on the continent hundreds of years ago, with the same origin as magic but the opposite nature, and scholars define the Grey Tide simply as: a diffusion of void energy that can affect consciousness."

"But... There's no gray tide now, right? ”

"That's because the ash tide disappeared shortly after Kirishima fell, and it came and went suddenly. No one can say if it will come again. ”

......

Rolda stayed quietly in this bush clearing, listening to the dialogue and explanation, but also secretly regretted that he was too conservative, thinking only that he could not show human wisdom and not attract the attention of others, but he could not figure out this era in the first place.

After listening for a few more moments, realizing that the conversation was nearing its end, and thinking that he could not get any more information if he continued to listen, Rolda was silent for a moment, ready to turn and leave.

But as soon as he turned around, the teacher's voice sounded again.

“... So... After the Hundred Years' War, the Catradia Empire has finally become the most powerful nation in Middle-earth, and no other human empire, nor the dwarves, elves, undead, or legendary creatures like dragons will dare to go head-to-head with us! ”

"Seventh Prince, you should be glad that you were born in this great era!"

"This era is named after 'Glory'!"

Rolda pursed her lips boredly as she listened to the voice that gradually became more and more intense, but just as she was about to take a step, a voice sounded in her ears again, which made Rolda think of her smart magic weapon.

"The anchor points of the space-time elements have been completed, and the key words are as follows: the fall of Kirishima, the glorious year, the Middle-earth continent...."

"The current time node has been confirmed: the seventieth year of the Middle-earth Dimensional Radiance Calendar."

"The Key of Time is activated, and the dashboard is opened."

The next moment, Rolda looked at the translucent light screen that suddenly appeared in her sight in shock, and was speechless.

[Name: Rolda]

[Race: Human/Dragon (Attribute Shared)]

[Class: Wizard (Beginner 3rd Order)/Dragon (Juvenile)]

[Abilities currently mastered: Ice Arrow, Wind Blessing, Lightning Chain, Ring of Resistance, Guardian Barrier, ......]

[Time and space: Seventy years of the glorious calendar of Middle-earth. 】

[Linked time and space: Kirishima Dimension, Middle-earth Dimension.] 】

[Traversal Charge Completion: 79% (untraversable)] 】

This.... What is it....

Rolda looked at the information displayed on the light screen in astonishment, and an inexplicable emotion arose in her heart.

The Key to Time..... This.... Is it a mysterious thing that has been hidden in the sea of one's consciousness?

Is it also the cause of your own crossing?

Rolda looked at the panel in front of him, and his heart was in a trance.

Originally the son of a lord, Rolda wakes up in a storm while following a caravan to trade across the sea, and finds himself lying on the icy streets next to Kirishima Patrolman who is smiling at him.

Like everyone else who strayed into Kirishima, Rolda entered the training camp and spent another three days advancing to the third rank of apprentice.

Rolda, who thought that he could quickly be promoted to wizard by virtue of his talent, and then left Kirishima to return to his hometown to reunite with his relatives, suddenly fell into a coma when he was promoted to the fourth rank of apprentice, and since then, no matter how much he meditates, Rolda has never been able to break through the third order.

However, fortunately, Rolda's spiritual power was not affected, and in several years of penance, Rolda relied on his spiritual power to constantly examine himself, but he couldn't find anything unusual anyway, and only when he occasionally entered deep meditation, he could vaguely perceive that something seemed to exist in his sea of consciousness.

At that time, Rolda guessed whether the magic accumulated by his meditation was absorbed by the mysterious objects in the sea of consciousness, but whether he looked at it while meditating or turned to the wizard Noll, he came to the conclusion that the magic energy merged into the source of magic power.

But there is a fact in front of us: the source of magic is not connected to the sea of consciousness.

Disappointed, Rolda finally made up her mind not to think about this mysterious object that could not be discovered, and instead focused her meditation on improving her mental power.

And a few days ago, when Rolda finished meditating and found that his magic power had suddenly reached the ninth rank of apprentice, he had an inexplicable premonition in his heart.

Really.... Right now.... This mysterious object is finally revealed to itself.

This made Rolda emotionally complicated for a while.

However, looking at the information on the light screen, Rolda also made a judgment about what happened to him before.

"I was attacked in Kirishima before, and the spiritual barrier was breached, but I was not harmed in the sea of fire. Now it seems .... It should be this so-called 'attribute sharing', my body shares the dragon's resistance to the elements. ”

"And the crossing, it should be this so-called 'energy storage completion', but my crossing seems to be passive, as long as I fall asleep or faint, I will automatically switch dimensional clones."

"So now, it's obvious to me what I'm going to do."

"First, look for items that can be charged... This is most likely a magic stone or an item like the Sands of Time. ”

"Second, to find out more detailed information about the demise of Kirishima Island."

"Finally... It's the speed of time between two dimensional worlds. ”

Thinking of this, a touch of incomprehension appeared in Rolda's vertical pupils.

"But... According to the above information, the current time of this dimension should be 300 years after Kirishima, if I get the information and return to the Kirishima dimension to make an action, then, will it change the time and space of this dimension? ”