"Forbidden books of magic?" the two couldn't help but ask at the same time, "What's that?"

"That's a bit of a long story......," Old Adrian pondered for a long time, cleared his throat, and then said slowly, "Since ancient times, there have been rumors and legends about it on the continent of Hepp...... Places like Tumon, Crivari, Enrique, and even a little further afield in Montrorada have heard of seeing it...... Well, as Eren described, its entire body flashed with a faint blue-purple light, and it would suddenly appear and disappear without warning, so that anyone who saw it suspected that they were hallucinating...... However, it is rumored that someone has opened it, and there are different opinions about the content inside. Some say that it contains a lot of forbidden magic, some say that it contains some secrets that were unknown in ancient times, and some say that it is a blank space and nothing in it...... I've had the pleasure of seeing it twice, but I haven't been able to see it clearly because it's so far away, and I haven't had a chance to open it...... What is certain, however, is that it must have carried a lot of magic, because where it appears, there will always be many creatures attracted to it and gathered, such as the dacetus that pierced Riel's foot...... There are many people who risk their lives to find it, to learn its secrets, to gain its power, but no one succeeds, and no one knows where it came from...... Who made it, when did it be made, what was written in it, and for what?...... Nobody knows, it's so mysterious, the only thing you know is that some people go crazy because of it, and some people lose their lives because of it...... So slowly, it became a symbol of bad luck, something that would bring bad luck to people. ”

Old Adrian paused at this point, looked at them and continued, "So, you two remember what I have to say...... Don't try to find it, no matter how mysterious and powerful it is! that is a misguided path, it will only waste your time and your life, and in the end, you may not get anything!"

But as soon as the old Adrian said this, he seemed to remember something again, and fell silent. After a moment, he suddenly changed the subject, and said with a smile on his face, "Oh, Alan, can you pour me a cup of tea? I've been thirsty a lot lately, maybe it's because of my age?" and then looked at them meaningfully.

"Yes, Mr. Adrian. Alan came to his senses from the story and quickly went to the house and poured him a cup of tea.

The three of them sat around the campfire for a while, but the sun still showed no sign of showing its face, and Riel looked a little worried: "Damn, I hope it doesn't rain later." ”

"Why are you so worried about the rain? When it rains, let's go home." Alan asked.

"Uh...... Do you remember what day it was?" Riel asked tentatively, seeing that Alan didn't understand what he meant.

"Number 20. Allen said.

"And what about the day after tomorrow?" asked Riel again.

"Uh...... Number 22. ”

"Yes, the day after tomorrow is June 22nd. Riel repeated it again in an aggravated tone.

Hearing this, Alan understood...... No wonder Riel had to pull him out for a break today, because the day after tomorrow was their birthday. And today, it was a rare sunny day.

To be precise, the day after tomorrow is only Allen's birthday, and Riel's is on the 23rd, but since they have been living together and their birthdays are very close, they simply celebrate together.

After Allen understood, his heart was moved, he looked up at the sky, and proposed, "That...... Before it rains, where are we going next?"

As soon as Alan said this, Riel wrote the word "excited" on his face, and even said a little incoherently: "Tranquility Mountain, how is it, go there...... Uh, I mean, how about going to Tranquility Mountain, after all, there are very few opportunities to go. ”

In fact, they were only taken there once, and when they were young, and only at the foot of the mountain, it started to rain heavily as soon as they had climbed a little up, and they had to go home.

"Then you two should pay attention, go early and return early. In my experience, the rain starts to fall in the afternoon and doesn't stop for a while. Old Adrian said.

"Isn't Mr. Audrian going with you?" asked Riel.

"Oh, I'm going back to town to take care of my candy house. I wish you all a happy birthday in advance! Adrian laughed.

"Then we'd better leave now. Alan gestured to Arthur with a "go", "Please ask you again!"

Arthur had already eaten and drunk enough, and had slept well while they were eating and chatting, and was in good spirits at this time, and as soon as he saw Alan beckoning him, he immediately rushed over.

The two rode on its back and said goodbye to old Adrian, "Goodbye, Mr. Adrian!" and old Adrian waved goodbye to them.

Arthur flew them west with them, and soon reached the skies above the southwestern end of the Serenity Mountains.

The overall elevation of the Serenity Mountains is not very high, only a few hundred meters, but the three peaks lie in a row from southwest to northeast, and there is a Camus River that meanders down the mountain, which looks quite spectacular.

After reaching the southwestern end, they flew northeast along the mountain track. Along the way, they looked down at the view of the mountain and found that the three peaks were not independent of each other, but connected as a whole, because the forest on their mountainside was also a whole, densely connected. The woods near old Adrian's house pale in comparison.

They flew to the far northeast and turned back because Riel suddenly wanted to see the source of the Cams River. But Arthur seemed to think that the woods were too dense to fall down, and Alan urged it a little before it fell in a place on the mountainside where the trees were not too dense. Maybe it's because I don't like this gloomy environment, it looks a bit restless.

They left Arthur to wait where he was, and they followed a small path down the hill into a forested area known locally as the "Silent Forest".

At this time, the sun has been obscured by clouds, making the already poorly lit forest even darker, even a little gloomy. Fortunately, they remembered that Mr. Connor had said that there were no beasts in the Tranquil Mountains, which reassured them.

On both sides of the path are patches of oak and beech forests, and tall shrubs such as qionghua grow in between.

The oak and zelkova trees looked to be many years old, or perhaps because of the rain that had been raining all day, and each one was very tall, looking more than twenty or thirty meters tall, and several adults could not hug it so thick, with a towering canopy and dense foliage. There are also many nests built by birds on it, because from time to time there will be birdsong from all sides.

They walked all the way down the hill until they passed an oak tree that looked thicker than the others, and they couldn't help but stop and watch.

Riel let out a burst of exclamation, his mouth opening in an "O" shape, as he couldn't see the top of the tree under it.

Suddenly, a lump of bird excrement fell from an unknown species of bird and smashed right in his face.

"Bah, it's disgusting!" he cursed as he wiped away the disgusting bird droppings with his hands, "Better not let me catch you, or I'll roast you and eat you!"

Alan was amused and picked a few bush leaves to wipe Ariel's hands.

But just then, he suddenly heard a slight rustling of the bushes behind him, and he looked over there, but there was no movement.

"What's wrong?" asked Riel.

"Uh...... It felt like something was there...... Maybe it's my delusion?" Alan gestured to the bush.

Riel was a bit bolder after all, and when he heard this, he picked up a thicker branch and walked slowly towards it, then jerked away from the bush - a gray long-tailed hare jumped away in front of Riel with a "whoosh".

"Damn, if I knew it was you, I would have picked up a stone and thrown it, and there would have been hare soup to drink that night. ”

The two of them, who had a false alarm, continued to walk down the mountain.

Probably just around the corner of the forest, the tall oaks began to disappear and the bushes began to thin.

The two of them began to look around for a source of water, but Alan accidentally caught a glimpse of something glowing in the bushes about a dozen paces to his right...... And it's that faint purple light!

A thought flashed through his mind and stopped Riel.

Riel followed Alan's line of sight, and noticed something strange over there, and stood still with Alan.

An indescribable emotion began to pour out in the hearts of the two, like joy, but mixed with the slightest hint of fear.

After a long time, neither of them spoke, but they both stared at the glowing bush, and it was evident that they had forgotten old Adrian's warning. In the end, Riel tentatively spoke: "Or...... Shall we go over and have a look?"