RNP Chapter 2716 Time Fragments
Chapter 2716 Time Fragments
Chapter 2716 Time Fragments
"The Temple of Time? Is it related to that ancient god?"
Xia De asked excitedly, realizing that he had gone around in circles and finally found the clue.
Mr. Edmond gave a relatively vague answer:
"It is related, but not particularly related. In the era when the ancient gods had not yet left, although the old gods still existed, the belief in the thirteen ancient gods was the mainstream. The believers of the ancient gods in the first era, just like the believers of the true gods today, built religious buildings all over the world.
The followers of the ancient tree god not only left behind buildings for religious activities, but also left behind a series of "temples of time" with the idea of "leaving the past to the future so that our times can be remembered by the past." These temples are usually small in scale, but after solving the puzzles in a specific way, you can often get precious documents, alchemical items, and even lost relics left by ancient extraordinary people. "
Xia De was very surprised:
"A temple for hidden treasures? I've never heard of such a thing."
The old man then laughed:
"Of course you haven't heard of those Temples of Time left over from the First Age. How could we, the Ring Warlocks of the Sixth Age, get the rewards?
In the Second Age after the departure of the Old Gods, those who knew the secret took away most of the things;
Then in the Third Age, ancient evil spirits were rampant, and the ancestors would plunder everything they could to fight against the demons.
The Fourth Age was a dark and chaotic era, and more ancient buildings were destroyed in the chaos;
Although the powerful witches of the Fifth Age also tried to protect the few remaining ancient ruins, they preferred to take what they liked first, and then protect those buildings that did not meet their aesthetic requirements. "
Mr. Edmund held his teacup and listened to the sound of rain and tides, and summarized briefly:
"So now, the Temple of Time, the Temple of Night, and the Dragon Altar have all become legends. Even if you can find the ruins scattered around the world, most of them are meaningless. For example, the Dragon Feast Sacrifice Site floating above the Moon Bay today is an isolated case. Don't expect to find such an ancient and complete building again."
Shade sighed:
"So it's the Temple of Time in the southeast of Lengshui Port City."
The old man shook his head:
"Oh, this one is not empty. That was the luckiest time of my life. I set foot on the dilapidated ruins, solved the ancient puzzle, and found something... It's not convenient to tell you, but anyway, that was the turning point of my life. You see, I am living such a leisurely life now, of course it's not because I worked hard enough when I was young, but because I am lucky enough."
He was very satisfied to see Xia De's surprised expression:
"No matter how low the probability is, the possibility of finding a building from the first era in our era is not zero, right? The pattern you just showed me is very similar to the pattern that appeared in the Temple of Time, so if I'm not mistaken, you are looking for something, right?"
"I myself am not sure if there is anything there."
Shad's friendship with Mr. Edmund began in the middle of last summer, so he told the old man directly about the music hall.
So now it was Mr. Edmund's turn to be surprised:
“The Golden Music Hall was once the temple of the Ancient God?! I thought there was no complete Temple of the Tree Father in the material world anymore.
No, the Temple of Time is different from the temple you described. The former is not very large and can only be used for small-scale sacrifices and prayers, except for hiding treasures. But judging from the size of the Golden Music Hall, it is definitely the size of a regional main temple. "
"But we cannot rule out the possibility that the two places used similar methods to hide things. Mr. Edmund, how did you solve the puzzle of the Temple of Time?"
Xia De asked again, and the old folklorist did not keep it privately:
“The decryption methods of different Temples of Time will definitely not be exactly the same. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be possible to unlock all treasures if you mastered one method?
The Temple of Time that I found in the southeast of Lengshui Harbor required me to interpret the astrological signs described in the temple murals, and then use a mirror in the temple to accurately reflect the moonlight according to the date corresponding to the astrological signs, so that it would be projected onto the area corresponding to the murals, and then a secret compartment would open. "
This doesn't sound difficult, but it requires advanced knowledge of astrology, because the murals describe the starry sky of the First Age.
But this also brings up new problems:
“But the Golden Music Hall in Vista Grove had no complete murals for us to interpret before the renovation.”
Mr. Edmund then pointed out:
"The believers of time in the First Era seemed to have mastered some extraordinary power of time. This power ensured that as long as the secret treasure had not been taken out, the guidance for cracking the mechanism would not disappear.
Try to find out what kind of ancient traces are left in the Golden Music Hall today. I can give you some reminders based on my experience studying the Temple of Time when I was young. Planetariums, mirrors, sundials, hourglasses, curtains, and murals may all become the key to solving the puzzle. "
Xia De wrote down all of this and asked curiously:
"Can you really not tell me what you got from the temple back then?"
Mr. Edmund then laughed again:
"Well, since you are really curious, I can tell you that I got three items at that time. One is a book, one is an angel-level relic, and the last one is a small piece of curved glass. I searched through ancient books for a long time before I determined that it was a special material called 'time fragment'."
"Time fragments? What can they be used for?"
"It has so many uses - repairing time gaps, integrating into time relics to permanently enhance their power, adding it to time rituals to achieve extreme spellcasting similar to the Philosopher's Stone, fortune tellers can use it to see the future more clearly, alchemists can make it into glasses to see through time, or remove time curses, call time guardians, and plant trees."
"Wait, lift the time curse?!"
Shade almost stood up from the sofa. Mr. Edmund nodded:
"Yes, but I don't know much about the time curse, it's just what the book says. But from the look on your face, it looks like I can learn about it from you."
"Please wait a moment. How did you deal with the fragment of time? Is it still in your hands now?"
Xia De asked anxiously, and the old man realized that someone around him must have been cursed by time:
"In the year 1830 of the Universal Calendar, you were probably not born yet. At that time, a shocking incident of an unknowable relic going out of control occurred in the northwest of the Old Continent. This was also the most dangerous relic out of control incident known to the material world in the past five hundred years, apart from the [Life and Death Narrowness].
Even if you look for this, you won't find anything. All the people involved in this matter are very secretive about it. That level 0 relic is called the [River of the Future]. It is a location-type relic, but its essence is a part of the concrete river of time."
Xia De showed an incredible expression. The consequences of this thing getting out of control might be even more terrible than [Rewind Time] getting out of control:
"You used that fragment to suppress the relic's loss of control?"
"Yes, but the fragment was only suppressed. In the end, it was the Dawn Church that completely solved the problem by calling on God. But it was not contained, it was just temporarily expelled from the material world. Back then, the river intersected with a river that has now disappeared from the map of the Old World, causing a total of more than 30,000 people to drink the river water before the church intervened. That disaster..."
The old man widened his eyes slightly, and the hand holding the teacup trembled a few times, then he sighed:
"Do you know about the great famine in the south of Delairyon in 1848?"
Shade nodded immediately:
"Yes, it hasn't even been ten years since this happened, and it's said to be the worst natural disaster of this century. Of course, after this year, the Great Famine of 1854 may become number one."
The academy's report stated that this incident was the reason why the stranger's body fled north from his hometown, Greenshade Town, Carlton County, to the city of Tobesk, where he met Detective Sparrow.
"Some evidence suggests that the Great Famine of 1848 was a follow-up effect of the unknowable relic going out of control. More than people died that year, but the impact may continue until the end of this century. It seems a bit off topic. Anyway, I don't have any time fragments in my hands, and the material has been used where it should be used most.
During the incident, I also asked the Thirteenth Ring Warlock of the Orthodox Church, and as far as I know, no one has this material. But don't despair, young man, at least you still have a chance. Go and see the music hall in Vista Forest, maybe the fragment is waiting for you there. "
Using the special material "Time Fragments" is the third method that Shade knows of to remove the Time Curse, in addition to "First Flame and the Chosen" and "Joining the [Forest Hermits]". And this method sounds not only simpler than joining the Hermits, but even faster than the nun's method.
The only problem is finding the "piece of time".
Shade explored the secrets of the Golden Music Hall, originally just to help Miss Elf find more "arrows" unearthed there, but he didn't expect to have such a reward. However, after being surprised, he did not rush to say goodbye to Mr. Edmund, but patiently held the teacup and talked to him about the current situation in Vestal Forest.
Regarding this old gentleman who provided important information, Shad told him most of the news he could, except for concealing the identities of Miss Danister and Miss Winslet, including the "time curse" and "time travel rules".
Of course, he did not mention that he now had three tree holes in his hands, nor did he say that he could ignore the curse and travel through time. As for the remains of the World Tree, after thinking it over again and again, Xia De roughly mentioned this possibility.