Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 45: In the Archives
In the archives of the Star Lighthouse , two half-human-sized black gems floated in the air, exuding a slightly chilly air.
Although William had been hiding in the shadows using [Wandering in Shadows], he still failed when entering the archives.
He had not expected that the place would be guarded by shadow servants. As he was walking along the shadows cast by the rows of bookshelves, he ran into two dark shadows who were also patrolling in the shadows at the corner.
The two deformed figures, as black as ink, and William, who had turned into a shadow, stared at each other for a few seconds. In a trance, William felt as if a green exclamation mark popped up on his head.
Before the two shadow servants sounded the alarm, he threw out two spinning illusory ring blades to imprison them.
"Fortunately, I reacted quickly."
William wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself.
Otherwise, you really have to enter the unparalleled stealth mode.
If it was before he discovered that this star lighthouse was actually a rift in the Moon Realm, he might not have felt any psychological pressure to become invincible here.
If a real fight breaks out, this tower will be destroyed. Anyway, I have long been determined to pull out all the star lighthouses in the continent. It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later.
But now even he couldn't estimate what would happen if he destroyed the tower without making any preparations.
Maybe he'll slam the Moon Realm Portal right into his face?
Fortunately, the spell [Shadow Cage] that imprisoned the two shadow servants lasted long enough, and it might not be lifted by itself even after he finished touring the entire tower.
After adding another layer of illusion camouflage to the shadow cage, William walked to the next row of file shelves and began to check.
Most of the files here are used to register the personal information of mages. These things will still be very valuable after he takes over the entire Thorn City, but they are of no help to him now.
After walking and flipping through the files for about ten minutes, he finally came to the last row of file shelves.
"About the distribution of activities of the various Moon Realm cults and underground organizations in Blackwater Province?"
William read the labels on the file shelf, became interested, and reached out to take out the documents to take a look.
But a floating magical halo blocked his hand.
"Huh?"
William was a little surprised. At this moment, he was still in the illusory state of [Walking in Shadows]. Ordinary defensive barriers should not be able to stop him.
Or a more advanced defensive barrier ?
William took out an identification scroll from the space rift and placed it in front of the file shelf. As the scroll was ignited by a faint blue flame and turned into ashes, a piece of information emerged in his mind.
“It even has a self-destruct function?”
The information from the appraisal scroll showed that if he forcibly broke through the barrier, it would directly cause the files inside to burn.
This was a technique that did not exist in his time, and was probably developed later due to special confidentiality needs.
This made William a little distressed.
It takes time and equipment to break the barrier spell, so he can't unravel the spell right here.
"It would be nice if Sibyl was here at this time."
Looking at the strange magic barrier in front of him, William suddenly missed a companion in the Judgment Seat.
Sibilla Norn, the greatest astrologer of that era, possessed the divine eye bestowed by the Holy Spirit "Lady", and could understand the composition of all enchantments and enchantment spells with just one glance. Because of this ability, she was also the most powerful enchanter and enchanter of that era.
It is said that in her eyes, the whole world is a picture woven from pure magic power. She only needs to slightly adjust the direction of the magic fabric to make the effect of a spell completely different.
It was also because of her that William saved a lot of money on buying identification scrolls in the early stage of the game, and the identification scrolls he picked up in the later stage of the game always showed 99+ in his backpack.
In order to get the two items [Eye of God] and [Legendary Craftsman] at the same time, William read the files more than two hundred times.
At that time, he was in a state of confusion and mental breakdown when he finished reading the game. He didn't care even if the negative attribute of [Drunkenness] was finally revealed.
It’s normal for an astrologer and enchanter to drink more, that’s what William thought at the time.
It was not until later when he asked her to enchant his equipment and she accidentally enchanted the wrong attribute because she was drunk that William realized that he had been careless.
A vampire-exclusive weapon with exorcism properties, a desert suit that allows you to breathe underwater, an assassination dagger with an explosion rune, and a stealth suit that automatically activates the [Flame Cloak] when you sneak.
William seriously suspected that she was possessed by a demon with the intention of killing the user.
But now recalling it, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
I don't know what she is now...
William suddenly came back to his senses.
It is now a thousand years later. For mortals whose life and death are only a hundred years, she should have been gone long ago.
A feeling of loss permeated my chest.
No one knows what her final outcome was. Did she end up as she had dreamed of before, opening a tavern in Wanren City in the Storm Kingdom after retirement, and filling the wine cellar with different spirits from all over the Vic continent?
After finishing the matters in Blackwater Province, it’s time to go and take a look at Wanren City.
Having made this decision, William turned his attention back to the filing cabinet.
He sighed.
It seems that we can only use some stupid methods at the moment.
William snapped his fingers, and a deep space crack opened above the filing cabinet. Several large hands and spider legs with bandages stretched out from it, lifted up the entire filing cabinet and moved it in.
I'll study it slowly later.
Legendary summoning spell [Greedy Demon].
This spatial rift itself is a summoned creature, and the hand that extends from it is its hunting organ, which will gradually change according to the prey it swallows.
Of course, things like filing cabinets are definitely indigestible. For the Greedy Domain Demon, this is probably as uncomfortable as eating a stone.
There is no other way. Opening a large space door makes too much . You can just use it as a storage space for now. I'm sorry for the hard work this time. I'll treat you to moon monsters next time...
William hardened his heart and ignored the wailing of the summoned creature in the ether realm, and left the archive.
I've been delayed in there for long enough.
Next, it’s time to visit the observatory at the top of the tower.
William thought.
Continuing up the stairs, dodging several groups of patrolling elemental spirits and mobile armors, and bypassing several traps and barriers, William finally arrived at the door of the observatory.
It was at this time that a faint stardust went out among the starry sky in William's etheric domain.
"Um?"
William would add the [Mark] spell to all the enchanted props he made to prevent his things from being lost one day.
Was some enchanted item he made destroyed?
Thinking of this, William hurriedly checked carefully what the disappearing stardust was.
Then his expression turned serious.
The disappearing stardust represents the Phoenix pendant that was given to Liliana before.
