The Traveler Chapter 95 – Books from over 3,000 Years Ago
”Lieutenant General Iceberg,” Edwina nodded calmly without any change in her expression at Germaine Sparrow’s comment about thinking about it:
”There’s no need to rush.”
She seems to think that I can’t make this kind of large amount of money transaction alone, and must go back and ask the hidden organization behind …… Is this a problem of me not being able to make a decision? It’s a matter of not having the money! Klein spat to himself, closed the Grocer’s Travels, and asked in a low voice:
”Any idea who the author is?
”What happened to anyone who ever owned this book in the end?”
Edwina stepped across from him and held out her right hand, rubbing the cover with her fingertips as she said:
”The previous owner is no longer identifiable due to the mists of history, the sinking of the ship and the lack of corresponding information, and likewise there is no way to confirm who the author was, ergo it is unsigned.
”We have done research with some secret arts and found that the parchment was made at least three thousand years ago, before the Cataclysm.
”That’s why I think it’s worth at least £8,000.”
Three thousand years ago books, the characters in it, in addition to dragons, elves, but also human ascetics, Solomon Empire nobles and Ruin soldiers …… This is all after the era to have the concept of ah! A magical book with hidden prophecies? Or maybe someone purposely made it out of ancient parchment? But what would be the point of that, a mere prank? Klein deliberately said with a slight hook of his mouth but no smile:
”The name of the giant is Grosel, could the author be Rosel?”
”No. The name Rosel itself originated from the disassembling of the Giant language, and changed a second time when the ancient Forsak language was derived from the Intis language, with a different meaning …… “Edwina explained the etymological origin of the name Rosel in detail, and listened to Klein with a feeling of being back in a school classroom.
He nodded softly and turned with little rise or fall in tone:
”If this is an ancient writing, I’m curious as to how a frost dragon could be called the ‘King of the North’ and what sequence of pathways it would correspond to?”
Edwina lifts her eyes from the Grocer’s Travels and looks at Krynn:
”There was no concept of pathways and sequences before the first Blasphemous Tablet appeared, and many creatures would not have followed such an arrangement; chaos and madness were the dominant tone of everything in that epoch.
”Some gargoyles might gather together a number of extraordinary frost-related traits, like the frost of a witch, the frost of a ‘living corpse’, the frost of a ‘weather warlock’, so that it would have an extremely powerful and rather high bits of it, but of course, a similar gathering would inevitably bring death and loss of control.
”The meaning of this statement is that if it hadn’t died, it would have inevitably gotten out of control and become a monster, but then, gargoyles are monsters in their own right.”
If there are many similar products in the dragons, giants, and elves, then it is understandable that the Second Era is called the “Dark Era.”…… Klein murmured for a moment, as if talking to himself or inquiring:
”This results in a waste of extraordinary characteristics.”
Edwina looked at him for a few seconds and said:
”Rossel the Great once said:
”Whatever separates must come together, and whatever comes together must separate.”
”The Archon said that? I understand the first sentence, it’s another expression of the law of polymerization of extraordinary properties, what does the second mean?
”Aggregation to a certain degree will result in separation and repulsion tendencies? When a very chaotic composite is brought together that doesn’t belong to a pathway, there’s a separation effect? The more chaotic, the more they repel each other?
”This kind of words, the Great Emperor should not say to just anyone, surely not in the kind of quotations circulating outside …… Last time I guessed that she was a descendant of Edwards, one of the Four Horsemen of the Great Emperor’s Apocalypse, from the Rossel Dreaming Technique and Ms. Lieutenant General’s last name… …It’s highly likely ……
”After the fall of the Great Emperor, the family fled to Lemberg and gradually converted to the ‘God of Knowledge and Wisdom’?
”What a good teacher, simply answering all questions!”
Klein stopped talking and admired the other collections of the “Iceberg Lieutenant General”.
At the same time, he had a certain idea in his mind, that is, when the tarot party was held, he would ask the little “sun” through the “world” to see if he knew about the book “Grocer’s Travels”.
Of course, in order not to let the “inverted man” from the question to taste the “world” is not right, so as to detect the “fool” abnormal, he decided to communicate alone, shielded from others.
After a brief tour, Edwina led Kraven out of the collection room and into the room in the pirate’s dining room that belonged to the captain.
”Some of the more unusual foods here are yogurts, which can have strawberries and other jams attached to them, or you can just put honey on them ……,” Edwina said, pointing to the row of food just outside the door, “There are a few kinds of dried fish that are good as well, that come from the deep sea, and have not yet been named species.”
As she spoke, she gestured for Klein to take his own and take it back to his room, and took the initiative to get up and make an example of it.
Klein took a serving of yogurt made by who knows who, got a few spoonfuls of honey into it, and then took a plate, chucking pork sausage, buttered bagels, and other foods into it.
In the process, he saw a young man in a white shirt and black vest, wearing a flower-colored bow tie, like a staff member more than a pirate, approaching the “Iceberg Lieutenant General” Edwina, exchanging low voices about something.
The man was a good looking man, with blonde hair and dark roots, neatly tipped to the sides.
His pupils were a light lake green color, his nose was straight, and his lips were thin, giving him a trustworthy air.
”Don’t let this guy’s appearance fool you, he’s a can of wolf fish filled with a foul odor!” Daniz also entered the pirate restaurant at some point and came to Klein’s side, whispering in contempt.
Klein glanced at him sideways and said nothing, for he knew Daniz would take the initiative to explain.
Without waiting for Daniz to speak, the man next to him, who was bloated at the waist, said in a slightly shrill voice:
”He’s the third mate, Jordson, used to be a playboy and pirate who said he was going to steal our captain’s heart and got his ass kicked and stayed behind for an education and shit!”
”Anyway, he’s no good!” Daniz emphasized.
”Not a good one!” Another pirate with an iron-black complexion chimed in.
Why does it always feel like you guys are in agreement …… Klein thought for a moment:
”A bounty of 5200 pounds on ‘Flower Bowtie’ Jordson? Sequence 6?”
Sure enough, it was the standard Germaine Sparrow reaction …… Danez looked over and said with a bit of hindsight hidden in his disdain:
”He’s not too strong, he’s just weird, when I fight, no, battle with him, I suddenly can’t use fireballs, while he can mimic my flame abilities.”
Very familiar description …… Klein subconsciously looked over at Jordson, thought back carefully, and remembered where he had heard of it:
This is very similar to the “Vein Thief”, a seal behind the door of Tingen City’s Channis!
Klein couldn’t recall the seal number of the Vessel Thief, but remembered that it could briefly steal someone’s extraordinary ability for its own use.
The counterpart of the Pathway? Kraven retracted his gaze to find Danitz and his two companions looking over their drinks with concern.
Thinking that Daniz had spilled the beans about his sacrifice to Kavituva, Klein grabbed a mug of ale and carried his dinner plate, speaking absently as he walked toward the Captain’s Dining Room:
”You all like her, don’t you.”
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Danez jump back two steps, glancing that way in horror before turning his head back with a slightly relaxed expression and surveying his companion.
They pulled apart without realizing it, and their eyes became quite complicated with a sort of deceived anger.
Without stopping, Klein returned to the captain’s dining room and enjoyed the morning’s delicacies.
It was some time before Edwina returned with her dinner tray.
She took a sip of milk and paused for two seconds to say:
”Daniz showed me your messenger summoning ritual.
”It mentions that it requires the use of a gold coin as a material.
”I’m a bit confused, is this a reference to the gold coins of Rune, or of Intis, Forsak, or others? They don’t have the same weight, nor do they have the same gold content.”
Klein thought for a moment:
”The gold coin of Rune.”
It’s also the most valuable gold coin …… that I don’t have to pay anyway …… Klein added in his mind.
Edwina nodded:
”You have to pay when you receive a reply as well?”
”Different spirit world creatures have different preferences.” Klein let out a “hmm”.
He knew that “Iceberg Lieutenant General” Edwina was a researcher of spirit world creatures, so he believed that the other party could understand the meaning of his words.
And he hadn’t lied, he just hid the option that it could be paid by the messenger owner.
”Yes.” Edwina gave a serious response, “I once tried to find a messenger, but I could only fumble with the spell myself, which was not only dangerous, but also very difficult to get a satisfactory one, so I had to give up in the end.
”That was one reason, the other was that simulated necromantic power could not be used to sign a contract.
”Your incantation gave me a lot of inspiration.”
Klein used his breakfast in silence, not explaining a few words for the other party in passing, because this knowledge came from Mr. Aztec’s teachings, and he wouldn’t spread it out indiscriminately without getting consent.
After a delicious but quiet breakfast, the Golden Dream approached the private harbor and dropped off Klein and Danitz.
Daniz looked back at the shimmering golden ship and suddenly lamented:
”I feel like my friendship has sunk into the sea!”
Klein clicked his hat and said flatly:
”It is possible to form alliances between losers.”
”……” Danez didn’t know whether he should be happy or sad.
After changing his identity and forging a certificate to buy a ticket back to Bayam and successfully boarding the ship, Klein finally had some privacy.
He entered the washroom and went above the gray mist, browsing through the prayers of Poseidon’s followers.
This time, the first person to catch his eye was the bald rebel Karat:
”Great Spirit, we have discovered the whereabouts of the red-haired Elaine, and she is hiding in the Consulate of Intis.
”This was confirmed by a berrywoman and a gardener.”