Seeing the green dragon girl so busy, Shade thought of Fiona for some reason, but it was just that too many years had passed since Fiona was active.
"In addition to studying, we also continued to explore this place together. The water is constantly rising, and we must speed up our progress. Otherwise, many places that could be entered before will be difficult to enter once they are submerged."
Miss Metz said to Shade again, and also showed Shade the harvest of their exploration. Of course, Shade did not forget to take out the supplies he brought and the "teaching supplies" they needed. The werewolf girl went there consciously.
tidy.
"Somehow, we didn't find too many books in this academy. The slates the four of us got are the most complete and useful books. However, there are many high-end alchemical items, relics and magical items scattered here.
It seems like this was originally a very formal college, but suddenly one day everyone left, and a lot of things were left here."
The fruits of their adventure were stored in categories by the werewolf girl who was very good at organizing things in the box that Shade brought last time. Shade took a look and didn't see the "Demon Hunting Seal" in it.
It is precisely because of the adventures and gains of the four people that their relationship has become better than last time. And Iluna even told Shade that they even encountered a demon in this academy, but the evil spirit was far away.
When he followed them to the fire, he left without knowing why.
Miss Wilder quickly prepared the meal, and when she served it for everyone, she didn’t even forget to prepare a portion for little Mia. During the meal, they continued to share their adventures. In fact, except for the castle area of "Island Tree Academy"
In addition, the brave girls even went to explore the valley area below when Shade appeared, because it was obvious that many things had been washed into the valley.
In that operation, the Green Dragon girl stayed behind according to the results of the draw, and when the other three came back, almost everyone was injured, but they couldn't even describe what the monster was in the water below the river valley, because the three described the enemy.
Completely different.
But that exploration also brought extraordinary gains. During an underwater battle with an unknown monster, the gray wolf witch Miss Bister accidentally discovered a stone slab hidden in the underwater mud, and that stone slab
It describes the reasons for the dilapidation of this college.
"Wait a minute, any of you can read those ancient texts?"
Although he had just eaten breakfast, Shade still held a sandwich and asked. Miss Metz pushed up her glasses:
"I have learned a lot of ancient Chinese. Although I cannot completely identify all the letters on that stone tablet, I can still guess the general meaning."
The stone tablet was erected next to the wall. Because it had been cleaned, no traces of mud could be seen at this time. The stone tablet was still roughly complete. Although there were scratch marks, it did not affect reading. Shade held the sandwich and turned his head to take a look.
Then I knew the above story. Although Miss Metz's translation had some omissions in details, the general meaning was correct.
"I originally thought this place was abandoned because it encountered some kind of special disaster or was attacked by a powerful enemy."
He turned his head back and saw Iluna eating boiled eggs in small bites. The eggs were steaming under the light of the campfire. Shade somehow thought of the black-haired head maid:
"The slate says that this place was voluntarily abandoned by people. The original Yishu Academy taught generations of outstanding students and also trained many teachers who were willing to come back to teach. And most of the teachers here are the old god -
Followers of the Lord in Black Robes.
But at some point in the middle of the Fourth Era, someone proposed to introduce teachers from more faiths so that students could receive more comprehensive knowledge. So the change happened. I don’t know when it started, although the students were still willing to come here.
School, but the number of teachers here is getting smaller and smaller, resulting in a decrease in the number of students.
In the late Fourth Era, the academy was only one-twentieth of its peak size, and was in..."
Shade looked back at the stone slab again:
"The above description says that in the chaos of the era, the students and teachers who stayed behind completely gave up here. The person who left the stone monument was the last batch to evacuate from here. He or she hoped to come back and restart the school in the future.
Academy, but it looks like no one will ever come back."
"This is basically consistent with my translation, and judging from the usage habits, this was left by a woman."
Seeing that Shade could really translate, Miss Metz asked with great interest:
"Then what does the following sentence mean? This is the only one I can't understand."
What she was talking about was the passage on the base of the stone tablet. Shade looked at it for a while before shaking his head, but it was not that it was impossible to translate:
"This is not the same language as the one above. This is the key. It can be roughly understood that the last person to leave left the key to this huge academy here. If she does not come back, then whoever comes here again will
You can restart this place so that it won’t remain abandoned.”
After finishing the eggs and picking up the bowl of porridge, Iluna was looking forward to it, her eyes shining brightly under the firelight:
"So this is a mantra. As long as you recite it, this place will change back to the prosperous past, right?"
"No no."
Shade shook his head:
"The school gate was originally locked, and you can open it by reciting this incantation; there are also some key locations in the college that are locked, and you can also open it through this incantation. The person who left the stone tablet finally wrote -
—
No matter who you are, if you can learn something from here, or get what you want, then you can take everything from here."
"I am becoming more and more curious about what happened in the so-called final chaos of the Fourth Age."
Iluna said softly, and then suddenly asked the green dragon girl beside her:
"The last time we went out to that tower, did we encounter a door that couldn't be opened?"
The green dragon girl took off her apron and sat down, with her big tail wrapped around her body. She nodded:
"Yes, that tower is not high. Judging from the current water level outside, it is probably going to be completely submerged soon."
"After dinner, let's go out. You bring your own books and see if you can still meet that god."
Shade said, of course Iluna and Miss Wilder should follow, after all, this is where they found out. As for Miss Gray Wolf and Miss Metz, the former originally thought that her book had been branded last time, so she wanted to
He said that he would stay and watch the camp this time. Unexpectedly, Miss Metz took the initiative and said:
"My underwater fighting ability is not very strong. It's up to you to do it this time. I'll wait here for you to come back."
"That's fine. Let's go and get back soon. I hope the tea made by Miss Wilder will still be hot when we get back."
The tower was a bit far away from here, so Shade first turned little Mia back into a toy before summoning the boat. The four of them took the boat and went away.
The height of the tower is slightly lower than the fourth floor of the castle where the camp is located, so when Iluna pointed out the direction to Shade, Shade could only see the lightning rod-like tower at the top among the glowing ashes in the sky.
Pointed.
Iluna was responsible for guiding the way, while Miss Wilder and Miss Bister were closely monitoring the water in the ashes to prevent attacks. Shade asked them while holding the boat:
"Miss Bister's teaching is basically a success, so which of you is ready to teach this time?"
"I have no problem."
Iluna immediately said that because she returned to reality once, she was best prepared.
"That's okay with me, I just hope you don't dislike the skills I teach you."
The green dragon girl also said, because Miss Metz was not here, she also said for Miss Metz:
"Miss Los Metz needs to prepare a little more. She said her situation is more complicated."
"No problem, then let's try it this time, just the two of you."
Except for Shade, the other three girls were all sitting. He held the oar and felt the fluctuations in the dark water below, and asked curiously:
"Speaking of which, what is the specific origin of Miss Metz? The last time I heard her introduce herself, she said that she was originally a believer of the old god, the Lord of Black Robes. Do you know any more information?"
They all also remembered that last time Shade said that Miss Metz might have some problems, so the gray wolf girl who was familiar with Shade answered:
"I was the second one to arrive here, and I spent the longest time with Miss Metz. She was like this when I first met her. She said she came here on a 'preview' to pursue her faith.
It seems that she is indeed doing so.
We talked about our lives in the normal world while you were away, but Miss Metz talked the least, and she usually becomes very silent when encountering such topics."
"Miss Metz must have lived in a college environment all year round."
The green dragon witch said while monitoring the water. The boat silently passed by the crooked towers and broken roofs exposed above the water, and the floating tables, chairs, and stone sculptures also passed by their boat:
"I'm very familiar with the temperament she has. I live in the academy and have seen many, many similar girls. The witches who do research in the academy are definitely different from the witches who live their lives outside."
"But Miss Metz did not mention this when she introduced herself."
Iluna said, and then had some thoughts of her own.
But Shade did not continue this topic:
"Oh, then Miss Wilder, what college are you from?"
Shade was not here when they talked about this topic last time, so he didn't know. The green dragon girl then replied proudly:
"I came from St. Byrons Witch Academy."
Shade had no special purpose in asking this question, so he asked again in passing:
"I had some interactions with the professors at St. Byrons a long time ago. Speaking of which, who are the current principals and librarians?"