Chapter 086 Chapter 86
At 11:30 in the morning, Mo Xuanji opened the window on time.
But the actions of a certain senior student are always unexpected - here specifically referring to the desk behind Mo Xuanji, which suddenly turned into a person with a "bang".
In the white smoke, someone raised his magic hat and then put it on his head steadily: "Dangdang~ Are you surprised, surprised, happy or not?"
"...Where's my desk?"
"I moved them to the club room." Wilde looked away with a guilty look on his face. "There's nothing I can do. The displacement array is already the most concealed teleportation array. Only in this way can I avoid being caught by that old-fashioned guy."
"Don't worry, I will definitely change it back for you later. Are you ready? Remember to bring your student ID card. If everything is OK, we can set off."
Mo Xuanji was silent for a second: "Before thirty seconds, I could leave at any time."
"Now?"
"The student ID is on that table."
"...Ahhh, I'm sorry!" Wilde picked up Mo Xuanji and flew out of the window.
In the end, the two arrived at the lake on time.
There is a vast lake in the center of Penglai Academy, and the Cangxing Tower is located on a small island in the lake.
Not far away, the branches of the ancient Longteng tree swayed gently in the breeze.
Wilde pointed to the center of the lake and said, "See that red tower over there?"
Mo Xuanji followed his hand and saw that the island in the middle of the lake was planted with tall and dense trees, and a hint of brick red could be seen faintly among the emerald green.
“Yes.”
“That’s the Hidden Star Tower.”
Mo Xuanji was stunned: "Why is a tower named Lou?"
"Of course it's to confuse people. If it were you, would you think that an ordinary tower is the mysterious Star Hidden Tower?"
Mo Xuanji thought about it and shook his head. When he heard the name of Cangxing Tower, an ancient wooden high-rise building came to his mind subconsciously. If he really came to find it himself, he would probably not think of Hongta even if he visited all the islands above.
"Then how did you know that?"
"Hey, it's a secret."
As they were talking, an old man came over slowly rowing a wooden boat.
The old man was hunched over, with wrinkles all over his exposed skin. He looked to be over a hundred years old, with a head of white hair that dragged on the ground. His beard and eyebrows, which had also turned white, had also grown to the ground, and were piled at his feet along with the long hair behind his head.
Perhaps because there was a particularly obvious reference object beside him, Mo Xuanji subconsciously felt that this old man was very similar to the ancient tree.
The old man was humming a strange melody, which Mo Xuanji could not understand, but he felt inexplicably familiar with it.
"Old sir, are you here to see us off?" Wilde took off his hat and saluted him respectfully.
One of the school rules of Penglai Academy is that the use of supernatural powers and various unnatural means is not allowed within the scope of the central lake. If you want to go to the center of the lake, you can only rely on a ferry.
Although Wilde committed crimes in defiance of the law on weekdays, those were just minor fights with the disciplinary team. When it came to serious situations, he was more honest than anyone else.
The old man smiled and looked at them, but did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Have you had lunch?"
Mo Xuanji and Wilde looked at each other and said, "I just ate it."
Although it sounds like people chatting and greeting each other, there must be some deeper meaning behind the guide's question.
"Come up, I'll take you to the other side." After confirming that the documents were correct, the old man said with a smile.
"Thank you, old man."
After getting on the boat, the old man rowed the boat leisurely. Although he looked old, his movements were not slow at all except for being a little slow.
"This is a big demon." said the system.
The island in the middle of the lake looks very close to the shore, but it actually takes a long way by water to get there.
"It's been a while since I've had a chat with you guys. What do you want to find in the Starry Sky Tower?"
Wilde smiled and said, "Well, it's an academic question. It is said that the Star Library is the most comprehensive treasure house of knowledge in the world. My junior and I thought that we might be able to find the answer there."
Mo Xuanji nodded at the right time.
"Well, having something to pursue is something to be proud of."
The boat gradually approached the shore, and the old man got off the boat first, dragging his beard and walking towards the red tower in front. As he walked, he took out a bunch of keys from his wide sleeves.
At this moment, Mo Xuanji finally saw the whole picture of this mysterious building - it looked really ordinary, as if it was built layer by layer with bricks by a guy who had no understanding of architectural aesthetics.
It feels like the richest man says he wants to take you to his house for a visit, but when you get there you find out that the so-called mansion is actually a thatched hut.
Compared to the high-end and grand Cangxing Building, Mo Xuanji would rather believe that this is a place where miscellaneous items are piled up next to it. He subconsciously looked at Wilde, and sure enough, the other party also had a disillusioned expression on his face.
"Well, it's understandable. After all, it has to be hidden. The inconspicuous is the safest." Wilde quickly found an explanation. But does such a high-end existence really need such a jokey appearance?
The old man fumbled for a long time and finally found the corresponding key on the door.
"This building is as old as my bones. It is an old thing and cannot withstand any tampering. So please be sure to abide by the rules inside."
"We understand, don't worry."
"Go in, there is everything you want to know."
The door opened, and in front of me was a dark passage, extending forward to an unknown space.
Mo Xuanji turned around subconsciously, but saw that the old man's eyes fell on him at some point. Seeing him turn around, the old man showed a gentle smile.
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"Sure enough, the outer layer is just a false appearance."
Coming out of the passage, the first thing that catches your eye is the books arranged in units of walls.
The top of each wall was marked with different ancient characters. Fortunately, in order to understand the bamboo slips in the antique shop, the system specially compensated him, so it was not difficult to read at this time.
These ancient characters indicate the fields to which these books belong.
Of course, the "book" here is just a general term. In fact, it contains almost all written records from ancient times to the present. On the walls of books in every field, from left to right, from top to bottom, from the oldest stone tablets to the current paper carriers, almost everything is available.
There are no windows or light sources in the Cangxing Tower, but the strange thing is that this space is always in a state of sufficient and soft light.
The two stood at the door, stunned by the scene and speechless.
"You have organized it well." The system suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence: "Let's take action. Time is limited. We can't waste it in boredom and daze."
Mo Xuanji came back to his senses and looked at Wilde: "Senior, let's split up first."
"Okay. If you're going out, remember to message me."
Mo Xuanji agreed, then picked up the guide map from the shelf and headed straight for the historical area.
These doubts that troubled him now might be answered by looking at history.
"I wish to embrace the sparks with my body..." These are the most eye-catching words on the guide map.
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[…The earliest record of civilization that can be traced back to the prehistoric period, when all races existed and beasts were rampant. Countless races were caught in chaos and all living beings suffered…
The human race is the weakest group among them and has nearly been wiped out several times...
In the **** year of the prehistoric calendar, the king of the demon race emerged and took more than 500 years to subdue all the races. Only then did the concept of the demon race come into being. Bloodshed and killing gradually decreased.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the human race developed rapidly. Due to the huge differences between the human race and the demon race, conflicts between the two races continued, and they remained in a dilemma of confrontation and mutual exclusion for a long time.
In the **** year of the Tianshu calendar, the fighting power of humans and demons gradually became balanced. This was the golden age of the rapid development of the immortal civilization...
In the year ****, the evil gods from outside the world descended, bringing strange creatures with them to assimilate and invade the plane. Under the instigation of the demon king, the human and demon races united to fight against the outside world...
In ****, the two races suffered heavy losses, and all their high-level combat forces were defeated on the battlefield... The human and monster races each established their own training institutions - Jiantiansi and Penglai Cave Mansion.
In ****, the human sword saint died.
In the final battle of ****, the evil god from outside the realm was severely damaged. The Demon King sealed the passage between the two realms and has been in seclusion since then.
The connection between the two worlds was temporarily severed, but people were still troubled by the aura of the outside world and showed strange (assimilation) symptoms.
In ****, the Dragon Lord under the Demon King's throne became weird and out of control, and was sealed into the Dragon Locking Pond by the Lord of the Dwelling Mountain. In the same year, the Lord of the Dwelling Mountain disappeared.
The human and demon races are on good terms.
In ****, the monsters broke out on a large scale, and the influence and instability of human thoughts were discovered for the first time. In ****, the actual ** plan was implemented to construct the surface and inner worlds. The situation has been stable since then.
In ****, Penglai Cave was renamed Penglai Academy, becoming a common training institution for the two races; the function of the Heavenly Supervisory Bureau changed from educating humans to managing people with special abilities (superpowers) and the demon race, and was renamed the Central Superpower Bureau in ****. 】
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Just by looking at the text, Mo Xuanji felt as if a long river of history appeared before his eyes. What he sorted out was only a small part of it. There were only a few sentences about the Tianji Lock.
It was forged by the Demon King, and it can completely seal everything in the world, and it can also unlock all the seals in the world. This seems a bit contradictory, just like it is both the sharpest spear and the strongest shield.
As for the appearance of the artifact, Mo Xuanji did not see any relevant records. Yes, if there were, the strange gang would not be running around like a headless fly.
"The place where the gate between the two worlds is sealed... is called Rama on ancient maps, and today it is... Sifang City? Isn't that where the headquarters of the Bureau of Special Powers is located?" Mo Xuanji murmured, "The headquarters of the Bureau of Special Powers was even moved there on purpose, in order to more conveniently check the status of the gate and respond immediately."
Also, the Star Hidden Tower...
"So that's how it is. Penglai Academy is the 'matchbox' prepared by our ancestors to preserve the last kind of fire."
From these records, we can see that Penglai Academy is located in a closed small world. It is attached to the big world bubble, but it exists independently and is safe enough. The data stored in the Star Storage Building is enough to prove the existence of its own civilization, so that later generations will not lose their way.
This is probably the last way out our ancestors left for future generations.
This is the last place of hope.
The system was silent.
Mo Xuanji stuffed the last book back into the bookshelf. He subconsciously glanced at his phone and saw that he still had plenty of time, so he started to wander around.
"A collection of weird things?"
This area was filled with paper carriers. Mo Xuanji pulled out a book at random and found that it contained very detailed records of various weird data, various research reports, and completely disappeared times... One category was enough to support a book, and such books were densely packed on several walls.