Sean opened the information that Lilith brought him. The words he wrote down were almost unrecognizable. Only a few traces could be seen. Some places must have been glanced at by the other party again, otherwise he couldn't tell what was written at all.
"From the sea?"
"Yes, sir, look here. Upwards from here should be the Adak area." Lilith pointed to the place marked on the nautical chart.
There is no way to accurately distinguish longitude and latitude in this world. The distances marked on many maps may look very close, but in reality they may not be found at all or may be very far away. When drawing, the direction is determined only according to the sense of the person drawing at the time.
I felt like I was walking east but didn't turn, so the direction should be east. Something like that.
It might be okay on land, but at sea this kind of sensory judgment doesn't apply at all.
So Sean didn't care about the location on the map. Besides, Lilith said that the nameless island could no longer be found, so it was very likely that they were going in the wrong direction.
"So what's on this nameless island?" Sean asked.
"My Lord Earl, please continue to look at this side."
Lilith stood opposite him and turned a page of her diary, and the pages became even more messy!
I guess only the person who wrote the densely packed text and numbers knows what they mean.
"I told the Earl before that half a year ago, during the incident involving the ancient god believers in the old city of Tacoma, there were reports of people with fish heads and gills. This is what I heard from the immigrants who came from Tacoma," said Lilith.
No one else in Oro City knew that they were also involved in the events in Tacoma City, so any news among ordinary people came from outside.
“Are there former immigrants in the academy as well?”
"There isn't one in the academy, but many students go back and ask about it out of curiosity."
Lilith's words reminded Sean that although students of this age may not be able to do anything great, their curiosity may be no less than that of any adult.
"Well, go on."
"This strange creature was mentioned in my grandfather's notes, but it was only recorded as a local legend. According to fishermen who have seen the stone pillars of the nameless island with their own eyes, similar patterns are carved on those huge, abnormally structured stone sculptures, with human bodies and fish heads."
Lilith pointed to the part she had outlined.
Sean took it in his hand and read it carefully.
It is a note of recollections, and the narrator is so far away that he has heard from others what they have heard.
The authenticity is difficult to verify, but Sean has seen those talking deep divers with his own eyes.
According to Frelia's later statement, they had been hiding in the swamp for a long time, but they were creatures that did not originally belong to that place. They sought to live near human settlements only in order to give birth to stronger offspring with humans.
That kind of thing looks like it belongs in the sea.
Sean still remembered that their skin was very slimy. If it weren't for the power of the Eye of Ghroth, they would not have been able to be hurt at all. Bullets would have difficulty penetrating their bodies completely because their muscles would have been tightly contracted.
That kind of organization can fully adapt to the deep sea where the pressure is so strong that it is terrifying, so Sean guessed that they came from the deep sea.
It's just that there was no evidence at the time, but now this old notebook records their appearance.
It records that fishermen discovered a huge stone pillar protruding from behind an underwater volcano near an unnamed island, with a wide coastline consisting of silt, wetlands, and huge moss-covered rocks.
On those stone pillars, there are statues of the Deep Diver, and in addition, there is a huge and strange statue that looks like an octopus's tentacles.
No one knows what material it is made of, and the way it was built makes people feel uncomfortable. What's even more strange is that the fishermen who approached it all felt dizzy and had an ominous feeling at the same time.
It was as if the gray sky and the sea were being stared at by something, an unsettling fear!
The diary also describes that the fishermen told the local inspectors about this incident after they returned. Because it is a coastal country, the garrison of any city has a maritime force responsible for combating invading pirates and sea monsters when necessary.
However, when the city inspector went to the sea area pointed out by the fishermen, the nameless island disappeared again, as if it had never appeared. This incident became a hot topic in the local area for a while, and was slowly forgotten until it could no longer be found.
But even so, this story is still told by the older generation to novice sailors, with the purpose of telling them to always fear the horror of the sea and not always think about sailing!
"Is that all?"
After Sean finished reading all the notes, he looked up at Lilith.
"That's all for now, but I also found a lot of interesting things, some of which tell legends from various places, and one that really caught my attention is the Cain Slate."
After hearing what Lilith said, Sean asked in surprise, "You also know about the Cain Slate?"
"Of course. It's something wizards hold as their most precious treasure. It's said to contain the truth of the world."
hehe
At this moment, Sean just wanted to laugh in his heart.
It was the truth, so true that he couldn't even understand what was written on it. It burned in his hand, like a bomb, and it had no power at all. If Frelia hadn't asked him to keep it, Sean would have thrown it away.
"There is indeed such a saying." Even though I complained about it a thousand times in my heart, I still wanted to carry it with me.
"Of course, not everyone considers the Cain Slate a treasure. This diary states that wizards in a small village in a southern continent believe the Cain Slate is completely useless. Some even claim that the former Cain witch was controlled by some force and wrote the slate to warn everyone."
Don't tell me
Now Sean actually believes this statement.
Because the Cain Slate was completely useless in his hands. Apart from the fact that it was engraved with something that looked very much like the Star of Judgment, no one could translate the other words on it, and it had no so-called power.
He flipped open the page of records and saw that there was indeed such gossip, but it was recorded in fragments, more like a paragraph written specifically to make up a non-mainstream voice.
"Your research direction is very good." After closing the book, Sean began to speak in official language.
"I hope you can do what you like in the future. I remember that the Scholar Library in Oro City is always short of people. If you are interested, you can go there to do research. There seem to be many scholars who are out visiting there. Of course, if you don't like it, you can choose other departments, but I hope that if you have any new discoveries in the future, you can tell me as soon as possible."
Seeing the little girl's excitement!
What he said was equivalent to directly arranging a job for the other party, and he also had a pass to the Earl's Mansion.
This is a very enviable job for the residents of Oro City!
"Really? Lord Earl?"
"Of course, I will write a letter later and ask Maester Harry to deliver it to the Erudite Library."
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