HBWnovel Chapter Vol. 2 Ch. 132
Chapter Vol. 2 Ch. 132
“Continent?”
Edith was momentarily surprised but confirmed Violet’s statement.
“Eight hundred years ago, when I was adventuring with my companions, I did come across similar content in some ruins at the far west of the continent. However, the text on it did not belong to any known language. We could only transcribe the information and later stored it in the royal library.”
Frowning, the girl in the golden robe hesitated before speaking in an uncertain tone.
“According to some deciphered content later, I remember... it mentioned that the world we live in was once called the 【Dreamland】. However, due to the difficulty of translation, the information was incomplete and deemed of low value, so the deciphering efforts were discontinued.”
“Dreamland...?”
Reading this name that felt so familiar, Violet immediately asked with some urgency.
“What about the transcribed book that contained this information?! Is it still in the royal library?”
If so, relying on the relationship with Lilya, Miss Priestess must borrow it for a read. Perhaps this is a quite important secret!
With translation glasses available, language barriers are not a problem!
However.
“Um, unfortunately, about three hundred years ago, around the time before the prison was built, there was a big fire in the royal palace. At that time, many precious books and collections were turned to ashes, including the original and transcript of that fragment.”
“Because no one could understand the mysterious content on it, and we didn’t make many backups, it’s probably lost.”
Edith blinked, showing curiosity.
“Miss Violet, is the thing on there really important to you?”
It burned down unexpectedly...
The girl, with her upper body leaning slightly forward in excitement, leaned back again. After a while, she opened her mouth.
“To say it’s important... not necessarily. It’s just that I think that thing might record some special secrets, and I’m a bit interested. Since it’s already destroyed, there’s nothing we can do.”
“Sorry, I couldn’t help. If it’s in the language of the kingdom, I might be able to help you restore some of it from memory.”
Edith’s perspective coincided with Violet’s investigation skill that revealed the phrase “Key of March One.” However, if even the Guardian who has lived for eight hundred years hasn’t seen this thing, it’s likely that its purpose will only become clear when all three keys are gathered.
Despite spending eight hundred years in the Courage City, the Miss Guardian had traveled extensively in her early years, exploring most of the world, broadening her knowledge, and experiencing countless trials of life and death. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to reach the realm beyond as a human.
Seeing no immediate response from the priestess, the girl in the golden robe paused, then returned to the previous topic.
“As for this token, as Miss Violet speculated, it is the emblem of a representative of the Twilight Council. The serpent on it is Jörmungandr, the Serpent of Devouring Realms, a mythological creature that once devoured the sun, moon, and stars, plunging the world into darkness and destruction.”
“The details of the myth are no longer traceable, but the Twilight Council indeed uses the Serpent of Devouring Realms as its totem and symbol. This organization has existed for a very long time.”
Edith paused and added,
“At least longer than the Human United Kingdom.”
“Unlike the recent attack on the capital by the Eternal Throne, the Twilight Council has very few members, and its structure is quite loose, consisting only of ‘Councilors’ and ‘Representatives.'”
“I have some knowledge of the Eternal Throne organization, and I can say that the Twilight Council is far more formidable than the former. Or, to put it differently, the two cannot be compared.”
“?”
The Miss Guardian’s statement of being “completely incomparable” indeed surprised Violet.
After all, the Eternal Throne is a super underground organization with 12 legendary figures, with the top three reaching a transcendent-level. While Violet could handle Rebecca like educating a child, given the strength she displayed, normally taking on four or five legends at once would be quite simple.
If the power of the Eternal Throne were not scattered worldwide but gathered in one place, it could likely pose a threat to the sovereignty of any country in the world. If they were still far weaker than the Twilight Council, wouldn’t it make all countries and races just a joke to them?
Edith, who easily discerned the thoughts in the priestess’s mind, chuckled and corrected her.
“Miss Violet might be wondering why such a powerful organization has remained unknown or hasn’t interfered in the internal affairs of any country, establishing its own influence, right?”
“In fact, it’s quite simple. Do you know why the Twilight Council has two different components, ‘Councilors’ and ‘Representatives’? The ‘Representatives’ are, in a sense, agents in the mortal world, while the ‘Councilors’ themselves are not in this world.”
“They are all beyond the world.”
“Perhaps there’s a barrier set by the gods, or they might simply exist in another space, making it difficult to traverse for reasons unknown to me...”
“But the ‘Councilors’ cannot easily come here.”