Chapter 755: The Process Of Events
Andoine was still guessing which weapon it was that was so strong that it could destroy the Felan Kingdom. Clearly, he had guessed wrongly. The two authoritative figures of the Supreme Council were full of doubts, not to mention Lin Li, Aldwin, and the rest. When they heard Megard’s words, everyone immediately paid more attention and waited for their doubts to be resolved.
“Don’t be mistaken, this is not what I meant, but what Geresco’s intentions are.” Megard looked away from the crowd, and raised his head slightly to look into the distance as if he were reminiscing about something. He then slowly said, “Andoine and Rosen both know that the Supreme Council had obtained some information about the mausoleum a long time ago. In reality, Geresco had already discovered Osric’s mausoleum not long after Osric died. He simply chose not to explore the mausoleum back then.
Geresco had long discovered the mausoleum of the Highlord Osric, but that wasn’t surprising, since Geresco was definitely strong enough to find the mausoleum with ease. However, since he had already discovered it long ago, why explore it only now? That was what puzzled everyone. Given Geresco’s power then, they felt that it would’ve been impossible for him to be hindered by the magic traps and tomb keepers.
“At that time, Anril had just experienced countless wars, and almost none of the ordinary armies or the Legendary- and Sanctuary-realm powerhouses could remain neutral and stay out of the war. Apart from countless casualties, the war also resulted in the demise of the High Elves and the rise of mankind. It had also caused severe trauma and damage to the world. Back then, the world was almost full of damage and holes, so much so that the fragile s.p.a.ce could not withstand a small crack at all. With Geresco’s power, had he delved into the crack, it would’ve been very likely for him to cause a large-scale collapse of the s.p.a.ce. It might’ve even brought devastating disasters to Anril,” Megard explained slowly. It was as if his voice could travel through time and s.p.a.ce, bringing everyone back to that magnificent era.
Although everyone could not fully imagine what the world of Anril was like during the catastrophic period in the Dark Age, they could tell from Megard’s description that the events described in the historical literature were far less cruel than what had actually happened. Everyone had peculiar expressions on their faces. Of course, they were also very clear that with their current strength, they probably wouldn’t be able to achieve remarkable feats during that era.
Lin Li was the only one who had no expression on his face, because he had already watched the historical changes of Anril from the prehistoric times to the Dark Age through the Endless Labyrinth in the Sky Castle. He had seen everything from the devastating war between the ancient wyrms and the t.i.tans to the rise of the High Elves’ dynasty during the end of the Dark Age, and lastly their fall and destruction.
Megard finally looked away and kept his eyes fixed on the calm Lin Li for a brief moment before continuing, “Apart from worrying that it will cause the s.p.a.ce to collapse, it was also because Geresco didn’t take Osric’s mausoleum seriously. Hence, after discovering the location of the mausoleum, he subdued the three Undead Lords in the Shadowglen and made an agreement with them to let them guard the entrance of the mausoleum. The three of them are the only ones who can open the Immortal Door.”
Everyone suddenly felt enlightened, and they realized why the three Undead Lords had brought up the agreement with Geresco when they couldn’t defeat Megard. Megard could have killed them easily, but he still let them go. It turned out that Geresco had deliberately left them there to guard the mausoleum.
“Although Osric’s legacy was nothing to Geresco, it’s still a huge treasure for the Supreme Council. That’s why the Supreme Council decided on this operation after so many years of research. You guys did live up the Supreme Council’s trust in you too. On behalf of the Supreme Council, I thank you for your efforts.” Megard sounded extremely sincere, and did not patronize them just because of his status.
Despite hearing Megard’s words of grat.i.tude, everyone felt touched, and it was as if all of the hards.h.i.+ps that they had been through in the mausoleum were insignificant now. Appearing rather excited, Andoine and the rest stood up in unison, and said, “This is our duty.”
Megard waved his hands and gestured for everyone to sit down, after which he said, “I believe you guys must be keen on knowing what the treasure that you guys have risked your lives for is.”
Megard finally mentioned the treasure, which was indeed what everyone was the most concerned about. Although the treasure belonged to the Supreme Council, everyone still wanted to know what it was that they had fought hard for, and whether it was worth all the effort and risks they had undertaken.
The so-called treasure had different definitions for those on different levels. For ordinary people, countless gold coins could be considered a huge treasure, but for mages, countless magical equipment and magical crystals were the true huge treasure. However, they were not for the Supreme Council. Hence, everyone was full of curiosity about the huge treasure that Megard was referring to, and almost all of them held their breaths while waiting quietly for the answer.
“The huge treasure is not the crystal coffin that is made of Resting Crystal, nor is it the perfect body created by Osric. It’s not a magical weapon, either. It’s a very important piece of information.” After pausing for a moment, he s.h.i.+fted his gaze onto everyone, only to see that they were confused. He continued, “This information includes the essence of the magic research that the High Elves had acc.u.mulated over the years. In addition, it also includes pharmacy, inscription, alchemy, forging, and several other fields of study. It can be considered an encyclopedia that covers all knowledge about Anril.”
When they heard Megard mention that the huge treasure was actually a piece of information, everyone found it to be bewildering even though the information was still very important. However, with Megard’s further explanation of the all-encompa.s.sing encyclopedia, everyone got a great shock, and some of them could not even believe their ears.
Ever since the High Elves’ dynasty was overthrown at the end of the Dark Age, the magical civilization of Anril had also fallen into the doldrums. Not only was there no development, there was also a huge regression. However, the field of magic was considered lucky to have maintained its standards, unlike pharmacy, inscriptions, forging, and so on, which had now become far inferior to the previous level. There was also some knowledge that had become lost in history.
For example, Angelano, a Guru-level alchemist, could be considered a Divine Smith now, but back in the Dark Age, Masters of pharmaceutics, Masters of inscription, and forging Masters were all considered insignificant. That was not due to human folly or the lack of hard work, but rather because of gaps in knowledge that were hard to make up for. Hence, development was near impossible.
Even during the peak of the era of the prosperity of magic civilization, the Highlord Osric was still one of the most intensively learned figures in the field of High Elven magic. Besides, he was also a formidable figure who was a Guru in all fields of study. Throughout the Dark Age, no one could compare to Osric apart from the Immortal King and the High Elven Queen.
Everyone could completely imagine how the gaps in knowledge would be compensated for once one mastered the encyclopedia. The Supreme Council would then reintroduce the magic civilization of the High Elves, and that would be a breakthrough progression in the study of the entire human magic civilization. The encyclopedia was indeed considered a huge treasure, not only for the Supreme Council, but also for the entire human race.
Watching as everyone’s expressions turned from curiosity to shock, and from shock to euphoria, Megard nodded, and said, “This encyclopedia is in the crystal coffin that you have brought back. You guys should have already guessed what meaning it has for the Supreme Council and for human magic civilization. So, not only do I and the Supreme Council have to thank you, everyone else now and in the future will have to thank you for what you have done today.”
Megard was not exaggerating at all. Although Andoine and the rest had not experienced the war that broke out at the end of the Dark Age, and had not made a name for themselves or left a significant impact during the rise of humans, the encyclopedia that they obtained was definitely enough to allow them to leave their names in history as significant figures.
After a long time, the excitement of the people gradually died down, and Rosen suddenly thought of the crystal coffin. Hence, he asked Megard, “Most Respected Arbitrator, since we only need the encyclopedia, why do you need the crystal coffin too?”
Merely taking an encyclopedia and moving the hill-like crystal coffin were obviously very different from each other. In fact, Rosen had other intentions in mind when he asked that question, and that was to remind Megard that the body created by Osric and the powerful magical weapon that Osric used were all taken away by Lin Li. According to the order of the Supreme Council, those things ought to belong to the Supreme Council since they were originally in the crystal coffin.