Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 54 - : The Secret of the Slate
Chapter 54: Chapter 54: The Secret of the Slate
Editor: Henyee Translations
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It was a gray stone tablet, covered in a layer of dust, with some blurry characters faintly visible.
Demacia lifted the stone tablet, his eyes lighting up.
“Brother Mu, Brother Mu, come look at this! Could this be the Elf Language?”
He hurriedly called out to Li Mu ahead of him.
“Hmm? Elf Language?”
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Li Mu stopped in his tracks, turning to look at Demacia, who was raising the stone tablet excitedly.
“Let me take a look.”
He took the stone tablet, wiped off the dust on it, and began examining it.
The stone tablet appeared to have withstood considerable time, and the characters on it were no longer clear. Yet, Li Mu, who had always had a good memory, still recognized that these strange characters seemed to have the same origin as the inscriptions outside the Feilengcui Ruins!
“Perhaps… it’s the Elf Language!”
He felt a surge of joy in his heart.
*Characters are the vessels of civilization.*
*No matter what was written on this stone tablet, it would be a significant discovery for them.*
*And the most crucial part of the Feilengcui exploration mission was to find the scrolls of the Elf civilization!*
“Where did you find it?”
Li Mu asked impatiently.
“Ahem, I tripped over this thing, picked it up, and saw it was there.”
Demacia pointed to the nearby ruins and replied.
Li Mu: …
*What kind of lucky break was this?*
He took a few steps toward where Demacia pointed, squatted down, and lit it up with a torch.
And as the light from the torch revealed its surroundings, Li Mu was pleasantly surprised to discover that there seemed to be more stone tablets buried here!
He had been talking to Demacia and didn’t notice them while they were traveling.
If Demacia hadn’t tripped, they might have missed it!
“Demacia, we might have discovered something great! Come quickly to help dig these stone tablets out!”
Li Mu exclaimed excitedly.
The stone tablets were mostly covered by the ruins, with only a corner exposed. To see their full appearance, they would need to be completely excavated.
“Something great?”
Demacia was momentarily stunned, then his expression lit up,
“Whoa! Could we have stumbled upon some ancient texts? Maybe there’s even a treasure map or a cultivation technique there!”
“Stop dreaming, and quickly help out!”
Li Mu set the torch aside and carefully began to excavate the stone tablets from the ruins, giving commands to Demacia.
“Alright, alright!”
Demacia also hurriedly squatted down to assist Li Mu in unearthing the treasures.
They spent a good half hour excavating all the stone tablets.
Once they counted them, Li Mu was delighted to discover they had dug up 73 stone tablets!
Each stone tablet was about a centimeter thick and roughly as large as a washbasin, in a square shape, with densely packed mysterious characters carved upon them.
However, unfortunately, most of the stone tablets were broken, and many of the engravings were illegible. Among them, the relatively intact ones were carefully selected by the two, totaling six.
Looking at these six stone tablets, Li Mu felt a wave of excitement.
He pondered for a moment and said,
“Let’s hide the remaining stone tablets first, then bring these six relatively complete ones back to Feilengcui to have Alice appraise what’s written on them.”
For a thousand years, the Elves’ script had not changed much. Players couldn’t understand the Elf Language, but Alice as the Natural Saintess could.
“Alright, alright, haha! Diligence does pay off! We’ve finally found something, although we don’t know if it’s a treasure map or something else! Hehe, maybe this will trigger more storyline developments!”
Demacia said excitedly.
The two placed the remaining stone tablets in a corner, covered them with other debris, and made a marker beside it. Then they left excitedly with the six selected stone tablets.
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The Central Temple of Feilengcui.
After two days of renovations, the once-dilapidated temple was completely revitalized.
Renovating the temple would have been a lengthy process, but the presence of magic greatly accelerated it. Players almost completed all the work in just two days.
At this moment, Cuckoo was leading some players in the final touch-ups, even referencing several famous European cathedrals to embellish the already solemn Natural Temple, making it even more sacred and grand.
This was not only their hobby but also a mission passed down from the Holy Land’s storyline, offering substantial rewards.
“Place these flowers and plants beneath the temple’s windowsill, then use Natural Magic to root them.”
After giving instructions to a guild member, Cuckoo continued studying the blueprints.
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“Hey, Cuckoo!”
Suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted her train of thought.
She frowned, raised her head, and upon seeing who it was, raised an eyebrow,
“Brother Mu?”
It was none other than Li Mu and Demacia, who had returned.
At this moment, both of their expressions were extremely excited, and the stone tablets in their hands were quite eye-catching.
Cuckoo automatically ignored the presence of Demacia beside Li Mu, focusing instead on the stone tablets in Li Mu’s hands, her eyes lighting up,
“Did you finally find something?”
It was known that Li Mu and Demacia had spent two days scavenging in the ruins.
Li Mu nodded, showing a bright smile,
“That’s right! We found tablets with written records, and we’re taking them to have Alice identify them!”
“Written records?”
Cuckoo raised an eyebrow.
“Look here!”
Li Mu took out one stone tablet to show her,
“I’ve looked at these characters, and they are very similar to those in the temple. I suspect it’s the Elf Language.”
Cuckoo showed an interesting expression, leaned her head closer to scrutinize the writing on the stone tablet, focused and attentive.
“Silver Calendar… Elven… Celebration…”
She frowned, reading each word aloud.
“This seems to be about an Elven celebration.”
Cuckoo thought it over and made a judgment.
Li Mu and Demacia were immediately taken aback.
“You… you understand it?!”
Demacia stuttered, his expression utterly astonished.
Cuckoo gave him a sidelong glance, then explained to Li Mu,
“I’ve been studying Array knowledge with Alice recently, and setting up arrays for the Elf Clan has to use the Elf Language, so I’ve been learning the Elf Language.”
“So… this really is the Elf Language?”
Li Mu’s expression was one of happiness.
Yet he soon thought of something, looked at Cuckoo with a peculiar expression, and said,
“Wait… you’ve only been studying for two days? And already you understand it?”
Cuckoo frowned, shook her head dejectedly, and said,
“No, the Elf Language is too difficult, with a vocabulary of over ten thousand words. I’ve stayed up two whole nights, and I’ve only learned a little over one thousand three hundred words. At most, I can comprehend ten to twenty percent of these characters.”
Saying this, she sighed helplessly, visibly downhearted.
Li Mu: …
Demacia: …
The two looked at each other, speechless for a long time.
*Is this the power of a top student?* *Two days, only two days!*
*Cuckoo was frightening.*
*No wonder she was a top scholarly figure at Jinghua University…*
Li Mu clearly remembered how just the 6,000-word vocabulary for the sixth level of university English had stumped him for two semesters, and he still hadn’t fully mastered it.
*Yet Cuckoo…*
*In two days, she learned over a thousand unfamiliar Elf Language words…*
*Terrifying.*
Li Mu had looked into the Elf Language, and it was an entirely different system. Just the alphabet itself reportedly had 72 letters. He couldn’t understand what stroke of inspiration the developers had—to create a set of characters as complex as Chinese characters.
However, for some lore enthusiasts and role-players, it was another pleasant surprise.
Looking at Cuckoo’s regretful expression, Demacia sighed heavily,
“Sigh, I guess I’m never meant to learn Arrays in this life.”
“Why would a warrior like you learn Arrays?”
Cuckoo gave him an exasperated look.
Demacia: …
Li Mu cleared his throat and quickly handed the remaining two stone tablets to Cuckoo,
“Cuckoo, would you please take a look at the remaining two?”
Cuckoo nodded and took them, scrutinizing them for a moment, and said,
“It seems related to Elven history. I can’t really make out the specific content.”
“Not a treasure map? Or a cultivation technique manual?”
Demacia eagerly asked.
“It doesn’t seem like it.”
Cuckoo shook her head.
Instantly, Demacia looked like a wilting eggplant,
“Oh no, it’s really just a pile of junk?”
Li Mu also felt quite disappointed. He sighed and handed the three stone tablets in Demacia’s hands to the young woman,
“Cuckoo, could you take a look at these three as well?”
Cuckoo took them.
“This one also seems to be about history.”
After a while, she returned the first stone tablet to Li Mu.
“This one too.”
Soon, she returned the second.
Suddenly, both Li Mu and Demacia felt a bit deflated.
However, even after a long time, Cuckoo hadn’t returned the third stone tablet.
“What’s the matter? Is there something unusual with this one?”
Noticing her deeply furrowed brow, Demacia’s heart leaped, and he asked, curious.
Cuckoo shook her head, then looked at them with a peculiar expression,
“No…”
She carefully examined the tablet again, uncertain, and said,
“This one… seems to be a meditation technique.”
