When the Gray Wolf girl thought of this, she realized something belatedly:
"Mr. Hamilton, Miss Siam Nord and Iluna are from the future and are also abnormal. So, I am the only normal person here?"
If she had realized this when she first met everyone, the hair on her tail would have exploded while she was sitting by the fire.
"Meow~"
The cat on Shade's shoulder was trying to reach out its paws to touch the ears of the gray wolf witch who didn't know what she was thinking, but this impolite behavior was stopped by Shade.
"If the gods are willing to help, Miss Wilder, please take Emilia back to your time. She has a letter of introduction written by me on her body, and Miss Feliana will understand."
Shade held the cat's little paw and said to the green dragon. Of course, the latter agreed. She did not take away Emilia's skills, but she was willing to help. Of course, she actually wanted to ask Shade about the relationship between them.
What a wonderful lady.
"Let's go, we may not have the chance to deal with other things after we go up. Let's make sure that everything here has been solved, right?"
"I still want to find my Lord for answers."
"I think Mr. Drago will be surprised what kind of surprise I brought back."
"Shad, do you know how much I miss the meat pies sold in front of the church in Vesta City and Tifa's craftsmanship?"
"I have met many people in my solo travels, but I will always remember you."
"Shade, do I want to go to a new place? I will work hard, I will definitely do it."
Although the girls had different expressions, they all nodded to Shade. Shade took the lead in climbing the steps of the spiral staircase and grabbed the railing on the side with his right hand. The top of the stairs was quiet and deep, and Iluna stepped up the steps in front of her.
Miss Ste and Emilia, who was carrying a bag, looked up side by side, Miss Wild put away her big tail and stared at Shade's back, and finally Miss Metz turned her head to look at the cluster of fire left in place.
No matter what everyone was thinking at the moment, everyone followed him.
Although the door at the end of the stairs had been closed just now, it could be opened with a gentle push. God was still standing there waiting for everyone. After Shade entered, Iluna naturally walked to Shade's left hand side.
Milia timidly hid behind her.
Miss Metz hesitated for a moment, then came to Shade's right hand from the back, and bowed to the god more respectfully than anyone else. Miss Bister still hid behind Shade, with only the wolf exposed.
But soon the wolf ears were put away by her. So Miss Wilder could only stand behind the gray wolf and the elf.
At this time, four stone slabs flew out from the side of humans, werewolves and green dragons. They flew towards the black-robed god with a faint light, and the god touched them one by one with a loving and nostalgic expression:
"It has been too long since the last time someone gave a lecture in this college."
"Excuse me, does this count as us completing the ceremony?"
Shade took the initiative to ask, and the black-robed goddess nodded to him gently. Although Shade had come into contact with many old gods, only this god had the strongest, gentlest feeling that seemed to be able to accept all mortals. He was
The guardian of teachers is the guardian of knowledge inheritors. He accepts all seekers of knowledge equally:
"You have successfully completed the ceremony. I will also give you lectures as promised, and then you can return to where you started."
But God didn’t start teaching right away:
"But it seems that you have other things you want to ask me about, right?"
The ones in trouble are Shad and Miss Metz. Shad’s matter is easy to explain:
"This elf lady comes from the same era as me, and came because of the Time War. I want her to leave with Miss Wilder, and after learning, return to the correct point in time according to the rules of the Time War."
After saying that, she pulled out the elf hidden behind Iluna. Emilia lowered her head tremblingly. She did not have the power to look directly at the gods. Even if she just stood still, she was gentle when facing the gods.
His gaze also seemed to be carrying a mountain on his shoulders.
But after all, she had ridden a unicorn and charged at the evil god with a sword in the summer, so she could muster up the courage to stammer out Shade's words at this time.
As for Miss Metz:
"My Lord, I want to know who I am. I want to know which memory is true and which memory is false. I want to know what am I?"
God smiled and said:
"I can give answers to these two questions, but knowledge and answers never come out of thin air, right?"
"What do we need to do?"
Shade then asked, and the god looked at him again, so Emilia took advantage of the pressure of being watched to disappear and quickly hid behind Iluna.
"The course taught by four people has indeed completed the ceremony perfectly, but it would be better if more people who came here and were open-minded and eager to learn could teach."
"You mean Emilia?"
Miss Bister clearly saw the elf shaking his head, while the god still smiled gently:
"Foreign guest, I mean you."
If you think about it carefully, this request is not too much, so Xia De continued to ask:
"But what should I teach? How about you give me a textbook too? For example, The Moon and Man, The Shadow of the Moon, Climbing the Moon, or The Secret of the Moon. Falling from the Tower, or Callas
"The Secret of the Mountain" is also available."
Although everyone couldn't understand it, they could all feel that Sha De's purpose was definitely not simple. "She" in the ear smiled lightly, and the god in front of him also smiled, but this time the smile should be different from before.
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"You are different from them. So, I would like to ask you to teach some knowledge beyond the moon. As long as it is clearly related to yourself, your perception of life, your understanding of civilization or your analysis of yourself. But you are right, you
You do need a textbook, but I don’t want this textbook to limit your thinking.”
The god waved to the wall, and something that was calm at the bottom of the ruined college flew towards the tower, passed through the wall of the tower, and came to Shade.
It looked like a piece of newly peeled bark, larger than two palms put together. The outer surface had a rough texture, slightly moist because it had just come out of the water. The color of the bark was intertwined, with a hint of golden in the light brown.
, there are occasional small cracks snaking on it, which seem to be ancient symbols.
The inner surface is vaguely exposed to the inner fibers, and exudes a light woody fragrance. The inner side is very smooth, like the hidden skin of trees, and is slightly cool to the touch. When Shade's hand gently pressed it, his fingertips felt a subtle elasticity
, although it is still rough compared to real paper, it can still carry the power of words.
The entire piece of bark is fairly flat, and the right pen and ink can indeed leave text on the inside. But the problem is that there is not a single word on the bark at this time. The cat curiously stretched out its nose to sniff, and then actually typed
Sneeze. When Shade lowered his head to look at it, the cat got directly into his pocket.
【Outlander, you have come into contact with "Whispers".】
[Although it comes from the First Age, due to its own characteristics, it will not trigger the "Ancient Voice". 】
"She" whispered in his ear, Shade lowered his head to confirm, then raised his head and asked:
"Is this the bark of the World Tree?"
Cherubim has said that the "Strange Tree Academy" itself has a fragment of the World Tree, but this fragment no longer causes harm. As for why there are whispering elements on the World Tree fragment, Shade can't explain it, but at least
It's quite reasonable for this piece of bark to appear at this time.
"Yes, the bark of the world tree."
God said with a smile, so Emilia behind Iluna looked curiously at what Shade was holding, but unfortunately she couldn't see it because of the angle.
"But there are no words on it, so I can't teach using books without words."
"I need you to write the words."
God made a request:
"Since the request you made is related to the elf, let's tell a story related to the elf. The first way for children to understand the world is to listen to interesting stories besides seeing it for themselves. Stories are the teachings.
The prototype, sitting around the fire and listening to stories, is the first and most original way of teaching.
Now you tell a story related to elves and write it on this piece of bark. The World Tree is the main axis of time. Even the bark of the World Tree's remains is enough to shape the story when you write it.
world. Everyone will participate and become a person in the story.”
In other words, Shade needs to become a "screenwriter" to construct a story in which everyone participates. The god in front of him does not want to embarrass him. God has provided the necessary means to complete the ritual, and all Shade needs to do is to think about his own choice.
What serves as story content.
But he hesitated:
"Why do you. um. help me?"
"This question is very disrespectful."
Miss Metz reminded her, but the god didn't care. The goddess in black robe smiled and said:
"Because you have passed thirteen trials and are a wise man recognized by the angels of wisdom. When this academy was at its most prosperous, it was difficult to invite a mortal like you to teach. The bark of this World Tree is
You deserve it."
Shade's title of "Wise Man" played a role in this. Thinking about it carefully, since he obtained this title, it seems that all the beings related to the ancient god of wisdom and knowledge [Secret Master] have a very special regard for him.
Treatment. And in the "Dice Story Collection", the bonuses provided by this title are also quite powerful.
"Please give me some time to think. Iluna, please sit down first."
So the five girls carefully bypassed Shade and walked towards the cushions. Unexpectedly, the god who was standing next to the blackboard also walked towards the cushions. When Iluna, who was walking in the front, stopped, the god
The god whose own light illuminated the entire room had already chosen a soft cushion and sat down.