Chapter 1291: Sage Prophecy, Suspects

Having finished the official business, Yilisi finally began to speak about the situation outside:

"I don't know what kind of situation has arisen within Cormanthor, but their Crown King has suddenly launched a large-scale political purge, causing many Upper Families to perish as a result.

"As for the Drow, they are currently still restricted to the Dragonspine Mountains; the Cormanthor Crown King did not forget about them while launching the purge."

"And what about the Empire? Is there any latest news?" Xia Duo asked again.

"Great Arcanist Xisi has already led a team to the Underdark, and there is no news coming back yet, but I have heard rumors that those above seem to still have some hesitation regarding the Drow as allies."

Facing a member of the Research Institute who would either become a big shot or be unable to leave for the rest of his life, Yilisi did not hide too much; basically, as long as Xia Duo asked, she would answer.

"There is also another piece of news that I think you would be very interested in."

"Oh? What news?" Xia Duo also became curious; how could Yilisi possibly know what news he would be interested in?

"Are you interested in the Great Sage's prophecy?"

"Hmm?"

Hearing Yilisi mention the Great Sage, Xia Duo was immediately startled and hurriedly asked: "What prophecy? Could it be that another Great Sage has appeared?"

If a Great Sage had truly appeared, then Xia Duo would have to suspect that the person who previously organized the manpower to transform the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】 was Kelifu.

Kelifu is currently out in the Astral Plane, right next to a wisp of spirit that is the essence of this projection plane; if an outsider were to enter the projection plane, it would be impossible for Kelifu not to know.

With his desire for resurrection spells and his firm belief in his own prophecy, it would be absolutely impossible for him to let others in.

It is just that there is still one problem here: if Kelifu is the person who previously organized the transformation of the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】, then why was he unable to obtain the resurrection spell from it?

Is it that those "Great Sages" cannot reach the secret of the resurrection spell? Or is it because of the time anomaly in the projection plane, which led to them having no preparation at all beforehand, and thus they forgot to record it?

Just as Xia Duo was constantly imagining the various possibilities behind the Great Sage, Yilisi's words made many of his guesses vanish in an instant:

"No Great Sage has appeared; it is just that not long ago, the Expansion Department discovered a well-preserved 【Sage's Box】 underground at the ruins of the Sage Selection Department, which contains the Great Sage's prophecy for the future."

So that's how it is!

With Yilisi saying this, Xia Duo immediately understood many things. In his understanding, the so-called Great Sage should be a group of explorers from an organization in the Main Plane.

Even if they entered the projection plane at the same time, they would appear at different stages of the projection plane's history due to time issues.

Then, this would require agreeing in advance on something that could verify identities; this thing could be a sentence, a pattern, or a prophecy.

Perhaps the Sage Selection Department is just looking for people in the prophecy this way, and after bringing them back to verify their identities, they become Great Sages.

Then the credibility of this prophecy is very low; it is estimated that it is just a little judgment they made about history based on the development of the Main Plane, or perhaps just some information within their organization.

Perhaps it is also called a "prophecy," but it is not a prophecy made by the Prophecy spell at all.

Just like Xia Duo now, he can also make some speculations about the future based on actual circumstances, and this can also be called a "prophecy."

But these must have a lot of preparation in advance; only the Prophecy spell that can be made without any prior information and can create something out of nothing is a true prophecy.

However, since he had already asked, Xia Duo did not mind hearing what this so-called Sage Prophecy actually said.

"What did the Great Sage prophesy? Does it have anything to do with the fall of the Empire?"

Xia Duo said this on purpose, but Yilisi did not seem to hear the mockery behind these words, but instead seriously described the recently unearthed Sage Prophecy:

"It has no direct connection to the fall of the Empire, but it has a great connection to the revival of the Empire. The prophecy says that Golden Scrolls are hidden in an Elf Ruins in the west, and finding them will grant endless Wisdom.

"It has been nearly a hundred years since the fall of the Empire, and now that this prophecy has been suddenly discovered, isn't it fate urging the Empire to revive!"

Elf Ruins? Golden Scrolls?

There is no "almost"; Xia Duo can be certain that this is talking about the 【Nether Scroll】 discovered by the Netherese in the Main Plane. Endless Wisdom might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it definitely contains a vast amount of Knowledge!

For a moment, Xia Duo's heartbeat almost skipped a beat. An opportunity to possess a private, exclusive 【Nether Scroll】 was right before his eyes; how could he remain indifferent!

"Then did the Expansion Department find the Golden Scrolls? If they found them, they should be placed in the Research Institute, right?" Xia Duo asked two questions in a row.

Perhaps even he himself did not notice that his voice had become a bit hoarse at this moment; it was truly too urgent.

But Yilisi did not take this to heart; she had the same reaction when she first heard this news. Besides the temptation of endless Wisdom to a Spellcaster, there was also the hope of the Empire's revival beckoning ahead. If he were truly indifferent, she might have started to doubt "Maikade's" identity!

"The Expansion Department is mobilizing manpower to head west to explore, but unfortunately, as of before I returned to the base, no good news has come back!

"But if the Golden Scrolls in the prophecy can be found, after those above finish inspecting them, if nothing goes wrong, they should be kept in the Research Institute. As long as you are patient, you will definitely be able to see them!"

"..."

Xia Duo was speechless. This was not a question of patience or lack thereof, but that a Time Loop could occur in the projection plane at any time. If it looped now, he would never see the Nether Scroll in this projection plane.

What a pity, what a pity!

Even in the Main Plane, the discovery site of the Nether Scroll is a secret. Not only are there no classics or materials recording it, but even the original discoverers did not leave any records.

There are only a few very simple sentences recorded—"Several discoverers found two sets of Golden Scrolls in a ruin, which were later named 【Nether Scroll】."

It seems the Sage Prophecy here also does not know the specific discovery site of the Nether Scroll, only that it is in an Elf Ruins.

From this, Xia Duo speculates that the Main Plane organization explored by the organization's so-called "Great Sage" should not be the Seven Towers. If it were the Seven Towers, they should know the discovery site of the scrolls.

In this way, the possible targets are reduced by more than half: it is not the Seven Towers, not Kelifu, and Iolum is busy working on the Mythallar, so it should not be him either.

Among the remaining Great Arcanists, Magna, who has a good relationship with Kelifu, is also unlikely. If it were him, Kelifu might have been able to obtain the resurrection spell from him, or at least obtain clues.

Previously, Kangjienio was stationed at the Arcane Union all year round, his whereabouts were very stable, and he did not form cliques under his command, so the possibility is also not high.

Zhenna is busy running the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce and is also unlikely to do such a thing, while Bailun belongs to the Seven Towers and should know the discovery site of the scrolls, so it is not him either.

The most likely ones are Weide and Braun.

Perhaps there are hidden Great Arcanists, but the possibility is also not high.

After all, the Seven Towers might hide a few Great Arcanists for certain strategic purposes, but for Great Arcanists outside the Seven Towers, Xia Duo really cannot think of any reason why they would need to hide.