Chapter 708: Ownership of Wishes

"In this way, we have already obtained two of the three books. Miss Olanode, you just said that the *Nameless Sacrificial Book* about the secrets of the sun has also been found but is sealed; what does that mean?"

Xia De asked while sitting by the bonfire.

"The previous manager of the library sealed that book. That stone slab was placed in the center of a sacrificial altar. There are five grooves around the sacrificial altar, and five different items possessing the power of the sun need to be placed there to lift the seal."

Miss Olanode said, pointing to the lit bonfire:

"This flame can count as one; this is the fire given to me by Teacher Feilian, which contains the power of the sun, which is why it can protect us in the Valley of Deathly Silence."

"And this, the relic 【Corpse of the Sun Bug】, is something I borrowed from the academy to keep warm, as I heard it was extremely cold here."

Although it was called a bug corpse, the item Miss Samuel held in her hand looked no matter how one viewed it like a so-called hot water bottle used by ordinary citizens.

"We are still missing three types of items."

Miss Olanode looked at Xia De and said. Xia De understood what she meant. Compared to preparing daily necessities for the witches, collecting essential materials or information was actually what he was most familiar with.

He had already done it many times.

Although time travel through the time key does not allow carrying any supernatural items, the experience of the wine party had already shown that items that must be carried to complete the Tree Father's mission are allowed to be brought to the past.

【Relics, under no circumstances can they be carried.】

A voice suddenly appeared in his ear.

"Understood."

But even if it wasn't a relic, items with the power of the sun were not hard to find. For example, the Sun Holy Emblem made by Yin Luna that could be used as a one-time sunlight gun. It was not a relic but an alchemical item, which absolutely met the conditions.

"So we are still missing two items."

Xia De thought in his heart and promised:

"When I come next time, I will try my best to bring them."

"It's not that there are no other ways; we still have the qualification to make a wish to that Great One. Extracting my secret technique 【Sun Ashes】 should also be considered an item related to the sun."

Miss Samuel, the witch of Zhalas, said, but this situation should still be avoided as much as possible.

"Then, should this book be left here first, or sacrificed to the 【Gray-Robed Sage】?"

Xia De shook the stone slab in his hand again, and Miss Samuel shook her head:

"You found it, you decide for yourselves; I will not participate."

Miss Olanode pursed her lips:

"Hand it to that god now; I am worried that if it stays in our hands, other situations will arise."

"Yes, that is the safest way. It's just, what is the second wish?"

Xia De asked again, glancing at the red dragon girl sleeping in the ice coffin on the side. All three felt there was no need to use the second wish to wake up Fiona Delage. After all, as long as they left the Valley of Deathly Silence, there were plenty of ways to wake her up outside.

"Xia De, you make the wish; I remember you have always wanted a method to enhance time perception."

The witch tilted her head and said to Xia De, the firelight illuminating her face.

This suggestion was very attractive, and Xia De was indeed pursuing that answer. But after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head:

"The last wish must be to let you leave safely. In other words, the next wish is the last free wish. Miss Olanode, compared to me, you and Miss Feilian should have more ideals and pursuits, right?"

Xia De's highest pursuit was to become a god, but the 【Gray-Robed Sage】 certainly could not achieve this. And knowing the mysteries of the Sixth Era's time was just scenery on the path of divinity sublimation for him; it was indeed important, but not a life goal:

"Miss Olanode, this is not polite talk. This wish belongs to you; the wish of the god who guards the library will definitely be helpful to you."

He looked at Miss Olanode's face under the firelight:

"Go and make the wish."

【You really are generous.】

The whisper in his ear was very gentle, and Xia De asked back in his heart:

"Then, is it very unexpected that I did this?"

【Rather, if you didn't do this, it would be unexpected. Outsider, after coming to this world, you really haven't changed much. Neither power nor money has been able to change you.】

"Thanks for the compliment; I think it's just because there isn't enough power and money yet."

"Xia De, you must know that the opportunity to make a wish to a god is not always available."

Miss Olanode said seriously. Her eye color was also close to golden; it seemed that high-tier witches all had such characteristics. Under the firelight, those clear eyes seemed to be glowing slightly, but Xia De still thought that purple eyes were better looking.

"Yes, it's not always available, but for me."

Xia De pointed to his own chest:

"I can probably have one every month."

As he spoke, he laughed himself.

At the end of every time key, when the outsider achieves a certain goal, the god will not be stingy in fulfilling some small wishes. One key needs to be opened three times, with an interval of 7 days each, so it is indeed almost once a month.

"Xia De..."

"Miss Olanode, I know you see that my strength is very low and want to give this opportunity to me so that I can lay a good foundation at a low ring."

He looked at the half-elf witch who was hugging her legs with both hands, the firelight reddening her face. Xia De's eyes involuntarily looked at those brown lace-up ladies' cloth boots; with the flickering of the bonfire, shadows danced on the arms hugging her legs and the surface of the shoes.

These boots were indeed very suitable for her leg shape:

"I travel through different times and spaces, and under the witness of the Tree Father, I go to those eras I have never heard of, not to gain power."

Although Xia De gained power from the time key, none of it was something he actively sought.

Both witches looked at him, Xia De's expression very earnest and serious:

"Time witnesses stories, and I want to witness time. What I truly want to do is to understand the stories of the past, encounter those people I shouldn't have met, until I discover the truth of history and time at the end of time."

He reached out and pointed to the bonfire in front of him, and the 【Flame Shaping】 spell obtained by contacting the Phoenix flame immediately took effect. The surging flames danced under that clear yellow moon, gradually turning into a giant flame tree, and three tiny people stood under the giant tree.

Miss Olanode stared blankly at the fire; that was the adventure from 22 years ago, her first encounter with Xia De.

"Just like in the Forest of a Thousand Trees, although I came to your side to seek help, what I ultimately did was witness you successfully meeting the Great One in the tree. Miss Olanode..."

He squeezed his palm abruptly, and the giant flame tree disintegrated back into normal flames, and the half-elf witch looked at him.

"This wish belongs to you; I don't have much time left, please don't push it away anymore."

"I understand."

Miss Blaney Olanode sighed, a look of relief appearing on her face:

"Then this opportunity to make a wish to a god belongs to me. But I owe you a favor; I will remember this."

Only then did Xia De reveal a smile, stood up while supporting the ground, and walked toward the shrine on the pile of old books with the stone slab.

The witch of Zhalas carefully moved from the side of the bonfire to Miss Olanode's side:

"He does not belong to this time."

The voice was very soft, and she used the witch's power, so Xia De could not hear it.

"I know, you want to persuade me..."

"I want to say, if you need me to avoid it, I can leave temporarily."

Miss Olanode glanced at her companion for this adventure and hummed without speaking, and the witch wearing round-framed glasses laughed:

"The private lives of witches are mostly chaotic; I know you and your teacher are very self-disciplined. But given your age, your thirteenth-tier level, and your very normal personality and aesthetics, I don't believe you haven't slept with those young and cute girls; after all, we didn't have other choices before. But this time is different; fate can give you two chances to meet, but will there be a third? I promised to help you keep the secrets here in exchange for learning the secrets of him and time, but I want to persuade you as a friend..."

She glanced at Xia De, who was standing with his back to the two and intending to open the small door of the shrine:

"... A poet of the Fourth Era once said—

If in the most beautiful wilderness,

You encounter a drifting dandelion;

Please grab it,

Do not let time and wind take it far away."

She quoted a short poem, and Xia De on the other side had already pulled open the small door of the shrine.

Immediately, a strong smell of tobacco almost rushed out from it, choking Xia De, who was unprepared, into squinting and coughing as he retreated.

And when that thick smoke dissipated, the gray-robed old man holding a staff was already sitting on the pile of books:

"Truly lacking in appreciation; this is already extinct Gerati tobacco."

The god complained about Xia De's "lack of taste," and Xia De, who was covering his mouth and coughing, had already noticed golden scars appearing on his palm. The cracks spread before his eyes; this process looked particularly terrifying:

"God, hello."

He heard the two witches behind him stand up and stand not far behind him.

"Hello, time traveler; may the moon and time protect you."

The gray-robed old man wearing a pointed hat said with a smile, looking around, appearing to be in a good mood, his tone very light:

"Look, you found the second book, but the unfortunate girl has fallen asleep; what interesting stories have happened here? Do you want to use the second wish to wake her up? I can still do such a small thing."

Xia De shook his head gently:

"We will wake her up later using mortal means. Gray-Robed Sage, guardian of the library, this is the *Scroll of Ye Ge*."

He respectfully handed over the stone slab in his hand. The god in front of him became serious, threw his pipe into the void, and then reached out to take the stone slab. After the god's aged palm stroked the surface of the stone slab, he squinted his eyes to look at the words on it:

"Year 1 of the First Era to the present... I truly hope this line of words never changes."

He inserted the stone slab into the air, and a transparent large bookshelf appeared beside him. Among those standing books, there was just enough space to accommodate this stone slab:

"Even more outstanding than I thought. So, what wish do you want to fulfill?" ===== CHAPTER 709 =====