Whispering Poems

Chapter 2614: Weaving Time in Ximu Town (Please vote!)

"Don't worry about me. I won't do anything bad to you or your family."

Now that he has shared his story, Shade also stated:
"I was just investigating the tree hole. It seems that you have learned a lot from these hermits?"

After saying this, he glanced at the hermits who were busy with their work. The baron was very grateful to them:

"When I first used this book to travel through time, it was completely uncontrollable. I didn't know about the curse at that time."

After saying that, he looked at Xia De, who nodded:
"I know about the time curse, and it manifests differently for everyone."

"Yes, I triggered the curse at this point in time and fainted in the forest under the scorching sun. Thanks to them for saving me. These hermits are all good people. I told them my identity, but they didn't explore it and were even a little afraid to hear future information.

They told me the common sense of time travel and warned me not to continue doing it. They probably had encountered similar people before and knew that I would not give up. "

Xia De understood:

"So you know how to use tree holes in limited ways because the hermits shared their knowledge?"

"They probably thought it would be better to teach me something rather than let me do random experiments. I was worried that they wanted the book, but they never had that idea. They were in awe of the power of time."

Shade took back the two charms from the snow so that the hermits could hear the following conversation:
"They didn't ask for anything in return?"

"No, I was just asked to try not to disrupt the stability of time, and if possible, never time travel again."

Hearing the voices, the leading high-ring warlock came over again and sat down by the campfire:

"You two seemed to have a good conversation."

He nodded to Shade:
“Let me formally introduce you to the current Grand Elder of the Hermit Order, Prada Ogg.

We have one more request for this gentleman. He can only contact us from one era. Now that we in 1802 have helped him, he can no longer contact us from his own time. This is our way of protecting ourselves. "

Baron Cumming nodded:

"I kept my promise. I don't know much about time, but I'll obey whatever you say."

Therefore, Xia De, who originally had no time to talk in detail with the group of people in front of him, completely gave up on establishing contact with the [Hermit Group in the Forest] at this time.

Anyway, he already had Old John's letter, and with the goodwill he gained from returning the holy emblem, it would be the same to go to the woods in 1854 to find the hermits.

Therefore, the series of questions that he originally wanted to ask could not be asked at this time. Xia De just asked:

"Mr. Ogg, do you have a way to travel through time directly without using a tree hole?"

The hermit shook his head:
"In addition to the time key and the tree hole, there may be other ways to travel through time in the material world, but we certainly don't know. If you want to ask about the method he used this time, it was essentially using the tree hole, but without direct contact.

But he paid a much more painful price for it, as it was not the enemy that was chasing him."

"So what is this situation?"

Shade took out from his pocket the box that the Baron had dug out in the woods in 1854, and the latter sighed:
"Just like you, someone discovered my secret. He existed in 1809, seven years later. He found me and threatened me to help him pass something to the future. I know you are curious about why I went to 1809 again. Recently, I found some other things to investigate."

He pointed to the box:
"The man in 1809 was obviously different from you. He threatened me directly that if I didn't agree to his request, he would kill my whole family. Although 1809 was only seven years from now, the meeting time agreed by Mr. Ogg and others was limited to 7 to 1801. I couldn't find the hermits to help me in 1803 or our real time point.

So I was forced to accept his threat. The book had lost its power to go to 1809 at our time point. Fortunately, I had another way. I went to deal with the box this morning and dug it out in the afternoon, and then you came. I originally thought that I could lead him to this time point and let Mr. Ogg and others help deal with it. "

"I'll help you solve this problem."

Xia De did not hand the box to him, but took it away himself:

"Because of me, you were forced to pay the price of a deepening curse and come back to this time. Since you have paid the price, I will help you solve this matter. Besides, I am also very curious about the other party."

Baron Cumming would certainly not refuse. Since the man with the owl in front of him was recognized by the hermits, he must not be a bad person.

"Mr. Ogg, I will not explore the secret of time with you at this time, but please at least answer me a question: The Hermits of the Forest have been stationed in the Vestal Forest. Is it related to the tree hole?"

The hermit of Gaohuan nodded, but then shook his head:

“I know what you want to ask, and yes, we have indeed been helping innocent people who accidentally traveled through time, or had to travel through time.

We have done similar things many times since the Sixth Epoch, and the cult has been implicated and nearly destroyed several times. This is not a task given to us by anyone, but this kind of thing always needs people to do it.

We don’t want to travel through time ourselves, nor do we intend to get involved in the grudges and stories of time travelers. We just warn them of some basic rules. Since we can’t stop them, we should at least let them know what consequences their actions will bring.”

"Has Ximu Town been home to many time travelers since ancient times?"

Shade asked again, and this time it was the Baron who answered him:

"I have investigated this matter. Although the Cumming family is not a local family in Ximu Town, because of my wife's relationship, they can be considered half-locals.

I didn't find any written information, I can only say that the water in Ximu Town is deeper than anywhere else. Every family that has been entrenched in the local area for a long time is suspected of having come into contact with the tree hole.

From today's perspective, everything in the city is normal and developing thrivingly. But all this is because of the accumulation of complex stories like mine, which have woven together to form the 'present'."

"Yes, this place, Riverwood, is very strange. Quite strange."

Gao Huan's hermit also nodded in agreement:

"There are more things I cannot tell you, just like the next generation of hermits will not know the story of this gentleman. Past stories have never been circulated, leaving only the record of 'once happened'.

The Vista Forest, with Creekwood as its center, may be the place with the weakest temporal stability in the entire material world. If this gentleman can come, and you can come, then others should be able to come too. "

“Has the local church never known about this?”

Shade frowned and Mr. Ogg threw some dry firewood into the fire:
“When Ximu Town was first built, the church of the Natural Church has always existed here.

The sheriff of Creekwood, the mayor of Creekwood, the chairman of the lumberjacks' association, and the bishop of the local church are the four pillars of the town. Do you think that everyone in the local church doesn't know about these things that ordinary people may know? "

"But there has never been such news in the Natural Church."

Shade stopped talking. Either the Church of Nature had been hiding this shocking secret from its partners such as the other four churches, the three academies and the Prophet's Association, or someone in the local church who knew the secret had never let the news leave Vista Forest.

Rather than questioning whether there were problems with the entire top leadership of the Natural Church, Shade would rather believe that the local church was hiding something.

"You don't look like you're going to ask for help from us in this era."

The hermit by the fire interrupted Shade's thoughts:

"I must remind you that although we are giving warnings to those time travelers we can meet, we only help those who have not done evil things out of greed and desire, and we tend not to help non-ordinary people."

He paused:
"You and your animal companion are very powerful, or more powerful than any ring wizard I have ever seen in this town. If you want to communicate with our future selves, don't reveal that you traveled through time from the beginning, otherwise it will arouse vigilance."

"Then if I just take out the wreath like I did just now, can I gain your trust?"

Shade asked again, and Mr. Ogg shook his head:

"I don't know what will happen to us in the future. I have elven blood, so I can tell that this is a wreath recognized by the forest. But whether there will be people like me among the hermits in the future, you can only find the answer yourself."

Xia De nodded, calculated the remaining forty minutes, and asked the last question:
"Since you know the secret of the tree hole, then have you really never used the tree hole in the entire Sixth Era?"

This time the hermit did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a few seconds:
“There is no way to avoid the curse of using the tree hole, so hermits of all generations know not to use this power.

I can only guarantee that no one in my generation has used it, and the information does not mention that the hermits in the past have used it. I cannot guarantee you anything else. After all, traveling through time to change those regrettable things is too tempting.

The ring wizards of the cult should be able to resist temptation, but there are more than just ring wizards in the cult. Everyone has regrets, but the size of the regrets varies. Even if you don't change the past, just to see the relatives you didn't see for the last time, to rush to that date that is destined to have no results, to observe the truth that everyone is hiding. That's about it."

"Sir, do you have any regrets about the past?"

The baron then asked Shade, and Mr. Oger also looked at him. Shade opened his mouth and smiled at them. There were many meanings in that smile that they could not understand:
"I didn't go there."

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