Inside the study at number 17, Green Shade Town, Dorothy felt exceptionally excited looking at the old notebook on the table. Finally, after such a long time, she had once again found information about the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society).
Filled with excitement, Dorothy didn't rush to read the notebook immediately. Instead, she boiled a pot of water to make a cup of hot tea, then leisurely moved her reading spot to the fireplace in the living room. After changing into comfortable home clothes, she began reading while roasting by the fire and drinking tea, completely adopting a posture ready to enjoy reading.
By the fireplace, Dorothy slowly began reading Dalena's notebook. As Dorothy read, she discovered that the content of this notebook was basically Dalena's exploration of ""enlightenment"". During her exploration of ""enlightenment"", she found that research into the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) was unavoidable, so the notebook contained a large amount of research content about the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society).
According to Dalena's notebook, she obtained many secret transmission about the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society). After long-term research, she determined the rise and fall period of the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society), which is that the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) originated at the end of the Second Era, suspected to have some connection with the ancient civilization of North Africa. The most prosperous period for the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) was in the mid-Third Era, having deep connections with many forces and even the Empire's officialdom during the Third Era. It finally ended at the end of the Third Era, lasting a total of one era.
Although Dalena did not investigate the specific reasons for its origin and demise, she reconstructed the duration of the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) in her notebook. And from her research into this period, Dorothy gained more useful information, which is the historical scale of this world.
The official history of this world begins with the history of the Shining Light Church. Everything starts from the Radiant Savior saving the world and the establishment of the Shining Light Church, after which various countries began to have their own historical records. The history before this is mysterious history containing Spirit Sight.
In this research note by Dalena on the existence period of the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society), Dorothy gained a preliminary understanding of mysterious history. In mysterious history, there is the concept of eras, each with a different duration, but marked by major events that changed the entire world.
According to Dalena's notebook, the era Dorothy is currently in is the Fourth Era. The specific event dividing the Third Era and the Fourth Era is the establishment of the Shining Light Church. The Fourth Era has lasted for more than a thousand years since its beginning.
As for the event dividing the Third Era and the Second Era, Dalena speculated in her notebook that it was the Dawn War launched by the Light King and his allies, followed by the establishment of the Empire. Moving further back, the Second Era and the First Era could not be speculated upon at all due to the almost complete lack of information.
Of course, in this notebook, although Dalena speculated on the landmark events of era changes in mysterious history, she knew very little about the specific conditions of each era, or even the reasons for the changes. She knew that the change between the Second Era and the Third Era was due to the Dawn War, but the specific causes, process, and outcome of the Dawn War were unclear; she only knew that such an event occurred. She even knew little about the situation of the Third Era itself.
However, it was fortunate that this at least gave Dorothy a basic understanding of the scale of mysterious history. Now she at least understood that the Light King and his Dawn War existed, and his Empire also existed. It seems that the Light King's Empire might have lasted throughout the entire Third Era.
According to the information Dorothy has now, she can confirm that many forces existed in the Third Era. Besides the Light King's Empire, there was also the Fertility Goddess's Church, the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society), and even the mysterious Mirror Moon Goddess faith was among them. The Mirror Moon Goddess faith and the Fertility Goddess faith also have one common point: they both seemed to have their own churches and could openly preach, unlike now where only the Shining Light Church can openly preach.
At the end of the Third Era, something major must have happened, causing the Empire, the Fertility Goddess faith, the Mirror Moon Goddess faith, the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society)... and all other forces to disappear. Judging from the situation of the underground ruins in the King's Campus, the disappearance of the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) might have been even earlier, at least before the disappearance of the Mirror Moon Goddess faith. And at the beginning of the Fourth Era, the Shining Light Church was established, and the Shining Light Church Three Saints faith was promoted as the absolute orthodoxy throughout the world, gaining the faith of billions of people.
Furthermore, from Dalena's research notes, it can also be known that the ancient civilization of North Africa can be said to be quite old, belonging to the Second Era, much older than the Light King's Empire.
"Hmm... So that's how it is. Now I finally have a rough understanding of mysterious history..."
By the fireplace, looking at the notebook in her hand, Dorothy murmured. She picked up another cup of tea from the coffee table and drank it, then continued to flip through the notebook. The information that followed further piqued Dorothy's interest.
In the latter half of the notebook, Dalena actually recorded several Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) ruins she had found and explored through various clues. Unfortunately, the locations of these ruins were a bit far, not on Prit Island, but on the Main Continent, and they had already been emptied.
However, it is worth noting that among these ruins, Dalena mentioned one ruin that was very special. This ruin was located at the bottom of a canyon between the Barrier Mountains in the central and southern part of the Main Continent. During Dalena's exploration, she encountered a major earthquake. To avoid danger, she temporarily stopped her exploration and only re-entered to explore after the earthquake subsided.
When Dalena re-explored the canyon Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) ruin, she unexpectedly discovered that the structure of this ruin, which should have been emptied by others, had been severely damaged by the previous earthquake. Many places inside had collapsed, including a very thick wall that had significantly collapsed due to the ground crack, unexpectedly revealing a hidden secret passage behind it.
Through this passage, Dalena discovered a secret room that had been hidden inside this ruin all along. In this secret room, she obtained many ""enlightenment"" storages and some precious mural documents about the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society). Among them, there was a wordless stele erected in the center of the ""enlightenment"" meaning magic circle, with no words on it, but countless chaotic marks carved onto it!
Seeing this part of the notebook, Dorothy immediately recalled the scene of the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society) ruin under the King's Campus. Also in an unknown secret room, in the middle of the ""enlightenment"" meaning magic circle, there was a Stone stele. And it was on that Stone stele that the advancement methods for all Black Earth on the path of ""enlightenment"" were inscribed. Dorothy also relied on the information on that Stone stele to advance to her current level as an Erudite.
So this is also a similar advancement Stone stele!?
Looking at Dalena's record, Dorothy couldn't help but be invigorated, and then continued to read.
As expected, Dalena also discovered that this Stone stele was extraordinary. Firstly, its position was in the center of the magic circle, occupying the main spot. Secondly, Dalena also found that although this Stone stele had a large number of disordered marks, its texture was very solid, making it difficult to carve patterns on it. Therefore, these chaotic marks on it were not caused by accident, but were intentionally carved by someone.
Although Dalena could not see those strange marks, she recognized that this Stone stele was not simple based on these various signs. Thus, she took this Stone stele out of the secret room and transported it all the way back to the base she had established in Tivian, preparing to study it slowly in the future.
"So... there might still be such an advancement Stone stele, still in Tivian!?"
After reading Dalena's notes, Dorothy muttered happily. Of course, she knew what the random carvings on the stone tablet were. They were the Common Sense Text used by the Xing Shu Xiu Shu Hui (Star Numerology Scripture Society)! These Common Sense Texts only reveal their meaning after encountering specific people who have been preset, and the expression of their meaning can also cross language barriers. The text on the stone tablet below the King's Campus is like this.
After reading the entire notebook, Dorothy closed her eyes and began to extract the Spirituality of the secret transmission knowledge within the notes. Soon, Dorothy gained 5 points of pure """enlightenment""".
"Phew... It seems... it's time to communicate with Adele again..."
Letting out a long breath, Dorothy closed the notebook in her hand, then quickly took out her magic box. After opening the magic box, she manipulated the Corpse Puppet inside to find something for her.
Not long after, a hand holding a book reached out from inside the magic box. After Dorothy took the book, she gave the hand that reached out from the magic box a high-five. After the hand retracted, she closed the magic box again.
Next, Dorothy took the book out of the magic box and opened it in her hands. What was displayed were large blank pages. This was Dorothy's """wen hai hang zhi""".
Soon, Dorothy turned to the contact page with Adele in the book-sea navigation record and began to write. The main question was about the stone tablet. Dorothy described the details on the stone tablet in detail in her question, asking if she had any relevant impression.
After the message was sent, Dorothy used the puppet mark on Adele to give her a notification of a new message and began to wait slowly. After waiting for about ten minutes, Dorothy finally saw Adele's handwriting appear on the contact page.
"Good afternoon, Detective. It seems you have received the latest information I sent you. Now you are asking me about something... Compared to the teacher's information, you must have found something new... To be able to research something so quickly, I have to say, your Spirit Sight processing efficiency is really high."
Looking at the words Adele sent, Dorothy paused, then realized that she seemed a little too happy just now, and the timing of contacting Adele was indeed a bit rushed, which might let the other party know about her special ability in Spirit Sight.
However, this didn't make Dorothy nervous, because in Dorothy's eyes, Adele was half one of her own people. Depending on the situation in the future, she might be able to fully bring her into the fold, and it wouldn't hurt to know a little more. However, this kind of behavior of relaxing her guard due to temporary happiness should indeed be paid attention to.
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Adele. We do have some methods that can efficiently process Spirit Sight. I have already read part of Madam Dalena's information. In the information, she mentioned that she had collected the stone tablet I just described in her workshop. This stone tablet is our target. Do you have any impression of it?"
Dorothy wrote her reply to Adele. Not long after the text blended into the page, Adele's new response appeared vividly on the paper.
"I do have an impression of the stone tablet you mentioned. It was once kept in the teacher's workshop. There was nothing on it except for random carvings. I took a few glances at it when I was there. The teacher seemed to have studied it for a while, but since she didn't research anything out of it, it was put aside."
"After the Joyful Dance Assembly was destroyed by the Wolf Blood Society, the teacher's workshop was also looted by those beasts, so the stone tablet naturally fell into the hands of those beasts. According to some of the teacher's memories that I have just sorted out... that stone tablet should be in Davik's hands."
'Is it in the hands of the Wolf Blood Society again...?' Looking at Adele's message, Dorothy's heart sank, and then she continued to write, questioning.
"Davik? Who is that?"
"Davik Jones, a member of the Wolf Blood Society. Although he is just a Black Earth beast-shifter, he is one of the few people in the Wolf Blood Society, an organization of fools who only know how to eat, who has accomplishments in mystical research. According to the teacher's memory, because of his talent, he was promoted very quickly within the Wolf Blood Society and is about to become a White-rank Werewolf. He has participated in many of the Wolf Blood Society's research projects and is considered a key training target within their organization."
"In the teacher's memory, this guy once interrogated her about the secrets of her workshop collection and her research results, so I conclude that those seemingly useless but quite valuable research items that the teacher had in her workshop back then should all be in his hands."
Adele replied like this. Looking at Adele's response, Dorothy paused, then continued to write.
"Then, Miss Adele, do you know Davik's location?"
"If I knew Davik's stronghold, he would have been in pieces by now. Every member of the Wolf Blood Society is my enemy, especially those who participated in matters related to my teacher. I wish I could tear every single one of them apart. But unfortunately, a member of a secret society with strong anti-divination abilities is not that easy to find. All I can confirm now is... that guy should still be in Tivian."
On the pages of the book-sea navigation record, Adele's response appeared, and looking at Adele's reply, Dorothy couldn't help but frown.
'Hiss... Don't know where he is...? This is another stage of finding someone...'
Dorothy thought with some bitterness in her heart. Finding people was something she did often, but finding someone in a super-large city with almost no clues was the first time she had encountered it, which made Dorothy a little worried for a while.
However, worry is worry, but thanks must be said first. Dorothy continued to write on the """wen hai hang zhi""".
"Thank you, Miss Adele, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer my question. Your answer is very helpful to me, thank you."
"Still so polite, Detective. After all, we are friends, isn't helping each other what friends should do? Besides, didn't I say last time? Just call me Adele, being too polite will make us estranged~"
Adele replied like this. Dorothy was stunned for a moment after seeing the other party's reply, and then wrote again.
"Okay, thank you, Adele."
"You're welcome~ Detective, I also look forward to the day I know your real name, so I don't have to keep calling you Sir, Sir."
Adele gave her final reply. After seeing it, Dorothy let out a sigh and shook her head, then closed the """wen hai hang zhi""". After that, she leaned back in her chair and began to think about how to find that Wolf Blood Society member named Davik.
"Tsk... Troublesome. This time, besides knowing his name and rank, there are pitifully few clues... I have no idea where to start..."
Propping her head, Dorothy thought about it while warming herself by the fire in the fireplace. Just as she was racking her brains looking for a breakthrough, a voice echoed in her mind. This was the voice of prayer conveyed by the system.
And this voice was unusually familiar. It was Grego!
'Yo, my brother is praying to me~'
Thinking of this, Dorothy immediately sat up straight and began to listen to her brother's prayer as a deity.
'Great Aka, who records all things... I pray to you, I implore you, implore you to build a bridge of communication for me, so that I can directly contact the Detective. I need his help to face the meeting with the members of the Eight Point Nest.'
Listening to Grego's words, Dorothy paused, then turned her head to look at the calendar. She found that today was the 25th, the time she had arranged for Grego's body to meet with the members of the Eight Point Nest.