Chapter 1061: Chapter 814 The So-Called Knowledge
The Darkness Saintess immediately recognized Tilian, and at the moment she approached him, a huge metal arm grabbed him, "Crown Prince?"
The Darkness Saintess asked a question that only Tilian would understand.
"It is I, who are you?" Tilian asked in surprise. He did not think anyone familiar was here, unless...
"We come from the city of Darkness," said the Darkness Saintess.
Then Tilian immediately understood, these members of the core race clearly did not plan to always act as mercenaries, on the one hand they played the role of neutral mercenaries, using fine gold to exchange for offensive means. On the other hand, they would join a side to directly participate in the war, in order to get a chance to enter the Heavenly Kingdom.
Indeed worthy of being under Long Yi’s command, they took all the advantages!
"What a coincidence," Tilian said with a smile.
"Weren’t you in Hell? Why are you here?" asked the Darkness Saintess.
"Because I am filled with interest in the Giant’s history, and if there is a place in the entire multiverse that might allow me to find the answers, it can only be here," Tilian said.
"The Heavenly Kingdom that descended probably won’t be able to give you the answers," remarked the Darkness Saintess.
"Oh? Have you been inside?"
"Yes, not only have we been in, but we’ve also succeeded in acquiring its knowledge."
"What exactly is the so-called descended Heavenly Kingdom?"
"I’m not sure what the descended Heavenly Kingdom mentioned by the Giants originally is, this so-called ’Heavenly Kingdom’ is not even close to the real ’descended Heavenly Kingdom’. According to its own description, it is just an external storage device, with very limited capacity, storing some very basic technologies and knowledge. Of course, even this basic technology and knowledge could lead to rapid development for the civilization that acquires it. But it does not include the history of the Giants; it is simply pure knowledge," she explained.
Upon hearing the Darkness Saintess describe it this way, Tilian felt somewhat disappointed. He had planned to find the answers to all questions here, but now it seemed that this was just wishful thinking, and things were far from as simple as he had imagined. Did the Giants completely fail to record this part of their history, or did they record it somewhere else?
"So, do you still wish to enter the Heavenly Kingdom?" the Darkness Saintess asked. The band of light was ahead, and the Heavenly Kingdom was about to open.
"Yes, if possible, I wish to go inside to take a look." Though it didn’t have the knowledge he wanted, Tilian was still very curious about this so-called Heavenly Kingdom.
"Very well."
The Darkness Saintess agreed with a sound, then suddenly flung Tilian out!
Tilian had no preparation when he heard a crack in his neck, his vision suddenly tilted backward, and his whole body had already hit the light band, then abruptly landed on the cold ground.
Fortunately, Tilian was not a human. He sat up, holding his head straight. Only then did he see that the environment here was actually the library of the Dragon Knight Academy of the White Dragon Empire!
Tilian had long heard that the descended Heavenly Kingdom would look different to different people, and it was generally the form most coveted in one’s heart.
Tilian couldn’t help but give a bitter smile, "So, what I yearn for the most turns out to be the days at the Dragon Knight Academy of the White Dragon Empire, huh?"
On the bookshelves, various books were densely arranged, bearing titles that Tilian either recognized or didn’t. Some books Tilian could pull out, while others didn’t budge an inch.
"The application of the power of death in surgery?"
Tilian looked at the book in front of him somewhat stunned. The power of death was notoriously fierce and domineering, and the Giants had used it to assist in surgical operations? The synopsis said that they used the devouring and spreading effects of the power of death to treat certain malignant tumors, with great outcomes. Tilian read on carefully, and the inside detailed how within one year the Giants conducted a total of seventeen large-scale experiments, ultimately proving that with the proper guidance, the power of death could even cure malignant tumors.
It was indeed the Giants, or rather, only the Giants were worthy of such acclaim! Using the power of Hell in surgical operations was definitely an unprecedented pioneering act.
After noting the contents of this book, Tilian continued to browse the contents of the other shelves. In this place, there were no limits to the knowledge you could acquire, as long as you could remember it. However, the total time available was limited, so those with good memory had an advantage here. Moreover, the descended Heavenly Kingdom didn’t care how you took this knowledge away. Having been altered by the powers of Hell, Tilian was able to easily copy all this knowledge into his brain, even parts he temporarily couldn’t understand could be reserved for future study.
He browsed along the way, then moved upward. The library of the Dragon Knight Academy of the White Dragon Empire was stratified by strength—the higher one went, the stronger the required strength, and it was the same here. Tilian was astonished to find that he could only ascend to the third layer, upon reaching the entrance to the fourth layer, he would be pushed back by a powerful force.
Originally, Tilian had planned just to take a quick look and leave this place, but after he acquired a few pieces of knowledge that interested him, he decided not to leave in such a hurry.
"The knowledge here is far more abundant than I imagined, and I would definitely regret it if I missed this treasury!" Tilian told himself.
So, he decided not to go.
When Tilian left the Heavenly Kingdom, he was immediately surrounded by a group of people. These people had no malicious intent to attack; they were intermediaries from various major forces, and their only purpose here was to pay a high price for knowledge.
Knowing this, Tilian threw out a piece of insignificant knowledge. Some of the larger forces immediately lost interest, while some smaller ones eagerly bought it as if it were a treasure, but the real knowledge still remained in his head.
This place is far more interesting than I thought.
A past incident had caused a slight impact on Elsa’s activities in exploring the old Imperial City, but soon, whether out of curiosity or as explorers, they immediately started coming back here.
After all, the Celestial Clan’s old Imperial City had not been visited by anyone in such a long time that everyone was curious about what the former Imperial City was really like.
As for this, Elsa didn’t care at all. If you want to come, then come; if not, she doesn’t mind.
With her absolute dominion over the Ghost Spirits, Elsa gradually came to understand some characteristics of this group of beings. These semi-energy entities actually had no malice towards most lifeforms; whether they attacked or parasitized was really just following instinct. Moreover, it seems they could draw energy from the void.
Elsa made this discovery accidentally when she placed a Ghost Spirit in a cage that isolated all forms of energy. Yet, the Ghost Spirit was still able to draw an inexhaustible supply of energy. Elsa was surprised to find that inside the bodies of these Ghost Spirits was a mysterious structure similar to Giant technology, formed only after they had taken over the bodies of the Celestial Clan. With this structure, the Ghost Spirits could draw endless energy from the void.
No wonder these Ghost Spirits, having been isolated here for such a long time without any food, survived and propagated in such a way.
Ghost Spirits are a type of semi-energy entity that needs to rely on the bodies of the Celestial Clan to survive. So, is there a way to prevent them from invading the bodies of the Celestial Clan, like the Female Demon Little Zi?
Elsa began her experiment. A Female Demon needed to attach to a host body at birth and couldn’t move too far away even if it could move freely. But after Little Zi followed Long Yi, she evolved continuously and eventually obtained a new body that allowed her to be free.
If Little Zi could, then maybe the Ghost Spirits could as well?
First, Elsa tried using the Crystal Core of a Crazy Demon as a container, but regrettably, the existing Crystal Cores were not sufficient to contain the energy intensity of the Ghost Spirits. Then, Elsa turned her attention to the fragments of the Cosmic Stone.
When the Giants left, they left behind a vast number of Cosmic Stone fragments in the Lower Plane—treasures that naturally aroused the envy of all races, the Celestial Clan included. As soon as the Giants were gone, the Celestial Clan began to ’rescue’ and ’protect’ the Giant’s legacy, including the enormous number of Cosmic Stone fragments.
Although these Cosmic Stone fragments contained huge amounts of energy, no members of the Celestial Clan planned to use them. On one hand, they didn’t lack energy; on the other, they didn’t know what to do with them. So, since the recovery of the Cosmic Stone fragments, these stones had remained in the treasury. As time passed and the treasury expanded, the Cosmic Stone fragments were relegated to deeper recesses and almost faded from memory.
When Elsa mentioned it to Selena, her first reaction was that she didn’t know, as the deep recesses of the treasury were filled with very old items, and extreme age usually meant they had lost their usefulness.
Therefore, Selena made a special inquiry and indeed found that the deeper parts of the treasury contained a large amount of sealed Cosmic Stone fragments. However, it was not so easy to retrieve these fragments.
The Imperial treasury was configured such that it was easy to store items with an Array—objects would be directly transported inside. But retrieving items was difficult because it required the permission of two people. One was Selena, and the other was the First Prince, Sajia.
"This is really becoming a bit troublesome," Elsa commented.
It was the first time Selena had ever seen Elsa looking worried.
"What do you want to use the Cosmic Stone for?" Selena asked casually.
"I’m trying to enable the Ghost Spirits to become independent, change their habits, and stop parasitizing the Celestial Clan," Elsa replied.
"This sounds like a good idea, but I’m not sure Sajia will support it," Selena said.
"Any idea of mine, whether good or not, is unlikely to earn his support," Elsa said with a smile.
"Well, it doesn’t matter whether we get the support or not, let’s try first," Selena decided. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)
