We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 301 [Secret Realm Teleportation Ritual (Beginner)]

Jane's interpretation of this sentence seemed to open a door to a new world for Shane, and his thoughts quickly began to diverge.

Previously, due to rumors in the Seven Seas and the extremely rare state of the ancient dragon and elf races, the situation was complicated.

Shane once believed they had long been extinct.

It was Jane's words that made Shane realize another possibility—

Back then, when faced with some insurmountable disaster, these two races did not confront it head-on, but chose to flee!

Their destination was other secret realms within the Secret Sea.

To give an inappropriate example.

This is similar to the "Spark Project" on Earth in a previous life, where, during the apocalypse, a group of people boarded a spaceship and traveled to another habitable planet.

Shane was naturally very curious about how they came up with the plan and how they implemented it.

But what bothered him even more was that if this conjecture were true, wouldn't it mean...?

Is Lyra still alive?

Thinking of this, Xia En couldn't help but jump up and down.

To be honest, after returning from the historical city of the giant trees, he had already prepared for the worst.

After all, based on the information Shane had gathered in the past...

The elves faced an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, with almost no chance of victory.

The disappearance of the modern-day Elves from the Seven Seas is evidence of the Elves' defeat.

For a long time, Shane believed that he would never see Lyra again.

Only now has a glimmer of hope rekindled in Xia En's heart.

At this moment, he also understood the meaning of Jian's words, "My mother and grandmother went to a very, very far place."

We're no longer in the same world, and there's a [Secret Sea] between us, which is a very, very far place, isn't it?
Soon, Shane couldn't help but ask again.

"Then, may I ask... what do the remaining two sentences mean?"

After thinking for a moment, Jian said, "I can't be sure about the meaning of the last two sentences either. I can only offer my guess. Just take it with a grain of salt."

Have you ever heard of... the observer effect?

Xia En honestly replied, "I've heard a little about it."

"When we observe something, we inevitably affect it."

"By combining the first of the three sentences, it's not hard to guess that the object being observed is 'history'!"

Jane, as expected of a former member of the Truth Society ranked eighth on the Truth Sequence, spoke with great clarity and logic.

At the same time, she did not jump to conclusions, but spoke cautiously.

"That means that once history is observed, it cannot be changed."

"But the key question is... who is this observer?"

A hint of confusion appeared in Jian Ruizhi's eyes: "Is it a specific person, the will of the world, or some other being?"

"Moreover, changing history... even within the Truth Society, no one has truly achieved this."

After hearing these words, Xia En's heart was once again filled with turmoil.

The reason Jane finds this sentence difficult to understand and has so many doubts is quite simple.

She didn't personally travel back in time, and subconsciously believed that "changing history" was impossible.

But Xia En is different; he has returned to the past more than once to personally communicate and interact with those historical figures.

Therefore, Xia En felt even more deeply about those words, thinking to himself.

"Observed history cannot be changed..."

"Is the observer here referring to myself?"

"And isn't another meaning of this statement—that unobserved history can be changed?"

Since the world around Shane did not change after his two returns, he once felt that everything he had done was in vain.

But after seeing that sentence, his thoughts changed slightly.

And soon, Shane came up with a way to verify it.

He asked Jane, "Does the Great Library have any information about the magic rune master Carmen or the steam mechanic Thomas?"

"Carmen, Thomas?"

Jane was somewhat surprised to hear the two names, but she didn't ask any further questions and simply replied.

"Yes, this is the Federal Grand Library!"

"Just a moment please."

With that, Jane left the secret room to find relevant books for Shane.

Not long after, Jane arrived at Shane's side with a thick stack of documents and asked a question.

What information would you like to know about them?

Shaen stated frankly, "Personal biographies and diaries are best written during the Elven Conference."

Jane gave Xia En a meaningful look.

An ordinary captain would not know that in the past, the Elven race had held a "Great Conference of All Nations".

In fact, Jane knew about this because she had spent too much time in the Great Library and had long memorized all the major historical events.

"It's too inefficient for you to look through it all by yourself. Let me lend you a hand."

As soon as she finished speaking, several complex and intricate runes suddenly lit up in Jane's eyes.

As the runes rotated, the books floated into the air without any wind.

Then, the pages of each book began to turn on their own, as if invisible hands were gently and quickly turning each page.

At the same time, a faint light appeared on the ancient book.

It gives the impression that it is being scanned?
Jane even had the energy to explain to Shane, "It's a very simple little spell."

"I can search for the text in these books based on the information I want."

"It should be quite useful for a librarian position, right?"

Xia En clicked his tongue in amazement.

Although the administrator lady claims that she is not good at fighting, if it were a real life-or-death battle, Xia En probably wouldn't have a single chance of winning against her.

In less than a moment, all the books returned to their original positions, and the light faded.

Jane closed her eyes, seemingly digesting the information she had gleaned from the book.

Soon, Jane opened her eyes, and a flash of silver light disappeared from her eyes.

"found it."

She took a book from the pile, turned to a page, and handed it to Shane.

"This book is called 'My Friend Carmen,' a biography written by his friend, which records his experiences at the 'Universal Conference.'"

Xia En's gaze fell on the yellowed pages of the book.

[...Without a doubt, the most important turning point in Carmen's life was seeing the magic runes used by the elves at the Great Conference of Nations.]

At the time, Carmen was deeply amazed and awestruck by the beauty of this technology, and resolved to start from scratch and enter this entirely new field. Frankly, I and several of my companions were not optimistic about this decision, to the point that Carmen himself wavered, but he ultimately chose to persevere.

[According to Carmen herself, just as he was about to give up, she seemed to hear a man in black robes offering her advice.]

He said, "How will you know if you don't try?"

It was this simple phrase that gave Carmen the courage to persevere; however, in the end, he still didn't know the identity of the man in black and couldn't personally thank him.

This became one of Carmen's regrets in her later years.

Perhaps, that was a revelation from fate...

Jane looked at Xia En with a strange glint in her eyes and spoke.

"Not only in this book, 'My Friend Carmen,' but also in Thomas's diary, there appears a mysterious man in a black robe."

"Moreover, after Thomas achieved great success, he once launched a missing person notice in the Southern Continent, saying that this man in black robes changed his life and was his lifelong benefactor, and that he should repay him properly."

Xia En's lips twitched slightly: "Is that so?"

Thinking about it carefully, given Thomas's personality when we first met, it's quite possible that he did something rather absurd.

At this point, whether Thomas reads his diary or not becomes largely irrelevant.

Because both Carmen and Thomas clearly still remember themselves!

This alone is enough to prove it—

History has been changed!
Xia En was thrilled.

Although the changes were not significant and did not affect the final outcome, the very act of "changing history" is a remarkable feat!
After a moment of deep thought, Shane had some vague guesses about "the history that has not been observed".

Before returning to the past, he only knew that Carmen and Thomas later became masters of magic runes and the developers of the [Steam Heart], but he did not know the specific process.

His actions, however, made him a significant turning point in the lives of these two people.

This would probably never have happened in the original history.

"But what does the last sentence, 'It is permissible to deceive,' mean?"

Once one question is answered, another one immediately arises.

Fortunately, Jane was there for Shane.

The old woman, who had lived for many years, had clearly seen something, but she kindly refrained from asking questions and instead offered her explanation.

"I think these three sentences should be considered together."

"What we perceive as history may not be the true history, but false history is not necessarily meaningless."

"For example, the extinction of the ancient dragons may have successfully deceived certain beings, causing the disaster that should have come to not occur."

"The disappearance of the Elf race may have had similar reasons."

Xia En silently pondered these words.

He felt that Jane's guess made some sense, but it might not be Lyra's real intention in leaving those three sentences to him.

In any case, just this conversation with Jane made Shane feel that the trip was worthwhile and that he had gained a lot.

We've already accomplished more than half of our goals for this trip to [Liuli Island].

However, Shane did not forget his other purpose for coming to the Federal Grand Library.

"Ms. Jian, does the Great Library possess any spells capable of transferring matter or people between the two [Secret Realms]?"

Jane's face showed a hint of surprise upon hearing Xia En's request.

"You've come to the right person."

"Actually... my main research focus back in the Truth Society was the connection between different Secret Realms."

Her expression quickly turned serious: "First, I need to ask you, how far is the [Secret Realm] you want to connect to from the [Seven Seas World]?"

Faced with Jane, who had entered a serious state, Xia En felt inexplicably apprehensive and honestly replied, "It should be considered quite far."

"Then the conventional methods won't work."

Jane adopted the research attitude of a master in the field of [Secret Realms], and said eloquently: "Generally speaking, for short-distance [Secret Realms], the most practical way is to directly carve out a rift and establish a teleportation portal."

"But if it's a distant [Secret Realm], then we need to first establish an [Anchor Point] in the target [Secret Realm]..."

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Two hours later.

Shaen, leaning against the wall, left the secret room, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

He felt like he was back in college, taking a cutting-edge course taught by a professor, and not even in his major!

The fact that he didn't fall asleep within three minutes was already a testament to his amazing willpower.

Fortunately, such efforts were not in vain.

You have received instruction from Jane Vivian!

[Learned Skill: Secret Realm Teleportation Ritual (Beginner)!]

Considering that Shane had not studied the relevant [Secret Realm] knowledge in depth, Jane specifically chose a relatively simple teleportation ritual.

In simple terms, this is a ritual setup method that even orcs can learn!
However, while the ritual itself is simple, the materials required are not.

Of the ten items in the simple list, seven were unfamiliar to him, and some of them he had never even heard of.

It's easy to imagine that their prices will not be cheap.

Especially on a bustling island like [Liuli Island] where land is incredibly valuable, some items might be even more expensive!
This made Xia En feel a little sorry for her wallet.

To be honest, since the [Magnetic Thunder Sea], Xia En hasn't had many decent earnings.

Before landing on [Liuli Island], he did sink two vampire warships, but he didn't have time to loot them at all.

"That's all my money..."

The more Xia En thought about it, the more heartbroken he became, so he blamed the vampires for it.

"If we don't have enough gold dragon coins, we'll have to sell the supplies in the [Rhine Secret Realm]."

"Those novel species and seeds from the [Ember Treasure] can also be exchanged for Federation merits..."

As Shane was thinking about how to make money, he saw Daisy and her brother walking towards him.

"Captain Shane, what is your relationship with the custodian lady?"

Daisy stared at Shane with curiosity, while glancing out of the corner of her eye at the secret room behind her.

She had long been interested in the secret room that existed in the urban legend of [Liuli Island], but she had never seen that hidden door open.

Unexpectedly, Xia En's arrival this time easily achieved this small goal.

"what relationship?"

Xia En found it a little strange, wondering why the siblings were curious about such a thing, but she still spoke up.

"It's probably a relationship between friends despite the age gap."

Alessio's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but retort, "A friendship between people of different ages?"

"Hasn't this been a bit too many years of forgetting?"

(End of this chapter)