Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 444 Hello, Celestial Master

After reaching a contract with the Elf Queen, Rolin obtained the places he wanted from her—the coordinates of the few remaining Elf settlements, as well as information about the Western Continent.

The Elf Queen didn't know much about the Western Continent, but she still brought Roland a pleasant surprise.

"You can contact people in the Western Continent?" Roland looked at the Elf Queen in surprise, somewhat astonished that she had such a trump card.

This was not mentioned in the original work.

The Western Continent is not entirely isolated from the outside world. Perhaps it was thousands of years ago, but as time goes by and the seal becomes weaker, the isolation between the Western Continent and the outside world is no longer absolute. Otherwise, Bansi Port would not have the City of Calamity branch city.

In fact, the God of Steam and Machinery was influenced by the Celestial Masters of the Western Continent, also known as the Wilderness of Knowledge.

"Those are things left behind by the King. They look like books made of bamboo, which the King called bamboo slips..." the Elf Queen explained simply. "I don't know the specifics, but I guess they come in pairs, and the other part might be in the Western Continent. Saying it can connect to the interior of the Western Continent isn't entirely accurate, because most of the time it's only a one-way connection. In the beginning, because of the language barrier, the connection was often ineffective..."

The Elf Queen then described the use of the bamboo slips. Simply put, after words are inscribed on the bamboo slips, sometimes a reply will appear on the slips. However, this reply is not timely and is unstable. It is also often incomplete, with a sentence sometimes only containing a few words.

"I'm not sure what the situation is like on the Western Continent, but I guess the other half of the bamboo slips must have passed through many hands, and then it was lost for a long time. After the Fourth Era, I didn't see any replies on the bamboo slips for several hundred years, until recently, about 200 years ago, when replies suddenly reappeared on the bamboo slips," the Elf Queen said, seemingly without any intention of hiding anything.

Luo Lin raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "So who has been replying on the bamboo slips recently?"

"I don't know that person's true identity, only that he calls himself a Celestial Master," the Elf Queen answered without concealment. "He is a very learned being, seemingly the leader of some sect, and very interested in the outside world..."

At this point, the Elf Queen seemed to remember something and added, "He seems particularly interested in Roselle."

Rowling: ...

Celestial Master? Which Celestial Master? The Daoist who merged with the Dao in the wilderness of knowledge?
Rowling's expression suddenly became very subtle.

The Elf Queen looked at him and naturally sensed something. She tentatively asked, "Do you know Him?"

“I know Him,” Roland answered frankly. He smiled and looked at the Elf Queen, saying, “If it’s the Celestial Master I know, He is an extraordinary figure.”

Those who find harmony in the wilderness of knowledge are, in a way, half of the old days.

"I have some suspicions about this." The Elf Queen was not surprised by this result. As the former Elf Queen, she was not lacking in knowledge and had naturally noticed something from the Celestial Master's words.

"So where is that bamboo slip now?" Luo Lin asked bluntly, still very curious about the Celestial Master.

“Where my true form is, I will then send it here,” the Elf Queen replied.

"So decisive?" Rowling glanced at him.

"It's of no use to me anymore," the Elf Queen replied just as decisively. "I'd rather give it to you so you can realize its final value."

Upon hearing this, Rolin smiled and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he discussed the elven race with the Elf Queen. There aren't many elves left today. While there might be quite a few mixed-bloods, the number of truly pure-blooded elves is pitifully small.

With the Elf Queen's help, managing these elves was naturally not difficult. Or rather, Rolin didn't need to manage them personally; he only needed to control the Elf Queen and select a few from the existing elven race for training, which would allow him to use these elves when needed.

Of course, Rolin was not one to make empty promises. Since he had promised the Elf Queen that he would protect the Elf race, he would naturally bring the Elf race under his wing. On the one hand, he informed the Storm Church that "the Elf race is now one of their own." On the other hand, he brought the Bound God Thorzna over to help take care of the existing Elf race.

While Rolin dealt with the affairs of the Elven race, Little K naturally began to use the guise of Kavituwa to purge and reorganize the Sea God Cult, gather the rebel forces on the five seas, arrange their next actions, and prepare for the comprehensive changes to come.

Because the two troublemakers started to get busy with serious matters, the number of pirates suffering on the five seas decreased significantly, making many pirates weep with joy.

During this time, the Elf Queen naturally delivered the bamboo scroll to Rolin one day.

"It really does look like ancient bamboo slips..." Luo Lin touched the bamboo slip in front of him, which looked quite like something from the pre-Qin period, and couldn't help but smile. He then opened the bamboo slip and saw a vertical line of dialogue, clearly read from right to left:

"Master, this is the last time I will speak with you. Afterwards, I will hand over the bamboo slips to someone else."

This is clearly the Elf Queen, and what she wrote is also in Chinese, though the characters aren't very beautiful.

Then came a reply, from a person who clearly had beautiful handwriting; Rowling even saw traces of a familiar font.

"It's alright. Fellow Daoist, do you need any help? Could you please tell me the identity of the successor?"

Then came the Elf Queen's reply:

"I'm fine and don't need any help. The successor is named Jack Jones, a very special student. Forgive me for not being able to tell you that he's special; perhaps you'll find out after you speak with him."

"I understand, thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist." This was the Celestial Master's reply.

The content on the bamboo slips ends abruptly here, leaving the rest as blank spaces.

Luo Lin knew that this wasn't because they had only exchanged a few words over thousands of years, but because each conversation on the bamboo slips would erase the previous content.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Lin picked up the carving knife and wrote on the bamboo slip:
"Hello, Celestial Master."

"I am Jack, a remnant of the old era. My teacher is preparing to resist the apocalypse and will soon help the new Lord of Mysteries replace the former Celestial Lord, allowing the Sun God to return to this world. Contact me for details of the plan."

"Done. Hopefully I'll get a reply soon." Roland put down his carving knife, clapped his hands, and saw Little K looking at him with a subtle expression.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Roland looked puzzled, clearly having no idea what he had done.

(End of this chapter)