The Collection of The End

My name is Akatosh,

Something like the Elder Scrolls...

— 4E, 201, Hearthfire, 23rd, 17:22 —

'Hmm... so the ancient scrolls painted this kind of thing...'

I was on the top floor of the Black Fall Zack Tower, and I pulled out the pull shaft of the ancient scroll to observe carefully.

Speaking of it, although this is the "Elder Scrolls World", I haven't really read those ancient scrolls that are at your fingertips. After all, if you want to know something, you can just see it directly. Such an extra step is meaningless.

According to the setting, the Elder Scrolls is a prophecy fragment left by the previous "Akatosh" when the world was destroyed and reshaped by Alduin. Because there is no entity, its quantity and content cannot be determined. This one of Keta seems to be alone, but as long as it is stored together with other scrolls, it will show wonderful characteristics. For example, there are clearly fourteen scrolls. Looking at it later, the number of scrolls placed there is eighteen.

The scroll is composed of a black background and silver lines, and a spider web-like radial pattern is drawn, and the "spider web" is filled with sixteen small oval-shaped bubbles randomly, and the words "eternal" are written in small characters. Twilight," "Moonshadow," "Land of the Dead," and more.

If you look closely, the "spider web" as a whole is irregularly divided into sixteen areas in the outer circle and eight areas in the inner circle by its "spider silk" radiating outwards.

It is simply the wheel of the world! People who don't understand this world view should not be blinded when they see it.

[No, to be precise, only a few were flashed. ] The stupid system interjected.

'Oh? ’ I motioned for it to continue.

[For mediocre people who only focus on the present, even if they accidentally open it, all they can see is a piece of black or shining white paper, such as a farmer who only cares about crops, a worker who only cares about work progress, Aristocrats thinking about how to intrigue to expand their power and wealth...]

‘There are guards who only focus on the Baron? '

[Well...they are collectively referred to as 'ignorant'. 】

'I feel like this is a personal attack...' I stuffed the scroll back, 'What do you call the rest? prophet? '

[Intelligent creatures that can obtain information from the ancient scrolls are collectively referred to as 'contactors'. They generally know its characteristics before opening the scrolls, and are prepared to resist its influence with their own strength, knowledge and training. 】

'Like Arthur and his mates? '

[They... really count, but because they haven't done relevant exercises, each scroll can only be read once, and the information is obtained randomly, no matter what kind of information it is, it won't change if you read it several times. ] The stupid system played a scene replay of them reading the ancient scrolls one by one in front of my eyes.

'You mentioned exercise? ’ I pulled the scroll out again, but the pattern on it remained the same.

【It’s useless for you to open and close it a few more times, whether it’s flashing you or providing you with unknown information is beyond its capabilities. 】

'It's so noisy, let's talk about exercise. '

[Basically, it is to synchronize your mental state with the scroll, and try your best to make the content displayed by the scroll close to what you want. There was a group of monks who did this in the second era. If you read it once, you will be blinded, and it is almost impossible to pass on what you see. Therefore, except for those fanatics who "hear the truth in the morning, die in the evening", almost no one is willing to join them, and this organization eventually died out. 】

‘Hmm… blind monk? '

[They will not kick out vacuum waves, nor will they wag their tails. 】

‘You are good at making complaints? Moving on, isn't it time to talk about the Holy Moth Priest? What are they? '

[Enlightenment,] the stupid system said: [They can watch the ancient scroll without injury by resonating with the ancestor holy moth,

But the second time you will still be blinded by it. 】

Oh...is it called an "enlightenment" because even if it is difficult to convey what you see the second time, you can at least retain what you learned the first time?

[The information that can be obtained from the ancient scrolls is very random. Even so, no one dares to provoke the 'Platinum Tower' where the holy moth priests gather for training and research. By the way, the "Platinum Agreement" is also there signed. 】

‘The alliance under the city... After talking so much, I still don’t know how Arthur became like this. ’ I tucked the scroll back in again and looked at Arthur, who was still unconscious.

Unlike last time, after reading the Elder Scrolls, Arthur fell into a deep coma without dreams, and Varmina's priesthood was useless at all. Although I can force him to wake him up, I'm not sure if there will be sequelae.

[Since all the preconditions and possibilities are in front of us, we can use the method of elimination to analyze,] the stupid system said: [A famous detective said——]

'As long as all other possibilities are ruled out, then even if the remaining possibilities are incredible, they are facts-of course I know. '

[So-so-said-] The stupid system elongated its tone: [What he saw through the ancient scroll was-you. 】

This guy... how does one trip over the same rock twice? Do it again in another world.

——17:54——

[Mercer Frey enters Zak Tower. 】

When I was thinking about how to wake up Arthur without injury, the stupid system suddenly displayed a new monitoring screen in front of my eyes. Mercerfrey, wearing a worn-out black leather armor, was walking around the dwarf mechanical guard standing guard at the door, and sneaked in. Zack Tower, and trot to the top.

I seemed to have left him on the path of the snow elf mechanical army before, but instead of attacking Twilight City, he found Zakta in the opposite direction based on the traces they left behind?

Sure enough, if you want to become a nightingale, you have to take an unusual path.

【He doesn't have any extraordinary powers other than his original skills, how should he deal with it? 】

‘Perhaps where he got the news that there are ancient scrolls here, I will wait and see what he will do. '

Seeing that Mercer was about to reach the highest level, I quickly used the invisibility technique and teleported to the top of Zak Tower.

"Huh... According to the records, there should be an ancient scroll here..." After Moser arrived at the "Starry Sky" exhibition hall, he looked around and walked directly to the ancient scroll in the middle of the hall: "It seems right, you can control so many Dwarven machinery, this must be Zaktar."

Looks like Zack Tower is a famous landmark among those lost dwarves...

No, wait? Without the power of the nightingale and the blessing of Nocturnal, this former nightingale is about to be blinded.

[No, look. 】

Kacha, before Moser went to touch the ancient scroll, he took out a "welding mask" and put it on his face. Well, at least the shape is very similar. Most of its structure is forged from dwarf metal, and there are gaps in the eye area. It is studded with pink translucent crystals.

Is that..."Snow Elf's Eye"?

[That's right, the eyes of this mask are processed from two giant crystals that Moser dug out from the statue of the snow elf. According to the analysis, it can indeed resist the "blinding attack" of the Elder Scrolls. 】

"Isn't that an exhibit that can only be sold for two thousand gold coins..."

[Look at the statue's posture——] The stupid system made another icon, showing the pitiful snow elf giant elephant with no eyes and soaked in underground water.

It’s okay if you didn’t pay attention. If you pay attention, you can tell that the giant statue is sitting cross-legged and holding something with its arms outstretched—isn’t it just reading a huge scroll?

So, when dwarf artisans carve a colossus for a great figure who can read the Elder Scrolls, it stands to reason that the eyes should be made of a material that can isolate the impact.

‘The only question is, Mercer is already astute enough to plan in advance? '

[Probably not, maybe it was prepared out of precaution. If his own plan did not fail, he would basically not use this thing. 】

‘Three caves of the cunning rabbit... wait? If a mortal directly reads the scroll and we can't see what he is looking at, how about using props to see it? '

[Hmm...] The stupid system seemed uncertain, so it zoomed in on Mercer's monitoring to the mask's crystal goggles.

Swish - Moser pulled away the ancient scroll, then froze.

From my perspective, I can see two phantoms, a man and a woman, appearing on the crystal goggles. They are talking to a child who looks very similar to Mercer.

Judging from Mercer's clenched fists due to excitement, it was probably his parents.

The phantom began to change, the boy gradually grew up, the man with elf features did not change much, but the woman could clearly see the growth of age, she said something to herself, turned and left.

The phantom continued to change, a middle-aged woman was praying in front of an altar, and the statue enshrined in the altar was constantly changing, and finally it was fixed on the statue of a tall and thin man with a dog.

The woman stood up, said something contentedly, and then disappeared at the same time as the statue in the next moment. Moser, who was watching, subconsciously reached out and grabbed the empty hand.

The focus of the phantom is changed, the "camera" is aimed at the earth dog, and the picture gradually turns from virtual to real, and the earth dog also transforms from the texture of a statue to a real dog. When the final frame is frozen, Babas is lying on the ground and taking a nap , and next to it is a picture of Arthur in a coma and Sophie who is taking care of him.

"I found you, Demon God." Moser said viciously, put the ancient scroll back, and walked downstairs with a sneer on his face.

Hmm... Is [Calavicus Vile] responsible for the disappearance of Mercer's mother? Most likely it was some kind of deceitful transaction condition, but now he has hidden somewhere, so he has to pay back the debt from the father...I mean pay the debt to the dog.

When the two sides meet, it's fine if Moser simply teaches the dog a lesson, but if he wants to attack Arthur and Sophie by the way...he will be eaten if I don't help.