I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"Me too."

Jian nodded in agreement. "If it's that kind of storybook, I'm sure I'll become more and more energetic the more I read it."

Even Fulilian and Jian were so exhausted, let alone the others.

Because it was too late, they found a place in the forest near the ruins and lit a fire, planning to rest there for one night and then rush back to the nearby village tomorrow.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the burning fire kept making subtle "crackling" sounds.

Fulilian hugged her thighs, resting her chin on her knees, the flickering firelight reflected in her eyes.

"sorry."

This sentence came so suddenly that even after hearing it, Xin Meir and others were almost unable to react.

Looking at Fulilian's pretty face, which was illuminated orange by the firelight, Xin Meier smiled gently.

"No need to apologize, this is kind of fun."

Haita also laughed, "Who made our hero like to take the long way around?"

Xin Meier smiled and scratched his head, "Really, there's no need to praise me like that, right?"

Haita: "Ha, ha, ha, I wasn't praising you."

Poking the fire with a stick he picked up nearby, Aize whispered, "But this trip was in vain..."

At this moment, Xin Meir refuted Aize's words.

"That's not right. How could it be a wasted trip?"

Xin Meir raised his head, as if he was looking up at the stars in the sky, or as if he was looking at the ruins they had just left.

"We've defeated the monsters in that area. Surely, for a while now, this place will be much more peaceful than before? And the lives of travelers and merchants passing through here will be protected... If we think about it that way, our trip wasn't in vain."

"Xinmeier always has something profound to say."

Jian said this while supporting his cheek with one hand.

Xin Meier: "Don't you think so?"

Ash: “No, I think what you said makes sense.”

Eyelids lowered slightly, a smile flickering in those azure eyes. Jian spoke slowly, "It's because you're this kind of person that I chose to travel with you all in the first place... happily defeating monsters, happily exploring mazes, happily studying magic, happily cracking harmless jokes, happily helping others, happily admiring the scenery along the way... and before I knew it, I'd already reached my destination."

"I'm always traveling, never stopping, and I don't know when I'll reach my destination. That's why I've always wanted to try a trip like this... Just imagining it makes me happy."

475

Chapter 475 I have made up my mind to do this now.

The search for information related to the Goddess Monument has never stopped.

And on this day, they finally got some results.

They found a dwarf named Kissel, from whom they learned that there seemed to be books related to the goddess in the village where he used to live.

Dwarves can easily live to three hundred years old. Although they are not as long-lived as demons and elves, they are obviously much longer-lived than humans. Therefore, it is understandable that there are some relatively ancient books left in the places where dwarves live.

However, Kissel said that his former village was destroyed by monsters a long time ago, and he was the only one who was lucky enough to escape.

Coincidentally, the fake Sword of the Brave in Xinmei's hand was forged by Kissel. It was commissioned by Kissel to make it when he just became a blacksmith. It came into Xinmei's hands and accompanied Xinmei on his journey and experienced many adventures.

When Sinmel was a child, he defeated a monster and saved a traveling merchant. The merchant gave this sword to Sinmel as a thank you gift. This sword may also be the opportunity for Sinmel to become a hero.

Kissel originally wanted to keep the sword and give Sinmel a better sword, but Sinmel refused.

"This sword has become my companion. I will carry it with me until the day when the Demon King is defeated and world peace arrives."

That’s what Xin Meier said.

In the end, Kissel gave up his original plan and decided to sharpen the sword because the blade was a little blunt after experiencing so many battles.

Afterwards, following the guidance of the dwarf Kissel, they arrived at the dwarf village which had completely become a monster's nest.

And it was a hard fight.

On the devastated battlefield, a slightly embarrassed Aize sat down on the ground, catching his breath as he said in a deep voice, "This is such a tough battle... If we make a wrong move, we might die here."

One of Xinmei'er's arms was injured, and a large area of ​​his cloak on the left side was stained with blood, which looked a little scary.

Haita is treating Xinmei's injuries.

Xin Meier: "Did you see that gorgeous attack I just made? Pretty cool, wasn't it?"

Haita: "It's amazing that you can still use such a random attack method even though your arm is so badly injured."

Aize: "At that time, even I subconsciously wiped the sweat off your face."

At this time, Jian walked out from behind a dilapidated house not far away. After seeing Xin Meir and others, he also trotted towards this side.

"Hey! Looks like you guys have sorted it out here?"

When Jian appeared, the wound on Xinmei's arm had been almost healed by Haita, but the bloodstains on his cloak were still there, which was seen by Jian.

"Why are you so embarrassed?"

"How am I embarrassed? Even though I'm injured, I'm still handsome, okay?"

Xin Meier retorted.

Jian didn't say anything much, but just raised his hand and touched Xinmei's cloak. Then a milky white light shone on his palm. In the blink of an eye, the bloodstains on the cloak disappeared without a trace, as if it had just been washed.

Seeing this, Xin Meir smiled gently.

"Thanks, Ash."

"You're welcome."

The reason why Jian was not here at the beginning was that he went to deal with a more difficult guy.

This place not only has a considerable number of monsters, but also a red dragon that rules over the monsters nearby.

Therefore, they had a clear division of labor before entering here. The red dragon was left to Ash, and the other monsters were dealt with by Xinmeier and his team.

He got the title of "Dragon Slayer" in the Suqing world. Although he is not as good as Fei Ge, he has special attacks when dealing with dragons.

After defeating all the monsters, several people successfully entered the village chief's house.

By the way, Fulilian was dragged in by Ash.

"That's a red dragon! The materials it drops after death are extremely rare and very valuable for research!"

"Do you even know your priorities, Flillian? Isn't it more important to obtain the goddess' magic that brought you to this era than to obtain the Red Dragon's ingredients? Besides... you'll be back in the future soon anyway, so even if you get the Red Dragon's ingredients, you can't take them away."

"Gu..."

Fortunately, the village chief's house is the best preserved among all the buildings.

After all, books are quite fragile and can be easily destroyed by monsters with destructive desires, especially the red dragon, which can burn all the books inside with just one breath.

"Don't tell me it's a fruitless event again."

Aize took a book down from the shelf, his tone a little tired, "I don't want to waste any more time."

"Haita, didn't you say that the goddess can't hear Aize's prayers, and only the prayers of devout believers like you can be received by the goddess?"

Jian had just finished reading a book, so he put it back to its original place and took out the next one to open. "Hurry up and pray to the goddess that we can gain something from this time."

Hearing this, Haita shook his head and smiled helplessly.

"Goddess, please bless us..."

Just as he finished speaking, Fulilian suddenly spoke.

"Ah, I got it. Here is the content about the Goddess Monument."

Xinmeier, Aize, and Jian first looked up at Fulilian for a long time, then turned to look at Haita, and saw Haita with his hands on his hips very proudly, which made people want to punch him in the face.

"Okay, okay, let's take a look at what's written in the book first."

Several people gathered together, and Fulilian interpreted the book, trying to get useful information from it.

"Flillian, what's going on? What does the book say?"

Xin Meier asked curiously.

Flillian: "This book says that the way to return to the future can be found in the Time Bird chapter of the Holy Scripture."

Aize: "So, all we have to do is use the magic described in that chapter, right?"

At first glance, it does sound like that, but...

"not that simple."

Jian shook his head. "In fact, the sacred text doesn't record any magic at all. It only contains stories from the mythological era and the goddess's commandments. These stories and commandments are a kind of extremely long code, and within these codes are hidden methods for using the goddess's magic. The goddess's magic used by monks today was actually deciphered by countless ancestors."

Haita then added: "Even now, countless monks devote their lives to interpreting the holy scriptures."

Aize: "That is to say, the Holy Scripture still has many unsolved mysteries."

Haita: "Rather, the content that has been deciphered only accounts for a very small portion of the sacred text. According to the records of the Holy City, the goddess magic that has been discovered accounts for approximately 3% of the total."

Xin Meier's expression was serious. "In other words, if the records in this book are correct, then the Chapter of the Time Bird contains a method to return Fulilian to the future?"

Aize looked at Haita, "Haita, how long will it take to crack the code and find out this goddess magic?"

Haita stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "That depends on the nature of the spell. Normally, it takes twenty or thirty years, but longer spells can require the efforts of several generations, or even centuries."

Xin Meier: "It takes so long..."

"And there's another problem," Haita said in an inexplicably low voice, stroking the Holy Scripture. "The Chapter of the Time Bird... This chapter is also known as the Blank Chapter. Fifteen hundred years have passed since the Goddess brought the Holy Scripture to this land, and to this day, no one has ever found any kind of magic in the Chapter of the Time Bird."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy.

"It shouldn't take us that long, right?"

Aize frowned slightly and cast his gaze towards Jian. "After all, with the two greatest magicians in the world both here, the interpretation should be completed faster, right? Especially Jian. Since he can share memories with his past self, he should have more experience with this kind of magic, right?"

"I told you not to always put your hopes on me. I'm not as omnipotent as Doraemon."

The corners of Jian's mouth twitched, and he suddenly felt a huge pressure. "What can't be done is impossible. Such an unreasonable miracle is impossible to decipher without spending decades."

"Decades... Even I can't wait that long..."

Fulilian lowered her eyes slightly, her mood clearly a little low. "By the time the interpretation work is completed, perhaps the era before my return will have arrived..."

"...Wait, maybe this is also a method."

As if he had discovered a blind spot, Aize looked at Fulilian and said, "This is the privilege of the long-lived species."

"Aize."

Fulilian smiled without knowing when, and the past events came to her mind.

"I want to return to my own time... Don't look at me like this. After our journey ended, I learned a lot and gained many things that I cherish... I don't want to lose them."

Aize looked at Fulilian deeply, then lowered his eyes, and said with a look of both relief and regret: "Now you have your own destination..."

"It's not that heavy stuff."

Fulilian lowered her eyes and smiled, "I want to go back, that's all."

Everyone else looked at Fulilian, as if their eyes had been opened.

"That's really unlike you, Flillian."

Xin Meier stared at Fulilian, his eyes as clear as the sky reflecting an incomprehensible color. "It seems that in the future, you will also be experiencing a joyful but boring journey with your companions, just like now..."

Standing up from his chair, Xin Mei'er's voice became firm and unshakable.

"I've decided. We'll begin deciphering the Holy Scripture after defeating the Demon King."

This sentence sounded a bit nonsensical to everyone.

"I've already said it, it will be too late by then..."

"I know."

Xin Meier's words were soft, but they contained an extremely strong will. "So, I have made up my mind to do this now."

After being stunned for a moment, Haita and Aize showed a look of understanding.

“…So that’s what’s going on.”

"You guys are always like this... making such ridiculous decisions so casually."