Chapter 773 Key
"In the previous battle, the library on the Tribunal side was seriously damaged, so the more precious books and materials were moved here."
Raleye was still leading the way.
Naturally, their entry into the ruling court was unimpeded.
The spy chief of Entrod introduced Ronald to the situation nearby, and at the same time, he also took Ronald to a location quite far back in the building for the first time.
While living in Entrod during this time, Ronald now has the most basic understanding of the architectural style here. The position as deep as he is now should be the area at the rear of the ruling court used for living.
in other words.
This is where the Entrod royal family once lived.
"So all the books in the original library have been moved to such a back location?" Ronald asked R'lye curiously.
And the head of Entrod's secret service just showed him a complicated smile: "It's human nature to keep precious things close to you." "..." A
few
words In the midst of small talk.
The two walked through the intricately decorated corridors and finally entered the door of a room that looked like a collection room.
Click -
Raleye stepped forward and opened the door very simply.
The magic power fluctuations that caused the guardian spell to be temporarily lifted also appeared.
Ronald looked around the house. There were no human guards here. The ruler of Entrod trusted the protective spell here very much.
Immediately, Raleye brought Ronald in generously.
In the collection room lit by candlelight.
The desk and chairs were neatly placed in a very conspicuous position, and a wooden box that had been prepared was placed steadily on the desk.
Only the picture in front of me is seen.
Ronald knew that preparations had been made here.
"Then shall I start now?"
Ronald looked at Raleye who was standing aside.
The spy chief skillfully took ink, paper and pen from the side, placed these items on the desk, and made a gesture to invite Ronald to take a seat. Then Raleye explained in a gentle tone: "Mr. Ronald,
you You can start at any time."
"But for the most basic confidentiality work, I hope that you should not leave this room before you finish deciphering this original code. If you have any needs, you can ring this bell, and we will be there. Someone will be there to handle all your needs within a minute."
Along with this explanation, Raleye took out a golden bell from his arms and placed it in front of Ronald, who had just taken his seat.
Both parties explained their work well and related questions were answered.
After that, it was natural to crack the original code.
However, in view of the time-consuming nature of this work, Laleye, who was still busy with official duties, immediately walked out from the original road, and then carefully re-sealed the door.
Bang -
the door closes.
With the reactivation of the defensive spell, the outside world and the inside of the house seemed to be instantly separated into two worlds, and everything around them became quiet and scary.
throughout the room.
Except for the sound of Ronald's own breathing, and the glow of the burning candle.
No more subtle movements could be detected.
"Okay, let's start the work..."
Since it was from the beginning, he agreed to the other party's request.
Naturally, Ronald would not do anything about the actual work at this moment.
After relaxing his arms a little, he first placed the pen and paper in a convenient position according to his personal habits, and then took out the original text to be translated today from the wooden box.
This source code is not active.
Although the pages are yellowed, they don't have the vicissitudes of those old original books in the past.
If we only evaluate it based on first impressions, Ronald feels that this should be a book close to modern times. At the same time, the few pages also show that the content of this original book is not much.
So...what kind of book would this be?
With such curiosity, Ronald focused his eyes on the first line of words on the page.
"When he was thirty years old, Randolph Carter lost his key to the door to dreams..."
"Hmm -"
"Alas..."
"Huh?"
The first second after seeing the first sentence. , Ronald actually didn’t react at the first time.
But soon.
He, who was not a man of poetry and literature, realized what the essence of this thing was.
Even though the original name of the original text is not directly marked on the manuscript-like pages, Ronald can be 100% sure that this prose-length work...
should be "The Silver Key"!
Well...do you really want to translate it yourself?
In other words, if you sit in this claustrophobic environment and finish translating this kind of thing, you won't have any problems, right?
Ronald now has countless questions in his mind.
There are also subtle surprises after previous conjectures were directly verified.
Sure enough, this series of books, which has considerable influence in the cultural field, has also become an original classic in this world.
At this moment.
Ronald didn't even have to think about the content of the original text.
As long as you see the name itself, you can guess how difficult this original trial will be.
Even if Ronald were to list all the original books that he had come into contact with in his memory, I am afraid that the difficulty of learning the spells in that original book would not be higher than the simple pages in front of him.
"Hush-hoo-"
Ronald took a deep breath.
In order to ensure that his understanding of the things in front of him was perfect, he continued to read along the first line of text:
"Before that year, as a kind of compensation for his ordinary life. Carter used to stroll in some places every night. Strange and ancient cities that do not exist in this world; wandering in some beautiful gardens full of wonders on the other side of the etheric sea." Okay
!
Foolproof!
Absolutely impossible to go wrong!
This must be Lovecraft's work - "The Silver Key"!
Ronald could even boldly guess that the mystery that requires the contents of this original book to be solved is probably also one of the original books of the Cthulhu series.
Maybe it's "Through the Silver Key"?
What should I say...
The former royal family of Entrod really has a lot of talent, and dares to put this kind of original book in his own palace!
And also because of the appearance of this original book.
A question that Ronald had always thought might be a coincidence came before him again - Raleye.
After it was clear that there were original Cthulhu texts in the palace, the spy chief who wrote his name as a certain underwater city... wouldn't he actually be
more crazy, evil and contradictory than those cult warlocks? Exists?
"..."
"Haha, interesting."
After thinking briefly, Ronald chose to continue translating the original text.
Of course this moment is different from before.
He didn't intend to run away as soon as the translation was over and everything would be fine.
It is one thing to abide by the promise and complete the translation of the original text, but to ensure that the other party does not use the original text that he has translated to make any big news, that is what Ronald intends to ensure.
But how can I put it...
To sum it up, it's really exciting...
(End of this chapter)