My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 328 - 325 Diary

Chapter 328: Chapter 325: Diary

Chapter 328 -325: Diary

The floor was laid with a black, bright surface, luxurious crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, emitting fragrance from pure wooden tables and chairs, and exquisite carved bookcases… This place even had a swimming pool, a sky garden, arcades, and from the rooftop, one could gaze upon the entire small town… Whether it was the layout or the decor, everything exuded opulence and nobility.

“It’s not inferior to his castle at all!”

Tang Yu opened the room door, searching from one room to another… He guessed that the control hub of the entire Secret Realm, namely the Sky-splitting Crystal, was most likely within these five towering structures.

Having entered the Secret Realm, even if the entrance closed, he could leave through the use of a Return City Scroll, so he wasn’t anxious. Apart from the Sky-splitting Crystal, Tang Yu was even more eager to find valuable items.

He walked through the corridors, opening doors, sweeping his gaze around.

Perhaps due to various mechanisms within the high tower still being operational, even though this place had been deserted for a long time, one hardly saw much dust.

“There’s something here.”

The voice of Red Moon was like a serene breeze, reaching his ears.

Tang Yu hurried over, only to see Red Moon, clad in a black robe, standing in a room that spanned over a hundred square meters, staring ahead.

“That is…”

A figure clothed in a splendid long robe was sitting upright in a chair.

At first, Tang Yu got a start, but after a careful Perception, he realized the person no longer had any breath of life.

He walked around to the front to get a clear view.

The corpse was male, the flesh sunken in and dry, lacking color, but apart from that, the body did not emit a foul odor, nor had it entirely decayed.

“It looks like he must have been the owner of the high tower, living alone in such a big place; it’s a bit extravagant.”

The long robe on the body appeared to be a fine piece of rune equipment. Tang Yu thought about removing it but decided not to, instead walking over to an elegant wardrobe. On opening it, he indeed found several robes of similar style.

“They’re rune equipment, engraved with three types of runes…”

Tang Yu examined one he took into his hands, “But what kind of runes are these engraved with? Dust Removal Rune? Constant Temperature Rune? Water Avoidance Rune?”

None of the three runes were useful in combat.

The Water Avoidance Rune wasn’t meant for submerging oneself in water. At best, during a rainy day, it would simply keep the robes from getting wet.

He initially thought it was just one of the everyday garments, yet Tang Yu underestimated the owner of the high tower. Not only were the other robes the same, but even the Magic Wand beside the body was engraved with runes for illumination, pointing the way, and the like.

So, was this a supporter?

After searching the room, Tang Yu was somewhat amused and frustrated, “Nevermind, to find so many things in one room; the value of this Secret Realm is far greater than that of a tomb. And the Magic Robes engraved with Dust Removal, Constant Temperature, and Water Avoidance, although not suitable for combat, should still sell well as high-end everyday merchandise.”

Lying on the desk in front of the body was an exquisitely made Parchment book, which Tang Yu finally picked up.

As expected, he couldn’t understand the writing in it, nor was it rune language he could decipher at a glance.

“They said the whole universe spoke Chinese, ancient folks deceived me!”

Tang Yu quipped.

He wasn’t worried about language barriers.

Opening the first page of the parchment tome, he took out a Reconnaissance Crystal and shone it over the densely packed text on the parchment.

“I have awakened from my slumber. Has the era prophesied arrived? Overjoyed, the first thing I did was look at the mechanical calendar on the wall. Fortunately, the calendar was not damaged; it showed today was the seventeenth of May. Unfortunately, the calendar has a cycle of only a hundred years, and now, I am certain it has turned more than one cycle.”

“I guess I have slept for at least a few hundred years. It’s unimaginable. I’m only one hundred and eighty years old, quite young. Luckily, I’ve not turned into an idiot in my sleep.”

“Merlin and the others must have woken up too. Oh, I should gather with them first.”

Page by page, Tang Yu flipped through, shining a new Reconnaissance Crystal on each page, which made his teeth hurt.

“Seventeenth of June, a month has passed and the Secret Realm’s gate has still not opened. We were becoming anxious. This was all planned; as long as the concentration of Source Qi in the outside world reached a certain level, the Secret Realm would detach from the external spatial stratosphere’s orbit and settle down. By then, the gate to the Secret Realm would naturally open.”

“This was the best method. No one knows how far the Fifth Epoch is from us. The hibernation solution couldn’t put us to sleep for thousands or tens of thousands of years; that cost is too high. Aside from the Royal Families of the Three Great Countries, probably no one could afford it. Even they wouldn’t waste like that.”

“By sealing and exiling the Secret Realm, we could achieve a different rate of time flow from the Origin Star, giving us a chance to wait until the Fifth Epoch… but now, the gate to the Secret Realm hasn’t opened.”

“Twenty-fifth of June, finally, we have deciphered the remaining components of the hibernation solution’s crystal residue. It’s bad news. Our awakening… wasn’t because the ‘opportunity’ had come, but because the solution had lost its effectiveness… My God, this is a three-hundred-year batch of hibernation solution, the branch next door only prepared a batch for two hundred and fifty.”

“Perhaps our Secret Realm’s rate of time flow wasn’t slow enough, after all, we couldn’t precisely control the Secret Realm’s trajectory. However, there’s another possibility: the interval of time between the Fifth and Fourth Epochs is just too long.”

“How long exactly, ten thousand years, twenty thousand, a hundred thousand? Clearly, the interval between the Third and Fourth Epochs is less than ten thousand years. Also, who knows what happened during the Third Epoch that caused those claiming to be deities to fall, along with the gradual dissipation of the Heaven and Earth Source Qi. It’s said that a thousand years ago, some were successful in becoming Transcendent, but by our generation, it’s not possible. If it weren’t so, there would be no need to risk the sleep, waiting for the arrival of the Fifth Epoch…”

Tang Yu’s mouth gradually widened.

This diary… contained a vast amount of information.

From the fragments therein, he pieced together some keys.

The owner of the diary, including the Merlin Mage mentioned within, all five members were part of an organization known as the Truth Mage Alliance. It was a world-class organization but somewhat loose, and these five people belonged to a high-level bureau within the Mage Alliance.

In the entire Secret Realm, there were only five of them.

However, according to the diary’s owner, the Three Great Countries, the Ancient Spirit Dynasty, the Purcell Empire, the Holy Radiant Empire… they were the ones who controlled the world. Perhaps those nations had more people successfully awaken during the Fifth Epoch. Some may have already blended into human society.

Tang Yu became more vigilant.

Those who awakened from the Fourth Epoch were mostly experts. Perhaps some have already broken through to become Transcendent… Such beings could be a good thing for contemporary humans but could also bring disaster.

“However, why is the modern era dubbed as the Fifth Epoch? And it seems they knew about the changes that the Fifth Epoch would bring?”

“The first four epochs, the First and Second, weren’t mentioned. But the Third Epoch, known as the fall of gods, and then the Fourth Epoch, where the Transcendent were no longer remarkable and Source Power receded, was also called the End of Dharma Era.”

“What happened to all that talk about modern times being the End of Dharma Era? That doesn’t make sense!”

Yet, Tang Yu still couldn’t comprehend something: the Fourth Epoch was just the End of Dharma Era, not the apocalypse.

He guessed that the Fourth Epoch was similar to an ancient environment. Due to the presence of Source Power, it was much more prosperous than the Middle Ages, the ancient times of Daxia Country. At the very least, the common people could fill their stomachs, and the whole world was in a relatively peaceful state.

It seemed… whether they were large nations, small countries, or other forces, all focused on the prophesied Fifth Epoch.

But such a prosperous era had no record in history at all. Judging by the timeline, the gap was also extremely long.

What exactly had happened to cause this historical discontinuity?