Just like at the Black Bone Forest Academy, the library at the Four Seasons Garden also had an inner and outer section.
What Leilin was heading for now was the Four Seasons Garden's true treasure vault.
This kind of vault contained a vast collection of subjects and knowledge that only official Wizards were qualified to access, and the fees were exorbitantly expensive — even the current Leilin found the cost painful.
Although he could use the Chip to copy the material, the process still took time.
And Leilin had calculated that even if he wagered all of his contribution points, he could only just manage to record about half of the books in the vault.
His plan was to accumulate enough contribution points and then record all of the subject materials in the vault in a single go.
But for now…
Leilin went straight to the library's second floor and waved the transparent crystal card in his hand in front of an old bookshelf.
Whoosh! The bookshelf slid backward, revealing a narrow passage behind it.
Beyond the passage was a small library, with row upon row of black wooden shelves holding all manner of bizarre-looking books.
Some of the books had even sprouted arms and legs — had they not been chained to the shelves with iron chains, they might have scurried away.
Leilin didn't linger over these books. He had a specific purpose this time.
"Chip! Scan the catalog and search for keywords: Ancient Soul-Slaying Sect, emergency passage…"
Searching for what he wanted among this ocean of books would normally take a considerable amount of time, but fortunately Leilin had the Chip. In just a few minutes, he found the information he needed.
"So that's how it is…"
Following the Chip's instructions, Leilin went to a corner and opened an extremely old-looking book.
The book was very thick, its cover a stony gray color, and it was heavy to the hold. According to the Chip's analysis, it was made from a special type of ancient stone.
This technique belonged to an extraordinarily peculiar small ancient race — the Stone People!
They were a race that looked very similar to humans, except their skin was covered with a thick layer of calcareous material, as if the Stone Skin spell had been permanently fixed upon them.
Leilin opened the massive stone book, and on a certain page, an unusual magical array had been carefully recorded.
"That's it — over 90 percent similarity with the magical array inside the Soul-Slaying secret realm!" Leilin's eyes lit up.
Before him, the Chip projected the image of the ancient magical array obtained from the Soul-Slaying Sect's secret chamber last time, comparing it against the array recorded in the book. The conclusion: the two shared over 90 percent similarity!
"Incredible!"
The more Leilin read, the more solemn his expression became.
Only now did he understand the purpose of the magical array he had seen back then — teleportation!!!
In the hidden chamber containing the corpse that Leilin had discovered during his escape, there had been an ancient teleportation array that was still preserved to this day!!!
This kind of teleportation array could instantly transport a Wizard to a distant location several times across the South Coast. However, due to technological gaps and the extinction of certain materials, no trace of such things remained anywhere on the South Coast now.
The Stone People of ancient times had been the best slaves for the ancient Wizards to use in constructing teleportation arrays, and it was precisely because of this that the relevant information had been recorded by them.
"Does that mean… the hidden compartment inside that emergency passage is actually the site of an ancient teleportation array?"
At this thought, Leilin's breathing gradually grew heavier.
The regions surrounding the South Coast were teeming with extremely dangerous territories. In some places, even second-level or third-tier Wizards who ventured there would meet their deaths!
Because of such dangers, the Wizards of the South Coast would rather periodically slaughter one another to reduce their numbers than venture out to expand their territory and claim more resources.
Even if Leilin wanted to leave the South Coast far behind and search for the Central Continent, he had no way to depart!
But now, the appearance of an ancient teleportation array gave Leilin hope of finding a solution to his problem!
And if he truly had phenomenal luck — if he could discover a new continent beyond the South Coast — just how much profit could Leilin reap by controlling this vital transportation hub?
"No, no! Calm down! Calm down! Whether this ancient teleportation array can even still be used, and what exactly lies on the other end — those are both open questions. To make effective use of this teleportation array, I have to figure all of this out first!"
Leilin stroked his chin, settling his somewhat agitated emotions.
Then he pulled a somewhat battered notebook from beneath his robes: "This thing should be able to provide some answers…"
Inside the hidden compartment of the emergency passage, Leilin had not only discovered an ancient teleportation array, but also found the remains of what appeared to be a high-ranking member of the ancient Soul-Slaying Sect beside the array. And on the remains, he had found a few scattered items along with this notebook.
The moment he returned, Leilin had ordered the Chip to record the entire contents of this battered notebook.
Unfortunately, the language used in the notebook was not among any of those stored in the Chip's database, which had caused Leilin enormous trouble in his efforts to decipher it!