Chapter 35
If everything went smoothly according to the usual quest flow, one would first need to defeat monsters to obtain a rare item with an extremely low drop rate. Then, they would have to hand it over to the appropriate NPC to trigger the quest. Upon completion, they would receive a clue item, followed by seeking out a historian NPC to gain the "historical clue," ultimately reaching the same progress as Ye Bai.
Without meeting these prerequisites, one would be unable to trigger the quest even upon arriving at the quest location.
After leaving the library, Ye Bai made her way to the iconic goddess statue in the city, touching a fold in the goddess's skirt.
A flash of magical light surged through her fingertips and flowed into her body.
【You have obtained an unknown magical coordinate.】
In the next moment, a dancing point of light appeared in Ye Bai's vision, swirling around and pointing towards the direction outside the city.
Naturally, the condition of "touching the goddess's skirt" to obtain the coordinate would typically require a series of quests to discover, but for Ye Bai, it was conveniently skipped.
Following the light's guidance, Ye Bai arrived at the outskirts of Mei Luo City.
From the moment she entered the outer city, the presence of players became noticeably more frequent. Even as she passed through the outer city gates into the wilderness, she could still see some of them. After all, it was a major city, and many players were looking for opportunities nearby.
The players were busy with their own affairs, and without seeing their levels or names, Ye Bai's presence went unnoticed.
Guided by the light, she traversed through the woods until evening fell, and before her stood an abandoned, dilapidated house.
The dancing magical coordinate's light point settled on the roof of the broken house, dissipating into the wind.
Ye Bai stepped inside the house, which was completely bare, a perfect example of "a home stripped to its walls."
Thick layers of cobwebs had formed in the corners of the ceiling, the fireplace in the corner contained burnt-out coal, and a few pieces of moldy wood lay nearby. On the floor was a pile of grass, and the only piece of furniture was a table, its surface marred with scratches, topped with an extinguished oil lamp.
In this clearly puzzle-like scene, Ye Bai did not search the room for items, knowing it would yield nothing.
Instead, she walked directly to the table, picked up the oil lamp, and placed it at a convergence of lines that seemed chaotic.
"Snap!"
The oil lamp crackled to life, its wick igniting with flame.
Ye Bai closed the door of the dilapidated house. Inside, with no windows, the oil lamp became the sole source of light.
Something marvelous happened. Due to the angle of the lamp's light, a shadow resembling a door formed on the floor.
Ye Bai stepped into the shadowy "door."
"Tap."
What had once been level ground suddenly dipped, and her foot landed on a descending step.
This was a typical magical secret chamber.
The secret of the oil lamp should have followed a normal process where players would arrive, search for clues, and then begin to uncover the identity of the chamber's owner, ultimately leading to a series of quests to discover the method of unlocking it.
But for Ye Bai, it was needless to say—
Skip!
From the moment Ye Bai entered the library and obtained the historian profession, to finding the key clues and arriving at her destination, one could only say her efficiency was at its peak; not a single action was superfluous.
At the same time, Ye Bai received a system notification:
【You have discovered the hidden location 'Leto's Secret Underground Chamber'.】
【You have gained 5 historical experience; you have gained 5000 experience.】
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Chapter 24
Ye Bai descended the steps, fully stepping into the shadow-formed "door."
As the system notification indicated, after finishing the stairs, she found herself in an underground chamber.
Upon her entrance, magical luminescence automatically illuminated the entire space.
There were no complex furnishings here, just a large desk and a chair, with scattered, incomprehensible manuscripts on the floor and the desk. Ye Bai's gaze fell upon a box that looked extraordinary sitting on the desk.
Approaching the desk, she noticed a piece of paper beneath the box.
"The source of magic is bloodline; knowledge flows within our bodies. — Leto"
Without the prerequisite quests, this sentence might seem disjointed.
However, if one were to discover this place through the normal process, they would know that the chamber's owner, Leto, was once a renowned magician many years ago. He was famous not for proposing any well-known theories, but rather because his research was ridiculed and scorned by the mainstream of his time.
In the mainstream magical theory of the multiverse, magic was believed to be composed of elements guided by spiritual energy, leading to the birth of the "Elemental Theory," which has permeated the entire history of magical development. Even today, magical technology is referred to as elemental magic.
The Elemental Theory has gone through three stages: the Era of Explosion, the Classical Era, and the Streamlined Era.
The Era of Explosion was the initial phase of magic's emergence, where magicians continuously discovered new spells, believing that countless elements awaited discovery.
Then came the Classical Era, where magic reached its zenith. Magicians dialectically concluded that there weren't as many types of elements as they thought; rather, it was the fixed combination of basic elements that mattered, establishing the classic model of ten fundamental elements.
The once ten classic elemental models were the foundation of magical theory, a consensus in the magical community, with many great magicians supporting it. Those who questioned it faced collective disdain and ridicule.
Now, in the Streamlined Era, as theoretical research has progressed, the ten fundamental elemental model theory has faced increasing scrutiny, gradually reducing the number to eight, and now down to six. Today's magicians are becoming more tolerant and bold in their speculations about elemental theory.
Leto was a figure from the Classical Era. His theory did not aim to reduce the ten fundamental elements; rather, he believed that magical elements were fundamentally the same, influenced by other factors that affected their properties.
Such a theory was far too advanced, not just for the Classical Model Era but even for the current Streamlined Era, making him a pioneer of the "Observer Effect" in the magical world.
Interestingly, the reason Leto discovered this advanced theory stemmed from an outrageous coincidence.
The plot began when a powerful figure from the Chaos School infiltrated the Magic School as a spy, disguising himself as a great magician using bloodline powers. He took on a magical apprentice, intending to groom him into a traitor, but after misleading the apprentice, he left, only for the apprentice to inadvertently stumble upon the advanced magical theory.
"Leto" will be a different character across various servers, but the cause and effect remain the same. However, all hidden profession quests are unique; once triggered in one server, even if the corresponding quest character is found in another server, it cannot be triggered again.
Since it's called a hidden profession, it naturally has to carry some weight.
Ye Bai's mischievous interests didn't stop there—
This profession has two advancement paths: one is the orthodox path, where after changing jobs, one goes to the Chaos Main City to find Leto's former "mentor" for further advancement; the other is the hidden path, which leads to the Alchemy Main City, where another historical clue, "Extraordinary Collapse," can be triggered to obtain the hidden profession's "hidden advancement." That quest originates from the Magic School's attempt to create a traitor in the Alchemy Main City...
The entire quest chain could be dubbed "The Reformation Triggered by Traitors."
In fact, this series of hidden professions is quite special; one can start the job change from any main city. Ye Bai just happened to arrive at the Magic Main City first, and the profession here offers the highest enhancement to the spiritual energy bar among the three.
Ye Bai has always suspected that the spiritual energy bar is related to real-world mental strength, so she planned to verify this during her current endeavor. If her guess is correct, then the longer the spiritual energy bar, the better, indicating higher mental strength and a greater range of exploration beyond the nutrient pod.
Picking up the box from the paper, Ye Bai opened it to reveal a droplet-shaped gem inside, which seemed to contain flowing water, radiating a strange glow.
This was Leto's lifelong research achievement.
【You have obtained the special item 'Omni-Magic Bloodline'.】
【You have gained the historical clue 'Misunderstood Genius'; you have gained 10 historical experience; you have gained 10,000 experience.】
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