Chapter 311 Undercurrent
Sumeru, the palace of wisdom.

The huge library standing in the center of the Decree House. In the distant past, it was known as a treasure house of all knowledge on earth because of its rich and comprehensive collection, but now its status has been replaced by the [Void].

Despite this, this ancient library still remains a symbol of Xumi as the "Kingdom of Wisdom".

However, since it is a symbol, it means that most people will choose to come here in their spare time. After all, knowledge can be obtained directly from the [void]. Coming to the Palace of Wisdom to read books is just to recall the past and think about the present, and to lament the difficulties and inconveniences that predecessors had in acquiring knowledge.

As early as a hundred years ago, the essence of the Palace of Wisdom changed from a "library" to a "museum".

But even though it is a museum, even though Sumeru is a kingdom of wisdom, most of the scholars in the Academy of Teachings are devoted to their studies and are unwilling to let worldly things take away their time, so there must be many people coming to the Palace of Wisdom every day.

It will not be like the past few days, which can almost be described as "deserted".

Secretary Elhaisen closed the slightly yellowed book, frowned, and glanced at the empty Palace of Wisdom.

What happened in the House of the Lord again... Was it that the cause of the spread and worsening of the Demonic Scale Disease was discovered, or was there a clue to the [God's Canned Knowledge] that was lost more than ten days ago?
He thought about it and felt that the latter was more likely.

The Sumeru Demonic Scale Disease has existed for hundreds of years. Scholars have made hundreds of guesses about the origin of the disease, but there has been no significant progress in how to cure the Demonic Scale Disease.

The demonic scale disease seems to be a curse sent by the gods, or a shadow that always hangs over the country. No matter how hard the Xumi people try, they cannot get rid of it.

The unfortunate people who are cursed or entangled by the shadow of Demon Scale Disease can only watch their bodies deteriorate little by little. No matter if they are ordinary people or wealthy nobles, the moment they are diagnosed, their lives have entered a countdown that is rapidly dwindling.

How could something that hadn't been answered for hundreds of years suddenly have a result at this time? Even though the Demonic Scale Disease has undergone new changes, the pressure on the Xumi people has become even greater.

So it can only be [Canned Knowledge of Gods]... Elhaisen thought for a moment, stood up and walked into the rows of bookshelves, returning the books in his hands to their original places. He walked deeper into the library of the Wisdom Palace, his eyes casually swept across the spines of the books, seemingly casually looking for titles that would interest him.

Since the advent of the [Void], the way most Xumi people acquire knowledge is different from that of other countries, and the way of storing knowledge is also different: Xumi has a container that can be connected to the [Void] and the [Void Terminal] to store knowledge.

The stored knowledge can also be directly absorbed and mastered by people with the help of the void terminal without having to expend energy on learning.

As for the God's canned knowledge... as the name suggests, it naturally contains knowledge related to God, or knowledge in areas that only God can be involved in.

If mortals can absorb this knowledge, they may be able to know the secrets that only gods know, or directly master the power of gods, or be qualified to embark on the path to becoming gods.

But obviously, these are just rumors and there is no guarantee of their authenticity.

Simply put, if the [God's Canned Knowledge] contains secrets that only gods are qualified to master, then mortals who try to become gods through it, when they come into contact with and try to absorb this knowledge, are more likely to face a sudden death rather than an overnight ascension.

Therefore, [Canned Knowledge of Gods] must be a scam. It is just unknown what purpose the House of Lords or the Great Sage wants to achieve, and which force they are targeting.

But what is certain is that the targeted force has already responded, and the loss of [God's Canned Knowledge] is most likely the work of this force.

Perhaps it was to interrupt the plans of the Order, or perhaps the two parties were in collusion, and the final plot was closely related to the [God Canned Knowledge], so they took the initiative to "inspect the goods" in advance, or perhaps they wanted to destroy the bridge after crossing it...

Elhaisen stopped, his eyes flickering.

The situation in Xumi now is so complicated that it seems to be covered by a thick veil, surging like waves, making it difficult to see clearly.

What does the great sage want to do, who are his collaborators, and apart from the two confirmed forces, how many other forces are lurking, waiting for the opportunity while not forgetting to cause trouble for other forces.

All of this is unknown. Elhaisen took a deep breath, turned on his Walkman, and rubbed his brows to the soothing music. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, his eyes suddenly swept to a corner of the bookshelf and his eyebrows slightly raised.

There was an extremely old book there, its cover was badly damaged and the whole thing was brown in color, giving people the feeling that it had been weathered to the point that it would completely break if touched even slightly.

Interesting…Elhaisen’s lips curled up slightly.

He was very sure that this book had never been included in the Palace of Wisdom before. It was new and placed in a corner where only he, the clerk, could see it... So, this was a book given to him by someone or some force.

It’s just not clear whether this book represents an invitation or a provocation.

……

"Sir, the location of the [Divine Canned Knowledge] has been confirmed. It is indeed in the cave in the Demon Subduing Mountains."

"Well, have the Thirty-Man Group send out an elite team, equipped with mind protectors, to the Demon-Subduing Mountains immediately to bring back the [God's Canned Knowledge]. Remember, apart from telling them that the mission is to retrieve a highly contaminating and dangerous item, no other information is allowed to be leaked."

"Yes, I understand!"

"Go."

The great sage Azar waved his hand and looked down from a high place at the peaceful and bustling Xumi City below. His expression was calm and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"We have finally found the [God's Canned Knowledge], it looks like we will be able to complete the last step soon... Scaramucci is getting a little impatient waiting for this."

A voice came from behind. Azar did not turn around, still looking down, with a cold tone: "It's just a weapon. His attitude is not worth caring about."

"Oh, he is my colleague. It's inappropriate to slander him in front of me like this, right?"

Dottore chuckled, walked to Hazard's side, glanced down, and then looked away.

"Colleague..." Hazard turned to look at him, as if he had heard something ridiculous: "Do you care about this 'colleague'?"

"Of course, until the final results come out, he will be the colleague I care about most."

Dotore nodded, not paying attention to Hazard's sneer: "When are you going to take the final step after the things are found?"

"Of course it's the Flower God's Birthday Festival, the day the god is born. Whether from the perspective of allegory, mysticism, or faith, there is no better time than this."

Azar retracted his gaze and looked back at Xumi City: "Plus, festivals and celebrations can make people's spirits active, and this activity can also increase the possibility of success."

“Good choice.”

Dotore nodded and looked down at the prosperous city. "Before I came here, I didn't expect you to be so bold as to designate Xumi City as the experimental site... I'm curious why you chose this."

Xumi City may not be the most prosperous place in Xumi, but it must be the most important city in Xumi. It is really puzzling to put Xumi City directly in an experiment with unknown success or failure and extremely high risks.

(End of this chapter)