Extraordinary Knowledge: [Relic], [Border], [Other Shore]

Seeing Su Wen's plan, Jiang Menghan also gave her reply:

"It's a pity I'm not a Transcendent, so I can't accompany you to the Samoa Islands."

"Don't worry."

Su Wen replied in his usual relaxed and calm tone, "Just think of it as a publicly funded trip. The scenery of the First Island Chain is still quite beautiful."

He was very clear about the path ahead.

The exact Advanced Source Material he currently needed was the 'Storm Eagle Feather'.

He wasn't clear enough about the other material involved.

So naturally, he chose this place.

But fortunately, the destination was the Bosnia Sea area – the Samoa Islands.

If it hadn't belonged to the Pacific Islands, and was instead within the United States or England, it would probably have been difficult for Su Wen to obtain the qualification to explore.

Three days later.

Upon Jiang Xiuyuan's recommendation, he came to the old bookstore on Yulin West Street.

Old Man Lin had a good memory. Seeing him come, he recognized him immediately:

"Are you the young man who used to do community service here?"

"Yes, I hadn't become a Transcendent at the time, so I didn't know your identity."

Although Su Wen had used his Appraisal skill from the start to see the old man's hidden identity, He still needed to pretend a little.

But then, Lin Yunwen's words left him speechless:

"So, what do you think of my granddaughter?"

???

This topic was too abrupt.

Old Man Lin's granddaughter.

Su Wen remembered only meeting her once.

Although she was indeed a rich woman, he was holding the sprout of a future Tier 6 Life Forbidden Zone at the time, and was about to be overjoyed, so he didn't have time to think about so many unnecessary things.

But he certainly couldn't answer so bluntly.

He said calmly:

"Mr. Lin, she was willing to pour me a glass of water back then, so she's at least a nice person.

But if you want me to say more, I'm sorry.

I can't make judgments about others based on just one meeting, that's too superficial."

Hearing this, Lin Yunwen naturally understood that Su Wen's words were polite but distant.

So he smiled and glossed over the matter lightly:

"Then, how much do you know about Transcendent?"

"Transcendent were born due to the shift in cosmic background radiation and the activation of dark matter in the Origin Century, as Professor Gu Liunian mentioned in the opening of his book Introduction to Spiritual Energy."

"Not bad. In the five years before the Origin, apart from the secret records of the Great Library, the Clock Tower, the Freemasons, and the Dragon Descendant Research Association, The vast majority of people had no knowledge of these things."

Old Man Lin's attitude was gentle.

He waved his hand, signaling Su Wen to sit down.

Then he continued, "But in the ancient Qian Deng Town in Yun Province, due to the fall of [Meteor: Hai Xu Civilization], Hua Xia made a huge breakthrough in understanding Transcendent knowledge.

This also led to three great paths for Transcendent:

1. Explorable world fragments, which were called 'Blessed Land' and 'Grotto Heaven' in ancient times.

And now, they are defined as 'Knowledge Relics' or 'Secret Treasure Relics'.

2. Spatial layers with rational pollution that gradually deepen with the depth of exploration – 'Abyss Border'.

3. Finally, there are the extremely distant places that we cannot even touch when we look up at the Milky Way in the night sky.

Due to the conversion of dark matter spatial energy, it opens up another starfield or a planet linked by the Einstein-Rosen Bridge, which is called the 'Other Shore.'"

Su Wen silently memorized this information.

At the same time, the system prompt sounded as expected:

[Collected transcendent knowledge: Relic]
[Collected transcendent knowledge: Abyss Border]
[Collected transcendent knowledge: Other Shore]

Lin Yunwen continued, "For example, the 'Border' linked to Yun Province is the third entrance to the Perpetual Glacier.

According to the Night Watch records, the earliest Perpetual Glacier border appeared in Siberia.

The Perpetual Glacier and the Lost Sea are both borders.

The Tree Realm in the Congo region of Africa, linked by a natural Einstein-Rosen Bridge, is the 'Other Shore'.

And the Polynesia area in the Pacific Ocean that you are about to go to—the 'Storm Cliff' in the Samoa Islands, is a 'Relic,'

and also the transcendent footprint with the lowest danger level.

As for the 'Monarch Domain' of the golden race researched by the Dragon Descendant Research Association, and the 'Deep Abyss' that can only be communicated with a trace through the sacrifices of Cultists, normal people wouldn't want to go to these places. Unless they're out of their minds, there's probably no point in understanding them."

After Lin Yunwen's description, Su Wen seemed to see a world picture even broader than this blue planet.

He asked with an attitude of humbly seeking advice, "If I enter the Relic, is there anything I need to prepare?"

"Bring a good camera? Try to take pictures of the beautiful scenery you've never seen in your life."

Old Man Lin joked.

Then he continued, "As long as you don't anger the Storm Eagles, and don't stand on the cliff and look into the distance when the tide comes, just picking up the feathers they drop won't be a big problem."

Su Wen nodded.

But he didn't leave.

After all, Lin Yunwen had invited him to finish this cup of tea.

As a visitor, this kind of respect for one's elders was necessary.

In an hour of casual conversation, Su Wen praised Lin Yunwen's old bookstore for selling him middle school tutoring books at a 'low' price, helping him complete his homework tasks so efficiently.

At the same time, in order to get a higher rating in the Night Watch organization, he also used artistic embellishment to tell how he stayed up late every day to study and get into his dream university, while his parents were away on business trips for many years.

Although in fact, 99 percent of the time staying up late was caused by playing games.

But Su Wen felt that he couldn't ignore that one percent of his youthful years spent staying up late to do homework.

After all, compared with the youth in books and movies, besides exams and studying, Hua Xia students mostly don't experience those unforgettable stories.

Even so, there will probably always be someone who remembers the past on a random day.

Then, ten years later, or twenty years later, they will tell their son or daughter about their experiences in high school and college.

Su Wen thought he would probably do the same.

Of course, after an hour of casual chat, it was time for him to leave:

"Old Man Lin, I'll see you again."

"Just call me Old Man Lin, you little rascal. Actually, I remembered you last time."

Lin Yunwen feigned anger as he said, "You're the one who soaked the pages of my treasured tea book five years ago."

But Su Wen just smiled leisurely:

"I didn't expect you to remember. Actually, I specially took that book home later, dried it carefully, and put it back in its place."

"Yeah, or else I wouldn't be talking to you so much, kid. Go on, now.

Remember this: Night Watch code, paragraph three, line five.

That's a vow written in Hebrew and etched onto a bronze stele: 'The night shall fade, and the dawn shall endure.'"

Su Wen nodded.

From this moment on, his attitude towards Old Man Lin changed.

And he also truly gained recognition from the Night Watch.

Accompanied by the sound of the old bicycle's wheels gradually fading away, autumn leaves covered the tree-lined road, dyeing everything with a golden hue.

Old Man Lin leaned back in his recliner, dialed a number on his phone, and took a sip of his steaming green tea.

Then he said with a smile:

"Xiao Qing, do you know who Grandpa was just chatting with?"