The map's markings for "ancient ruins" and "danger zones" were not very detailed either. If Shade wanted to know more, he would have to explore them himself. He had specifically located the woods where the Elf Girl was temporarily staying. The Hermits had naturally noticed what was unusual about that place as well and marked it "extremely dangerous, difficult to enter."
And because the map depicted the terrain in detail but lacked crucial information, it was not very expensive.
Mr. Meloni and Mr. Davis also admitted that the Hermit Order knew far more secrets than those marked on the map. But in order to preserve the seal on the Paradox Worm in this woodland, they would not reveal all that information. If Shade truly ran into trouble and needed help, however, he could come here at any time to ask them for specific intelligence.
After all, no one knew exactly which measures had been put in place to seal the Paradox Worm, so keeping some information hidden was safer.
Besides the map, the Hermits of the Forest had also found stone tablets and ancient artifacts left behind in many ruins during their explorations of the woodland over the years.
They had never damaged any ruins, but for those already heavily ruined, they did not mind removing the tablets and artifacts. Thus, at the bottom of the Hermits' "acquisitions list" was a large collection of miscellaneous items whose origins even they did not know.
Shade was rather interested in them. Leaving Miss Danist to continue speaking with Mr. Davis, he followed Mr. Meloni to an underground warehouse nearby.
By the time Shade returned, he was carrying an antique silver-plated vase with an obvious elven style, a notebook recording local Demon legends, a scroll of parchment copied with prayers from followers of