Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 726

Belonging of Wishes

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"This way, we've already obtained two of the three books. Miss Olanord, you just said that the Nameless Sacrifice Book concerning the Sun's secret has also been found, but it's sealed. What does that mean?"

Shade asked as he sat beside the campfire.

"The library's former administrator sealed that book away. The stone tablet was placed in the center of an altar. There are five grooves around the altar, and only by placing five different items containing Sun Power into them can the seal be lifted."

As Miss Olanord spoke, she pointed at the burning campfire.

"This flame counts as one. Teacher Feilianna gave me this fire. It contains the power of the Sun, which is why it can protect us in Silent Valley."

"And this as well—the Relic, Corpse of the Sun Worm. I borrowed it from the Academy to keep warm. I heard this place was unbearably cold."

Though it was supposedly a worm's corpse, the item Miss Samuel held looked exactly like the ordinary hot-water bottle used by common citizens.

"We still lack three items."

Miss Olanord looked at Shade, and he understood what she meant. Compared with preparing daily supplies for the Witches, gathering indispensable materials or information was what he was most familiar with.

He had done it many times already.

Although no extraordinary items could be carried when traveling through time using the Time Key, the experience at the banquet had already shown that items necessary to complete Tree Father's task could be brought into the past.

Relics, however, could never be carried.

A voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"I understand."

But even if they were not Relics, items with Sun Power were not difficult to find. For instance, the Sun Holy Emblem Iluna had made, which could be used as a one-time

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