The Force of Spacetime Correction

The Prophet's Notebook is a message left to oneself by one's future self.

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Qiyana's expression changed. Seeing this, Yuan Chen simply asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"About this..."

In response to Yuan Chen's question, Qiyana remained silent for a moment before replying:

"During the collapse of the Axiom Towers, the Royal Archives were also severely damaged. Although we have made every effort to salvage it, we have only collected a portion... and some are still being processed. The Prophet's Notebook is a special case; no additional copies exist."

Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt appeared between Yuan Chen's brows. However, he did not resent that King Yuen and the others had not kept it safe—in fact, Yuan Chen was certain that after three thousand five hundred years, the Prophet's Notebook were still known to successive King Yuen must represent a mission.

It's certain that they've been waiting for me all along.

If that's the case... then it's not just the Prophet's Notebook, but also Styraatu.

As Ascended, he also lost a great deal of his memories. It was as if... something was preventing all of this from happening.

"It's alright, please bring it here."

Upon hearing this, Qiyana breathed a sigh of relief, and then sent someone to deliver the prepared notes to Yuan Chen.

The manuscript, made primarily of animal hide and shaped like a book, was densely covered with writing. However, whether due to improper preservation or some other inexplicable reason, the manuscript bore numerous marks that resembled both burnt and weathered signs.

There are many traces, and many words and phrases are hidden.

After a quick glance, Yuan Chen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow—he was certain that this was left by his future self.

Meanwhile, Qiyana noticed the change in Yuan Chen's expression, but she misunderstood and said with a helpless look:

"Although generations of Yuentar scholars have tried to decipher it, hoping to see more of the future and prevent Ixialia from being affected by external disasters... unfortunately, the progress of the deciphering has been very limited."

"The coded language in the manuscript is vastly different from the style of Shurima and even the Valoran Continent. It does bear some resemblance to Ionia script in form, but after detailed research, its meaning is completely different..."

"Moreover, there are some ancient riddles contained within; without answering them correctly, the true text cannot be revealed..."

We tried to break it using magic, but the spell was quite complex, containing a large amount of energy beyond the mortal realm, so we haven't obtained any useful information yet."

"That's normal, it would be strange if you could understand it."

Yuan Chen shrugged with a relaxed expression— Ionia is a region where Riot Games' writers have greatly stitched together Asian culture.

Not only China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, but even Nila's homeland, which was designed with reference to India, is part of Ionia.

Furthermore, due to the thinness of the veil of authority, Ionia's script contains a large number of symbolic symbols, and even the act of reading it is imbued with a sense of eulogy or hymn due to its intonation and rhythm.

The ability to express sentences precisely while maintaining the elegance of poetry has always been a goal advocated by Ionia linguists.

But the Prophet's Notebook is different... It's not just in Chinese characters, it's in simplified Chinese characters!

If you scholars of Ixialia are able to decipher a script from another world that has been passed down and continuously updated for thousands of years, and that even uses idioms and allusions, without any cultural foundation or connection... then Yuan Chen might have to wonder if this world has a problem from its very origin.

Turn to the first page--

Odd changes, even remains the same, ().

Imperial Jade Liquor, ().

Big hammer, (). Small hammer, ().

The bright moonlight shines before my bed.

Which company has the best excavator technology?

Seriously, if the people of Yuentar could answer these questions, Yuan Chen would really want to find a way to twist his own head off and see if he could travel back in time...

Thinking it over, and with Qiyana looking on incredulously, Yuan Chen picked up the pen and quickly filled in the blanks.

Then, without Qiyana's prompting, the seemingly ancient scroll emitted a Shimmer and then, with a whoosh, disappeared into Yuan Chen's forehead.

Seeing this, Qiyana hesitated. She wanted to stop him, but then she watched as Yuan Chen closed his eyes, fell silent, and frowned, waiting.

After digesting the information for a moment, Yuan Chen opened his eyes, a hint of understanding in them, and nodded thoughtfully.

"Is there any useful information?" Qiyana asked curiously from the side.

Yuan Chen didn't hide anything from this, and nodded, saying, "Yes... I'm certain that this notebook was left to my present self by my future self after I traveled to the past."

Upon hearing this, Qiyana raised an eyebrow in surprise—to be honest, almost no one in Qiyana's or even the Yuentar Clan still doubted Yuan Chen's identity as the Prophet.

However, they do not believe that Yuan Chen is the prophet from the past... but rather a new prophet who has inherited the mission of the prophet from a thousand years ago, or perhaps the reincarnation of the prophet from a thousand years ago.

After all, the mere thought that a young man in his early twenties had visited Ixialia more than three thousand years ago is enough to make one believe...

"As for the information we received... there wasn't much, actually."

Yuan Chen took a deep breath, shook his head, and said:

"The spacetime of this world possesses a unique corrective force... Well, not only me, but also many time travelers exist in this world. These time travelers are either active or accidental. And their influence on history, or rather on the past, is consumed by the corrective force of spacetime itself."

For example, Zilean, and the convergence crisis caused by Pyke in the future.

After hearing Yuan Chen's explanation, Qiyana nodded thoughtfully and said:

"No wonder Styraatu forgot so much... I thought it was because of the Dark Descendant curse. Now it seems that the curse was only part of it?"

"Pretty much... So in order to reduce the impact of the spacetime correction force, a sufficiently powerful seal must be applied to ensure that others cannot see through it, thus burying it in time and preserving it until now."

Yuan Chen picked up the now useless notebook in front of him and said:

"That's the purpose of these puzzles... As for the other messages recorded in this book, and what you've deciphered, they're simply meant to divert your attention and draw your attention to me."

This is necessary because, by design, after Zilean, the Keeper of Time, awakened the power of time magic, he placed himself in every moment of history and attempted to reverse the tragedy of Icathia and prevent the Void from descending.

But judging from the current situation... he must have also been affected by the corrective force of spacetime itself.

And the agreement that Jax mentioned also applies to Zilean.