Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 784 Lanterns in the Dark River Mist
Outside the atmosphere, a tiny shuttle slowly approached the blue and beautiful planet.

Wind and heat blew across the gray steel shell, bringing up tiny sparks. After crossing a long distance and time, the shuttle finally approached the earth, and the world sung in countless legends and classics gradually appeared before the eyes.

Earth, the place where mankind originated, is now also the largest museum in the Federation. The entire planet is restricted to human settlement again, and it has become the most famous historical node and memorial place of human civilization.

A woman with long black hair walked out of the shuttle. Her eyes were like smoky black crystals as she looked at the world. Following behind her were members in black robes wearing the same uniform.

"This is the central part of the Mountains of Sighs, Lord Jian Xiner." An attendant behind him stepped forward to report.

"We follow the mountain path and the river to the west, and we will reach the legendary Emenas Academy, where many historical wonders are preserved."

"According to Federation regulations, we cannot stay on Earth for more than three days."

"I know." After saying that, she pulled the hood up behind her head, hiding her face in the shadow, and then walked down the hill.

Everything here remains the same as it was in the past, with no modern access roads, only mountain paths paved with gravel and weeds.

As it was summer, hot winds were blowing through the mountains, and occasionally deer and squirrels could be seen jumping through the woods.

Under the scorching sun, a group of people walked on the mountain path beside the river. The Blue River with sparkling waves in the distance was still as beautiful as recorded in history. It is said that in the distant era, this river was responsible for connecting the east and west sides of the continent, and it was also an important trade channel between the Cangcui Empire and the Xuehua Union.

After walking for about 4 hours, the group turned a corner and finally saw the magnificent bridge across the Lanjian River in the distance, as well as the huge fortress like a behemoth on the other side of the bridge.

"Four major grades, the unfallen bridge pier." Jian Xiner looked at the distant scenery and silently recited this legendary name.

In the distant past, as the most famous academy in the human world, it has cultivated countless heroes and legendary figures, and the number of generals and marshals born on the Unfallen Bridge is even greater.

We’re almost there, Jian Xiner muttered to herself as she continued to move forward.

The earth is a huge museum that buries and treasures the history of mankind. It is also the origin of human civilization.

Why did she come here as a singer? Of course it was not to see the scenery, nor was it just to reminisce about the past, but she just wanted to find some "treasures" from the past.

She is not very interested in the future of human civilization or what the country will be like in the future.

"Those big things will naturally be done by people who are passionate about them, and I just need to focus on my own interests." This mentality is quite similar to that of the former 'Blood Fiber Orchid' Xilugeya.

On the road of constantly searching for past relics and precious books and cultural relics, Jian Xiner obtained a rather secret information, which was the heritage treasure left by a witch.

Although the witches have sunk into the depths of the Sea of ​​Aegeka, the treasures that once condensed their power may still exist in the world.

The witch Selemes travels between the netherworld and reality like a boat at night. This witch's whereabouts were secretive during the Mercury Dynasty, and there are only a few historical records about her. In the Third Age, she only appeared in two wars. Outsiders rarely know the purpose of her power, and can only guess that it is related to souls and the underworld.

What kind of treasure would it be? Jian Xiner was looking forward to and guessing. It might be a ship, or it might be a lantern, both of which were symbols of this witch.

The group arrived at the other side of the river in Emenas, and after crossing the bridge they arrived at the ancient academy once built by human sages.

There is no one living here now, but there are patrolling personnel stationed here to guard the place and perform necessary maintenance.

Of course she could make an official visit here as a singer, but that would be too fussy and there would surely be many eyes watching from all around, making it difficult for her to move. After all, exploring and treasure hunting in this ancient academy violated the Cultural Relics Protection Law. Besides, this was not a small place, but the former center of human civilization. Even if she was a singer, if she did something wrong here, she would be taken back by the priests of the Golden Flame Flower Cathedral for education and confinement.

"We'll go there at night. We'll set up tents by the river and pretend it's camping outdoors." Jian Xiner said.

"Yes, sir." The people around were already prepared and started to set up.

At night, insects chirped everywhere and the stars in the sky were particularly clear, making Jian Xiner a little fascinated.

"This kind of environment always gives people a sense of intimacy and nostalgia. No wonder many people miss the time on Earth." She wore a neat black robe and looked up at the stars above her head.

The river breeze at night is very cool, carrying a little water vapor, which dispels the heat of the day and makes people feel cozy and comfortable.

Ten thousand years ago, this would have been a place where many young people would gather for night outings. They would sit on small boats, listen to the sound of water, and talk about their ideals in life as well as the slightly sweet yet bitter emotions of youth.

After closing her eyes and experiencing it carefully, Jian Xiner decided to take action.

"Go under the bridge, and then enter the academy from under the rocks on the side."

After saying that, the group of people moved stealthily. They were all wearing clothes as dark as ink and stood in dim corners. If they were not careful, they would blend into the surrounding environment and be difficult to detect.

In half an hour, they carefully avoided the detection alarm devices on the bridge, slowly flew across the Lanjian River from the space under the bridge, and then found an abandoned path from the rocks on the west side and climbed up.

"It is said that this place used to be a small town outside the west side of the academy. The residents of the town were all employees of Emenas, and there were many small shops." After arriving at their destination, they looked around.

This is the outskirts of the academy. There are few patrolling self-discipline units and only some abandoned huts and stone houses can be seen.

"It's well preserved." Jian Xiner walked through the medieval-style town and stopped in front of a shop.

"It is said that the Gem Witch Servis once lived in seclusion here and ran a clothing store."

"This should be it." She raised her head and looked at the sign that had long since faded. If it weren't for human civilization's protection of this area over the years, these places would have weathered away and disappeared long ago.

"The Gem Witch's retreat has been visited by many historical archaeologists. We are sure that we won't find anything valuable here, but as a witch, she must have had contact with Selmes." Jane Xiner said as she took out an ancient, gilded incense burner.

"There is a veil in here that once belonged to Selmes." She carefully input her magic power into the incense burner, activating the secret method engraved on it.

Wisps of water smoke floated up, then drifted around, and finally vaguely separated into several directions.

"It's very faint. After all, too much time has passed here. Even if the witches have eternal characteristics, the traces they left behind are barely detectable." Jian Xiner sighed a little. Her previous expectations were full of expectations, but now she is a little disappointed.

"Let's go, let's look carefully along the direction of the hookah."

"Yes."

At night, they explored around in the direction of the hookah. The instruments they carried with them could penetrate underground and illuminate the situation below.

A few hours later, the group gathered again.

"The hookah here dissipates at the end, and nothing remains." One of the members replied.

"However, there is still a wisp of it, spreading towards the interior of Emenas, which should be the Temple of Meditation Academy."

"Let's go and take a look inside." Jian Xiner put away the incense burner, and everyone gathered their bodies and slowly approached this ancient academy. Even in the Fifth Era, this place was still not destroyed, because even the dark suns tacitly protected this human home planet and isolated it from the battlefield.

Dodging the autonomous units flying in the sky, the group blended into the night like shadows and entered the interior of Emenas.

Time flies. The classrooms that were once full of students are now empty. Only the carvings on the stone walls still echo the past, reminding people of that time.

Passing by the complex of the Temple of Contemplation, they continued to head north, and from there went to the northern mountains. The tall towers standing on the mountains were none other than the Overlook Tower, one of the four former university-level towers.

A wide stone pillar bridge crosses the valley, with faint carvings of giant dragons on it, but the details have been corroded and cannot be seen clearly, and many places are also entangled with vines and covered with moss.

After walking along the long mountain road again and arriving at the foot of the towering tower, Jian Xiner looked at the ancient observatory from afar and had an urge to go in and explore.

"Unfortunately, we can't go there."

The observatory tower is an extremely important historical attraction, and there are always people on duty inside at night. Even today, you can still see a hazy lantern hanging in the tower, swaying gently in the night breeze.

"That's where the witch who sealed the book of the past resides. It's also where Si Ye resides. There's a special seal there too. If we go over there and break the seal, we'll be sensed immediately." The attendants reminded him, fearing that the singing lady might do something impulsive on a whim.

"I know. Anyway, the purpose of this trip is not to go there."

"Come on, let's continue exploring along the hookah."

They blended into the night again, passed under the iron locks and stone bridges between the mountain peaks, and arrived at the northern edge of the academy.

"I didn't expect that there is a valley hidden here." After turning a huge rock, a narrow and densely vegetated valley appeared before them.

"There shouldn't have been so much grass and bushes here in the past." Someone passed on the results of the detection instrument.

"It's over there." Someone pointed out the direction and the hookah was floating towards there.

"I didn't expect that there is an underground river at the bottom of this valley." Looking at the projected 3D map, they became a little excited.

"Yes, Selmes is a witch from Dorothy's school. Dorothy was also the principal of Overlook Tower back then. She trained many sages and geniuses in magic. They must have mastered special channels to enter and exit the school and contact other witches."

"So, the use of Selmes' power is probably very similar to that of the witch Chris who travels through the magic mirror, and can reach various parts of the world with the help of underground rivers?" Someone made a bold guess.

"It's very likely, but her use of power should be more demanding. It's not as direct and convenient as Chris's." The scholar in the team analyzed.

"It is very likely that a dark night environment will be required, and there must also be river water, boats, and other elements."

"Let's go and check out the underground river." The group turned into the bushes and moved forward along the remains of the ancient riverbed.

An hour later, they appeared underground, and the person in front took out a flash stick to illuminate the surrounding environment.

"This place should be occupied by wild animals, maybe some creatures that like damp and dark places." They saw a lot of bones and stinking traces in one corner of the cave.

"They pose no threat to us, but their activities have destroyed the environment here. It may take us some effort to find clues."

"continue."

Time passed slowly again. It was already around 4 a.m. outside. They searched around the underground cave with instruments for traces and finally made a new discovery before dawn.

"This is it. Water seeps down from here. It should have been an underground river before, but the geographical environment has undergone tremendous changes in the past ten thousand years."

"Start digging?" someone asked.

"Use some special method." Then a member stepped forward, and together with his companion, he arranged special nodes around it. Then the two of them worked together, and lifted the soil and gravel of the rectangular column below as if cutting glass with precision, while the surrounding soil did not collapse.

After doing this several times, they went hundreds of meters underground and finally found a cave leading to an underground river.

"This is it. The scent of hookah is becoming more obvious." One person analyzed the traces floating up from the incense burner.

"Go forward." Jian Xiner walked ahead excitedly and expectantly.

They continued walking along the underground river. The wisps of water pipe smoke were faint but never stopped. The group continued moving along the underground river until they completely lost all traces of the water pipe smoke in a waterway.

"This?" Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, but some people were still unwilling to give up and used instruments to search around to see if they could find anything.

But in the end, they were not attached to each other. After tens of thousands of years, even the most precious witch relics would have been damaged and disappeared.

The river water was cold and chilly. Jian Xiner soaked in it, trying to use her powerful mental power to explore the unusual things around her.

Unfortunately, still no results.

The traces of water smoke rising from the incense burner seemed like a dream.

No relics of the witch...Jane Xiner felt particularly lost, as if the whole world had become boring and uninteresting.

She was really not interested in those tedious political struggles and social ideals. The only thing she loved was the Third Age which was full of heroic stories, chaos, disasters, witches, angel churches, empires, and the world composed of those elements brought her endless fantasy, and the legends in them made people yearn for it.

Soaking in the water, the singer let the undercurrent submerge her and then slowly carry her into the darkness.

What a boring life and universe. She doesn't look forward to a future filled with technology and data at all. She just wants to relive the beautiful dreams of the past, an era that was simple, pure, and full of songs and tears.

If she were reborn in that era, she would definitely travel and explore to experience that magnificent chapter of history.

Slowly, her body slid into the lightless place in the water, her thoughts gradually stopped, and all sounds faded away from her.

It seemed like a moment, or yet like many years later, she woke up again and found herself lying by the water of a dark river, but there was no one there, and miraculously, there was no trace of water on her body.

"You're awake." A strange and magnetic female voice sounded behind her.

At this moment, she turned around in surprise and saw a woman sitting under an orange lantern. Her head was covered with a veil, her hair was dark purple, and her eyes looked quiet and distant.

"You are... Selèmes."

She finally recognized this witch who was rarely recorded in history.

(End of this chapter)