Above the mage

Chapter 188 A Scroll of Waiting (Part 2)

They take money and do things.

Grand did not simply toss the scroll, which he considered worthless, into the trash.

He wouldn't dare do that.

This is against the rules.

He simply walked into the audit office's warehouse.

The spacious warehouse contained several enormous cabinets.

The cabinet was filled with wishful thinking that some people had the potential to "achieve great things in one step," but which were actually of little value.

Just like the scroll in his hand.

Over the years, countless delusions have accumulated.

It could be thousands, or it could be tens of thousands.

Grand didn't care about the specific numbers; he simply put the scroll in his hand into one of the cabinets.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, its fate was sealed at this moment:

It lies quietly in this huge, dark storage cabinet filled with "companions," waiting for its five-hundred-year preservation period to expire before being taken out and destroyed.

One day, two days.

January, February.

One year, two years.

The scroll lies in a huge cabinet, along with its fellow "delusional" followers, who don't know how many years they will have to wait here before they see the light of day again.

Fortunately, the cabinet is specially made to prevent dust, insects, corrosion, and decay.

There's no need to worry about it rotting before its 500-year preservation period is over.

As time passed, the existence of this scroll was gradually forgotten.

In fact, by the next day, Grand had already completely forgotten about its existence.

But there is one mother who still remembers it.

Until time moved forward several more steps.

In the spring of Nolan calendar year 9389, twenty-three years after the scroll entered the locker, the mother passed away.

Its ending seems to have come to a close at this moment.

Because the only person in the world who still remembers it is no longer here.

This scroll has been completely forgotten.

Its historical mission has come to an end.

But is that really the case?

The interesting thing about history is often its uncertainty and randomness.

Nolan's year 9656.

The dusty cabinet was opened once again.

But this time, no new workers were brought in.

Instead, a young hand reached in, casually pulled out the scroll, and picked it up again.

Ron O'Kenley.

The newly appointed director of the Ling Si Lou review department.

Through his own efforts and his father's ninety-nine percent hard work, Ron Oakenley became the youngest director of the Spiritual Workshop.

This young director could stay in Lingsi Building peacefully for several years or even more than a decade, as long as he didn't cause any trouble—and of course, it's difficult to cause trouble in a place like this.

In short, after being gilded at Lingsi Tower, his father would then move him to the most important core of the entire family: the "Sea Furnace" workshop.

He is destined for a bright future.

However, young Ron Oakenley, who could have easily relied on his father to win, still had a heart that wanted to prove his abilities.

He wanted to discover one or two remarkable inventions and creations during his tenure.

Instead of lying here for more than ten years.

This is what young people are like—young people full of passion.

The world may not be friendly to young people like this, but it certainly needs young people like this.

Unfortunately, Ron Oakenley was not lucky.

Two years into his tenure, he still hasn't produced any valuable inventions or creations.

Ron Oakenley felt he couldn't just sit around waiting for valuable inventions to come to him.

He decided to give full play to his initiative and actively explore and search.

Then Ron Oakenley thought of this dusty warehouse and the countless dusty "delusions" inside that were deemed to have some value but little worth.

Perhaps there's a hidden gem among them?

In novels and biographies, there are many stories of protagonists discovering treasures in a pile of junk.

He had read a biography of a wandering knight, which told the story of the protagonist of a fallen dragon blood family who found a ring in the family's old house and eventually ascended to the highest position by relying on this ring.

A major characteristic of young people is that they act on their impulses.

So Ron Oakenley excitedly barged into the warehouse, casually opened a cabinet, and casually took out a scroll.

In fact, conducting cross-checking and secondary appraisal and evaluation of the items in the warehouse is one of the responsibilities of the auditing staff.

However, it is clear that no one is really that dedicated, and few people would do such a thankless task.

Young people like Ron are often seen as troublemakers by older people who are used to lying down and whose passion has been worn down by boring work.

Undeniably, most of the time, troublemakers are annoying.

However, it is also undeniable that the wheels of history are often driven by circumstances.

"Rune rules? Logic and calculation? Interesting." Ron opened the scroll, initially just glancing at it casually, but found the contents to be unexpectedly novel.

This is another characteristic of young people:

They are very tolerant.

They are often more receptive to unconventional and unorthodox new things that deviate from tradition.

Ron laughed and began to carefully examine what was written on the scroll.

Half an hour later.

Ron's eyes lit up as he finished reading the scroll.

He was not a runemaster, nor did he understand runes.

However, he is a staff member of the Lingsi Building's review department, which at least shows that he has a certain level of discernment and judgment, even if his knowledge is not in this field.

"This thing seems complicated," Ron made a preliminary assessment.

But this is only the beginning.

After all, professional matters should be left to professionals to judge.

Ron thought for a moment, picked up the scroll, closed the cabinet, left the warehouse, and went to his office.

Brush brush.

He picked up his pen and quickly and skillfully wrote a report, affixed his official seal, and then resealed the report and the scroll together. He instructed his subordinates to take it to the family's rune workshop for professional appraisal.

Even though Ron has a certain status and background, he is actually nothing in the behemoth that is the Oakenley family.

Therefore, this package ultimately had to go through two approvals and three transfer steps before arriving at the Rune Workshop four months later.

The staff at the Rune Workshop received the package, signed the delivery slip, carefully examined it, and then placed it in room number one.

The contents of Room One will soon be shared with the masters of the Rune Workshop.

Ron's report still carries considerable weight.

Three days later.

Rickon Oakenley, one of the masters of the Oakenley family's rune workshop, entered room number one and opened the package.

"Young people are easily alarmed; these kinds of things that are all hype and nothing more are very common."

He glanced casually at the report written by Ron, muttered something under his breath, and then nonchalantly opened the scroll.

Twenty minutes later.

Master Rickon O'Kenley's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly left Room One.

"Quickly, inform the clan elders that we've made an incredible discovery!!" A hurried but excited voice rang out in the communication room.

The workshop staff, dressed in their work clothes, looked in surprise at Master Rickon, who was practically bursting in with a scroll in his hand, and were slightly shocked.

It's been a long time since I've seen masters perform like this.

Furthermore, directly informing the clan elders indicates that this is a discovery of the highest caliber.

The staff member dared not ask any more questions. He silently turned on the alchemy machine on the table, relayed the notification, and at the same time, his eyes quickly swept over the scroll in Master Ricken's hand.

He caught a glimpse of the signature at the very end of the scroll:

Hosie O'Kenley.

A completely unfamiliar and unremarkable name.

Another hour later.

The O'Kennedy family's highest meeting begins.

The central topic of the meeting was a scroll.

This scroll finally broke through the heavy encirclement of bureaucracy and arrived before the elders of the Oakenley family, at the highest meeting of the Oakenley family.

From 9366 to 9656.

It waited 290 years.

(End of this chapter)