In Dorey City, at the intersection of two dark and smelly alleyways, a large sign hung above a worn-down building.

The sign, with faded letters, read: Dorey City Library.

After burying Alice, Ed had followed the address Melissa provided and arrived at this place.

It was like a chaotic slum, dirty, messy, and even the steps at the library entrance were stained with some unknown vomit. No one had bothered to clean it, and the stench was left to linger.

Ed couldn't help but wrinkle his nose and pinch it as he stepped over the pile of vomit and made his way up the stairs.

When he pushed open the library's large door, an indescribable scent immediately enveloped his body. How could one describe the smell? It was like the natural fermentation of paper in the air, mixed with the scent of ink—a strangely pleasant, comforting fragrance.

The soft, yellowish light inside the library not only illuminated everything but also gave a warm, relaxing atmosphere that made one feel at ease.

The scene inside the library was completely different from the mess outside. It was clean and orderly, with no noise, only a few people quietly reading.

Among them were a few children. Though their clothes looked ragged, there were no stains on them. Their hands showed clear signs of scars and calluses, but they didn't leave any marks on the books.

Ed was a bit surprised; he hadn't expected to find such an environment inside.

At that moment, a gaze fell upon him. He turned and saw an elderly man sitting behind the library's front desk. The man's white hair was almost to his belly, and his white beard had nearly reached the same length.

The old man waved at Ed, and Ed immediately walked over. He was about to explain that Melissa had sent him here to look for some information, but the old man interrupted, lowering his voice:

"Welcome to the Dorey City Library, young man. This is your first time here, right? To get a library card, you'll need ten gold coins. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

"However, those questions aren't free. Depending on their difficulty, there will be a consultation fee."

Ed was stunned for a moment. He couldn't quite believe his ears. The children he had just seen didn't seem like they could afford ten gold coins.

As if he had read Ed's thoughts, the old man directly spoke: "Of course, if you're under twelve years old, borrowing books and asking questions are both free."

Helpless, Ed, needing to understand the text on the ruin's stone tablet, reluctantly decided to get a library card.

He then took out the rubbing of the text from the stone tablet and asked the old man, "Do you recognize the writing on this? What does it mean?"

The old man gave it a casual glance and immediately grew excited, a smile spreading across his face. He said, "I'll tell you the type of script it is, and then you can research the meaning yourself for fifty gold coins."

"Or, I could tell you everything directly for one hundred gold coins."

"Young man, which option would you like to choose?"

Ed looked at the old man helplessly. Was that even a question?

The text he had rubbed off the stone tablet was a lot, and even if the old man simply told him what type of script it was, it would take a long time to fully understand what it all meant.

Ed didn't want to waste time, and besides, one hundred gold coins wasn't an amount that was beyond his means.

Without hesitation, Ed reached into his storage pouch, pulled out one hundred gold coins, and placed them in front of the old man.

Ed could see the old man's smile growing even wider, looking like a shrewd merchant, counting the coins one by one.

Once the old man finished counting all the coins, Ed was eager to see how the old man would decipher the text from the stone tablet. However, to his surprise, the old man simply pulled out a piece of paper and quickly started writing on it.

One minute later, Ed received the translated paper.

He quickly glanced over it, and his brow furrowed immediately, as the content was extremely difficult to understand.

[***Delphilis*** Eye****]

[Gods***Fallen]

[***Prophet's Child***]

[***Sacrifice of the People***Multiple Gold-level Hunters***Awaken**]

[World***Destruction***, Moon***Taboo,******Endless Darkness]

There were many similar sentences, making it completely incomprehensible. Ed couldn't help but raise his head and look at the old man, doubting whether this guy actually understood the text on the stone tablet at all.

Noticing Ed's gaze, the old man with white hair sighed and said helplessly, "Don't look at me, this is what the text says. It may seem like a lot, but this is all of it."

"This script is the Delvin Script from a thousand years ago. Most of the words are no longer understood by anyone. I could only translate what I knew."

Ed couldn't help but ask, "So, if I had chosen the first option and translated it myself, wouldn't I..."

Before he could finish, the old man nodded and said, "Yes, you would have probably been able to translate not a single word. Apart from me, no one in all of Dorey City can read this script."

As he said this, the old man raised his chin slightly, a proud look on his face. He then explained the translated text briefly.

The so-called Delphilis, according to legend, was a terrifying god. No one knew where it came from or where it went, but history recorded this information: Delphilis nearly destroyed the world.

As for the Prophet's Child, it was a legend about someone from another world, the key to preventing the world's destruction.

At this point, the old man couldn't help but mutter, "In my opinion, this so-called Prophet's Child is nothing but a boring lie. I've seen many people from other worlds, and none of them were special."

Hearing the old man's words, Ed immediately remembered when he first met Arya, the leader of the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association. He seemed to recall that some Hunters had considered Karot to be the Prophet's Child.

But could someone like Karot really be the one who could stop the world from being destroyed?

With this doubt in mind, Ed continued listening to the old man's explanation. The remaining Delvin Script roughly meant that:

Thousands of people's lives, as well as Gold-level Hunters, had to be sacrificed to awaken a certain being. At that time, the world would perish, and the reason for the destruction would likely be the taboo of the moon. The final result would be the world falling into endless darkness.

Ed immediately thought of what happened in Sloka City, where 100,000 ordinary residents had disappeared, along with five Gold-level Hunters.

Could it be that the residents and Hunters of Sloka City had all been sacrificed?

A suspicion formed in Ed's mind. Perhaps the Parasitic Serpent Monster Vil entered the ruin in search of Delphilis' eyes, and only by sacrificing thousands of lives and Gold-level Hunters could the eyes of Delphilis be awakened?

Only the eyes... Could there be other organs as well? Once all are awakened, will it bring about some kind of taboo from the moon, leading to the world's destruction and plunging it into endless darkness?

The white-haired old man noticed Ed's silence. He had no idea what Ed was thinking, but still said:

"These Delvin Scripts alone won't yield much useful information. After all, so many of the words cannot be translated, which makes it easy to misinterpret them."

"Charging you one hundred gold coins for this would be unfair, so I'll offer you two questions for free. You can come back and ask anytime."

Ed tucked away his suspicions. Even if the text on the stone tablet was exactly as he imagined, Dorey City should not be in danger. After all, only Arya was a Gold-level Hunter here, and it shouldn't be like Sloka City.

After thinking for a moment, Ed directly asked about Piper. To his surprise, the white-haired old man knew about him too.

Piper was a special being, not very strong in combat, primarily using a flute to control giant rats for fighting. According to ancient legends, a powerful Piper could turn an entire population into giant rats. Once, a small country was destroyed because of this power.

The source of this power lay in their green flute, which not only turned humans into rats but could also absorb the life force of others to heal injuries. However, excessive use of the flute caused Piper to resemble a rat more and more, and there were also some unknown side effects.

There was still one more question to ask, so Ed chose to inquire about the Moon Worship Sect.

This time, the old man fell silent, not answering immediately. He studied Ed carefully and then spoke slowly: "It was Melissa who sent you here, right? She knows no one understands the Moon Worship Sect better than I do."

Ed nodded, slightly puzzled by the old man's reaction.

The old man then bent down slowly, pulled out a notebook from beneath the counter, and placed it in front of Ed.

"This might have what you're looking for. After this, don't come to ask me about the Moon Worship Sect again. Go back and tell Melissa that I've repaid my debt to her."

Hearing this, Ed's curiosity deepened. He was now even more curious about the white-haired old man's identity. However, after hearing the mention of the Moon Worship Sect, the old man seemed visibly unsettled. Without saying another word, he left Ed alone and walked into the depths of the library, disappearing from view.

Ed, with the notebook in hand, left the library.

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