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Chapter 193 Shock

On the shaking carriage, Roland cast Language Proficiency to himself and began to translate the book that he just recorded . He then wrote the translation in another book . The task was not very difficult for him .

In no more than fourteen hours, he translated the whole book .

During the translation, he had read the whole book too .

The author of this book was a bard . Toward the end of his life, he wrote what he believed to be real history into this book .

Historical heritage was not appreciated in this world . Hollevin, for example, did not even have official historiographers .

So, much of the history of the world had been passed on by word of mouth .

But as the stories were told and retold, they tended to change from the original versions .

So, there were a lot of contradictions in this book .

The elven scriptures, in particular, had only two sentences that were of actual significance . The rest were all elven prayers for rituals and sacrifices .

The bard did not understand Ancient Elvish . He simply copied the Elvish words that he thought were important and related to some legends in his book .

But thanks to luck, two sentences that he copied actually hit the jackpot .

The bard had discovered those elven scriptures in some ancient relics .

After finishing the translation, Roland turned it into an e-book and posted it on the forums . “The ‘book’ required for the main quest has been translated . I wonder if you can trigger the quest . ”

Roland’s ID on the forums had been authenticated and was quite eye-catching . Very soon, his post became a hot topic .

A lot of people replied to him .

“Yes, I can . Thank you, Master Mage Roland . ”

“Wait, I haven’t even completed the main quests in the prologue yet, and I can trigger this one?”

“Me too! Is this a bug of the quest system?” “Probably not . The prologue is probably only guidance for beginners and not really important . ”

“Is this the real start of the main quests?”

“Why are the main quests all related to Ancient Elvish? They almost seem to be designed for Roland . I’m pissed . ”

“The game developers probably didn’t see it coming that someone would pick up Language Proficiency so quickly . It’s said to be a spell above level ten . I have a Mage friend who hasn’t learned Language Proficiency at all . Without Roland, we would have to find a specialist who could speak Ancient Elvish if we want to accept the main quest . Even if we can find one, it remains to be seen if they’re willing to translate the book for us . So, the quest should have been very difficult, but Roland made it much easier . ”

“Are you saying that knowledge can change your life, my friend?”

“I’m pissed . When I play other games, I’m crushed by the rich players, but in this game, I’m crushed by the smart players . Being crushed by money is not a big deal, but being crushed by wisdom… Wouldn’t that indicate that I’m an idiot?”

“Hahahaha . I totally get you, my friend . I feel the same . ”

Seeing that the book he translated could help other players trigger the quest, Roland was relieved .

Then, the rider of the carriage said hoarsely, “Sir, we’ve arrived . ”

Roland jumped off from the carriage . He saw a magnificent city wall under the sun .

The gate of the capital was very large, or at least much larger than Delpon’s . Convoys and travelers were passing the gate busily, and a dozen fully-armed guards were defending the gate intimidatingly . A team of archers were staring at the gate on alert from the arrow mound above . Further away, a few more teams were patrolling .

Roland gave the rider a silver coin after he got off .

Then, he walked to the gate .

As he approached the gate, more and more people noticed him .

There was even a riot among the travelers who were waiting in line to get into the city, as many of them were subconsciously making way for the Mage .

Then, a soldier who was wearing heavy armor came to him voluntarily .

He stopped three meters away from Roland and said, “Greetings, honorable Mage . ”

Most Mages did not want other people, particularly not the physical classes, to be too close to them . That was why the soldier talked to Roland from far away .

Roland stopped too and, sizing the guy up, said, “Greetings . Is there anything I can help you with?”

“You look strange . Is this your first trip to the capital?” The soldier’s head was fully covered by a thick helmet except for an opening over his eyes, through which one would see that his eyes were blue . “This may sound rude, but I would like to ask the reason for your visit . ”

“Do I have to tell you?” Roland was slightly curious .

Almost all the travelers were looking at them . Seeing that their conversation was going in the wrong direction, many of the travelers secretly moved away .

The soldier said with a heavy heart, “I hope that you can give me a reason . This is the capital, after all . ”

“I’m here to visit someone . ” Roland sighed .

“Whom exactly?”

Roland said, “Young Bard . ”

“And your name is…?”

“Roland . ”

The soldier then turned around and told another soldier, “Ride a horse to Bard’s house and ask him to come here . ”

The second soldier shouted, “Yes, sir!” before he rushed into the city on a horse .

The first soldier then looked at Roland and took off his helmet . “I’m sorry, but spellcasters have caused some minor trouble in the capital recently, and they’re forbidden from entering the city unless someone can vouch for them . ” That explains a lot… Then Roland was stunned, because the soldier who took off his helmet was quite beautiful .

His hair was short, his nose was small, and his eyes were big . He also had pink lips . He would leave anyone the impression that he was a girl, but Roland saw his Adam’s apple .

Well, a guy in a girl’s look?

The soldier was indeed good-looking and could even compare to Vivian, but Roland still felt that Schuck was much more handsome .

Schuck was a specially handsome guy who was also beautiful and had feminine looks but who would never be mistaken for a girl .

Even if one were to only look at him from the back, Schuck would still leave them the feeling that he was unimaginably handsome .

It was almost uncanny .

After a brief shock, Roland was soon back to normal .

Then, Roland asked, “May I know what happened in the capital?”

The soldier asked warily, “Are you interested?”

“I just want to know what happened, so that I won’t do anything inappropriate after I get into the city . ”

The soldier smiled, which made him even more look like a woman . “It’s not a secret . I can tell it you . Last night, a spellcaster kidnapped the queen . ”

Roland’s jaw almost hit the ground after a brief silence .