Free Web NovelChapter 290: Chapter 173: Month: Forgetting (Part 2)
Even within Lorren itself, some officials were secretly colluding with the Death Church.
However, this was not collusion at the official state level of Lorren.
After receiving this intelligence, the Life Church held frequent meetings, but this time was different from before.
They didn’t plan to immediately launch a fiery purge.
Instead, they grew quiet, acting as if nothing had happened.
Lu Cang had little interest in whatever the Church was plotting internally.
...
「December 31st.」
"I can’t believe the month of Death and Destruction passed just like that."
’What a peaceful month it’s been.’
Ruijia had been severely weakened, but it would take Lorren more than a day or two to swallow such a large piece of meat.
Rather than conquering them through direct warfare, Lorren preferred a slow, internal dissolution.
They would poach Ruijia’s talent with high offers, allowing them to win without bloodshed while simultaneously strengthening themselves...
He’d heard that many people still died during this month.
Lu Cang sat in a reclining chair on his balcony, gazing up at the fractured night sky. The pure white had not truly descended, nor had Demons destroyed any nations.
He had finally passed a full year safely in this Otherworld.
The clock struck midnight.
The Moon changed.
The month of Forgetting had arrived.
First, the tattered sky gradually returned to its original state. Then, a fog seemed to drift in from some unknown place.
In just over ten minutes, it formed a thick, pale pink mist.
It obscured all vision.
January—Forgetting.
Moon: ?
Celestial Phenomenon: Dense Fog.
During this month, a dense fog will shroud every corner of the world, affecting not only sight but also Perception.
All living beings will become incredibly forgetful.
At the same time, it becomes extremely difficult for any records to be kept during this month.
Lu Cang casually picked up a piece of paper.
He wrote: I am Lu Cang.
The four words remained on the paper for about five seconds before gradually fading away into nothing.
Lu Cang thought for a moment, then took out a wooden plank.
A Wind Blade slashed across its surface.
It left a mark, and this mark did not disappear.
Then, using this mark as a base, Lu Cang carved words with his Wind Blade.
However, not long after the words were left, the blade-like marks began to spread, eventually becoming a blurry, illegible mess.
’It really makes you forget, doesn’t it.’
Of all the months, the Forgotten Moon had the fewest descriptions.
There were few records of what specifically happened during the Forgotten Moon, because memories from it were difficult to carry into other months.
It was also hard to recall things one had seen during the Forgotten Moon.
Lu Cang took out a golden notebook and a small, delicate bottle of ink.
This was a diary set specifically for the Forgotten Moon. He’d heard that Trace Paper and Long-lasting Ink could preserve records during this month.
It was just frighteningly expensive. Trace Paper cost 20 gold coins per sheet, and a small bottle of Long-lasting Ink was a whopping 200 gold coins.
An ordinary person, even a Level 4 Adventurer, would find such an expense difficult to bear.
Lu Cang wrote on the Trace Paper: Regarding the relationship between Dungeons and Nests, I have determined the following...
Next, Lu Cang took out a notebook of Fire-Written Paper and recorded some other information in it.
Everything is normal today...
After making the two entries, Lu Cang decided to go out for a walk.
Although it was already past midnight, Lu Cang still intended to learn more about the first day of the new month.
「Gentle Gust (Tier Two)」
WHOOSH~
Lu Cang summoned the wind.
The wind blew against the fog, but failed to disperse it.
BOOM!
In the next instant, Lu Cang raised his hand and shot out a straight current of wind!
It instantly blasted open a cylindrical gap in the fog...
’So, it can be blown away.’
Lu Cang’s Perception spread out, sweeping in all directions. It wasn’t hindered by the fog; his Final Sense Talent was as potent as ever.
SWISH!
Lu Cang teleported out, landing on a street outside the Imperial Palace.
The moment he landed, Lu Cang felt a faint fluctuation in the surrounding Space.
His Perception followed the disturbance, only to see a giant creature, a full thirty meters tall. Its arms hung limply at its sides, and the single eye in the center of its face was vacant.
It was sleepwalking down the wide streets of Kernoya!
THUD—
THUD—
Each step made the ground tremble slightly.
’This is...’
’What’s going on?’
’A Demon? How could a Demon appear inside the city?’
Kernoya is protected by Demon-Suppressing Stones that form a Restricted Barrier, preventing Demon hordes from entering the city.
This is the very reason cities can exist.
Otherwise, Demons could spawn next to you at any moment. What safety would there be to speak of?
’No, that’s not a Demon.’
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’I should find Iz first...’
Faced with a creature of unknown strength that had appeared out of nowhere, Lu Cang had no intention of taking any rash risks.
But just as this thought crossed Lu Cang’s mind,
SWISH!
The next second, the giant creature vanished as if it had passed through an invisible Teleportation Gate, disappearing from Lu Cang’s Perception.
’Huh?’
Lu Cang was baffled, but he went to Iz’s grand palace anyway.
Iz came out in her pajamas, her eyes hazy with sleep.
"Lu Cang, what is it?"
"Iz, I just saw a huge monster..."
Iz yawned and said, "You mean a Dream Ghost?"
"They’re a Special Species that only appears during the Forgotten Moon. They show up in random places as if they’re sleepwalking, but they don’t cause any casualties or destruction."
"Yaaawn~"
"Aren’t you sleepy during the Forgotten Moon?" Iz asked, yawning.
"Why would I be sleepy?"
"Everyone is supposed to be really sleepy on the first day of the Forgotten Moon..."
"Yaaawn~ Oh, right. You’re a Decryption Scholar, so you’re not affected by the drowsiness," Iz said, yawning repeatedly.
