Chapter 969 (1/2)

Chapter 969: Into the Abyss

Translator: TransN Editor: TransN

“Ring… ring.”

The phone got connected while he was still in a daze.

“Hello? Why are you calling again?” The voice on the other line seemed impatient. “If you have something to say, do it quickly. I’m going out soon.”

Roland shook his head and forced himself to concentrate. “Ah, so… I’ve just read the book and its content is quite…”

“It’s quite horrifying, right?” Garcia seemed to have guessed his reaction. “This is usually how most people behave when they see it for the first time. But since it’s fictional, you will forget all about it after you’ve slept.”

“Fictional?” Roland frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Literally.” Laughter could be heard on the other end of the earpiece. “The Martialist Association investigated the volcanic ruins mentioned by the author, and discovered that it was engulfed by magma 200 years ago—that’s an active volcano. Although it has never had a big eruption, it hasn’t been completely dormant for thousands of years either. So unless he can replay the past or live for two centuries, while also being able to tolerate the high temperature and thick smoke, that author has been making stuff up.”

Her reply really surprised him, and so he hesitated for a long time before saying, “In that case… he made up all the content in the book?”

“It could be true or false. Anyway, I’ve never had much interest in archeology. Master once said that if wasn’t for the fact that the author was wearing the martialist robes and died in the Association’s library, the book wouldn’t even have been kept and recorded.”

“But the association didn’t know his identity…”

“So the author himself became more famous than the book for that reason. This could be considered an unsolved mystery of the Association. But I doubt you’ll be able to solve it. According to my master, the management went through every nook and cranny of the records department, and still weren’t able to discover anything.” Garcia said, “Anyway, there’re so many rumors about the book. Have you finished? I’m going to hang up now.”

“Hang on, wait—” Roland said hurriedly, “After you brought the book this time… did you read it again?”

He actually wanted to ask about the note, but eventually changed his mind.

“I flipped through a few pages on the way back. What happened?”

“No, nothing… I just wanted to ask.”

“Click.” The line got cut off on the other end—apparently, this teasing question made Garcia lose her patience.

He could even hear the door closing over at apartment No. 0827, even though they were separated by two walls.

Roland could not help but sigh. If he was not direct, then this sort of question that he asked would only cause annoyance and nothing else.

Firstly, only half of the book “Raison d’être” was written, and the red note was most likely caught in the last few blank pages. There would be no guarantee that it would be noticed even if you were to read the entire book.

She had also taken the shuttle when she came back from the Association. He could easily imagine that she would not have had much time to go through the book seriously during her journey back.

Regardless of how Garcia answered, he would still not have been able to judge whether she had seen this note.

No—it was a definite no.

According to Garcia’s character, if she had seen it, she would certainly not be indifferent to it.

So it would seem that these two sentences were either a prank of some sort or a hidden message.

Roland could not help but wish that it was just a prank.

The other alternative was just… too absurd.

Who was the note for? Was it meant for anyone who discovered it, or did it have a specific target?