دانلود رمان انگلیسی “زیر درخت بلوط” – فصل 2 (جلد 2)

The investigation of the ruins proceeded smoothly, but the mages were unable to uncover any clues that could point to the monster base. Currently, they were in a room engraved in Elvish. Anette was deciphering the characters while Maxi was next to her, tracing the ancient tongue onto a piece of paper. “I think this place is a classroom,” said Anette, scratching her head. Maxi narrowed her eyes. Though she was less proficient in Elvish than Anette, even she could discern that the writing on the walls were for educational purposes. They were divided into three sections, each containing the settlement’s history, conventions, and laws. As Anette pointed out, this chamber was likely created as a classroom to educate future generations. Intensifying the brightness of her lamp, Maxi looked about the spacious room. Stacks of carved stone tablets were dotted around. Since the region’s land was too barren to grow crops or grass for livestock, it would have been difficult for the people who had lived here to acquire parchment. Hence, they could only record things by engraving them on stone. Some rooms contained diaries, poems, and even random scribblings. It appeared that engraving words on stone was part of daily life for the mages. There were simply too many records, making it difficult for the expeditionary party to sift out pertinent information. “All this will take years to translate,” Anette said with a sigh, lowering a stone tablet on the ground. Sidina was copying records a few paces away. She shrugged at Anette’s remark. “It shouldn’t take longer than a few months if more Serbels were to help.”