He didn't turn off Narda's Vision because he didn't turn off the Narda's Vision yet.
Narda's Vision allowed him to see the information of materials.
Known materials would be displayed in detail, while unknown materials would be divided into "relatively unknown" and "absolutely unknown".
"Relatively unknown" materials would not be marked with the name of the material. Only some information about the material's nature would be displayed, and the "server" would calculate the material's origin and nature.
"Absolutely unknown" materials would be displayed as "???".
Through Narda's Vision, the materials displayed on the paper were all "???". And they were all related to the paper. None of them were related to the "ink seal".
It was as if the ink seal did not exist.
Angor was really surprised by this.
However, he knew that he would not get an answer no matter how surprised he was, so he had to hold back his curiosity for now.
Instead, he began to read the "prologue".
There wasn't much content in the prologue, only four sentences.
However, each sentence seemed to be heavily encrypted. Angor could understand each word, but he did not know what it meant.
Angor was still puzzled after reading the whole thing.
It took him a while to collect his thoughts and try to understand the four sentences using his own mind.
The first sentence seemed to be introducing himself. After all, the author of the Cosmos Tome was called a "Child of Stars".
But why was a "Child of Stars" not a person, but a messenger of the Star Spirit?
Was it a general term? Or was it some kind of fanatic in a religion who had reached the extreme of their faith and abandoned their own personality?
The second sentence seemed to be hinting at the reader's identity. But what was the "power of the stars"? Was it something like astrology?
The third sentence …
"I hope I can find my Star Spirit," Angor muttered in a low voice. He did not get it.
Star Spirit? Was it a synonym? Or was it some kind of spirit?
The last sentence, which was also the fourth sentence, was "The stars will always watch over you." Angor could understand the literal meaning of the sentence, but he felt that there was something more to it.
Normally, "humans" would watch over "stars". But here, the "stars" were personified, and "stars" were watching over "humans".
This was obviously a hidden meaning.
However, he had no idea what it was referring to, just like the other three sentences.
"So this is an encrypted document for astrologers?" Angor complained in his mind while reading the rest of the book.
He wanted to see if there were any related introductions in the later chapters.
The next page of the preface went straight to the main text without even a table of contents.
The content of the main text was also very concise. Every page was accompanied by pictures and words.
Most of the pictures were "constellations", which were similar to the "constellations" he saw in the hologram tablet. In the dark background, several strangely arranged stars were lit up. The stars were connected into lines and formed a strange pattern.
In the picture on the first page, a few stars were connected and looked a bit like an "undulating curve."
At the bottom of the design were the words — — matching characters.
He glanced at the first page and saw a number "3489" at the end of the page. It seems to be referring to the 3489th Rain Astrology?
Below, it explained in detail what this astrology meant from various angles.
For example, from the perspective of prayer, the 3489 Rain Astrology represented "moderate abundance." From Angor's point of view, there was nothing good or bad about it.
From the perspective of astrology, the 3489 Rain Astrology represented the singing of the stars. There was sorrow, there was joy, and there was gain. From Angor's point of view, he could not understand it.
From the perspective of the stars, the 3489 Rain Astrology represented "1/3 of excess, 1.7 times of overload, time sequence 7.339 seconds".
Other than praying, astrology, and the perspective of the stars, there was also the perspective of interrogation, battle, fate stars, and all other things … Just one astrological explanation alone took up more than ten pages. Every page was densely packed, and different answers were given from different perspectives.
But the answers were all vague.
Anyway, Angor could recognize most of the words, but he could not decipher any of them.
Angor continued reading. Most of the content was the same. The front part was a star matching diagram, and the back part was an explanation of the relevant angles.
There were all kinds of formulas, calculations, and ambiguous answers.
Of course, there were also some differences. For example, there were hundreds of pages of encrypted text written with strange "star" symbols. Angor could not decipher them even with "Language Analysis". It was probably the secret code of the owner of the astral power.
Angor felt dizzy just by looking at them.
In the end, before his eyes were overwhelmed by the numbers, Angor closed the Book of Stars. He couldn't understand it at all. He couldn't even judge the value of the Starry Sky Book.
Angor heard a saying before: "Books also choose their readers". Most likely, the book did not choose him.
While rubbing his slightly swollen temples with one hand, he lifted the large volume of the "Starry Sky Book" with the other hand and handed it to Laplace who was beside him.
"You should keep this book. Give it to Gleipnir later."
"I … I feel nervous reading this book."
As a researcher, a scholar, he felt uneasy because he could not understand the book.
Laplace chuckled and took over the book. "For those who don't know anything about it, this book is like a book that can't be understood."
"Even I find it hard to understand this book."
"You don't understand it?" Angor looked at Laplace in surprise. "You don't understand it either?"
Laplace nodded. "Gleipnir and I share our memories. But you should know that memory does not mean ability."
Memory does not mean ability … Angor's mind went blank for a second. He then recalled his experience in Sunlight Circus.
"It's just like how Luigi got full marks in the Sunshine Circus, but you only got 13 points."
Laplace did not know what to say. He tried to forget the memory again. He felt that he should not have said anything.
Although the memories of his death attacked him again, Laplace still held back his emotions and said calmly, "You can say that."
Luigi had unparalleled talent in performing. Laplace, on the other hand, shared all of Luigi's memories and understood the technique of Luigi's playing, but she could never perform as well as Luigi could.
This was what people meant by "memory does not mean ability".
Similarly, Laplace had all of Gleipnir's memories and knew how to operate her astrology, but to ask her to do it … there was no way.
She had memories and knowledge, but no talent.
If one wanted to read the Starry Sky Book, one had to have the talent to do so. Laplace was not a talent. If she tried to read the book, her situation would be similar to Angor's.
She might be better than Angor. After all, Laplace also knew a lot about astrology. However, she did not have astral energy, so she could only understand 0.5% of the book at best.
On the other hand, with Laplace's "comfort", Angor finally calmed down a little.
If even Laplace could not understand the book, it was only natural that he could not.
After indulging himself for a while, Angor calmed down a little and asked, "What kind of book is the Book of Stars?"
"What do you want to know?" Laplace asked.
Angor knew that he would not get an answer from the main text. Reading the main text required talent, especially when there were codes in it.
Angor reached out his hand and turned to the "preface" of the book.
"Just these few sentences," Angor said. "You don't have to explain the rest."
Laplace read the preface. Since she had Gleipnir's memories, she could roughly understand what they meant.
But this also involved the theory of "idealism." For example, she could explain the last two sentences, but she might not be able to explain it clearly.
She considered and said, "If you have any questions, just ask them through the Spirit Bond. I'll tell Gleipnir and she'll answer you."
"Good. She's not busy anyway."
Angor nodded. He had a general idea of what was going on in the Cloud Cave because he could sense strangers logging into his Dream Crystal from time to time.
Without a doubt, these newcomers were the guests of Cloud Cave.
The guests were trying to "broaden their horizons" in the Dream Crystal, while Gleipnir did not come online. Angor guessed that Gleipnir did not want to guide the newcomers.
Since she was not online, Gleipnir must be free.
Angor asked through the Spirit Bond, "The first sentence of the preface says that a Son of Stars is not a person, but an emissary of the Astral Spirits. What does that mean? "
Gleipnir's voice soon came from the Spirit Bond. Of course, this was just Laplace's simulation.
"Before I answer your question, I want to know if you know anything about 'Astral Spirits'?"
Angor shook his head. "Not really. Are they some kind of spirit?"
Gleipnir chuckled. "Spirits? They do exist, but the 'Astral Spirits' mentioned in the preface of the Book of Stars are not spirits.
They're called … Astral Spirits. "
Angor's eyes widened. His mind was filled with "???"
Astral Spirits meant "world"?
"So you don't know much about the stars," Gleipnir said. Instead of explaining what "Astral Spirits" was, Gleipnir changed the topic. "So, what do you think the stars are like?"
"I don't know what you mean."
Gleipnir continued, "When night falls, the thin clouds disperse. If you look up now, you should be able to see the endless stars. In your opinion, what do these stars mean? "
Angor did not answer right away. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
Because of Gleipnir's words, he felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu and recalled some things from a long time ago.
When Angor was very young, to the point where his knowledge of the world was limited to Grue Town, Jon, as his first teacher, used various methods to teach Angor about the world.
Angor was quite happy about Jon's guidance.
Back then, Angor was very curious about the world and believed that Jon knew everything. He knew why flowers smelled good, why dandelions were blown away by the wind, why the stones in each section of the river had different shapes, and why waterfalls were formed.
When he asked his father, Old Padt, about these things, Old Padt had no idea.
Angor admired Jon a lot back then.
Whenever he had any questions, he would ask Jon.
One night, he leaned against the railing of a stilt house and looked at the stars in the night sky. "Why are there so many stars in the sky?"
He thought Jon would give him a scientific answer like he always did.
However, Jon remained silent for a while. "If you were in my universe, I would tell you that most of the stars in the sky are stars. The flickering light in the sky might very well be a spark that came from an infinitely distant place countless years ago. "
But in this world, I don't know how to answer you. "
Angor did not understand Jon's meaning back then. He only understood it when he grew up.
The universe where Earth was located was different from the one where the wizarding world was located. It was hard to tell whether the stars in the sky were distant stars.
This was why Gleipnir's question gave Angor a strong sense of deja vu.
At this moment, it was just like that moment in the past.
Angor pondered for a while before he spoke, "I once heard that the stars in the sky are projections of the world."
Yes. The "stars" in the wizarding world were not stars. They were projections of worlds or planes. They hung high in the night sky and used their own ways to tell all living beings that the universe was big, and humans were not the only civilization.
A chuckle came from the other end of the Spirit Bond. "As expected, your answer is exactly the same as what everyone in the southern wizarding region knows."
Angor noticed the subtle meaning in Gleipnir's tone.
He thought for a moment and asked, "So, is this perception wrong?"
Gleipnir said indifferently, "It's not wrong, but it's not right either."
"The stars you see are indeed projections. Some of them may be projections of worlds, but most of them are shadows of billions of silent planets."
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