Chapter 1928 Abnormalities <TOC> Chapter 1930 Listening to the Heart Sounds
Translator: SumTLMan
Tree Spirit did not immediately ponder the meaning of the flowery text but turned to Rhine: “How much time has passed between the writing of this plaque and the others?”
“It’s hard to determine the exact time, but it should be around two hundred years.”
Rhine’s answer was somewhat exaggerated. A year or two would be one thing, but nearly two hundred years?
This was obviously abnormal, considering human behavioral inertia.
“Tizarro only spent about two hundred years in these ruins, which means this plaque was left towards the end of his time here. This is even more illogical. No one would leave such a sign just before departure.” Tree Spirit paused: “Anomalous behavior surely indicates an unusual situation.”
As Tree Spirit spoke, he looked at Rhine: “You mentioned the text on this plaque has been altered?”
Rhine nodded: “Yes, but we don’t know what was written before the modification.”
Tree Spirit contemplated: “Normally, based on inertia, the content before modification would have been written on the same day as the other three plaques. With that in mind, the original content probably wasn’t very significant.”
After all, Tree Spirit, controlling the Mirror World and with his long lifespan, had watched Tizarro grow and naturally understood his habits better than Rhine.
Sanders then spoke: “In my view, there are only two possibilities for why Tizarro chose to modify the content on the plaque before leaving the ruins.”
Everyone looked at Sanders, waiting for his explanation.
“Firstly, it was a spur of the moment. Human behavior is often influenced by the immediate atmosphere, and without understanding Tizarro’s state of mind at the time, this possibility cannot be dismissed. However, I believe this likelihood is minuscule.”
“Secondly, he might have been influenced by external factors.”
“It’s a common understanding in anthropology that when a long-standing inertia is disrupted, it’s invariably due to an irregular and irresistible factor.”
“Tizarro was no exception; something might have happened to him, or he might have discovered something that prompted him to actively alter the text on the bronze plaque.”
When Sanders emphasized the word “actively,” he intensified his tone. This word signifies that Tizarro had a subjective consciousness to implement some practical action, bringing about change in the objective world.
It’s implausible that Tizarro did this unconsciously; he must have had some purpose to take such an initiative.
Tree Spirit nodded in agreement: “Sanders’ analysis is sound. For Tizarro to break the inertia of behavioral logic, there must have been some inducement. But is this inducement related to the hidden room or the knight armor?”
Tree Spirit posed its own question, then answered: “I think not. If Tizarro had indeed found a hidden room, he would surely have left a record. At the very least, he would have informed us before leaving.”
Since Tizarro didn’t mention anything when he left the Southern Region, does that mean the ‘inducement to modify the bronze plaque’ wasn’t significant enough to mention?
In other words, there indeed was an inducement that prompted Tizarro to modify the plaque, but this inducement might not be related to the hidden room.
Sanders said, “Let’s set aside the magnitude of this inducement for now. Since we have nothing else to do, why not speculate on what exactly might have prompted him to actively modify the bronze plaque?”
What inducement? Wild guesses will lead nowhere, but there are surely traces to be found.
“Regardless of the motive, the result of the motive is the sentence altered on the bronze plaque…” Angel’s gaze shifted to the plaque: “Perhaps, this sentence hides some clues.”
“I don’t need a bedroom, but I require a study where no one can disturb me.”
Everyone’s attention refocused on the flamboyant script on the bronze plaque.
When Angel first saw this line of text, he didn’t think much of it. But now, upon revisiting, he clearly noticed some peculiarities.
Since this place is called a ‘study,’ why compare it specifically with a ‘bedroom’?
Is it for the sake of artistry? Perhaps for a wizard passionate about the arts, it might be possible. But considering all of Tizarro’s actions and the notes in his casual journals, he was far from a lover of arts.
His comparison certainly wasn’t for the sake of calligraphy.
“Tree Spirit, before Tizarro took residence in these ruins, had you ever entered them?” Angel turned to Tree Spirit.
Tree Spirit replied, “I know what you want to ask. Although I hadn’t entered these ruins before Tizarro’s residency, during our two hundred years of interaction, he mentioned more than once what he did in this study.”
Tree Spirit knew Angel was inquiring about the study and the bedroom. Thus, his response focused on “this study.”
Rhine also nodded, adding on behalf of Tree Spirit: “Tizarro never mentioned this place as a bedroom; it has always been a study.”
Sanders remarked, “That’s peculiar, why did he alter the text on the plaque to compare it with a bedroom? Could it be, after living here for centuries, he finally discovered this place was actually a bedroom?”
Otherwise, it’s inexplicable why he would compare it to a bedroom.
Angel, in fact, shared Sanders’ thoughts and added, “Is it precisely because Tizarro discovered this place as a bedroom, and under the emotional impact, decided to modify the plaque?”
Tree Spirit nodded at this point, saying, “Following this line of reasoning, the logic behind his actions becomes clearer. Perhaps, that is indeed the truth.”
After speaking, Tree Spirit looked toward Rhine, eager to hear his opinion, especially since Rhine was the one who initially raised this doubt.
However, Rhine wasn’t listening to their conversation but was instead summoning the Eye of Truth from his brow to conduct a fresh investigation in the spacious study.
This time, Rhine aimed to find any trace related to the “bedroom” within the study.
After a while, Rhine opened his eyes and gently shook his head at the others looking toward him, indicating, “No anomalies found; there are no traces of a bedroom nor any hidden rooms.”
Their hopes were dashed again, though they felt this wasn’t surprising.
“Perhaps Tizarro didn’t obtain the information about the bedroom here?” Angel pondered and then suggested, “Previously, we searched the ruins for anomalies, but if we consider the actual situation, Tizarro had no reason to deliberately search for anomalies like we did.”
“Do you mean…” Tree Spirit seemed to realize something, “He obtained certain information through normal means?”
Angel nodded: “Exactly, perhaps the answer is blatantly lying somewhere in these ruins.”
Chapter 1928 Abnormalities <TOC> Chapter 1930 Listening to the Heart Sounds