Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God-Chapter 1165 - 655: Nais Scroll

The Ether Passage seemed lengthy, yet Gaven only took three steps to arrive in front of the Witch’s Cottage. This was a testament to the malleability of consciousness in the Ether Plane, where the Laws of Physics were vague, and it was consciousness that became omnipotent, able to shape anything. If you were strong enough, you could even become a Creator God and forge your own Semi-Ether Plane, where everything was conjured by you alone.

Philancy’s cottage, or so it appears from the outside, had an interior far larger than one could imagine, with a multi-layered structure and spiraling staircases ascending upwards – this was a Mage Tower.

This sort of situation wasn’t unique to Philancy’s Magic Cottage. Most Mage Towers housed non-material spaces, as if not having such a feature was beneath the dignity of a Mage Tower. However, it was indeed practical. Many thieves who came to steal from or adventurers who explored abandoned Mage Towers often stumbled due to their conventional expectations and would be lucky if they merely missed the treasures without understanding how they met their demise.

Therefore, many Mage Towers, even those abandoned for hundreds of years, have yet to be thoroughly explored—those with the ability to do so often disdained such ventures, while those keen to explore lacked the capability.

At least Gaven wouldn’t risk exploring a dangerous Mage Tower or Underground City for treasures of unknown existence. He’d rather spend that time plotting how to lead his army to conquer a valuable territory. The spoils of war plundered would be worth many times more than the entirety of what a Mage Tower or Underground City could offer, not to mention the subsequent value, unless the act itself aligned with his strategic objectives, like exploring or attacking the Dwarf Statue City.

Moreover, at his level, he didn’t need to attend to some matters personally; delegating tasks or offering rewards through a contribution system would result in countless individuals scrambling to do the work for him.

Upon entering Philancy’s Magic Cottage, Gaven’s attention was immediately drawn to an object in the center—a half-human-height pedestal, on which rested a massive Spellbook. Each page was cut from a single calf’s hide, so that, if stood up, it would reach to the height of a tall person. Its thickness was equally astonishing, particularly the pages themselves shown in gold, inscribed with countless ancient serpentine scripts. Without the need for a Spell to discern, just one glimpse was enough to confirm their immense and mystical Magic Power.

Gaven couldn’t help but exclaim: "This is the Nais Scroll! A Spellbook made from Nais Scrolls!"

He stated this as a fact, not a question. Now he finally understood why Philancy was so vigilant, why even a Legendary Red Robe Mage coveted her Spellbook. It was not just because she held a Nesserel Magic Book, but she possessed the core secret to the rise of the Nesserel Empire—the Nais Scroll.

The Nesserel Empire initially began as a coalition of fishing villages around the Moon Sea, banding together for survival, just one of many Sage Races.

Their true ascent started with the acquisition of the Nais Scroll.

The Nais Scroll was created by an organization called the Saruk Witch Serpent, led by someone named Bethis. They transcribed the numerous original spells bestowed upon them by the Cosmos Serpent onto scrolls made from the gold serpent skin then dispersing them amongst other Sage Races. The goal was to research how different races utilized original magic and the various forms it took. And this happened thirty thousand years ago.

The Saruk Witch Serpents were the first sage civilization on Planet Toril, also known as the Serpent God race, creators of scaly beings, and one of the five ancestral progenitor races. They transformed and created various scaly races with diverse forms, such as the Serpent People, Lizardfolk, Naga, and Six-armed Snake Demon, all to serve themselves.

Because the Saruk Witch Serpents themselves bore various appearances, with some resembling the Abhorrent Serpent People that Serpent People strive to emulate, and others similar to the Six-armed Snake Demon with a human upper body and a snake lower body, and some even with wings—it led to the current scaly races each claiming to be the final evolution direction, deeming others as aberrations. freёnovelkiss.com

In fact, the ultimate evolutionary goal of all scaly races is to become the Saruk Witch Serpents.

Today, the Saruk Witch Serpents have become part of history, not only the civilizations they created but also themselves, with only a very few Saruk Witch Serpents surviving in secluded corners. However, the Golden Scrolls, also known as Nais Scrolls, they created have been passed down to this day, playing a pivotal role in the history of Toril Planet.

Five thousand years ago, a Saruk Witch Serpent Witch named Asindo transformed into a human Archmage and appeared before the Naiserrel People. He translated the Nais Scroll for them, imparting the most primitive magical techniques, fast-tracking the entire Empire and propelling their magical exploration, leading to a series of spectacular achievements. The energy core that raised the Floating City, the Nais Core, was also created by Ioleum during his studies of the Nais Scroll—not as his own achievement, therefore named after Nais Core, not Ioleum Core.

Although there are as many as thirty-two Nais Scrolls, the one before him was only a single volume. Yet, the value contained within was immeasurable, at the very least, a Divine Artifact. Combined, the thirty-two scrolls would form a Supreme Divine Artifact.