Chapter 62: Chinese?
"First Latin, and now Chinese? What kind of world is this?" Adyr’s expression hardened.
The handwriting was crude—clearly, Eren had scribbled the logographic symbols from memory. Still, it wasn’t so poor that Adyr couldn’t recognize it. More importantly, this wasn’t modern Chinese. It was Old Chinese, a script few could identify, let alone read.
Fortunately, Adyr was well-versed in it. There had been a time when he deliberately avoided fresh corpses and focused instead on older remains, immersing himself in archaeology for an extended period.
And by the looks of it, he’d need to continue his work in archaeology even in this game world. If ancient languages from his original world were showing up here, there was a real possibility of discovering ruins linked to Earth’s lost civilizations, perhaps even uncovering a deeper connection between the two worlds.
Of course, that was something to pursue later. For now, his priority was growth.
Especially since the kingdom Eren had mentioned seemed powerful, and filled with Nether Path practitioners. That meant dangerous territory, both in strength and nature.
After finishing with the journal, Adyr moved to the desk, grabbed a few sheets of paper, and began writing. He spent about an hour filling several pages before placing them somewhere secure and leaving the room.
When he entered the playroom, it was quiet as usual—all the players were inside their capsules, immersed in the game. But Adyr noticed something different. Many of the pods that had been occupied before were now empty. Clearly, a number of players had died in-game and were likely removed from the division.
After returning to his capsule and completing the routine checkup with the doctor and nurse, he reentered the game.