Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 878 - 142: Outside the Bounds of Time

Chapter 878: Chapter 142: Outside the Bounds of Time

"You are... the maid?" Catherine looked at the approaching maid with surprise. From any angle, this maid was just an ordinary person and not a professional, but now this ordinary maid confidently approached the members of the adventure team, without any of the usual restraint ordinary people showed when facing unfamiliar professionals of Legendary Rank.

"Masters, and Master Pannis, hello." The maid walked up to them and, with a professional smile, slightly lifted her skirt and curtseyed, "I am a maid serving by Master Philarx’s side. You can just call me ’maid’."

"Yes, we still remember you," Catherine asked with puzzlement, "May I ask, Miss Maid, what brings you here? Also, what did you mean by your earlier words? Matters of the Cammicarra Territory should be resolved by the people of Cammicarra themselves?"

"Master Pannis, seeing you come out of the Magic Tower, I’m not surprised at all," the maid nodded to Catherine’s question without giving a direct answer and instead turned to Pannis and said, "Since you are standing here, it means Master Philarx has also returned to the embrace of the River of Time, hasn’t he, Master Pannis?"

"This maid, who needed my escort from the Magic Tower, is not as simple as she appears to be," Pannis looked at the maid weirdly up and down, but no matter how long he observed, he could only conclude that this maid was definitely not a professional, just a fragile ordinary person. Reflecting on how the maid, an ordinary person, acted nothing like one, Pannis thoughtfully said, "Indeed, Philarx... he’s left; I watched him age rapidly and then die."

"Indeed, the master has returned to the depths of the River of Time," the maid showed no signs of sadness but looked earnestly into Pannis’s eyes and asked, "What about the master’s body then? Didn’t you bring it out?"

"I’m sorry, I couldn’t," Pannis shook his head and said, "The rules of time wildly retaliated against him, he experienced aging and death within minutes, and within a minute after his death, he withered and decayed rapidly, as though he had gone through a thousand years, eventually turning completely into a pile of ash, leaving no trace behind, so I couldn’t possibly bring his body out."

"So it is." The maid seemed to have anticipated the situation already and calmly said, "Regardless, thank you, Master Pannis, thank you for being willing to tell me this in the end."

"Thank me?" Pannis raised an eyebrow, asking softly, "Philarx died by my hand and you thank me? Don’t you think that’s a peculiar response?"

"Not at all," the maid replied matter-of-factly, "Instead, don’t you think that if it were the master himself speaking with you, he would also thank you? I assume you must have felt it, the master’s gratitude toward you."

"Indeed, I have felt it," Pannis and Catherine exchanged glances, reading surprise and confusion in each other’s eyes. Pannis chuckled softly and turned back saying, "It seems, Miss Maid, you know quite a lot more about Philarx than we imagined. How about it, don’t you want to introduce yourself more thoroughly?"

"Sure, I truly am Master Philarx’s chief maid," the maid said and found the several people still silently staring at her. She hesitated for a moment then continued, "Well, I’m also the keeper of the master’s library keys and occasionally act as Felic’s policy advisor, but indeed, my primary role is indeed that of the master’s chief maid."

"Library keys? Policy advisor?" Catherine repeated softly, "Could you explain these roles a bit?"

"Certainly," the maid said without any concealment, "My reading speed and memory are far superior to normal people, so the master kept me by his side since I was young. Although I didn’t inherit the talents of a professional, with the master’s permission, I have almost read all the books in the master’s collection. Although I can’t memorize every detail in the books, I can roughly remember what each book is about. Thus, if the master needed to lookup something, he no longer needed to search through the sea of books, he would just tell me roughly what he wanted, and I could quickly select a few out of hundreds of thousands of books that contained that information. That’s why the master and his students always treated me as the key to the library. As for being a policy advisor, as the title suggests, reading many books has enriched my theoretical knowledge about governance, and while Lord Felic is a very qualified Mage, to be a qualified governor, he needs someone like me to suggest solutions for some of the more difficult issues."

"Well, I think I have a rough idea of your position now," Catherine nodded slowly, saying, "I really couldn’t tell before that you held such a high position in the Cammicarra Territory."

"That’s because I am actually just the master’s maid," the maid insisted on her identity, repeating, "Other roles are just part-time; being a maid is my main job, so it’s hard for you to discern that."

"Then, in your capacity as a policy advisor, can you answer my question?" Catherine asked, "After Master Fila’s death, how can we prevent turmoil in the Cammicarra Territory?"

"Why would there be turmoil?" the maid countered, "After the master and the governor Felic leave, naturally there are already designated successors to take over the management of the territory, everything will be handed over smoothly under the arrangements made by the master before, so how could the turmoil you imagine occur?"

"So Master Fila had already made arrangements," Catherine frowned, her doubts about Fila’s intentions growing, but she did not show it, continuing to ask, "But what about the territory? The territories of mage lords are not hereditary; after Master Fila’s death, the territory will be divided, won’t that cause turmoil?"

"Knight Miss, oh no, Knight Master, you underestimate the master’s influence in the Kingdom of Mages, or rather, you do not understand the characteristics of the Kingdom of Mages, where the relationship between teacher and student is often closer than the blood relationship of father and son," the maid shook her head, "The Master has lived in the Kingdom of Mages for over a hundred years. Of the ninety-seven members of the Mage Council, more than a third still maintain a close teacher-student relationship with him, over half were direct disciples, and more than two-thirds are connected by this mentorship bond. With such influence, even if the master were really to pass away, no one would dare go against his will and arbitrarily divide the Cammicarra Territory. So, the turmoil you mentioned is impossible unless you are the ones trying to create it. But do you really know how many mages from Master Fila’s lineage participated in his plans, how many are aware and cooperative, and how many are completely in the dark? Hehe, besides the three masters who have passed away, I’m afraid not many people know, and even if you wanted to investigate and create chaos, would you really be able to succeed?"

"What if the person wanting to do this is Warrensen?" Catherine pressed on, "If he wished, he could use his power to suppress any opposing voices within the council, right?"

"The lords are mages, Knight Master, and all the lords have their own Floating Islands and Magic Towers. That mage miss should understand, a Legendary Magician who is one with his own Magic Tower, facing a Demigod from afar in his own territory, though he would ultimately fail, is not without a fighting chance, and such a conflict would only result in scorched earth, which is meaningless," the maid suddenly laughed, blinking mysteriously at Catherine, "And are you really so certain that in over a hundred years, like Master Victor’s students, Master Fila only taught one? Hehe, maybe you’d like to think that, but Warrensen might not be so confident."

"Wait a moment," Pannis suddenly interrupted, speaking gravely, "What did you just say? Even if Master Fila really has died? What do you mean by that?"

"I mean exactly what I said, the Master has returned to the depths of the River of Time according to his own plans, thus drifting beyond time, but is that really dying?" the maid’s smile was like that of a fox who had just stolen a chicken, pulling out a letter and a small package from her bag and handing them to Pannis, "Actually, I’m not very clear either. Oh, the Master had a letter and a package for me to give you after you leave the Magic Tower. He instructed me, the package contains the potion and recipe he promised you as a second compensation, and the letter contains his final words to you, maybe after reading it, you will understand."

"A letter?" Pannis felt an increasingly strange sensation, quickly opening the letter. The handwriting was indeed Fila’s, the text not lengthy, but each word was clearly written, seeing Fila’s neat angular beautiful script, it was as if he could see that middle-aged mage again in his black robe, pale face wearing a proud cold smile, as if hearing again that cold, mocking tone towards the ignorant, "Time may flow forward or reverse, the end point is also the starting point, only by looking back from the ending can you see the scenery from the backside, mastering the rules of both sides, I have tried every means to extend my own time, yet forever unable to peep at the secret on the other side. I came to this realization years ago, but didn’t dare make up my mind to exhaust my time until I had tried every other way, however, your inquiry made me decide earlier, so, I must say thank you to you, my only friend, don’t feel sad for me, maybe in the near future, maybe in the distant future, crossing the River of Time, we might meet again, but by then, whether it is you or I, we would probably be in another identity, in another wonderful space."

"That is to say..." Catherine said incredulously, "Master Fila really succeeded in breaking the final barrier?"

"This letter was written in advance by him, it’s just what he thought himself, saying he succeeded we haven’t seen any evidence of Divine Duty transfer or birth, saying he failed we also have no evidence," looking at Fila’s letter, Pannis was completely stunned until well after Catherine’s query was raised before he answered dreamily, "So, who really knows the actual result? Miss Maid, do you know?"

"I don’t need to know, I just need to complete the tasks Master gave me and then wait," the maid said with a professional smile, curtsying to everyone before walking towards the Magic Tower. Almost simultaneously, various mages of varying strength also headed towards the Magic Tower from the surrounding workshops and residences. At the door of the Magic Tower, the maid turned back, waving goodbye to everyone, "The Master has drifted beyond time, so, who knows about your question? Hehe," (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation vote and monthly vote at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)