The deepest level of the Academy's archives.
Jonah had been here before, searching for information on beast biology. Back then, the rows of shelves and glowing data terminals seemed endless and intimidating.
Now they felt almost comforting.
"This way." Vanessa led him past rows of storage units, each one containing countless years of knowledge. "The Headmaster gave us access to the primary decryption system. It's normally reserved for translating ancient texts, but..."
"But desperate times and all that," Jonah finished.
They reached a platform at the archive. A massive runic symbol covered the floor, glowing with blue light. In the middle was a stand with places to put several data crystals.
Vanessa placed the Artificer's crystal into the main slot.
CLICK.
The runic symbols activated with a low sound. Light spread through the runes like water flowing through channels. Holographic displays appeared around them, showing streams of encrypted data.
