"That was the world before the birth of civilization, the appearance of the Old Gods."
Lindong said, "There were ’people’ who invited them, hoping to use their powers to transform this world."
"How do you know that?"
"Because during your meditation, I eavesdropped on the conversation between the Knight Lord and McCarthy Delin." Latest content publıshed on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
Lindong never hides anything, boldly admitting, "This information was discovered by Kadela during archaeology."
"You actually eavesdropped on their conversation?"
"What’s wrong with that?"
Lindong was justified; such private conversations are clearly meant for eavesdropping, aren’t they?
"Don’t forget, I am also a candidate; this is an important way to collect rules."
They were facing an illusion left by Kaisaros; what appeared here was not their true selves. So, why did these two leaders of the human camp hold a secret meeting at this time?
The meeting established the foundation of the future academy, mentioning the Knight Lord would leave behind twenty-four relics and a holy sword for the descendants, along with the mysterious entity suspected to have created the Magic Network and brought the seeds of civilization.
It was closely related to natural elements, but it never left a name.
McCarthy Delin’s wishes for posterity were also shattered with the magic addiction disaster at the end of the First Epoch. His worries came true; the successors he held in high regard did not find a way to curb the magic addiction and failed to find any information related to that mysterious entity within the Magic Network.
It might be that they long forgot the mission the first headmaster of the academy left for them; the Magic Network gradually became a tool for enhancing magic power, from which they drew strength.
At the academy’s most prosperous time, there was no longer any news about the Old Gods worldwide; people then completely threw the dark era before the First Epoch behind them.
"Kaisaros couldn’t create an illusion of what he didn’t know, which means he witnessed this conversation."
And as one of the invitees, he was the one closest to the truth.
"I just tried to contact Anapolis, but the call seems unable to transmit beyond the dimension."
When they arrived in the dungeon, the "signal" had already become quite poor.
During the eavesdropping on the secret meeting, Lindong’s mood was somewhat heavy.
Because as someone from a thousand years later, she knew that the Knight Lord’s vision for the future had almost all ended in failure; at the end of the Sixth Epoch, as the Old Gods were about to awaken, the humans of this world were busy with internal conflicts, striving for their own interests, even sparking wars.
What would they feel if they saw the world a thousand years later?
Lindong reminded, "Cynthia is a smart person; she was probing your stance earlier, regarding the ’human origin’ part."
This has always been a topic of endless debate.
Followers of the Divine Spirit believe they are creations of the Divine Spirits, the most perfect batch of creations.
Another faction believes they evolved from animals, gained wisdom, learned various techniques in the struggle against nature, and gradually transformed the world into what it is today.
From the title of "Evolution Theory," it’s not hard to judge that Ethan supports the latter, which seems to be why Cynthia smiled favorably at them.
"Since the mysterious summoner they mentioned did so many things, might it also include creating humans?"
This is another version of the "Divine Spirit creating humans" story, only it has nothing to do with mainstream-proclaimed Divine Spirits.
She thought this highly likely also explains why the Old Gods later became so enthusiastic about this world, even engaging in "stage plays."
If McCarthy Delin is viewed as a tool, he had already completed his mission by revealing a crucial message to them through a secret meeting.
People of the First Epoch not only failed to find more clues in the Magic Network but ended up losing even the information itself.
By the end of the epoch, they even went so far as to blow up the Magic Network.
Lindong thought using the term "eternal sinner" to describe the Elemental Shapers and magicians at the end of the First Epoch wouldn’t be inappropriate.
"I have an idea; I’m just not sure if you can achieve it."
"Given your relationship with Old Ba, maybe he would be willing to disclose some insider information to you."
Bazatous was also one of the first Old Gods to descend into this world, and judging from the current situation, he is much more complete than Kaisaros, despite always giving a feeling of an elderly person who has lost all, at least without personality splitting or having split consciousness compete with the old consciousness for power ownership.
However, Lindong was skeptical of this.
After all, before Ethan, no one has ever communicated with the Old Gods so directly.
It’s like a puppet on stage cutting off the strings that hold it, discussing the future direction of the play with its creators.
He even plans to dissuade some unwilling producers; in the eyes of the Old Gods, this is akin to overthrowing the heavens.
There are quite a few theaters in the imperial capital; dramas are the noble’s favorite form of entertainment.
Lindong thought the era of drama would continue for a long time before the "films" Ethan mentioned genuinely appear. Until then, there has never been an incident of a character in the play kicking the playwright out of the troupe.