"For most mediocre ordinary people in this world, 'the world' is stable and eternal," Constance's voice sounded flat and indifferent, speaking in a completely straightforward tone.
The incredible truth is, "The alternation of day and night, the reincarnation of the four seasons, the growth of all things, the cycle of life and death. In the limited and short life of most people, such things will happen and repeat in strict accordance with the laws of nature. For them, 'the world has been destroyed'"
'This matter is not only unbelievable, but more like a fantasy. They cannot understand it and will not understand it. If they are forced to realize this matter, the only result will be panic. Therefore.
, except among the inheritors, no one will mention this truth."
She didn't pay attention to the expressions on the faces of Charlemagne and Evanna, but continued to herself: "Our world has been destroyed, and more than once it was not the kind of 'little thing' that led to the destruction of the kingdom due to world war as you thought.
, not even the extermination of certain races, but in the true sense, the complete collapse and decomposition of the entire world.
"Since a long, long time ago, so long ago that even the inheritors can't confirm what happened at the beginning, a powerful and terrifying force has been entrenched in this world. We don't know its origins, nor do we know why it happened.
To destroy everything, we only know that our first ancestors called it 'annihilation', and it was 'annihilation' that led to the first destruction of the world.
"Do you know? The world is actually very big. It's so big that you can't imagine that it was so much more than just one planet. Before annihilation came, there were countless planets like Lahirion. They were all
They are called planets, and there are stars far more massive than planets, and celestial bodies far more massive than stars floating in the world, which our ancestors called the universe.
"And annihilation caused the extinction of the first universe, tearing the entire universe into pieces in a way that mortals cannot understand.
"That's the First Age."
Constance was silent for a moment, and then Evana couldn't help but say: "So, are we the survivors after that?"
Constance laughed, with a coldness in her smile: "How can it be so beautiful that the first era can be said to have no survivors at all.
"The real end of the world will not be so 'gentle'. It is not like a war between humans. You can dig a big enough cave or build a castle and survive. When the entire universe begins to collapse,
Even the stars will be extinguished in an instant, and there is no refuge in the world for you to survive. In the first era, the oldest ancestors were already very powerful. They could even span the entire universe in an instant, and they could create or extinguish at will.
They can even add and delete stars, large and small, at will in the space-time structure to create private kingdoms floating on the edge of the real world. But even such powerful ancestors cannot save the doomsday crisis when annihilation comes. Chapter 2
The universe of the first era was torn to pieces, and the once glorious civilization was also destroyed. Nothing survived at all.
"But the real nightmare is what happens after that."
Constance took a deep breath, as if she couldn't help but tremble when she said certain things.
Charlemagne was impatient: "What happened after that?"
"After the destruction of the first era, our world was reshaped," Constance said slowly. "A new era was born on the ruins after the collapse of the universe, and everything reappeared and was annihilated."
Charlemagne and Evana looked at each other, and even Hao Ren couldn't help but look at Vivian: the situation seemed to be different from what he had initially guessed.
Evana's face turned a little pale: "How many times has this happened?"
"I don't know," Constance shook her head, "There have been too many times, and the eternal soul cannot bear such losses. We only know that this world has been destroyed more than once, and then rebuilt amidst the ruins and debris.
, and the process is similar every time: the reshaped world will run smoothly at first, making people even doubt that true peace has arrived, but annihilation will inevitably appear after that, pushing the world into the abyss of destruction.
"And every time annihilation comes, there will be a war called the 'Alternation of Era'. This war is inevitable, because it is not us who provoke the war, but 'Annihilation'. It will corrode the world.
The most powerful warriors, and release countless monsters from the nightmare world. These minions feed on the world and will inevitably sweep everything. In order to survive, and to leave a glimmer of hope after the turn of the era, we will
Rise up and resist.
"But no matter how fierce the resistance of mankind, annihilation will eventually destroy everything. The war will become more and more intense, and there will be more and more monsters. The dust will not settle until the moment when the order of the world is broken and everything is devoured by madness.
"It's like a reincarnation, constantly destroyed and then reborn. The end seems to have come long ago, but it never seems to end. We fought one after another, and each time we were able to successfully complete the change of eras and continue in the next era.
, must be the most tenacious, fearless, and powerful group among humans. However, in the next era, these strong people will inevitably become the new carrier of annihilation. The saviors will eventually become destroyers and be knocked down by new rebels.
, this is the change of eras.
"Another consequence of the change of eras is the constant 'loss' of the world."
"After all, we are 'defective products' reshaped from the wreckage of the universe. Every such reshaping will lead to the continuous loss of something similar to the original, and the specific manifestation is that the level of the world is falling again and again.
As the level of civilization continues to decline, so does the level of our civilization.
"Do you still remember the 'inheriters' and 'eternal souls' that I just kept emphasizing? That refers to the soul that can complete the change of eras and still exist after the world is reshaped. Although the world will be destroyed, the tangible body
The body will also perish, but some remnants of the soul will always survive and be passed on to the next era with memories. The hope of preserving this continuation is the biggest motivation for the inheritors to continue to resist in the end of the world.
.But all of this will be lost, and will be lost along with the world.
"In the initial era alternation war, we fought on the endless battlefield of time and space. After that, we resisted annihilation among the stars. After several times, we could only fight in a galaxy. After that,
We can only huddle in the shadow of the planet, relying on the battle satellite group to resist the monsters that continuously pour out from the center of the star. After the change of epochs, we finally retreated to the surface, and our weapons became swords and long spears.
Spear, our battlefield can't even leave the atmosphere.
"One day the turn of the ages will take place in a city, in a town, on a piece of rubble, and the last man and the last monster may fight with bare hands, tooth and nail, and if they both fall,
That might be the real relief."
Constance's story finally came to an end.
Hao Ren knew that what Constance told must not be the whole truth. It was not that the princess was hiding something, but that she simply did not know the whole truth.
Because the memories passed down by the inheritors are disappearing, this ancient civilization is gradually shrinking along with the universe. The once vast sea of stars now only has a chaotic dark realm and the only planet "Lahrien".
So what is left of those "inheritors" who have survived the changes of eras and continue to this day?
I'm afraid Constance herself doesn't quite understand the meaning of the concepts she described. Most of the inheritors like her have simply forgotten what the starry sky looks like, and don't remember the time when they traveled across the sea of stars. They just remember it.
In that war, they just spoke out some sporadic words that even they themselves did not understand the meaning of.
As for Charlemagne and Evanna, they raised their heads after a long silence. Charlemagne pointed to the platinum scepter still floating in the air: "This scepter has always been kept by the Ys royal family, so we are also...
…”
"The inheritor, however, is the inheritor who has been cut off," Constance nodded lightly, "In fact, I didn't know that you retained this 'legacy' before today, and I was prepared to find a way to find this power on my own.
The whereabouts of the staff. Your father probably suddenly awakened due to the influence of the change of eras, and a little memory emerged from the depths of his soul, so he sent you here, but you... obviously have no memory of the ancient times.
."
Charlemagne laughed self-deprecatingly: "In other words, we belong to the group of people who are not qualified to participate in the change of eras, nor are we eligible to be continued in the next era, right? If what you are telling is not a fantasy horror story,
."
"Everyone is qualified to participate in the change of eras, because this is a challenge that all living things must face," Constance glanced at Charlemagne, "But you really can't inherit anything... Your ancient memories have been erased, and your souls cannot
No matter how eternal it is, even if you participate in the change of eras and win with me, in the new era... you will not remember me."
Charlemagne opened his mouth to say something, but Evana next to him said first: "This is a kind of luck."
"Yes, great luck," Constance looked at the princess of Ys. "There is no need to continue to face the truth. There is nothing happier than ignorance."
After digesting all this huge amount of information, Hao Ren let out a long sigh: "Oh, so your history... is a flashback."
He finally understood what those "reverberations" from different levels of civilization, different timelines, and different world lines were all about.
It turns out that it is not that many destroyed worlds are stacked together, nor that the remains of different civilizations are intertwined. It is only this universe that faces the end from the beginning to the end. However, it has been destroyed more than once.
"Flashback? Not a bad idea," Constance raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Hao Ren, "But why do you say 'our history'?"
"No, it's nothing," Hao Ren deflected the minor slip of the tongue, "About the change of eras... I have a few questions."