‘And now you slipped away, is that how you take care of your duties?’
But Marvin was actually more curious about Butterfly’s identity.
‘She said she regretted. What did she regret, after all?’
‘It also seems to be related to Professor.’
Marvin’s sight left the Teleportation Door’s former location as he departed.
He felt some familiarity with the scenery behind the portal, he had gone to Thousand Leaves Forest many times. There was no shortage of familiar locations there.
He shifted his attention to the long hallway in front of him.
This hallway was different from the Azure Hallway and instead had many large murals on both sides.
There was a brazier every ten steps.
The flames on the braziers were inextinguishable Wizard Flames and illuminated the contents of the murals.
Marvin looked at them in order while walking toward the end of the corridor.
He had a hunch that these murals were the reason behind Butterfly’s change.
The scenes depicted were very simple at the beginning, emphasizing the origin and rise of the Dragon Race.
It made sense for these murals to be within the Dragon God temple.
Marvin had also heard of what was shown in the murals.
The main idea was that a pair of planes were rotating in another end of the Universe.
The Twin Planes were intertwined in a spiral, with an overlapping area.
That overlapping location was called the [Dragon Battlefield].
Because that place was the battlefield for Dragons!
These two planes were very far from Feinan, possibly the most distant location of the Universe. They might even have been in another Universe, or perhaps it was all just a story made up by Dragons’ descendants.
In any case, this story was very interesting.
There was only one kind of lifeform in the two planes: Dragons!
One of the planes was ruled by Metallic Dragons, while the other was the domain of the Chromatic Dragons.
The entire Universe’s Metallic Dragons and Chromatic Dragons came from that place.
They hated each other to the bone and would fight to the death on the Dragon Battlefield for generations.
It was to the point that even when their descendants left the Twin Planes, they would also fight to the death when they met their enemies.
This explained why the Metallic Dragons and Chromatic Dragons hated each other so much.
Moreover, Feinan didn’t have Dragons at the start.
All the Dragons were outsiders.
One day, an unforeseen event happened to the Twin Planes.
A unknown frightening existence appeared in the Universe and destroyed the Dragon Battlefield. The Dragons fled at the mere sight of that existence.
The entirety of the Twin Planes had been destroyed and most of the Dragons died.
Before their deaths, the Metallic Dragon God and the Chromatic Dragon God cooperated for the first time.
They opened a Multiverse Teleportation Gate and transferred Dragon Eggs to all kinds of newborn planes.
One of these Universes was the one containing Feinan.
And the newborn plane there was Feinan itself.
After this, the Metallic Dragon God exhausted himself to death while blocking that existence.
But the Chromatic Dragon God, Hartson, managed to escape.
Chapter 469: Ancient Times’ Secrets
Chapter 469: Ancient Times’ Secrets
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Naturally, Hartson didn’t arrive at Feinan right away.
He floated through the Universe for a long time and spent a lot of stamina during his journey.
When he reached Feinan, those Dragon Eggs had already hatched on their own.
The antagonistic relationship between the Chromatic Dragons and Metallic Dragons was slowly taking shape on Feinan. But the Chromatic Dragons were more vicious, making them somewhat infamous to the other inhabitants.
But at that time, Feinan had just left the Primal Chaos Era.
The Wizard God Lance had descended, so the Chromatic Dragons didn’t dare to act unreservedly. As for the Metallic Dragons, they were always relatively lazy. As long as the Chromatic Dragons didn’t provoke them, they would rarely attack.
Both sides were at peace for a while.
Up until Hartson’s arrival.
According to what was depicted on the murals, after Chromatic Dragon God Hartson reached Feinan, he tried to rule over the whole plane.
The details of his fight against Wizard God Lance weren’t shown on the murals, but they did show Hartson granting different powers to his people, making them into the different types of Chromatic Dragons that currently resided in Feinan.
Meanwhile, the Wizard God also decided to bless the Metallic Dragons after he found out about the existence of the Twin Planes from them.
Lance warned Dragon God Hartson to restrain the Chromatic Dragons, or else he would personally make a move.
The Evil Dragon God naturally wouldn’t lower his head so easily, so he and Lance fought, which presumably ended in Hartson’s defeat.
Thus, following their agreement, he created the Nightmare Boundary as well as his own temple.
Afterwards, there was an unforeseen event in the Chromatic Dragon Race. Marvin was familiar with the story on that mural so he skipped it.
…
After seeing this, Marvin couldn’t dispel the doubts in his heart.
This all didn’t seem to be related to Butterfly.
Thus, he looked toward the other side of the corridor.
This was another continuous series of murals. The contents weren’t limited to the Dragons’ origin and internal affairs.
Even the matters of the Primal Chaos Era were included.
When the first Chromatic Dragon Egg hatched, Feinan was still in the midst of the Primal Chaos Era.
Because the Chromatic Dragons had yet to receive the strength blessing of the Dragon God, they stayed cautious in order to survive the era filled with Beasts and Monsters.
At this time, a powerful character appeared on the mural.
He was shrouded in darkness, but his eyes gave an incomparably warm feeling.
‘Night Monarch…’
Marvin seemed to understand something.
Although the mural was very blurry there, he still had the soul of the Night Monarch, and had an inexpressible reaction.
The Night Monarch treated all lifeforms equally, and during the time of Eternal Night, he blessed all the weak.
At that time, in order to survive, the Chromatic Dragons, just like the Metallic Dragons, temporarily relied on the Sanctuary established by the Night Monarch.
That was the original [Eternal Night Paradise].
This originally was the name of the Sanctuary, but it was later refined as an Artifact before the Night Monarch’s death.
The Eternal Night Paradise was the Artifact held by the Night Walkers’ Leader and possessed unimaginable strength. Because of a coincidence, Marvin once obtained it in the game. Of course, he didn’t get it from O’Brien. He didn’t even know about O’Brien back then.
Now that he thought about it, it was extremely likely that O’Brien had been secretly killed by a certain God. This led to Eternal Night Paradise being lost and ending up in Marvin’s hands.
In this life, he became a Night Walker, and the heir at that! This could be considered fate.
…
Marvin continued going forward. After a while, he noticed something and stopped.
‘Here!’
His eyes opened wide in shock.
This mural depicted the event of the Night Monarch establishing his Sanctuary.
He was still shrouded in darkness and others couldn’t see him clearly, but his smiling expression could vividly be felt.
He was standing on a tower, cheering while waving his arms.<
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The Legion of Dark Knights cautiously guarded the Sanctuary. His troops and the powerhouses of all races were present.
A familiar face was now in front of Marvin.
His breathing halted.
“Butterfly…”
The woman on the mural looked exactly like Butterfly!
She was calmly standing behind the Night Monarch, smiling beautifully at that high-spirited man.
Her expression was definitely not one of an ordinary battle companion.
Marvin seemed to understand something.
‘I had the feeling that Wood Elf was strange…’
‘Turns out she was someone from ancient times? How could she live for so long? Why did she hide among the Wood Elves?’
‘If they only look alike and the person on the mural wasn’t Butterfly, then who was it?’
The shock in Marvin’s mind intensified until he hurriedly looked away.
…
The murals of the Dragon God Temple were very detailed. There were lines of Draconic carved on the side.
Using the Book of Nalu’s translation abilities, Marvin understood why this mural was there.
When the Dragons reached Feinan, if not for the Night Monarch blessing them, they might have been exterminated.
Thus, even after Chromatic Dragon God Hartson’s arrival, they still greatly respected that Monarch from the ancient era.
And when the Dragon Race established the Dragon God Temple, they sought Hartson’s agreement to write down this history.
From what he had seen of the murals, Marvin speculated that there should still be someone conscientiously working at writing down history, even after the fall of Dragon God Hartson.
This hallway was like a history book. The history of the Dragon Race as well as major events across the ages were recorded upon it.
On another section, Marvin saw the Dragon Rebellion, the Nightmare Boundary being sealed, and the Dragon God’s fall. This meant that these murals weren’t made in a single sitting. The differences in style were clear proof of this.
Marvin kept looking. In the next mural, that woman who looked exactly like Butterfly, or perhaps Butterfly herself, appeared several times.
He learnt a few things.
After the Night Monarch set up his Sanctuary, he was fighting on all sides. And that woman followed him from beginning to end.
Eventually, the Wizard God descended, and Feinan’s Order stabilized.
But the Primal Chaos Era wasn’t over yet. There were still many frightening Monsters eyeing Feinan covetously.
The mural showed the Night Monarch helping the Wizard God set up the initial Universe Magic Pool and leaving Feinan with the Wizard God.
They went on an expedition around the Universe to exterminate the Astral Beasts and all kinds of Monsters around Feinan.
This was an endless war, and for its duration, the Ancient Elven God was Feinan’s ruler. Therefore, the continent reached the 2nd Era, the High Elven Rule.
And the first crowned High Elven Ruler… was shockingly that woman.
‘Just a messenger of Thousand Leaves Forest, she said…’
‘It was actually such a big matter?’
Marvin’s mind froze.
Chapter 470: Biting Book
Chapter 470: Biting Book
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Regardless of the relation between this woman and Butterfly, her origins were clearly frightening.
She was actually related to the Night Monarch.
And on the following murals, Marvin saw a battle report coming from far in the Universe.
Afterwards, there were many people on the mural, looking sorrowful while learning of the report’s content.
Marvin guessed that it was most likely the news of the Night Monarch falling in battle.
Because on the next mural, they were all building a tomb.
That tomb was located south of the High Elves’ Thousand Leaves Forest. It seemed to be the location of the current Night Monarch’s Tomb.
The woman on the mural was depicted relentlessly guarding the tomb, with sorrow on her face.
She never left up until the last mural.
Marvin didn’t know the rest of the story because there was no mural showing it.
…
‘Obviously, Butterfly is related to that woman. Maybe it’s her.’
‘It was rumored that the High Elves’ Royal Family can live forever because they are direct descendants of the Ancient Elven God. If Butterfly is really a High Elf, then her being able to live from ancient times till now wouldn’t be surprising.’
‘After the end of the 2nd Era, not all High Elves entered the Sanctuary. A few chose to stay, albeit not necessarily in Thousand Leaves Forest.’
Marvin was thinking calmly.
If this was the case, then it explained Butterfly’s previous behavior.
She might have used something to seal her memory. Becoming a happy and clueless Wood Elf with no strength might had been the best choice for her.
But the content on the mural might have triggered her memories back.
Thus she said she was regretting.
She shouldn’t have, but there were some things one couldn’t run from.
And thus she chose to leave.
Marvin recalled that on the other side of the Teleportation Door was a dense and lush forest.
He felt it was familiar, because it was the place he advanced to Night Walker at!
She went back to see him.
…
‘Seems like Professor knew.’
Marvin remembered that when everyone was about to stop Butterfly from going to the underground temple, Professor made the final decision on his own.
The wise and shrewd Copper Dragon clearly knew about this.
Did he want Butterfly to regain her memories?
Although that decision might be disrespecting Butterfly’s own will, Marvin still understood Professor’s motive.
The current Feinan desperately lacked peak powerhouses.
The Great Elven King already died. This news had yet to spread out, but most powerhouses should already know.
Only two Plane Guardians remained, relying on the Universe Magic Pool to drag the battle, but how long could they really last?
This was the biggest unknown factor.
Once the Plane Guardians became unable to stop the Gods’ approach, Feinan would become even more chaotic. How many people would still be able to escape?
Marvin would also choose the same and awaken the memories of a hidden and powerful powerhouse in such times.
After all, he did also request Eric’s help.
Marvin would use every single resource he could muster to resist against the invaders.
The Copper Dragon’s thoughts were obviously aligned with his.
…
After he finished reading the murals, Marvin’s mood was heavy.
He didn’t know what kind of move Butterfly would make, but since Professor woke up her memories, he most likely had a plan prepared for her.
In any case, this ancient High Elven Queen was a peak powerhouse who followed the Night Monarch on his expeditions.
She was even able to directly use a Teleportation Door inside the underground temple, her strength was definitely not below Dark Phoenix’s.
Feinan having one more powerhouse on the level of the Plane Guardians, this would certainly be a good thing.
Naturally, this didn’t take into account the case of Butterfly resealing her memories to forget again and keep on living without a care.
But this possibility was really too low.
…
Marvin adjusted his mood before continuing on.
Under the lighting of the bonfire, the underground temple’s 2nd layer didn’t feel that gloomy, but there were still things that could easily scare people.
After turning a corner for example, there might be some [Biting Book]s that would attack f
or no reason.
This kind of Biting Books looked no different from ordinary books, but it could float in the air, and once the pages opened, it would display its ferocious teeth.
Biting Books were the product of ancient books being contaminated by magic.
Marvin had been caught off guard by a few Biting Books and almost fell to their teeth.
The Biting Books were more or less the same as Darkness Worms, they were creatures holding bits of Divinity.
But unlike the Darkness Worms, after destroying a Biting Book, he could get a page.
These pages were pages from the original books. A page alone might be useless, but had he gathered enough pages he could possibly form a book, or a chapter and recreate the ancient books.
If time allowed for it, Marvin would farm this place for the Biting Books.
He could definitely gather some ancient books.
Many ancient books had some formidable uses. They had been written before the creation of the Universe Magic Pool, when Ancient Wizards were still in presence.
They relied on their own will to link up and trade with the Chaos Power. Instead of relying on an external Magic Pool, the Ancient Wizards were relying on their own Magic Pool as well as their spell runes or spell matrixes.
The so-called New Wizards in the Post-Calamity era were in fact a kind of rebirth of the Ancient Wizards.
It’s just that the aptitudes required of this kind of people aspiring to become the New Wizards were very harsh, it was a lot harder than becoming a Wizard during the Wizard Era.
Only people with firm willpower could walk the Ancient Wizard’s path.
But getting on this path didn’t necessarily mean it would be a pleasant trip.
Without the Universe Magic Pool’s help, they wouldn’t be able to study new spells.
At this point, Ancient Wizards’ books were very useful.
Many ancient books would have runic spells written in them, and although this wouldn’t be very useful to Marvin, Wayne would most likely need these.
Otherwise, even with Magic Power, having no spells to use would be an awkward situation.
If the former Hathaway was there, it wouldn’t have been so bad, she could let Wayne reference her Legend spells.
But the current Hathaway broke her curse and had been reborn. She became an Anzed Witch.
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