'The clue to the path leading to the outside world lies in the ruins recently explored by Silver City? Are there actually people from the outside world there?'
At this moment, Colin's heart was undoubtedly filled with shock, but amidst this shock, there was also a hint of excitement.
After all, whether the Fool can bring the people of Silver City back to the light in the future is still an unknown. Compared to the uncertain future, Colin prefers a hope that can be grasped within a visible timeframe.
'But how did His Highness know about this?' Colin was puzzled but restrained himself from asking directly. However, the Little Sun, Derrick, who was beside him, was obviously not someone who could hold back his questions. He couldn't help but ask:
"Your Highness, how did you know there are guests from the outside world in those ruins? Have you already been there?"
As soon as this question was asked, Colin immediately felt a wave of anxiety for Derrick. He really couldn't understand how Derrick could be so bold!
"I've only seen this part of the future," Lynn said with a smile. "Prophecy is one of the authorities I possess."
"Wow..." Derrick was evidently amazed. "Then you must know everything?"
"No, although I possess the authority of prophecy, I am not omniscient. I can only glimpse parts of the future," Lynn replied modestly with a smile. He reached out and patted Derrick's head, "But some of that future happens to involve you."
Derrick was momentarily stunned, clearly growing nervous. He hesitated, but eventually asked with a mix of trepidation and anticipation, "Your Highness, can you... can you tell me what you saw about my future?"
"Of course... not. Spoilers are unethical," Lynn said with a smile, mischievously teasing the Little Sun before him.
Derrick was taken aback; he clearly hadn't expected such an answer, or that Lynn would joke with him in this manner.
"Derrick, since His Highness, has said that he cannot reveal your future, you should not trouble him further," Colin suddenly interjected, subtly moving Derrick behind him and speaking respectfully, "Your Highness, thank you for informing us of this. We may indeed need your assistance in exploring those ruins. However, may we ask if there is anything we can offer in return?"
Although Colin chose to seek help from the Angel of Secrets to be safe, he understood the principle that "the free things are the most expensive." Clearly, Colin was not comfortable accepting such help without offering something in return.
Lynn glanced at him and smiled. This time, he did not refuse the goodwill of Silver City's leader. After all, he knew that if he declined again, Colin might become restless.
So Lynn smiled and said, "The historical records of Silver City should be relatively well-preserved, right?"
"Except for the records related to the angels who followed the Creator, Silver City's historical records have remained uninterrupted," Colin replied honestly, without hiding anything, although when mentioning the earlier point, the leader couldn't help but observe the expression of the Angel of Secrets before him.
"Only the records concerning the Creator's angels have been lost?" Lynn naturally noticed the other's observation, but he continued to smile, Colin seeing this replied, "Yes, possibly due to certain accidents during the early stages of the Cataclysm, Silver City's records on this part were lost long ago..."
Colin explained straightforwardly. He didn't know why Silver City, which had worshipped the Creator for generations, lost a significant portion of the records related to the angels who followed the Creator. Reason suggested that there might be some hidden secret, but the previous situation in Silver City didn't allow him to investigate further.
"It seems that you were not completely ignorant about that war back then..." Lynn suddenly commented, seemingly to himself, after hearing Colin's explanation.
Although there was no direct evidence, Lynn suspected that Silver City, which had preserved all other records intact and continued to worship the Ancient Sun God, likely destroyed those records about the eight Kings of Angels themselves.
Silver City was certainly unlikely to have participated in the rebellion against the ancient Sun God by the three Gods—this had nothing to do with loyalty and was simply because they were not on that level.
So Lynn speculated that the situation back then was probably that the high-ranking members of Silver City, being one of the city-states closest to the Giant King's Court, might have learned some information about the Fall of The Creator or Cataclysm, such as parts of the Rose of Redemption's intelligence, or even witnessed fragments of it.
In short, the high-ranking members of Silver City might have known that some of the eight Kings of Angels betrayed the Ancient Sun God, but they couldn't confirm exactly who had done so.
In fact, just like Afternoon Town, since they didn't have complete information, it's possible that from Silver City's perspective, it seemed as though all eight Kings of Angels had been seduced by the Evernight Goddess and betrayed the Creator, leaving them with no choice but to destroy most of the records concerning the Kings of Angels.
This would explain why, even after the Fall, Silver City never abandoned its faith in the Creator until they encountered the Fool, yet had little knowledge about the Kings of Angels who served the Creator.
Hearing Lynn's words, Colin's pupils shrank. He clearly made some connections, hesitated for several seconds, and then asked, "Your Highness, what war are you referring to?"
Now it was Lynn's turn to hesitate, unsure whether he should reveal more.
Is it too early to tell Silver City that the Creator is dead?
"Ha! What's there to hesitate about?" Medici, who had been silent and almost invisible all this time, sneered. His blood-red eyes focused on Colin, his expression slightly cold, though not directed at the latter. "Little man, do you want to know the truth of that time? Do you want to know why this place became engulfed in darkness?"
"Yes, Your Highness, War Angel, I want to know the truth of that time." Despite the overwhelming aura of Medici—enough to make most people crumble under his gaze—Colin's managed to maintain his composure and responded firmly.
Colin knew that today might be the closest he would ever get to uncovering the truth of the Cataclysm, and why the Creator abandoned them. So, even if it might involve risks, Colin hoped to get answers from these two angels who once served the Creator.
(End of Chapter)
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