Chapter1027:TheTruthAbouttheInheritance
Thatpuzzleispreciselyaboutthefinaldivineeralegacyrelatedtotheprotectionofthekingdom.
Apartfromafewroyalbloodlinefamiliesfromthedivineera,nooneknowswhythisancientdivineeratowerwasbuilt.
Intheeyesofothers,thisisthelastwell-preserveddivineeralegacyonthecontinent.
Otherbuildingsrelatedtothedivineerahavelongbeenerodedbytimeovermillionsofyears,andmosthaveturnedtoashes.Notevenfragmentsremain.
Thefewluckyonesthathavebeenleftbehindmostlyexistincertainforbiddenareaswithtaboopowersas"ruins."
Amongthem,themajorityexistas"tombs,"becomingpartoftheforbiddenzoneunderground,relyingonthespecialmagicleftbythedeceasedbeforetheirdeath.
Standinginthecenterofthehumancityandstillinperfectconditionuptonow,thereisonlythistalltowerfromthedivineera.
TheGodTower.
TowerofOrigins.
TowerofStargazing.
Uninformedpeoplehavegivenvariousnamestothistowerfromthedivineera.
Itisnotaffectedbythepoweroftime,evenaftermillionsofyearsitstillstandstall,withoutanytracesofdirtfromthepassingyears,shiningwithwhitelightunderthesunlighteveryday.
Forordinarypeoplewhohavelonglostthemagicalpowerofthedivineera,thistowerfromthedivineeraisamiracleandalsoasymbolofthekingdom.
Manypeoplebelievethataslongasthistowerstandsonthisland,thegloryofthedivineerahasnotended.
ThefirstgenerationofkingswhofoundedthisancientkingdomwassaidtohaveinitiallybeentheGuardianofthistower.Sincethen,theroleofthetower’sGuardianhasbeenpasseddownthroughthedivineerabloodlineoftheroyalfamily,untilPrincessAin’sgeneration.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袠)
UntilAinopenedthebooktitled"TheRightMethodforHatchingDragonEggs,"henaturallythoughtthatthedivineeratowerwasusedforobservingstarsattheobservatory.
Afterall,thistower,whichreachesaheightofhundredsofmeters,isstillthetallestbuildingonthecontinent,andthegreatplainwheretheroyalcityislocatedisalsothemostsuitableterrainforstargazing.
Onclearnights,thistowercaneasilyobservethemostbeautifulstarryskyinthiscontinent.
Eventhoughhumanscannotleavethisland,letalonetraversetheatmospheretotrulyexperiencethemagnificentsceneryofthestars,aslongastheygazeatthegalaxy,theycanfeelthattheyarealsoapartofthestars.
Throughoutmillionsofyears,themostabundantbooksleftinthetowerarevariousrecordsofstargazing,fromthemiddivineeraonwards,withoutinterruption.
Theatmosphereofthisworldisaninsurmountablebarrier,butthehumansonthislandseetheboundlessstarrysky.
Theyconfirmedthattheworldtheyareinisround,andthecountlessstarsintheskyaredifferentworlds.
Currently,allthestarsthatcanbedirectlyobservedhavenotfoundanytracesofsimilarcivilizations,butoccasionally,theydiscoverthefiguresofcertainterrifyingcreaturesroaminginthesky.
However,notasingleoneofthosecreaturesthatcantravelacrossthestarryskyhaseverdiscoveredthisworldthatiswithinreach,asifthisworlddoesn’texistinthestarrysky.
Thisproblemisalsoamysteryintheentireworldhistory.
Eventhoughhumanscannotflyoutsidetheatmosphere,fromthedivineeraonwards,itisnotsurprisingthattheybuiltamagnificentobservatory,chasingthepathofthestars.
PrincessAinalsothoughtthiswaybeforesheknewthetruth.
Readingvariousastronomyknowledgeandimaginingthescenerybeyondthegalaxy,itisoneofthefavoritehobbiesoftheGuardiansofthedivineeratowerthroughoutgenerations.
Therefore,shealwaysfounditstrangewhy,undergroundinthedivineeratowerwheresheandthewarlocksofthedivineeraroyalfamilyresided,suchahugeandexaggeratedpoolwasbuilt.
Thatpool,tobefrank,wassolargethatevendragonscouldbatheinit,withadiameterofonekilometer!
Thepoolalwaysflowedwithcomfortablywarmwater,emittingapleasantscentthatmadeonefeelrelaxed.PrincessAinandheryoungersisterAdleybothlovedswimminginthispool.
Asfortheroyalfamilymemberswholivedinthedivineeratowerthroughoutgenerations,therewereatmostadozenorso.
Nomatterhowyouthinkaboutit,thedivineerabloodlinewarlocks,whoweretheGuardiansofthedivineeratower,didn’tneedsuchanunbelievablylargepool.Buildingsuchahugepooljustforenjoymentwassimplywasteful.
Maybe,thisisapoolthatstoresmagic?
TherunesengravedonthebottomofthattransparentpoolareoneofthefewpiecesofknowledgethatPrincessAincouldn’tfindrecordedinanydivineerabooks.
Despitehervastknowledge,shecouldn’trecognizeanyoftherunes,astheywerecompletelydifferentfromthemagicsystemofthedivineeraandseemedtobelongtoanothercivilization.
Itcanbeconfirmedthatthereasonwhythistoweriscompletelyunaffectedbytime,radiatinganewbrillianceeverydayinthesunlight,isdefinitelyrelatedtothishugepool.
Themagicalbarrierthatcancovertheentireroyalcityisrareeveninthedivineera,andinthiserawherethereisashortageofhero-rankedmagicians,thereisnosecondoneintheentirecontinent.
EverytimePrincessAinenjoysthissuper-sizedpool,sheisgratefulthatherancestorsleftbehindsuchavaluableheritage.
Itwasn’tuntiltodaythatsheopenedthisbooklabeled"restrictedforthoseaboveeighteen"thatshefinallydiscoveredthetruthaboutthedivineeraheritageshewasprotecting.
Turnsout,thekingdombuiltthishugetowernottoobservethestars,buttoprotectthepoolbeneathit.
Furthermore,theexistenceofthispooliswhatprotectsthedivineeramagicalbarrierthatsafeguardstheentirecapitalcity.
ThistalltowerofthedivineeraisneithercalledtheGodTowernortheOriginTower,norisitastargazingtower.
Theoneswhobuiltitmaynotevenbehumans,andtheroyalfamilywhoprotectsthistowersimplymadeacontractwithcertainbeings,whichiswhythereisthisridiculouslylargepoolandabookthatcanonlybeopenedbyawarlockwiththedivineerabloodline.
"Thisisatowerforhatchingdragoneggs!"PrincessAin,uponlearningthetruth,feelsthatherworldviewandoutlookonlifehavebeencompletelyoverturned.
Thelastpreservedheritageofthedivineeraonthiscontinentisnottheworkofhumans,butthecrystallizationofthewisdomofdragons.
Therunesleftinthatpoolareprobablythefantasiesofthedragonrace.
Thistowermighthavebeentheplacewherethedragonraceusedtohatcheggsthathadlosttheirmothersalongtimeago,andthemethodofhatchingisrecordedinthatbook.
Afterthedisappearanceofthedragonrace,humansbecamethemastersofthelandandinheritedthelegacyofthedragonrace,buttherewerenomoredragoneggsthatneededhumanstohelphatch.
Untiltoday,sheencounteredaneggfromoutsideofthisworld.
Shethoughtitwasapoolforswimming,butit’sactuallyasuper-sizedbathspecificallyforhatchingeggs!