Chapter1218:TheInheritorofTruth

Overtime,Dukeneverexpectedthatafterthousandsofyears,someonewouldbringhimthesamefeelinghehadwhenhefirstmetHomer.

Therewasnomagicalauraonhim,andevenhisfacehadstartedtoshowsignsofaging,butthebrillianceinhiseyeswasasawe-inspiringasitwasinHomer’stime.

Itwastheglowofwisdom,thevisionthattranscendedtime.

HisnamewasPoincar茅,adescendantwhoinitiallybelievedinHomer’sscientificpathandunwaveringlychosetocarryonthelegacyleftbythedescendantswhostayedonthesurface.

Now,theseedhastakenrootandgrownintoatoweringtree.

"So,thisistherealnuclearexplosion."

"Igniter,theswitchthatcreatesinfiniteenergy."

"Nuclearexplosionisnotaforbiddencurse,butascientificphenomenon,thepowerofthefundamentalmatter."Afterunderstandingeverythingthathappenedbackthen,Poincar茅suddenlyrealized.

Thisisthetruthofeverything,anuclearexplosionisnotaforbiddencursecastbyawarlock,butaweaponofscience,powerfulenoughtodestroyeverything,theultimateweapon.

ItisonlynaturalfortheEmpire’stitledmachinetolose.Thisisadvancedtechnologybeyondtitledmachine,asecrettechnologythatshouldbeusedtocreateminiaturesuns.

ThattheorynowonlyexistsassomevagueconceptsinPoincar茅’simagination.

Unexpectedly,eveninthedivineera,pioneershadalreadycreatedthiskindofmiraclewiththeirownhands.It’sjustapitythattheygreatlyunderestimatedthedestructivepowerofthistechnologyandreliedtoomuchontheexperienceofmagic.Theyevenattemptedtobindthispowerwithmagiccircles.

Itwasthelimitationofthetimes.Theydidn’trealizehowdifficultitwastocreateaminiaturesunandhowfar-fetcheditwastotrytocontrolthepowerofthesun.

Buttheirmethodwascorrect,Poincar茅couldbesureofthat.

"Iwillcontinuetheirresearch."

"Thepowerofanuclearexplosionwillsurelybelongtohumans."

Withoutanyhesitation,Poincar茅immediatelydecidedtotakeuptheflagofHomerandtheLastMiracleGeneration,completingtheirunfinisheddream.

"Then,everythingisuptoyou."

"Ihavelostmycreativityandimagination,asthepriceofimmortality,maybesoonevenmyemotionswilldisappear."DuketoldPoincar茅thehidingplaceoftheignitiondeviceandallofHomer’sresearchmaterials,andthefireinhiseyesbegantoflicker.

Theimmortalityofalichhasacost,andthey,whosendtheirphylacteryintothebonfire,essentiallybecomeashes.

Itisindeedpossibleforonetobecomealichandachieveimmortality,butallemotionswillgraduallydisappear,alongwiththeuniquelyhumanabilitytocreateandimagine.

Eventhoughtheynaturallyacquireastronomicalknowledgeafterexperiencinglongperiodsoftime,itremainsonlystoredlikealibrary,withouttheabilitytopossesshumaninspiration.

Thisisnottheperfectimmortalitythatthewizardsseek.Transformingintoalich,awizardcanrepeatexperimentscountlesstimes,butlosestheabilitytocreatemiracles.

Therefore,lichescanexistastheleadersoftheUndeadArmy,buttheycanneveragainbecometheseedsthatchangetheworld.

Thefuturebelongstotheliving,andthedeceasedwhoshouldhavelongbeenasleeponlyescapedthelawsofnatureinatwistedmanner,forevertrappedinthegapsbetweenthepastandthepresent.

Anditisthiskindofpowerthatdoesn’tbelongtotheCouncilofRedRobedwizards,butrathertheprivilegeoftheUndergroundCemetery.

ThemysteriousKingofUndeadshowsahigherlevelofmysterythanHomer’sscientificpath.

WhetherthescientificormysterioussideismoresuitableforSia’sworld,Dukecannolongeranswerthisquestion,andhaslosttheabilitytofindananswer.

"Isthistheprice...thepriceofimmortality..."Poincar茅lookedathisancestorswhohadsurvivedintheUndergroundCemeteryuntilnow,eveniftheyhadsurvivedinsuchastate,theyhadcreatedsomekindofmiracle.

Thiswayofimmortalexistenceisworthstudying.

"No...itisthepriceoftheweak..."

"WelosttoTheKingofUndead...That’swhywehavetopaysuchaprice..."

"Thestronghavetheprivilegetodominateeverything,andthisisarulethatwillneverchange."

"We,obedienttothisrule,pledgeallegiancetothegreatTheKingofUndead."

Ididn’tbetraythegreatking.Witnesswithmethestrongestexistenceonthemysteriousside,entrustedwithallthelegacyleftbyHomertoPoincar茅.Dukefulfilledhisfinalwish,ashecouldfeelthathistimewasrunningout.

Thisobsession,combinedwiththeprotectionofthemagicstar,isthemostimportantreasonwhyhisemotionsdidn’tdissipateafterbeingtransformedintoalich.

WhenPoincar茅tookoverthislegacy,hisobsessiondisappeared,andthe’something’thathadbeensupportinghimalsodisappeared.

"Crack!"Somethinginvisibleseemedtostartcrackinglittlebylittlewithinhisbody.

Thelastremnantsofthesoulfirethathadbeenformedoveralongperiodoftimeslowlydissipated,andthesoulfireinDuke’seyesocketsquietlyshrank.

Soon,therewasnolongeranytraceofanattachmentemanatingfromDukethatmadePoincar茅feelsomewhatbound.

HecoldlyglancedatPoincar茅,liketheotherlicheshoveringaroundthevenue,andbegantomoveinaregularpattern.

Inthatmoment,Poincar茅knewthattheSpeakerDuke,whohadjusttalkedtohim,hadforeverdisappeared,alongwiththesecretsofthedivineeraandtheoriginofnuclearexplosions,thebiggestcatastrophehumanityhadeverexperienced.

Whatnowexistedherewereundeadbeingswhohadenduredmillionsofyears,withonlythemagicalstaremblemsontheirchests,withoutanyconnectionbetweenthetwo.

"Goodbye...Speaker."Poincar茅gentlybowedtothedepartinglich,showingrespectforthedepartedpioneers.

TheSpeaker,dressedinredrobes,haddoneeverythinghecould,butunfortunately,thescienceofthaterahadcometoahaltafterlosingHomerandthelastgenerationofmiracles.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槄)

WhetheritwasHomerortheSpeakerDuke,theywerethepeoplewhomadechoicesinthatera.

Thereisnorightorwrong,onlymistakesmadebythem,limitedbytheirera,mistakesthatallthepeopleinthaterawouldmake.

Thepathofscienceinevitablyrequirespayingthepriceofsuchmistakes.Theywerethepioneers,andnowtheirlegacywillbeinheritedbyPoincar茅andthescholars.

Inanerawithoutmagic,scienceisthetruth.CountlessnewformulashavealreadyemergedinPoincar茅’smind.

Intheblurrymist,Poincar茅sawthetruth,theessencethatsymbolizesthebeautyofmatter.

AtthetopoftheTowerofBabylon,amagicalladderwasdescending.

TheKingofUndead,wearingpitch-blackarmorandexudingtheauraofrulingtheworld,appearedbeforetherepresentativesofallthepowersinSia’sworld.

Thekinghasreturned.