Chapter 172 - Guests of the Kant Territory (1/2)

This story narrated by Pittman piqued a great interest in Gawain; at the same time, it also made lots of associations that couldn’t be suppressed emerge in him.

Many people would treat unofficial history and weird tales as absurd stories that weren’t worth mentioning. But at the same time, there were also lots of people willing to acknowledge them. Even the most absurd and unreasonable tales would always contain some reflections of reality.

And for those elves with their long lifespans and who held history records with far more detail and consistency than humankind, Gawain believed even more that facts were present in their legends and stories —— especially those aspects regarding the ark floating and speeding above the sea surface, the sea area in eternal night, and the huge tower that connected to the heavens. These affairs that exceeded the laymen’s knowledge of the Loren Continent were actually so detailedly described, so irrefutable in the legends of the silver elves. This compelled Gawain to make associations to some extent.

Aside from the Loren continent, other continents indeed existed?

Before civilization on this continent had developed, civilization had already emerged on another continent?

The ‘primordial elves’ escaped their homeland on an ark that could float and speed across the sea surface. What was the ark itself? Judging by the descriptions… Could it be a certain object that resembled a ground-effect vehicle[1]? Or a large hovercraft?

What about the sea area that was eternally shrouded in night? Could it be located within the region of the polar night? Did the phenomenon of midnight sun and polar night similarly exist in the north and south poles of this planet?

And what was that huge tower in the legend? It clearly wasn’t some kind of natural structure; instead, it seemed more likely to have been made by some being or beings. There were even projections of the starry sky and video materials of animals, plants, and minerals… Could it have something to do with that ancient advanced civilization that left behind the surveillance satellite?!

If Gawain Cecil had really found the Sea of Eternal Darkness and that huge tower on the secret voyage that he went on back then, those crystals would be what he brought out from the huge tower?

Countless pieces of information seemed to link together in this instance. It was as if some progress about the sequence of events was about to be revealed, but when Gawain carefully sought and analyzed, he realized that he was still unable to arrive at any outcome.

The information was too messy and broken; there were also lots of vaguely mentioned legends, strange tales, and speculations mixed up in them. There was too much uncertainty; it was completely insufficient to piece the truth of those years together!

At this moment, Gawain even developed an uncontrollable impulse, the impulse to build a big ship and head directly to the north of the kingdom, going out to sea for an exploration. He wanted to go to the sea area forever enveloped in night (it could also be in a long period of midnight sun state during specific times) and have a look at what exactly that legendary huge tower was!

Such an urge pulsed in his chest. He had to inhale deeply as he quietly pondered about the territory’s reserves of resources, technology foundation, industrial production capacity, as well as the gold and silver left in the vault in the mountains. After he went through each of these, his compulsion completely vanished, and he was rather discouraged and disappointed…

“Ancestor, are you okay?” Heidi looked concernedly at Gawain. The change in expression on the latter’s face had her very worried about whether there was a possibility of her ancestor passing away again (and looking at the situation, his passing this time would even be very unpeaceful).

But fortunately, Gawain recovered in time and waved his hand at her. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

“You’re interested in the Sea of Eternal Darkness?” Pittman who was at the side asked and then frowned. “But with all due respect, even in the powerful and prosperous Silver Empire, the Sea of Eternal Darkness is also merely a story. As is commonly known to elves, the storm, dense fog, and disordered magical power field sealed the entire ocean. Even with the technical skill of the elves, there is no way of navigating in a sea area far away from the shoreline, even more so for the respective human kingdoms which experienced a decline in technology. In those years before the Church of the God of Storms degenerated, the Storm Ecclesiastics could still guide the captains to navigate on some specific routes around the continent, but now that the Church of the God of Storms fell to become the Sons of the Storm, there was no longer anyone who could sail on the ocean…”

It was a rare instance for this little old man to persuade him with such a serious and conscientious attitude. Gawain was quite touched, but he still could not help but ask, “It’s already been seven hundred years. Are the nations still trapped on land and unable to head to the open sea?”

“Occasionally, there would be bold adventurers going to challenge the ocean, but those who come back alive are less than a third of them. Moreover, even if they do come back, most are mentally deranged, their minds damaged by the chaotic magical environment in the open sea.” Heidi shook her head. “Besides, what’s the use in challenging the sea? All riches originate from the land. Whether minerals or crops, they can only be found on land. I really cannot perceive a need in challenging the ocean. The only people with some development in the oceans is the Typhon Empire, but they’ve only found some magic materials in places close to the sea…”

Upon hearing her, Gawain could not help but frown as he glanced at Heidi. “You really think that there are no riches in the ocean?”

“Riches in the ocean?” Heidi faltered. “Humans are creatures that live on land. What riches that are useful to us could there be in the oceans?”

Gawain watched Heidi, he was really tempted to give her some really fervent and moving insight and education, but he soon realized that this preaching would do almost nothing for Heidi whose knowledge and outlook were limited. Hence, he could only sigh at the end. “You will understand one day. This continent is really too cramped for humans who’ve had their minds’ enlightenment. ——Forget everything else. We don’t even have a place to hide when a Dark Wave comes.”

A Dark Wave comes… No place to hide…

This comment immediately struck Heidi a little, but just as she wanted to question on, Gawain had already mentioned another matter. “Let’s put these aside for now. Heidi, I want you to help me gather some book materials.”

“Is it still information about the basic spells and spellcasting theories of every faction?” Heidi asked instinctively. Materials of this aspect were what Gawain asked her to gather most often.