novelraw Chapter 445 The Dark Ages
Chapter 445 The Dark Ages
Chapter 445 The Dark Ages
Is it due to the special nature of the real world?
Qin Nan listened with a frown. To be honest, she had never really thought about the world before.
In the past, when she talked about her special status, she mostly compared herself to others. After all, compared to a large number of ordinary people, her identity as a magical girl was really too special.
However, if we look at the world as a whole, the real world seems to be quite a special one.
"If the wasteland world is a world without supernatural energy, then correspondingly, the dream world seems to lack any technological products. They are like two extremes, while the real world has both and is in balance with each other."
"Moreover, there are parallel worlds around the real world, such as the real world and the mirror world. The flow of negative energy in these worlds is something that neither the dream world nor the wasteland world has."
"Qin Nan is right. Although there are empty realms in the dream world and pocket universes in the wasteland world, they are not special enough compared to the real world."
Tang Zijun sat down next to Qin Nan, looked at Xiao Hui and Fengxinzi, and continued speaking.
"The Void Realm is said to have been created by the gods of the Void Realm, while the Pocket Universe was created by the gods of the era using extremely advanced technology. However, the Reverse World, the Surface World, and the Inner World appeared out of thin air, without even a speculative hypothesis about their origins."
"What you're saying seems to make sense," Hyacinth muttered, blinking. "The Reverse World has existed for a long time; even the Outer World and the Inner World are realms that existed since the time of the gods."
"Look, here's the problem," Tang Zijun said, shrugging.
Then he sighed again. "It's kind of speechless when you think about it. What were those gods doing back in ancient times? They possessed such immense power, why didn't they investigate the origins of these worlds?"
"It's not that they're unwilling to investigate..."
Just as everyone was talking, a gentle female voice slowly appeared in their ears.
The sound seemed to come from the heavens, or perhaps it rose from the depths of one's heart. Just listening to it gave one a sense of peace, tranquility, and prosperity.
"Lord Tree God!" Hyacinth was the first to react, flapping its wings and taking flight.
"Hehe, little guy, skipping class again?"
The Tree of Life smiled gently, seemingly stern, but there was no hint of blame in its tone; instead, it carried a touch of kindness.
"Hehehe..." Hyacinth scratched her head. "I didn't do it on purpose, it's all...it's all his fault! He's the one who insisted I help him, that's why I missed class."
Seeing the hyacinth pointing at her little hand, Tang Zijun couldn't help but chuckle.
"Trova, excuse me."
"It is I who have disturbed you," said Trova, the Tree of Life, gently. "Please forgive me for interrupting your conversation."
"It's alright. I came here specifically to talk to you." Tang Zijun picked up her cup again, took a sip, and continued, "You just said that it wasn't that they were unwilling to investigate. What did you mean by that?"
Tang Zijun doesn't know enough about some things from ancient times. He can only say that he has some guesses, but the actual result still needs to be corroborated by Trova, who experienced it firsthand.
The Tree of Life, Trova, didn't keep anyone in suspense. After thinking for a while, she slowly spoke.
"The Age of Gods was a prosperous period, but also an extremely chaotic one. This chaos did not refer to a single continent, but rather the entire world was in a state of chaos."
As Trova, the Tree of Life, began to speak, everyone fell silent and listened attentively. Even Hyacinth, who was usually indifferent to history, perked up her ears.
"According to the timeline of your current human society, Zeus was born in the 12th century BC. He was the third generation of Titan kings in the prophecy, while the reigns of the first two generations were to last much longer."
"From the moment he was born, Zeus was preparing to overthrow his father's position. At that time, he had no time to care about what was happening in other parts of the world. He had only one goal: to rescue his brothers and sisters and defeat his father and uncles and aunts."
"It sounds like a story from a traditional Chinese courtyard house... cough cough, I know, later Zeus used poison to make his father vomit up the brothers and sisters he had swallowed, and then the brothers and sisters joined forces to defeat their father and overthrow his rule, right?" Qin Nan said.
"It's not that simple. How could a battle between gods end so quickly?" The Tree of Life, Trova, spoke with a hint of reminiscence.
"That battle was known as the War of the Gods. To put it nicely, it was about saving brothers and sisters; to put it bluntly, it was about fighting for control of the divine realm. There can't be two sky gods in the same sky, which is why Zeus fought his father to the death."
"That war lasted for decades, and almost the entire world covered by the divine realm became a battlefield. The effects of that war did not recover for a long time to come."
"What were the other realms of the gods doing when Zeus was at war with his father?" Little Grey suddenly asked.
Before the Tree of Life, Trova, could speak, Tang Zijun gave the answer. "Other divine realms are also experiencing war. Didn't you hear what Trova just said? It was a time of chaos for the entire world."
"The 12th century BC was a famous dark age. Civilization declined due to the wars of the gods, and there were many instances of missing written records. In some cases, it even caused a great cultural break in foreign countries."
"The ancient Greek alphabet was lost, the Mycenaean civilization perished, the 19th Dynasty of Egypt ended in civil war, the Hittite Kingdom was destroyed, the Babylonian gods were captured by the Elamites and then taken back... I can go on and on if you want."
"No... how do you know so much?!" Xiao Hui looked at Tang Zijun in surprise.
"You really think I don't do any homework?" Tang Zijun rolled her eyes and said casually. "These are some documents compiled by the Demon Surveillance Bureau. Old Chang and I took statements before."
Staring wide-eyed at Tang Zijun, Xiao Hui really hadn't expected that Tang Zijun could do something like this.
Thinking of this, he looked at Qin Nan with a complicated expression.
If Qin Nan had put in half the effort Tang Zijun put into learning magic, her current combat power would definitely not be limited to this level.
Qin Nan didn't notice Xiao Hui's gaze; instead, she looked at Tang Zijun with admiration and couldn't help but ask, "So, what you just said was about overseas. What about domestically? Is it also in chaos domestically?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Zijun's lips curled up.
"Do you know what historical period China was in during the 12th century BC?"
"What?"
"The late Shang Dynasty"
"Shang..." Qin Nan opened her mouth wide, her little red tongue twitching.
As Chinese people, no one is unaware of the names of dynasties in various historical periods. The Shang Dynasty, as the second dynasty, is far removed from modern society, but many well-known myths and legends have been preserved in its history.
And when the end of the Shang Dynasty is mentioned, almost everyone knows what happened next.
"The Great War of the Gods?" Little Grey shuddered.
Now he knows what it means for the whole world to be in chaos.
Well, while Zeus was instigating the war of the gods, China was conferring titles upon the gods. Various dynasties and divine realms with names and titles were all busy, taking the chaos to a new level.
"My God..."
"How long did this chaos last?"
"That's long enough." Tang Zijun tapped her fingers lightly on the wooden table, making a rhythmic "tap-tap" sound. "It's been three or four hundred years, not even counting the subsequent impacts and the historical gaps in some countries."
"hiss..."
Another gasp of shock came from the side.
At this moment, the Tree of Life, Trova, slowly spoke.
"After the chaotic period ended, the gods and all human races needed a period of recuperation. It was during this time that all sorts of wondrous beings emerged from the cracks in the world."
"But this is far from over. Compared to the gods, the short lifespan of humans is but a fleeting moment. For a long time after the war ended, the gods were recuperating and even indulging in pleasures. Fine wine, beautiful women, anything they wanted would be satisfied."
"They never proactively contacted other divine realms because at that time, no divine realm could afford the losses of war."
"That's why the human world back then degenerated to the point where monsters roamed freely..."
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