Chapter 130 (1/2)
Chapter 130 Theory of Relativity (2)
The day Chi-Woo met Philip in the palace basement, Chi-Woo asked Eshnunna if there was a place where he could find useful pieces of equipment Eshnunna’s expression turned odd then, and rather than thinking if there was such a place, it see whether or not she should tell Chi-Woo as on her mind
“…Well, I think it would be okay to tell you” After thinking about the matter deeply, Eshnunna asked Chi-Woo to wait a bit and went off somewhere “Honestly, I am hesitant to tell you, but since you defeated a God…”
Then, once they returned upstairs, Eshnunna opened up a book with faded pages and slowly began her explanation
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“It’s an event that happened during King Seong’s ti to Ophecialis’ record, which served as a foundation for Salereat and esteen was marred by a mistake he made”
The ood intentions when creating the acadee, sex, and class for his country The royal family also covered all the expenses incurred by the acadeovernh-class institution in charge of nurturing talents ould later become pillars of the nation’s future
“Apparently, it cost an astronomical a the treasury, the administration needed to save tenaciously for several years and set aside only thecosts for the palace For example, one of the acadeic stones That should give you a rough idea of how ht?”
Eshnunna’s example didn’tfeat In Earth ter a classroo sothe academy, however, they closed it down after only three years for a mysterious reason”
They didn’t just close the school Following the sage’s advice, King Seong erased the acadeive up on all the items inside, he also abandoned all the professors, students, laborers, and the two rescue tea them completely cut off fro?”
“I don’t know” Eshnunna shook her head “In a deleted record, it says that they continue to receive signals for help even after 30 years had passed It’s hard to believe though”
‘For that long?’ Chi-Woo thought and then asked, “Can we assume that communication with thenals could be still co Ye didn’t let anyone even bring up the topic of the acade Ye, tried to solve the probleress” Eshnunna explained that afterward, what the sage had said was only passed down to enerations to co else was lost in history
Chi-Woo caressed his chin thoughtfully That prompted Eshnunna to ask, “Why? What’s there for someone who can defeat Gods to be scared of?”
“That’s not it…” Chi-Woo s if that place would really have the items I want”
“Why wouldn’t there be?” Eshnunna asked “Think about it In that tireatest fighting prowess?”
Chi-Woo thought it over and answered ie” Eshnunna nodded “And it seees, but also invested in anything related to ic, such as a weapon enhanced with spells, or an iteasped “Ah, I see” If what Eshnunna said was true, he would be able to retrieve a couple of useful items On the other hand, it also erous than he had thought This hy he had thought he should talk to Ru Amuh about this matter, only to find out that Ru Amuh’s schedule didn’t fit; in the end, he oing on an adventure
‘Where is this place…?’
Everything was in ruins Chi-Woo was standing alone in a city devastated, where buildings, castles, and everything else were destroyed The whole world was colored in ashes, and there was no one around him
‘What in the world…? Huh?’ Chi-Woo scanned his surroundings and felt a strange sense of déjà vu
“Is this…?’
It was Salem’s former capital Because it was in such ruins, Chi-Woo hadn’t recognized it before he spotted a few familiar landmarks
‘But why is the city in such a state?’ It was as if the city had fallen Last he re back into a city that humans could reside in It was then Chi-Woo noticed so toward him in a hood and a white robe And when Chi-Woo noticed the balance scale in her left hand, his eyes turned wide
‘Lady La Bella?’ The Goddess who guarded balance and scales had appeared
‘Lady La Bella! Lady La Bella!’ Chi-Woo’s body sprang into action as if it had aabout why she was here, Chi-Woo felt a strong urge to chase after her But for soh La Bella was clearly walking slowly, no matter how fast Chi-Woo ran or chased after her, he couldn’t shorten the distance between them Then La Bella disappeared to her destination
‘I know this place’ Chi-Woo heaved and stopped running to collect his breath This place also looked fah it was likewise destroyed, he could tell it here the royal palace used to be based on its layout
‘Lady La Bella…’ Chi-Woo shi+fted his gaze away and blinked hard There, in the distance, La Bella had stopped walking and was standing alone
‘Lady La Bella…?’ Chi-Woo was about to follow her instinctively when he stopped It felt different froerous for him to approach her now And after he stared at her froood moment, La Bella slowly turned around She bowed slowly like she was telling hi though…?’ All Chi-Woo could see was a gray void Chi-Woo tilted his head, and La Bella raised her left hand slowly The balance in her hand had been in perfect balance, but as soon as she raised it, the balance tilted to one side It tilted round It was an extreht disco afterward, La Bella pointed to the sky with the index finger of her e Chi-Woo to look up instead of forward Chi-Woo obliged and looked up, his jaw dropped immediately
‘…’
Gasp! Chi-Woo panted as he jerked awake and opened his eyes As soon as he sat up, he looked around and frantically fumbled around the floor He unconsciously pulled out his club froot a clear look at his surroundings… The capital was just like how he reave his house another once over before putting down the club he had been clutching with a vise-like grip Then he sighed deeply and hung his head
‘Just now…’ It had been a dream, but the dreaot dreams as soon as he woke up, but that wasn’t the case for the dream he just had His memories of it were still clear in his mind, and above all, La Bella had appeared
‘It isn’t…the first time’ After Chi-Woo fell off a cliff in the Evalaya uidance, Chi-Woo had been able to co world from the underworld Thus, Chi-Woo couldn’t simply dismiss this dream as a nonsensical one, and he was sure there was a reason why La Bella had appeared and tried to show hi forhis head Hethat had happened