Chapter 1525 - The Lair and the Crystals (2/2)
“You did?” Muru was surprised.
“Do you still remember before the revolt, Mother used to go out alone? I once saw her coming back; she looked tired as if she had just come back from a long trip. She did not go back to the temple but headed directly to the bottom of the Sea of Creation. I knew before I was patrolling nearby at that time and I saw she threw many crystals that looked just like these into the sea. But she never mentioned it after that. As Mother often collected strange mineral stones, I did not suspect anything. She usually brought her collections to the temple and put them under the custody of the guardians, but she threw these crystals into the sea. Now, thinking of it, I start to feel it a little strange.”
Collecting a bunch of rocks that glowed from outer space and treating them like treasure? Was the Goddess of Creation lost relative of Lily?
The husky maiden was instantly wide-awake. “Oh, oh! Mr. Landlord, I think the Goddess of Creation and I may have a common language; we both are artistically inclined.”
Vivian shot Lily a glare. “While the goddess was collecting crystals, you just played with bricks and rocks. How could you still have the nerve to say that is artistic?”
Hao Ren intervened to ask this quarrelsome pair to calm down. He then turned to look at Heve seriously. “You meant the goddess brought these crystals to the Star of Creation back then?”
The female giant nodded.
Hao Ren and Vivian exchanged a look.
“Then, the timeline may not add up. The Crimson Moon is like a snapshot, but there are two eras of relics appear on it at the same time. The gap between the lair of Lockmarton and the crystals on the seabed are as large as millions of years.”
Vivian frowned. “What we know about the Crimson Moon could be wrong; it is not a snapshot of the Star of Creation at a particular time but a photomontage.”
“A photomontage?”
“It consists of various images of the Star of Creation at different eras put together in a new projection.” Vivian gently shook her head. “Maybe because I have only inherited a limited amount of divine blood from the Goddess of Creation and so too my knowledge. The Crimson Moon is not only one-eighth the diameter of the Star of Creation, but it appears that the information is also fragmented.”
Hao Ren thought for a moment; it seemed that that was the only possible explanation.
Heve, who had a ton of questions in mind, could not help but ask, “How did you know the existence of these crystals?”
Hao Ren did not have to withhold the information as it was not classified. “It is a long story. You might not know; Vivian has a killer move called Dawning Crimson Moon.”
Hao Ren’s words had been very concise, but it still took him an hour to explain about the Crimson Moon although he had skipped the part about the split of the Goddess of Creation, which was considered sensitive information. The giants listened attentively and could not help but look at Vivian solemnly.
“I have never known you have such a close connection with Mother,” Lemendusa said with a sigh. “Even if it is just a projection of the Star of Creation, I still want to see it with my own eyes.”
“Yeah, I have not gone home for 10,000 years.” Muru’s voice was low. “The Sea of Creation; I wish to see it again.”
The giants were homesick, but Hao Ren could not fulfill their wishes—at least not now.
“The Crimson Moon and the Star of Creation have a deep connection. And for this reason alone, I cannot let Vivian summon the Crimson Moon in the Plane of Dreams.” Hao Ren shook his head. “It could lead to unintended consequences. We do not know what would happen when Vivian summons the Star of Creation’s projection—especially when little is known about the Mad Lord’s situation.”
Lemendusa forced a smile and said, “We were just saying. We understand the situation.”