Chapter 998 - Intersection of Past, Present, and Future (3) (1/2)
“Of course, we’re aware that you have lots of doubts because we have some questions of our own.”
Arthur, who didn’t fit the image of the Dark Dragon in Rhode’s mind, pushed up his glasses again and spoke in a gentle tone. Judging from his appearance, perhaps one wouldn’t think that he was a millionaire and the CEO of the B&M Company, not to mention how Rhode couldn’t imagine him as the Dark Dragon. At this moment, Arthur seemed more like the kind of professors who hid in their own world, researching unpopular specialties.
“Firstly, how much do you know about the Dragon Soul Continent?”
“Basically everything I know is from the background setting of the game listed on the official website.”
Rhode answered without hesitation. He crossed his arms and gazed at the four of them with his ice-cold expression as usual. It wasn’t because he was displeased with them. Instead, this was his behavioral reaction whenever he analyzed information or went deep in thought.
“But I heard from Alice that there seem to be hidden facts, especially between the dragon soul heirs and the Creator Dragons…”
“You’re right.”
Arthur nodded in affirmation. Then, he extended his hand and a mysterious and intricate three-dimensional map appeared above his palm. Rhode instantly recognized that it was the Dragon Soul Continent, made with the four main elements as the foundation, the Seven Fantasy Boundaries as the pillars, and the dragon souls as the walls and roof. The entire world was as though a miniature world inside an oval glass bottle.
“We’ve explained the background settings clearly. From a certain degree, it does seem to be the truth of this world. But… what I need to tell you is about everything that happened before.” Arthur spun his hand and the map began to operate on its own like a rewinding movie. Then, everything was gone, leaving behind a rich, flourishing, and beautiful land.
“You aren’t aware that war between Chaos and Order has been ongoing for years, so long that the dragons decayed and earth crumpled. In fact, we aren’t aware of why Chaos and Order broke out in a war. But the war happened and engulfed every corner of the world we live in.”
Arthur waved his hand and Rhode witnessed the beautiful earth being corroded by Chaos. Flares were erupting into the sky everywhere. The beautiful land was darkened by death and Chaos. Arthur watched the scene silently, before continuing.
“But Chaos was much stronger than we imagined. Back then, people tried to resist their attacks, bur failed to eliminate them. Order and Chaos were inseparable. Lacerated Order turned into food and energy that strengthened Chaos. We tried to come up with counter solutions, but they didn’t work. In the end with no solutions left to try, we left the continent in order to avoid the fate of death and destruction. We went far away, to a place the deadly Chaos couldn’t reach. We borrowed strength from the ‘Phenomenon Void’ of the Void Dragon, transmigrated, and opened up a new world at the end of the boundless Star Ocean. This was why we were called the Creator Dragons. But in fact, no matter if it was us, our followers, or the races living in Dragon Soul Continent, we’re nothing more than beings who left home to avoid war.”
“But Order continues to be unstable.”
At this moment, Serena continued Arthur’s statement.
“From the start we wanted to create a world of Order that has no connection to Chaos. But we realized that it was impossible. No matter how hard we tried, Order and Chaos were still inseparable. We need to search for regular rules within the broken Chaos and use them as the foundation to resist Chaos’s attack. But on the contrary, the foundation will immediately turn into Chaos and attack our world as soon as the rules are shattered. We foresee such a future and yet, we can do nothing about it. But… we discovered a secret rule among them.”
“Rule?”
“That’s right, we discovered that no matter what, the continent that we created will be destroyed eventually. And this thing in itself is a rule of Order. Chaos represents the uncertainties of chaotic situations, while Order represents the orderly end. We’re astonished that the fate trajectory of this continent will turn into a unique thread of Order that penetrates the entire fate. But it is also due to this that we came up with an idea. Since destruction is unavoidable, why don’t we crush this rule?”
Rhode narrowed his eyes.
“… So that was why you all decided to distort history?”
“That’s right, it seems like you’ve received the relevant information from Miss Alice. Backtrack history time and time again with choices that were completely different each time and use the massive amount of distortions to completely destroy the thread of Order. That is the only thing that we can do…”
“But this isn’t enough.”
This time, the two sisters said.
“We discovered that even though this can destroy the thread of Order that ‘this continent will definitely demolish’, the continent will enter a state of confusion if there isn’t a brand new future. This shall also be the premonition of Chaos. We are powerless in this aspect. We have experimented all the ways that we came up with in our world. This is all that we can do and it is far from enough. Eventually we decided to head to the other worlds, seeking solutions. For that, we built the Deepest Labyrinth and the Dimension Gate connecting to the outside world on the deepest floor. But I guess you’re also aware that the Dimension Gate is a one-way portal. Anyone who passes through it will not be able to freely return to that world. In response to that, we set up the signal tower. It will abstract energy from this continent and release powerful energy undulation to the outside world. Through this way, if we manage to find a solution from the outside world to rescue this continent, we can try to scan and reconnect the signal undulation, relying on our strength to return to this continent.”