The style of the godslayers had always been distinctive. Perhaps it had something to do with their obsession to become a 'god'. This obsession made them try to transcend the mundane in every detail. Whether it was the complex runes and murals engraved on the deck of the starship, or the useless statues and shrines in the spaceship corridors, these were rarely seen in other civilizations.
And their runes and relief style were difficult to imitate.
In fact, Hao Ren should have thought of this earlier, but he had only seen the warships of the godslayers, and had never seen what their buildings looked like. Furthermore, the ruins in the forest had been weathered for many years, and even the magnificent golden palace had now collapsed into a pile of blackened walls stained by rotten leaves and mud. These things now looked so different from their former glory that it was difficult to recognize them at first glance.
But once these blackened ruins were dyed with a layer of gold, the distinctive features were revealed.
Vivian seemed to have noticed it as well. Her eyes changed slightly as she quietly approached Hao Ren. "Can you tell? It's that race … "
"The godslayers." Hao Ren nodded lightly. "Looks like … L 'Haronne is a remarkable place."
The ruins in front of them were obviously some kind of permanent structure fixed on the ground and not a mobile spaceship. This meant that the people who left the ruins lived here, and the legendary ancient civilization of L 'Haronne was on the verge of revealing itself. Other than the godslayers, there was no other answer.
So L 'Haronne was the home planet of the godslayers? So this planet was so close to the Star of Creation? And this planet was dragged into the Umbral Realm during the explosion of the divine realm?
Hao Ren could not help but look up at the sky. Night had not yet fallen, and the broken divine realm had not moved to a position where it could be observed. But Hao Ren knew that the broken planet was orbiting very close to L 'Haronne, and the distance between the two was so close that it defied the laws of physics. Based on a rough estimate, the broken divine realm was even in the high orbit of L' Haronne. At this position, the gravitational disturbance produced by the broken divine realm was enough to cause the oceans of the planet to roll up a tsunami thousands of meters high, cause earthquakes throughout the continent, and even cause a new round of species extinction on the planet. But in fact, none of this happened. Even from the information that he had found, Hao Ren also learned that the planet called L 'Haronne had an unusually stable environment. Other than the Great Pit which could almost be classified as a super natural disaster, this planet rarely had any natural disasters.
Of course, considering that the broken divine realm was most likely the wreckage of the Star of Creation, then everything could be explained by the divine power of the goddess of creation.
The only thing that surprised Hao Ren was that the home planet of the godslayers who started the rebellion was so close to the Star of Creation … Muru and Zorm had never mentioned this before.
"It's just a ruin, maybe it doesn't mean anything." While there was no verbal communication, Vivian had the same guess and doubt as Hao Ren. She frowned and shook her head. "Muru did not say that the home planet of the godslayers was next to the Star of Creation. He should have told us such important information earlier. Maybe this is just a base the godslayers built near the Star of Creation. "
Hao Ren nodded. "That's possible."
While he and Vivian were whispering, Rheia had completed the preliminary assessment of the magical energy dissipating near the ruins. The mage lady turned around and waved as she shouted, "Hey, what are you two doing? We should continue to move forward! "
"We'll talk about it later. Let's gather more information first," Hao Ren whispered as he walked towards Rheia. "Coming, coming. We were just guessing the origins of the ruins. We don't know as much as you do."
Rheia immediately took the bait after a little flattery. "Of course, I'm a scholar who specializes in this. But I didn't expect you adventurers to not have heard of the Anno ruins?"
"The Anno ruins?" Hao Ren was stunned. He vaguely remembered that he had seen the word two days ago in Rheia's library, but it was in an extremely difficult professional book. As it required a lot of basic knowledge and side notes to understand, Hao Ren thought that it was not common knowledge in this world, so he put the book aside. He did not expect Rheia to mention the name again.
"Ah, it's normal that you don't know. After all, this is a professional term in archaeology. Not every adventurer would be interested in this." Rheia waved her hand nonchalantly. "The Anno ruins are not the ruins of any known ancient civilization. It's a collective term for ancient ruins that cannot be categorized or dated, and they have nothing in common with each other."
"Ruins that cannot be categorized or dated, and they have nothing in common?" Hao Ren felt that the situation was different from what he had expected. He could not help but ask, "That means there are many other ancient ruins of different styles that fall into this category? Are there many of them? "
"How should I put it … Scholars think that there are many Anno ruins, but only a few have been discovered by humans because most of them are hidden far away from human habitation, and even places that humans can't reach, such as the bottom of the Sea of Mist or the highest peak," Rheia said as she pulled a strand of hair next to her ear and unconsciously twirled it around her finger. It seemed to be a habit of hers when she was thinking. "Over the years, countless archaeologists have sorted out a systematic civilization evolution system by excavating and studying ancient ruins all over the world. Whether it is the changes of human civilization or the history of the demi-humans, they can all be systematically sorted out, and corresponding ancient relics can be found. However, there has always been a group of special ancient ruins that cannot be categorized into this system. They are randomly distributed all over the world, and the writings or portraits found in them do not correspond to any known ancient civilization. If I have to say, this situation is the only thing they have in common. "
Rheia paused as if she was trying to recall the knowledge in her memory. A few seconds later, she continued, "At first, a scholar named 'Anno' compiled the statistics of these ruins and suggested that they be grouped together. So these ruins were later collectively known as the Anno Ruins. Their existence has always been a nightmarish challenge for archaeologists. The Anno ruins are like a group of ghosts that appeared out of thin air in this world. Their origins can't be found in the past, and their successors can't be found in the future. It's like a group of extraterrestrial visitors suddenly came to this world, built a bunch of big houses in a hurry, and then disappeared, leaving behind a pile of unexplained ancient ruins to torture experts and scholars like us. "
Rheia seemed to be a chatterbox when she talked about something she was interested in. Perhaps she was trying to show off her knowledge, or maybe she was just trying to be a teacher. Anyway, she went into preaching mode. But after a long while, she suddenly stopped and smiled a little awkwardly. "Hey, why am I telling you so much? Few people are interested in these things."
"No, we are very interested in this kind of thing," Hao Ren quickly said. "And I think your last metaphor is very vivid. Maybe those ruins of unknown origin were really left behind by a group of extraterrestrial visitors in a hurry …"
"You guys are really a group of interesting people." Rheia looked up and down at Hao Ren. "Speaking of 'extraterrestrial visitors' … there is really a school of thought that has seriously proposed it as a theory. This school believes that our world has gone through a very special period, this period has almost overturned everything, whether it is the broken heaven in the sky or the Anno ruins on the ground, they are all formed during this period. They believe that at this special point in time, a large number of 'visitors' from beyond the sky visited the ancient continent of L 'Haronne and left countless wonders on the ancient continent. Then they all disappeared in a sudden great change, and the various creations they left behind were also impacted by the laws of the world, and became undated. And the native civilization of L 'Haronne only appeared after that. "
Hao Ren and Vivian could not help but look at each other.
This continent of L 'Haronne … really has a lot of great scholars.
At this time, Nangong Sanba, who had been listening for a long time, suddenly pretended to ask casually, "Miss Rheia, do you know any other Anno ruins that are different from this one?"
"Ah, anyway, as far as I know, the more famous Anno ruins include the Black Pyramid in the Golden Sea, the Temple of the Moon in the wood elves' territory, and the group of colossi near the coast of the Southern Misty Sea." Rheia said as she looked at the ruins around her. "Of course, those are large and well-preserved ruins, so naturally they are famous. Other than that, there are countless small Anno ruins scattered around, just like the one we found. I'm afraid there are in the double digits in Longwind Ridge alone. Of course, ruins that still have magic reactions are more precious. "
"I see." Hao Ren pretended to be enlightened. "This is really an eye-opener."
With this, it seemed that the speculation that L 'Haronne was the home planet of the godslayers could be overturned. It seemed that the godslayers had only built some facilities on this planet, and the ruins they left behind were just one of the countless mysterious ruins in L' Haronne.
Rheia smiled proudly as if meeting a "new and inquisitive friend" had satisfied her scholar soul. She then turned to the ancient dome with a big hole in it. "Let's end the lecture here. We still have things to do. I have just confirmed the strength of this thing. Although the outside has collapsed badly, the structure inside is quite stable. Our next task is to go down through this hole and find its center. "
"Then what are we waiting for?" Hao Ren smiled. "That's what we are waiting for."
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