A Giant "Solar Energy Converter" and Their Story
Time passed, I don't know how much.
As the white light in front of Ian slowly dissipated, the ancient memories surging in his mind finally settled down.
The shimmering white light in his eyes gradually faded, and his clear, black-and-white eyes regained their bright luster.
"Ha..."
Ian sat on the illusory Seat of Light, twitched his fingers slightly, then yawned and waved his hand dismissively at Jin, who was staring at him intently.
"It's okay, don't be nervous. I just watched a super long-winded documentary about ancient times, and well... it was pretty boring..."
Ian appeared to be in the same condition as before.
Jin breathed a slight sigh of relief, his back relaxed a little, and he strode across the platform to Ian's side, his eyes filled with barely suppressed curiosity and shock.
"It's only been ten minutes since you sat in that seat. So, what did you see?"
Kim wasn't interested in the power emanating from the chair, but he was very interested in the historical mysteries hidden behind it.
After all...
Whether it's the Ruins and architecture before us, or the fact that this civilization could survive on the Dark Continent, it all points to one thing.
This civilization possessed at least the power to contend with the colossal creatures of the Dark Continent!
Having explored numerous ancient civilization Ruins across the human continent, Jin had encountered some historical artifacts possessing Nen Ability attributes, but he had never encountered a Nen Ability item with the ability to autonomously select its own.
Therefore, he was very eager to know what the Tutantlu Civilization had gone through!
What is the "Seat of Light"?
How... did they disappear?
Hearing his question, Ian smiled and casually patted the faintly Seat of Light beneath him.
With each patting motion, a soft halo of light would appear on the chair.
This existence, existing between the real and the unreal, seems exceptionally mysterious.
"You might not believe it, but this thing is essentially... a super solar energy converter. Of course... even the Tutantlu clan people don't know how it came about."
Upon hearing this, Jin's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief and shock.
"So... this Light Chair existed even earlier Tutantlu Civilization?"
To be honest, with a time span of thousands of years, there's simply no way to uncover the historical truth.
The Tutantlu Civilization has records, but even they themselves didn't understand when the Light Chair appeared...
This is... a bit scary.
Ian nodded, paused, and pondered the information in his mind for a moment. He then briefly shared the key points with Kim, thus... completely revealing the ultimate secret of this ancient civilization.
In a strict sense, the so-called "seat" has been a concrete carrier of solar energy since its inception.
It can convert sunlight into any form of energy, from the Nen within Nen user to the electricity that powers an entire city, and even... it can rewrite the fundamental rules of matter at the atomic level, creating strange and wonderful objects through energy.
In terms of results...
It does bear some resemblance to the Nen Abilities activated by Nen user employ "conjuration" or "Manipulation.
It's simply a matter of converting solar energy.
This chair of light possesses almost limitless power, and it was with this "chair" that the Tutantlu people established the Tutantlu Civilization, which radiated across a vast area.
This area, according to Ian's observation.
At least within the vast and boundless Dark Continent, they could be considered a dominant force.
However, precisely because of their reliance on the "Light Seat," their kingdom did not develop a worship of "totems," "Gods," or mystical cultures, nor did it develop a worship of the people's king.
If they had to say something, the only thing they revered was the "seat."
Because the "seat" provided them with almost everything they needed; it was not God, yet it was comparable to God.
As for the so-called "those who have no greed in their hearts, one can see the whole picture of the seat."
This isn't a moral test at all, but rather... the underlying logic of Seat of Light operates!
Normally speaking, energy is not distinguished as good or bad.
So... for the "Seat of Light," this is absolutely a false proposition!
It is an extension of the power of the sun. The sun's rays shine selflessly on all things and are never monopolized by anyone. Only those who do not treat this power as their private property and do not crave to possess or control it can resonate with this "Seat of Light" and truly unlock all its magical power.
The demise of the Tutantlu Civilization was, in a very cliché way, destroyed by "greed."
The law of increasing entropy is everywhere; it is a universal law.
A fragmented organization is destined to be short-lived.
However, a large and sufficiently dense group of biological organizations, namely a "nation" or "city-state," or more broadly, a "civilization," can only resist "entropy increase" by establishing order.
With the establishment of order, rulers naturally and inevitably emerge...
Later Tutantlu rulers regarded the "Seat of Light" as a symbol of royal power and ruling authority, wanting to lock the great power of the sun onto the throne and monopolize this power.
However, this greed for power and authority is precisely contrary to the rules governing the formation of the Seat of Light's magical power.
Then...
Even in the Tutantlu Civilization, this cycle of domination, oppression, and resistance began.
All the Tutantlu people know the power of the "Seat of Light," but... what they don't know is the principle behind how the "Seat of Light" operates.
When the tribesmen who rose up against the rulers transformed from dragon-slaying heroes into evil dragons.
The "Seat of Light," which once brought everything to the Tutantlu Civilization, was eventually sealed away, transforming from Seat of Light into that cold stone throne.
The ancient precepts passed down through generations have become legends; some believe them, while others do not.
But the one thing that remains unchanged is...
The person who can sit on that cold stone seat can never be a selfless person.
Having lost this energy core, the Tutantlu Civilization lost its former glory. This civilization and race ceased to expand and instead fell from the clouds to the dust.
Within the Dark Continent, many are eyeing its power with predatory intent.
Without the power of the "Seat of Light" to protect this race, relying solely on creations made by that great power, they are simply unable to maintain the territory of their civilization and are powerless to coexist with the native calamities of the Dark Continent.
The entire civilization of this ethnic group was completely wiped out in the long river of history in just a short century.
This place... only this lonely Ruins remains.
It seems to be telling the story of the past glory of this civilization.
"To put it bluntly, it's like a group of people guarding a treasure trove, but they insist on fighting and scrambling to keep the trove firmly under their own feet, eventually driving the trove to its own demise, and then they're all finished..."
Ian recounted the story of the Tutantlu Civilization in detail, and at the end, he shrugged and made a vivid analogy.
The tone of his complaint was exactly the same as his previous sarcasm, "This civilization was too verbose, no wonder it disappeared."
Jin stood there, completely stunned.
He thought of what he had said earlier, "Power itself is a curse," and a chill ran down his spine. Combined with the destruction of this civilization before him, his feelings became even more complex.
Those who can truly wield power are never those who are held hostage by power.