No one knew how many secrets lay buried beneath the earth. The traces of history had been covered by layers of soil and stone, forgotten by people, until in the end even the traces themselves vanished completely from the world.
The dwarves of Steel City had mined underground for generation after generation, and these things that ought to have faded without a trace would more or less be dug up by them.
They might be nothing more than useless tombstones, or they might bring ruinous disasters.
Of course, it was usually the former. The chances of the latter were very, very small.
But small did not mean nonexistent.
Clearly, the dwarves of Steel City had been rather unlucky.
"...I remember the entire Steel City flipping over at the time. The mines came to the surface, while the buildings went underground."
Great Axe recounted how Steel City had fallen into the Void-Reality Crevice centuries ago. His words carried no small amount of emotion. "The spatial structure changed as well. No one knew where each mine tunnel would lead."
Ausia listened with great interest.
"I heard from others that you were the one who ultimately resolved this?" Yao Ziyan asked curiously.
"Mm."
Ausia nodded. "Those anomalies were actually caused by the influence of divine power. They didn't follow the common sense of reality. Once you found the source of that power, it was easy to resolve."
"It seemed the source of the power was a... silvery-white metal ring?" Luo Chuan interjected. "Is it still with Tide now? I'd like to take a look if I get the chance."
He had always been immensely curious about items connected to gods.
To his surprise, Ausia gently shook her head. "It's no longer with us."
"Huh? Did you lose it? Or was it stolen?" Luo