For today's Loren Alliance, most of the truths revealed by the poem left behind by the Voyagers were already known intelligence, and that intelligence no longer carried much warning or guidance. Yet from another perspective, merely finally understanding the true meaning of those ancient messages held extraordinary significance for Gawain.
It gave him the feeling of finally arriving at the correct point after a cycle through time and space, of finally touching the thoughts of his predecessors after inheriting millions of years of memories—after 1.87 million long years, after the rise and fall and endless cycles of generation after generation of civilizations, the Voyagers' final glance back at this planet finally had an answer. Perhaps that answer was the very meaning of a journey of exploration.
He could not help sighing to himself once more: the ultimate problem facing this world had had an answer from the very beginning.
And after that reflection, he immediately thought of another question. "Wait, if these are all phenomena that can be observed before the Magic Tide reaches a planet, why weren't the corresponding records passed down? The dragons and the sea folk should theoretically have gone through at least a dozen complete Magic Tide cycles..."
"It's very simple. The dragons rely on divine protection to resist the Magic Tide. When it arrives, they return to the Great Shield and enter an 'information closed loop' just like the Dragon God. Under those circumstances, they simply cannot observe the real starry sky. And as for those sea folk you mentioned..." Night Lady revealed a faint smile. "At that time, they simply did not know how to observe magic power. The 'Stars Flicker' mentioned in that poem is a phenomenon that occurs within Magic Sight."
Gawain understood. Thoughtfully, he murmured, "No wonder... those who survived the