We already knew the origins of the Lost Divine Teachings, and the reason behind this world's strange technological blockade had finally come to light. As if the fog had lifted, it turned out everything was that simple—the last thing Sandora and I had expected was this world's location. It was actually at the very center of the Abyss Zone!
Not only was it at the center of the Abyss Zone, this world had also been sealed away by Abyss Shilin herself! This place lay right under the Fallen Apostles' noses, and some of the Fallen Apostles had even been among the original builders of the sanctuary! Reality really was more dramatic than fiction, because fiction at least had to make sense, right? Reality just did whatever the hell it wanted!
This universe had gone undiscovered for seventy thousand years. Sandora and I had to admit that Abyss Shilin, in her former prime, had been a terrifying figure. With access to all the Empire's computational resources and advanced equipment, she could naturally create countless miracles. Only she could have launched one spark plan after another during the mere century before the Empire's collapse—and with such a high success rate. But aside from the powerful protective barrier Abyss Shilin had created, this world's survival to the present also owed much to the efforts of its survivors.
Whether they were the three elf races serving as the "Awakened Guardians," or the other races willing to accept "Knowledge Regression," every survivor in this world had paid far too heavy a price to preserve civilization's spark. Some had even been forced to shroud the entire civilization in darkness against their own wishes, just as the bishops had said:
Everyone had acted out of necessity. Everyone bore sin.
This was a world where it would forever