Unexpected Guest

Atlantis civilization.

I had always thought that topic had long since passed, yet I never expected it to be brought up again now.

That brilliant ancient human civilization, nearly developed to the level of modern technology, which had been single-handedly destroyed by the once-mad Viska—why was Lin Xue bringing them up now?

"Brother..." Viska suddenly leaned closer, lightly clutching the hem of my clothes. Looking down, I saw the cat-eyed little girl wearing an anxious, uneasy expression. I gently patted her head. "It's fine. Your Sister Lin must have something important to say."

"Hey, Wood, have you ever heard of something like this?" Lin Xue crossed her arms, speaking somewhat hesitantly. "Racial... Memory."

I thought about it, then honestly shook my head.

"Memories stored in genes, inherited from ancient times—or perhaps certain stress responses that have almost become innate reflexes." Lin Xue rested a finger against her chin and slowly explained. "Even if a wild animal sees fire for the first time after being born, it has an inborn fear of it. Even if humans have never learned anything about human anatomy, they still feel terrified when they see the remains of their own kind. There are many other examples like that. We've become so used to this sort of fear that it seems to need no explanation, but if you really think about it, you'll find they all share one trait: lack of experience. Sally is like that. She instinctively fears certain things, such as Imperial Army troops and Pandora's appearance, yet she herself has never seen either of them. Combined with certain information I detected, we can basically confirm that Sally's fear comes from an ancient memory hidden in her genes. After roughly calculating the time and thinking about the Imperial Army's activities on Earth during that era...