Louis XXXIX began removing his white robe and hat. His Majesty the Emperor offered no explanation, and Luo Qiu did not ask.
It was as if both sides already understood, yet both tacitly chose not to expose it.
Still, the journey was quiet, and they needed some dispensable topics to decorate it. People were not alone—this was the deep sea, an underwater world far beyond human imagination. Sunlight could not reach here, so darkness bred, and loneliness spread everywhere.
"Mr. Luo, do you know why Underwater City and the Sea Monster Clan split apart back then?" His Majesty the Emperor suddenly turned and asked.
Luo Qiu replied casually, "I heard it was because the ancestors of the Sea Monster Clan and Underwater City had a disagreement. The ancestor of the Sea Monster Clan wanted to obtain the power to live freely in the deep sea, so he fell and became a monster."
"You heard that from Professor Jin Kailun, right?" His Majesty the Emperor said with a smile.
Boss Luo replied, "I read it in a book. Some educational channels also explained it."
"That is what Underwater City allows its people to see," His Majesty the Emperor said indifferently. "Professor Jin Kailun included... In fact, his research results were quite good, but he had been wrong from the very beginning."
Luo Qiu smiled. "Your Majesty, are you planning to tell me the truth?"
"Do you remember the relief on the wall that we saw in the library?" the Emperor said abruptly.
Luo Qiu nodded. "It seemed to depict a war."
Louis XXXIX said, "In fact, most of the history Professor Jin Kailun studied was accurate. During the Lemurian era, a catastrophic disaster truly occurred because the evolution of Magic Energy was guided in the wrong direction. The Lemurians at the