Gleipnir said, "In my view, Tunita truly was an unparalleled genius, without equal before or since. During the years when he was a prophet, he created many miraculous things that even later generations could not decipher. Take Crystal Shells, for example—they were invented by Tunita. Over the years, countless varieties of Crystal Shells have emerged, but the core Crystal Shells were still invented by Tunita."
"Later generations could only expand sideways; they could not delve deeper."
In other words, later generations had merely kept altering the lower limit of Crystal Shells, while their upper limit remained what Tunita had created over two thousand years ago. No descendant of the Crystal-Eyed Race had been able to surpass Tunita's achievements.
"And it wasn't just Crystal Shells." Gleipnir paused before continuing, "There was also that age of glittering stars that Tunita single-handedly forged. That too was an irreplicable miracle."
"Even I... even my original body, after witnessing what Tunita did, could not understand how he accomplished it."
As Gleipnir said this, she deliberately glanced at Laplace beside her.
Laplace nodded at the right moment, proving that Gleipnir's words were true.
Seeing the puzzled looks in everyone's eyes, Gleipnir sighed softly. "Why do I say this? And why do I call the 'age of glittering stars' a lie? Because Tunita was truly completely different from the other Crystal-Eyed Race. His thinking had transcended them all, to the point that later generations simply had no way to understand it and could only imitate it clumsily."
Why was "Elegy of the Boy's End" titled with "boy"? Because all those who inherited the legacy of their predecessors in Crystal City were ignorant youths between fourteen and sixteen years old.
There were no other ages. Perhaps this was a restriction of the ritual? Or perhaps only boys of