Yu Sheng sat across from Baili Qing's desk and silently went over what she had just said once more.
Othergod, the World Bridge, the Dark Star...
He furrowed his brow and did his best to match the several obviously significant terms mentioned in the record with the intelligence currently available. Only after a long while did he look up. "The 'Othergod' mentioned here should be the Omen Goddess... But what is the World Bridge? Could it be referring to that tower? Is the thing's true nature a 'bridge'?"
"I'm inclined to agree, but there's too little information about the tower. The records from the 'Classical Era' don't mention what the 'World Bridge' actually is anywhere else, so for now, all we can do is speculate," Baili Qing said with a nod. "Judging by its name, it should connect two spaces, or even two different worlds—and the record also mentions that 'the Dark Star and the Firmament overlapped.' That may mean the appearance of the 'World Bridge' required certain conditions."
"The Dark Star..." Yu Sheng repeated the words unconsciously. For some reason, what surfaced in his mind was the strange celestial body True Spirit Yuan Hao had once mentioned, which he had called the "Black Star." "Could this be related to the 'Black Star'?"
"We can make that assumption—at least the names are quite similar."
Yu Sheng rubbed his chin and spoke as if to himself while pondering. "The most informative part is actually that line: 'joined us as promised'..."
"Yes, joined us as promised." Baili Qing exhaled softly. Her usually expressionless face now showed a hint of solemnity. "If there was no mistake in the wording or interpretation, that means the scene recorded by the golden-haired doll 3,700 years ago was not an 'accidental descent,' but rather... a deliberately arranged