Compared to Miss Bladewei, Gina, who had read many books in the Dragon Nest out of loneliness during her childhood, knew far more:
"I always thought those were just legends~
Dragons were not a race created by that ancient Creator God. We came from the Dragon of Light. Ancient gemstones passed down among the Gem Dragons recorded a prophecy from the Mythical Epoch—one day, the world would meet its Final Death, and when that happened, the 'Great Terror' would descend.
Whether humans, elves, dragons, or any other race, all would perish when the Great Terror arrived. The Ancient Gods had long foreseen that scene and each made preparations for it. The Creator gave life another choice. The first lifeforms could adapt not only to the beginning of the world, but also to its end, because both were equally terrifying."
Gina recalled the many records she had read in the past:
"So, the Creator's first children bore the mission of examining whether the life of the Material World met the standard. But I don't know what that so-called standard is. Maybe it's whether they are strong enough."
Shade blinked.
"What happens if they fail to meet that standard?"
Gina sat atop her own large tail and shook her head.
"The later records aren't especially clear. The general meaning seems to be that if life cannot pass the test, the Creator's first children may deny the meaning of every race's existence in the Material World, then turn all races into themselves. That way, everyone could adapt to the new environment.
"I don't really understand what method they would use, but thinking about it carefully, it probably wouldn't be a very pleasant one."
The petite Miss Feliana said to Shade:
"The ancient documents possessed by dragons are highly accurate. You may treat the