Lovia's questions (previous chapter revised)

Derrick was scratching his head in bewilderment as he looked at the ancient Record in his tent when he suddenly received a message from the other team members, telling him to go to the meeting room in the center of the camp, saying that Chief Colin wanted to see him.

He quickly put away the animal skin book and followed the man to the tent in the center of the camp.

The tent, spacious enough to resemble a small Square, was empty except for Colin Iliad, who was waiting for him, and...

Elder Lovia.

Derrick bowed to the silver-haired, gray-eyed, and strikingly handsome "Black Knight."

"Hello."

Lovia looked at him and responded with a smile.

The elder has been in a very good mood lately, no, she's practically in an excessively good mood... Even though the exploration of the "Giant King’s Court" is extremely difficult, why is she still so happy...?

Derrick thought to himself.

Although the other person had already been recognized as a companion by Mr. Temperance, seeing the bright smile on the usually gloomy and deep elder's face still made him feel a chill. He quickly averted his gaze and bowed to Colin Iliad again:

"Your Excellency, you wanted to see me?"

"Hmm." Colin nodded slightly.

Compared to Lovia, his emotions were more restrained, and a hint of fatigue seemed to emanate from his deep eyes... probably because the battles of the past few days had taken a toll on his energy.

"I called you two here mainly because of matters related to this exploration."

Without mincing words, he stated directly, "As you've all seen, the closer we get to the front of the 'Giant King’s Court,' the more powerful, bizarre, and difficult to deal with the Monster that emerge from the darkness."

"If we continue at this pace, our progress will be greatly slowed down... and we might even find it difficult to complete the exploration."

He concluded in a somber tone, then looked meaningfully at the two of them.

I see!

Having learned from his previous experience, Derrick quickly realized—the Chief meant for me to seek help from Mr. Fool to see if there was a solution! And summoning Elder Lovia was also to allow her to communicate with the Blood God...

"There are a few small, Sealing tents behind the conference hall; perhaps you could go inside and think things through."

Colin pointed outside the tent, reminding them that there was a place for peaceful prayer there.

"OK..."

Derrick was about to step forward when he noticed Elder Lovia still standing there. "Chief, I have a question I'd like to ask."

Her silver-grey eyes gleamed with an unusual light.

What's the problem?

Is the history of our City of Silver complete?

Colin looked up at Lovia.

"Of course it's complete."

He answered calmly and confidently.

Is that really the case?

"Lovia said softly, but instead, she raised her hand with a "whoosh," and a large pile of books was spit out from the shadows of her wide sleeves, forming a small mountain on the ground.

So many books!

Derrick stared wide-eyed at the scrolls, the leather books, the inscribed stone tablets, and the titles on them—"Tales of the Ancient God," "City of Silver Chronicle," "Investigation Reports of Successive Chiefs"...

These are similar to the types of books he borrowed, only more numerous and comprehensive. Could Elder Lovia also be investigating the hidden divine faith in City of Silver? It's quite possible... after all, Mr. [Temperance] preached to her, and the two can communicate through that Blood God... then why is she questioning the Chief...?

He was making wild guesses in his mind, and then he heard Lovia laugh and say:

"I've practically scoured all of City of Silver's historical Record, and I must say, Record 're very well done; they all corroborate each other and are logically consistent. But there are only two problems."

"..."

Colin listened quietly.

"The first problem is that all the Record are copied versions; the ancient books from before the Great Cataclysm are gone... This is very strange. Other ancient books that record mysticism or practical techniques have both originals and copies, but these ancient books are all just later copies."

"If this could be described as a coincidence, then the second question is even more difficult to explain... I am Secrets Suppliant Pathway and have mastered a great deal of knowledge about sacrifices... I have discovered that many Ritual and ceremonies in these copied ancient Record are contradictory."

"Sometimes it's a discrepancy in the type of offerings, sometimes it's that the date and astrological signs don't correspond to the Characteristic of the deity, and sometimes the entire Ritual procedure is simply wrong, completely inconsistent with the role of the Giant King Aurmir or [the Lord]."

After stating her judgment, Lovia looked directly into Colin's eyes, "So I suspect that City of Silver may have erased some part of its history, or more specifically... the existence of some deity?"

The conference room was deathly silent.

"... Is the answer to this question important to you?"

After a moment, Colin Iliad asked, "Indeed, it is very important... I have been waiting for this answer for a long time... The people of City of Silver also need to know why they have persevered until now."

Lovia said without backing down.

She didn't threaten Colin with not praying to the Blood God if he didn't answer, because she herself remained loyal to City of Silver and hoped to bring light to everyone. Moreover, it was also a reminder from the Blood God; she instinctively felt that if she could figure out the answer to this question, perhaps a certain confusion in her heart could be resolved.

"... I see."

The chief said calmly, "Derrick, you can leave now."

"Yes."

After Derrick left and the tent was properly secured, Colin spoke again.

"What I can tell you right now is that your question concerns the most important secret of City of Silver, known only to the successive chiefs. If you really insist on knowing, I can promise you one thing: once we have successfully explored the 'Giant King’s Court' and found the path to the outside world, we will definitely tell you the truth."

This seemed to be the maximum amount of information Colin could reveal; after that, no matter how much Lovia inquired, he remained silent.

In the end, Lovia had no choice but to give up and turn to walk towards the tent outside.

"There's one more thing."

She took a step, then turned back as if remembering something. "Chief," Your Excellency, "You once told me that the residents of City of Silver, far from here, don't immediately transform into evil spirits when they die in the depths of darkness; they have to wait several days. Therefore, the rest of the exploration team has ample time to create distance." Please remember the only official website: www. deqixs. org. This is the only website; other websites may be discontinued at any time.

Colin nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.

Lovia closed her eyes briefly, revealing a smile tinged with sadness:

"During an expedition two months ago, one of my team members died in front of me."

"I pretended to be separated from the other team members and waited there for five days, but he didn't transform into an evil spirit."

"The Demon Hunter" Colin watched her silently, saying nothing, until Lovia walked out of the hall and into the prayer tent.