Secrets Hidden in History

"So the technological path had diverged?" Chen Xuan guessed. "The prosthetics in New Paris City weren't purely mechanical either, were they? They relied more on products made from Artifacts."

"That makes some sense. Perhaps that was also one of the consequences of the Temple Treasury's destruction."

"Since the future has changed, you can rest easy now." Chen Xuan was not particularly concerned with such minor details. He looked at Elorie. "What do you plan to do next? Return to Old Paris?"

Losing her home was not a major problem. After all, she did not belong here in the first place.

Her original purpose in seeking a transaction with the Ability Store had been to stop the apocalyptic disaster, and she had clearly succeeded.

"I want to stay here for a while." Elorie thought it over before speaking. "Is that all right?"

"Why?"

"Although the future has changed, I don't know how it changed. Where the crucial turning point was, how to avoid repeating the same mistakes... I want to investigate all of those questions."

So that was it... It seemed she had thought deeply about this already. Chen Xuan reminded her, "Staying here isn't much of a problem, but to be safe, I suggest you don't contact the Angel Alliance—if that organization still exists."

"Huh? I can't?"

"Yes. Do you remember the attack on the Louvre Palace?" Chen Xuan briefly told her about his and Lin Qing's speculations regarding the future. "We suspect that even if Angels disappear, Devils will still be born. If the timeline stretches far enough, Devils may become the only superpowered beings left on Earth."

It was Elorie's first time hearing such a theory, and she could not help looking shocked. "The Angel Alliance will be controlled by Devils?"

"We can't rule out that possibility, so