The Sound of a Godforsaken Race, the Elegy of a Civilization

More and more players entered the fray, setting off a hunting frenzy across Definition's back.

As one after another victory report about containing the Primal Monsters of the Verity Series lit up Full Channel, another intense "battle" was unfolding at the same time. Led by the History Dust team, the forum's Detailed Study Faction followed the clues in the altar's prompts. They compared the inscriptions on the stone walls with the information they had analyzed, pored over the latest materials added to the Emperor's Tomb Village library, and repeatedly made precise inquiries to Guidance, hoping to piece together the complete background of an ancient civilization from scattered fragments.

Filling in the background wasn't as simple as asking a question and getting an answer.

How to have an efficient conversation with Guidance was a discipline in itself.

Guidance was like a top-tier tool with endless knowledge but few words. The depth of its answers depended entirely on the questioner's skill and store of knowledge. A poorly worded question would get only a vague overview, while a precise question built on multiple verified clues might open the door to a wealth of detail.

The difference in efficiency was like night and day.

That was because Guidance's answers were always broad summaries. It never went into the details.

It was like an encyclopedia's abstract: it gave a brief introduction to a civilization, but it would never volunteer details such as its internal power structure, technological development, social conflicts, the specific reasons behind its beliefs, or the causes of its downfall...

To dig up anything useful, the Detailed Study Faction had to pick keywords out of those general descriptions, seize on clues, then follow every lead to the relevant materials and fill in the details bit by bit.

Take the three words "Huan Yin