It was that name again: Angliesas.
The Glory Laboratory?
In fact, there were quite a few surviving ruins of laboratories from eight hundred years ago like this one.
Reilo said grimly, "Who was Angliesas, and what secrets did this laboratory hold?"
"You don't know Angliesas!?"
The Corpse Puppet was incredulous.
Reilo replied matter-of-factly, "The world outside has changed."
"Has the Grand Duchy fallen, too?" the Corpse Puppet asked eagerly.
"You could say that, but that's not all. Not only the Grand Duchy, but every nation in the lands of the duchies—including the distant Central Orora Empire—has become history. The concept of nations is fading away, replaced by the academy system. Over the past thousand years, the Academic World has undergone two golden ages of explosive growth in knowledge. The number of high-level scholars has surged, and above the third-level Extraordinary Scholars, a fourth-level Pioneer on par with a Divine Lord has emerged. We've even begun to touch upon a higher level of biological existence..."
The Corpse Puppet gaped, then murmured, "Then..."
"Answer my question first," Reilo said gravely.
After a brief silence, the Corpse Puppet sank into memory, its gaze growing distant and nostalgic.
"He was a renowned scholar of the Grand Duchy, mild-mannered and refined, with impeccable aristocratic manners and morals. Yet he was one of the culprits who followed the Holy See's Golden Glory Knight Order in wiping out the Rosi Duchy. A hypocrite!"
Reilo teased, "So you came for revenge, but lost to him? Then he sealed you here? I'm curious. The experimental platform you were trapped on was only an illusion. Why didn't you retrieve your Life Box and escape?"
"Because you have no idea how terrifying Angliesas was! You know nothing about this Glory Laboratory!"
Reilo raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? Is it