(Hell's Kitchen)
[I know a little about everything.]
The goddess's will reached Bai Ye, leaving his face darkened. That answer had to be a meme reference, right?
No one knew how far the goddess of the extraneous realm had gone.
Bai Ye knew he could not judge an existence like the goddess by the preconceived notions in his mind.
An existence like the goddess was indeed difficult to measure by either science or magic. To her, everything was merely knowledge.
With a sigh, Bai Ye closed the system.
The goddess was right. He had indeed wanted to recover this lost knowledge through archaeology, but she had casually handed him exactly what he needed.
In the end, it still did not feel real.
He had originally thought he would have to kill a dozen Elder Ones, clear out some hundred-eyed, thousand-handed Shoggoths along the way, and then search the surviving ruins for the civilization's lost knowledge.
He had never expected to receive such a great gift directly in the Sarcophagus hall.
"So what exactly happened on this land?"
Bai Ye stared at the opened Sarcophagus and the brightly lit hall, sinking into thought.
[Perhaps it would be more interesting for you to seek out that answer yourself.]
After saying that, the goddess severed her connection with Bai Ye. She had already done what she needed to do.
Ignoring the goddess's twisted sense of humor, Bai Ye put away the Holy Emblem in his hand and walked over to the control panel.
His fingers swept over the panel, and the Sarcophagus's low rumble ceased.
The lights gradually dimmed, and the entire Sarcophagus once again sank into its slumber in darkness.
"In that case, it seems I've obtained another piece of the puzzle..."
Bai Ye reached toward the pitch-black dome of the hall,