"So, you're saying the Institute not only explored the Floating City Ruins, but also encountered a Lich who had survived for at least three hundred years, retrieved a crystal containing the Star Mage legacy from the Central District, and found the Floating City's core blueprints preserved inside it?"
In the Governor's Office in Faoken, John fell silent as he listened to Manny's excited voice through the communication device.
An enormous question mark rose in his mind.
Wait, buddy.
Sure, the location of the Floating City Ruins I gave you was real.
But what the hell was this about a Lich?
And why was he an ancestor of the Copperfield Family?
There was nothing like this in the game's story.
Was this even the fucking Fall of the Empire I remembered? How had it suddenly become so unfamiliar?
As Manny thanked him for helping guide him to a reunion with his ancestor, John remained silent for a while before finally sorting out his thoughts.
After responding with a few awkward chuckles and congratulating Manny on getting his wish, he ended the call.
Then he began pacing around his office with a frown.
At the same time, he kept analyzing the possible consequences of the Floating City blueprints.
In the original story, the site had already become a ruin by the time Manny officially explored the Floating City Ruins. As a result, the Imperial Research Institute had only brought back a large collection of incomplete ancient runes, without any systematic theories or spells.
Yet even with those ancient runes alone, Manny had successfully developed a device called the Astral Energy Airship. The Empire later adopted his invention, making it the standard aircraft of its Newly Organized Air Force during the middle and later stages of the game.
Compared with the ordinary aircraft