"What!"
Most people did not understand what those words meant. They simply sounded utterly baffling.
Shane, however, continued his explanation without a care.
"Every so often, this world expands again, forming new terrain, and each time, seawater submerges the vast majority of the land."
"Every piece of land you stand on now might once have been the highest point in the world."
"The Giants came into existence because of that Supercontinent. They had always loved hunting and fighting, and although they once possessed powerful warships, they never considered what this world might become."
"At that time, the Four Ancient Trees already existed on the land. The one they admired most was Adam, which could be used to build powerful weapons and warships."
"That expansion almost destroyed the entire world. Volcanoes erupted, the land split apart, and the Giants had no choice but to sail aboard enormous ships. Countless species went extinct, the long winter killed vast numbers of living creatures, and even the Giants were nearly wiped out."
"That was also the origin of their Winter Festival."
"It wasn't just to conserve food or await the return of Sun God Nika, but also to keep such a disaster from happening again and honor their ancestors."
Heavens!
An expansion that could bring the whole world crashing down-even the Giants could not withstand it and had nearly gone extinct.
Then what were they supposed to do?
Everyone felt deeply conflicted. After all, Shane had no reason to deceive them.
But the story that followed inspired even greater fear.
The Adam Tree had given the Giants hope and a chance to survive, which was why it had become a Divine Tree.
But what about the other Divine Trees?
People had a feeling that the origins of every one of them would be anything