CHAPTER 484: CHAPTER 244: GOD-CREATED HUMANS_3

"Such feats are not uncommon in many mythical stories, so there’s nothing strange about it."

To put it simply, the three of them had seen a great deal in a worldview where the existence of gods was already confirmed. All three had significant connections with the Churches of the Divine, so even if such mythical stories were true, there would be nothing peculiar about them. This was mainly because they had seen so much in the doctrines of various Churches, from childhood to adulthood. Besides, among the four major gods, who didn’t have a dozen or so such Deputies and Saints? After seeing such stories so often, they were naturally not surprising.

Alka listened to their words, thought carefully, and somewhat understood.

After all, the Quarter-God was once a Divine.

It was just unknown what had become of the Quarter-God. Had they fallen in the Divine War? Or, in the end, had they abandoned the fragments of this world and left? But he was different from them because he clearly knew that this ’thing’ might very well be right under their feet. It must be a Treasure surpassing the Holy Grail Level.

None of them had ever seen a Treasure at the Holy Grail Level or above. Even the names of such Treasures were only known from stories.

For them, Treasures at the Holy Grail Level and above were things they had never even considered.

Having understood this, Alka nodded. He said nothing more but pointed to the corresponding painting and said, "What I’m interested in is why this heart can change their appearance."

He was clearly aware that this heart was a Treasure. Could it be that the Treasure was so powerful it could change a person’s appearance? If that’s the case, then... At this point, he couldn’t help but look at Julia. Pororo and Matilda also came to mind.

"I don’t know. Maybe it’s the hand of a Divine. After all, that thing is a gift from the Divine, isn’t it?" Lucilia said indifferently.

That’s just how gods are. Merfolk, Fishmen, Naga, and even her own kind possessed traits quite different from humans, all with different responsibilities in the eyes of the Divine.

No, this is very wrong. Alka looked at the heart, then at the four sharp ears of the Vastva people, and then at the four sharp ears of the monster. Connecting these together... No hurry, no hurry. He stabilized his mindset and recalled his thoughts. Now is not the time to think about this. But it was no use. His mind was completely out of control. He was far too concerned. He had truly discovered something extraordinary.

Unable to resist, he once again turned to Julia and asked, "Julia, do you know the history of your Race?"

Listening to Alka’s question and thinking about what he had just said, Julia roughly understood the meaning he wanted to express. Unable to hold back a smile, she said, "Although it’s not entirely clear, our definite history can certainly be traced back quite far. We are born as followers of Life, born as His descendants, so we too were created by the Divine."

Hearing these words, Alka nodded. He had heard this before. Pororo had also said the same about the origin of their Merfolk Race: created by the Sea God.

Then what about the sharp-eared, long-lived Lucilia? She always claimed her Race was human. Julia, her Merfolk friend, also said the same, only considering Lucilia’s people a branch of humans. It was just like how, even if everyone is human, different geographical locations can lead to different skin colors. The situation was similar for the Broken Island inhabitants—people with grayish-white skin and fiery eyes. This was a simple question he had asked Balazs during their communication, and also a question he had asked in his dreams. These islanders also considered themselves human.

His thoughts were straying further and further. To pull them back, Alka said to Lucilia, "If you don’t mind, translate the text on these descriptions for me."

"Of course, we can look at each one."

Thus, Lucilia began to guide them, explaining each antique item, tool, and piece of artwork, including the descriptions below the statues. Through these descriptions, the group gained a deeper understanding of the city-state of Vastva.

This city-state was indeed built in an Alternate Space. It was peaceful and serene, and due to the divine office of the Quarter-God, the entire city-state possessed an extremely high academic atmosphere. Its people were very willing to apply what they learned to practice, creating and improving tools, and arranging more practical Spell Arrays. By combining Spell Magic Power with tools, they created more powerful constructs. The translation indeed mentioned ’constructs’ and even stated that the Vastva were at the forefront of construct Manufacturing Technology.

This meant that before the Divine War shattered the world, this world had already been developing construct technology. The construct technology they used now, and these items, were actually leftovers from their predecessors. And from these descriptions, it was apparent that the Vastva had long been accustomed to such advanced capabilities. From some of the construct descriptions, Alka’s group could tell that even the technology commonly used in the Vastva’s daily lives was far beyond what their own generation could achieve. For instance, there was the Spatial Partitioning Technology, which for the Vastva was like their version of Pocket Rings, and apparently, almost every one of them could use it. They themselves were aware that their own Pocket Rings relied entirely on the special Gemstones embedded in them. Theirs were naturally occurring minerals, which, combined with a corresponding Spell arrangement, granted access to a personal space. But the Space Division within this city-state had truly carved out a piece of actual space and tucked it into a small object. Each resident of Vastva had possessed such spatial equipment. This was a matter of great pride for them, hence it was recorded in the museum.

However, Alka’s group had excavated several Temples yet had not found a single sample of such an item. Evidently, such items weren’t easy to preserve. Not to mention, this civilization dated back over 30,000 years. This estimation was conservative, as there was no solid evidence to prove it.

The more he learned, the more interested Alka became in these ruins. He already had many ideas forming.