Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1071 Edward's Gift
"In secular science, humans evolved from apes, but the secret history of the Extraordinary Bureau clearly exceeds the time period determined by secular science, so there has never been a definitive conclusion about the origin of humankind."

There is no evidence and the source cannot be seen, but on the one hand, the history of animal evolution does exist.

If this is as recorded in the ancient parchment, then it is creationism, and humanity was in a complete state from the beginning, a masterpiece created by the cooperation of the gods.

To use a more apt Western mythological analogy, it's like God created Adam in the Garden of Eden, and then created Eve.

The East, on the other hand, is associated with Nuwa creating humans, which is also the case.

The evolutionary history that we find in reality is just a series of past events that God created to give relative rationality to the birth of this creation, such as the present being born first and the past being born later.

Moreover, judging from the description of this rubbing of the inscription, modern technology was already described in the distant past. Cars, airplanes, air conditioners, and mobile phones were already known in the past.

The only difference is the name. It's even possible that the engraver of the inscription knew the original names of these things, but used that description simply to let unsuspecting ancient people understand what those strange terms were.

Just like if I had told someone thirty years ago that I was going to go on 'Bilibili,' some people would have thought I was going to flirt with some European woman. So I had to say I was going to go on a website that constantly streams cartoons.

Edward said with great interest, his expression clearly showing his delight.

After pondering for a moment, Sharo asked, "Then how did the very first person understand those incomprehensible terms?"

Edward looked up and said, "They certainly couldn't understand it either, but one of the original readers must have gone into the book and seen the true nature behind the inexplicable terms."

These people learned that airplanes were inanimate objects made of sheet metal that flew in the sky, but in that era, the closest thing to flying in the sky was a bird. So they called airplanes "iron birds" because they were lifeless, resembled birds, could fly, and were huge.

If that's the case, then the history of human civilization has never progressed; instead, it has been about approaching an environment that already existed countless years ago.

After a moment of contemplation, Sharo commented, "It's a bit like the feeling of Adam and Eve being expelled from the Garden of Eden and wanting to return to it."

“It’s true that there’s no way to go back, but humanity is constantly building outside, trying to replicate the environment of Eden,” Edward said.

He flipped through a few more pages, then shook his head: "It's a real shame, since it's not the original, but a translation."

Miss Sara, these ultimate secrets concerning the gods are known to us for only a short period in the long course of history. We are only allowed to see them when a certain god is in a state of decline. Don't you feel incredibly lucky?

“There are some things that are better left unknown to mortals. Once we know something terrible, but also clearly realize that we have no way to change it, it only makes us more desperate,” Sharo sighed. “For someone like me who doesn’t even dare to be named, such a secret is too heavy a burden.”

"Unfortunately, at this moment, everyone must make a choice. A god is about to pass away, and how can a human being refuse to attend the funeral?"

However, it might not be a funeral, but that would probably be worse.

"Miss Sara, have you ever seen any of the named beings under the command of the gods and men?"

"No."

"Really? We'll definitely meet again sometime."

As for which choice is better for humanity, probably no one can say for sure. Mrs. Duer represents humanity, and Dr. Kim Bong-ryong also represents humanity. How can we say who is right and who is wrong?
Haha, thinking about it this way, humans are such contradictory beings, yearning for peace yet desperately waging war, having foresight yet being short-sighted, unafraid of sacrifice yet cowardly of life.

In the end, which desire will prevail? Miss Sara, if you had a chance to start a world war that could kill 90% of humanity, and if you didn't start the war, humanity would be completely extinct tens of thousands of years from now, would you choose to start it?

"Why are you suddenly asking me this? It's something that's tens of thousands of years in the future, it has nothing to do with me, right? Let future generations choose for themselves."

"You have to choose?"

"Then I choose to be content with the status quo. What happens tens of thousands of years from now has nothing to do with me, right? As long as I can continue my current research and improve my divination skills, I will be satisfied."

"But this will lead to the extinction of humanity. Remember, it's complete extinction. Not like before, where humanity went extinct many times, but then reappeared as a different species."

“It has nothing to do with me,” Sharo said. “I’ve never liked such grand narratives.”

"Perhaps you should have a divination done when you have time. Aren't you used to using divination to guide your actions?"
Well, it's getting late, so I'll take my leave now. There's a senior colleague waiting for me to visit.

Edward had just turned around when he seemed to remember something. He came to his senses, took a small wooden box out of his pocket, and handed it to Sharo: "Miss Sharo, thank you for your kindness many times. This is something I got from some friends. I thought you might like it, so I brought it to express my gratitude."

Sharo looked at the wooden box. The box was not open, but Sharo could see the "moonlight" emanating from inside. The color of the moonlight surprised Sharo.

A gentle, restrained, loyal, and unwavering warm glow.

Even through the sealed box, the radiance of the waning moon could not be concealed!

"What's inside? Moonlight?" Sharo carefully took the box, her face beaming with surprise, and she even forgot to be polite.

She kept glancing at the box and then at Edward, as if she couldn't believe he would give her such a gift.

“It’s not light. You can turn it on; it won’t slip away,” Edward reminded him.

Sharo slowly opened the lid. Inside, there was still light, but she saw a frosted texture behind the light.

Seeing that the other person hesitated, Edward added, "You can touch it and see."

Sharo gently pressed her fingers into the box, touching the fine, coarse particles inside.

"sand?"

“That’s right. In the past, magicians would liquefy the radiance of the waning moon and crystallize it to obtain Moon Sand. I’ve seen you often use sand trays for divination, and I thought that perhaps this special kind of sand would appeal to a diviner like you, so I asked someone to find it for me.”

After all, for a qualified investigator to constantly trouble others without offering any appreciation would seem incredibly insensitive and lacking in social skills.

"Thank you!" Sharo carefully accepted the gift. "I really like it."

Edward smiled and said, "It's just a small gift. I'm glad you like it. Please forgive me if I need your help in the future."

(End of this chapter)