Let's start over, Your Majesty.

Chapter 223 Analysis
Sothos flipped through the manuscript in front of him, his brows furrowing more and more with each page.

After reading the last page, he put down the stack of manuscripts and did the exact same thing Caesar did after reading them: he crossed one arm over his chest, rested his chin on the other, and lowered his head in deep thought.

Caesar sat to one side, silent, waiting for the other to speak.

A full ten minutes passed before Sothos uttered his first words:

“Isaac once told me that after receiving the crown, he would always feel an inner drive that compelled him to accomplish certain things.”

“That is the mark I left on the crown. All the heirs will feel a great sense of mission, compelling them to become virtuous and capable monarchs,” Caesar said.

Sothos nodded: "However, this sense of mission seems to have given Isaac some unexpected ideas. He seems to have done some things outside the bounds of propriety in order to fulfill the mission you gave him."

“And these things ultimately led to the Great Destruction,” Caesar said.

"But this is still just a guess, and it cannot be confirmed that the disaster mentioned here is the great destruction of the future," Sothos said.

"What do you think Elias finally discovered that caused that transformation in him?" Caesar asked.

Sothos shook his head:
“Elias was chosen as the seventh elder of the Fatah when I was in office. As far as I know him, he is a follower of the Zero Magic Cult and does not worship many gods. What could make him feel so fearful must truly be an existence beyond conventional understanding.”

"as well as."

Sothos held a page of manuscript paper, frowning: "What exactly does 'them' refer to here?"

"And what exactly is this plan he's been carrying out?"

Because all of this happened during the period when Rean II was in complete power, many years after Sothos had already passed away, he did not know what had happened after that. Most of the contents described in the diary were secrets, and there was not much that could be found in history books. They could not learn about it indirectly through history books either.

There is only one Phase III of the Fatah project, an event that is recorded in detail in history. At that time, Eldaria was exploring the practical application of high-energy magic in production, which simply means using magic to achieve large-scale production. In later understanding, this project is generally considered to be the predecessor of modern magic engineering.

Based on some historical records, it can be inferred that many unknown plans were derived from this project, and Elias may have been involved in one of them.

This refers to the experiment conducted using a hero-level mage, which had a 95% mortality rate.

And then there was his mysterious plan in the Arctic Circle.

What exactly did he do in the Arctic Circle under Rean II's orders? What did he see? What awakened? And what is the Mythical Tablet?
What Caesar was most concerned about was what Elias knew about "those things" described in the diary, to the point that he felt "a ray of light shone through the gates of the Kingdom of God into the human world."
The information gleaned from these fragments is far too limited; Caesar needs much more useful information.

We can only wait for Surna to explore the tomb. "Whatever it is, it must involve the Shattered Moon incident and the truth about the Great Destruction," Caesar said with certainty.

“Elias said that he and Isaac would become sinners in history. Could he really think that way, meaning the Great Destruction wasn't a natural occurrence, but rather man-made?” Sothos narrowed his eyes.
"Even a major catastrophe caused by our successors."

Sothos fell silent, and Caesar lowered his eyes as well.

The psychological pressure of this matter is immense, especially considering that Caesar was once a ruler. Throughout history, no tyrant, no matter how heinous their crimes, has ever been able to bear the responsibility of destroying a civilization.

If the Great Destruction was indeed caused by humans, then what exactly was triggered?
“Also, Rean, about what you just told me about seeing Greta in the divination,” Sothos said to Caesar.
He looked at Caesar with a serious expression.

“I think you don’t need to spend too much time on this for now. Greta’s current condition is likely related to the distorted spiritual characteristics of the Heine Box. Whatever happened to her in the past few hundred years, judging from the scenes you described, at least she doesn’t show any symptoms of spiritual pollution. She is still healthy and able to communicate with you.”

Caesar knew that Sothos's words were partly to comfort him, as he was worried that Greta's unusual behavior would make him emotionally unstable.
But in reality, while Caesar is concerned about Greta's mysterious form, he also feels somewhat at ease with her.
Before that divination, he had been worried about Greta, who was sealed in the Sea Harp Box deep in the sea, her fate unknown. Now he at least knew that Greta was alright, although she had become a being that even he could not understand.

"She chose to contact you this time, and there will definitely be a next time. She will definitely tell you more in the future."

"As for that fortune teller from the Hellanells family you met, I think you should try to get to know her better; she definitely knows the inside story," Sothos suggested.

“But there’s nothing I can do if they want to play riddles with me. You know, fortune tellers like these are all a bit mystical, and you can’t just confront them directly. The only way to get information is to do it indirectly,” Caesar sighed.

“I think they’ll give you a chance, maybe,” Sothos said, opening his mouth as if to speak but then stopping himself.

"Perhaps what?" Caesar looked at him.

“Perhaps there is some kind of connection between them and Grace, and Grace is conveying her thoughts to you through them,” Sothos said.

“Rean, you understand this principle too. Everything needs to be done step by step. Perhaps the other party is also waiting for the next opportunity to contact you.”

"Ha, wouldn't that become a divine decree? Hiding by my side, revealing information to me every now and then, or bestowing holy light upon me to help when I need it?" Caesar chuckled self-deprecatingly.

“Maybe that’s how it is. Grace is still worried about you after all,” Sothos said with a sigh.

He looked at Caesar and said seriously, "My thoughts are the same as yours now. We must go to the Royal Court Ruins. There are deeper secrets there. Both Grace and Isaac left you the answers to all your questions there."

"Before you go there, you need to make yourself stronger."

(End of this chapter)