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Chapter 233 The Creation Myth of the Seed of Li Ze

"Is it nurturing a world?"

Muirner nodded and took the seed from Caesar's hand.

He held it in his hand and examined it carefully.

“Xiao Sa, have you heard the story of the Tree of Li Ze and the Ancient City of Men Ze?” she suddenly asked.

Caesar nodded.

"I've seen some of it in a book; it's a myth, isn't it?"

The ancient city of Menze is a myth passed down orally since Rean's time, much like Greek and Chinese mythology—a theological worldview created by the people of this world.

The story tells of how, millions of years ago, the universe was still a chaotic void, and the planet Eli had not yet been born. The creator, who lived in the realm of gods, found the universe too dull and ordered two of His angels, the Virgin Mary, and the god of war, Rielgris, to create a new world with life. They accepted the order and, after a long selection process, finally chose Eli as their destination.

Rielgris, the god of war, was the first to arrive. He raised the axe of destruction and slashed at all the surrounding karmic obstacles, attempting to carve out a new world here through brute force, like clearing wasteland.

But even after tens of thousands of years of His efforts, this place remains a chaotic mess. After His destruction, the karmic obstacles quickly reassemble, seemingly endless.

When the Virgin Mary arrived here, she took a seed from her bag called Eternity and threw it into the chaos. The seed took root and sprouted, growing into a towering tree. Its branches and leaves supported the karmic obstacles, thus forming heaven and earth. The dewdrops became the ocean, and the fallen leaves became nutrients. From this, the first life was born, and this place became the first planet Eli.

Thus, the first world with life in the universe was born, and Marisana became Eli's mother, receiving the title of "Our Lady".

The seed she threw out was later called the Tree of Lizhe, and the first human city-state, Menzhe Ancient City, developed under this tree.

Like the Garden of Eden in the Bible, Menze is described as a perfect utopia. Marisana provides them with everything they need for life. Here, people have no worries about food or clothing, have everything they could want, and live a pure and beautiful life.
But the Creator saw this and said no, a life that was too perfect was still dull and boring. So he sent down a natural disaster, destroying half of Menze City and leaving the other half homeless. At first, they could get help from the other half, but the food was not enough to feed so many people. Everyone wanted to be full, so contradictions and conflicts were born in this world.

After several rounds of conflict, half of the Menze people left the city to cultivate wasteland in the outside world, thus giving rise to the earliest tribes. The primitive tribal era began, and civilization began its long evolution and development.

This is the most widely circulated theological model of creation in the world, and the most widely believed religion of the world, the Church of Mary, is derived from it. The Virgin Mary is also regarded as the representative of the Church, equivalent to Jesus in this world.

And was the purpose of Muirna telling him this story to say that this seed was the same as the Seed of Rize that Marisana threw out in the myth?
"It has the same meaning as the Seed of Li Ze, which means that it can be used to create a new world."

Muirner looked at him and said very seriously.

"However, this concept, like the Seed of Li Ze, is a mythical existence."

"This is just a sample, well, to be precise, a semi-finished product. To think that it can open up a new world is just a pipe dream."

She shook her head, handed the seeds to Caesar, and sat back down on the sofa. Hearing this news, Caesar wasn't disappointed; instead, his interest grew, and he asked Muirner:
"Professor, can you tell me more about it? How did you know about it in the past?"

Muirner's gaze passed through the window, looking outside. After a long silence, he spoke again:
"That was a long time ago, when I was little. Back then, because of some rumors, everyone went a bit crazy and had all sorts of unrealistic ideas. My parents were researchers caught up in it. They received orders from the Elf Royal Family to create things that would break through the limits of the world. This seed was one of those projects."

Muirner smiled helplessly.

"It's absurd, isn't it? Ordinary life forms actually want to create things from mythology, but that was the main theme of that era, and everyone was like a demon."

"I," Caesar frowned slightly, "have not heard of this period in any books."

"That's because a lot of related research was destroyed during the Great Devastation, and what remained was sealed away because it involved high-level secrets. Now, apart from the kingdom's top-secret documents, all information about that period has been erased from history books," Muirna said.

She laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Only an old guy like me has memories of that period."

Was it during the reign of Rean II?
Caesar quickly recalled the records he had seen in Elias's diary concerning secret research within the Arctic Circle.

The unfinished product of that insane project appeared in Elias's tomb, clearly indicating that what the sorcerer experienced was related to it.

Indeed, they are related.

The fact that Muirner mentioned those god-making research projects, which were now completely sealed away by the kingdom, suddenly reminded him of the Evil Spirit III that the Ungol faction had activated on the canal.
Could that almost bizarre creation be the relic that Muirner mentioned, the one he studied so intensely back then?
If what she said is true, then how much of the research back then was successful, and how much of it gave birth to something else from the failures?

And then there was the Great Destruction, the Shattered Moon incident—in his mind, all of these were already connected.

"Little Sa".

Muirna's clear voice interrupted his thoughts, and he looked up at the girl on the sofa.

Muirner's eyes revealed obvious worry.

"Although I don't know how you obtained it, it is still very dangerous even though it is a half-finished product. It may contain chaotic magic that has not yet been analyzed in ancient times. If an accident occurs, it could be devastating."

Caesar smiled faintly: "Don't worry about me, Professor, I'll handle it. Besides, this isn't necessarily completely useless to me."

Although it's a semi-finished product, it still possesses the pure, undiluted magic power from before the Great Destruction. Wouldn't it be a great tonic for the Emperor's Seal to absorb it?
(End of this chapter)