The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

However, over the past 20,000 years, Orpheus has indeed had some rather strange feelings.

Generally speaking, even when she has nothing to do, Orpheus can pass the time by thinking—or rather, she quite enjoys it.

Whether it's contemplating the origins of the dragon, digesting the knowledge gained from its roots, or using one's own powers to analyze something interesting.

However, for the past 20,000 years, Orpheus has always felt a sense of being in a daze.

Twenty thousand years passed inexplicably... and her only feeling and gain was boredom.

Well, at first I thought I was pretty good at creating all these things, but later it just got really boring.

She had a feeling—that the version of herself that appeared here was probably not complete.

Rather, it's just a 'fragment'.

But Orpheus also felt that he, this 'fragment,' seemed to be shouldering some very important task.

But now, she's too lazy even to think...

She didn't even bother to think about how she could know exactly how much time had passed.

Orpheus turned his head unintentionally and saw a dazzling green light flash by.

Her long green hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her white robe swayed in the wind.

A familiar figure appeared not far away.

Unnoticed... and in fact, it was impossible for her to notice Orpheus, the green-haired girl squatted on the city wall, gazing into the distance.

Then, he sighed somewhat melancholy.

Orpheus witnessed this scene almost every few days over the past 20,000 years.

There's also a goddess who flies through the sky while bombarding everything.

This also made her question the nature of this world.

She did not set any automatic evolutionary function for this inner world; everything that happens in this world should be under her control.

At the very least, it must be something she has experienced or believes in.

Although she was used to the goddess's crazy appearance, she didn't think that in her heart, Enki was always this artsy type who sighed to the sky all day long.

Moreover, during the Babylonian period, Enkidu was not so idle as to come here to enjoy the scenery every now and then.

Orpheus pondered for a few seconds and realized that he indeed could not understand such a thing.

So she gave up thinking.

However, she was extremely bored today.

After tilting his head and thinking for a moment, Orpheus stood up and quietly walked to Enkidu's side.

Then, make your hands into claws and place them on either side of your cheeks.

"Gah!"

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In that instant, she felt a strange gaze upon her.

"What are you doing?"

And then came the familiar and gentle voice.

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This is a fortress that, though completely desolate, still retains its beauty and elegance.

The decorations on the side still hint at its former glory, and even after its fall into disrepair, vibrant flowers and plants still thrive here.

Or rather, this is the remaining power of 'divine protection'.

This demonstrates the power of God, but even more so, it shows how ridiculous he is.

This is the former capital of the Forest Elf race, a ruined city where the One-Winged Sky Elf race inflicted such a fate with a single blow. The power of the strongest weapon shines even brighter than the glory of the Forest Elf race.

Of course, the two unexpected visitors today were unaware of many of the secrets involved; all they knew was that this was a ruined city of forest elves that had once been destroyed by the Skywing race.

Looking at the flowers and plants at his feet, the boy—Rick—couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.

Do those gods, who turned the planet into hell, still want their own abode to be paradise?

Beside the boy, the girl—üc207Pr4f5t9, now known as 'Shubi', tilted her head.

She still couldn't understand Rick's occasional emotional outbursts.

But that's also why she wanted to stay by Rick's side.

Analyzing what the 'mind' truly is—and the reasons why humanity has been able to survive to this day.

Although Rick seems to lose control of his emotions whenever this is mentioned.

The two arrived at the only building that had been preserved in its original form amidst countless ruins that had been burned to the ground.

Without a doubt, this was the place that received the most stringent protection at the time.

The most important buildings that must be protected first.

Refuge facilities, research facilities, or storage facilities are roughly one of these types.

"It's probably the place the forest elves call the 'library'."

Rick made this judgment.

For the Forest Spirits, knowledge should be of even greater importance.

Hoping his guess was right, Rick didn't hesitate to crawl into the crack in the wall of the building, which had no entrance.

Although there are likely some defensive measures still in place, the risk is still bearable considering the organic Kai race girl beside her.

—Inside the building are many pieces of equipment whose purpose is incomprehensible, as well as bookshelves that have been mostly emptied.

But Rick didn't care.

"The most useless content that has survived is actually the knowledge that humanity needs most..."

Rick immediately picked up the torn pages from the floor and began to read.

But just as he was fully absorbed, Hughie's voice came through.

"Down below...space discovered...Rick, there's a basement here?"

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Rick looked at the scene before him in astonishment.

Even though he was used to being calm, this was the first time he had ever witnessed such mystery; it was a scene that was completely incomprehensible to him.

Below the long underground staircase lies a spacious hall, where hundreds of enormous pillars, strangely twisted and engraved with countless red patterns, stand side by side.

And most strikingly, there was the dazzling purple light at the center, enveloped by layers of magical incantations.

Chapter 278 New Energy and Unexpected Events

"What's this?"

After his initial surprise, Rick quickly calmed down.

That wasn't an elf—that's the feeling Rick had about the dazzling purple light source surrounded by the pillars.

The so-called elves are naturally those races that possess uniquely endowed powers, which can also be said to be the most fundamental energy source in the world at present.

However, including Rick, humanity as a whole simply cannot comprehend that thing, not even the most superficial aspects.

Or rather, humans simply cannot sense spirits. This is not some advanced form of 'anti-spirit constitution'; they are still affected by spirits controlled by others, but they themselves cannot touch the spirits.

But now, Rick clearly sensed the flow of some kind of unusual 'energy'.

That was something different from the elves.

“Quantity…186…The pattern is…the protective mark of the Forest God Kenas…No?”

Shubi, who was standing to the side, wanted to analyze the mysterious meaning in front of her, but tilted her head in confusion halfway through.

"It doesn't match anything in the records... all the markings and spells used by the Forest Elf race?"

"They're probably building some kind of new weapon that even the Machines don't know about... or maybe they've already built it. I wouldn't be surprised if those guys wanted to split this planet in two at this point—but let's not worry about that for now."

Rick's expression turned extremely serious.

"Shubi, do you know what that purple thing is...?"

As he asked the question, Rick's hands quietly clenched together.

If... that's an energy source that humans can use...

“That is… a new energy source that our race discovered 19,782 years ago… Other races should have discovered it around the same time… It is speculated that… it is a power that escaped from a divine species… After our research… we determined that it cannot replace the elves…”

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Although he had somewhat anticipated this after seeing the Forest Elves begin to use such power, Rick couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Regardless of whether humans can use it, at least in the short term, they will not be able to access this energy.

After all, other races must have already established detection measures.

The reason humans have been able to survive to this day is not only because no other race has discovered them, but also because there are factors that, even if they were discovered, they wouldn't care.

Unable to use any power, so there is no threat—with such a mindset, they probably wouldn't even be interested in crushing an ant.

But if humanity successfully begins to control some kind of power, the situation will be different—even if Rick's intention is simply to make human life safer and more comfortable, rather than to participate in a war that is utterly foolish and without any reason.

Rick doesn't intend to risk studying this newly discovered energy unless he finds a truly secluded place or a way to achieve sufficient self-defense results.

Humanity cannot afford any failure.

After figuring this out, Rick suddenly felt bored and completely lacked the excitement of discovering new energy.

However, he still asked Hugh a question.

"Do you really not have a way to utilize this kind of energy on your end?"