"...Father, do you think I will believe it?"

"...You didn't fall for the trick this time?"

I looked at this unscrupulous priest who suffered from occupational disease speechlessly, covered my face and said: "Actually, the problem is, if this hypothesis is confirmed, how could it be mentioned in the book in a secret way just as a hypothesis? It must have been long ago

Let’s create a paper.”

Father Carter laughed dryly and said a little embarrassedly: "Your guess makes sense. In fact, apart from the fact that there is no physical evidence to support this theory, there is nothing wrong with it!"

I said impatiently: "Don't make any assumptions, there should be some practical information, right?"

"Ahem, just open the pages I folded in half and you'll know what's on them."

What Father Carter was talking about was that the pages of this historical manuscript were obviously raised and covered with traces of reading. I opened it gently and saw that these pages were telling some ancient historical events.

"...No one can explain clearly how the primitive empire formed, developed, prospered, and finally occupied the entire continent. These people who were supposed to have only barbaric customs suddenly walked out of the dense sea of ​​trees, relying on absolute

The power broke the city-state alliance on the continent."

"No one expected that the ocean city-states that were driven to ocean islands in the early days would now become extremely important population hosting places. According to excavations in various places, the original wild places such as Marando Pass and Fukurumu Trail,

It was during this period that it briefly emerged and received no less than a million refugees in the next century."

"While waiting for ships at the seaside every day, these refugees spontaneously formed associations, developed commerce, and carried out cultural integration, giving birth to the nations of the southern archipelago that later became important. This great ocean retreat also further expanded the scope of humankind.

For the development of sea areas, some very important historical processes have been completed."

At this time, an excerpt from a historical work with simple language was inserted into the historical manuscript. It was a very famous paper by a historian of the same period, which focused on explaining the importance of this migration in a cultural sense. But I found this article

Here, there is no mention of the original empire that drove them into the sea.

Until the end of the article, there are two vague historical restoration pictures, trying to depict a heroic war. One side is a coalition of city-state armies, and the other side is a powerful army in iron armor.

"Father, is there a missing paragraph in this book?" I asked doubtfully.

Father Carter shook his head and closed the manuscript for me.

"From the perspective of historical stages, apart from the distant stage of human origin, the only real historical event that can be traced is the battle between sea and land that formed a dual civilization structure. The endless wars between ocean city-states and mainland city-states cover almost every

A relic from the same period that can be examined."

"But what ended it all was a group of tribes who came out of the forests further inland. They had all kinds of strange beliefs and various languages, and they couldn't even communicate smoothly with each other. But their actions adhered to a sacred

They made a covenant to never attack each other, and jointly targeted various city-states."

"Everywhere they go, they will spare no effort to destroy local cultural products and destroy art palaces, replacing them with their abstract and conceptual mysterious totems."

Father Carter sighed, "But these noble savages disdain to preach to the outside world. Their only pleasure is to preach unknown beliefs and plant flags in every corner of the continent."

"Then...what happened next? Such a huge empire, how could it just disappear later?"

I heard what Father Carter said. This is obviously a very important force in the progress of civilization. How could it be allowed to perish in the red dust without even a complete study by researchers?

"There are two reasons for this. First, it is the mysterious demise of this primitive empire. After centuries of integration, the exiles on the mainland and the masters of the ocean finally have a common belief, accumulate enough strength, and are bound to

To regain the land they had at that time. But when they landed, they only saw long-abandoned megalithic cities and uninhabited wilderness countryside."

"This mysterious primitive empire has completely disappeared in the wave of civilization at some point, leaving only countless ruins and rubble. Many pioneers who landed claimed to have seen them in the ancient dense forest.

Ghostly figures and resentful songs have been heard in dark caves. Some people even swear that they have seen these ancient ghosts appearing in every corner of the city overnight, repeating the unfinished sacrifices and celebrations of that year.

"

"But no matter what, the people of these primitive empires disappeared completely. Whether they were infected by epidemics and died collectively, or whether the population collapsed and retreated into the dense forest, no one can explain the culture these people brought

, and the meaning behind these wars back then.”

I pondered for a moment: "What about the second reason?"

Father Carter looked at me with a smile: "The second reason is that the Holy See prohibits everyone from talking about the original empire."

"……Holy See?"

"Yes. To a certain extent, the Holy Spirit Church, which preached from north to south, was the last entity to come into contact with the primitive empire. I once read the relevant books in the Holy See, which vaguely referred to the primitive empire as an inevitable

The bubble of recession, a nightmare about to wake up.”

"As for the core power of the original empire - the priests and believers of the original religious order, there is a very fantastic story recorded in the papal documents."

"A Holy Spirit pastor who preached to the southwest once mentioned that when he came to a settlement on the edge of a dense forest, he had a head-on encounter with the last primitive sect. At that time, he only felt a kind of overwhelming feeling.

There were creepy whispers, and it seemed that many people in the village were packing their luggage."

"They were silent, silent, dressed in black, like ghosts, avoiding all light. They took away everything that could be packed in the entire village, scratched the patterned totems that were usually worshiped as gods, and turned them into a silent stream.

The torrent is moving deeper into the jungle little by little."

"On that night, the Holy Spirit Priest witnessed with his own eyes that the silent members of the cult suddenly became noisy. They were running and jumping on the path of the dense forest, making ear-piercing roars. From their mouths, curses continued

Saying the name of the gods, complaining about the cruel fate. No matter who hears such words, their scalp will feel numb. It is not a sound that human beings should have, it is more like the angry roar of the undead buried deep in the ground!"

"Throughout the night, the fires in the dense forest never stopped, and the voices of people from the primitive religious sect continued to stop suddenly, but more people joined in this terrifying carnival, until the voices gradually faded away, and the dawn light slowly brightened.
Chapter completed!