Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 37 Origin (Part 2)
"Ravenwood is the birthplace of Lady Camilla. If we speculate based on time, the Void King should have been promoted to the middle of the Bronze Calendar. At that time, living in Ravenwood was a human tribe that worshipped a god called "Beast Master". Just like other humans on the continent of Vic, the human tribe of Ravenwood discovered ritual magic in sacrifices, and through it, they gained the authority of the ancient gods, and the first authority appeared."
Flora recalled the story her cheap human parents had told her about the origins of the forest elves and the hungry lady, and spoke in simple terms.
"Originally, they would use this as a foundation to slowly integrate their own strength and build their own kingdom on this fertile land. However, a catastrophe completely wiped out the primitive human civilization of Ravenwood."
"What catastrophe?"
William couldn't help but ask.
In all the documents he had read, he had never heard of the existence of humans in Ravenwood.
"The arrival of the elven colonists from Ava."
"Wait, what do you mean? The ancestors of the forest elves killed all the humans in Ravenwood..."
William asked hesitantly.
Indeed, it makes sense to say so. In the Bronze Age, the elven civilization of Ava had already developed a classical magic system. At that time, most humans on the continent of Vic were still at the level of tribal civilization, and their extraordinary combat power was heavily dependent on a very small number of powerful people.
When the colonists, who had advanced weapons and technology and stronger organizational capabilities, came to a new continent whose productivity and culture were far inferior to theirs, it was unnecessary to elaborate on how barbaric the civilized people would do to the barbarians to demonstrate their civilization.
However, William shook his head again and said:
"No, what you said is not recorded in history. Not only in the history of the forest elves, but also in the documents of several surrounding human kingdoms . The original Ravenwood Forest was a land seriously polluted by the undead. It was not until the ancestors of the forest elves set foot on this land and purified the pollution that it became a prosperous forest."
"Well, according to the documents of the Blackwater Kingdom of the same period, the area west of Nakuland was a barren dead land. According to the Destiny Tablet of the Second Phoenix Dynasty, the area south of the Withered Desert was a stinking and corrupt swamp. Even in the archives of Ava, there are records of the first elf colonists being attacked by undead in Ravenwood Forest."
Flora nodded in acknowledgement.
"Doesn't that further prove that..."
At this moment, William, Fularo, Nezemar, and Yinlis had all left the reception room and were on the road to the World Tree. According to Fularo, she would show them all the evidence that Lady Hungry and Corrupted was born in Ravenwood, and... a way to prevent Lady Hungry and Corrupted from coming without burning the entire forest.
The Bone White House was quite a distance away from the World Tree, so along the way Flora told William and the others about the history of Ravenwood, at least as she understood it.
According to her, these materials were the conclusions drawn by her adoptive parents from the Platinum Ring after decades of research in the Jade Province. They are absolutely true history.
However, she had just started to say little when William discovered many contradictions.
In the past, he had read through the official background settings, developer interviews, and worldviews compiled by various great gamers on the game forums. As far as he could remember, all the records about the origin of Ravenwood said that it was once a bad land full of undead pollution, and before the arrival of the elf pioneers from Ava, it was completely unsuitable for living creatures.
There is even a widely circulated saying that the necromancy that later flourished in the Blackwater Swamp was first spread from Ravenwood.
"If the truth hopes to become a fact, then it needs to be spread . Do you think our ancestors would choose to pass down the truth about their massacre of human beings as a historical fact?"
Flora answered very frankly.
In response , William continued to refute:
"It's true that the forest elves can modify their own records, but how do you explain the fact that other human civilizations around Ravenwood have recorded that this place is a dead place?"
The most the forest elves can do is embellish their own records; it is impossible for them to embellish the historical records of the surrounding human kingdoms .
According to Fularo, Ravenwood used to be a paradise. After the elf colonists landed here, they completely wiped out the humans here and occupied this most fertile land.
But according to the history William had learned, Ravenwood had been a land deeply polluted by the dead since the records of major civilizations. After the elven colonists landed, they used their power to completely purify Ravenwood before settling here.
In other words, these are two contradictory statements. One of them must be true and the other must be false.
"No explanation is needed, because both facts are true."
However, Flora replied in this way.
"Ravenwood is both a bad land polluted by the undead and a thriving and prosperous land; the forest elf ancestors slaughtered the native human inhabitants here and purified the undead pollution that was rampant there. These two truths exist at the same time, but in the end only one became the fact and was passed down."
"That's impossible."
Before William spoke, Nazemar, who had been listening silently, couldn't help but speak.
"Why not? Didn't you witness the same thing once before?"
As Floro spoke, she turned her gaze to Yinlis who was standing beside her. At the moment, the girl still looked a little drowsy, and she was squinting her eyes as she was led by Nezemal all the way.
"At the moment when Camilla was promoted to Lady of Hunger and Corruption, the power that was enough to shatter the shell of the world shattered time. From then on, Ravenwood was torn into two different origins. One was filled with endless undead pollution, a dead land where no living creature could survive. The other was a large forest full of life and thriving and dense."
"You mean that she split Ravenwood into two different parts..."
Nezemar asked, somewhat confused.
She had seen how Lord Judge's Dawn Fortress operated - after the Moon Realm merged with the real world, the entire world was divided into multiple levels. Therefore, after listening to the other party's description, she immediately recalled the scene in the Dawn Fortress where the real world merged with Black Crow Hope.
"no."
William on the side suddenly spoke up.
"What she meant was that at that time, there were two opposing possibilities in Ravenwood. But these two possibilities would be converged at a certain point in time, and they would end up as they are today. Isn't it just like..."
Like what, William didn't say.
Isn't this just like choosing the start of a game yourself?
The combination of different races and professions determines your birthplace at the beginning and the first plot mission. But no matter how you start, you will eventually go to the Twilight Fortress at that time and become the leader of the End Watcher by accident.
