Chapter 817: Chapter 259 The True History of the Taren Dynasty’s Collapse_2


    Noah Wright apparently didn’t know either and continued, “Those several Outer Gods... well... I don’t know where they came from, either; they must be relics left from an even earlier era. Anyway, one of them is the ‘Crimson Corruption’ in that jar. Their appearance brought with them a terrifying ‘Plague,’ which quickly swept through the entire Taron Empire. The process is unknown, but the result was that the mighty empire eventually collapsed.”


    Leonard Churchill listened, his eyes darkening with shock.


    A hundred years ago, he had witnessed a small-scale Blood Plague and hadn’t thought much of it. Now hearing that the Taron Empire, with its “Super Tier card masters,” had collapsed because of a Plague, it really was terrifying.


    How many such Outer Gods were there?


    Noah Wright said, “Although the King of Augustus of the Taren Dynasty had mobilized the whole nation’s strength to seal some of these horrific beings, ultimately it was to no avail. Knowing that it was too late for salvation, the King left a few sparks of civilization behind. One of them came to the ‘East Wilderness,’ which is now the East Continent. Here they built a ‘City of Ember’... and completely severed ties with the Central Continent.”


    “...”


    Leonard Churchill suddenly realized, so the Taren Dynasty perished like that three thousand years ago.


    But now, the Card Master Federation of the East Continent, was it just one branch? In other words, could there be other card master civilizations in other places?


    Before he had time to ponder further, Noah Wright continued, “Later, the City of Ember suffered another great disaster, and then became the ruin-like remains of Sinless City that we see today. And the generational break in the card master civilization began with the City of Ember.”


    Migrating to the “East Wilderness,” using the Abyssal Rift to contain the spread of the Plague, was a sounding plan.


    Leonard Churchill understood, but upon hearing of Kindle Fire’s destruction, he suddenly thought of those murals at the bottom of Upper State Prison.@@@@


    The murals essentially depicted that Tracy Garcia’s ancestors, the High Priest Orlan, had killed the Weeping Angel.


    In this light, it seemed like the time had come for a harsh resolution.


    Leonard Churchill also understood why Noah Wright had been asking those questions before.


    Indeed, this was a high-end game staking the fate of civilization.


    ...


    As they finished their discussion, the stage play on the first floor had also reached its conclusion.


    Noah Wright shrugged and said, “Of course, this is just the history that floats at the surface level. The methods and insights of those ancient Super Tier card masters are not something we can imagine with our current understanding. Just like the City of Ember ruins left behind, there are still many secrets...”


    “...”


    Leonard Churchill simply became a quiet listener.


    In such a high-end game, since he couldn’t be a chess player, it was best to clearly recognize that he was just a piece meant to charge into battle.


    He just asked, “So, you want that jar now?”


    Noah Wright nodded, “Yes.”


    Leonard Churchill directly took out the jar, which had cracked, practically a ticking time bomb just waiting to be ignited.


    Previously, he didn’t think much of it, but after hearing Mushroomhead declare he was “staking his life,” better to offload the danger.