The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

One is Emperor Sargon, who rose to power after Sargon, ruled half the continent, established the Terran monarchy, and was revered as the King of Kings.

One was the Khan who once launched a great expedition, from the Eagle Empire in the far north to Sargon in the far south, crushing the nightmares of all the countries along the way.

Of course, Kosichrie had a clearer understanding of the latter—because the founding emperor of the Ursus Empire was able to launch a rebellion and overthrow the Eagle Empire precisely through the Great Expedition.

It can be said that this nightmare expedition formally laid the foundation for the current Western world order—an order that was not broken again until the Four Emperors War forty-seven years ago.

"You mean, Harandu Khan and the King of Kings, they went on an expedition to the Scorching Winds and resolved a threat that could have destroyed Terra?"

"exactly."

Qiao Yelan nodded.

Of course, he didn't do that. After all, Nightmare Khan looked down on someone who was powerless. So, the people who went were Mon3tr and his healer—no, Kal'tsit and her summoned creature.

"That's really something... Is there anything else?"

"Yes, for example, the most common one—Originium."

"Originium?"

Kosiché expressed his doubts.

"Yes, Originium—long before the beginning of time, people discovered that Originium could enhance magic, and this enhancing power came from Originium itself, but it is very easy to infect the human body."

"This leads to a very basic, yet easily overlooked, question: how does Oripathy worsen—by the body gradually accumulating Oripathy components from the air, or—"

"—The human body is being transformed into Originium by Originium?"

The black snake's breathing suddenly stopped for a second.

"The answer is unfortunately that enrichment is only part of the cause of the deterioration, or even a small part. The more important factor is that Originium can indeed transform the human body into Originium—in other words, Originium is the only mineral that continues to grow as its use expands."

Qiao Yelan sighed softly.

"With the development of the Originium industry and the need for Originium mining since modern times, the number of people infected with Originium disease is growing explosively. Most countries currently maintain a state of indifference and exclusion towards infected people, but one day, this state will reach a critical value."

"You've probably heard of Babel in Lungmen. It has the best Originium disease treatment technology in the world and the most effective drugs. But even so, we can only temporarily stop the progression of Originium disease, not cure it completely."

"But even so, Oripathy, no, Oripathy shouldn't be considered a threat, right? It's just a mineral, and as long as measures are taken, even extreme measures like Anatoly's before, it can always be controlled."

She quickly realized that sometimes, resorting to coercive measures isn't all bad.

"Your method is limited by one premise, which is that Originium is just a kind of ore—but have you ever seen an ore that can infect the human body, or even use the human body to slowly grow stronger?"

The man shook his head.

"In your opinion, what does Originium resemble most in terms of its existence and behavior?"

"Like some kind of virus? Or parasite?"

"Yes—so what do you think is the biggest difference between viruses and parasites, and minerals?"

"The biggest difference? The difference is that they are alive, while the ore is dead—!!!!!"

Qiao Yelan nodded gently.

"Just as you thought—Originium is also [alive]."

Silence enveloped the not-so-spacious carriage. Kosichelle remained silent, but for the first time, she felt a chill run down her spine just from listening to others talk.

"If it were merely like a virus or a parasite, simply following the instincts of survival and growth, that would be acceptable. But if it were like a swarm of bees, possessing a subjective consciousness—then I don't need to elaborate on the terrifying infectious and proliferative capabilities of Originium, do I?"

"...If that's the case, why don't you try to unify the entire continent? Establish a super empire, and then dedicate the nation's resources to resisting and researching threats?"

After a long silence, Kosiché asked the question.

“Vladimir—with your assistance, this should be possible.”

"A good idea, but unfortunately, Terra is not just one race—the birth of a super empire will only lead to technological stagnation and increased internal strife, and will eventually collapse under the rebellion of various races within it."

Qiao Yelan shook her head.

Black Snake opened her mouth, wanting to refute the other party. After all, the other party had never done such a thing before, so how could they be so sure of the conclusion?

However, just as the sound was about to escape his throat, it suddenly stopped.

She remembered something.

The continent of Terra seems to have indeed once been home to a super empire that unified the entire continent—the Tikkaz Empire.

The empire's eventual destruction mirrored Qiao Yelan's account, and the nation's dominant ethnic group was subsequently scorned and regarded as demons by other races.

The capital of this empire remains in ruins even today.

Its name is——

Kazdale.

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I've read everyone's suggestions, thank you all—but I'm sorry, the first half of the story still has to be written by me, because this is a timeline from twenty years ago, and all the foreshadowing has to be laid at this point.

首订的话，我第一本是1-10，第二本1-13，第三本1-23。

(Damn it, this feels like it's getting worse as I write it.)

In addition, group issues are a recurring problem, and I still firmly refuse to create groups because I cannot solve the management problems that follow—it's like having a child and first thinking about responsibility, not whether to wear a condom tonight.

The composition of this book's audience dictates that the group will inevitably be dominated by political construction. In addition to dangerous topics, another reason is that people with different political views cannot coexist—because there is no political compromise or exchange of interests in online chat.

The political spectrum is a circle, so everyone on this circle will be hostile to those standing next to them—because they are too right (left).

Chapter Sixty-Two: Evil Spirits Do Not Lie

As for why she remembers it so clearly—

Because the destruction of Tikkaz was originally closely related to these giant beasts.

The horned Tikkaz were thus relegated to the ranks of demons, and the Terrans gave them a new name—

Sarkaz.

Kosiché remembered clearly that the man in front of him seemed to be in control of a race called the Sarkaz.

Perhaps, he really is...

"......can I ask you something?"

"Excuse me."

"how old are you?"

"26, no, 27, I guess."

"?"

"what happened?"

Qiao Yelan looked at Kosichek with a bit of a puzzlement.

"...No, it's nothing, I was just too abrupt in asking the question."

Black Snake shook her head, not wanting to dwell on the matter any further—she realized that she was only in a cooperative relationship with Qiao Yelan, and that he was already being quite frank with her since they were not close friends. As for the deeper secrets, it was normal that he was unwilling to tell her.

"If... I mean if, multiple countries stood side by side in the world, would that be a good thing for your research?"

"Why not? War and conflict are always the best catalysts for technology. We don't need to care whether the technology was developed to destroy us—as long as everything in the world is still moving steadily forward, that's good."

Qiao Yelan asked with a smile, and this question made Kosiché fall silent for a long time.

How should we define the other party?

War maniac?

A research fanatic?

Savior?

Even Black Snake, who prides himself on being a schemer, couldn't find a suitable adjective for the time being.

However, Qiao Yelan didn't care about Black Serpent's thoughts. He had already used words to make the demons and Originium things that Kosich would subconsciously oppose, so the other party should be more cooperative with Babel Tower's actions afterward.

"Things in Ursus are settled. I need to go back to Letania first, then to Kazimierz—are you staying here or coming with me?"

“I can understand going back to Letania, but why go to Casimir?”

Koschke is a bit strange.

"Are you planning to have Ursus launch the eleventh Uka War?"

"No, it's because the conflict between the military and merchants in Kazimir has reached an irreconcilable point—you can draw a parallel with Nikolai's preparations to launch an uprising against the tyrannical Speaker Witt. In the current situation, Kazimir needs to maintain stability in order to keep Ursus in check."

Isn't this just like the six-episode Great Rebellion from back then?

"So, Kazimierz has fallen to this state..."

"Yeah, how about pyroxene?"

Qiao Yelan casually echoed.