Catastrophe Card King

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

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.

But why?

Noah Wright revealed the hidden secret unknown to others, “Actually, with or without the Plague, the Taron Dynasty was already teetering on the brink of collapse. The last few Kings of Augustus were tyrannical and brutal, already provoking public resentment and the empire was on the verge. Later, in order to stabilize the kingship, the King of Augustus actually thought of using faith to control the populace, which is the Silver Moon Sect left over to this day… After arriving at City of Ember, some far-seeing High Priest foresaw the harm of faith. With the King’s authority over the Silver Moon Sect, it could still be controlled, but once royal power weakened, infectious faith would contaminate everyone, and the card master civilization would inevitably be doomed. In the end, she chose to completely erase this risk… at the cost of the lives of a million people in City of Ember, she completely eradicated the remnants of the Ancient Gods. This also bought the card master civilization a mere three thousand years of lingering existence…”

“…”

By now, Leonard Churchill knew what the murals were about.

Noah Wright finally said, “In order to completely resolve the hidden threat of faith, that High Priest also burned all the Classic Books that had been brought from the Old Continent; this is also why civilization broke off generations. So before the discovery of Sinless City, nearly all the Classic Books and Transcendent knowledge were reliant on previous recordings, missing far too much…”

He spoke with a look of regret, continuing, “Moreover, back then, the Super Tier card masters who migrated to City of Ember all perished in the final battle. The few survivors were merely palace guards. The surviving bloodline of the King of Augustus established the Orlan Dynasty, and in order to solidify their rule, they restricted the dissemination of Super Tier knowledge… So this is also the reason why, aside from the Orlan Royal Family, no one knows the most important aspects of the tiers above the Sixth… Even the royals’ worship, due to the East Wilderness lacking the conditions for advancement, the Seventh Tier gradually became legendary. Of course, the East Wilderness, although barren, was also safe, with no need for the existence of Super Tier card masters. So as time passed, even within the Orlan Royal Family, the Super Tier legacy was largely broken…”

“So that’s how it is.”

Having heard these ancient secrets, Leonard Churchill connected the fragmented information in his mind.

A moment of clarity suddenly dawned on him.

Though he still knew very little about the Taron Dynasty from three thousand years prior, at least he understood the current state of the card master civilization.

And Leonard Churchill also guessed that since Noah Wright had chosen to talk about this history, there must be deep intentions behind it.

The problem with the Federation now was that both the Silver Moon Sect and the Crimson Corruption had already emerged and had gained some momentum.

Faith Pollution was rapidly spreading.

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.