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Chapter 500: Chapter 499: The Secret Hidden Underground Chapter 500: Chapter 499: The Secret Hidden Underground As for the history of this continent, Fang Zheng himself actually didn’t know much, so he never expected that he could dig out such a secret from Wells.

According to the Old Paladin’s account, for several hundred years prior, the development of the continent was quite in line with the “Medieval Fantasy” setting Fang Zheng had envisioned. However, it all changed with the rise of the Kadra Empire: they heralded a major leap in the civilization level of the entire continent. The Magitech Warships and Magic Energy Engines used now had actually been in their infancy during the era of the Kadra Empire. It’s just that Kadra itself hadn’t developed them— or perhaps it’s better to say that precisely because such development required a lot of resources and manpower, Kadra chose to invade other countries.

When it came to Kadra’s proclamation, the Kingdom of the Holy Church didn’t say much. They didn’t erupt in anger as Fang Zheng had expected and then call for an alliance to excute that nation on the spot under the pretext of “blaspheming the deities.”

After all, the core doctrine of the Holy Church was to maintain order. Besides, there were real deities in this world, so all of Kadra’s bluster—if not backed by divine favor—would lead to their doom sooner or later… Well, it later proved that the Holy Church’s idea was correct: Kadra kept up its bluster, and then the devil army swept over them in a wave.

After that, hundreds of years of warfare followed. Naturally, the Kadra Empire was finished, and although the allied forces of the Kingdom of the Holy Church, the Magitech Nation, and other countries eventually repelled the devil’s army, order in Kadra had already collapsed, leaving them vulnerable to the encroachment of Chaos. This forced those nations to scavenge whatever scraps they could from the ruins of Kadra and hurriedly withdraw… or they wouldn’t be able to escape at all.

The Magic Energy Engine was subsequently reverse-engineered by these nations based on the remnants they had scavenged from Kadra. Looking at the results, this empire truly did contribute to elevating the overall level of the continent.

Since Kadra had already perished, it was obvious that their claim of “receiving the Goddess’s Gift” was nothing but nonsense. But upon closer reflection, it wasn’t entirely impossible. Suppose Kadra had accidentally discovered some equipment, an armory, or a research facility used by the Goddess… wouldn’t that be like a nation from World War I stumbling upon a UFO? Wouldn’t that also enhance their strength?

And if Kadra, filled with such unwavering confidence, claimed to be blessed by the Goddess, perhaps it wasn’t completely baseless?

Of course, these were all speculations. The truth would be revealed once they entered the underground ruins.