(104) Dream (Lily Nono)

Lily had a long, long dream.

In her dreams, she succeeded in preventing wars between nations and bridging the barriers between different races.

All sapient beings, whether Kamal, Arna, Beron, Saatchi, Fritz, or Ite, or even the forest spirits, Pik spirits, and kraken, who usually live in seclusion, are willing to abandon the "barriers" of race and group, and merge into a new and unified perfect race that exists on the continent of El.

Since then, there has been no more inexplicable antagonism on the continent, and discrimination and interracial prejudice have become a thing of the past. Everyone can find their own niche and the job that suits them best.

Thanks to this, the level of civilization on the mainland has developed rapidly in just a few decades. The application of magic power has become widespread, and a large number of occult devices have been developed and applied to every corner of life without complicated learning. Those who are truly interested in the arcane arts can simply acquire more advanced knowledge and work towards becoming arcane scholars or engineers.

Of course, all professions can be treated equally in this new society. Beggars or thieves are a thing of the past, and even if there is such a possibility, no one wants to get something for nothing.

The church still exists, but no longer believes in any specific existence, but has become a national public welfare organization. Everyone benefits from the church to a greater or lesser extent, and all contribute to the church to a greater or lesser extent.

This does not mean that the "gods" cease to exist. From time to time, he still sent oracles indicating the existence of each pope. All popes are kind, merciful and selfless people who are genuinely willing to devote a great deal of energy to the Church. This is a testament to the omniscience of the gods, but no one, including the Pope, can receive a direct response from the gods through prayer or other means.

Those who have contributed enough to the Church will also receive an oracle declaring that they have received the title of monk or bishop. This title does not bring any real power, nor does it give them the ability to perform magic, but is merely a proof of honor. In fact, the magic is long gone, but the ubiquitous power of occult and "technology" allows people to achieve miracles equal to or even superior to them.

In fact, not long ago, it was also the one hundred and 10th year after the continent entered a new era, and the "Astral Travel Ship" that could carry hundreds of people across the crystal wall system to the vast universe and other planets had begun to be built, and it was expected to enter the test within two years.

If this product is successfully put into use, the civilization of the El Continent will inevitably step into another era. Since then, these near-perfect "humans" have been able to spread their footprints to every corner of the multiverse, allowing more civilizations to understand their beauty - and then join in and become one of them.

Together, it all sounds great. It's just that in all of that, what ...... seems to be missing?

Yes, it seems that in the initial process of achieving all this, there was someone who accompanied her, advised her, and overcame many difficulties that she thought she could not solve.

However, he couldn't remember when, but he left without leaving a trace. Now she only vaguely remembers that there was such a person, who once existed in her life and memory, but she could not remember any details about the other person, including the name.

Is she already old, or is there some kind of "phenomenon" that affects her memory? Either way, it was unimaginable for Lily. After all, she-

After all...... What's going on? Even if she has made outstanding achievements, she is just an "ordinary person" with a long lifespan.

What's more, now, longevity is no longer unusual. Everyone is born with a lifespan of thousands of years, and if you wish, you can extend it even more through arcane arts. Population is also not an issue, the upcoming interstellar exploration requires a lot of manpower, and the near-infinite multiverse is enough to accommodate tens of millions of times the number of humans today.

Now she has long since ceased to participate in the important decision-making of this civilization, but has just silently watched it grow from an ignorant child to a vibrant youth. It still has a long way to go, but Lily always feels that it has nothing to do with her.

So, since there is nothing to do, follow your own mind and pursue that lost memory. She quickly made up her mind and began to go to the archives everywhere, looking through the memories and histories that she had abandoned in the time that 'once belonged to her'.

From various historical materials, she saw many of the past that were still clear in her mind, and also retrieved many memories that had been somewhat blurred. However, it seems that the matter that made her extremely concerned could not find any clue from the archives, no matter how well documented.

However, as she looked through the history, Lily soon noticed the fact that all the detailed history of the world was written from the 'first year of the new calendar', and that everything before that was either vague or incomprehensible in poetry.

She asked the administrator of the Archives about this, and the answer was that the writing and language used before the New Calendar were very different from those of today's civilization. As a result, the history that once belonged to the previous era faded away, leaving only some wild histories that were difficult to distinguish between true and false, and melodies of unknown meaning that were sung by others.

But how is this possible?

As far as she knew, language and writing had always evolved gradually. Two languages may be very different thousands of years apart, but if one of them originates from the other, they must have had moments of great similarity. Unless the previous language is abruptly severed, the current language is re-granted to the new civilization on a non-reliant basis.

It's like there's a foreign invasion...... No, more fundamentally, the whole world was destroyed and then reborn.

No, there is no need to be impatient now, and it is not a matter of life and death. Lily took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and began to flip through the jumble of wild histories.

In contrast to the "canonical history" in which everything is arranged in a strict chronological order, where everything contains a clear time, place, and passage, these jumbled historical sources not only seem exaggerated, often without a beginning or an end, but also contradict each other. For example, she saw the name Vanka Corlens several times, and on two occasions described him as a great hero, and the rest of the time, he became the most evil demon king.

Regardless, it seemed like a name worth remembering—though not the one she was looking for.