Eternal Sun

Chapter 1431 Epoch Change! New God's Encounters 8 (Page 12)

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The 5th Age of the Divine Calendar, year 0.

Aurora Calendar 4900.

As the saying goes.

Good things don't go out, bad things pass thousands of miles.

It was an utterly absurd and terrible thing that a noble magician died at the hands of mortals whom they once regarded as ants.

For ordinary people who are nothing more than ants, this is a great thing that gives them new hope and allows them to truly fight for their own interests.

Thus, starting with a small spark, the already precarious Tia Empire went completely berserk.

Initially, it was some relatively remote imperial territories that saw tentative attacks from mortals, naturally targeting low-level mages who stayed in their own territories, acting arrogantly and completely lacking self-awareness.

The outcome of the attack was as expected.

Apart from those with exceptional foresight, most magicians are not particularly adept at politics or the more subtle nuances of interpersonal relationships.

This led them to not immediately consider their relationship with the mortals in their territory when they learned that a magician had been killed by a mortal.

Therefore, their deaths were predictable.

Gradually, more and more magicians were killed by mortals within their own territories, their wealth was looted, and even their corpses were cruelly hung high in the air.

The entire situation was no longer under control.

Without the power to move mountains and fill seas, and with the entire continent of Frantis being too vast, the high command of the Tia Empire no longer had the ability to control its territory.

Suddenly, disputes arose and chaos ensued.

Ordinary people took up crude weapons that were once looked down upon by magicians and started rebellions in various magician territories, living for themselves.

By the time the Tia royal family and high-ranking officials at the heart of the empire received enough information, the vast continent of Frantis had already descended into complete chaos and division.

Bounded by different mage territories, this still very young empire was thus divided into countless smaller territories.

The Tia royal family and their high-ranking officials, who were previously indulging in a life of pleasure in the capital, had no time to worry about this, because a rebellion had also broken out in this sacred capital.

Without omnipotent magic, these magicians' political wisdom and ability to handle various matters are far inferior to even an ordinary official in a mortal kingdom.

So, in what they considered utterly absurd circumstances, their proud palace gates were breached by a group of lowly mortals.

……

The 5th Age of the Divine Calendar, year 0.

Aurora Calendar 5000.

A hundred years is a very short period of time, not even enough for a message to spread throughout the entire continent of Frantis.

There's no way around it; the entire continent is simply too vast.

Magicians who have lost their extraordinary abilities, and mortals who never possessed them to begin with, could never travel very far on the continent in their entire lives.

However, it must be said that when faced with similar situations, many people make very similar choices.

Many of the mages of the Bia Empire ultimately failed to live to their lifespan limit.

In the rage of mortals, these magicians all became the perfect targets for their anger.

Therefore, in just a century, 99% of the people who could truly be called nobles and high-ranking officials in the Tia Empire had been wiped out by ordinary people, and the very few who remained died in extreme fear and depression.

The Empire of Tia.

This unified empire, which never even experienced true glory, came to an abrupt end during a sudden period of decline.

Without magic, all creations developed from magic became worthless, and the entire civilization regressed to the very beginning of the Aurora Era.

It was an era that, while not exactly one of primitive living, was certainly incredibly primitive.

The only good news is that all life forms that rely on magic to survive have become extremely vulnerable, and many races have even experienced large-scale extinctions.

This meant that ordinary people who returned to primitive times didn't need to worry about encountering forces they couldn't overcome. As long as they remained cautious enough, their lives were even slightly better than during the imperial era.

Even over the long course of history, generations of mortals multiplied and thrived, gradually forming mortal kingdoms that did not rely on magic.

There are also disputes among mortals, and mortal kingdoms will naturally fight each other for resources, territory and other reasons, but at least there will be no tragic situation like the heyday of magic, where hundreds of millions of lives are lost at any time.

The expansion of mortal kingdoms has its limits, which means that the population of each mortal kingdom also has its limits, so the number of people lost in wars will not be too great.

……

The 5th Age of the Divine Calendar, year 0.

More than three thousand years have passed since the arrival of the Desolate Era and the fall of the Tia Empire.

The aurora calendar of the past is now history.

With the power of mortals alone, it is simply impossible to achieve communication over long distances on such a vast continent.

In addition, for a considerable period of time after the fall of the Tia Empire, mortals across the continent fought each other, enduring a long period of chaos, and the well-known Aurora Calendar had long been forgotten.

Today, the continent of Frantis is home to tens of thousands of human kingdoms, which occupy only a very small portion of the entire continent.

As for the environment on a larger scale, it is far too harsh for ordinary people to develop a complete social system.

It's important to understand that the arrival of the Demon-Slaying Period only means that the activity of magic has reached its lowest point; it doesn't mean that some already harsh environments will change.

Even though magic has subsided, the frigid ice plains remain incredibly cold, the scorching volcanic activity zones are still deadly, and the endless forests, though devoid of powerful magical beasts, are still hampered by countless wild animals and poisonous insects that hinder human expansion.

Not to mention, in addition to these extreme environments, the vast and boundless Sea of ​​Despair is a forbidden land that no human being would dare to challenge.

Therefore, compared to the areas that were incorporated into the territory by magicians after being slightly modified during the heyday of magic, places truly suitable for mortals to live in have become much rarer now.

……

Humans have limited lifespans, ranging from one or two hundred years to at most two or three hundred years, which means they can only record history through various methods.

But history can be falsified and distorted.

So after generations of development, ordinary people in the new era no longer even believe in magic, considering it nothing more than a legend from ancient times.

The concepts of magic, magical tides, peaks and valleys, world-destroying forbidden spells, and magicians sound like settings from a fantasy novel, giving them an unrealistic feel.

Of the tens of thousands of countries, each country usually only interacts with a limited number of surrounding countries.

Aside from the scheming of high-level officials and occasional border conflicts between different countries, the overall atmosphere on the continent is surprisingly peaceful.

After all, most of the territories these countries control have already reached their limits, and further expansion is no longer very meaningful.

The disputes with other countries are mostly about resources that are necessary but cannot be obtained through peaceful trade.

Therefore, unless a new nation rises and needs to expand its territory as much as possible, it is unlikely that large-scale wars of annihilation will occur between countries.

……

The 5th Age of the Divine Calendar, year 0.

More than a thousand years later, the development between the countries on the continent of Frantis became increasingly stagnant, and the entire continent presented a lifeless feeling.

In this bizarre turn of events, a strange red meteorite streaked across the sky, sliding from one end of the continent to the other, drawing the attention of most life forms on the continent.

Before any countries could react, as the red meteor streaked across the land, various changes occurred to different degrees throughout the continent.

First, some humans or animals undergo mutations, unleashing powerful forces unconsciously.

That power far exceeded the limits of humankind, and was even revered as divine power by some ignorant people at the bottom of society.

Immediately afterwards, some antiques collected by various countries began to shine, and under the astonished gazes of the collectors, these antiques all displayed various different abilities.

If, at this point, the leaders of various countries still do not realize what has happened, then they are simply too simplistic.

Ancient legends echoed in everyone's minds, and various concepts that had been treated as stories appeared as reality before everyone at this moment.

Thinking about all this, and recalling the legendary magical tides, anyone with a bit of knowledge realized one thing.

The magical tide is coming!

Magic... has been revived!

Realizing this, the top leaders of all countries were completely excited.

We realized that this was a brand new era, an era that could make them even greater!

Whether openly or covertly, tens of thousands of nations have begun to frantically pursue magic, and ancient legends that were previously ignored or old artifacts that were collected have received unprecedented attention.

In addition, various countries are frantically searching for all information or knowledge related to magic, trying to become the first to master magic.

……

When the most basic spells, such as fireball and illumination, were realistically replicated, the already widespread fervor for magic in various countries was further ignited.

Those who mastered these basic spells naturally became magicians of the new era, fundamentally differentiating themselves from mortals.

However, the gap is not that large now; newly minted magicians are not yet capable of completely ignoring mortals.

At the same time, their strength is not yet sufficient to support their further expansion of territory, and they must conduct more in-depth research and master more powerful forces.

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The 5th Age of the Divine Calendar, year 0.

About a century later, peace was still maintained between the countries, but undercurrents were beginning to stir beneath the surface of peace.

Finally, the first country to reproduce high-level magic has appeared!

It was as if Pandora's box had been opened, and more and more countries were giving birth to powerful high-level magicians.

With sufficient power, people's ambition and desires will also swell, and these countries that have mastered high-level magic are no exception.

They no longer concealed their intentions and brazenly launched a war of annexation against all the surrounding countries that did not possess high-level magic.

Interestingly, despite not having discussed it beforehand, all the nations that possessed advanced magic tacitly refrained from attacking each other, instead preparing to first eliminate all the nations that had not yet made further progress.

Of the tens of thousands of countries, only a few truly master high-level magic; the remaining countries that haven't are more than enough for them to handle.

And so, history repeated itself.

During the Aurora Era, the Tia Empire also experienced a similar period of chaos at the beginning. Thousands of countries were like worms poisoned by a Gu, frantically devouring each other in order to compete for the final victory.

In the era of the Aurora Calendar, the Tia Empire was the ultimate victor among countless Gu worms.