Chen Lun scrutinized the engravings on the damaged stele, extending his index finger to lightly trace the indents and recognize their meaning.
"...In the year 13,325 of The Fourth Era, the old man Bankroth, wielding divine power, schemed against the Star Religion and dissolved the Kingdom of Anita from within, leading to internal conflict and bloodshed that filled the continent for hundreds and thousands of years, creating mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a desolate scene, ultimately causing the collapse of human civilization... The hard-won unity shattered in an instant, and the Royal Family of Anita splintered into the three great families of Tresor, Matthaios, and Hilbert..."
As Chen Lun silently read the words recorded on the stele, he was simultaneously astonished.
Although he had known that the only human Kingdom "Anita" eventually disintegrated, he had not anticipated that Death, the ancient Elder Bankroth, was the push behind the scenes.
