NovelSearch Chapter 1740 - 1177: The Former King’s Younger Sister
Chapter 1740 - 1177: The Former King’s Younger Sister
"Your existence itself is problematic."
When this sentence was softly spoken by the High Priest, it wasn’t just Reiger, but Liz’s face that turned somewhat pale.
"What, what does this mean?"
The young princess’s voice was trembling slightly.
It was clear that the shocking revelation from the High Priest had caused a considerable impact on her young mind.
There was no helping it.
According to the High Priest, Liz’s current situation didn’t seem like she was going to find her parents and uncover her origins.
She had originally come to find her family, but looking at the current situation, the young princess might not only fail to achieve her goal, but might also encounter an even more astonishing secret, one that might even deny her very existence.
Needless to say, even Reiger couldn’t help but furrow his brows, feeling a weight in his heart.
To him, the young princess was more than just a regular attendant.
He couldn’t resist completely possessing her, naturally with a view to a lifelong companionship, and if this matter would harm the young princess, he could not just stand by and watch no matter what.
Thus, Reiger reached out and held Liz’s small hand.
Liz immediately clutched Reiger’s hand tightly, as if seeking courage from him, with great force.
This scene, of course, did not escape the High Priest’s notice, and she immediately cast a meaningful glance at Reiger.
That glance was somewhat reminiscent of how Ivy and Leo had reacted when they first learned of Reiger’s conduct towards Liz, leading to their outrage.
But Reiger did not fear the High Priest, not only did he not let go of Liz’s hand, he even met the High Priest’s gaze with an exceptionally calm expression.
Seeing this, the High Priest did not lose her temper like Ivy and Leo but instead smirked and turned her gaze back to Liz.
"Her Highness’s ancestry is likely more complicated than anyone else’s. Our temple has spent considerable effort investigating ancient texts and only then did we uncover some clues, which I will now recount to you."
With that, the High Priest began to narrate.
She told Liz that when she first became aware of Liz’s existence and realized that there were still descendants of the Reinnaier lineage in this era, she was quite excited.
But once she calmed down, she noticed something amiss.
"Our Hidden Land is a continuation of the Ancient Magic Civilization, deliberately arranged here to escape the ravages of the ’disaster’ and preserve some seeds for humanity when the ’disaster’ struck."
"Without a doubt, the refuge was ultimately successful, and the seeds indeed survived; otherwise, there wouldn’t be the Hidden Land today, and certainly no Akasha continent."
"Our ancestors clearly recorded that history, informing us that when the ’disaster’ ended, the outside had turned into a barren wasteland, with virtually no one surviving."
Ivy and Leo had also mentioned that the current population of the Akasha continent was in thanks to the Hidden Land.
After the collapse of the Ancient Magic Civilization, the seeds in the Hidden Land began to multiply, evolving over eleven thousand years to become what they are today.
And in those eleven thousand years, many who learned of the existence of the outside continents, driven by curiosity, exploration, and various other reasons, eventually used the temple’s teleportation array to leave the Hidden Land and venture to the Akasha continent.
These people never returned, instead proliferating and developing in the outside world, thereby revitalizing it.
Of course, even after the fall of the Ancient Magic Civilization, while the outside world was nearly devoid of survivors, Reiger knew that some special people managed to survive.
These people were once the Tistis family, the ancestors of the royal family of the Tistis Kingdom, who settled in the Northern Polar Regions as the Tistis Tribe.
But Tistis was among the very few lucky ones; the outside world was able to propagate to the present, largely thanks to the explorers from the Hidden Land who journeyed to the outside world.
Therefore, there was nothing wrong with the High Priest’s words.
The problem is...
"If there were other members of the royal family during the time of the ’disaster,’ Her Majesty the Queen would not have failed to allow them to accompany our ancestors here to preserve some of the Reinnaier bloodline."
The High Priest pointed this out.
"Although the Reinnaier lineage had always protected humanity, the people, and the entire Akasha continent, under such circumstances, Her Majesty the Queen clearly made the worst-case scenario preparations. If there were indeed other royal members in existence, Her Majesty would have certainly sent them here instead of leaving them outside to die alongside her."
This is a measure that every great family would invariably take.
Even if the Reinnaier family was so noble, if other members of the bloodline were present, they would certainly try to ensure that the bloodline evaded the devastation of the ’disaster’ to avoid its extinction.
Even if Reinnaier themselves were unwilling to do so, even if they wished to risk everything and even break the line to confront the ’disaster,’ those around them would strongly urge against it.
After all, Reinnaier is a heroic lineage, a royal family with not only a noble bloodline and astounding potential but also the only ones during the Ancient Magic Civilization Period recognized by the "gods," capable of borrowing the "gods’" power to journey to other worlds.
Under such circumstances, if there was even one royal member left among the opposition to the "disaster," those around them would certainly consider that, should the queen and others perish entirely, having a royal member survive might eventually lead to the restoration of the continent, the country, and all of humanity.