High Above

In the middle of the night.

After teaching Elam literacy and other basic education and watching each other fall asleep, Ian cleaned up the trash at home again.

He didn't do the source quality training today, so the boy came to the roof of his house and looked up at the almost pitch-black starry sky above his head.

Today's weather is very clear and there are not many clouds and fog. This is an extremely rare situation for Port Harrison, and it is precisely because of this that he is in the mood to watch the stars.

And the reason why it is said to be almost dark is because Terra has double moons and eleven stars. Even if all the sky is dim, these thirteen stars will still shine their own light.

If there is no accident, except for the eleven stars outside the double moon, there are eleven planets revolving around the 'sun' in the Terra star field... But even so, it is difficult to see all the planets at once, There are only six stars in the night sky today.

The water-colored eyes of the white-haired boy stared blankly at the top of his head and the few stars.

After a long absence, he took out a binoculars from his pocket.

This telescope is not too big, it is just a gift for children, but in terms of fine production, it is unmatched by many professional shops.

"Since the teacher gave you to me, I haven't seen the stars with you a few times... After all, you are not a serious stargazing telescope, so how can you get a glimpse of the reality in the distance?"

With a complicated look on his face, Ian stared at the barrel binoculars in his hand, and couldn't help sighing softly: "Yeah, there's nothing to see from the sky in this world."

"There are already many disasters and wars on the earth, but the starlight in the distance has become rarer and rarer since thousands of years ago...why is that?"

"Although I don't know whether this is the universe I originally lived in, and whether the starry sky is the star sea world I imagined, but what happened in the distant universe that caused this vision? And such a vision, and What impact will it have on the world I live in today?"

Staring at the binoculars in front of him, the boy was silent for a long time, and then showed a faint smile instead: "This is a problem."

He stood up slowly, raised his head, and stared at the sky: "And I will find the answer."

"It's that simple."

Ian picked up the telescope that Hilliard had given him—the lens polished by the old knight was not inferior to any high-precision equipment. Although the magnification was not high, his eyes were by no means ordinary.

He looked into the distance, and looked up to the sky with the teacher's gift.

Then, his expression suddenly froze.

Immediately afterwards, there was an almost inconceivable bewilderment.

"etc……"

Ian's eyes widened, his pupils dilated, obviously extremely shocked: "Because the starry sky disappeared, I didn't pay much attention to the moon before, but... how is this possible?!"

The pair of moons, the phantom moon and the new moon, rarely appear at the same time. What sentient beings often see is the phantom moon, a bright and extremely beautiful moon that will constantly wax and wane.

But Shuoyue rarely appears, and every time she appears, it appears incomplete.

Originally, Ian thought that it might be due to the special orbital cycle of the new moon, which caused it to be more or less obscured every time it appeared... To be honest, he didn't think about it, after all, this world has spiritual energy and source quality. God knows what's going on in the sky.

But this time, under the rare clear sky in Port Harrison.

The moment Ian picked up the telescope for the first time and pointed it at the new moon.

He understood... why the people of Terra would call the moon, which is clearly visible, the 'new moon'.

——When the track of the moon is between the sun and the earth, and the dark side faces the earth, and the true face of the moon cannot be seen, it is called "Suo".

And at this very moment, Ian saw... just such a dim, eclipsed moon.

That is, the surface of a round was completely burnt, leaving many traces of melting, the whole body was broken into pieces, broken into several broken moons!

A 'wreckage' that seemed to be completely melted and then cooled!

It was only because of gravity that it didn't erupt and scatter, and the remaining broken moon, which was barely gathered together, was shrouded in a hazy dark fog at this moment, making it extraordinarily inconspicuous in the sky...

If it was thousands of years ago, when the stars of Terra were still shining brightly, it must have been a piece of 'darkness' called 'Suo' that was almost imperceptible in the sky.

But now, because all the stars are dimmed, even the dark Shuo is now forced to reveal his true form.

"Even the moon is broken...it's a satellite..."

Staring at this scene in astonishment, Ian held his breath. He focused again, staring at the distant moon with a telescope, trying to find some details.

Then, he froze again.

Because this time, a series of densely packed silver characters lit up in front of the boy's left eye.

【Looking at the Moon / New Moon (broken)】

[Broken Time, 1,665 years ago]

Originally, according to Ian's speculation, the silver chip belonging to the pinnacle of civilization in the pre-epoch faithfully displayed the relevant information belonging to the new moon above his head.

Although simple, it is clear and distinct, making the heartbeat more intense.

"One thousand six hundred and sixty-five..."

Watching the words that appeared on the subtitles, Ian swallowed, and he muttered to himself: "This year is 768 years of Terra, November 25th... There is still a gap of 897 years in between."

"The disaster of falling from the sky was a disaster thousands of years ago, but no one knows exactly how many years—that period of time was the so-called 'Lost Era'."

"Scholars speculate that the Lost Era is definitely longer than three hundred years, with a high probability of more than four hundred years, and less than six hundred years... But now it seems that the time of the Lost Era may be much longer than all of us imagined..."

Taking a deep breath, Ian calmed himself down.

He put down the binoculars and stared up at the dim shattered moon: "Interesting, I'm afraid part of the disaster that fell from the sky was caused by the collapse of the new moon and the fragments falling to the ground."

"However, what exactly is it, what kind of power is it that can destroy the moon and destroy the pre-epoch civilization?!"

this is a problem.

A problem that is destined to plague one person and has plagued countless people for a lifetime.

so.

That's why Ian looked up at the moon and slowly smiled from the bottom of his heart.

"It may take a long, long time, the time of my life..."

As he said this, the white-haired boy swore firmly: "But I will find the answer."

A calculation awaits an answer, a question awaits a result.

A curious heart will find its own way to a distant place.

It's that simple.

Therefore, no matter what, those who are reborn in this world will eventually embark on a journey.

After this night, Ian didn't seem to have changed in any way, continuing his day-to-day life.

Learn, exercise, accumulate, accumulate popularity among the white people, show your talents in front of Viscount Grant, know more people, get more books...

Taking care of my younger brother, educating my younger brother, summarizing my alchemy experience, practicing inscription skills...

The teenager unremittingly honed his skills and improved his strength, day after day, year after year.

So, that's it, the sun rises and the moon sets, and the time flows.

Four years have passed.

Now, it is the 9th of April in the 773rd year of the Terra calendar.