Because of Lulunaka's interruption, Padding stopped talking about the turning point of the Double Eagle Empire more than a hundred years ago.
And Lulunaka's words did make sense. What happened back then was still a mystery even now.
During the civil strife, no one knew what happened to Paladin during the war and why he disappeared.
Perhaps he disappeared and escaped from the increasingly crumbling country. Some time before the civil strife broke out, the Double Eagle Empire was already in chaos. There were conflicts between the nobles, the royal family and the nobles, riots among the civilians, and uprisings among the peasants … Looking back at the history books, the fall of the Double Eagle Empire was not just because of Paladin's disappearance.
His disappearance was more like a fuse. He left because of his disappointment with the Empire. Some people believed that it was not strange for him to do such a thing because of his commoner background.
But some people believed that Paladin was indeed dead. He died in the cracks between the various forces in the Empire.
Paladin was only loyal to the Empire, but there were many people who were only loyal to their own family or even themselves. Even the Emperor at that time was the same.
To the people who were fighting against each other at that time, Paladin who insisted on being neutral and did not stand on any side was perhaps just an eyesore. Even if he was the sword and shield of the Empire and the guarantee of victory, he was no exception.
All historians who studied the mystery of Paladin's life and death had their own opinions. But in the end, they were only speculations and guesses.
No one knew what happened back then. At that time, the closest to Paladin were his soldiers.
But these soldiers turned into white bones and were buried in the northernmost part of the forest. This was also the origin of the name of the Forest of the Dead.
Too many people died here. Those who survived and escaped back to the King's Castle were all soldiers.
From them, he could only understand how terrifying everything that had happened was, but he could not understand how it had happened.
To Padding, the Double Eagle Empire was not his motherland.
As a foreigner, he only learned about this matter from some books. In fact, he did not have much right to speak about it.
At this moment, Olga said, "The place Tuis mentioned is no longer a residential area."
"Yes," Padding said. "His home was razed to the ground decades ago."
Back then, Tuis had told them the address of his residence. It was a residential area for commoners, but it was long gone.
Seventy years ago, during a riot in the King's Castle, the residential area there had been turned into ruins because of the riots of the civilians, the suppression of the nobles, and the battle between the nobles and the emperor. The fire burned for three days and three nights, as if the expeditionary army had once again come to this city with a long history.
After that, it took several years to clean up the ashes, bricks, and dust from the ruins. The residential area had been moved to another place.
Until now, there were still not many people living there. It had become a place where the poor people who had nowhere to go would stay.
"Mr. Tuis won't have the chance to enter the city. I don't think he has the chance to see what his home has become," Lulunaka said.
She sat beside Tuis and searched all over his body as if she was looking for something.
"But that was a riot decades ago, and it didn't have much to do with his family.
When the riot happened, his son might have already turned into a white-haired old man, and his daughter might have turned into a haggard old woman. As for what happened to his descendants during the riot … it's not something he should be concerned about. It's too far away for him. "
"What will it be like for you?
Is it the distant past, or is it just a story from yesterday? "Olga asked.
Lurunaka touched her chin, looking like she was thinking about how to answer.
Then, Lulunaka said, "Are you trying to find out a woman's real age?"
Olga shrugged. "Should I call you Ma 'am?"
Lulunaka shook her head. "No, I'm still a girl. I'm far from being called Ma 'am." She said something that no one would believe, but she did not answer Olga's question.
"How would I know what happened in the past?
It's been more than a hundred years. Those who experienced it and are still alive might have died of old age.
Perhaps you can ask the long-lived Elves, but I don't think you'll have the chance. Most of the Elves are in the Crescent Empire's territory in the Yilan continent, and you won't be able to meet them.
At most, you'll meet some Wild Elves who have lost their knowledge and inheritance. They're no different from savages. "
Olga knew that her question was probably not going to be answered.
Lurunaka didn't care about her age. She didn't want to talk about what had happened to Tuis in the past.
Whether Lulunaka had experienced what happened in the past or grasped the truth of history for some reason, no one would know her true thoughts as long as she did not want to talk about it. Besides, Olga would not necessarily believe Lulunaka's words.
"The truth has returned to the dust with the dead."
Padding said, "All the theories about the past, and the mystery of Paladin's life and death, are just the speculations and guesses of historians.
Those who really know about it are probably all dead. "
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe there are a few living insiders?" Lulunaka laughed. "Also, maybe Paladin is still alive?
For a Paladin who has surpassed the Silver level and is walking on a level that you can't see, it's not difficult for him to live for a few hundred years.
Maybe he's hiding somewhere and living like a farmer. "
"That's an interesting way to put it."
After hearing Lulunaka's words, Padding was silent for a while before he said, "But it's an unpleasant way to put it."
Lulunaka's words would indeed infuriate historians, religious figures, and Paladins who were inclined to the Church — be it the Church of Light or the Church of the Holy Spirit.
It would be a blasphemy for a Paladin who protected the country to live like a farmer in a mountain village. It would be a blow and an insult to the Paladin who had been revered and canonized for many years.
However, in the Forest of the Dead, no one would be angry at Lulunaka's words, and no one would criticize her.
Olga was the descendant of a nomad from the Yilan Continent. Naturally, he would not be sensitive to the Church. He did not even feel anything about the New Moon Sect that spread from the Yilan Continent to the easternmost part of the Euran Continent. He was just a nomad who had traveled for many years. Even if he believed in the New Moon when he was young, it had long been forgotten.
As for Padding, he was just an apostate Paladin who had escaped the influence of the Church of Light and came to the eastern part of the Euran Continent. Although he would never admit that he had betrayed his faith, he was just a wanderer who had been stripped of his identity as a Paladin.
He did not have the right to criticize Lulunaka.
Here, no one would oppose Lulunaka, and no one was willing to do so.
No one wanted to anger this "young girl" who had no idea what was going on in her head.
Lulunaka clapped her hands and said to Olga and Padding, "I think it's time for this small gathering to end. Now, I need the two of you to help me find a good place to bury Mr. Tuis.
What do you think?
I don't think a skeleton can follow us.
Of course, before Mr. Tuis' spirit left, this skeleton could do it. But now, it's impossible. "