In the Name of Empress

Chapter 665 377: Land of the Forsaken or Land of Divine Blessing? (Part 3)

"I only know about the decline of the South Continent, but I don't know the specific reasons. In those days, the South Continent also had several civilized countries, including the Ivory Kingdom, the Ocean Kingdom, the Golden Kingdom, and the Sun Kingdom, which frequently interacted with the countries of Rodinia and had seemingly integrated into the circle of human civilization."

"However, they declined overnight. The books from that era only recorded events simply, without detailed records."

Lisa didn't like Roland's sigh and said casually, "Is it because they were abandoned by the gods?"

"Perhaps, but even if the gods abandoned them, they wouldn't decline overnight; there should be a process of chronic decline. Such a decline is just like sudden death."

Fearful of Roland becoming entangled in these thoughts, Lisa quickly advised, "We're about to go there, maybe we'll discover something new."

"True, I have a feeling that as the Day of Return approaches, the mystery of the South Continent's decline will also be unraveled, and it will be a very important part."

Roland temporarily put aside these doubts and continued to narrate.

After the Alamanni Empire, there was no hegemon on the Rodinia Continent until the Magic Empire appeared.

During the previous blank years, the southern border of the mainstream civilization circle was near Adri Port.

The once Celestial City of Ogaden had been abandoned for a long time.

The Magic Empire created a brilliant civilization, even bringing many tribes that were originally still in primitive society into modernization, but they also abandoned the southern part of the South Continent.

The Magic Empire did not believe in gods; they believed more in themselves, and they certainly didn't care about the term 'Land of the Forsaken,' yet they didn't move south, indicating that this place truly is a desolate land.

So what is the reason they were unwilling to go south?

Lisa slowly shook her head, "I don't know, and Teacher Anthony doesn't know either. He only said that the former Magic Emperor ordered a prohibition on southern expansion and designated this place as unsuitable for conquest."

This answer was within Roland's expectations; if Anthony really knew, he would surely tell him.

He smiled and said, "You already know what happened after that. The Nubian Kingdom, unable to expand northward, expanded all the way south, even once crossing the Ogaden Line and stepping into the Land of the Forsaken."

"I don't know what troubles they encountered, but they actually gave up on southern expansion."

Lisa said casually, "Perhaps a Divine Oracle? After all, only the will of a god can persuade fanatical believers."

Roland was stunned for a moment. He had considered this possibility during his brainstorming but quickly dismissed it.

Gods would not empathize with the lives of ants; if expansion were profitable, they would surely reveal a cryptic Divine Oracle to inspire followers to blaze a trail with their lives and blood.

Forbidding fanatical believers from heading south must meet one premise: heading south does not align with the gods' interests.

Disregarding the cost but still stopping, there are only two possibilities.

The first is that they believe there is no chance whatsoever.

This is obviously impossible; after all, humanity once created civilizations south of Ogaden.

The second possibility is that the gods are trying to hide some unspeakable truth.

Roland closed his eyes, lost in thought.

He didn't know how long it had been before, just as Lisa was about to fall asleep, he suddenly opened his eyes, remembering a loose end.

"The remnants of the Divine Punishment Legion!"

"They did not completely destroy the Magic Empire, but neither did they entirely fail; the last Divine Punishment War ended with a small portion of the Divine Punishment Legion defeated and escaping to hide."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Land of the Forsaken is where the Divine Punishment Legion is hiding!"

Hearing the name of the Divine Punishment Legion, Lisa instinctively felt fear.

After all, they are a super legion capable of destroying even the Magic Empire, a strength beyond Lisa's imagination.

No one knows how much of the Divine Punishment Legion's remnants are left, or what they've evolved into over the years.

She suddenly sat up straight, her voice trembling, "Roland, let's turn back, the South Continent is not suitable for traveling."

"No, I think it's very suitable, too suitable."

A flicker of killing intent flashed in Roland's eyes, "On the Day of Return, all beings are equal, and the combat power of the remnants of the Divine Punishment Legion is also suppressed by the Supreme Law, unable to exert themselves. This is the best time to eliminate them."