Chapter 82: A civilization different from ours
The relic of the old times hovering above the ground in the middle of the glowing cave covered completely in luminescent stones resembled a crab.
It had mechanical legs, some thick and armored in the metal of old times, while some were thin and resembled mechanical tentacles.
This was an industrial arachnid with two main arms that resembled the claws of a draconic species. Technical elements like flashing lights, a shining body, and a hollow space that seemed to be the head and face made it look as dangerous as a floor boss.
"Long, long ago when the faraway stars were being born and when some of the first civilizations were being born on the lower floors of the tower, the tower is said to have invaded a land far more advanced than our own," KiRA spoke in a low voice, remembering a certain old mage as he sipped on his coffee.
"If our world is technologically ahead, they are many centuries ahead of us. While they may not have civilizations like the current day Dwarven or Elven civilizations, they were, back then, people who found the existence of the tower most logical."
The two of them observed the relic, thought about how dangerous it actually was, and then thought about how old this thing actually was.
"Until that point, it is mentioned in the [Ancient scriptures] that one could find on various floors of the tower, the tower wasn’t as tech-friendly as it is today."
Izzy did not know much about the higher floors, so sharing information about the higher floors was restricted, but if it was simply a story that aligned with the elements that both parties knew about, some restrictions could be overcome.
KiRA knew how to play with the tower’s restrictions well, so he was telling her a tea-time story. One that she was finding fascinating as well.
"The elves were mainly focused on nature and their connection with nature; the Bio-artifacts weren’t around back then. Same with the dwarves who worked only with steel and focused their skills on normal, formal, and traditional items.
For them, a weapon was a sword or shield. While the current mainstream dwarves are fathers of magic-engineering tech that might make this ancient artifact seem like a toy, they weren’t always like that."