Chapter 456: The Key
“Silja, are you sure about this?”
“Of course! I wouldn’t joke about something like this, especially not now,” Silja, the social relations expert, replied firmly.
The clues they had painstakingly pieced together seemed to hit another snag. If the Rat Folk’s so-called god wasn’t the Swarm, then what could it be?
“Does anyone have any other findings?” Blanca asked, her purple markings furrowing deeply in frustration. It seemed their inability to uncover the truth was due to a lack of sufficient information.
When the others shook their heads, Blanca clapped her hands to encourage them. “Don’t worry. We’ve only just accessed the Rat Folk’s intranet. We’re still unfamiliar with it, and the time we’ve had so far is far too short. It’s normal not to have any major breakthroughs yet. Keep at it.”
In the days that followed, as they delved deeper into the Rat Folk’s data, they uncovered more information bit by bit.
“I found something interesting on a rather obscure website,” Amina reported first. “It said that after the so-called divine punishment, the Rat Folk were guided by their god to survive those harsh years. However, for over ten generations, their ancestors lived underground and never saw the sunlight.”
“That sounds exaggerated. I’ve looked into their records, and while the Rat Folk have short lifespans, they still average around sixty years. If we calculate ten generations, they should’ve only recently emerged from underground,” Wright scoffed.
“Not necessarily,” Silja interjected. “I’ve found that the Rat Folk tend to be a rather precise and meticulous species. They rarely exaggerate.”