Perspective: Fir

As I expected, based on those catalog entries, we quickly found all the records related to the Lost Continent.

Even so, the sheer number of books was frightening. Just stacking them all in a corner would create a pile two meters high.

"What should we do? There are so many, when will we finish going through them all?" Aliyah frowned and asked.

"We just need to find the key information. The focus is on the disappearance of the Lost Continent and that ancient covenant. Right now, we need to find relevant content to truly understand what happened," I replied.

"Alright..."

With that, the three of us began to flip through the books.

Although we came from the Lost Continent ourselves and therefore had some understanding of the situation, it was still shrouded in mystery. The surrounding races did not reveal the full truth to us, so our knowledge was incomplete.

"Hey, look, this is a world map!" Aliyah suddenly exclaimed, placing the book she was holding in front of us.

I took a look, and indeed, it was a world map.

The continents of the world were divided into three parts: East, West, and South. However, there were two areas in the middle marked with question marks.

One was labeled the Lost Continent, and the other was labeled the Celestial Realm of Fallen Sky.

"What does this mean? Does the question mark imply that they couldn't be found?" I asked.

"It says here that these two areas have long been shrouded in mist, and the Aquatic Tribe living there are unusually fierce. So far, none of the fishing boats that ventured into the misty seas have returned, and all have gone missing," Aliyah explained.

"My goodness... Does that mean the shipwrecks we saw underwater were...?"

Suddenly, I remembered how we had scavenged equipment from those ships at the beginning, sending chills down my spine.

"That's probably it. The Lost Continent... our original continent, probably didn't have such a large scale of fishing boats as here," Aliyah said while flipping through the pages.

"Is there any explanation of the origins of these two locations?" I inquired.

"Yes, brother, I found a book about that ancient covenant," Oyado said cheerfully.

Upon hearing Oyado's voice, we quickly turned to look at her.

"Brother, look, this book says that the ancient covenant was actually a ceasefire agreement among the Human Race, Aquatic Tribe, Dragon Race, Demon Race, and Elven Race," she explained.

"A ceasefire agreement? So, they had a war before? And why is the Demon Race involved?" I asked.

"Well, it says here that there are some connections between the Abyss and the Human Realm, so our enchantments above also affect the Abyss," she continued.

"Hmm... alright, but why exactly do these enchantments exist?" I probed further.

"Uh...," Oyado looked back at the book and continued, "Humanity and a faction of the Demon Race united in the past to drive out the Aquatic Tribe, Dragon Race, and Elven Race from the Bit Plains of the Lost Continent. They established their own territories, with humans in charge of the Human Realm and these Demon Races overseeing the Abyss."

"So, humans and demons defeated the other three races? Were humans really that powerful back then?" I wondered.

"Yes, it says that in ancient times, humans possessed many legendary weapons, many of which were lost on the Lost Continent," she finished.

I was taken aback and suddenly remembered the ancient ruins from before, as well as the magical tower King Chelfa had activated underground.

Those are all remnants of ancient wars? If that's the case, it could also explain the origins of those things. But why were they all buried underground?

Oh no, I remember I gave that maze frog to Blanche, otherwise I could have taken it out now and asked it what it knows about all this.

"And then? Why have the residents of the Lost Continent now become so weak? It feels like they are not as strong as the people on this West Continent."

"That's because they started over from scratch."

"Started over?"

"Yes~ It's said that although humans and the demon race were victorious in the war, the Lost Continent has been the territory of the Aquatic Tribe, the elves, and the dragon race since its birth. For humans to occupy it naturally angered the gods."

"The gods? Oh my, are they the angels from earlier?"

"Very likely, it's not detailed above. But the gods seem to be like the managers of the world order..."

"Probably just very powerful guys, right?"

Gods, if they are really powerful, how could dear World implant her system in this world...?

Wait, is this why we can only use the system on the Lost Continent?

"And then? What's in the covenant?"

"Well... so, humans on the Lost Continent lose their memories of the other two continents and start developing from scratch. The dragon race, the elves, and the Aquatic Tribe around them must not engage in war with the human territories on the Lost Continent until..."

"Until what? Oyado, why do you have this habit of stopping at crucial points?"

"It's not that, I just found it surprising. It's said that if humans initiate war themselves, and a large number of people from the Lost Continent discover the existence of the other two continents, the war will continue."

"What kind of twisted logic is this?"

I feel like my brain is going to be messed up by those gods.

"First, make others stop fighting, erase their memories, and then if the people inside find out about the continents outside, start the war again? Are you kidding me? How many years ago was this?"

"Well... a few thousand years ago, it's not specific above."

Oh my...

"Let me get this straight, so the gods of this world were unhappy that humans directly occupied the territories of other races, so they added a difficulty for humans? And people inside might accidentally find out the situation and come out. And people outside can't get in? So the Aquatic Tribe, the dragon race, and the elves are so happy watching us try to escape outward?"

"If that's really the case, then how did Snake eye find out about the continents outside and about this ancient covenant?"

Aliyah asked strangely.

"In theory, they are like us, also considered people from the Lost Continent, and if people outside cannot get in, they should not know about it."

"I don't know... but come to think of it, since the covenant is now broken, everyone should be able to come out, yet we haven't heard from Snake eye, what are they up to?"

"Who knows..."

Aliyah shrugged and opened another book.

"Maybe they got lost."

"How is that possible..."

I smiled bitterly.

"But come to think of it, if the Byte Plain we were on before belonged to another race, it explains why the dragon's tomb is below us... Speaking of which, Blanche is of the elf race, Nana is of the dragon race, right? We know the demon race, so we just need the Aquatic Tribe and we'll have everyone."

"Hey, hey, hey, are you treating this like a collectible game?" Aliyah tapped my head with the spine of a book.

"Ouch, that hurts, don't... Wait, the book you have in your hand..."

I didn't see it clearly just now, but upon closer inspection, I was almost startled.

"What?"

Aliyah looked at the book in her hand, her expression changing.

"This..."

"It looks like we've found a way to connect two continents."

The book we held in our hands was... "Lost Continent Map."