How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World chapter 451

While the expedition and Siris confronted King Morgan and explored the palace, Elena was investigating the outside as Deimos suggested.

As it was the capital city of political and practical importance, there was not much to investigate.

This is because during the Demon Wars, the sea level rose due to the magic of the demons, and most civilizations were swept into the sea.

This was no different in the kingdom of Gerios. The royal palace clearly remained for the sake of witchcraft, but most of the other places were destroyed.

In the occupied areas far from the capital, traces were left everywhere, but the capital did not.

The sea is in front of your nose, and the demons first appeared, so there is something that can’t be helped.

“I wish there were even ashes. The damn sea has swept away, so there’s nothing to investigate.”

“The ashes must have all been decomposed…”

Elena grumbled when she couldn’t find anything worth excavating. Plus Cindy’s limp facts.

In fact, no matter how good the environment, the ashes tend to decompose after 1000 years.

Very fortunately, they do become fossils, but they are extremely rare. Not to mention, the kingdom of Gerios is now a desert area.

3000 years have passed and it has become a desert, so it was difficult to find even the right thing, let alone ashes.

“I wish even a skeleton would pop out.”

Elena grumbled, hitting only the pitiful ground with her feet. Unlike other regions, the capital has few remaining buildings except for the royal palace.

I was investigating the remaining remnants, but it didn’t help much. When you hold it in your hand, it becomes sand and is scattered in the wind.

In my mind, I wish for a skeleton to appear from the ground. Skeletons tend to be preserved for thousands of years thanks to mana and grudges.

Unlike the tomb robbers who are only interested in treasure, even such a skeleton is of great value to an explorer.

“It must have all been wiped out…”

“Are you really a scholar? Why are you so negative?”

“I was just telling the truth…”

I’m still angry, but the assistant next to me, or Cindy, who has recently been promoted to professor, is scratching the inside of me. But as a fact, there was nothing to say.

Unlike other places, the capital is directly hit by sea level rise. The devil’s rise in sea level was only recorded in the mid to late period of the war.

Elena looked at the capital, which was not quite flat, with a confused mind, and then looked down at the floor.

“Still, one road was made crazy.”

Under her feet, one of the remains that had not been washed away by the sea, a ‘road’ existed. Although it is slightly deformed due to salt, it is an easy road for moving goods.

This road was not only in the capital, but also in the occupied territories. Perhaps it could have been a smooth supply through this road.

It is highly probable that this road was the reason why he was able to rule the entire West even though he was a human.

‘If it had been destroyed other than the demons, the country would have been useful.’

In fact, this road alone has a very high academic value. There were roads 3000 years ago and most of them were made of rhombstones.

Although it was damaged in some places in the aftermath of the Demon War, its existence itself is truly amazing.

It is unbelievable that such a road exists in an era when even mana, let alone magic, is difficult to manifest.

‘On record, the Kingdom of Teres was a nation established before the Demon Wars…’

Elena fell in thought as she looked at the straight road. The first civilization, as we all know, was Albenheim, and then the Kingdom of Teres was established.

However, it is only a ‘record’ to the last, and the year of founding of other ancient civilizations, including the Kingdom of Gerios, is not known until now.

because everything has been lost You can’t find it even in the Holy Land of Albenheim, where all the records are kept.

That is why the Kingdom of Teres is called the country of culture. Even though it was halved in the Demon Wars 3000 years ago, it has remained strong.

A favorite city for scholars is also the Kingdom of Teres. If you just dig the ground, all kinds of ruins will come out.

Perhaps because of this, there is even a ridiculous myth that the country that land buyers hate the most is the Kingdom of Teres.

‘But why did you establish a kingdom here? Even if it’s far from Alvenheim, it’s too far.’

If there was Gerios Kingdom at the western end, Albnheim was at the eastern end. Albenheim is a land blessed by God, a land where there is nothing lacking.

The Kingdom of Teres was built next to such Albenheim, and the reason for surviving the Demon War is due to this.

‘At that time, there would have been no sea. Hmmm…’

Elena looked at the road and slowly raised her gaze. At the end of the road there is a raging sea, called the cursed environment.

I don’t know why this road faces the sea, but I think it would be better to go first.

Although it is unsettling, the surroundings are all barren, so I hope I can get something from the sea.

“Cindy. And honey. We’re going to the sea now, so get ready.”

“I see.”

“yes······”

Elena’s party moved along the road to the beach. As we headed towards the sea, the unique salty smell of the sea was blown away by the wind.

Albenheim, at the eastern end, also has a sea, but has not built a city.

There was no need to take risks and go fishing, and in the first place, there was no doubt that the sea was an ominous area.

Still, I do a lot of research. The sea is worth investigating as it is known to be dangerous.

Of course, the more I researched, the more dangerous things came out, so I didn’t even touch it.

“here is······”

“I think it’s a port…?…?”

“It’s a port 3000 years ago…”

However, as they got closer to the sea, Elena and her party couldn’t help but be surprised. Although most of the buildings have disappeared due to sea level rise, the characteristics remain intact.

An artificially constructed passageway and building for the passage of ‘ships’. A pile of stones piled up as a substitute for a breakwater to block the waves somehow.

Finally, up to the ‘Lighthouse’ built so that ships can navigate freely even at night.

For reference, the lighthouse is vaguely called a lighthouse because half of it has been destroyed, but it is a lighthouse regardless of its location or structure.

Build a lighthouse with technology from 3000 years ago and use it? That’s nonsense.

You will have to investigate closely to find out the true identity of the wreckage, but if it’s hypothesized enough, it can be called a ‘wonder’.

of course.

“What is that…? It’s lying all alone…”

“Well? I don’t know.”

As the port was not developed, there was no way to know. Cindy as well as Elena looked at the half-destroyed lighthouse and wondered, but had no idea what it was used for.

The ‘lighthouse’ itself was built only when the port was developed. However, even with the development of ports, no city has even built a lighthouse.

It is not that the people of this world do not sail at all. However, rather than traversing the vast sea, it is more like crossing a wide lake sandwiched between land and land.

If Isaac had been by his side, he would have noticed, but now he is enjoying a leisurely life in his mansion.

What is more important now is whether this is really a ‘port’. Looking at the traces, there were various circumstances, but since it was 3,000 years ago, it was hard to believe.

But that suspicion soon turned to negation.

“No way. Did the sea exist 3,000 years ago? The sea was created by demons pouring rain.”

“It seems that there is a shipyard for that kind of thing…”

It was while Elena was in denial, looking at the port that had been preserved in its entirety.

Aiker pointed his hand in one direction. So Elena and Cindy headed towards them.

Rather than the passage and the building that ships pass through, the ‘shipyard’ set aside for manufacturing ships caught my eye.

An artificially created flat bottom for easy transport of ships. Behind it, the wreckage of a building presumed to be where the shipbuilders worked.

Although there was no real ship, it had the same shape as compared to the current shipyard.

“Maybe there are some left over there.”

“·······Let’s go once.”

“Wow······”

Unlike Elena, who became serious as soon as she found out about the port, Cindy only admired it.

Aiker took out his sword in case the two scholars moved on.

The sea is dangerous just to be near, so it is wise to be prepared.

Eventually, they reached the presumed shipyard, and Elena hurriedly looked around.

There must be a ‘ship’ for more convincing evidence, but I didn’t want that either.

Unlike ashes, ships are made of wood. Even if you stand still, it will rot on its own, but there is no way it will remain after 3000 years.

“Let’s go to the building first. There must be something there.”

“yes······”

I couldn’t find anything to help. At Elena’s command, Cindy and Aiker followed her without a word.

A building that is presumed to be the residence of the shipbuilders who built the ship, not the place where the ship was built.

Unfortunately, most of the building was also destroyed, so it was difficult to recognize me. However, it is important that they survived the demonic war.

Furthermore, it means that the sea level did not sweep everything away. She began scouring the inside of the building.

palak-

“Well······”

I was really lucky to find a book lying on the floor. It seemed to be a book that was not washed away even though the sea level had risen.

Elena used magic, just in case, and carefully turned the book over.

However, it had been left unattended for a long time and was also discolored and deformed by eating plenty of salt water.

“Ehhh…”

In the end, Elena gave up reading the book. But this alone is worth it.

It’s a ‘book’ from 3000 years ago. It is also similar to the current book, not in the form of a scroll.

Although the printing technique was not developed, it was not sophisticated, but this alone is surprising.

“Professor…! Prof…!”

At that moment, Cindy’s hoarse cry was heard in Elena’s ear. At this, she turned her head in surprise.

When was the last time Cindy, who was usually sobbing, cried out so urgently? Except for the time of the adventure, I know that there were almost none.

But, seeing such a cry, it must be urgent. Elena shouted loudly at this.

“Why are you calling me! Is there anything in there?!”

“The basement…! There’s a cellar…!”

There is a basement. As soon as Elena heard those words, she moved quickly.

Then, when Cindy reached the place she was investigating, there was a passage leading down to the basement, as she had called out.

I don’t know what the purpose of the passage was, but it looks like it was used by shipbuilders because it is open and not hidden.

“·······There may be skeletons, so you better be careful. Honey?”

“Well.”

At Elena’s call, Aiker took the first step and went down. Elena and Cindy followed him quietly.

It wasn’t difficult to light up the basement with magic. Thanks to that, I was able to see the appearance of the basement clearly.

“Looks like it’s really a basement. It’s probably a hole drilled for outside ventilation.”

“It was 3000 years ago, how would you have thought of making an underground?”

Cindy raised a very natural question. Roads, shipyards, and the current underground.

3000 years ago, it was impossible to believe that it was an ancient technology.

To be honest, it is normal to only farm during this time. I never thought of going to the sea.

I couldn’t understand at all what the heck he was thinking about building a capital near the sea. Nevertheless, the kingdom of Gerios ruled the entire west.

“Nothing has been clearly revealed, so we should investigate. By the way, this seems to have been a private dorm.”

As Elena said, the basement seemed to be a place for shipbuilders to rest. The flattened ground along with the wide structure proves that.

Also, the stone bed that maintains its shape strengthened her argument.

The wooden bed would have been easily corroded by the salty wind, so the stone bed would have been a favorite.

“The skeletons don’t appear to be there.”

“I will. Let’s check the book first.”

It seemed that the shipbuilders were treated very well, and even a personal bed, as well as a personal drawer, were placed next to it.

However, as much as the drawers are made of wood, they have been completely disassembled and disappeared. There are only books that are presumed to have been kept inside.

After instructing Cindy to investigate elsewhere, Elena picked up a book that had been lying on the floor.

Although the value of the book was enormous in ancient times, it must have been a high-ranking person if you saw that he had the book.

‘It’s in good condition.’

As it is underground, it does not appear to have been washed away even when the sea level rises. Elena wished that the inside would be in good condition.

But as soon as I opened the book, my expectations were shattered. As before, the ink splattered, and the book also deteriorated, making it impossible to recognize the words.

Just as she was about to be disappointed by this, Elena suddenly saw a phrase that stood out to her.

It was an ancient language that was different from what it is today, but it is sufficiently decipherable. There is Jjjambap that I have been exploring for hundreds of years, but this is a piece of cake.

‘February 21, 841…’

I’ve only been able to decipher it so far. The rest cannot be deciphered due to the deterioration of the book.

But this alone was enough to embarrass Elena. Aside from the fact that the kingdom of Gerios used the solar calendar, the year 841 is the most disturbing.

After looking at the words for a while, she called out Cindy, who had been researching for a long time in front of her.

“······· Boy, Cindy.”

“yes······?”

“Do you know when Albenheim was founded?”

Cindy blinked at the silly question. However, since a question is a question, I have to answer it.

Then she blinked slowly and opened her mouth, scratching her cheek.

“On the record… it’s probably 3541 years ago… according to the oldest record…”

“······right?”

“Yeah… but why…?”

Even at Cindy’s question, Elena could not escape her thoughts.

‘······The country was founded at a time earlier than Albenheim?’

It feels like history is twisted.