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It wasn't just the students at Laplace's Institute who found something unusual; professional archaeologists discovered even more.

"Captain, this is strange. It's not just humans hunting anymore; snake people have joined in too."

“That’s right, and it’s clear that snake people have a higher status than humans.”

"Is this a scene from a celebration? The person hosting it is a snake-man!"

"Have humans been enslaved by snake-people who suddenly appeared?"

"No, no, no, they seem to get along very well."

"Ah, there's a scene of a snake-man feeding an old man water! Hmm, that snake-man seems quite filial?"

Brown remained silent for a long time, staring at the clay tablet in his hand, his expression shifting unpredictably.

The clay tablet depicts a strange human girl with her legs intertwined in a braided shape.

What's chilling is that she's trying to move like a snake with her twisted legs.

Section 556, Chapter 555: Xia Ji

As a renowned archaeologist at Pluton Associates, Brown was no stranger to terrifying ancient ruins.

But never before had he felt so bad as this clay tablet.

My hair stood on end, and I was terrified!

As if under a spell, Brown's entire attention was drawn to the clay tablet in his hand.

"PhD!"

One of the team members noticed that something was wrong with their captain and quickly shouted it out.

"..."

"Phew, it's all over now."

Brown closed his eyes; he felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

"Searching for nearby houses beforehand is the right choice, Your Excellency. I suggest spending a little more time."

Brown reopened his eyes and looked at the little girl earnestly, saying, "Starting with the large house in the central area, we'll investigate outwards. With the professionalism of our archaeological team and the support of the magic carpet, I think we can figure it out in five to seven days..."

Brown paused, then pointed to the mud tablet he had been holding: "Find out what's going on with the girl on it."

"Oh!" the little girl immediately agreed.

Five to seven days?

At this moment, Reiko looked at Emma hesitantly: "Is this okay? If we really investigate further, we will definitely not be able to return to the academy on time."

"Don't worry, I'll talk to Grandpa."

Emma said casually, "Just make up some excuse. Ah, let's say we're looking for an oasis and want to stay a little longer before going back."

"Huh?"

Reiko was taken aback, not expecting Emma to be so agreeable this time.

In my memory, this Emma teacher should be a more rigid and serious person.

"Teacher Emma, ​​you've finally figured it out!"

Patty chuckled and said, "It would be such a disappointment if you said you wouldn't make it back to school on time."

"of course not."

Emma shook her head: "After all, I'm quite interested in this place too."

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"The wise queen ascended the throne, and three years later, she gave birth to her first child."

"Because the day the princess was born was very hot, the queen named her 'Summer'."

“Princess Xia showed extraordinary intelligence from a very young age; she even had the potential to perform ‘sacrifice’.”

"Uh, Your Excellency, may I interrupt?"

Brown raised his hand, interrupting the little girl's translation: "What do you mean by 'sacrifice' in your translation?"

"The meaning of 'priest'."

"priest?"

The middle-aged man asked blankly, "Whose priestess is Princess Xia? The queen?"

"Do not."

The little girl shook her head: "He is a priest of 'Heaven'."

"..."

"Specifically, what's so special about her as a priestess?"

"Princess Xia can communicate with small animals, ah, even insects."

"It can also predict the weather and help people exorcise evil spirits, etc."

"I see, so she's a witch." Brown nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Witches... there are differences, aren't there?"

The young girl didn't dwell on it after saying that; she continued translating.

"As Princess Xia grew older, her power increased."

"She could control objects with her mind, manipulate flames... When she was thirteen, Princess Xia even gained the ability to briefly foresee the future."

"Princess Xia's power overturned people's imagination, and many people believed that she was not the Queen's daughter but the child of 'Heaven'."

"The Queen also deeply revered Princess Xia. When Princess Xia was fourteen years old, the Queen publicly announced that she would transfer her throne to 'Xia'."

"Thus, 'Xia' became 'Xia Ji' (Summer Princess)."

"Xia Ji did not disappoint people's expectations. Although she was the youngest queen to ascend the throne, she managed the entire country in an orderly manner with her power of foresight."

One day, Xia Ji had a nightmare.

In my dream, a sudden flood engulfed my country. After this calamity, the entire nation was filled with sorrow and grief!

"Coincidentally, after Xia Ji woke up, it started raining heavily."

Feeling the throbbing in her heart, Xia Ji believed it was a revelation from heaven.

That very night, she told her ministers about her dream and decided to mobilize the entire nation to build a dam.

"No one doubted Xia Ji's words. In order to prevent Xia Ji's nightmare from coming true, everyone did their best in the matter of building the dike and dam."

"..."

At this point, the little girl fell silent.

"It still failed, didn't it?"

Brown sighed and stared at a clay pot depicting a scene of raging floodwaters and a queen weeping and praying to the heavens.

"Yes, everyone tried their best, but we still failed."

"Xia Ji was in great pain; she experienced despair for the first time."

"Even though the disaster was foreseen, no matter how hard we tried, we couldn't change the future."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Brown began, "Humanity is often powerless in the face of natural disasters."

“Xia Ji isn’t as open-minded as you think, Uncle. She thinks it’s all because she’s too weak.”

"Uh, isn't she a very powerful witch?"

"It's impressive, but it's not enough to fight against 'natural disasters'."

“Xia Ji blamed everything on herself; she hated her own incompetence and lamented the insignificance of humankind.”

“Starting one day, she locked herself in her room and refused to eat or drink.”

"If she were an ordinary girl, she would either come to her senses in the end or faint from hunger and be rescued by anxious ministers."

“But Xia Ji is different.”

"..."

Brown swallowed hard; he had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the little girl said, "She neither ate nor drank, and before long, Xia Ji became extremely weak."

"Her mental state reached its limit before her physical body did."

"When Xia Ji first heard the chirping of insects, she thought she was hallucinating."

"But ah..."

"That was actually the call of chaos."

"..."

"........."

"Uh, then, what happened next? What happened after that?" Brown couldn't help but ask.

"What follows is some... terrible descriptions."

The little girl frowned: "Let's skip this part. In short, Xia Ji accepted chaos."

"She offered herself and her dynasty, and obtained incredible power from Chaos."

"The fear brought about by the physical transformation was only temporary. Soon, people were overjoyed at the power they had gained."

"Everyone felt that the incredibly wise Queen made the wisest decision of her life that day."

"..."

Brown thought of the girl whose legs had twisted into a pretzel shape, and of the snake people who had suddenly appeared in the kingdom's history.