Those gray-white sand is the "sample" brought back from Tallond by Maggie from thousands of miles away. It is the mysterious substance brought back from "the other side" by Modir Wilder while being chased by the power of the ancient gods. They lay quietly in the background of the dark velvet cloth, like a few dark stars embedded in the night sky. On their edges, a very subtle layer of gray-white tones, like a diffuse halo, extended to the velvet cloth. Those gray-white tones are very insignificant. If they were not carefully observed, even Gao Wen could not tell them.

"...Is this thing?" Gao Wen looked at the sand in the box with a little surprise and said subconsciously, "It looks very inconspicuous..."

"Yes, it's very inconspicuous, but it's definitely not something that the material world should have," Maggie said with a serious face. "Before I came, Victoria and Heragore had already checked these sands to a certain extent. They found that these sands do not interact with any magical powers and will not be infected by any color. When a colored light source shines on their surface, they will always appear a constant grayish-white state, as if their bodies are still in an independent space without being affected by the real world, and what we see is nothing more than a projection of their presentation in the real world - but their existence is real."

Gao Wen nodded, and after a moment of contemplation, he suddenly said, "...What is Victoria doing?"

"She is with Mr. Modir - she has not revealed her identity," Maggie nodded, "Mr. Modir's current situation is very unstable, and it seems that he will be pulled to the 'other side' by that dream at any time. The blood connection between Victoria and him seems to be able to temporarily interfere with this 'traction' and awaken him from the dream in time..."

"I heard that the abnormality in Modir was after he approached Tarlongd," said Gao Wen. "Have you considered letting him leave that place for the time being?"

"We discussed this matter with His Excellency Heragore before we set out, but His Excellency Heragore advised us not to act hasty," Maggie shook his head. "The power of gods is an extremely strange and difficult 'thing'. Once you have been entangled by the power of gods, it is useless to rely solely on the physical level to "stretch the distance" because the connection has been established, and the power of gods will transcend the barriers of time and space - even in worse cases, the act of rashly staying away may lead to a more serious 'backlash'..."

"I can understand..." Gao Wen nodded slightly when he heard this, "Just like the beliefs of various gods, it would be fine if you don't believe it. Once you believe it, shackles will be formed. It will not be so easy to get rid of it. Even the gods themselves cannot control this matter."

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, then looked up at Amber, but found that the half-elf had been staring at the sand in the box for some time. She used to be fussed for a long time, no matter what new things she encountered, she was surprisingly quiet at this moment. Her amber eyes were full of doubts, curiosity and thoughtful complex expressions.

He immediately thought of Amber's "born" and the intricate connection between the half-elves and the shadow world. He couldn't help but feel a little concerned in his tone: "What? Will you feel uncomfortable after seeing these things?"

"No...that's not," Amber finally woke up from her thoughts. After hearing Gao Wen's words, she quickly shook her head, "I just felt... a little inexplicably familiar and intimate, as if I had been in contact with these things for a long time ago..."

"Then your feeling is probably right," Gao Wen nodded slightly, "This thing is most likely from the Shadow Realm, and the Shadow Realm... is where you are truly born. Maybe some of the memories you have left in your subconscious mind."

Amber said without hesitation, scratching her hair and saying nothing more - Man-made Man No. 36, this is her real origin hidden under her seemingly half-elf-like appearance. As the top achievement of the biochemical engineering of the ancient Gondor Empire, her body was stuffed with a shadow inhabitant's soul. Although she no longer remembers her experience as a shadow inhabitant, it seems that now... those memories that have disappeared still leave some indelible projections in her heart.

Maggie was confused by the conversation between Gao Wen and Amber. She obviously didn't know the "hidden origin" of the Imperial Intelligence Minister. At this time, she couldn't help asking: "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing, it's just some old things," Gao Wen waved his hand casually, got up from behind the desk and picked up the exquisite and complex metal box. "I've seen the samples, and we 'absents' probably can't analyze anything. It's time to ask the real experts... What is Ms. Enya doing at this time?"

Amber said casually as soon as he heard this: "Who knows? You either read newspapers or drink tea, or you are playing cards online with others - anyway, you are living a leisurely life that makes me envious..."

Gao Wen couldn't help but sigh, and walked towards the door while muttering: "...Don't talk about you, I feel envious when I hear it."

After passing through the long corridor from the study to the hatching room, Gao Wen and his party arrived at Enya's door soon. They found that the door of the hatching room was closed, and there seemed to be a vague sound from inside. Gao Wen was curious at first who would visit the retired god at this time, but soon he heard a "Gao" sound coming from the hatching room.

A sudden smile appeared on his and Amber's faces - the retired parents are taking care of their children.jpg.

Gao Wen stepped forward and pushed open the door of the hatching room. Sure enough, he saw the young dragon lying on the shell of Enya eggs that pretended to occupy the mountain, stretched his neck and "gah" around all directions. The golden dome that was lying on the top of the head of the young dragon steadily stood in the groove base on the floor. The light golden runes on the surface were wandering, and his body was filled with a lazy and satisfied atmosphere. Then Gao Wen's gaze turned around the room again, and then he saw another young dragon.

The little guy was squatting in the corner of the wall, with an iron bucket on his head, and there was an iron rack on the floor in front of her that I didn't know where to find it. There was a row of roasted half-baked barbecue on it. The maid Betty was squatting next to the barbecue rack, teaching the young dragon with a serious look on his face how to use spices correctly and how to really grill the meat - I don't know how useful this education can be.

Gao Wen looked around and couldn't help but show a helpless expression on his face. What should we say? These guys have a lot of daily life...

"Ah, my friend, Ri'an," Enya had noticed Gao Wen and her party at the door. She greeted her in a gentle and pleasant tone while holding a young dragon on the eggshell, "You have brought other guests... It seems that they are in trouble again?"

"Yes, I'm basically going to destroy your leisure time," Gao Wen teased a little self-deprecatingly, "This time I brought new news from Tallond."

While speaking, the two young dragons also noticed the appearance of Gao Wen and Amber. They immediately stopped to play, and ran to the door with their wings while making sharp screams. First, they raised their wings and lowered their heads and said "ah" twice, and then they noticed Maggie who was standing aside without saying a word.

The two little guys suddenly showed humanized curiosity expressions on their faces. They tilted their heads to look at the "dragon descendants" in front of them, as if they recognized the same aura on each other, but there was a different feeling in that aura - the young dragons who did not understand the ancient history of the dragon clan became nervous and shrank their wings a little.

This scene made Maggie, who was about to smile and greet him, froze a little. She stood at the door a little embarrassedly, and just raised her arms a little, and didn't know where to put them. Gao Wen quickly noticed this point. He immediately wanted to speak to relieve the awkward situation. However, just as he was about to break the silence, the two young dragons who retreated because of nervousness seemed to suddenly react and made a cheerful cry of "Oh".

They jumped on the floor, flapping their wings to Maggie, stretching out their long neck to try to rub the latter's hand. Maggie didn't react for a moment. When she realized it, she was already entangled by two little guys. She showed a helpless expression, and at the same time she looked at the "former god" in the center of the room with a little confusion.

"Relax, they just thought you were a little stranger," Enya chuckled gently, his tone soft and gentle, "Long will never admit his own kind."

"Did the two little guys still not have names?" Gao Wen glanced at the young dragons who were already playing around Maggie, and suddenly asked curiously.

"Not yet, Melita and Norreta think they can wait for the two little guys to grow up and give a formal name," Enya said with a smile, "but now they have nicknames, which Melita just named yesterday..."

"Nickname?" Gao Wen was stunned, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, "I don't know about this yet - what name did Melita give them?"

Enya seemed a little helpless in her tone: "Meli and Nore..."

Gao Wen: "...can it be so casual!!"

"I think it's quite casual, but the two little guys seem to like it very much," Enya said casually, "We won't talk about this anymore. You have something to do to me today, right?"

When talking about the serious matter, Gao Wen's expression became a little serious. He looked back at Betty who was on standby and waved to the maid: "You can take two little guys out for fun first."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Betty nodded immediately, walked over and pressed the heads of the two young dragons, and then just greeted her casually. The two real dragons immediately followed her obediently, leaving the hatching room like two dogs taken home by their master.

After Betty and the dragons left, Gao Wen came to Enya and opened the metal box that he had been holding in his hand: "Look at this first."

As the gray-white gravel in the metal box revealed its true appearance, the light golden runes slowly wandering on the surface of Enya eggshell stagnated for a moment, and her tone immediately became extremely serious: "Where did you get this thing?"

Seeing Enya's reaction, Gao Wen knew that he was right here.

"This thing may come from a lost kingdom of gods, a mortal who is being chased by the power of the ancient gods brought it to the real world from a dream," Maggie explained immediately, "It seems that you know the origin of this thing?"

"...This is the shadow sandstorm, from the place where Ms. Ye is blessed. Since the sailor left this world and the whereabouts of Ms. Ye's body are unknown, no matter in the present world or the shadow world, this pure sandstorm can no longer be found in this world," a serious and gentle voice came from the golden dome, mixed with memories and feelings. "These sandstorms exist in the moment of intersecting light and shadow, and are the sacred 'eternal products'. All colors and lights in the world cannot change the form they appear in the eyes of mortals, and wherever they go, is where Ms. Ye's kingdom of gods goes... Yes, this thing comes from a lost kingdom of gods, which is Ms. Ye's kingdom of gods itself."

Listening to Enya's explanation, Maggie's expression suddenly changed, and she widened her eyes: "Wait, these sands are Ms. Ye's kingdom of gods themselves?! Then wouldn't we take out this thing..."

"Child, it is not a wise move to talk about toxicity aside. Have you noticed the grayish-white scent extending around the sand grains? Just by these sands that have broken the connection with the origin of the shadow, the 'King Kingdom' they spread out is only a little."

"Uh..." Maggie's face suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "I was too nervous just now."

"It is understandable that this is related to the power of gods after all, and it is an ancient god who escaped hunting in the era of the Descendants and is still missing today..." Enya Youyou said, "I was shocked when I saw these things just now."

"I remember you mentioned Ms. Ye, whose whereabouts are unknown," Gao Wen suddenly interrupted, "You said she might be in some strange 'hidden' state, and you could even 'feel' that He is still alive..."

"But that was the 'I' of the past," said Enya lightly. "Now I have lost the ability to perceive another god. All I have left is the experience and knowledge needed to help you identify this 'relic.' And even the I used to... cannot help you find the whereabouts of that Ms. Ye, who hides it very deeply."

"...Is there any feasible idea?" Maggie did not give up and asked, "What can we find clues about the Lost Kingdom of God..."

"I have no choice. The 'mortal being chased by the power of the ancient god' you mentioned just now is probably the only way of thinking," Enya replied immediately, "Look at your attitude at this moment...that mortal should be very special?"

"...This is exactly the other thing we are going to tell you," Gao Wen said with a soft sigh, "You should know that mortal—his name is Modir Wilder, a human adventurer who was active six hundred years ago. You have seen him in the Tower of Tide Against Tide."

The hatching room fell into silence for a moment. Enya's eggshell was not visible on the surface, but Gao Wen could almost feel the serious aura she radiated into became physical in an instant. After this quiet lasted for a few seconds, the voice of the former dragon god came from the golden dome: "It seems that I had made a huge mistake back then... What happened to the Tower of Tide Reverse?"

As Gowen expected, after hearing the name of Modir Wilder, Enya immediately recalled the tower left by the setter - the key hub connecting Modir and Tarlongd, six hundred years ago and today's era, and the element that is most likely to direct events to the "divine realm".
Chapter completed!