Looking at the motionless screen, Charles' mind was in a mess. His previous guess was correct.
The demise of the foundation was really because they touched the gods. They were not only satisfied with studying the relics, they attempted to master the power of the gods!
What the mantis hanging upside down on the dome said was true. The disaster was caused by humans. No wonder they don't allow humans to go to New Territories City again.
Charles couldn't imagine what kind of disaster it would be that could destroy the Foundation in an instant, so that all their backup plans were useless.
"Are humans really useless in front of gods? If one day the gods in the sea get bored and head directly to the surface, then..." Charles shuddered.
"No, now is not the time to think about these things. Tuba just said that he saw something more horrible than this disaster, and told me to be careful of the Pope. What did he see?"
Charles looked at the tablet in his hand and clicked it quickly several times, trying to find more information again, but the other videos in the tablet were left by the descendants of the little boy, and they were nothing more than nonsense.
Charles frowned as he thought about this question. Before Tuba went crazy, he seemed to have the ability to predict the future. Compared to the completely unpredictable Pope, the words of this living relic were obviously easier to believe.
But at the moment, it seems that the Pope has not done anything unusual to him. How on earth could he have caused something even more terrifying than the disaster that destroyed the Annihilation Foundation
Charles was puzzled. The Church of Light also lived in Earthsea. If there was any great disaster, their church would also suffer heavy losses.
Charles thought about what the Pope had done in the past, but he couldn't find any clues.
"Bang" the tablet in the doctor's hand fell to the ground. There was a hint of melancholy on his face, and his body was shaking so much that he could hardly stand.
"Hey, are you okay?" Charles reached out and quickly supported him.
The doctor looked at Charles with a complicated expression. His dry mouth trembled for a while, then opened slightly and said, "My ancestors were also surface people like you?"
"There's no reason for the people in the tablet to lie to us. It should be true."
“Oh..., is that so..." The doctor moved to a stool and sat down, with a hint of relief on his ugly face.
"How do you feel now that the doubts that have troubled you for most of your life have been solved?" Charles asked.
"Yeah... that's it... I thought there was something in there."
The doctor's reaction was not as excited as Charles had imagined.
He suddenly realized that the old man in front of him seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.
"What are you looking at? After watching the fun, go back to your business." The doctor waved his hands around to drive him away.
"Are you really okay? Do you want me to take you back to the ship first?"
"Get out! Do you think I'm so old that I can't even move?" The doctor took out an empty wine bottle and threw it at Charles.
The spirit of seeing the doctor returned again, and Charles turned and left.
As for Professor Koch, who was holding a tablet and excitedly discussing with his assistant, he didn't care at all.
Outside the teaching building, because it was late at night, there were only a few energetic students, and the school looked a little deserted.
Charles looked around and walked towards the gate of the college.
As he walked, he thought about various doubts about the tablet.
The video left behind by the doctor's predecessor who worked at the foundation contains a lot of information.
All kinds of unanswered questions continued to bother Charles, and his mind was almost turned into a mess by all this messy information.
Suddenly, a rumbling sound from his stomach woke Charles up. He was hungry.
Charles looked around and soon saw that a restaurant in the distance was opening, so he walked over.
The restaurant is not big, but it seems to be clean and it is very full. Most of the customers are students from the nearby institutions.
Charles had just sat down at an empty seat when a freckled girl with a smiling face jumped over with a menu in her hand.
"Handsome sir, what would you like to order? Would you like to try today's special dish, salt-baked lobster pasta? It's only available today~"
"Okay, then give me one portion. Also give me a bottle of banana wine and some purple grapes." Charles said, pursing his dry mouth.
The girl's eyes widened with a frightened expression, "Sorry, the only wine we have is the mushroom wine brewed by my father. Expensive wines like banana wine are usually only available in high-end restaurants in the center of the island."
"Then let's have a bottle of mushroom wine." Charles almost forgot that this was not his Hope Island. As soon as banana wine left Hope Island, its price would increase several times.
"Do you really want a bottle? Our wine is very strong~"
"Well, I'll try."
"Please wait a moment, sir! Mom! Here's a serving of salt-baked lobster pasta and a whole bottle of mushroom wine." The lively girl happily jumped towards the kitchen.
While waiting, Charles looked at the students chatting and eating around him, and his chaotic heart suddenly calmed down. At this moment, he seemed to have become an ordinary person.
Soon, Charles' food arrived. He picked out a piece of lobster meat with a fork, rolled it in the noodles with sauce and took a bite. He found that it tasted unexpectedly good.
Charles picked up the bottle and took a big sip under the surprised eyes of the freckled girl. He found that the wine of this restaurant was also very good. No wonder this restaurant had the best business so late at night.
Charles put aside everything in his mind and enjoyed the delicious meal with peace of mind, filling his empty stomach with delicious food. Charles' mood gradually improved.
When Charles was eating his second portion, a girl wearing round-framed glasses approached him and asked nervously, "Sir, can I share a table with you? All other places are full."
Looking at the book in her hands, Charles nodded and moved the plate back slightly.
"Thank you! Thank you very much! Nini, please give me a bowl of rye porridge." The girl with eyes pulled out a stool and sat down in front of Charles.
Soon, a bowl of porridge the size of Charles' fist was brought to the girl with glasses.
Looking at the delicious meal in front of Charles, and then looking at her own simple food, the girl's face turned slightly red, and she picked up the spoon and started eating quickly.
Perhaps because she ate too quickly, the girl choked and started coughing violently.
A tissue was handed to the girl, and she thanked Charles gratefully.
"You're leaving school so late?" Charles asked casually while chewing noodles.
"You can't borrow too many books from the library. If you want to read more, you have to stay inside. I have to go back after I finish eating."
“That’s really hard work.”
The girl put the napkin down and continued to eat her rye porridge.
"It's not hard. As long as I can graduate from college, I can find a high-paying job, and my mother won't have to do laundry for others every day."
"It's good to have hope. With hope, no matter how tired you are, it won't be hard."
"Yes, this is all thanks to Governor Swan's teaching subsidy. Otherwise, I would never have been able to attend such a good university."
(End of this chapter)