Catastrophe Card King
Chapter 1077 - Chapter 1077 Chapter 331 The Truth Behind That Missing

Chapter 1077: Chapter 331 The Truth Behind That Missing History Chapter 1077: Chapter 331 The Truth Behind That Missing History “The Seven Catastrophes Monarchs…”

Leonard Churchill listened to the old woman’s account, only now realizing that there were seven of those mysterious pottery jars?

And indeed, each jar contained a sealed Ancient God from days long past.

They were relics from a bygone era, more ancient and mysterious than he had imagined.

It was so secretive that even the Augustus Royal Family didn’t know where the jars had originally come from.

Hearing this, Leonard suddenly understood why the mighty Taren Empire could fall.

With so many Outer Gods creating chaos, it was like a person suffering from seven deadly diseases simultaneously–it would be a wonder if they didn’t die.

The Crimson Corruption and the Plague Master, these two had already given Leonard a taste of their power.

He also suspected that “Beast Blood Boiling Mutu” was very likely the contamination source in the “Greedy Mining Well” that turned the townspeople into werewolves in the Alternate Dimension.

And these were the conditions after the card masters of the Talun Era had exhausted every means to seal and deal with them.

Yet just a bit of contamination leaked out, and it almost caused the collapse of the entire civilization of the Federation.

Leonard found it hard to imagine just how terrifying the “Seven Catastrophes Monarchs” were during Talun’s time.

What a brutal and demonic period it must have been in the final years of the dynasty.

…

A segment of buried history was recounted by one who had lived through it.

Leonard and his two companions listened intently.

The old woman continued, “The ravages of those Outer Gods brought plagues, famine, worm infestations, and chaotic climate to the empire… Especially the ‘War Disaster Master Mondliod,’ the personification of soldier calamity, drawing Divine Power from faith amid warfare. His advent also caused the decline of the empire’s fortunes, lords across the land armed themselves and rebels emerged, incessant wars raged…”

“The War Disaster Master…”

Leonard truly felt that his eyes had been opened today.

Just hearing the names of these Ancient Gods seemed to flood his mind with vast amounts of information.

At this moment, Leonard felt he began to comprehend what the concept of “God” really encompassed.

Behind that name, he saw countless battlefields, mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He saw killing, brutality, betrayal, greed… All converging into the “War Disaster.”

It was originally indescribable, awesomely terrifying, omnipresent yet difficult to detect, but through certain cosmic phenomena, it manifested into the sight of mortals.

Wasn’t a god the projection of human reverence and fear towards natural laws they cannot fully comprehend, cast onto a concrete entity in the Void?

He hadn’t seen it before, simply because his perspective wasn’t elevated enough–he’d only seen the phenomenon of war, but not the Universe Law to which it pointed.

For a moment, Leonard was deep in thought.

Camilla and Tracy Garcia beside him also seemed lost in contemplation.

They knew that this mysterious senior was guiding them to “see” some high vistas.

The narrative continued.

“Croza himself was also talented and had made a great vow to save the empire… Everyone thought His Majesty’s reliance on the Silver Moon Church was debauchery, but given the situation of the empire at that time, there was no choice but to use strong medicines. His Majesty wanted to unify the nation’s power with faith to resist the contamination from the seven Outer Gods. Unfortunately, the empire was already beyond salvation…”

“Moreover, the Catastrophes brought by the seven Ancient Gods quickly eroded the nation’s fortune. The empire weakened, His Majesty’s Kingship and fortune greatly diminished, later contaminated and backlashed by the Mark of the ‘Tyrant,’ growing suspicious and brutal, leading to a series of misinterpreted actions… Lord Garcia also tried his best to change the situation, but alas, it was beyond anyone’s power to reverse…”

“…”

This loyal servant, having served the Augustus Royal Family for thousands of years, slowly revealed the secrets unknown to outsiders.

And it was here that Leonard understood why the Last Emperor of Taren had the nickname “Mad King” among the people.

Turned out he was backlashed by the Mark of the ‘Tyrant.'”

The Sequence of King Authority indeed possessed formidable strength, a dominance almost superior to other tiers. But the most important source of its Extraordinary Power was the authority of Kingship itself.

Just like how Arthur, the New King, advanced to Seventh Grade in a short period because he successfully restored the monarchy, his Royal Destiny and fortune surged.

At that time, Leonard saw so much more.

About the Transcendent Sequence, as well as truths of history, and even some of his own cosmic contemplations…

His thoughts teeming, he immersed himself in that profound state of epiphany.

At the same time, “I Am the World” was also stirred.

These stories filled the gaps in the incomplete puzzle in Leonard’s mind, and a complete thread of the nation’s fortune appeared before his eyes.

Viewed from a different angle, the supposed historical truth took on a different appearance.

Before this, all the historical truths Leonard had learned came from the people, mostly from the descendants of rebels like Aragon whose ancestors had been part of the rebellion.

From a civilian perspective, ‘Mad King’ Auduin’s debauchery and incompetence were a significant cause for the fall of the empire.

And throughout history, defeated monarchs are often described this way.

But now, hearing another version of the story from this Royal Court Inner Officer, Leonard heard a different truth.

The “Madness” of the Last Emperor was indeed madness.

But it could be said that his madness was largely in trying to save the empire.

Only after being contaminated and backlashed by the Mark did he become the debauched and brutal Mad King as seen by the people.

Two perspectives, the same person, different stories.

Upon realizing this, Leonard’s eyes gradually deepened, he thought: “It turns out that once a person has a stance, their perception of things has already strayed from the true nature…”

This ancient tale augmented his view of the “world.”