Chapter 563 Chronicles of the Fourth Era
Saint Casonas, Archives of the Order.
In the quiet hall, rows of bookshelves are neatly arranged, with orderly years written on the backs of the books. The catalogue introducing the contents of these books alone is a thick book.
Opening this large book about half a meter wide, Tilan's eyes curiously and smartly scanned the introductions on it, and then wrote them down on a piece of paper beside her. Then she took the paper and went to the corresponding bookshelf to find the book.
Let's start with the important events of the Fourth Era.
Carrying the book to the table in the middle of the hall, the girl began to read it carefully.
[In the 326th year of the Fourth Era, the influence of the Chaos Disaster finally slowly dissipated, and with it, the three former crowns also dissipated. People were surprised and uneasy at the same time...]
[In the 399th year of the Fourth Era, the four originals retired together. Their departure caused a brief power vacuum. The fleets that went to various parts of the galaxy to explore gradually became independent and no longer controlled by the earth. 】
【In 418 of the Fourth Era, after about ten years of conflicts and small-scale wars, 34 large fleets in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way announced their merger to form the First Silver Moon Federation, competing against the fleets controlled by Earth...】
【In 432 of the Fourth Era, the advance fleet arrived at the M9311 star system at the end of the Perseus Arm, where they discovered a planetary base left over from the Mechanical Council period. After the data was decrypted, civilization took another step forward, especially in the areas of faster-than-light travel and electronic mechanical applications】
【In 448 of the Fourth Era, the Omicron Mechanical Council was established in the Perseus Arm, and the first generation of androids was born here. They were a half-mechanical, half-biological human race. At this time, the Mechanical Council was not very powerful】
【In 469 of the Fourth Era, many fleets controlled by the Earth United Government initiated a public election. In the general election, the traditional forces of the Earth lost, the political center moved outward, and many fleets gained independence, splitting into star-like micro-states. Some of these micro-states were absorbed by the Omicron Mechanical Council, and some joined the Silver Moon Federation. 】
【In 4E539, a rebellion broke out in the Kamulana star field in Sagittarius. The residents joined forces with some alien races to defeat the local garrison and fleet and declared independence. During the three years, the Silver Moon Federation deployed fleets from surrounding star fields to suppress the rebellion, but the effect was not good, and the residents of these star fields complained. In the fifth year, the main fleet sent from the central federation arrived and quelled the rebellion. 】
【In 4E581, unrest broke out again within the Silver Moon Federation. Some member states became independent and the war of secession began. 】
【In 4E659, the long war of division ended, and the Silver Moon Federation was divided into three countries, namely the Blood Court ruled by a monarchy, the Rotor Church with religion as the bond, and the Silver Chain Covenant formed by large-scale trade groups and a group of neutral forces】
【In 4E813, a mermaid fleet contacted the Silver Chain Covenant and established a settlement in the Coral Star Region of Sagittarius. Since then, the new economy brought by new technologies has made the Silver Chain Covenant's strength continue to rise】
【In 4E872, the last princess of the Blood Court died in the palace. The death of this only legitimate heir led to a fierce internal struggle for power in the Blood Court, and the war lasted for nearly ten years. 】
【In 4E897, the Silver Chain Covenant annexed the Blood Court. 12 years later, after consultation and mediation with the Rotor Church, the two countries merged, and the Rotor Church became the state religion. At this point, the Silver Chain Covenant was renamed the Second Silver Chain Federation. 】
【In 1153 of the Fourth Era, the human fleet arrived at the center of the Milky Way again and contacted the Throne of God located in the center of the Milky Way. The history and legends about the Four Primordials spread widely.】
【In 1209 of the Fourth Era, a small number of species that had been wandering for hundreds of years gathered in the Kamulana star field in Sagittarius and declared independence again, establishing the 'Arm of Unity' organization. The symbol of the organization is five arms clasped together, forming a pentagon.】
【In 1211 of the Fourth Era, the main fleet sent by the Silver Chain Federation suppressed this independent organization again, but many members of the 'Arm of Unity' also escaped and smuggled into other countries' star fields to hide.】
【In 1379 of the Fourth Era, a large number of advances in biotechnology allowed people to 'optimize' their own genes, prolong their lifespans, and make the next generation more outstanding. This type of technology began to become popular.】
【In 1418 of the Fourth Era, of the 23 billion newborns in the entire Silver Chain Federation each year, about 92.27% were gene optimizers.】
【In 1529 of the Fourth Era, a large demonstration spread across the Silver Chain Federation. Tens of millions of people protested in about 59 star regions. The content of the protest was that the state should give all citizens the same degree of genetic optimization, otherwise the children of the upper class would always remain excellent, which would lead to permanent class solidification. The demonstration lasted for a year and finally ended with the compromise of the Federation officials. 】
【In 1602 of the Fourth Era, although the official promised that all newborns would use the same specifications of genetic adjustment and optimization, there were still many conspiracy theories that believed that the genetic optimization used by the upper class would be better. Because of the huge profits from genetic adjustment, more and more biological genetic companies appeared. 】
【In 1635 of the Fourth Era, the new Chief Consul of the Federation announced that all companies in the direction of genetic improvement would be taken over by the Federation and uniformly managed to ensure fairness. This move was agreed by some citizens, but it was also strongly opposed by many citizens. Opponents believed that if all were taken over by the Federation officials, it would cause greater corruption and unfairness. 】
【In 1648 of the Fourth Era, the plan to take over the Gene Corporation, which had been delayed for 13 years, was announced to be shelved indefinitely. The government no longer insisted on it, which triggered a capital frenzy. Countless funds poured into the biological gene technology market, and various new products began to be proposed, and they became more and more radical. 】
【In 1700 of the Fourth Era, humans improved by the new gene technology began to show differences in appearance, such as diversified hair color, more beautiful eye color, more beautiful body shape, immunity to many diseases, and a normal life span of nearly 200 years. 】
【In 1859 of the Fourth Era, with the iteration of genetic technology, 'new humans' began to appear within the Federation. They had physical signs and abilities that were significantly different from the old humans, such as being born with four-color vision, seeing a spectrum that ordinary people could not reach, and hearing ultrasound that ordinary people could not hear, etc.】
【In 1974 of the Fourth Era, the number of new races increased, leading to the accumulation of various contradictions and conflicts within the Federation, class differentiation, racial differences and grouping, etc. These problems took up a lot of government energy, and the society became full of gunpowder. The cost of maintaining public security continued to rise】
【In 2000 of the Fourth Era, after a referendum, the Silver Chain Federation announced its dissolution and was redivided into 79 member states. For a time, the entire civilization fell into chaos. At this time, only the merchant fleet of the Omicron Mechanical Council could safely travel between countries. In the year 2067 of the Fourth Era, a special phenomenon occurred in the star system U192 in the constellation Orion .
In the following five days, a magnificent crown slowly rose up, and its shining light and influence continued to spread. The entire galaxy could feel it. The first dark sun to rise was named "Titanks". Later generations also called this day the end of the Fourth Era and the beginning of the Fifth Era.
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After reading the general history of the Fourth Age, Tilan closed the book, held it in front of her, and leaned back in the chair.
There were fine lines on the ceiling with a gray background. It looked like it was quite old. In the cracks, there were spider web debris that were not easy to detect.
Although there were occasional wars in the Fourth Age, they were not large-scale and were slightly restrained. There was no large-scale killing. The society was relatively stable, and various cultural and artistic works emerged in an endless stream. Only in the late period did large-scale unrest begin to occur.
However, when recording history, people must have a bias. It was precisely because the Fifth Age was too cruel and dark that historians in later generations were still frightened, so they focused on digging out the causes and signs of various disasters in the Fourth Age. This led to particularly detailed records of unrest, while there were relatively few contents about people's livelihood and culture.
If you don't experience these things in person, you can easily be misled.
After reading the relatively beautiful Fourth Age, the next is the dark Fifth Age, but it's already late today, so I'll come back tomorrow.
Tilan looked out the window. It was already dark.
After leaving the archives, the girl did not return to her residence, but came to a large hotel in Saint Casonas.
After sitting at the front desk for a while, several familiar members came downstairs and appeared in front of her.
"Lady Tilan." These star cluster members were not like her. They could enter and leave Saint Casonas at will. After several days of review and application, they were allowed to enter the city.
"You are here." The girl tilted her head slightly and thought about what she could ask them to help.
"Tomorrow I will take you to the library of the cult. There are many books and materials there. Because there is no electronic equipment to input, everything needs to be manually read, so I trouble you to help me find the information."
"No problem." Everyone agreed.
"Have a good rest tonight."
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In the following week, Tilan and the accompanying star cluster members kept going back and forth between the library and archives of the cult, reading and transcribing some useful things. Unlike the peaceful era of the Fourth Era, the Fifth Era was also fragmented due to the war, and some of the historical records were even fragmented, some of which did not even have a clear time, but only guessed the time.
So tired...
Tilan, wearing a long snow gauze dress, lay on the clean black marble floor, with her hands and hair spread out. Around her body were books piled up like a small mountain, and pages of notes scattered everywhere. These were all things she temporarily transcribed.
Anyway, there was no one else in this special archive room, so Tilan closed her eyes and lay on the floor to take a nap. About an hour later, she slowly sat up again.
These days, she has been in the library, and the girl's hair has not been taken care of. The hair on the edges is a little messy, but the big blue bow behind her head is still stretched, not crooked, making Tilan look a bit cute and lazy like a girl.
Standing up, Tilan placed the book in her arms on the table, then opened her hands. A slight breeze blew through the library, carrying the scattered pages up. They circled around the girl, whirring like white pigeons, and then the page number codes on the corners quickly passed through the girl's eyes.
Then the pages fell on the table one by one in order, neatly stacked according to the codes. When she came to the end, the girl thought for a moment, took off the bow behind her head, pulled out a few of the threads, and the tips of these thin threads condensed into needles, quickly passed through the edges of the pages, and bound them into a book.
After tidying up, Tilan combed her hair again, tied it behind her head with a hairband, and adjusted it into a symmetrical bow.
Looking at the book in her hand, she felt a faint sense of accomplishment, and then she picked up a pen and wrote the time on the cover.
'Sixth Era 1258 July 21 Summary and editing - Heshia Tilan'
Does this feel like writing history? The girl thought inexplicably, and then put the book away.
After tidying up the messy archive room, it was getting late, so the girl left.
The data sorting came to an end for the time being. She had been immersed in books and pages for the past few days and was a little bored. Today, she wanted to go for a walk.
Walking on the Four Saints Church Square under the sunset, it was still solemn, and people came to worship in an endless stream. After looking at the magnificent appearance of the cathedral from a distance, Tilan turned and walked to the other side.
Passing through the closed high wall, Tilan came to the station of the God Forbidden Knights and saw several members of the Star Cluster here.
Why are they here? The girl was curious and walked over.
Not far away, Bennett and his men were communicating with the God Forbidden Knights in the training ground of the station, and sometimes they waved their swords to demonstrate.
"It turns out that the swordsmanship in the past developed like this. It's really interesting." After listening, Bennett held the sword in both hands, stepped on the steps and swung and slashed.
"Are you exchanging swordsmanship?" The girl approached and spoke, which scared several members.
"Are you so afraid of me?" The girl tilted her head.
"Well, of course not, it's just..." Bennett wanted to find a reason to explain, but then he thought that lying would be more likely to be discovered by the girl in front of him, so he could only speak directly helplessly.
"It's just that a few of us are a little tired of reading books, and we want to come here to practice swordsmanship with someone, exchange and learn. Yes, this is to improve the team's strength." He found a suitable reason.
"Okay." Tilan could see that these guys were lazy, but she didn't blame them. After all, looking up information for a week in a row was indeed a bit boring, and even she wanted to go out for a walk.
"So how did your communication go?" Tilan was also curious about the swordsmanship of these God-Forbidden Knights. In her vague memory, Themisia seemed to have learned to fight with them using lances, but she didn't know about swordsmanship.
"Very rewarding. The skills used by the seniors here are more inclined to the inheritance of the Third Age, focusing on dealing with giant beasts and cold weapon battlefields. Unlike now, most of them are dealing with a small number of enemies. In terms of swordsmanship, they are more open and powerful."
"I understand." Tilan is a rare genius in the field of swordsmanship. Just by a few words from them, he knew the general situation.
Although the moves of these God Forbidden Knights are powerful, they are not suitable for the current era. After all, the firepower of guns is overflowing now. No matter which combat class, they will increase their speed, so that they can avoid more than 90% of bullets. The swordsmanship of the current era is more direct, tight, and flexible, so as to cope with various complex environments. In the ancient cold weapon era, it was an open-air battlefield with very few street battles.
After the exchange, it was time for sparring. First, Bennett fought with several God Forbidden Knights. After they fought several hearty battles, one of the God Forbidden Knights invited Tilan to fight.
"According to the analysis of the battle just now, this lady is very powerful. I want to see her." The other party was wearing dark gold armor and spoke in a muffled voice, with a slightly honest voice.
"Hahaha, big brother, let me tell you that our president Tilan is very strong. Don't look at her weak appearance. We are no match for her in a fight." Bennett patted the other party's shoulder armor with a smile.
After agreeing, Tilan unexpectedly did not use the sword as usual, but looked around the training ground and then tried to pick up a hammer.
This is a two-handed hammer with a square hammer head and a 45-degree corner. The hammer head weighs about ten pounds. After holding the long handle horizontally, one hand must be close to the hammer head to maintain balance.
In the surprised eyes of several members, Tilan first waved the hammer in a very unfamiliar way, and then slowly became familiar with its performance. It must be said that this girl in a long skirt and a bow holding a hammer does look a bit out of place.
"Let's start."
Because it was a sparring match, neither side used any special supernatural powers, but stood on the grass to fight, one side used a greatsword and the other side used a hammer.
At the beginning, Tilan was unfamiliar with it, so she could only barely block, and occasionally had to use the weight of the hammer to dodge in the air. Finally, after gradually seeing the opponent's swordsmanship routine, she slowly fought back.
One hammer, a clang hit the blade, bringing a metallic tremor.
Two hammers, in the girl's hands, the hammer seemed to become a dancing light stick, rotating around the palm of her hand, and then easily swung out, knocking the greatsword in the knight's hand away.
Three hammers, the flipped hammer flew out, caught up with the retreating knight, and hit the opponent's chest, making the opponent further unbalanced, and finally sitting on the ground.
Sure enough, the hammer is not very easy to use. The weight and inertia are large, lack of flexibility, and the lack of a sharp blade limits the attack method.
In the following time, Tilan tried other weapons that were rarely used before, such as axe, long sword, spear, etc.
Finally, I came to the conclusion that she was best at using the sword, followed by the sickle or crescent blade, and then the sword, spear, axe and halberd.
Perhaps the few days when Themisia came out changed her, making her figure out some things and start to actively try things that she rarely did before.
Well, it was really interesting and felt good.
(End of this chapter)
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