Forbidden Knowledge

"Wait a minute, so you mean Copperhaven somehow has a connection to the lost civilization?" Rako asked in disbelief. If they weren't all holding hands right now, he might have been pacing back and forth like a flatiron as before.

"What else could explain it? You yourself said the same symbol was on the Construct pieces," replied Reyn, who was also anxious and wanted to fold his arms but couldn't.

None of them wanted to risk letting go of their hands and dying foolishly trapped inside the rocks. Who knew if this cave only existed in Crossworld and not in their world?

"Could that be why they suddenly have Constructs? Because no magic can steal mana like they do," Heyla continued.

They had been in the same place for about five minutes, discussing the topic repeatedly while narrowing down all possibilities linking the lost civilization to Copperhaven. But the more they thought about it, the more possibilities emerged, leaving them with headaches.