Mana, the term had only been used on Earth after Earth went online. Who moves forward and then goes back? What happened to Earth that made it decline?
He continued to read the Codex, following Tharlan as she married the nobleman's son and gave birth to twins. All twins are instantly recruited to the Order of the Priests as the gods of protection are twins. What was more shocking for Zane was the GuraGura, an analgesic which should not have been invented until the 10th Century and it was not just any herbal concoction but one that completely eradicated the pain of childbirth.
Just how possible is that? It was crazy to think about but Zane was getting used to the craziness that was this Codex, he would not wait to start experimenting to prove all these rituals and concoctions. He wanted to lock himself in this place and do all the experiments. It is going to be so much fun.