Part Two: The Ancient Era: The Age of Silence

After the great loss, ancient times ended. It is no longer certain how long the Great Disappointment lasted, nor when the earliest Age of Silence began. However, judging from the existing historical data, after a long period of chaos, the surviving intelligent life re-established settlements, resumed inheritance, and gradually formed a new civilization system. Most of the civilizations that can be traced back to later generations began in this period, so historians collectively call it the Silent Age. Compared with ancient times, the Silent Age left a large amount of identifiable information. Many ethnic groups have preserved their ancestral legends, many city-states have left behind contracts and stone carvings, and some large realms have even preserved records of successive generations of rulers. Although there are still gaps and contradictions in these records, they are enough to form a relatively complete historical outline. The earliest Silent Age settlements discovered today were mostly established near ancient ruins. The Sleeping City on the southern continent of Tiyang Star is one of the best preserved examples. According to the "Yi'an Stone Record", when the ancestors of the Yi'an people arrived in the southern continent, they discovered a huge stone structure covering hundreds of miles. There are no residents inside the ruins, no writing, and no facilities that can identify their purpose. The original Yi negative settlement was established on the periphery of the site. In the following hundreds of years, more and more tribes gathered here, eventually forming the Yi negative city-states, which gradually developed into the later Yi negative alliance. The Iraqi-Negative Alliance was one of the most important alliances in the Silent Era. It consists of twelve city-states with no royal family and no hereditary rulers. Alliance affairs are handled by the ruling chamber. The Deed of the Twelve Cities, which is relatively well preserved today, is generally considered to be one of the oldest known city-state covenants. The systems of many alliance countries in later generations can find their prototypes in the I-Negative Alliance. The most famous figure in the history of Yi Lian United is Er Ding. The year of Erding's birth cannot be accurately determined. But most historians believe that he was active in the late Silent Era. Existing data can confirm that he was born in the Yi negative tribe and served as co-consul of the Yi negative for a long time. In his youth, Erding was famous for his ability to deal with city-state disputes. "Nanlu Ji" once commented that he "can make enemies sit together at the same table." Historical records are inconsistent as to the reasons for his resignation. "Tiyang Governance Records" states that he voluntarily resigned and prepared to travel far away; "Nanlu Ji" records that he had serious differences with the court. Whatever the reason, Erding eventually left Tiyang Star and began traveling for hundreds of years. In later records, traces of its activities were discovered in Qingqiong Realm, Usa Land, Agar Sea and White Sea Islands. Until the end of the Silent Era, Erding completed the final transition and created the Kele Realm in the outer star field of Tiyang Star. The realm of Keleb is one of the ancient realms that still exists today. There are a large number of early relics preserved in the boundary, and some of the stone carvings are believed to be from Erding himself. Post-worldology research shows that the original location of the Kele Realm was not in the current area, but closer to the star field where Tiyang Star is located. As the long years passed, the Kele Realm was gradually pulled by the Qingqiong Realm, and eventually drifted to its current position. Later generations often use the term "Two Ding Yuan Yuan" to describe people who leave their homeland and pursue a higher path. Compared with Erding, another famous great being, Moyin, seems much more mysterious. His origin, race and real name are unknown. The earliest extant record comes from the Heda Fragments. The book records that a man named Moin appeared in the Heda Rift Zone and unified many surrounding city-states in a very short period of time. Later, the Heda boundary was established and the nearby boundary roads were controlled for a long time. The Heda Realm was once one of the most important realms in the late Silent Age. A large amount of data shows that the Heda world's border technology, casting technology and rule research are far ahead of contemporary civilizations. However, at the end of the Silent Era, a large-scale rule collapse occurred in the Heda world. The entire realm eventually disintegrated, and the large number of remnants of the realm core found in the Heda rift zone today are generally considered to be the remains of the Heda realm. There is no clear record left in history books about Moyin's final fate. Some scholars believe that it fell before the collapse of the Heda realm; others believe that it left the Heda realm early and eventually traveled to more distant areas. This cannot be confirmed due to lack of evidence. The Age of Silence is not just the history of great beings. What really changed the pattern of later generations during this period was the continuous migration. The most famous one is Beichen's migration to the south. Beichen Star is one of the life stars with the most abundant ancient historical data preserved today. According to the "Old History of Beichen", in the middle of the Silent Era, a long-term cold wave occurred in the Hokuriku region. A large number of tribes lost their original living areas and were forced to migrate south. This process lasted for generations and resulted in numerous wars, alliances, and tribal fusions. The six Beichen tribes that later became famous in the universe were all formed during this period.

The Taar tribe is good at building cities, the Weiluo tribe is good at sailing, and the White Horn tribe has long controlled the Hokuriku grasslands. Although the records of the migration process vary greatly among various ethnic groups, the migration itself has been confirmed by multiple civilizations. Today, the term "Beichen Migration South" is still used to describe the far-reaching large-scale population migration. If Beichen's migration to the south changed one planet of life, then the migration of the Seven Realms affected multiple worlds. Regarding the migration of the seven realms, existing records come from twelve civilizations. Most texts refer to seven ancient realms, and a process of migration that lasted for generations. The Anluo people, the Hitar people, the peoples of the White Sea and some of the Kele people all regard this migration as an important beginning of their own history. However, whether the so-called "seven realms" are seven real realms or seven migratory teams is still controversial. Although the specific route cannot be completely restored, later generations generally believe that this migration directly shaped the distribution pattern of the major races in ancient times. Today's commonly used expression "After the Seven Realms" originated from this incident, which means the same origin and different currents. In addition to migration, the Silent Age also saw the emergence of many far-reaching organizations. The most famous among them is the Gray Tower Society. The Gray Tower Society was originally composed of scholars who studied ancient ruins, and is headquartered on the west bank of Tiyang Star. Members of the society have been collecting ancient stone carvings, sorting out lost texts, and recording legends from various places for a long time. A large amount of existing information about the migration of the Seven Realms, the peoples of the White Sea and the early Kele Realm have been compiled by the Gray Tower Society. Some information shows that Erding stayed in the Gray Tower Society for many years when he was young. Therefore, some scholars believe that it was during this period that Erding had the idea of ​​leaving Tiyang Star. In the middle and late period of the Silent Era, another major event with far-reaching impact occurred in Qingqiong Realm. Later generations called it Qingqiong reopening. Qingqiong Realm itself has an extremely ancient history and can be traced back to ancient times. But there was a long period of silence after the great loss. It was not until the middle and late period of the Silent Age that multiple ethnic groups re-entered the boundary, some ancient boundary routes were rediscovered, and residents reappeared in a large number of abandoned cities. After Qingqiong reopened, Qingqiong Realm grew rapidly. In the following thousands of years, a large number of trade routes, schools and sects spread around Qingqiong Realm. Many forces that later became famous in the universe can be traced back to this period. Today, "Qingqiong reopens" is still used to describe prosperity after decline. The era of silence left behind many great beings and many people who have lost their names. The Covenant of Ursa is a famous example. According to the "Usa Stone Book", the cities on the west coast of Usa Land signed a common covenant to end the war that lasted for more than a hundred years. However, the name of the person who initiated the covenant has been lost. Later generations can only call him the unknown king. There is much speculation about the identity of the Nameless King. Some people think that he is a great being, while others think that he is just an ordinary city-state ruler. Although the name has been lost, the Covenant of Ursa itself survives to this day and is one of the oldest surviving city-state treaties. Therefore, later generations often use the name "Unknown King" to refer to those people who changed history but did not leave their names. In the late Silent Age, more and more civilizations established stable writing systems, and more and more countries began to preserve archives. The connection between the great worlds was gradually restored, and the communication between the life stars also began to increase. Many great beings began to sort out extraordinary paths, and many scholars began to systematically record history. In the early Silent Age, people remembered their ancestors. At the end of the Silent Age, people began to record the times. It was against this background that the so-called era of narrative came in later generations.

[Evaluation from later generations] The Silent Age was not the most glorious era. It is not as grand as the wave of world-creation, nor as vast as the Age of Discovery. But for later generations, its importance is no less important than either. Ancient times have left relics, great loss has left blanks, and the Silent Age has left a history that can continue. Many races, many countries, and the inheritance of many great beings in all worlds today can trace their origins back to this period. Most of the subsequent prosperity and expansion of the Xenarchive world began from this.