Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 621 - 546: The Source of the World’s Shattering

"Heideline, as the youngest daughter of the King of Platinum, what does the Golden Bridge mean to you, to this world, and to the common people of this world?"

At this moment, Kane was in a small meeting room within the Guild Hall, and there were only two people present in the room.

Before him was Heideline, the interior minister entrusted with important responsibilities by him.

The two of them were now engaged in an important exchange of information.

This was because Kane needed to understand what the Golden Bridge, hanging eternally in the sky like the sun, meant to the natives of this world.

He must know everyone's thoughts and views to prepare for future actions.

Kane and his allies intended to destroy the Golden Bridge, which was something not all the common people could accept.

However, these common people were all Spirits of Freedom, and Kane and his allies needed the trust of these Spirits of Freedom to control this Dungeon.

This was a necessary condition.

Therefore, Kane had to clearly understand the significance of the Golden Bridge to this world.

The reason for asking Heideline was because she had pledged her loyalty to Kane after realizing he had successfully killed the White Monarch.

Although she didn't verbally admit it, the hints of a binding connection had long sounded.

Heideline looked at the person she was about to pledge allegiance to, or rather, already had.

She didn't ask why Kane posed such a question to her. Instead, she leaned back in her chair, looking up at the ceiling.

Gazing at the ceiling that resembled a starry night sky, novel and enchanting.

"When I was very young, so young that my memories of that time have already blurred."

"In the enormous Imperial Palace, I had nine siblings. The current monarchs, who were once my brothers and sisters, were the most dazzling presence among us."

As Heideline spoke, she waved her hand, pale pink particles swept across the space, creating powdery white clouds.

A vision appeared like an image.

Above were figures of six princes and princesses; Kane immediately recognized the Red Monarch and the White Monarch, having directly encountered them.

Beside the White Monarch stood a tall and slim figure in a black robe and hood, which should be his brother, the Black Monarch.

The two females should be the Grey Monarch and the Prince Qing.

The figures of the monarchs in the image looked so noble, except for the Black Monarch whose hood obscured his face, each was handsome and beautiful.

With noble appearances and captivating charisma, each was a dragon among men.

It's entirely unimaginable that, in the following centuries, the monarchs would bring such profound pain to this continent.

However, among the six figures in the image, there was one male Kane had never seen before nor found familiar; he was certainly not among the known monarchs.

Thinking carefully, this must be the Fifth Prince without any information or intelligence.

At this point, Heideline's voice came again: "That person you've never seen is my brother, the fifth son of the King of Platinum, the Fifth Prince whose existence has been erased."

Kane knew the King of Platinum had many wives, and this Fifth Prince was Heideline's brother, meaning they shared the same biological mother. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"What does being erased mean?" Kane asked.

Heideline glanced at Kane and slowly said, "Because he, my brother, killed our father with his own hands, and then with his followers sealed the Golden Bridge, even breaking the Platinum Scepter."

So powerful? Listening to Heideline's account, Kane found himself inexplicably intrigued by this person.

However, Kane still asked, "Why did he do this?"

Heideline looked up at the ceiling again, lost in recollections.

"In the time before his actions, he talked to me, though I was still young then, I remember his words to this day."

"He said the Golden Bridge is the destroyer of this world, not something worthy of worship. If the Golden Bridge continues to exist, this world will ultimately head towards destruction. It is an ugly existence that destroys the world."

"At that time, the Golden Bridge was the faith of the entire nation, and the Golden Bridge Church was the national religion, with everyone from kings to beggars worshipping it."

"This situation had persisted for thousands of years, and this faith had long been deeply ingrained within people's hearts and entwined into their marrows."

"After he finished saying this, he had a servant take me away from the Imperial Palace. Consequently, I was deemed missing by the Royal Family."

Impressive, Kane couldn't help but exclaim that the Fifth Prince was impressive, to uncover the deepest-seated problem in such circumstances, the one that couldn't be exposed.

And he took action to resolve it.

Kane admired him; if it were him, he surely wouldn't be able to do it—the pressure might as well come from the entire world.

"What happened afterward?" Kane asked.

"Later on, as you have seen, he succeeded, but it's said he also died in that turmoil, along with all his followers who helped seal the Golden Bridge."

"In the following decades, the monarchs in power destroyed all records regarding him, and I too was hidden by my brother's servants for decades, living incognito."

"As time proved, these decades of hiding weren't in vain. Later, wars broke out among the monarchs, and siblings who didn't hold power all died at their hands."

"Once I gained a certain level of strength, I set out on this land. I wanted to search, to understand why my brother did what he did, to find out what the Golden Bridge truly was."