During that period, Magic flourished to an extreme. Naturally, Modoh and Julia's Magic also advanced to a limit... until someone noticed the World Tree.

In the first three thousand years, those races did not pay attention to the World Tree. But in the second three thousand years, the races developed a certain interest in the World Tree. They could not destroy the World Tree, yet that did not mean they could not draw inspiration and enlightenment from it.

Thus, the most ancient Alchemy was born.

The struggle between Alchemy and Magic began.

Yes, a struggle.

"It seems that life is born to struggle." Modoh sighed.

Julia said, "This is because they do not possess eternal life. They are born, age, fall ill, and die—they are ultimately just products of the World Tree, but the life of the second three thousand years is more perfected than the life of the first three thousand years. If this continues, someday, life similar to ours might be born in the world, right?"

"That's possible, but... since someone is studying the World Tree, perhaps someone will also study us." Modoh considered this, "I think that would be a bit troublesome."

"Then let us hide."

Thus, the names of the original beings, Modoh and Julia, vanished from the world, as the two began to walk among different races under different identities, still repeating their past journey, and they always managed to gain new insights.

The era of Magic eventually perished.

However, Magic did not disappear. Even when the world entered the age of Alchemy, this did not mean that Magic was abandoned.

Even if an era disappears, it leaves corresponding traces—Modoh concluded.

"Perhaps the World Tree gives birth to these races to allow things like Magic and Alchemy to come into being? In that case, could Julia and I do the same?"

Amid such reflections, the third three thousand years arrived, and new life was born once again.

By this time, the remaining races had undergone great changes in civilization. The earliest scripts had begun to evolve and spread, history was beginning to be written, and despite resembling mythology, civilization continued within such simple inheritance—systems began to change.

Undoubtedly, this civilization was more powerful than the initial Magic civilization and had undergone significant changes in thought. Modoh believed that this civilization might not end due to internal strife.

In fact, this civilization lasted longer than the previous one—it persisted for a full eight hundred years after the third life was born. Ultimately, it met its demise as Modoh and Julia witnessed the various measures this race took to save its decline.

Brutal, merciful, uniting with other races, betraying other races… almost all imaginable means were employed, yet in the end, they still faced destruction.

Still, something was passed down.

At the end of the third life, a very important event occurred—a race came close to the power of souls, and by borrowing this power, this race unearthed the wisdom of their predecessors, obtaining many legacies, and began to rise rapidly. This was an era that placed great importance on "death," where life finally began to contemplate matters after death.

After death, how is the soul settled?

Life forms eventually began to truly consider the meaning of life and death.

The life forms of the past also pondered, but Modoh and Julia knew that this was life's instinct, something implanted at birth by the World Tree, making them find ways to continue their existence—be it their own, their race, or — their civilization.

The observation and contemplation of souls pushed the world's civilization forward once again, and the number of sages in this era far surpassed the past. It seemed as though every race, every life could speak a few words of insight on life. The world became much more interesting, yet the two knew... this era would also collapse, only for their thoughts to become, like Magic and Alchemy, nourishment for the next era.

The world moves forward.

By this time, it seemed they understood the meaning behind the World Tree's ceaseless production of fruit and the birth of different life forms, generation after generation, continually evolving towards completion, until one day—

And what about them?

What about them, born alongside the World Tree?

In relation to this world, what is the significance of their existence?

Modoh and Julia, at this point in time, were still unclear about the meaning of their own existence.

They silently observed this world, quietly traversing through it, perhaps, they were merely witnesses—perhaps, they were the eyes of the World Tree.

Time continued to flow, and in another three thousand years, people discovered ways to progress physically. The people of this era suddenly became somewhat simplistic, as Julia put it, it was like the World Tree itself was ill and wanted to take a different path, causing the people of this era to have muscles clogging their brains... Yet, even in this simple-minded era, some "consensus" emerged.

Different races had different ways of survival, different races had different codes of conduct—things applicable to one race might be considered cruel and terrifying by another... Yet, during this era, some "qualities" were acknowledged by most races.

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