The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly pondered.
It seemed to make a lot of sense.
It's likely that emperors and prophets in history had grown tired of their roles in the previous era.
No wonder they showed little interest.
The metal box beside it, a sycophant, chimed in: "History is but a beautifully dressed lady."
"They all wish to leave an eternal mark in history during their limited lifetimes."
"They always want to leave behind epics in history so that future generations remember their sacred grandeur."
"But they don't know that history is not eternal."
"In the vastness of endless time, it is not the murals of dynasties or the chronicles of time that remain eternal; in the mysterious, vast span of the ages, even death itself will perish."
"History erodes; it's better to eternally exist in the immortal memory of the God of Longevity."
"Oh, God, your memory is the oldest enduring tablet."
