Well, now that artifact is gone; it was sunk.
In this regard, there was also the idea that fragments of fate were created specifically to come into play at its key points and direct it in the right direction. In general, in terms of doom and meaninglessness, this world can compete with the world of Ple-Sen from the Navigators.
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Actually, it's good that I went to bed early yesterday; I was sure that when I woke up, it would already be the middle of the battle with the kidnappers, and the quest wouldn't even have started.
Where do we end up when we save the world?