The realization was shocking, but the chains of logic that led to it were solid. Indeed, if there was a 'purpose' to the manifold, it was likely to hide and protect something across and within the continent.
It would explain why the flow of time in the Great Panama Manifold was the opposite of that of the Mellow Manifold. It would explain why the Eldritch Chimera and the manifold tree ruled over the continent through the Beast Domain and through the Authority of Alpha in the manner that they had.
Additionally, it even explained the presence of esoteric matter in the Panama Continent, something that nobody, not even the Esoterist himself, had been able to explain.
