"But," Ian pursued, "why was it renamed the Lifeladder Tree?"
"I remember..." Frozen Fish recalled and slowly said, "It seems it's because the power of that outer god coincidentally resembles a part of the previous epoch's 'Sky Ladder Project'—the Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the first to fourth layers of the ladder, causing frequent natural disasters. It was during that time that I was born."
"And since the Storm Stairway's ability to manipulate the atmosphere could repair the ladder, the Sethariel people used it as a material source, continually spreading its power through the strength of the Imperial Capital, gradually normalizing the planet's climate."
Ian nodded slightly. Besides the Planetary Shield, he was already aware that the Imperial Capital also served as a weather controller, but he remained very curious about the Sky Ladder.
