Chapter 67 The New Prophecy and Fiona's Engagement
In the study room lit with rainbow crystal pollen, a boy with light blond hair sat quietly at the desk, his slender fingers slowly flipping through the thick dark green ancient books spread out in front of him.
The afternoon sun penetrated the open blinds, casting a slanting white-gold hazy light beam, covering the books in the window and the boy's upper body, giving his college uniform a soft sheen.
The young man read the contents of the book extremely carefully, with a faint blue magical light shining in the depths of his blue eyes, constantly scanning the light yellow parchment-like pages.
A pot of emerald green bellflowers is placed in front of the window. The stems cast slender and calm shadows on the table. The original white flowers have withered and turned into several white downy seeds like dandelions.
After a moment, Anvis breathed out softly and turned the page to the next page again. The pseudo-seventh level of mental fluctuations swept through the book and carefully checked the changes in the book.
Unlike ordinary magic equipment, you can quickly grasp its details as long as you connect it with your mental power.
Although Avis can use the Old Mystery Book, its core part is not completely open to him, and he can only check its specific changes through external inspection.
The faint fragrance of rainbow essence pollen lingered in the environment, subtly improving his spirit and mood.
Since the Secret Scripture of the Old Ones absorbed the pitch-black seal half a year ago and began to undergo some kind of 'evolution', it has become silent, has no response to external objects, and its sealing function is temporarily unavailable.
Before evolution began, it always gave Anvis a feeling like a 'living creature'.
Previously, it was running on its own in the elven ruins, sealing the chaotic ripples in Pekkala's spiritual sea. When he went to the island, he saw additional prophetic images, and actively operated to absorb the darkness.
When it started to evolve, its 'feeling of living things' disappeared.
Specifically, it is equivalent to the difference between the manual customer service being off work and the intelligent customer service temporarily taking over.
And when it evolved, the long-lost feeling came back.
The appearance of the Old Mysteries has not changed much, except that the silver font on the cover has become brighter.
However, when the mental power was scanned, Anvis discovered that the material of the pages seemed to have become more delicate.
After reading through the entire book, Anvis noticed that the book finally absorbed the seal, and the original dark lines turned into an extremely pure silvery white.
What's more important is that there are now two pages that could not be opened in the main text part of the book!
'The war breaks out, the spiral collapses, the glory fades. The stars of the past fall to the bottom of the sea, and although the ancient ruins are covered with coral, the ominous meaning still lurks within them.'
'Darkness from distant stars, sleeping in the eternal palace, indescribable dreams, unknown world, waiting for the moment when the stars return.'
After reading these two pages several times, Avis seemed to have grasped some of the information.
With his first experience of deciphering the text, he already had some understanding of it. These words with obscure meanings seemed to be some kind of alternative prophetic message.
The description of "stars falling to the bottom of the sea" made Anvis instinctively think of the other half of the sky city that fell into the sea a few days ago.
Obviously, the meaning of these two prophecies should refer to something hidden in the half of the ruins.
In the memory of the past life, there is not much information about the larger half of the ruins that fell into the sea.
Squinting his eyes and leaning back on the chair, Anvis could only recall all kinds of information about the smaller half of the ruins that fell into the Magna Province.
There is no Eternal Core in that half of the ruins, but there are still many very valuable items and spell materials.
The lost ultra-ancient rule inscription array, the 'Apocalypse' level golem cluster and their manufacturing methods, some long-extinct top-level alchemy plant seeds, ancient Warcraft materials, bloodlines, etc...
At the same time, some of the city's important facilities, such as the magic library and some magic towers that are nodes of the defense system, are also located on this side.
Indeed, some exploration reports have mentioned that there are a large number of special abnormal monsters in the ruins, which are extremely dangerous. Even the lowest level small creatures have a magic level equivalent to that of a seventh-level professional.
However, when Anvis carefully recalled the information about the ruins, he suddenly noticed something. He opened his eyes and looked at the corner of the black oak desk.
On one side of the exquisite crystal hourglass and mithril desk lamp, a crystal ball slightly larger than a fist was softly shining with a pale white light.
It was specially given to him by Duke Carlot for use in magically encrypted communications.
Anvis used his spiritual power and activated the crystal ball. The Duke's image suddenly appeared in the crystal ball.
"Father--"
Facing the crystal ball, Anvis bowed lightly.
"No need to be polite, Avis. I am contacting you this time because I have some temporary situations that I need to explain to you."
The Duke's blue eyes briefly scanned the environment around Anvis, and asked meaningfully.
"How are you, are you getting used to life in the academy? Have you encountered any difficult problems recently?"
"I'm living a good life here, Dad, and I've made a few new friends..."
Anvis smiled and nodded, while glancing at the calendar.
The multiple days above were circled by him, representing the time when some important events will occur next.
"...I may encounter some minor problems occasionally, but I can handle them. No need to worry."
"good."
Duke Carlot nodded. As a member of the Olivendi family, Anvis will inevitably be tempted by all parties in the Pamir Academy.
Originally, he was a little worried that due to previous predictions, the pressure on Anvis during this period might increase, but now it seems to be okay.
"So, how is your sister's situation lately? Is there any problem?"
"As for Fei, she chose the summoning system. She adapted quickly to the environment of the academy and is very talented. She recently summoned one of my rare experimental subjects as the initial summon."
After thinking for a moment, Anvis answered truthfully.
"However, regarding this matter, I suspect that it is the result of a very powerful prophet manipulating fate."
"I also know something about Fiona's summons. It should have been hatched by the crystal you bought, right? I will arrange for someone to investigate this matter, and I will also give you some compensation."
The Duke nodded slightly and his eyes became slightly serious.
"Then, the situation I am going to tell you now is exactly related to Fiona."
Anvis tilted his head politely, indicating that he was all ears.
"I'll make a long story short. The royal family sent a communication three days ago, hoping to marry the eighth prince to Fiona."
As he said this, the Duke sneered.
"The reasons for this matter are complicated, and they are also related to the previous star prophecy. In short, I suppressed this matter for the time being in the name of Fiona, who has not yet held her coming-of-age ceremony, and in the name of respecting her personal choice.
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"However, although I have suppressed this matter for the time being, it is not safe enough. The ninth prince will also enter school this year, and I am worried that the royal family may arrange for him to secretly try to establish a relationship with Fiona."
"Fiona is not suitable for marriage with other families at the moment, but her character is not mature enough and she can be easily deceived."
"So, Anvis, I hope you can take care of your sister temporarily and try not to let her come into contact with the ninth prince. The family will also find ways to put pressure on the royal family and strive to resolve this matter as soon as possible.