Chapter 298 New Prophecy and Fiona's Engagement
In the study room lit with rainbow crystal pollen, a boy with light golden hair sat quietly at the desk, his slender fingers slowly turning the thick dark green ancient book in front of him.
The afternoon sun penetrated the open blinds, casting a tilted white-gold hazy light column, covering the books in the window and the boy's upper body, making his college uniform glow with a soft luster.
The boy read the contents of the book very carefully, and the deep blue magic glow in his blue eyes kept sweeping across the pale yellow parchment-like pages.
A pot of emerald green bellflower was placed in front of the window, and the stems cast a slender and quiet shadow on the table. The originally white flowers had withered and turned into several white fluffy seeds like dandelions.
After a moment, Avis exhaled softly and turned the page to the next page again. The pseudo-seventh-level mental wave swept over and carefully checked the changes in the book.
Unlike ordinary magic equipment, as long as it is connected with mental power, its details can be quickly grasped.
Although Avis can use the Secret Book of the Old Days, its core part is not fully open to him. He can only check its specific changes through external inspection.
The faint fragrance of the rainbow pollen permeates the environment, subtly improving his spiritual coordination.
Since the Secret Book of the Old Days absorbed the dark seal and began to undergo a certain "evolution" half a year ago, it has become silent, no longer responding to external objects, and the sealing function is temporarily unavailable.
Before the evolution began, it always gave Avis a feeling of being a "living thing".
Previously, it operated on its own in the elf ruins to seal the chaotic ripples in Pekara's spiritual sea. When he went to the island, it allowed him to see additional prophecy pictures and actively operated to absorb the darkness.
When it began to evolve, its "living thing feeling" disappeared.
Specifically, it is equivalent to the difference between manual customer service going off work and intelligent customer service temporarily taking over.
And when it is finished evolving, the long-lost feeling is back.
The appearance of the old secret book has not changed much, except that the silver font on the cover has become brighter.
However, when scanning with mental power, Avis found that the material of the pages seemed to have become more delicate.
After reading the whole book, Avis noticed that the book finally absorbed the sealed page, and the originally dark line color turned into an extremely pure silver-white.
More importantly, two pages of the main text that could not be opened before can now be opened!
‘Wars are set off, spirals collapse, and glory disappears. The old stars fell to the bottom of the sea. Although the ancient ruins are covered by corals, ominous meanings are still lurking in them. ’
‘The darkness from the distant stars, sleeping in the eternal palace, the indescribable dreams, the unknown world, waiting for the moment when the stars return to their positions. ’
After reading the text of these two pages several times, Avis seemed to have grasped some information.
With the experience of interpreting the main text for the first time, he already had some understanding of it. These obscure words seem to be some kind of alternative prophetic information.
The description of "stars falling to the bottom of the sea" made Avis 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 that half of the ruins.
In the memory of the previous 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, Avis could only recall various 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 super-ancient rule inscription array, the "revelation" level golem cluster and their manufacturing methods, some long-extinct top-level alchemical plant seeds, ancient magic beast materials, bloodlines, etc.
At the same time, some important facilities of the city, such as the magic library and some magic towers that serve as defense system nodes, are also located on this side.
Indeed, there were exploration reports that mentioned that there were a large number of special abnormal monsters in the ruins, which were extremely dangerous. Even the lowest-level small creatures had a magic level equivalent to that of a seventh-level professional.
However, when Avis carefully recalled the information about the ruins, he suddenly realized something, opened his eyes, and looked at a corner of the black oak desk.
On the side of the exquisite crystal hourglass and the mithril desk lamp, a crystal ball slightly larger than a fist was softly shining with a light white light.
It was specially given to him by Duke Carrot for magically encrypted communications.
Avis extended his mental power and activated the crystal ball, and the image of the Duke immediately appeared in the crystal ball.
"Father--"
Facing the crystal ball, Avis saluted lightly.
"No need to be polite, Avis. I contacted you this time because I have some temporary situations that need to be explained to you."
The Duke's blue eyes glanced at the environment around Avis, and after confirming that there were no outsiders, he asked meaningfully.
"How is it, have you adapted to the life in the academy? Have you encountered any difficult problems recently?"
"I am living well here, father, and I have made some new friends..."
Avis smiled and nodded, glancing at the calendar.
He circled several days on it, representing the time when some important events will happen next.
"...Maybe there will be some minor problems occasionally, but I can handle them, don't worry."
"Okay."
Duke Carrot nodded. As a member of the Olivendi family, Anvis will inevitably be tempted by various parties in Pamir College.
He was a little worried that due to the previous prophecy, the pressure on Anvis during this period might increase, but now it seems to be okay.
"So, how is your sister doing recently? Is there any problem?"
"As for Fiona, she chose the summoning system and adapted to the environment of the college very quickly. She is also very talented. Recently, she summoned one of my rare experimental subjects into an initial summon."
After thinking for a while, Anvis answered truthfully.
"However, regarding this matter, I suspect that it is the result of a powerful prophet manipulating fate."
"I also have some understanding of Fiona's summons. It should be hatched from the crystal you bought, right? I will arrange someone to investigate this matter, and I will also give you some compensation."
The Duke nodded gently, his eyes became a little serious.
"Then, the situation I want to tell you now is exactly related to Fiona."
Anweiss politely tilted his head slightly to show that he was all ears.
"To make a long story short, the royal family sent a communication three days ago, hoping to let the eighth prince marry Fiona."
The Duke sneered.
"The reason for this matter is more complicated, and it is also related to the previous star prophecy. In short, I temporarily suppressed this matter in the name of Fiona's coming of age ceremony and respecting her personal choice."
"However, although this matter has been temporarily suppressed by me, it is not safe enough. The ninth prince will also enter school this year. I am worried that the royal family may arrange for him to secretly try to establish a relationship with Fiona."
"Fiona is currently not suitable for marriage with other families, but her personality is not mature enough and she is easily deceived."
"So, Anweiss, I hope you can temporarily take care of your sister and try not to let her contact with the ninth prince. The family will also find a way to put pressure on the royal family and strive to resolve this matter in the shortest time."