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"Place your hand on the Crystal Ball, close your eyes, and relax your body. Let destiny decide everything."
Following the Prophet's instructions, Anvis extended his pale, slender right hand and gently placed it on the Crystal Ball.
The smooth and cold sensation spread from his palm. Although reason told him that the power of the Wish Technique would likely be arranged for him again.
Yet, when the test actually began, Anvis still felt somewhat anxious.
"Relax."
The Prophet immediately sensed Anvis's nervousness. In fact, most people who took the test had similar reactions.
"Don't be nervous, Master Anvis. It's not scary. If you have the talent, you will randomly see a small glimpse of the future."
Anvis nodded, took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and focused all his attention on perception, gradually entering a state akin to meditation.
Initially, Anvis felt nothing other than the hard texture of the Crystal Ball itself.
But as time passed, immersed in his daze, he suddenly sensed the existence of something!
It was a mist—
At the moment Anvis sensed the mist, the outside study room's Crystal Ball unexpectedly emitted a gray-white radiance, displaying an image of a mist within it.
Upon seeing the change in the Crystal Ball, the expressions of the two people present immediately shifted. The Prophet cloaked in gray robes was slightly surprised, a trace of astonishment flashing in his eyes.
The Duke was similarly startled, but his surprise quickly transformed into delight.
As the test was not yet complete, Duke Carrot suppressed his inner joy, simply standing quietly aside. Yet, the slight curl of his lips betrayed his true emotions.
"There is a change..."
The Prophet slowly spoke, his tone carrying a hint of awe.
"Congratulations, Your Grace!"
Upon hearing the Prophet's congratulations, the Duke's lips couldn't help but curve upwards. But just as he was about to say something, suddenly—
"Crack—"
Suddenly, the light of the Crystal Ball flickered and then exploded instantly!
The Duke's gaze sharpened abruptly, countless scattered shards frozen in the air. It was as if the space within the room had suddenly paused, resembling a photo captured in an instant.
For a moment, the translucent Crystal shards filled half the study room's air, glinting as if resembling stars in the night sky when refracted by sunlight.
Anvis watched this scene in surprise. As he opened his eyes, he saw this fantastical yet beautiful 'starry sky' view.
The explosion of the Crystal Ball wasn't very powerful and didn't harm him under the protection of magic power, but it did awaken him from his perceptive state.
The next moment, countless 'stars' frozen in mid-air were, through magical means, retreating rapidly back along their original paths, reassembling into the original Crystal Ball.
Anvis could even see some shards, which had previously struck the bodies of the three and were repelled by magic power, flying back along their original routes.
After striking the same point for the second time, they flew towards their original incoming direction.
Upon completion of the assembly, the cracks covering the entire Crystal Ball's surface began to gradually recede, close together, and retract inwardly...
Finally, under Anvis's astonished gaze, countless cracks converged to a point at the Crystal Ball's center and vanished after a brief flash.
Eighth Rank Transformation School Secret Technique—Advanced Restoration!
However, although the Crystal Ball had been restored, in Anvis's perception, it had transformed into an ordinary Crystal Ball.
The mysterious power it held had completely dissipated; it had not returned with the restoration of the Crystal Ball.
"What is happening, Irina?"
Duke Carrot furrowed his brows, looking towards the Prophet whose face was obscured by the hood's shadow, a somewhat somber voice echoing through the study.
"Moments ago, what did you see?"
But as the subject of inquiry, the gray-robed Prophet did not immediately respond to the Duke's question. Instead, he turned to Anvis, speaking slightly hurriedly.
The ethereal and melodious tone now carried evident emotional fluctuation for the first time.
Anvis closed his eyes slightly, reminiscing about the recent scene, hesitantly speaking softly.
"A... starry sky?"
"Starry sky?"
Slightly surprised, the Prophet named Irina turned to Duke Carrot, causing the gray robe she wore to stir gently.
"Apologies, Your Grace, I also encountered this situation for the first time with Anvis, hence my momentary lapse—"
Fingering the Black Dragon Blood Wood desk, Carrot looked at the Prophet, somewhat perplexed.
"Then, Irina, what does this phenomenon signify? Does Anvis truly possess prophecy skill talent?"
"Theoretically speaking, the appearance of an anomaly in the Crystal Ball indicates that the tester possesses Prophet talent, but for the Crystal Ball to explode during the test..."
The Chief Prophet's tone was slightly hesitant, as she too was uncertain what this particular occurrence signified.
"I cannot provide a definitive answer now, Your Grace. Regarding this matter, I fear I must seek my mentor's advice."
"Father, Your Excellency Prophet, I have a suggestion."
At this moment, Anvis suddenly spoke, drawing the attention of both to him.
"If we're unsure whether I possess prophecy talent, could I be given access to some prophetic magic books? To see if I can learn and utilize them normally."
"Access prophecy books?"
Considering this, Duke Carrot turned towards the Prophet.
"Would there be any risk involved?"
Prophet Irina shook her head.
"Historically, there have been no recorded dangers in learning prophecy, at most an inability to get started."
The Duke nodded and turned to Anvis.
"If that's the case, hand me your access emblem."
From his ring, Anvis took out a metal plaque etched with the emblem of a Frost Crystal Bird, floated by magic, and placed it on the table before the Duke.
The Duke reached for it, and the emblem ring on his finger briefly glowed with magical light as he gently pressed it against the emblem's surface.
"Here you go, I've granted you access to read the Prediction School's texts."
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The following day, the Chief Prophet bid farewell to the Duke.
She prepared for a journey to the Floating City 'Orasian,' the headquarters of the Magic Council located within the distant Yiter Kingdom Federation.
She intended to consult her mentor, Brents the Stargazer, one of the Magic Council's three Councilmen, to possibly ascertain if any residual information could be retrieved from the shattered Crystal Ball.
After she departed, Anvis happily immersed himself in the Great Book Collection Room, voraciously learning newly unlocked prophecy school magic knowledge.
—Previously, they had been separately placed in a corner of the Book Collection Room, and the entire shelf was protected by powerful sealing magic.
Even in his past life, as a Seventh Rank Master Mage, young Anvis had been unable to access this collection. As such, despite his great yearning in this life, he found it unreachable.
Now, he finally obtained permission to pass through the sealing layer.
Goo—→recommendation ticket
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