Prophecy Magic and the Girl's Plan

"It seems there really aren't any adverse effects, at least not in the short term."

The Luo Luo Beast's physical condition was perfectly normal, with no signs of disorder or deterioration.

After gathering the experimental data, Anvis instructed the testing ground's manager to continue housing that Luo Luo Beast separately and record its physical condition once a month.

Having finished observing the Luo Luo Beast, Anvis moved to another area. He planned to test several prophecy spells he had recently mastered.

As he had only studied them for a short time, Anvis currently knew only a handful of spells.

Heart Strike, Foretell Offensive, Suppress Good Luck, True Knowledge Flash, and Mirror Silver Divination.

Among them, Heart Strike predicted an enemy's position, allowing his next attack to achieve an almost guaranteed hit.

Foretell Offensive was precisely the opposite. It could foresee the true direction of an enemy's next attack, allowing the caster to evade in advance.

Suppress Good Luck worked just as its name suggested, turning someone blessed by fortune into a walking disaster. For instance, they might accidentally lose their wallet while walking or suddenly hiccup while chanting.

However, the spell's effects lasted only a short time. Moreover, once the target encountered some misfortune, the spell immediately ended.

At Anvis's current level in prophecy magic, the targets of these spells that affected others could not be much stronger than him. Otherwise, the spells would have a high chance of failing.

True Knowledge Flash was rather special. It allowed the caster to ask a question of an unknown, special existence. It could be used once per day and was highly accurate, but could only yield a yes-or-no answer.

Mirror Silver Divination came from an ancient book on the shelves. If the first four spells were common spells of the School of Prophecy, then Mirror Silver Divination could be considered a secret transmission.

This spell required specially treated Moonlight Mercury as a medium. When casting it, the spellcaster needed a shallow basin filled with Moonlight Mercury as a tool.

Before doing something, the caster could divine its outcome.

Depending on the result, different ripples would appear across the mercury's surface. Through the ripples' feedback, the caster could learn whether the outcome of their actions would be good or bad.

If the ripples were even and orderly, it represented a good outcome. If they were chaotic and disordered, it meant a bad outcome would occur.

If the mercury's surface remained completely still, it symbolized that the matter being predicted exceeded the Prophet's abilities.

Furthermore, as a Prophet's rank increased, this spell gained additional variations, such as locating the position of certain objects.

Anvis released a Gray Cloud Finch. This was a very common First Order wind-type Magical Beast that often appeared in flocks in forested areas.

His eyes fixed on the bird dancing through midair, Anvis cast Heart Strike.

Then, a strange sensation suddenly arose in his heart: in the next moment, the Gray Cloud Finch would be at a certain point.

He immediately instant-cast a Wind Blade toward that position. At that moment, the Gray Cloud Finch, which had been flying through midair, happened to make a slight turn. Caught completely off guard by the sudden attack, it crashed straight into the Wind Blade.

However, due to the distance, the Wind Blade's power had weakened severely, knocking off only a few gray feathers from the finch's wing.

The struck Gray Cloud Finch let out a sharp cry, its furious gaze instantly locking onto Anvis on the ground.

It dove downward. Once it reached a certain distance, it abruptly flapped its wings, firing a small yet solid Wind Blade at Anvis in an instant.

Watching the incoming Wind Blade, Anvis calmly took two steps to the right. The semi-transparent blade narrowly sliced past his side before crashing into the reinforced ground and shattering into a burst of turbulent air.

Having guessed that the Gray Cloud Finch would be enraged by that Wind Blade, he had cast Foretell Offensive in advance when the bird began its dive.

As he passed by the Wind Blade, Anvis locked onto the bird in the air. With a flick of his hand, he cast Suppress Good Luck on it.

The bird in midair suddenly felt that something was off. It flapped its wings, a trace of confusion flashing through its eyes. Then it cast the feeling aside and dove at Anvis again, intending to repeat the same maneuver.

But this time, as it approached Anvis, its right wing suddenly twitched unnaturally. This instantly ruined its balance, causing it to flap wildly through a turn and a half in the air before falling to the ground with a dazed thud.

"Wing cramp?"

Anvis gave the Gray Cloud Finch a strange look. A black tentacle suddenly emerged from nowhere and tightly bound it.

Ignoring its violent struggle, he stuffed it back into its original cage.

"HMMMMMM... Huhh—"

After taking a long-overdue afternoon nap, Fiona sat up, rubbing her eyes. Her two tender white hands stretched forcefully overhead as she gave a small stretch.

Having crammed headache-inducing inscription knowledge in the library for half a month, the girl was still somewhat listless.

After giving a soft yawn, she lowered her arms. Her pale, slender fingers tapped her rosy lips in an utterly alluring gesture as she rose and left the room, leaving that inadvertently enchanting scene behind in the empty chamber.

"Annie, let's go—"

While Anvis tested his newly learned prophecy magic, Fiona finally left Moonrise Fortress after a long time, taking the family's alchemical floating airship to Carlras City.

She was preparing to do something she had planned for a long time.

Queen's Avenue in Carlras City's Central District was built in the Radiant Era year 1622 and had now endured nearly a thousand years. Over that long span of time, it and the buildings on both sides had undergone numerous expansions, and it had become Carlras's most prosperous commercial district.

Exquisite brick-and-stone buildings lined both sides of the avenue, while four-wheeled carriages rolled slowly down the smooth white stone road in the center. Noisy crowds moved along the roadside, separated by flowerbeds.

Alchemy Shop "Mystery," weapon store "Dragon's Tooth," clothing shop "Claydin Sista"...

The brands at the pinnacle of every industry in the Empire all maintained storefronts on this street.

Here, one could find top-grade mirage pearls from the Storm Ocean, Inscription Chain Armor from Eviden the City of Artisans, Divine Grace Amulets from the City of Sacred Chants, and even premium black tea and Elf artworks from a distant continent.

As long as you possessed enough Gold Coins, there was almost nothing you could not buy here.

"Annie, what do you think I should buy as a farewell gift for Fourth Brother?"

Dressed in a light cream-colored skirt and wearing a wide-brimmed hat adorned with a pale blue ribbon, Fiona walked briskly through the bustling crowd.

Although Anvis's habit of always stopping his stories at cliffhangers had made her miserable for half a month...

As the only brother who had always stayed by her side, Anvis was actually the closest of all her brothers and sisters to Fiona.

So, when she learned from their mother that Fourth Brother would soon be leaving for the Royal Capital Academy, the girl decided to prepare a farewell gift.

"A gift for Young Master Anvis should naturally be chosen by you personally, Miss."

Watching the girl's slender back, Annie, walking half a step behind her, spoke softly.

Compared with Anvis's personal maid, the energetic Erica, Annie was quieter by nature. Her temperament was exceptionally gentle, giving her the feeling of a kind older sister.

Besides being Fiona's personal maid, she was also a Fourth Rank Spellcaster specializing in nature magic. Whenever Fiona went out, Annie would accompany and protect her openly.