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The future Yuan Chen didn't leave much information for the present Yuan Chen.
Because regardless of the method of information transmission, as long as it involves "time travel," it will inevitably be affected by the world's own corrective forces.
In this situation, the more information left behind, the more easily it becomes lost due to the corrosion of the corrective force. Therefore, the information Yuan Chen receives is often fragmented and cannot be actively explored.
The Shimmer that entered Yuan Chen's body was a sensor, much like the ability to forget how to write a character. Under normal circumstances, one can't remember it no matter how hard one tries, but as soon as one sees, hears, or thinks of something, one will suddenly remember it.
In this way, even if others accidentally crack the spell, or if the spell itself fails due to the corrective force, they will not be able to directly obtain all the information.
The reason lies in the fact that this kind of "forgetting how to write" message transmission requires the sender and receiver to have similar thoughts, cognition, experience, and even personality.
But no matter how similar they are, how can they compare to oneself?
Just like now, in the instant he received the "revelation" left to him by his future self, Yuan Chen knew the answer to a question that had puzzled him.
How to awaken your Void qualities --
By venturing into the deep purple sea of Icathia, or by slaying a Void Beast of at least epic rank and absorbing enough Void Essence, one can probe the flow of Void energy during the absorption process and thus find the symbiotic node.
Well, the reason I don't tell myself directly is because everything that exists leaves a trace. This trace can be an influence in the material realm, or it can be a fluctuation left in spacetime.
To prevent the butterfly effect from causing errors in the transmission of messages, my future self is very restrained in passing on information.
The reason the point of symbiosis isn't directly stated is because Yuan Chen's life trajectory has already diverged in this timeline.
This can be seen from the fact that Yuan Chen was able to quickly gain Lupe's trust Ixialia.
To prevent these minor effects from causing his message to become incorrect, Yuan Chen chose to use revelation as his method of transmission.
In other words, when a problem arises, the known solutions are provided. This way, even if the solution is incorrect, it won't be a major problem. At least it won't lead to misjudgment due to an incorrect result, thus preventing a tragedy.
Given the advantages of being a prophet, any errors in the prophecy resulting from an incorrect outcome would greatly undermine Yuan Chen's authority as a prophet.
Even if we say we can't see the future clearly...
However, once someone claims to have seen the future, and then fails due to an incorrect prediction, even if the prediction is only wrong once, people will still find it difficult to completely trust them as before.
Realizing this, Yuan Chen nodded thoughtfully, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement:
"As expected of me."
Seeing Yuan Chen's deeply moved expression, Qiyana felt completely bewildered. However, recalling the partially deciphered messages in the Prophet's Notebook, she understood his behavior.
Well, in a sense, the Ixialia are always tolerant of Yuan Chen's inexplicable behavior is because of the groundwork laid for Yuan Chen's future... only that the groundwork is too subtle.
At the very least, it would be difficult to notice without careful review and reflection.
Thinking about it, Yuan Chen glanced at his attribute panel again, and then a helpless look appeared on his face.
"What's wrong?" Qiyana asked from the side, "Why do you suddenly look so upset?"
"What could it be? It's all a loss," Yuan Chen said with some concern.
"When I first Ixialia, I only had my underwear left, but at least I had a pair of high-quality Spiritwood Bracer. And now? After struggling in Ixialia for so long, apart from a few things left in my spatial pouch, everything else that could be destroyed is ruined..."
We've gone back to square one.
Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Qiyana scratched her face in a strange manner, her expression showing complete understanding.
In terms of weapon storage and epic weapon reserves, Ixialia is definitely the city-state with the most in Runeterra... Even if Noxus invaded the entire world, the number of epic weapons it actually acquired that it could utilize and control was very small.
And what about Ixialia? Upon becoming Yuentar, you will receive an Epic Quality Spellcasting robe.
Although it's just a standard lower-tier epic weapon, it's still several times stronger than ordinary weapons—because it represents the existence of an extraordinary power.
Even a single wisp is extraordinary.
Compared to the abundance of Vydalian Robe, other epic weaponry is relatively scarce, but even so, it still exceeds the combined total of all other nations.
But the problem is...
"I can arrange a new set of equipment for you." Qiyana, rubbing her temples with a slight headache, said, "The Yuentar won't have any objections to this, because no one can erase your achievements and contributions to Ixialia ... To be honest, if you're willing to accept the identity of Yixialian, you can immediately take over the position of Sage of Sem."
"Don't be childish, you know that's impossible."
Upon hearing Qiyana's words, Yuan Chen shook his head and said somewhat helplessly, "You know my thoughts and my goals... If I stay in Ixialia and exist Yixialian, then everything I want to do will become empty talk."
Upon hearing this, Qiyana nodded in understanding... In the time that followed, Qiyana had already learned of Yuan Chen's goal.
This is precisely why Qiyana is well aware that Yuan Chen does not want any national or regional identity labels attached to him. This would lead to unnecessary political struggles when Yuan Chen is leading alliances facing crises.
In other words, Yuan Chen's birth in Ionia is an unchangeable fact, but even so, Qiyana is certain that Yuan Chen will eventually resolve the issue of his identity...
In this respect, Ryze is Yuan Chen's predecessor... Only a homeless wanderer can shoulder the heavy responsibility of uniting all forces to fight against the catastrophe.
Thinking about it, Qiyana shook her head, then added, "It's not just that. The problem is that a large number of epic weapons have suffered severe wear and tear in the war, and you are no longer an ordinary professional. Ordinary epic equipment is just slightly sturdier armor for you."
"Then forget it."
Yuan Chen shook his head and said, "It's better not to use a weapon that doesn't suit you. You don't need to worry about armaments. Instead, could you have something to eat?"
Yuan Chen's stomach rumbled and growled.
"I need a lot of energy now!"