The Fate Player

Silver City, Royal Mechanical University.

Sulu walked along a broad, tree-lined avenue, with Senior Sister Sila acting as his guide beside him.

"Our university is the kingdom's foremost institution of higher learning. Every year, it supplies the kingdom with a great number of talented mechanics. Mentor James is a member of the kingdom's Royal Research Society and a councilor of the Mechanical Light Council..."

Sila's voice carried a note of reverence. "He has taught many outstanding students, such as Winston, Tyrik, and others... But there is only one person you need to watch out for: Shalina, the senior student who has yet to graduate! She was originally an exceptionally talented mecha pilot, but now the teacher has discovered you..."

"That theory again? That only a good mecha pilot can become an outstanding mechanic?"

Sulu neither agreed nor disagreed. He looked toward a massive statue ahead. Carved from a single piece of white marble, it had ancient, simple lines and a surface mottled with traces of age, radiating a sense of history.

"That is..."

His Inspiration was stirred. He walked over and carefully examined the statue.

Its main form was a three-headed python, seemingly coiled around a human figure in the center. However, the face had long since blurred beyond recognition, and the surface was covered in countless weathered cracks from the corrosion of time.

"That is an artifact from the Sumenir Empire... It was also donated by the royal family..."

Sila said reverently.

"The ruin where Ace Knight Kings rescued Katerina? One of the items the kingdom donated to the university?"

Sulu suddenly recalled something, feeling as though fiction and reality had converged.

"Yes... It is an artwork from the Sumenir era... Humanity at that time not only possessed a highly flourishing magitech civilization, but also produced many remarkable artists...