Where Fate Lies!
Meng Qing returned to Sky City. Mystra sensed that he seemed preoccupied and asked, "What's wrong?"
Meng Qing did not answer, but instead sat cross-legged and began to use the power of the Magic Web.
"I will use the Fate Thread to assist me."
Mystra didn't ask why, but simply wrapped her arms around Meng Qing's neck and began to lend him her strength.
Of course, it's not quite right to say it was borrowed, as this power originally came from Meng Qing; it was another part of Meng Qing's power that had been divided up.
This is also the principle of the Magic Web; the so-called borrowing of the Magic Web's power is simply borrowing Mystra's power directly.
Mystra's ability can be summed up in one word: leveraging others' strengths.
Logically speaking, Meng Qing should have three lines in his hands: the spiritual line that controls the mind, the dominance line that controls the body, and the Balance Thread that balances the power.
Furthermore, with the evolution of abilities, one can manipulate the destiny Destiny Weaving.
But besides that, Meng Qing has another kind of thread that he can't use himself; he has to borrow Mystra's power.
It can be said that this special line was born when he transferred energy to Mystra.
Therefore, using this line requires the combined efforts of two people.
By observing the thread of destiny and deducing causes and effects, one can understand past and future events and see what fate is pointing to.
Simply put, this line has no combat ability; its function is similar to Li Yuan's ability to foresee the future in his dreams.
The difference is that Li Yuan could not control his precognitive dreams.
Meng Qing and the other person can control their own lines.
By working together, they can find the cause of an event, and by extrapolating from the cause, they can arrive at a line of reasoning.
The end of this line is its fruit.
As Mystra's abilities intertwined with Meng Qing's, Meng Qing's eyes gradually turned purple, and a purple line flashed in front of him.
He tried to reach out and grasp the thread, and the next second, his perspective shifted to an unknown entity.
This perspective begins in the Central Continent, where he is being hunted by Death Gun, and then encounters Thousand Throat on his escape.
After that, that perspective and Thousand Throat engaged in a fierce battle with the Zerg army.
Meng Qing tried dragging the line, and everything in front of him began to change rapidly, as if time had been sped up.
He glanced at it, wanting to see the current time point directly.
However, Meng Qing suddenly stopped halfway through his finger's movement.
Because he saw it, Qin Leng.
Upon seeing Qin Leng, he slowed down and listened carefully to every single word.
Once Meng Qing saw the current situation, he cut off the connection.
At the same time, he also made some guesses about the whole story.
"There really is someone behind the scenes."
That person was Qin Leng. Isis had actually sided with Qin Leng, so it seems that Qin Leng must have taken away the body of the Golden King.
However, based on the information he gathered along this line, Qin Leng might be under mental control, or something else entirely.
This further illustrates that Qin Leng, who is behind the scenes, has someone else behind him.
What is today's date?
July 6th.
Meng Qing extended his left thumb and began counting a number on the three fingers in the middle of his left hand.
After he finished counting, his thumb landed below his middle finger.
"Void".
Meng Qing used the power of the Fate Thread to calculate something using the Little Six Ren method.
If the outcome of this matter falls within the void, then the result of his calculations will certainly be unfavorable.
Meng Qing pondered for a long time, trying to figure out Qin Leng's current state, whether he had been brainwashed or controlled.
The result was quite obvious.
Previously, Meng Qing had used the Fate Thread to predict who was likely to win the game, and the result he obtained was Ye Long.
It seemed that destiny was on Ye Long's side, so Meng Qing used the crown to form an alliance with Ye Long.
But today, after another calculation, he discovered that destiny lies in 009.
Both of them are destined for greatness, yet they are not partners, which is truly bizarre.
Does this mean the two might eventually cooperate, or is there really some way for the sequences to win the game together?
I can't see through it, I can't guess it.
The way of destiny is elusive and mysterious.
So why doesn't Meng Qing consider whether he is destined for greatness?
He had certainly thought about it, but he couldn't do it. He couldn't see through his own destiny, so he couldn't be sure whether he could make it to the end.
But he foresaw that he might soon face a deadly calamity, which he estimated would be related to 009.
That's why he attached himself to Ye Long, who was destined to be with Heaven.
But at this moment, 009 is also destined for greatness, so the outcome is hard to predict.
No, that's not right...
Meng Qing shook his head. He seemed to be too fixated on fate, which might backfire.
In other words, it's about the situation Bai Ye.
Because of excessive concern about his own future death, he brought about his own death.
The purple light in Meng Qing's eyes disappeared, and he decided to temporarily abandon this so-called destiny, "Just do your best and don't worry about destiny, for destiny is within human affairs."
However, Meng Qing was somewhat unsure about Qin Leng's situation.
Right now, Ye Long has a crown in his hand, which comes from the Buddha.
009 has two crowns, but to be precise, he should have five.
One originates from the Gargoyle, one from the Rat King, and one from the Pharaoh's Eagle.
Two more were brought back from the I Ching, originating from the Five Ghosts and Alos.
Two of the crowns were stolen by 007, and one crown was given to Adolf to evolve into 080.
There are two left now.
In addition, the elf possesses a crown, which came from the decapitator.
Li Yuan possessed a crown that came from the Dragon Slayer.
Meng Qing used one of Death Gun's crowns to form an alliance with Ye Long, and 007 used two crowns for his own evolution.
For most sequences, alliances are more cost-effective, while evolution is more of a loss.
For those who are already at the fifth rank and possess great strength, as well as those with God's Blood, what they lack is not power, but simply the inability to participate for the time being.
Therefore, there is not much need for the evolution of the crown.
Even 009 doesn't need a crown to evolve; he can now make everything evolve with him. He's not interested in the Alliance, and aside from natural disasters, the crown has become much less attractive to him.
As for alliances, there are very few official alliances at present.
Ye Long, Meng Qing, 004, the Golden King, and Mystra are the only five who formed an alliance using crowns.
However, among these five people, one is at level six and four are at level five.
The main reason why the front-line operations were overrun by 009 was that they had no other units available to participate.
Empress Wu obeyed the Golden King, but she always kept herself hidden and never showed her face in public.
As for the other small countries that were dependent on Ye Long, those people were afraid of death and naturally wouldn't fight in person.
Therefore, the main forces in the Central Continent are the Golden King, who can produce items, and the many magicians under Meng Qing's command.
Although the Magic Web has become widespread, it is unrealistic to expect everyone to become a magician overnight.
The true meaning of the Magic Web is to leverage external power, allowing novice magicians to use Magic Web to cast advanced spells that they cannot cast with their own energy.
It's like using the power of heaven and earth to cast a spell.
They themselves may only be Second Tier or third tier, but they can use the Magic Web to unleash fourth tier great magic.
This is one of the reasons why Ye Long values Mystra so much.
He had said long ago that the coming era would definitely be the magical age led by Mystra.
And now, this has become their confidence in confronting nuclear weapons on the Outer Sea Continent.
Unfortunately, Lin Feng relayed these two pieces of information to 009, allowing 009 to identify the target.
That's why he launched the decapitation plan targeting the Golden King and Meng Qing.
Of course, the target wasn't just Meng Qing, but also Mystra.
These two individuals are in a slightly different situation from the Golden King; their true forms cannot participate in the battle, so they must kill the king.
009 no longer has Absolute Hit, and finding the king is not easy.
Therefore, 009 is currently prepared for a protracted war, and in the war in the Central Continent, there is one person who can be described as being in his element.
That's Nairasojin.
The Central Continent is covered by Magic Web, and Nairasojin, who also possesses magical abilities, should also be able to use the Magic Web.
But he alone is not enough. 009 asked him to teach magic to the army to recreate the Right Hand Unit and practice the dual cultivation of magic and technology.
Unfortunately, the magic of the Nairasojin Society is not very advanced, with the highest level only reaching the third tier.
However, there is a person on the Outer Sea Continent whose magical skills can reach the fifth level!
That person was 008; he had copied Starry Sky Principal's magic.
However, Lin Feng also knew a little bit about Starry Sky Principal's magic, because Starry Sky Principal had given him a magic book.