Not Giving Up

After leaving the Royal Capital, Sean immediately took to the air, randomly chose a direction, and flew towards it.

He glanced back during the flight.

That's the location of the Royal Capital; Fran is currently inside that city.

He turned back several times, wanting to go there to pursue what he had prophesied, but each time he turned his head away again.

Although he desperately wanted to get the answer out of Fran, he found the current situation quite challenging.

As a third-tier cultivator, there was nothing he could do at this moment.

That ' Lai ' not only has the Alliance's application letter, but also has a Fourth Order Mage mentor. Faced with such a genius mage, Sean can do nothing.

Because in the laws of the Alliance, targeting a genius who might produce results is a serious crime, unlike killing a mage who is First Order lower than oneself, which can be settled with half a lifetime of labor.

Fran appears to be conducting some large-scale experiment, with a Fourth Order Mage behind her.

The evidence against the former alone is enough to purge his family members; the Alliance will apply the principle of collective punishment for this serious crime.

Not to mention the latter, a Fourth Order Mage is enough to make this an exception and subject it to a special trial.

For the Alliance as a whole, the achievements of any genius are not only beneficial to the Alliance, but can even inspire some mages to develop new spells.

This law was enacted specifically to prevent some mages from taking advantage of their Order difference to bully mages who might be useful to the Alliance's development.

Frankly speaking, not many people have actually been convicted of this crime, since most mages are not geniuses and are unlikely to achieve unprecedented results.

Moreover, the influence of Order is still significant, and many Investigator rarely mention such a crime in order not to offend that High-Order Mage.

However, this situation obviously does not apply to a Second Order Mage —the opponent has used up the opportunity he had earned through a hard-won prize.

She gained a territory in exchange, and within that territory, she waged a great war, aiming to both eliminate the knights and establish a mature and powerful Sect.

Such behavior was enough to convince all the monks who had seen the records that this monk was definitely doing something significant.

Furthermore, if a mage who has achieved results were to get into trouble, the members of the Council would certainly express their opinions on the matter.

There wasn't even a need for the Fourth Order Mage behind her to intervene.

Therefore, Sean had no intention of wasting any more time on that mage ' Lai,' as he couldn't touch him at all.

The clues to the prophecy all lie with that mage named ' Lai '. It's almost impossible for him to bypass ' Lai ' and conjure up the name of a Deity out of thin air.

Therefore, he is now in a dead end, and there is no way he can do what the prophecy foretold.

If he really went after ' Lai,' he wouldn't even need to do that thing he'd regret for the rest of his life; the Alliance could make him regret it right now.

Sean had neither the courage nor the reason to make such a foolish choice.

Sean flew aimlessly through the air; he had no destination in mind, and he didn't even know where he would stop.

"No, let's make another prophecy..."

Sean ultimately couldn't bring himself to give up. Clinging to his last hope, he unleashed the Third-Order Spell [Star Guidance].

His speed slowed slightly because he needed to concentrate when casting spells.

Generally speaking, Sean doesn't use high-level spells for prophecy.

The boost from his Order and long-term practice have enabled him to handle most situations with his Prophecy Spell.

But he has no other choice now. If he continues to use the Prophecy Spell, the path will almost certainly veer off to ' Lai '.

This is a very complex and uncommon situation within the Astrology School; one of his prophetic lines has reached a dead end.

But he had no other clues. For him now, the only hope was that the prophecy could give him a new direction.

Reality did not disappoint him, or rather, it could not disappoint him.

"Where did those believers in the unknown god come from to Antir? That could be another clue."

Where did they come from?

Sean muttered those words a couple of times, his face full of hesitation.

He originally thought that the followers were developed after that ' Lai ' arrived in Antir.

However, based on the information we have so far, it seems that the truth is not like that. Perhaps most of the believers were originally Antir, but perhaps the core group came from other places.

If Sean follows this line of inquiry, he might find the answer to who that Deity really is.

Sean's mind went blank, and he continued flying in the air for a while before making his choice.

"Using prophecy is unlikely to directly elicit their origins; the connection in that regard might not be sufficient..."

Based on his initial understanding, these believers had probably been in Antir for at least three months, and without any specific directional objects, it was difficult for him to directly derive an answer through prophecy.

"And I must first prove that those believers were not originally Antir."

Sean's eyes almost gleamed. Although he couldn't easily deal with ' Lai,' dealing with those followers would be a simple matter.

In any case, things have come to this point, so he naturally won't give up easily. Besides, he's really itching to get that prophecy he received for the first time.

He could not allow the events foretold by this prophecy to slip away before his eyes.

Sean paused, having made up his mind. Although he didn't know where he was, he knew that flying back would give him direction.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Sean spotted a group resting below. The group was well-equipped, and there were even many First Order Profession in the group.

He landed towards that group.

When the men saw someone suddenly descend from the sky, they almost all drew their weapons, but a more ornately dressed man stopped them from taking any further action.

"Put down your weapons, everyone. He's a mage."

Sean landed on the ground and looked at the ornately dressed man who was leading the conversation.

Why are you here?

Sean looked at the skull and crossbones emblem on the man's armband; if he wasn't mistaken, it was the symbol of the Necromancy School.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down the man's forehead. He glanced at the skull, then finally let go.

"I apologize, Your Excellency, the unknown mage... We are actually from the Kahn Kingdom; the king sent us to Antir."

Sean's expression remained unchanged; he continued to stare at the man, his palm slowly turning.

The man quickened his pace and continued:

"I apologize again, Your Excellency Mage, we all know that this symbol belongs to the Alliance."

He pointed to the skull, which was also the symbol on the clothes of the people behind him.

"We're wearing this badge to disguise ourselves as members of the Alliance... I think you know that being affiliated with the Alliance is a very good credential here."

Sean frowned slightly, a rare occurrence, and the man quickly responded.

"Of course, we didn't make these ourselves. Ten years ago, a mage from the Alliance asked us for a small favor, and that's when we learned that we could engrave these kinds of marks on clothing..."

"So we made a little use of what we had before..."

Sean looked at him with some disappointment. He had thought that at the moment he made up his mind, a group of people suddenly appeared below, and he would find the information he wanted in that group.

This is quite common in Astrology School; many mages find themselves facing opportunities right after making a difficult decision.

But whether it was the prophecy or the story told by the person in front of him, he did not hear the information he wanted to hear.

"We are leaving Antir now. Please forgive our rudeness, but this is the Alliance's requirement, so we must do it as soon as possible."

Sean's expression lit up instantly, and he asked the man to explain in detail.

The man hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.

"As we were marching towards Wolf Fang Territory, we encountered a large group of people. They saw through our disguise and said:"

"Antir is now the Alliance territory. You can confirm this with the Alliance after you return, but leave now."

"So we are now leaving Antir."

Sean lowered his head in disappointment; he hadn't gotten any useful information.

This at most means that the mage ' Lai ' is ready to take over the entire Antir.

In order to prevent the surrounding countries from interfering with her, she directly revealed the name of the Alliance at this time.

From this point on, it is estimated that, apart from the lords in the territories within Antir that have not yet been conquered by her, these lords are now facing a life-or-death situation.

The influence of other countries will no longer be able to affect her.

Once things have stabilized for two months, Antir can be directly incorporated into the Alliance's territory after being inspected by the Alliance specialists.

This is bad news for Sean, since his options will be even fewer once Antir is officially incorporated into the Alliance.

"Alright, you can leave now."

The man thanked him profusely, and without even checking if it was time for the designated rest period, he led the entire group up and headed down the hill.

Sean remained standing there, pondering how he should continue his investigation.

"Wait, I remember those Priest are attacking from the north to the south now. Perhaps I could go and take a look north of Antir."

Just then, a voice reached Sean's ears. It was the same group from before. They probably thought they were hundreds of meters away, so they were speaking in hushed tones that Sean couldn't hear.

If Sean is Second Order Mage, then their idea might have some merit.

"Antir is truly in deep trouble this time; it seems all those lords are dead."

"What is the Alliance thinking? With so many territories, how long will it take for someone to receive the territorial buff?"

"What you could think of, the Alliance certainly didn't. Although I don't know what the Alliance did, it seems that Wolf Fang Territory has already changed its lord..."

"I really don't know what the Alliance did, how did they move so fast!"

A glint of light flashed in Sean's eyes, and he slightly raised his hand.

" With the Territory Blessing, why would she kill those lords...?"