Hill quickly shook his head, shaking off that absurd association.
But he knew very well that sometimes, when inspiration struck him, the possibility was actually very high.
It was just that Hill had always been a steady person. He had never arranged his life around something that was merely "possible."
He knew full well that his "possibilities" could indeed lead him to the most correct answer, but Hill would only ever look down that path, seeking more complete evidence and clues. He would never skip the process and head straight for the finish line.
Hill knew that his personality was not all that steady, and that he was also somewhat spoiled into loving ease and hating effort. Once he took a shortcut, it would be hard for him to return to the proper path.
Even if ninety-nine point nine-nine percent of his shortcuts came with no consequences, that tiny remaining fraction, a true shortcut, would still be enough to bring utter disaster down upon him.
He knew his own nature, so he always kept the saying "Luck is a double-edged sword" firmly in mind and treated it as a principle for living.
Although this made many people think he was being rather foolish, just as he had indeed lost many benefits in Toril because of his excessive caution and defenses, at the very least, he had not become a second Tyr.
That was enough.
Only knowledge learned with his own hands was truly important wealth. As for everything else, whether Divine Artifacts or power, Hill could create them with his own hands.
So whenever he sensed some possible clue, he would never head directly for the important location indicated by that clue. Instead, he would first walk along the path leading up to that area.
Besides, in life, simply not