Please Join the Upper House

Historical trajectory?

Li Ziran gave the other man a strange look. This kind of empty, flashy gimmick did have a certain eye-catching appeal.

He had also heard from historical texts that certain time mages could see the future and alter specific temporal trajectories, introducing unknown variables into events.

Of course, many scholars believed this was merely a means for time mages to flaunt themselves. In everyone's understanding, the simplest ability of the Time Element was to speed up time or slow its flow. They did not deny that time mages could wield the Time Element, but no one believed they could truly see through the future, much less enter it.

Even the greatest Prophecy Spell mostly relied on prophetic Elemental Bugs to infer the course of events, but it was never set in stone. Many times, Prophecy did not necessarily come true.

He knew nothing of Bowente's background, but Li Ziran understood the principles of trade. The other man had so mysteriously thrown out a string of impressive titles and the gimmick of some temporal trajectory largely to catch his attention.

Inviting him to join the Dark Council's Upper House?

Li Ziran smiled. The moment the other man said, "You don't need to do anything," he had already put him on the list of swindlers.

Whether by the principles of trade or survival, prey never came obediently to the door unless there was bait tender and fragrant enough to make the prey bite.

And right now, what those bigshots in the Dark Council coveted most was the Elemental Embryo in his possession.

"Li, he wasn't wrong!" Strangely, Anfuni suddenly cut in. "He told me some things."

Li Ziran froze. In his impression, Anfuni should have been an intelligent woman, yet she now seemed utterly certain about Bowente.

Clearly, the two