Abner's eyes flickered as he activated the "Pure White Eye," probing what exactly lay hidden behind "Gluttony."
After a moment, he closed his eyes. There were simply too few clues, and he had gained little. To learn more comprehensively, he would have to observe the fates of more people involved in this incident from nearby.
It seemed he still had to attend the evening celebration in person. Otherwise, many things would remain impossible to see clearly... Besides, he had a premonition that his own Fate was closely connected to it. Rather than evade it, he might as well seize the initiative.
As Abner pondered, "Greed" Xenia picked up the Aurmir on the table and took a sip before asking curiously:
"Is the opportunity 'Gluttony' mentioned in his letter, the chance to advance to Discerner, real?"
Hearing that, Abner came back to himself. After a brief hesitation, he nodded. "The opportunity is real. Since 'Gluttony' dared tell us about it, he surely isn't afraid of us conducting divinations or prophecies.
"But this so-called 'opportunity' is not something just anyone can interfere with... 'Gluttony' probably doesn't dare act directly, which is why he tempted you into testing it."
The opportunity "Gluttony" referred to was most likely the 0-08 in Ince Zangwill's possession. Its essence was an Author Beyonder Characteristic, and it likely contained a complete set of Spectator characteristics from Sequence 2 downward.
"What kind of opportunity is it?" On the other side, "Sloth" Closia was interested as well. She had far fewer reservations than "Greed" when asking.
After all, Closia was very familiar with Abner. For the sake of her daughter's Ancient Alchemist characteristic, she had even stayed by his side to protect him for several months. She had even transformed into a Dragon and dragged the Sunken Laurel out of