Maxim: Every gift of fate had a price marked on it in secret.
Yu Yuan stared at the Fate Maxim that had appeared on the Virtual Light Screen.
His heart pounded.
At last!
His guess had been right.
Because of her earlier indulgence, Mona had already formed a connection with him and the Fate Card.
An event involving evolution really could draw the Fate Card's attention.
And Mona's current Life Level was Bronze Tier.
That meant this evolution would most likely produce a Silver Tier Fate Card.
Three options had appeared on the Virtual Light Screen.
The first was to upgrade the Rabbit Ring.
The second was an Amphibious-Aerial Spaceship capable of invisibility, disguise, deep diving, and flight.
The third option concerned Mona.
—Upgrade [Dark High Priest → Unknown] Function: The Dark High Priest advances. Current chance of success: 63%. Mutation Rate: 74%. Related items can be added to increase the chance of success.
Yu Yuan froze.
"What? Only 63%?"
He hadn't expected that.
And what the hell was that Mutation Rate?
There had been none of this nonsense when Miemie advanced.
But Yu Yuan quickly realized why. Miemie's advancement had used the achievement reward—the [Upgrade Enhancement Permit].
It was a direct reward from the Civilization Ladder, the safest method of advancement and enhancement, with no side effects.
Mona, on the other hand, was attempting blood enhancement through the Blood Grand Duke's Spiritual Mark.
The two weren't even on the same level.
No matter how powerful the Blood Grand Duke was, he couldn't surpass the Civilization Ladder.
Especially when this was, in itself, a form of spiritual contamination.
"The only way now is to find a so-called related item. That might raise Mona's chance of advancing. A related item... a related item..."
There was another option,