The appearance of a prophecy was hardly surprising. What was surprising was that it pointed not to human territory, but to Centaur territory.
Centaurs were true Orcs, not Half-Orcs. They lived in the Far Western Continent, on boundless grasslands, and were a quintessential nomadic race.
That was an area Kroya's influence had yet to reach.
For once, Kroya rubbed his temples in frustration as he looked at the golden arrow trembling beside him and the Centaur constellation faintly outlined in starlight.
"I've already learned Sagittarius magic. Why has someone else connected to Sagittarius suddenly appeared?"
Miya shared his confusion. After thinking for a moment, Miya ventured, "Maybe they're only connected to it. Why not ask Achilles?"
"Besides, I have a feeling this Centaur might be the most important link."
"Give me a moment. I'll finish this first."
"It's not often I get a chance to suppress its divine power."
Kroya agreed. Though he wanted to ask right away, he still had to deal with the Starbound Bottle first.
Since he had prepared beforehand, the work went quite quickly. It was finished in no time-
[Inscription successful: Fairy's Lake Flower (Starbound Bottle)] [When consumed, the spring water flowing from this Magic Plant will grant the effects of "golden-thread luck" and "starlight wisdom" for a period of time. These effects will activate once the drinker unravels the tangled golden threads.]
After the inscription was complete, the lake flower still looked decrepit. But the bottle in its hand and its stamens had taken on the appearance of starlight, while its long, tassel-like petals had become a broad skirt woven from fine golden threads.
Streams of gold and blue, intertwined yet distinctly separate, flowed from the bottle. Just before reaching the ground, however, they miraculously floated around the lake flower.
The strange,