This was the last piece of Transcendent Knowledge about [Sequence 6 - Aerialist] that Philip had left behind!
"Finally, I have it all..."
With a sigh of emotion, Chen Lun picked up the manuscript.
He took out the manuscript pages he had previously collected and organized, then placed this page at the bottom.
He pulled out a chair and sat down, then stood the manuscript upright on the desk and tapped it against the surface to straighten the pages. After that, Chen Lun simply stayed there and began reading.
[Discovered Transcendent Knowledge: "Fate Faction Sequence 6 - Aerialist" (complete)!] [You have fulfilled the prerequisites for ascension. Would you like to activate the ascension quest?]
"My Ascension Ritual is finally here... let me see what it is!"
Chen Lun took a deep breath.
"Yes!"
``` [Ascension quest triggered: Dangerous Game!]
Quest description: You have learned to skillfully employ magic tricks, deceive others, and even change their fate. Yet you have also discovered that you, too, seem to be manipulated by an invisible hand of fate.
The closer you come to fate itself, the less control you have over yourself.
You long to break free from fate's shackles, but know full well that the time has not yet come.
Thus, you intend to first learn how to protect yourself and employ your signature tricks more cleverly to execute more advanced escapes, temporarily straying from fate's course and slipping out of its sight...
Two points form a line; the line curves into a circle, becoming the Ring of Fate.
Why not play a dangerous game of "two points and one line," like an aerialist onstage, tracing an elegant arc through two rings? This is both a breakthrough of your own limits and a declaration of war against fate.
Quest requirements: You