Eye of the Firmament

Eye of the Firmament? Dunn was instantly startled. That was a legendary figure's title!

Dunn had no doubt that this was genuine. After all, the Eye of the Firmament was a legendary great sage.

Even mentioning his title would alert him. If someone dared to impersonate him and cause trouble, he could follow the mystical connection and appear before the impostor the very next moment.

In this world, coming through the "internet cable" to beat you up was no joke. It was something that could actually happen.

Professionals were divided into tiers even after reaching legendary rank. Those above level 20 were ordinary legendaries, those above level 30 were high legendaries, and those above level 40 were called destined legendaries.

As for level 50, even the elven empress, currently known as the strongest being beneath the stars, was reportedly only level 49.

Moreover, she had been at level 49 for over ten thousand years. Some speculated that level 49 might be the limit for professionals.

The Eye of the Firmament was a legendary great sage whose Biological Level exceeded 30.

He was also one of the few who had secured a seat on the Wizard Council without being a Legendary Wizard.

The Wizard Council was an organization composed of Legendary Wizards, bringing together over a hundred legendary powerhouses. It was the undisputed uncrowned ruler of the Old World, and all major events across the Old World had to undergo its deliberation.

The war between the New World and the Old World, for instance.

The Wizard Council had thirteen seats, including its chairman. These thirteen people could be said to stand at the pinnacle of power and authority throughout the Old World.

Since the Wizard Council had been founded by Legendary Wizards, and wizard was the strongest profession, the vast majority of its seats had always remained in the hands of Legendary Wizards.

Under such circumstances, for a great sage like the Eye of the Firmament to claim a seat, one could imagine that his strength must rank among the upper reaches of legendary figures.

[Hmm... those of you trying so hard to discard or destroy this mirror can stop now.]

??? That sneaky bastard. A high legendary, and he was even monitoring them in real time.

Since he could not get rid of this silver mirror, he could only take things one step at a time and see what this Eye of the Firmament intended.

[This silver mirror was crafted jointly by me and several friends. It is equivalent to a legendary item. With your abilities, you will not be able to damage it in the slightest.]

[Furthermore, the silver mirrors are bound to you. Unless you die or advance to legendary rank, they will always remain near you.]

A legendary item! As expected of a high legendary. Even the Campbell family's legendary ancestor did not have one, yet this Eye of the Firmament was simply giving them away.

But since he said "you" in the plural, did that mean I was not the only one stuck with this silver mirror?

So he was not merely giving away legendary items, but handing them out in bulk? Generosity on this scale... probably did not mean anything good.

[These silver mirrors have been imbued with multiple legendary spells, including Divination, allowing them to automatically locate the most gifted people of this era.]

[Since they have found you,]

[it means every one of you has the potential to become legendary.]

[You could say that you are the mortals selected by these silver mirrors as the most likely in the entire world to advance to legendary rank.]

[Of course, no living being can be guaranteed to reach legendary rank.]

[We can only say that your chances are greater.]

That was true. Even with his current dual status as Born Extraordinary and Heaven's Favored, Dunn was not necessarily certain to advance successfully to legendary rank.

Although the combination of Born Extraordinary and Heaven's Favored was rare, a number of such people had still appeared over spans of tens of thousands of years.

Among them, there had also been examples who failed to advance to legendary rank.

[Several like-minded friends and I have recently been conducting an experiment, one concerning legendaries. So far, some attempts have succeeded and others have failed. Several legendaries have died as a result.]

[Those legendaries who succeeded also withdrew from the experiment because of its dangers.]

[To legendaries, even the precious rewards we offered were not worth risking their lives.]

[No one can force a legendary.]

[We realized that, to complete this experiment, I could only raise some legendaries myself to serve as experimental subjects.]

[Furthermore, through our experiments, we discovered that newly advanced legendaries had a higher success rate.]

[So we crafted these silver mirrors and found you.]

[We can sign a River Styx Contract. We will provide resources and assistance as you grow, and after you advance to legendary rank, you must cooperate with my experiment.]

Reading this message, Dunn could not help swallowing, his heart pounding wildly. Resources provided by legendaries to help him advance-and this was not a single legendary, but an organization made up of a whole group of them.

Anyone who could conduct experiments alongside a high legendary had to be legendary as well.

A legendary organization with at least one high legendary.

Even the biological son of an ordinary legendary might not receive treatment like this.

But then he thought of the several legendaries whom the Eye of the Firmament had just mentioned dying in this experiment.

Dunn knew very well that these resources would certainly be a scorching-hot potato.

They were very likely payment for his life.

[Of course, since the experiment must take place after you advance to legendary rank, you need not fear that we will use our status or strength to coerce you.]

[As I said, no one can force a legendary to do something he does not wish to do.]

[Therefore, the decision of whether to join remains in your hands.]

[You may choose freely. There is no time limit on this choice. Only when you die or advance to legendary rank will the silver mirror automatically seek its next host.]

[Next, you may use your thoughts to send messages through this silver mirror and ask me your questions.]

As he watched the last words fade away, Dunn's gaze flickered. Resources supplied by a high legendary would be immensely beneficial on the road to legendary rank. It would be a lie to say he was not tempted.

However, an experiment that could kill even legendaries was also deeply daunting.

Although the Eye of the Firmament had said that newly advanced legendaries had a higher success rate.

Dunn remained skeptical about exactly how much higher that success rate was.

After all, ninety-nine percent was higher than zero percent, but one percent was also higher than zero percent.

Dunn had been very fond of a saying in his previous life: every gift from fate already had its price marked in secret.

A gift that even a legendary's biological son might not enjoy would inevitably carry an outrageously high price, so high that Dunn might not be able to repay it even after advancing to legendary rank.

After all, not a single person who could become legendary was in the business of charity. Every last one of them was thoroughly black-hearted.