Translator: SumTLMan
Nemeti recounted a moment that made Angel recall something Parlysania had mentioned: Six hundred years ago, Nemeti began a period of seclusion.
Reflecting on this, it seemed likely that six hundred years ago, Nemeti encountered Feng again and received a method for advancement, prompting the seclusion for cultivation. Over the years, her power grew increasingly formidable, leading to an ever more terrifying aura deep within the Lost Forest.
Just when Angel thought he had found the answer, Nemeti’s continued narrative revealed that his speculation might have been slightly off.
“Feng brought me hope,” Nemeti said after a pause, her tone suddenly deepening, “but this hope was different from what I had imagined.”
Angel asked, “How so?”
“I shared my bottleneck with Mr. Feng. Do you know how he responded?” Nemeti asked, with Angel shaking his head in response.
Nemeti’s gaze became complex, thoughts scattered as memories rewound, slowly overlapping the present with the past, as if time had returned to that very day——
In response to Nemeti’s eagerness, Feng, with a comforting smile, said, “After all, I am not an elemental creature nor an elemental wizard. My knowledge on breaking through for elemental beings is quite limited.”
Hearing this, Nemeti’s spirits visibly dimmed. It had hoped that Feng, like during their first meeting, could guide it towards the right path to overcome its current bottleneck. But now, it seemed that the path was also blocked.
As Nemeti was disheartened, Feng suddenly changed the topic: “However, although I don’t know how to help an elemental being break through their bottleneck, I do know how to help you break through yours.”
Nemeti’s mood, which had hit rock bottom, was instantly uplifted by Feng’s words.
Looking at Feng with anticipation, Nemeti hoped to hear the solution from him.
Feng then mysteriously smiled, looking up at the stars in the night sky, and asked, “Do you believe that the existence of everything in the world is inevitable?”
Nemeti was confused by the sudden shift in topic.
“Everything in this world, whether it’s you, me, or the stars and the void, is manipulated by a pair of hands of destiny in the shadows.”
After a pause, Feng asked, “Do you believe that?”
Nemeti instinctively shook its head, wanting to convey to Feng that it didn’t know the answer.
However, Feng seemed to misunderstand Nemeti’s gesture, his voice suddenly rising, “You don’t believe? Good, because I don’t believe it either.”
“The talk of destiny I mentioned before is something that a group of prophecy wizards love to discuss. They elevate everything to the highest truth to showcase their omniscience and omnipotence, which is a display of ignorance.”
“However, while I don’t believe that the concept of destiny can surpass truth, destiny itself does exist and can be interpreted with specific methods.”
“Just as I told you initially, my coming to the Tidal Realm was a chapter of destiny written in that book.”
“And now, what I want to tell you is that your breakthrough opportunity is also recorded in the chapter of destiny.”
Nemeti had the closest relationship with Feng, so she knew about the power of “that book,” but she still didn’t understand: “Why would my breakthrough opportunity appear in the chapter of destiny?”
Feng: “When I came to the Tidal Realm and met you three thousand years ago, the chapter of our destiny had already begun to be written. In the words of prophecy wizards, your appearance was inevitable.”
Nemeti: “Then, what is my breakthrough opportunity written in the chapter of destiny?”
Feng looked deeply into Nemeti’s eyes and slowly uttered a word: “Waiting.”
…
Waiting?
After hearing Nemeti’s account, Angel actually didn’t understand what Feng meant by waiting. However, more than uncovering this answer, he was more interested in “that book” mentioned by Feng.
Angel had heard about “that book” more than once, and he was eager to know what it was exactly.
This question, Angel had asked both Gentle Wind Uranos and Frost Iseth, but they couldn’t provide a definite answer.
Angel’s own guesses also varied, from initially thinking “the book was actually a charlatan’s expression of destiny” to later speculating whether the book really existed. But after all the guessing, he couldn’t conclude.
Now that Nemeti mentioned it again, it reignited Angel’s curiosity about the book, a curiosity that even surpassed the so-called opportunity.
Unable to hold back, Angel asked: “What exactly is that book?”
Unlike Highness Gentle Wind and Frost, Nemeti gave a relatively definite answer.
“The book Mr. Feng mentioned is called The Book of Kael.”
Angel murmured softly: “The Book of Kael? It has a specific name… Could it be a Mysterious Object?”
Nemeti had also heard about the concept of Mysterious Objects from Feng, and it shook its head: “I don’t know if it’s a Mysterious Object, Mr. Feng didn’t say.”
Angel: “Do you know what the Book of Kael is used for?”
Nemeti: “Mr. Feng didn’t specify, but it seems to be related to writing destiny. Because Mr. Feng once said, the Book of Kael is also known as the Book of Writing Destiny.”
Writing destiny.
Angel frowned, feeling uneasy about the idea of “writing destiny,” as it gave him the illusion of being trapped in a situation where destiny was out of his control.
Setting aside his personal feelings and focusing solely on the ability to “write destiny,” Angel believed that even legendary prophecy wizards couldn’t achieve this. Perhaps higher-realm Miracle Wizards could, but Angel was completely unfamiliar with the Miracle realm; he didn’t even know if there were prophecy wizards among Miracle Wizards.
If it wasn’t a prophecy wizard, then the ability to “write destiny” couldn’t be achieved by any ordinary alchemical object. Therefore, if the Book of Kael does have a physical form and its abilities are indeed as formidable as they seem, then there’s a high probability that it is a Mysterious Object.
“Is there any more information about the Book of Kael?” Angel asked again.
Nemeti’s vertical pupils quietly observed Angel for a long while before saying, “It seems you are quite concerned about the Book of Kael?”
Angel replied, “Because the feeling of being controlled by something is not pleasant.”
Nemeti was silent for a moment before saying, “Mr. Feng is also very secretive about the Book of Kael and rarely mentions it, so my understanding is limited. However, I remember Mr. Feng once mentioned a piece of information, stating the power level of the Book of Kael.”
“He said that the Book of Kael and Augustine’s Twin Mirrors belong to the same rank of objects. However, I don’t know what Augustine’s Twin Mirrors are, so I can’t judge what level the Book of Kael has reached.”
As soon as Nemeti finished speaking, Angel was stunned.
Nemeti didn’t know what Augustine’s Twin Mirrors were, but Angel had heard of them.
When Angel first went to Black Castle, Isabelle’s returning soul told him about Augustine’s Twin Mirrors.
According to Isabelle, Augustine’s Twin Mirrors are a Mysterious Object that, once activated, can communicate and even trade with people from random worlds. The other world could be countless planes away from the Wizarding World, could be beyond the essence of this world, or even a world that does not exist in this realm.
Isabelle had the fortune to use it once, and a creature called “Mystborn” appeared on the other side of the mirror. The “Mysterious Soul Whisper” that Isabelle taught Angel was traded from the Mystborn.
The reason why Angel remembered Augustine’s Twin Mirrors so vividly is actually because, according to the description of Augustine’s Twin Mirrors, it can transcend this universe, transcend dimensions, and contact creatures from another universe.
This made Angel wonder at one point if Augustine’s Twin Mirrors could connect with creatures from Earth.
Setting aside these distractions for the moment, according to Isabelle, the level of Augustine’s Twin Mirrors is extremely high, even in the Source World, it belongs to the pinnacle of Mysterious Objects.
If the Book of Kael and Augustine’s Twin Mirrors belong to the same rank, then it can almost be confirmed now that the Book of Kael is a Mysterious Object, and it belongs to the pinnacle of Mysterious Objects.
According to the unreasonable and illogical abilities of Mysterious Objects, it might really be able to write destiny, and arrange the people of the future clearly hundreds or thousands of years in advance.
Angel suspects… not just suspects, but can almost be certain, that he must have been arranged by the Book of Kael.
And moreover, from the Abyss to the Tidal Realm.
However, why would it be him? And, does this arrangement have a sequel, is there another setup after the Tidal Realm?
Angel’s thoughts kept turning, with previously unresolved mysteries settling one by one. However, as the answers to these questions emerged, more questions arose.
But at this time, no matter what, the truth could not be obtained, and Angel could only suppress his thoughts and set them aside for now.
“I understand.” Angel did not express his thoughts and feelings, but calmly thanked Nemeti. Then he redirected the topic back to the main track.
“Why would the breakthrough opportunity Mr. Feng mentioned be——waiting?” Angel wondered.
Nemeti could tell that when she mentioned “Augustine’s Twin Mirrors,” Angel’s mind was greatly disturbed, likely having gained something from it. However, since Angel deliberately skipped over this matter, Nemeti did not inquire further.
“The so-called waiting is the answer written by destiny,” Nemeti’s tone became somewhat somber: “And this answer must ultimately be found in the future.”
“The future?”
“From the perspective of six hundred years ago, it was the future. But now, it is the present,” Nemeti said, her vertical pupils flickering slightly as she raised her head, her gaze fixed on Angel.
Angel was not slow to understand; from Nemeti’s tone and the direction of her gaze, he had guessed some answers. However, this answer seemed incredible to him.
“Are you saying… waiting for me?”
Nemeti said indifferently, “According to Mr. Feng, my opportunity lies in the future. When the person who follows his steps arrives in the Tidal Realm and produces the treasure’s key, that human will be my breakthrough opportunity.”
“I am your breakthrough opportunity? How did I become the breakthrough opportunity?” Angel was utterly baffled. What kind of prophecy was this? He hadn’t even made a breakthrough himself, so how could he help Nemeti break through?
Nemeti did not pay attention to Angel’s confusion but asked, “So, do you have the key?”
Angel hesitated for a moment, then created an illusion in front of him, transforming the appearance of the Ouija Multi-Pattern Cipher Key.
Nemeti glanced at it and nodded, “Indeed, it is the key. It seems you are the prophesied person Mr. Feng spoke of.”
“Even so, how did I become the breakthrough opportunity?” Angel, as the person in the middle of this plot, had no doubts about his role, but he wondered why Feng would say he was Nemeti’s breakthrough opportunity.
“It may not necessarily be you, but according to Mr. Feng, it definitely involves you.”
Angel was stunned. It might not necessarily be him, but it involved him? Sanders was also related to him, so Sanders guiding Nemeti to advance seemed to also fulfill the prophecy.
If that was the case, and in the future, the Savage Grottoes were to station in the Tidal Realm, and a wizard from the Savage Grottoes was to guide Nemeti to advance, then that could be it?
Thinking this way, Angel felt somewhat relieved. If it were up to him to guide Nemeti’s advancement, he could only guide her through thin air. But if it were someone else, it might be possible. After all, Angel himself might not be capable, but behind him stood the colossal entity that is the Savage Grottoes!
However, even so, Angel still felt something was wrong.
He always felt that the situation before him was eerily familiar.
“May I boldly ask, Highness Nemeti, what level of power do you currently possess? And what level are you aiming to break through to?”
Without hesitation, Nemeti directly said, “Using the power division of the Wizarding World, I am currently at the peak of the third level of true knowledge. Naturally, my breakthrough would be to reach the legendary realm.”
Angel: “……”
No wonder he felt a sense of déjà vu.
At the beginning, it seemed that Lord Night was in a similar situation… However, Lord Night, with a solid foundation, was always on the verge of a breakthrough, needing only to fulfill Feng’s promise and wait for the moment Angel arrived to achieve it on his own. Nemeti, on the other hand, appears to still be in a stage of confusion.
But regardless, this plot does feel very familiar, truly bearing the hallmark of Feng’s scheme.
The question remains… Who could Nemeti seek guidance from to achieve her legendary breakthrough?!
After all, there are no legendary wizards in the Savage Grottoes at the moment!
Angel, on the verge of tears, felt the tension that had relaxed before tightening once again because of Nemeti’s words.
However, upon reflection, Angel thought that the prophecy did not specifically mention guiding Nemeti; perhaps letting things take their natural course might lead to the desired outcome?
As Angel was entangled in these complex thoughts, Nemeti’s voice reached him again:
“However, I feel very unwilling.”
“When I learned from Mr. Feng that the opportunity was to wait for someone from the future, I didn’t want this answer at all. I didn’t want my future to be in someone else’s hands.”
“I wanted to rely on my own abilities to break through the bottleneck. So, after Mr. Feng left, I began my secluded cultivation.”
“But six hundred years have passed, and I still haven’t made a breakthrough.”
“It seems that the chapter of destiny has already determined the ending, and I can only wait for the so-called opportunity.”