Chapter 289: Chapter 64: Accident and Reward

However, these matters were temporarily irrelevant to Anvis, who was far away at the Pamir Academy in the Royal Capital.

Gazing into the direction of the falling meteor, Anvis sensed the sudden violent changes in the Net of Destiny and let out a long sigh.

He could not see the current situation at the crash site, but he could roughly imagine it–a group of Ninth Rank powerhouses charging into the ruined city, searching for something.

Yet, the danger of the wreckage from the fallen Sky City far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Perhaps the city was shattered, but some parts of its defense systems, powered by Rule Power, were still functioning.

According to memories from his past life, among those who entered the ruins, only half of the Ninth Rankers managed to escape with minor injuries, the rest paid a heavy price to survive.

Even two among them fell, their souls severely damaged and barely escaping. However, under the surveillance of other hostile Ninth Rankers, their inevitable fate was not hard to imagine.

At the same time, the very instant the ‘Meteor’ touched down, Anvis’s understanding of destiny and prophecy deepened once more.

The level of Prophet silently broke through to the next, officially advancing to a Sixth Rank Prophet.

This was the result of cumulative efforts; the increasingly large number of Secret Ceremony Society Players provided him with a growing influx of feedback from the Net of Destiny.

With a sufficient foundation and a deep enough understanding of the Net of Destiny, the breakthrough came naturally.

“Wow! Brother, did you feel that? The ground just shook a bit!”

The moment the tremor occurred, Kate jumped into Fiona’s arms, puffing up like a startled cat, while the girl exclaimed in surprise.

“You’re right, Fei. Remember just now, when we made a wish upon that falling star?”

Calming the surging Destiny Power within him, Anvis smiled gently at the girl.

“It heard us, and it has responded.”

“Really?!”

The girl’s lake-blue clear eyes blinked, she nodded at Anvis in understanding, but then she seemed slightly unsure and asked worriedly.

“Brother, did it make a promise?”

“Of course! The wish our dear little Fiona made has been gladly accepted! It will surely come true in the future!”

Anvis nodded seriously, yet his words made the girl blush and lower her head, her grip on Kate unconsciously tightening, causing the small cat’s eyes to bulge.

Watching the girl’s shy demeanor, Anvis smiled again, his deep blue eyes gazed once more towards the distant horizon, as if seeing through to the Net of Destiny amid the changing winds and clouds, and those cities ablaze with warfare.

Yes, it will surely come true in the future.

No matter what wish you made–

…….

The descent of this ‘Meteor’ is also a pivotal node in the unfolding of fate.

According to the ‘normal progress’ of his previous life, it should have fallen before the appearance of the Star Prophecy.

After its descent, the attention of all Professionals on the Continent would be drawn to it, and they would rush to the Gloria Empire.

The chaos brought by these mixed-rank Professionals would consume most of the Empire rulers’ focus and strength.

This gave various Resistance Armies and factions like Glory Alliance the room to gradually evolve from the shadows into the open, laying the groundwork for the full-scale war to come.

The following developments unfolded exactly as Anvis had predicted. In just half a day, startling news swiftly reached the upper echelons of the major powers through secret channels.

There is immense danger in the Meteorite Ruins! Ninth-Rank explorers fled in disarray, every one of them wounded, with not a few suffering serious injuries from the Power of Rules, and even some with their bodies destroyed!

In this incident, due to insufficient preparation, those Ninth-Rank individuals who rashly entered faced heavy losses.

The relatively least losses were among those who sent avatars instead of their true bodies into the ruins. Although the avatars were forever left inside, at least their actual selves were not seriously harmed.

Because of the enormity of the meteor’s fall, a large number of Professionals who witnessed the Ninth-Rank fleeing in disarray from the ruins were all too many, making it impossible to conceal the event.

Soon, this explosive news spread across the Continent as if it had grown wings.

Notable continent-wide newspapers like “Magic Times,” “Empire Morning News,” “Divine Grace News,” all published the news on the front page headline at the earliest opportunity.

“Starfall is actually an unknown relic from beyond the heavens, all Ninth-Rank that entered have suffered severe injuries!”

“Meteor strikes Gloria Empire, the Holy Pope expresses regret over this!”

…

During this incident, the Olivendi Family also had Ninth-Rank members who entered the ruins for exploration. It was not Duke Carrot, but a clan uncle of the Duke, [Zero-Degree Ice Crystal] Pomona, who is a veteran of the Ninth-Rank.

Even though Anvis was well aware of the immense dangers within the ruins, he couldn’t, and was unable, to stop his family members from entering to explore.

After all, it was the source that caused the tremors in the Net of Destiny. Knowing full well the danger, the family could not simply sit idly by and watch other powers explore without taking any action.

However, in order to minimize their own losses, Anvis had already secretly communicated with the Duke on the eve of the meteor’s fall.

In the communication, Anvis subtly indicated that the source causing the disturbance in the Net of Destiny could pose a great danger to the Ninth-Rank, and if they were to explore it, they must be extremely cautious.

After the communication ended, Carrot pondered for a moment and decided to trust Anvis’s words.

After all, it was a warning specially given by Anvis; even if this ‘prophecy’ turned out to be incorrect in the end, it wouldn’t hurt to be cautious.

Thus, after much deliberation, Carrot decided to send a reminder to the family’s Ninth-Rank responsible for this matter in his own name.

Simultaneously, he shared this message with his wife Elena, asking her to warn her own family, the Alfred Family.

The outcome was mixed. The Alfred Family’s Ninth-Rank did receive the news, but ultimately they chose to enter the ruins with their true bodies.

An avatar severely limits combat capabilities, and if something remarkable was found inside, they might not have been able to compete with others.

Fortunately, after being expressly warned by Duke Carrot, the Ninth-Rank of the Olivendi Family responsible for this matter chose to send an avatar to explore the ruins in the end.

The person in charge was a veteran Ninth-Rank member of the family, [Zero-Degree Ice Crystal] Pomona. In terms of seniority, he was an uncle to Duke Carrot.

The outcome of the event also made Pomona extremely relieved; although his painstakingly crafted Ninth-Rank avatar was destroyed, he was very glad that he did not enter in person.

The peril within the ruins far exceeded his imagination. The Rule Attack experienced by the avatar, which bordered on the Ninth-Rank Limit, would have caused irreversible serious injury to him, even if his true body could withstand it.

If so, he would be stuck recovering from injuries for the next few hundred years.

The Ninth-Rank member of the Alfred Family who went along for the exploration suffered serious injury from a disintegrating Rule ripple as their true body entered, barely escaping with their life by employing a life-saving Secret Technique.

Feeling incredibly fortunate, he could not help but profoundly thank Carrot, who had taken the time to warn him specifically.

And by extension, the Duke, in a very joyful mood, awarded Anvis with a special reward–an heirloom known as [Fidels’ Ring].

It is a treasured item from the family’s Secret Vault that could only be successfully retrieved after receiving the Ninth Rank authorization from both Duke Carrot and Pomona.