Chapter 421 - 219: Secret Sea Rising
Iz looked at the stack of blueprints Lu Cang had tossed out and fell silent for a moment.
A sliver of doubt actually flashed through their mind.
’Could it be that Lu Cang’s talent for Magic is really a little bit better than mine?’
But the thought was fleeting, and Iz quickly dismissed it...
Impossible.
As for the reason... there was no reason. It was just impossible, period.
It was a natural, absolute confidence.
Call it blind arrogance or pure pride, but Iz had never believed that anyone could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them in magical proficiency.
SWOOSH!
Twenty-five thousand draft blueprints rose into the air, circling around.
They enveloped Iz... like a cylindrical chimney.
"Oh!"
"Mm!"
"Tsk tsk... this is indeed how it should be."
As they examined one blueprint after another, connecting them all,
Izparut couldn’t help but click their tongue in admiration, their spirit completely focused.
’How brilliant! Truly a brilliant idea. To think I didn’t come up with it myself!’
’As expected of my apprentice!’
’It’s so gratifying to see Lu Cang achieve so much in Magic.’
’Heh heh, Chi Cheng.’
’And you said Lu Cang’s talent as a Warrior was high. The way I see it, compared to his talent as a Mage, the time he spent on being a Warrior was nothing but a waste.’
Iz’s heart was filled with admiration and praise.
But there wasn’t a single shred of self-doubt or belittling insecurity.
"Lu Cang, where did you get all this inspiration?"
Lu Cang scratched his head. "Inspiration? Well, inspiration is the kind of thing that... just comes to you suddenly."
Lu Cang had no intention of revealing his Talent, Future Preview.
He didn’t plan on revealing it even to those closest to him, Kumironi and Izparut.
At most, he would show some signs that might lead them to speculate.
But he would never let them know he could completely preview an entire day of the future.
This trump card was far too important.
It wasn’t that he thought Iz would leak the secret.
Rather, there were too many strange and bizarre things in this world, and he always felt that just speaking some things aloud would leave a mark on the world.
It was better to say less.
Hearing Lu Cang’s answer, Iz mused, "Hmm... that’s true."
"However, this Array still has many areas that can be modified and perfected."
The corner of Lu Cang’s mouth twitched slightly.
’Still needs perfecting?’
’Just how perfect do you want to make this Magic?’
Iz looked at the Array. "It actually solved part of the randomness problem?"
"But it still hasn’t touched upon the fundamental nature of it."
’Solved the randomness?’
Lu Cang was stunned for a moment by Iz’s explanation.
He immediately consumed some Spirituality to foresee his own future Destiny.
He saw Destiny enveloping him like a mist. Then, the mist gradually cleared, and Lu Cang saw his future self appearing in the Muddy Sea, Boundaryless Mountain, the Moon Sea, or the Ice White Land.
It was no longer as unpredictable as before.
The possible scenes had been narrowed down to just these four, becoming more consistent.
’But... can we get rid of the Moon Sea?’
’I don’t want to go to the Moon Sea.’
There was an Aertemi waiting for him there. If he had to teleport, Lu Cang just wanted to get as far away from the Moon Sea as possible.
Besides, there was also an enemy whose Reincarnation Body he had stolen, who was eyeing him like a tiger stalking its prey.
Although, that former Reincarnation Body probably couldn’t defeat him now.
But Lu Cang didn’t want to go looking for trouble.
The main problem was that the Moon Sea was someone else’s home turf... Who knew what other schemes they had set up.
"Iz."
"This Teleportation Array... it seems to lead to one of four locations, right? The Muddy Sea, Boundaryless Mountain, the Moon Sea, and the Original White Land."
Iz said, "Hmm... you can tell where this Random Teleportation Magic ultimately leads?"
Lu Cang said, "I foresaw it."
The fact that he was a Prophet wasn’t a secret.
Iz said, "Oh, then I understand."
’So you didn’t understand before?’
"In other words... randomness isn’t necessarily completely random. It’s influenced by certain factors within."
"If you can determine some of its random variables, you can in turn make use of them."
"Using randomness to cancel out other randomness... and obtaining a stable result in return. What a genius concept."
Iz turned to Lu Cang, their gaze full of approval and praise. "Should I say it was a stroke of genius-level inspiration?"
’Iz, even though it looks like you’re praising me, you’re actually praising yourself.’
Lu Cang asked, "Iz, is there a way to avoid going to the Moon Sea?"
Iz tilted their head. "Not go to the Moon Sea?"
"If it were you, shouldn’t the Moon Sea be the place you’d want to go most?"
"Of all these locations, the Moon Sea should be the safest."
Safe...
’How is it safe?’
’If I go to the Moon Sea now, won’t Aertemi skin me alive?’
But in truth, in his Future Previews, the location that appeared most often was still the Moon Sea.
It would show up about two out of every five times.
That might seem like only a 40% probability.
But in reality, that was already very strange.
You have to understand, there are so many places in the world.
So many seas, so many mountains, so many continents.
The probability of randomly appearing in the Moon Sea should be minuscule.
And yet, his probability of randomly ending up there was as high as 40%.
"After all, the Muddy Sea is a chaotic and crazed territory, filled with turmoil... Although there are many opportunities left over from ancient times, its danger is also unquestionable."
"The Original White Land is the domain of pure white. It’s a continent that symbolizes Death and Destruction, you know."
"As for Boundaryless Mountain... that place has the most Life Forbidden Zones, and it’s also the place closest to the gods. I’ve heard that Divine Descents have occurred there more than once."