The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

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　Everyone's attention naturally focused on the open space in the very center of the platform.

　Immediately afterwards, a sliver of starlight descended from the boundless, dark night sky. When the starlight first appeared, it was only a tiny point, but by the time it reached the "Star Descending Platform," it had grown to the size of a person.

　The starlight suddenly converged, and the figure of the "Star Tower" master appeared in the middle of the platform.

　The master of the "Star Tower" is named Edgar Swift, a name that is not easy to remember.

　He was over seventy years old, with white hair and beard, but he was full of energy and had a "majestic" aura.

　Everyone who looked at him had the illusion that he was looking at them as well. Once his form was fully solidified, Edgar Swift, dressed in a suit, removed his hat, bowed to the people in the room, and announced loudly, "Welcome to the Night of Prophecy. I am Edgar Swift."

　After saying that, he waved his hand lightly, and the hat in his hand disappeared.

　Suddenly, starlight gathered again behind him, forming a huge book that was half a meter thick.

　"What is that?"

　Faint, rustling sounds came from below the platform.

　Dark had the same question for a moment, but realized it in an instant.

　That book was the "Book of Prophecy".

　After opening the "Book of Prophecy," Edgar Swift began a lengthy discourse.

　His words were eloquent and precise, but that couldn't mask the fact that it was a long and tedious preface, utterly meaningless in itself.

　Dark continued to hold "Eevee: The Beast" to his chest, and with his other hand, he reached down and found a book in his palm—the "Magical Book." He placed the "Magical Book" on the table and began recording the entire event. He then discovered that many of the prophets present were listening with rapt attention.

　There's definitely something to Edgar Swift's speeches. Prophets who listen to him benefit greatly.

　But Dark himself was not a very professional prophet, and his interest in divination was not as strong as initially thought. So when he gave a lecture, he could no longer listen to it.

　But among all the people present, apart from some of his entourage, he was probably the only one like that.

　He observed for a moment and found that even senior student Gina Grant was listening very attentively.

　"Maybe I should put on an act, otherwise I'll seem out of place," Dark thought seriously, rubbing the flesh under Eevee's chin.

　"Eee!" Eevee made a sound of resistance, but Dark still didn't stop.

　After a full half hour, little Ibrahimovic was completely limp from being rubbed by Dark, and he lay on his knees before Edgar Swift finally stopped his long-winded speech.

　Down one action，掌声雷动。

　Dark, feeling slightly embarrassed, grabbed Eevee's paw and pretended to pat it a few times.

　The applause lasted for a long time, and only stopped slowly when Edgar Swift took the initiative to signal it to end.

　He looked around with great satisfaction and gave his speech a score of 99.9 out of 100.

　One-tenth of a point remained, deducted from his own contribution of not being able to get laymen to listen attentively. After the applause completely subsided, Edgar Swift opened his arms and announced loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, speak freely! The Night of Prophecy officially begins!"

　"Night of Prophecy" is essentially a large gathering of people.

　There are no set topics or rules; everyone who is qualified can speak freely.

　The only rule is that everyone must make a prophecy, but it's not a mandatory rule.

　As the "Night of Prophecy" begins, the prophets immediately begin their discussions. Edgar Swift's speech serves as a warm-up, and those in the know generally develop a very strong desire to express themselves after listening.

　Even more extreme, some use crystal balls for soundproofing and begin on-site divination. If the diviner is an astrologer, they might even have the advantage of perfect timing and location. It's not impossible to break through a bottleneck using this method.

　The atmosphere at the scene was very enthusiastic.

　Even viewers outside the platform were actively discussing it. "Night of Prophecy" is currently underway.

　In progress perfectly.

　A quarter of an hour later.

　People began to rise and walk to the front of the stage to announce their divination results. Using a crystal ball, their explanations could be heard very clearly even in the noisy surroundings.

　The first prophet to take the stage was conventional, and his prophecy was a common catastrophic one. His method of prophecy was to observe the stars at night, predict the weather, and thus deduce the disaster in a certain place.

　Such warning prophecies, which serve as early warnings, are sent to the affected area after the night of the prophecy to remind local residents to prepare for potential disasters.

　He stood on the stage for two more minutes, and seeing that no one refuted his question, he went down without any problems.

　But the first person to go on stage and give a speech was essentially demonstrating. Once the demonstration was over, the problems began to surface.

　The second person to take the stage confidently announced his prophecy, only to be refuted so thoroughly that he lost all face.

　Darke also witnessed the aggressiveness of these prophets for the first time. Prophets are professionals who rely on their words; each one is a master of verbal sparring, able to spout off whatever comes to mind.

　The second speaker's mistake did not cause stage fright, and another prophet immediately took the stage to preach.

　The third prophet to take the stage was confident and assured that he would announce his prophecy and let the crowd judge it.

　He spoke meaningfully from beginning to end, and although there were quite a few differences in his opinions, he received mostly positive reviews.

　The atmosphere of "Night of Prophecy" was gradually built up.

　Every prophecy made by a prophet is recorded in the "Book of Prophecy." Even prophecies that are debunked on the spot are recorded.

　If you look closely, you'll find that this "book of prophecy" is practically a database of dark history, and even contains many things that can't be called "prophecies" at all.

　However, this was almost never the case during tonight's "Night of Prophecy." Even the second prophet to take the stage only encountered a minor problem, leading to an incorrect final prediction.

　He later returned to power, updated his prophecies, and gained much recognition.

　Spittle flying on stage

　The discussion among the audience was heated.

　The "Night of Prophecy" proceeded smoothly. During this process...

　Edgar Swift, the mastermind behind the "Star Tower," stood on the stage from beginning to end, perfectly controlling the event.

　However, the prophecies presented earlier were merely appetizers. Most of them were only regional disasters, and primarily "natural disasters."

　"Natural disaster" sounds terrifying at first, but it actually refers to disasters caused by nature.

　This includes earthquakes, floods, torrential rains, typhoons, and the like. These disasters are difficult to prevent, but if they are predicted in advance, professional mages can be dispatched to manage them or carry out post-disaster relief.

　Even if we don't save every life, we can at least reduce the number of deaths.

　Compared to doomsday prophecies like the destruction of the world or a global freeze, they are naturally minor.

　However, in practice, the help it provides is considerable.

　On the contrary, people have heard so many doomsday prophecies that they've become tired of hearing them, and they've lost their importance.

　Prophets are unlikely to pay the price to glimpse the path of fate. As a result, truly valuable insights are becoming increasingly scarce.

　This situation changed when a prophet at the scene suddenly triggered an "apocalypse."

　"Revelation," as the name suggests, is a revelation that cannot be manipulated by subjective will, but is guided by a mysterious force.

　Once a prophet triggers an "apocalypse," it is considered a formal divination. However, divination inevitably comes at a price.

　If the cost is unbearable, the person will die on the spot.

　When the prophet triggered the "revelation," there were still people on the stage reciting their own prophecies.

　But after a moment, no one paid attention to him anymore—not even he himself stopped and stared intently at the prophet who had triggered the "Apocalypse".

　She was a female fortune teller in her early thirties, dressed in the typical attire of a diviner, completely covered from head to toe. Only her heavily made-up eyes and straight nose were visible.

　One moment she was talking to the people around her, and the next she suddenly lay back in the chair, convulsing and foaming at the mouth.

　If it weren't for the fact that she was surrounded by prophets, one would surely have thought she had epilepsy. But she had indeed triggered an "apocalypse," convulsing and moaning softly. The sounds, like the murmurs of a demon, emanated from her mouth, sending chills down one's spine.

　What is she saying?

　The young prophets outside the platform couldn't help but ask. But no one answered him.

　Everyone was focused on the prophet who had triggered the "revelation," trying their best to understand her words.

　This continued until she fainted, finally stopping. The prophet was immediately carried away for treatment.

　"quiet!"

　Faced with the commotion, "Sage of the Stars" Grinton Rossetti stood up.

　He was a small, fifty-year-old man with a fierce appearance and a high-pitched voice, which made him seem very menacing from the moment he spoke.

　But after the crowd quieted down, Grinton Rossetti spoke as gently as possible: "The price of Mami Willard's 'Apocalypse' is well known. She's alright, just temporarily unconscious. She'll wake up in half a day to three days at the latest. Then we can ask her what she saw."

　He had barely finished speaking when someone jumped up to retort, "What time is it? Still thinking about these things? Grinton, you have no heart!"

　Grinton Rossetti said solemnly, "I have the heart, but it's cold."

　The man was immediately speechless.

　Grinton shook his head and asked, "Have you ever had an 'Apocalypse'?" The answer was definitely 99% no.

　"Apocalypse" is not something anyone can have just because they want it.

　But some people don't want it at all, yet it keeps bothering them. Dark looked around and saw that Eudora's expression was indeed quite unpleasant. "What's wrong?" Dark asked with concern.

　Eudora shook her head and said, "My brow is twitching a little. The starlight is too strong tonight, and I'm a little scared."

　Dark immediately realized that it must have been Mami Willard's "revelation" that had moved her.

　Tonight's celestial alignments are favorable for divination and more likely to trigger "divine revelation." This may not necessarily be a bad thing for prophets whose actions don't come at a fatal cost.

　But for Eudora, whose price is the creation of a death star, each "Apocalypse" is a step closer to death.

　"Don't be nervous," Dark quickly said. "Don't think about it, don't touch it, you can control yourself."

　Eudora nodded, her face pale.

　Gina Grant was sitting to Eudora's right. She didn't know Eudora well and didn't say much at the moment, only looking at her with slight concern.

　Meanwhile, Grinton Rossetti was still talking non-stop. He had almost completely extinguished the influence that Mami Willard had brought.

　But this was actually thanks to Mami Willard's divination, which did not come at a fatal cost.

　Moreover, many people know the price she paid.

　She would faint after the actual divination, and the duration of the fainting depended on the value of the divination; the longest fainting period was three days.

　Three days later, she was full of energy again. So there's nothing to worry about.

　Instead of considering the backlash from Mami Willard, let's compile her murmured ramblings during the "Apocalypse."

　Given the current situation, even if she wakes up, she may not be able to remember those delirious words.

　This was the first unexpected event of the night, but aside from Mami Willard fainting alone, her "revelation" gave the "Night of Prophecy" a temporary theme: how to decipher her [revelation] prophecy through Mami Willard's murmurs.

　Someone used a crystal ball to record and replay her murmurs, which the prophets listened to and studied repeatedly, making the atmosphere increasingly heated.

　After a short while, one prophet after another stood up, not going up on stage, but directly from their seats to present their deciphering results. These prophets expressed their opinions vehemently, each very convinced that they were correct.

　Some people argued endlessly and even used this as a basis for divination, trying to glimpse the trajectory that Mami Willard had just observed.

　But all they saw through divination was chaos.

　Dark frowned as he watched all this unfold, feeling slightly uneasy.

　He actually understood some of it.

　Because Mami Willard's murmurs were actually a kind of animal language. And he happened to have studied the "Book of Animal Language".

　But he didn't want to explain.

　It's as if there were many other people present who also realized it, but chose not to say anything.

　Because that involves the secrets of the gods.

　The intermittent murmurs Mami Willard uttered while undergoing the "Apocalypse" can be summarized as follows:

　A blood-stained moon, a ferocious wolf's head, a divine wolf leaping from the moon, a destroyed village, a devastated land, severed limbs, streams of blood, and the cries of infants...

　That was a prophecy of the wolf god's resurrection, a disaster that would cause rivers of blood to flow.

　But the only temporal reference point that can be found in her murmurs is "the blood-stained moon".

　Village, land—these words are simply inadequate for defining a place. Even if we were to say them now, it would be of no use.

　Many others, however, wanted to decipher the secrets of the Wolf God on their own.

　One day, one day, the other is flat.

　Before the prophets could decipher Mami Willard's "revelation," an astrologer suddenly opened his eyes, gesticulating wildly and screaming, attracting everyone's attention.

　"Jerome Bennett, what did you see?" someone nearby asked quickly.