Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes-Chapter 378 - 153: Interpretation of the Prophecy

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are facing a significant challenge."

Raising his hand to slightly rub his temples, the leader scanned the silently seated people and spoke in a deep voice.

"Our arrangements within the Gloria Empire have mostly failed, which is bad news, but this is certainly not the end. Led by Lord Grey Mist, our team of prophets has made some new discoveries."

"Before Lord Grey Mist speaks, would anyone like to report anything?"

Listening to the leader’s speech, the many robed figures looked at each other, and for a moment, no one spoke.

The astonishing incident at the Meteorite Ruins can be said to directly affect the future pattern of the entire Yar Continent for decades. A third or more of the entire continent’s Ninth Rank perished in that explosion.

Even if they might recover in the future, it would take a long time to fully restore the strength of the Ninth Rank.

At that time, three Ninth Rankers from the Door of Pupils also went to the Meteorite Ruins on an expedition under their public identities, trying to find opportunities, but were caught directly in the explosion.

Fortunately, except for the unfortunate Dark Abyss, the other two Ninth Rankers managed to escape before the explosion, albeit at a certain cost.

However, even so, for the next period, the two Ninth Rankers will also need time to recuperate and will not be able to fight immediate battles against opponents of the same rank. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

This situation has aggravated the already challenging circumstances of the Door of Pupils, which was targeted by the True Knowledge Society.

Additionally, due to the sudden high-pressure search initiated within the Empire, their previous plans have been almost entirely disrupted, which is a significant blow to them.

"So, I have some information here, ready to share with all of you."

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Grey Mist slowly spoke after a moment of silence.

"The Observation Tower has entered a sealed state, and I have received confirmed news that His Excellency inside the tower has encountered a severe backlash of destiny and has now entered a state of seclusion for recovery."

Unlike the many high-rank professionals on the right side of the long table who were despondent, the high-rank prophets on the left side of the table were in good spirits.

Through their own information channels, after confirming that the Stargazer was truly injured and not just pretending, they almost designated today as a festival for prophets.

Although previously unclear why the Stargazer suffered such a severe backlash of destiny, after his seclusion, people could somewhat deduce some of the truth through the changes in the Net of Destiny.

If it were not for the two victims of the explosion sitting opposite them, they would even want to hold a grand celebration for this explosion.

With the Stargazer no longer suppressing them in the Net of Destiny, they now truly have the possibility to breakthrough to the Ninth Rank.

"Additionally, the current situation in the Gloria Empire is very unstable, due to the existence of someone who claims to be a member of the ’Truth Circle’, but whose real identity is unknown, the Empire has begun to thoroughly investigate all civil resistance organizations.

I think it is best for us to temporarily suspend most of our contacts with that side, and everyone should also be more vigilant in the coming days to avoid attacks from the Empire side."

"Also, regarding the Star Prophecy that suddenly appeared previously, after a joint deducing effort by me and other Lords, we have discovered some new findings—"

Saying this, Grey Mist slightly turned his head and looked towards the robed figure sitting at the second seat on the left side of the long table.

"Lord Traveler, if you please."

Nodding, the Traveler stood up, saluted the leader, and then gently raised his hand, displaying a projection in front of everyone.

"’A radiant star rises upon the Crystal Bird Crown’, all of you are no strangers to this, due to His Excellency’s slumber, after reanalyzing it, we have uncovered some new, previously concealed traces of destiny.

The Frost Crystal Bird indeed represents the Crystal Bird of the Northern Territory of the Empire, the Olivendi Family.

However, concerning the star mentioned in the prophecy, we eventually discovered two possibilities.

The first possibility: the Olivendi Family of the Empire and the Alfred Family appear to be conducting a special Forbidden Magic experiment.

The confidentiality level of this experiment is unprecedented, it is impossible to predict any related matters through prophecy, nor can any relevant information be investigated. It appears only the Ninth Ranks from both families are privy to it."

"The Prophecy alluded to is probably the outcome of this experiment in the future!"

As soon as the traveler’s words fell, everyone present was somewhat surprised and exchanged glances as quick as lightning, almost instantly conceiving the same idea.

’Find a way to investigate thoroughly, then try to seize the experimental results!’

While thoughts raced in everyone’s mind, the traveler did not stop his introduction but continued to present another possibility.

"The second possibility is her."

As he spoke, the traveler raised his hand again and the projected image suddenly changed from the prophetic scene to a three-dimensional projection of a young girl.

If Anvis were here, he would recognize it at a glance—it was an image of Fiona!

"Fiona Luo Olivendi, the current fifth descendant of the Olivendi Family Head, yet her birth date is only a year apart from her elder brother, Anvis Luo Olivendi.

She also carries a dual Legendary Bloodline, with unknown real bloodline concentration but stronger than her four elder brothers, and enrolled in the Royal Pamir Academy last year.

When we traced the secret Magic experiments related to the Olivendi, some suspicious traces of destiny pointed towards her."

With a calm tone, the traveler introduced the identity of the girl in the projection, and then concluded his speech.

"Thank you for your efforts."

The leader nodded and turned his gaze back to everyone.

"This is the general situation, I believe you all might have your own ideas on what to do next."

"As for the second possibility mentioned just now by Sir Traveler, Star, would it trouble you to personally make a trip to the Empire and bring her back? The Grey Mist will handle all the consequent troubles for you."

As he spoke, the leader looked towards the chief in the black robe on his right, using an unusually equal tone.

"No problem, Your Excellency the Leader."

Star spoke in a gentle voice, accepting the task, seemingly unconcerned about the potential obstacles he might encounter on this mission.

"Well, if no one has any questions, let us temporarily adjourn. Please be mindful of your safety. Considering caution, meetings like this likely won’t occur for the next few decades."

After distributing tasks, the leader scanned the crowd, and seeing no one speaking, prepared to end the meeting promptly.

"Please wait, Your Excellency the Leader, I wish to ask about the actions concerning the Gloria Empire—do we continue to proceed?"

At that moment, Zero in a black robe suddenly spoke, drawing everyone’s attention.

"What do you intend to do, Zero?"

The leader’s gaze shifted to Zero, who had unexpectedly spoken, curious about his intentions.

Previous plans for an alliance by several marquises had fallen through due to the unexpected explosion in the Floating City, but everyone had witnessed Zero’s role in that affair.

Although not necessarily viewing him with greater respect, they at least didn’t solely regard him as a pretty face.

"It would be a pity if we withdraw at this point, as it would mean all our prior machinations within the Empire are essentially abandoned, right?

I understand the concerns of everyone here.

Most of our arrangements have already been discovered by the Empire, and the risk of the Empire tracing back to us for the sake of the remaining parts that could be discovered at any time seems indeed unwise—"

As he spoke, Zero stepped forward and opened his arms, his tone becoming impassioned.

"Then, why not leave this remaining small part entirely under my responsibility?"