18 Voices of the Future

Since teleportation magic allows people to travel through space, is there magic that travels through time? This doubt led to the emergence of "prophetic magic", but who can verify and know if it is really accurate? The future is constantly changing, and the slightest change can have a huge impact on the situation in the future, will "prophetic magic" lead to confusion or paradox in the timeline? These are all mysteries......

"Please tell us how to avoid the 'Curse of the Stars'?!" Daniel's urgent words were both a question and an exclamation of surprise. In anticipation of everyone, the ball of light made a sound - "You...... Who are you? ”

The five people present were surprised and delighted, and it was certain that it was a woman's voice, and for some unknown reason, her voice seemed to be severely slowed down and muffled. But this is a language that the five people present can understand, no matter when or where the sound comes from, and it has been able to prove that the language of their own planet still exists at that time, and it has not changed much!

But the question of the ball of light made the five of them look at each other, and Daniel hesitated for a moment before shouting, "I, I'm Daniel Dutwid!" Who are you? Can you tell us about the Curse of the Stars? The others didn't speak, and continued to stare at the ball of light, hoping to hear from it what they wanted to know most.

"Ahh......h That's ......" There was an inexplicable exclamation from the ball of light, but judging by the fact that the voice was elongated, "Ah-" It was supposed to be a short exclamation, but of course it was just speculation.

"Do you know what?" Daniel continued to ask eagerly, "Can the 'Curse of the Stars' be broken in the end, and can we save the planet?" He had even made the ball of light a real person, but this person's ability to respond to questions was too poor. Para swallowed, and the hearts of the others were raised, and everyone looked solemn, their eyes full of curiosity and anticipation.

It seemed that after a long time, the ball of light finally continued to speak: "'Curse of the Stars'...... Thanks to your efforts...... Eventually, it will be broken......"

As if they didn't believe their ears, each of them opened their mouths wide and their expressions froze, only their eyes showed excitement and excitement—Daniel struggled to suppress his heart, which was about to beat, and asked word by word, "What are we going to do?" ”

"Dutved......" The ball of light made a sound, and said Daniel's last name, and Daniel reported his name earlier, so the five were not too surprised, "Dutved...... You're going to find ...... Go find a purple comet...... It takes a long time to look for ...... Your offspring...... Will find ...... Chirping...... Chirping...... (muffled murmur)"

"Purple Comet?" A few people couldn't help but talk to themselves, they vaguely remembered that the teacher had said before his death that he went out to find a comet, would there be a connection between the two? Soon, a slightly jumbled voice in the ball of light pulled them back from their thoughts—

(muffled murmur) ...... Yes...... Creak...... Purple comet...... You have to persevere...... Stick to what you think is right...... Keep it up...... Even if you don't see the future...... But what you have done ...... will help future generations...... Breaking the 'Curse of the Stars'...... Remember...... Do what you think is right...... Call...... Call...... (Murmur)"

"What is the 'right thing to do'?" Daniel then asked loudly, and before his words could fall, the ball of light suddenly exploded without warning!!

The chamber lit up in an instant, and then became dark again. The five people were knocked to the ground by the huge force, and the books and utensils on the side were also scattered on the ground, and the room was in a mess.

The ball of light completely dissipated after the explosion - as if it had never existed. Daniel hurriedly got up, stretched out his hands and waved them back and forth in the original position of the ball of light, but only the whirring sound of the wind...... After finding nothing, he realized that he had checked to see if he was injured, and fortunately, his body was safe and sound, and he didn't even feel pain. Soon, the other four people also slowly got up to check their physical condition, the explosion did not cause any harm, but the shock was certain.

"This thing is too dangerous! How did you get it? Albert roared, but no one responded to him, everyone else was looking for the orb of light, and Umi and House even left the room for it. Daniel, on the other hand, just stared blankly at the place where the ball of light had just existed, muttering something in his mouth, while Para behind him clasped his hands together as if in prayer......

It took a long time for the five of them to finally confirm that the ball of light had completely disappeared. Umi also walked out of the building in search of the orb of light, and the others searched room to room, but in vain.

When everyone returned to the room behind the stone gate, it was already late at night.

It was Umi who spoke first, and the few of them wanted to summarize the conversation with the ball of light just now. "If this voice from the future is true," Umi said, "then it's clear that what we're doing now is meaningful and can help lift the 'curse of the stars.'" ”

House nodded in agreement, "I agree, it says that our actions will help future generations break the curse, so what we do now must have a huge impact on the future." ”

"Oops!" Albert was still in the same unpleasant attitude, "Don't judge the result too early, if this voice is not true or accurate enough, then we will not be in vain?" Also, isn't this thing really a trap? Almost killed us! ”

"If you really want to hurt us, you don't have to say so much about what you don't have, there is a more direct way." Umi retorted that he knew that Albert didn't mean to deny all this, and that he was more or less worried about everyone's safety.

"I don't think it's a trap or a lie," Parra reminded, "remember when the voice told Daniel Dutved to go in search of the purple comet?" The voice was saying the surname 'Dutved', and it was most likely that Daniel's descendants would find ......"

"So I won't necessarily be able to find it, but my surname will eventually be passed down to that era!" "That means I'm going to leave a child, even if I can't find the comet, my child, my child's child...... They will find it too! ”

"Yes," Parra nodded, "the fact that the voice of the future can say that someone with this surname has found the comet is itself a confirmation of the connection between us and the future. ”

"Okay, you're right, but I just don't believe in something so dangerous." Albert said strongly, but he also put his hand on his chin and began to think, "So what are we going to do next?" 'She' said let's do the 'right thing', what does it mean to 'do the right thing'?! ”

"I thought we had already decided." Umi reminded everyone of the consensus they had reached not long ago - to avoid the "test"! "And optimistically, our efforts have paid off, at least because we should be able to get out of this desert without a hitch." This made the others immediately reflect that they still have to face the dilemma of food shortage, and the message from the future has undoubtedly given them a shot in the arm!

"So how?" House, who had not spoken, asked, "Avoiding the 'test' means that we have to work hard to weaken the power of this planet, but the world is so big, even if we all inherit the throne, the power of the three countries is still not enough to shake the general trend of the development of the entire planet." ”

"No matter how hard it is, you have to work hard!" Umi replied without hesitation, in exchange for House's confused gaze, Daniel's and Parra's wistful faces, and Albert's disdainful pout.

Heated discussions and debates began, with five people expressing their opinions on how the three countries could avoid 'testing' – of course, Albert sometimes questioned whether "prophetic magic" was accurate and true, but also made a lot of practical suggestions. Eventually, they all came up with their own initial ideas and how to implement the "right thing".

One thing that the five of them are certain of is that the power of the three nations is indeed limited, but they have a way of governing that the rulers of other countries cannot match—all thanks to the teachings of their teachers, and the fact that Umi, Daniel, and Para also possess magical knowledge that is difficult for others to match, which more or less gives their countries an advantage in the battle for survival in troubled times.

Knowing this, the five people will understand how to make good use of their advantages, the work plan will be much clearer, and the outlook for the future will gradually become clearer-

Haus Lucu was the first to propose his plan: the kingdom of Aube is located on the eastern continent, which is sparsely populated and has few strong enemies among its neighbors, and can easily conquer large territories, which will undoubtedly accelerate the achievement of the "test" score. House, on the other hand, proposed that after he ascended the throne, he would adopt conservative and backward political policies to curb the development of productive forces and technology. Even if it has a large territory and a strong army, it will shackle the process of development due to backward production capacity, and the country will be strong from outside and from the middle, and the country will be troubled internally and externally, and the score will naturally not be very high. The difficulty is obvious: how to ensure that many backward political policies can be sustained? House didn't say it and seems to have its own way.

Umi Stream was inspired by House's proposal: as the Kingdom of Dragonon was a remote island nation and its own development would not be affected, so attempting to wage war against other countries would be a major way to create chaos and unrest, and it would also severely deplete its own national strength, weaken the enemy and itself, and in the long run, keep the rating low. However, what needs to be worried is that technology usually continues to improve as the war progresses, how to effectively curb the progress of technology, and what countermeasures does Umi have? The answer is in his heart. At the same time, Umi has not forgotten the threat of the Wanyuan Sect to his power, and eradicating the influence of divine power is also a major issue for him to face.

Albert Royer's problems are much more complicated: the kingdom of Spellet, located in the western continent, is of average national strength, surrounded by many powerful countries, and there are countless examples of mutual conquest, see-saw, lose-lose, and profit-seeking, and it is even more common for Albert to directly destroy the country after a defeat, so Albert's first task is to ensure that his country survives the strife before he can continue to talk about creating other chaos - the advantages and disadvantages are very obvious, can Albert use his political skills to create enough influence to make the rating even lower? But at this point, it seems that everyone ignores Albert's younger brother, Ryan Royer, who can also become king under certain conditions, and no one knows what his view of the current situation is.

Para Dax, a brilliant woman who doesn't have the same status as several princes, but she has enough magical talents, and she is the strongest of the three who study magic, so she decides to use her magical advantage to try to find a way to inhibit the development of magic, starting with the Saknusem Manuscripts, and eventually weaken the level of magic on the planet - it sounds like a fantasy, but Para just loves to take on such challenges, What's more, she also has abilities that no other mage has: the "Augmentation" spell stone has been integrated into her body, and it is unknown what kind of power this thing called "amplifier" in the teacher's mouth will bring to Para. And don't forget the teacher's reminder that using the "amplifier" will speed up aging (Umi also used this)......

Daniel Dutwid embarks on a long journey of discovery, and the futuristic sound of the orb of light in the form of "Prophetic Magic" leads him in the direction of finding the purple comet. At a time when the development of astronomy is still unclear, finding a purple comet in the vast sea of stars requires knowing the time, place, and how many years apart, which requires years of visits, investigations, historical materials, and research documents, which may take Daniel's life, but he is still full of ambition and ready to embark on the starting point of the journey. It is worth noting that Voice of the Future specifically mentions Daniel's descendants, which means that the future Dutved family will make "finding the purple comet" their family goal and continue to pass on this mission.

……

"On one last note, I would advise everyone—" Parra added after everyone had spoken their minds, "the princes, Daniel, and me...... Please leave at least one offspring and let them carry on our aspirations, even if we don't break the 'curse of the stars' in the end, as long as the children are here, the children's children are here...... They will carry on our legacy, and perhaps one day in the future, the 'Curse of the Stars' will come to an end in their time. ”

After Para finished speaking, everyone fell silent. For them at the moment, time is as slow and light as a trickle of water, and the fate of the planet is as boundless and bottomless as the ocean...... Will the tributaries of their destiny merge into this vast sea called destiny? Or will it dry up and disappear halfway through? No one can tell. The only consolation is that Voices of the Future mentions that their efforts will not be in vain, but is this true?

But there is one sentence that has been motivating them-

“…… Remember...... Do what you think is right......"

As Umi tidied up the secret room, he sorted out the books scattered on the floor, but he found a strange booklet, strange because it belonged to their time!

"This is...... Where did it come from? I haven't seen it before......" Puzzled, Umi picked up the booklet, the cover of which featured an out of place drawing a stag looking into the distance...... (This trifle doesn't appear in Umi's story, as for why...... ）