Chapter 155 154.Prophecy and Fate

"Discuss prophecy and destiny with me?"

Jenkins stopped, slightly surprised.

It's been a long, long time since anyone has come to him to talk about this kind of topic.

Although Jenkins has shown a rotten salted fish in the way of transcendence, he is actually quite good in the academic circle, especially in archaeology, and can be regarded as a highly respected archaeologist.

But few people know that Jenkins is actually very accomplished in the three fields of [Divination], [Prophecy], and [Fate], and is even more authoritative than him on the archaeological side.

But since he carried out a [prophecy] that he still regrets, he silently 'quit the circle', refusing all matters related to this aspect, and becoming an archaeologist with peace of mind, until he is completely forgotten by this circle.

So Jenkins didn't expect that a person from the Bright City would actually talk to him about this, and he hesitated for a while.

The student next to him noticed his embarrassment, and said very sensibly:

"Need help saying no?"

Jenkins, however, shook his head.

"No need, help me make an appointment with him."

Saying that, he also found a reason for himself:

"The fact that he can come to me to talk about this kind of topic means that he has already visited my old friends in the city, and there are only a few old immortals left in this world who still remember my past, and I don't want to be laughed at by them again because of rejection and evasion."

These words made the student stunned, and he felt that the tutor who got along day and night had really changed.

If it had been a few days ago, he would certainly not have accepted this meeting.

Fortunately, this change was optimistic and positive, and the students were happy for Jenkins, so they hurriedly ran to do it.

About two hours later, Jenkins met Mr. Hoylandy, from the Shining City, in his rather modestly decorated but neatly kept study.

The two sides first shook hands very politely, and then had a general judgment of each other's strength.

Sixth-order, the system is unknown, but it doesn't quite look like the popular [veto] in the Bright City

Jenkins pondered in his mind.

But this doesn't mean anything, it can only be said that the other party pays more attention to privacy.

And the appearance of the other party is also the popular gentlemanly style on the side of the Bright City, monocles, pocket watches, politeness, walking sticks everything, it looks extraordinarily elegant and decent, and the common robe style on the side of the Eternal City does not look like a person in the world.

But don't look at him dressed like this, his speaking style is quite direct, and as soon as he sat down, he said straight to the point:

"Thank you for accepting my visit, Professor Jenkins...... Truth be told, I've been in the Eternal City for quite some time, but I haven't gotten the answers I'm looking for...... If you can answer my questions, I have prepared a thin gift for you. ”

As he spoke, he tilted his head and gestured to the attendant who followed him, who took out a black suitcase, placed it on the table, and opened it to show it a little.

It was filled with gold bars and jewels, and in an instant the study was glittering with gold.

But Jenkins frowned, knowing very well that this huge amount of money was not easy to earn.

"It seems that Mr. Hoylandi's question is very tricky......"

The other party smiled, took a sip of the tea handed by the student, and said:

"I'm sure it's nothing to you, after all, none of the 'Option Sect' masters I've visited before have been able to give me an answer, but they've all recommended you to me, the 'Path Sect' master."

At present, the understanding and definition of the concept of "fate" on the market as a whole still tend to be 'strive to change fate', 'never succumb to fate', 'choke fate' and other themes that tend to be positive, active and motivated, believing that fate is malleable and can be changed.

There is also a relatively passive one such as 'character determines fate', but there is not much difference in the theme, because personality can also be changed, and the whole is still positive.

Of course, there are also some pessimistic and negative views that everyone's destiny has long been written and cannot be violated at all.

There are even some dangerous views that the so-called [fate] is nothing more than the plaything of some high-ranking beings, and that everything a person experiences is a script written by them.

Fortunately, there is generally no market for such views, and people's overall perception of [destiny] still tends to be optimistic and positive.

Among the various optimistic views, there are many people who believe that fate is not ethereal and unpredictable, but an objective law or natural phenomenon that exists in essence, which can be observed, summarized, and even accurately grasped.

As a result, the doctrine of prophecy came into being, and people tried to spy on fate and the future through some occult means, and derived various means of prophecy from the divination system.

Divination can indeed make some simple predictions about the future, but it can only judge a general tendency through various omens, which is very vague, and the interpretation of the omens itself is also a very subjective judgment, with no standard process and correct answers.

And the timeliness is also very short, and it can only predict the development trend in the next 1-3 days or so.

Therefore, divination is mainly used to find the answer to what has already happened, while prophecy is more inclined to peek into the longer future.

In the school of prophecy, there are some people who focus on the micro level, believing that people will experience many 'options' like various 'forks in the road' in life, and if they can peek into these 'options' in advance and make the right choice, they can embark on a relatively successful life path.

This is known as the 'option' faction.

Jenkins' 'path' school, on the other hand, focuses on a more macro level, believing that fate will not be changed through a few options, but a clear path to a different ending, and if the path at the beginning is wrong, then there is no point in making more choices, and you can only make great efforts to change a path.

Suppose a civil engineering college student has just graduated and is confused about the future and the future, the options can tell him that you can interview for a certain company one day and get a decent job.

The path faction will tell him that if you don't want to spend your life on the construction site, then it's best to find a way to change to the financial industry.

Therefore, the two factions do not have very clear advantages and disadvantages, but only focus on the short-term and the other on the long-term, each with its own gains and losses.

Of course, this is also because human beings do not have enough grasp of the occult and prophecy to see a clearer and more realistic fate.

According to legend, when you reach the level of a sage, you can get a glimpse of the fate of every transcendent person in the system, so as to give some guidance and reminders.

But no one has ever confirmed the correctness of this rumor, so it is still in the 'fantasy' stage at the stall level.

As for Jenkins, he certainly didn't believe it.

If the Sage is really that powerful, then wouldn't the Eighth Order walk all over the ground, and the Seventh Order is not as good as a dog?

Why is it long ago that humanity has been trapped in just six cities, and it is long overdue to counterattack and rebuild the glorious era?

And in addition to this logical derivation, Jenkins has more definite evidence -

He had been in close contact with the Redeeming Sage and had done Him a favor in prophecy, a great favor regarding the fate and future of humanity as a whole.

Jenkins also paid an extremely painful price for this crazy action.

If the Sage was really so powerful that he could control the fate of every transcendent person in the system, then why did he need to help himself and cause himself to fall into such a field where his wife was separated now?

"So, let's talk about your situation first, of course, you can choose to conceal or describe it generally, but this may affect my subsequent judgment."

Jenkins spoke.

As a result, Hoylandi actually said very frankly:

"Of course I won't hide anything, in fact, I am a sixth-order guide of the [Pain] system, leading an association that is considered illegal in the Bright City, and I am being wanted by the Holy Grace Court over there, huh...... Need to tell you how much my head is worth? ”

As soon as these words came out, the student brought by Jenkins was suddenly frightened, his face turned white in an instant, and he regretted in his heart that he had led the wolf into the room.

He didn't expect that this very decent-looking guy would be a wanted criminal? Or a sixth-order wanted criminal?

If this guy breaks out, with his own ability and that of his mentor, he will have no power to fight back.

What the student didn't expect was that Jenkins just smiled, then picked up a pen and paper and began to record the other party's information.

Hoylandi also laughed and said:

"You reacted like I expected, and didn't fear or reject me."

"Because in the face of [fate], everyone is equal."

Jenkins replied very calmly.

"You're a true snooper of fate......"

Hoylandi then proceeded to talk about his recent situation and what had happened to him, and emphasized that he had a very powerful and terrifying mentor, but did not mention the name of the other party or the details of how the two sides got along, but only said:

"I feel that in his eyes, I am just a set of nourishment, which will be killed and absorbed by him at any time, although he has always emphasized to me that he does not like to kill, but the kind of means and horror he kills has become a lingering nightmare for me."

Then, he came up with the answer he was looking for:

"As you can see, I have been living in the shadow of my mentor, and I want to get rid of him, and I will pay no price for this."

"What do those old fellows of the Option faction say?"

"They advised me to turn myself in, or dissolve my association, and from then on stay incognito and away from the otherworldly."

"And what if I end up with the same conclusion?"

Jenkins put down the pen and looked up.

(End of chapter)