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Chapter 290: The Clairvoyant’s Confidence
“I was in decent shape at that tiy in co I had worked desperately in hopes of finding out more, perhaps a e could avoid encounter this terrible pre If that sense of destruction should fall over huhty-percent chance it would spell the end of our species As for that twenty percent, that was the chance that ten percent us would somehow survive It meant extinction would be delayed, but not stopped”
Lan Qing, Chu Cheng, Hua Li and Lan Jue simply listened in pensive silence as the Clairvoyant told his tale
Had this come from anyone elses mouth, the Monarchs would have dismissed them as doomsayers beneath attention But this was the Clairvoyant The Eye of the Future! They wouldn’t dare question this great sage of huathered pilots Like their team leader, the Seamstress, Bartender, Coffee Master and Driver bore similarly solemn expressions It was likely the first time they heard these dark omens as well
“As time went on I would continue to search ti as my body was capable In my time here I’ve seen that there is an ele And yet, under specific circumstances with specific factors involved, variables exist to change our fate In the universe we live in, there are no pure stale for the light in the darkness Vitality in the stillness of death”
“Prophesy after prophecy, rew My body weakened with each effort Although I used every technique I’d learned to extend ons are slaves to the rules of nature Three years ago I first began to feelI see the future, and I knew in thisn myself to the painful fact of our end, you appeared!” The Clairvoyant’s startling starry eyes fell unto Lan Jue Their depths stared at hi the Jewelry Master could hide
“Me?” Lan Jue blinked, confused
The Clairvoyant offered a slight nod “Yes, you – Zeus, Jewelry Master of Skyfire Avenue The day you cae disturbance Suddenly things got more complicated”
Lan Jue’s mouth curled in to a scowl He rather felt like he’d been dropped in a pile of shit
The Clairvoyant then shook his head, and with a laugh said “Not a pile of shit More like… a ape/ He can read ht
The oldyou specifically Finally there was that light I sought Clear, and strong, but ht it in to focus I saw the fire of life burning, fighting against the encroaching darkness and clearing the darkness froht I could see it all The opportunity to survive lay squarely on you young eneration It is you, and the men at your side, that must carry the torch in to the shadow So before I pass on the s I wish to impart In three months co’s quiet voice interjected “Your Majesty Have your visions revealed e have to do?”
The Clairvoyant shook his head “The tides of fate will guide you How to proceed, I cannot say Stay true to yourselves as you traverse the path, and have faith that the proper ill be illuht, no matter what”
The old man smiled to ease some of the harsh bite of his words “Very well, I’ve said what I had to say I’ether in three months time to the museum There, someone will deliver the iteht have a ith you in private?”
“Alright,” the younger narled hand, the Clairvoyant called upon his powers to envelope both of theht No one outside of the beae
“Skyfire Avenue is the result of an “It was h row stronger So that we could face whatever lurked in the depths of the universe As I leave, my Avenue is entrusted unto you, the youth of today Now I’ve already spoken with the Wine Master and the Keeper I would like to elect you, as Chairman of the Skyfire Avenue Council”
“Me?” Lan Jue stared at hih-“
The Clairvoyant cut hi the last Eye of the Future told er, I saw vitality You had experienced hardships, and you would again The only thing you lacked, as far as I concerned, was the power to hold the position Trust that you will one day rise to the heights I know you’re capable of Remember that setbacks are transient, and pain does pass”
:I a you with Skyfire Avenue I place the fate of hu, because I haven’t seen what choices you will make, or what you should do All I can tell you is this: Man’s future, his hopes, his ability to survive the co… all of it is closely linked to you Your life no longer belongs just to you Nor will you assume the title of Chairman now But once you are ready, and I’m sure you will be, the responsibility will fall to you”