章 88: Chapter 88: The Law of Extraordinary Trait Aggregation
Chapter 88: The Law of Extraordinary Trait Aggregation
"Good reaction."
Bernadette reappeared from the shadows, and the diners around her didn't feel anything amiss.
In their eyes, Bernadette had always been sitting on that chair, never having left.
Does this mean the conversation is to continue? After Hastur settled the bill, he walked back to his seat, facing Bernadette directly.
He was now certain that Bernadette was truly idle today, which is why she had the leisure to play a game of cat and mouse with him.
Speaking of which, her being trapped in Beckland was also his masterpiece.
Sigh, what else to do but continue playing along with her act.
He should be of the same generation as Old Yellow, so she would be considered his niece.
Playing along with his niece's act was akin to playing house.
Hastur's mindset changed, regaining his usual composure and confidence.
"Since you know who I am, haven't you thought about reporting me to claim a substantial bounty?"
"If I wanted to die, I probably would do that."
"You're not simple."
This was the second time Bernadette had said this, and Hastur could tell the meaning behind it was different each time.
He asked curiously, "Is there something peculiar about me?"
Bernadette seriously sized up Hastur for a while and said, "Fate. Your fate is chaotic and elusive."
"I've always felt I'm the lucky child of fate."
"Luck borrowed in advance often comes with danger."
"Borrowed in advance?"
"Knowing too much can disrupt your original fate."
Bernadette didn't continue the topic further, finished her drink, and vanished like a phantom.
Hastur felt conflicted, knowing that Bernadette possessed a Wheel of Fortune card.
With her strength and status, it was normal for her to glimpse the fluctuations of his fate through the Wheel of Fortune card.
Luck borrowed in advance? Had someone extraordinary ever bestowed luck upon him? That must be a debt owed by the original owner, right?
Could it be that his encounter with Bernadette today was due to the Law of Extraordinary Trait Aggregation?
Bernadette owned the Wheel of Fortune card, which could be considered high-tier in the pathway of fate, and because of the second rule he set, he was also somewhat connected to the pathway of fate.
According to this law, within the same pathway, high-tier items intermittently attract lower-tier extraordinaries unconsciously to their vicinity.
This indeed could explain today's chance meeting.
"Sigh, I just wanted to enjoy some good food and relax a bit, but it ended up making me even more depressed."
Hastur sat in the restaurant for a while longer before getting up and leaving for the Hillston area.
After a round, he found that his law firm was almost ready for opening, just needing to pick a good day.
Then he visited Beckland University and met two other lawyers through Instructor Fowles.
Busy until eight in the evening, Hastur finally returned home.
At night, Hastur entered his dreamland, arriving at the Hall of Stars.
With many recent events, he prepared to use the Eye of Fate to glimpse into the future of related matters.
The first future he wanted to glimpse was that of the War Medal, sent by an unknown person.
Eyes closed, a dark world flashed by with intermittent scenes of war, a disaster of blades and swords.
The protagonist in the scene should be a general in black armor, wearing the War Medal on his chest.
As he fought valiantly on the battlefield, blood stained his armor and the War Medal on his chest.
The scene finally froze on a tombstone.
Hastur tried to see what was written on the tombstone, but the scene ended there, pulling him out of the state of fate-glimpsing.
Recalling the scene he just saw, Hastur speculated about the origin of the War Medal.
Firstly, the extraordinary item, the War Medal, definitely originated from the general who fought in the battle.
Since his birth, the only war-related person or thing he had encountered was the old man who told his own story.
Logically, the old man was that general, and the War Medal was his gift to Hastur.
The only puzzle was, hadn't the old man already gone to court for trial, seeking death?
It's also possible that someone close to the old man sent the War Medal as a gift.
The last tombstone might indicate that the old man had passed away.
After pondering for a while, Hastur calmed down, realizing that the person who sent the gift bore no ill will towards him; their intention was probably to give him an extraordinary item for self-defense.
Resting for a bit, Hastur prepared to probe into the origin of the golden box.
This thing had always been bothering him, and it needed to be resolved sooner or later.
Initially, he didn't probe because he didn't want to get too involved with it, but now, it had been sent back to him, and he could no longer ignore it.
Eyes closed, the dark world began to change anew. This time, the glimpse wasn't as detailed as with the War Medal; he could only vaguely see a blurry scene.
Just a glance, and Hastur felt his spiritual power completely drained, his head splitting with pain, as if his brain was about to explode.
He had experienced this feeling before.
When he first glimpsed his fate related to the Mother Tree of Desire , he had suffered this degree of backlash injury.
This proved that the origin of the golden box far exceeded his previous imagination!
It was very likely from an Outer God! Hastur lay on the desk, resting for a long time before recovering from the pain.
"So it is, the origin of the golden box is too astonishing!"
"But this shouldn't be, such a high-level item, once it descends, would definitely cause a huge upheaval. How could it quietly become an ordinary box, lying still on the third floor for so long?"
"Could it be that I misinterpreted it?"
Hastur murmured silently, gradually recovering from the scene he just witnessed.
The starry sky cracked open, and a golden box turned into a streak of light and fell.
That was all the content from the upper half of the scene just now.
Yes, there should be a lower half!
This was Hastur's deduction based on that scene.
At first glance, he felt the painting had a sense of incompleteness; when he saw the lower half was pitch black without light, he became even more certain of his thoughts.
The thing falling from the starry sky was definitely related to the Outer Gods in the depths of the stars.
Such an item descending would definitely not go unnoticed.
Did the seven deities not intervene, watching it fall from the starry sky?
Or did they intervene, but couldn't completely prevent it?
What terrible thing is hidden inside the golden box? Hastur pondered for a long time, feeling that his initial train of thought might have been wrong.
The golden box falling from the starry sky doesn't mean it was originally in the form of a golden box.
The golden box could be a seal, its purpose to completely imprison what's inside.
This would also explain why the golden box didn't cause a huge impact on its surroundings but lay quietly instead.
It's a plausible explanation, but not necessarily the correct truth.
Glimpsing fate is such an elusive matter.
With only half a scene, it's difficult for him to reconstruct the entire truth.
Only through continuous assumptions and deductions can he gradually bring his guesses closer to the truth.
Those who glimpse fate will ultimately be constrained by it.
Hastur felt somewhat heavy-hearted; his current glimpse into a corner of fate might, because of this probe, plunge his future into greater trouble.
However, this also made him more determined never to open that golden box! "Perhaps today's encounter with Bernadette wasn't due to her Wheel of Fortune card drawing me in, but because of the relationship between the golden box and me, drawing her and me together."
According to status, the thing inside the golden box definitely ranks higher than the Wheel of Fortune card.
"It seems I should visit that young angel, hmm… They haven't reincarnated yet, so it shouldn't be a disturbance."
Hastur thought for a moment and decided to bring some delicious ice cream for a visit tomorrow.
He believed They would be pleased with his gift.
The only thing to note is that They might deliberately avoid him.
After all, with his chaotic fate, They probably wouldn't want to get involved and add to Their troubles.
After thinking for a while, Hastur looked towards the star where the Lamp God resided.
Bernadette's appearance gave him a bold idea.
Perhaps he could make Bernadette an apostle of the stars.
If successful, he would have a true high-tier powerhouse under his command, making many things simpler and more convenient.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for him alone to stop the cooperation between the Lamp God and the Mother Tree of Desire .
Currently, the divine scourge Sia is still lingering near Beckland, and unless the seven deities descend, They will continue to pursue Bernadette relentlessly.
If Bernadette is unfortunate enough to be caught by Sia, the doomsday calamity might arrive early.
Hastur thought about it and felt this idea was quite feasible.
But how to make Bernadette willingly become an apostle of the stars?
Should he tell her about Roselle's matters directly?
That would make her even more wary of him, wouldn't it?
After pondering for a long time, Hastur felt it was better to proceed step by step.
Being too hasty might scare Bernadette away.
He stayed in the Hall of Stars for a while longer until his spiritual power was exhausted, then he returned to the real world.
(End
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