Adelaide's thoughts were in disarray, one idea after another flashing through her mind until her mental energy was exhausted, and she finally closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but when she slowly woke up, she found herself lying face up on a patch of clouds as white as snow and as soft as cotton.
Adelaide rubbed her bleary eyes and slowly sat up. She saw Merlin on a nearby cloud, watching her gently with a loving gaze.
It seemed she had been summoned by Merlin again.
Adelaide composed herself and teased, "Lord Merlin, did you see that I almost died and realize that the current me is too weak, so you're planning to give me some cheats?"
Hearing this, Merlin was momentarily stunned, then broke into a helpless laugh and gently shook his head.
"Little one, you really know how to joke. You should know that as you are now, your various talents have already reached the peak of Wizardry, and you possess an incredibly powerful spiritual force along with the blessing of destiny I bestowed upon you—to be honest, I truly can't think of anything else I could give you."
Adelaide wasn't buying it. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, Lord Merlin. I don't know about other things, but at least in Astronomy, I'm a complete mess! Every time I look up at the starry sky, the stars always overlap before my eyes, making me feel dizzy. You are all-powerful; surely you have some magical way to help me solve this problem? Like making it so I don't see double images when looking at the stars."
Having said that, Adelaide looked at Merlin expectantly, her eyes sparkling with a glimmer of longing.
Merlin explained with a smile, "I once told you that your path of destiny is not pre-set; you contain infinite potential and possibilities within you. It is for this very reason that you are able to discern all the laws governing the movements of the stars. The starry sky that currently looks chaotic to your eyes is simply because you haven't fully adapted to the Star-gazing Talent you possess. As time passes and experience accumulates, this situation will naturally improve."
Adelaide frowned and pressed further, "Uh, then how long do you think it will take for me to use this talent proficiently?"
She wanted to know if she could adapt to the starry sky before the O.W.L. exams.
After a moment's thought, Merlin replied, "Based on your talent, it will probably take about thirty or forty years to fully adapt."
Thirty or forty years?
Adelaide almost spat out a mouthful of blood. If she and the savior failed their mission, the Wizarding World might not even exist in thirty or forty years!
Seemingly sensing Adelaide's internal breakdown, Merlin hurried to explain: "You must understand that ordinary Astrologers spend their entire lives just to barely see the most probable outcome among future changes. But you are different; you can directly see through all the possibilities presented by the entire starry sky—this heaven-defying ability is not easy to fully master and use proficiently, even with your extraordinary talent."
Hearing this, Adelaide let out a helpless sigh, thinking that she might as well give up on Astronomy for the time being.
Time was tight right now; it would be better to spend that effort improving her Prophecy Ability. Maybe she could even predict the correct answers for the final exams.
"Thank you for clearing my doubts, Lord Merlin... but I have another question regarding my Prophecy Talent. It always has some discrepancies, large or small, with reality. Why is that?"
Merlin explained patiently, "As I said just now, you possess the Prophecy Talent to see through all possibilities. It's just that you are not yet skilled enough in using this ability, so for now, it can only randomly show one of the futures—you can think of it as the actual situation in a parallel world. It's normal for it to differ from the future you personally experience."
"As long as you keep working hard to improve yourself, one day in the future, you will be able to see through all possible futures and select the one most favorable to you to make it a reality."
Hearing this, Adelaide's heart stirred. Being able to choose the best future for oneself did sound quite enticing.
However, for some reason, she felt like Merlin was painting a rosy but unattainable picture—perhaps because she keenly noticed a slight abnormality in Merlin's eyes; he seemed to be intentionally hiding some important information.
As if he had guessed Adelaide's inner thoughts, Merlin's expression shifted subtly as he looked away and quickly changed the subject.
"I have summoned you this time to share some good news with you."
"Oh? There's good news?"
Upon hearing this, Adelaide's expression instantly became focused.
Merlin said slowly, "After some deep investigation and searching, I have finally clarified the background of the other Transmigrator."
He paused for a moment, organized his thoughts, and then continued unhurriedly, "No wonder the Astrolabe guided me to bring your soul here as The one to break the deadlock; you and this Transmigrator shared a blood feud in your past life."
"What?!"
This sudden news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Adelaide completely stunned.
She stared at Merlin in disbelief, her brain working so hard it felt like it was smoking. How could she not know she had a blood feud from her previous life?
"How... how could such a thing be possible? I have no knowledge of this at all! Can you tell me more in detail?"
Having regained her senses, Adelaide hurried to ask.
Merlin nodded slightly and then began to recount the story in full: "As far as I know, in your previous life, his family suffered a calamity of extermination precisely because of you. Millions of his clansmen were not spared; all were slaughtered."
"Huh?!"
Another exclamation. Adelaide felt her head buzzing in a mess.
She even began to suspect there was something wrong with her memory. Could it be that her past life was actually like a character in a Wuxia or Xianxia novel, and her memory had been sealed—
Seeing her thoughts becoming more chaotic, Merlin quickly stopped her wild imaginings: "Stop right there. It's not that ridiculous; there's nothing wrong with your memory."
Adelaide hurriedly pressed, "Are you absolutely sure you haven't made a mistake? In my past life, my ancestors for eighteen generations were all honest and law-abiding citizens, and I myself was just an ordinary Graduate Student!"
"And I'm very timid; I wouldn't even dare kill a Cockroach on a normal day, let alone do something as cruel as exterminating a whole family! Even in virtual game worlds, at most I'd flirt with pretty girls or handsome guys; I'd never do something like wiping out a whole clan!"
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