Super Righteous Player
Chapter 557 - 98 "Fate" Intersections (3rd update, ask for monthly tickets!)_1

Chapter 557: Chapter 98 "Fate" Intersections (3rd update, ask for monthly tickets!)_1

Without a doubt, the so-called "curse" is but a foolish utterance.

For Seti, Naifertali was the only exceptional one.

Though Naifertali possessed the talent of a Transcendent, she chose not to follow that path. She believed that merely by the virtue of "being apprenticed to a Bone Healer," coupled with the mystical knowledge imparted to her and her intelligent mind, Naifertali could easily gain the right to "refuse."

In other words, by the time she "graduated," her wish was already within her grasp.

Her senior apprentices felt the same way.

According to the original contract, Seti was responsible for providing them with an education; once they felt they could realize their wishes, they were to leave the Bone-nurturing Ground. After they believed they had achieved their wishes, they were to return to their teacher’s side, to recount the stories of what had happened to them after they had left.

This was a ritual established by Seti.

Though the "power of wishes" was the purest power for an idol wizard, it was also the most elusive. But if a wish could bear fruit and yield results, then it could be preserved forever.

——It can be understood that each wish that bears fruit becomes a permanent zealous believer.

Initially, Seti hoped that through this ritual, he could transform the source of his power from the external to the internal—by creating a myriad of tangible wishes, he would obtain a pure, stable, and endless supply of power.

With this, he could complete an essential step:

——The rotation of the four wheels.

Also known as the Perpetual Motion Mechanism.

To ascend to godhood, one must possess their own Perpetual Motion Machine. Other than the Book of Truth, this was the last step for Seti to take; he had completed everything else.

This was his original "wish."

But when he truly began teaching his students, he always wanted to impart more knowledge to them. At first, he indeed hoped that these pupils could fulfill his own naive and pure wish, to solidify it into reality for him, but it gradually turned into "hoping they could stand out."

It wasn’t a bad thing.

Nor was it a good thing.

Because it meant that Seti’s own wish had also silently changed.

Just like his students.

The only disciple who did not follow his teaching... was the only one who achieved her goal.

Naifertali proved that it was Seti who was wrong—

Perhaps the rumors were right; Seti was indeed a monster that devoured wishes in exchange for talent.

He did not personally consume their pure and potent wishes.

But he taught his students to compromise, to broaden their horizons. He let them know there were higher places in the world... he let them realize their past wishes were naive and imperfect.

It’s not so much that they were "cursed."

Rather, their wishes had already been invisibly altered by life.

If that Marquis truly wanted to remain unyielding, why would he choose to enter politics? Doesn’t he understand what this means? Simply put, during the process of "growing bolder," his wish had been tainted by the desire for power.

He wanted to use the power he had acquired to seize power, not to protect others. At that moment, his wish had already quietly changed.

If that legendary mercenary truly loved his wife more than anyone else, why didn’t he retire after marrying her and choose a more stable life? Because he fell in love not only with his wife but also with those who sought his help...

This cannot be said to be a bad thing; it only shows that his nature was to be self-sacrificing. However, his initial wish had indeed changed.

If the future State Preceptor really wanted to settle down and study quietly, could the King have forced him to take an official post? Not to mention, wasn’t it difficult to take on an idle court advisor’s position and study peacefully and learn?

——Obviously, his real wish had changed silently as well.

He did not truly want to acquire so much knowledge but hoped "to be seen as a learned man in the eyes of others."

Why is this?

Were they not strong enough?

Were their initial goals very hard to achieve?

The young Naifertali, upon learning the endings of these stories, fell into contemplation.

Naifertali believed that this was because those people mistook the "means" for the "end."

If one forgets their original purpose and treats the tools as the true goal, then it’s an endless nesting doll.

It’s not that people are insatiable; they are just too forgetful.

It’s not that they’ve forgotten their initial dreams... but they’ve forgotten the selves who once dreamt so fervently. They consider their past naive selves immature and in need of rectification.

Even Seti himself had failed to notice!

For ordinary people, this is growth.

But for an idol wizard, perhaps it truly is a curse—

It could be called the Ouroboros curse.

"Those who consume themselves to grow, can never reach the end, can they..."

Naifertali sighed silently.

If this continues, then Seti will surely fall into evil. Because his own desires can never be fulfilled, this deficiency will leave a scar.

The so-called "idol" of the Idol School refers to those puppet statues, or "beings regarded as gods by mortals," which are "prayed to, revered and offered sacrifices to" as false entities.

What happens when a mud statue that has been worshipped as a deity suddenly begins to doubt whether it is truly divine?

——The statue will crack and collapse.

If a wizard from the Idol School starts to doubt himself... then the more powerful they are, the more tragic their downfall.

In theory, after Naifertali, Seti should have realized his mistake.

It is unknown how he will correct the "wrong desires" that he has accumulated over the years.

Thinking this, Naifertali glanced surreptitiously at A Dian.

She could tell.

Whether it was the somewhat restless, seemingly simple silver-haired girl... or this seemingly quiet and shy but somewhat foolish black-haired girl. Both possessed fierce and pure desires.

According to what Giralda had disclosed to her, the three secret apprentices here were all wizard apprentices. Their respective fields of interest were "Idol," "Sculpting," and "Soul Reaping."

All of them were promising seeds.

Exactly the type that Seti was capable of guiding—apart from the Disabling School and the School of Destruction, Seti, the "Bone Healer," could teach the rest.

In other words...

With just a nod from Naifertali, they would become direct disciples of Master Seti.

Especially that little girl from the Idol School...

Naifertali glanced at A Dian again.

——Apprentices suitable for the Idol School were exceedingly rare, second only to the adaptation rate for the School of Prophets.

To become an Idol wizard, one must have a strong self-confidence that "one is destined to be extraordinary," must possess outstanding talent, and must have a strong compassion for mundane things... Yet, as humans, their abilities must be very low.

That is, "people with talent and confidence" who never make use of it.

For example, cooking, cleaning, exercising, caring for children, and other "practical skills that humans should acquire." The aforementioned "mundaneness" would taint their "childlike divinity."

If they were to learn something, it would have to be "useless."

Since she is able to learn spells from the Idol School, it means she already has the necessary adaptability.

If she could meet Teacher Seti, she would definitely become his direct disciple.

But for now, it’s better to observe...

Mainly to see if she truly wants to become a Transcendent and whether she is an evil person.

——Someone who has compassion for the mundane is not necessarily in complete conflict with someone who is evil-hearted.

And every malevolent Idol wizard will bring about a great disaster.

For instance... that man known as "Professor Wolf."

One third of the reason Naifertali followed Giralda here was because of this girl named A Dian.

The remaining two-thirds had to do with this man called Professor Wolf.

According to intelligence from other members of the "Secret Eye."

Professor Wolf of that year, Frederick Melvin, had once visited the coal-ash wasteland.

He murdered his only close friend here as a devout ritual, entrusting his faith to the tragedian. This was the beginning of all betrayals.

In other words...

If Frederick had not dispersed his friend’s nightmare before leaving,

There is a certain probability that one could find that person’s nightmare here!

And this friend...

Just so happened to be Naifertali’s senior.

Through the subtle connection between two Idol wizards, a "fate" arose between people.

Yes.

——It was the legendary mercenary from the previous story, the one "who died on a mission."

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