Wizard: My magic facility can be upgraded!

Chapter 82 Beyond Fate

A tense atmosphere filled the air once again. Captain Eric stood on the other side, trying his best to keep a straight face, but inwardly he was sweating for Li Ang.

I wonder what this young lady from the Zodiac family is up to this time?

Celia stared intently at Li Ang, and after a moment, suddenly let out a cold laugh:

Why do you think I'm ordering you around and not anyone else?

Li Ang was somewhat baffled by the question, so he chose to respond with silence.

Seeing that Li Ang was silent, Celia raised her hand and gently tapped her temple with her fingertips.

"If it weren't for you, would I have been so distracted at this seminar that I made so many mistakes in my speech and ultimately lost face? Leon Carlson, you bear at least 70% of the responsibility for this."

This reason was utterly absurd. Even Li Ang, with his calm and composed nature, was taken aback. How could the failure of the seminar be blamed on him?

Li Ang was somewhat annoyed, and immediately retorted:

"Lady Celia, why don't you just say it's all my fault, to cover up your own incompetence and failure?"

Seeing that Li Ang was not fooled, but instead retorted and even seemed to want to scold him for being incompetent?

Celia's face flushed red with anger, and her fingers trembled uncontrollably, but she did not choose to put further pressure on her. After all, Li Ang was right; the law enforcement team had no obligation to serve her tea and water.

Moreover, since he was affiliated with Eve, the reclusive princess of the Potions School, she wouldn't dare to do anything outrageous.

She sat there, her expression shifting from time to time, until finally she seemed to have made up her mind.

She reached into a hidden pocket inside her robe and took out a small black velvet box, no bigger than half the size of her palm, and slammed it onto the table with a "thud".

She looked up at Li Ang, her tone hesitant, "As long as you serve him all the way back to the tower, this is yours."

Li Ang was puzzled, so he opened the box and focused his attention to look inside.

[The Ring of Foresight]

[Binding Cost: 10 Spirit Points]

Foresight? Li Ang's heart skipped a beat. Magical items that could be associated with prophecy and foresight were far more valuable than ordinary gold coins or contribution points.

This level of equipment, you can get it just by being a follower for a day? This generous offer made Li Ang suspicious.

Celia stared incredulously at Li Ang, who was hesitating. What was this kid still hesitating about? Did he not recognize the ring?

That must be it. An ordinary person from the countryside wouldn't know what this ring is.

She spoke slowly, “This is the [Precognition Ring] crafted by my family’s ancestors. Wearing it consumes mental energy, but allows one to foresee the future one second from now.”

Upon hearing the words "Ring of Foresight," both Captain Eric and Alyssa gasped. They had heard of this ring; it was painstakingly crafted by the Zodiac family, and only six were ever made, making it incredibly precious.

Eric and Alyssa quickly signaled to Leon to accept the offer and not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by.

Seeing the two men frantically giving him meaningful glances, Li Ang suppressed his doubts and decided that even if it was a trap, he would take the immediate benefits first and deal with whatever came next based on his own strength.

After making up his mind, Li Ang slowly spoke:

"Since Wizard Celia insists, then so be it. I will do my best to meet your reasonable requests before we reach Lelita."

Upon hearing this, Celia's face flashed with an expression as if a heavy burden had been lifted:

"Very well, the deal is done, the ring is yours."

"Thank you, Wizard Celia." Li Ang closed the box and carefully put it into his pocket.

Celia waved her hand dismissively, but the barely suppressed smile on her lips betrayed her true feelings.

"Alright, now, go get me a glass of water. Remember, it has to be warm."

"As you wish," Li Ang replied, turning to walk towards the water bottle beside him. Captain Eric and Alyssa exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of curiosity in each other's eyes.

On the return journey, Li Ang was relieved of patrol duties and devoted himself to serving Celia. Serving tea and water was just the basics. This genius girl from the astrological school seemed particularly tired and frequently asked Li Ang to massage her shoulders and arms that were sore from sitting for long periods.

Since Li Ang had received such a huge benefit, he resigned himself to doing as he was told. His methods were far from professional, and could even be described as somewhat crude, but Celia didn't seem to care about that and just kept telling him to keep going.

Of course, Li Ang was unaware that every seemingly ordinary physical contact was a necessary condition for Celia to peek into his fate through physical contact.

The more she peered in, the more uncontrollable Celia's horror and excitement became.

She discovered that the thread of fate that had destined Eric to die was indeed forcibly reversed after it intertwined with Leon's fate.

On the surface, Li Ang's own fate still seems shrouded in death, but upon closer examination, it is discovered that his destiny is intertwined with another force like a vortex, constantly devouring the predetermined trajectory and spewing out a completely new and unpredictable future.

He himself is a huge variable, a miracle that can disrupt and even reshape destiny.

He... truly was someone outside of fate, a storm raged within Celia's heart.

She recalled that a few days earlier, when she discovered that even Eric had escaped death, she had worried that her prophetic abilities had failed.

So she sent a message to her aunt overnight to ask for a solution, and the reply she received was that the prophecy of the Zodiac family could never be wrong.

However, if inaccuracies occur, the first possibility is that the magnitude of the observed's fate exceeds the limit of what the observer can observe, while the second possibility is that the observed person encountered someone beyond the realm of destiny.

Regardless of the situation, another observation method can be used: the ancient secret technique of the Zodiac family, "Fate Link".

This secret technique has a more powerful observational ability, but it has a fatal flaw: during its execution, the observer and the observed need to have prolonged physical contact.

Therefore, this secret technique was abandoned many years ago, and only a few core members of the family chose to master it in order to prevent the lineage from being cut off.

Upon learning of these two possibilities, Celia's first reaction was, "Could they be level 6 legendary wizards?"

Of course, this thought only flashed through her mind before she completely dismissed it, because it was simply too absurd.

Legendary wizards, each one a legend on par with Riley Celta, Riley's former master.

How could he possibly come here as an apprentice, or even as my bodyguard?

So, eliminating all the impossibilities, what remains, however outrageous, is the truth: the person beyond destruction and destiny foretold by Icarus Lyman, the founder of the Zodiac family, as recorded in the family's oldest texts.