74: Fate is watching, your unlucky princess

“Nolan ran away?”

After the explosion ended, Lin Ye noticed someone missing. He looked around several times but couldn't find any trace of him. He must have used a spatial skill or item, otherwise he wouldn't have slipped away so quickly.

Lin Ye's Chronal Eye has a rather long cooldown, making it difficult to pursue...

Isolde took out her tarot cards and casually drew one, but it was a hazy blur, revealing no information.

“Eh, it failed?”

“Mm!”

“It must be because we didn’t kiss~”

Huh?

Is it that casual?

Seeing this, Lin Ye couldn't help but laugh, “You actually have times when you fail?”

“Yes, I used to fail easily, but after meeting Knight Brother, my success rate increased. If we kiss, the success rate will be even higher~” Princess Isolde said, then hugged him.

“Forget it, I’ll send you back first.”

Lin Ye said casually.

Although Nolan’s level wasn’t low, as an NPC force and a guild leader, his rewards shouldn’t be as high as a world-class BOSS like Karl. Once the quest is completed, putting him on a wanted list might allow him to be killed like a BOSS.

Hmm.

Just like Karl.

A world-class BOSS, indeed.

The extra rewards from the first kill were already delightful.

Mythic Treasure Chest, SS Talent!

Besides that, there were still some remnants of kill proofs on the ground after the explosion, which could be used to claim bounties. As for equipment and weapons, he didn't know if they were destroyed, but only one weapon remained.

“Ding~”

“You have obtained an Epic-grade weapon...”

“Epic?”

“Then the quality doubling wouldn’t it be...!”

“Ding~”

“You have obtained a Mythic-grade weapon, Hellfire Sword: Destroyer!”

“[Hellfire Sword: Destroyer]”

“Quality: Mythic”

“Durability: 5000”

“Requirement: Level 200”

“Hellfire Damage increased by 300%”

“Physical Attack +300%”

“Health +300%”

“Gains Hellfire damage equal to 700% of your physical damage; cannot deal non-Hellfire damage.”

“Hellfire Mastery (Complete mastery of Hellfire, equivalent to skill proficiency level 30)”

“Hellfire Destruction (Can activate Hellfire into a destruction state, increasing damage, range, penetration, and burning effects by 100% across the board. During duration, Hellfire burns self, consuming 5% of maximum health per second. Cooldown: 360 minutes.)”

“Hiss...”

Lin Ye fell into deep thought.

“With this sword, does that mean anyone can use Hellfire?”

Isolde glanced at it, then nodded slightly, “Yes, but when Hellfire burns souls, it also erodes the user’s soul. When held, one might also hear the whispers of the Dark Demon Lord. It is a very powerful, but also very dangerous weapon.”

Hmm?

Lin Ye hadn't even shown her the weapon, so how did she know everything? Was this a prophecy?

“Princess, what exactly is your talent?”

Isolde proudly tilted her head slightly.

“Knight Brother, my talent is very powerful, look...”

“[Fate Glimpse]”

“Quality: SSS”

“Cannot change class, cannot level up, cannot master any offensive skills.”

“Can glimpse fate.”

“Under a curse of fate.”

“SSS-grade...”

Lin Ye secretly clicked his tongue.

NPCs also have talents, and their levels aren't necessarily lower than players'.

Especially something like this...

A talent involving fate looks incredibly absurd.

Moreover.

The restrictions are also numerous.

Just the inability to change class or level up would probably make players call the police.

“But that's not right, aren't you glimpsing fate? How does it feel like you have a cheat, knowing all sorts of information?” Lin Ye asked, puzzled.

“Fate cannot be glimpsed casually; that's too dangerous. One can only occasionally, secretly look.”

Isolde smiled and took out her tarot cards: “As a Fate Glimpser, this princess knew long ago that she would meet Knight Brother, and furthermore, this princess prepared early on...”

“Look~ Eye of Insight!”

Isolde removed a pair of purple lenses from her eyes, revealing her original eye color.

Looking closely.

They were a pair of perfect pupils outlined with silver-blue threads, with countless flowing runes swirling within them like stars.

Look one more time.

You would fall into them.

In a trance, you would wander in an ocean of knowledge.

Here, all the knowledge you desired seemed to effortlessly find its answers.

Lin Ye forcibly closed his eyes, then recovered, exclaiming in shock, “Is this a skill, Mythic-grade?”

“With Knight Brother, this princess no longer has to hide herself. It’s so tiring~”

Isolde gleefully tossed away the purple lenses.

“The Eye of Insight is a skill that transcends mortal limits. It is difficult and arduous for anyone to learn. Back then, to find light of knowledge, I truly glimpsed fate many times, bore several curses, and finally found that tiny chance of success.”

Lin Ye truly broadened his horizons today.

Fate Glimpse.

Cannot learn combat abilities, but knowledge certainly can.

But who can say that mastering knowledge isn't a combat ability?

From the situation just now.

Knowledge is not only combat power, but also very strong.

“Then shouldn’t you know everything? Why just now...”

Upon hearing this, Isolde immediately pouted, defending herself, “It’s not that simple. The Eye of Insight itself has many restrictions. Even when used, it’s not guaranteed to see what one hopes to see. It’s sometimes effective, sometimes not, and sometimes even blurry.”

“Moreover, Mythic skills themselves have long cooldowns and many restrictions. It relies entirely on Fate Glimpse to find loopholes and forcibly activate. If not used well, one will still suffer curses.”

This is true.

Mythic skills have extremely long cooldowns and many restrictions.

Lin Ye’s own Chronal Eye is very powerful when used, but its cooldown is also very long.

Her Eye of Insight can not only see knowledge, but sometimes also uncover hidden secrets that no one knows. Its effect feels even more heaven-defying than the Chronal Eye, so naturally, it would have more restrictions.

Aila, who had been silent beside them, couldn't help but interject, “The princess doesn't just glimpse for people casually. There are too many curses, such as a high probability of falling, having nightmares when sleeping, and encountering danger when going out...”

Isn't that just bad luck?

Lin Ye thought...

This curse was indeed a bit unlucky.

Isolde didn't mind, instead smiling and holding Lin Ye's arm, “It’s fine, as long as I’m by Knight Brother’s side, a small curse isn’t a problem. Only the life curse I bore to learn the Eye of Insight is a bit troublesome.”

Aila suddenly froze, “Princess, you never said anything about a life curse before?”

Isolde waved her hand, “You don’t need to know. At the time... light of knowledge judged that I probably wouldn’t live past my 18th birthday?”

Ah?!

Lin Ye was slightly startled, “How old is the princess this year?”

“18 years old~”

Isolde smiled sweetly, “No rush, there’s still over a month until my birthday!”

Good... good!

Lin Ye was speechless, rubbing his temples helplessly, “There’s only over a month left until the death curse date, and you can still smile so happily?”

If this were reality.

Such a curse could just be ignored.

But here, it’s a world of fantasy magic.

She can even glimpse fate.

light of knowledge said...

Wait!

“Who is light of knowledge again?”

“A bad old man who likes to play hide-and-seek. I wasted so many of my glimpse opportunities just to find him~” Isolde wrinkled her nose, clearly having a strong opinion about that light of knowledge.

“Then did he say how to break it?” Lin Ye had finally gotten a hero-saving-the-beauty quest; he couldn't let it end in failure, could he?

“I don’t know~”

Isolde replied with an innocent face.

“The bad old man said at the time to find a way from fate myself, but I can’t see my own fate, so... I’m just not going to bother~”

Princess... how magnanimous!

She can even ignore a death curse.

“Ding~”

“You have learned about Princess Isolde’s death curse.”

“You can choose two quest directions.”

“1. Ignore the curse and let events unfold...”