"Does the 'clearing up the truth' the General referred to mean interrogating Kafka using the Matrix?"
"Correct. The Matrix of Prescience is a heavy artifact of the Divination Commission, originally used to calculate navigation routes and divine the future."
"But the secrets of the [Stellaron Hunters] must be pried out, so I have to break with convention for once... and use [Divination] to deduce her intentions."
Jing Yuan gave Adrian a meaningful look. He had concealed Adrian's identity as much as possible, and not a single topic mentioned had been related to [Eternity].
However, why did he have the feeling that the Aeon identity was about to drop...?
"Whether the Matrix of Prescience can operate is of grave importance. I hereby request everyone to help Master Diviner Fu complete the matrix ceremony. Jing Yuan would be endlessly grateful."
"Let's go help too; it will be more efficient that way," Welt suggested. He could tell that some people needed some private space.
"The three base terminals are the [Temporal Terminal], [Karma Terminal], and [Spatial Terminal]. I'll trouble you with them," Jing Yuan said, specifically pointing the way for Welt.
Watching the retreating figures of Dan Heng and Welt, Jing Yuan sighed long and hard once again:
"Truly exquisite disguise techniques. The moment I saw my old friend, I nearly mistook him for another friend. The past is over, but this scene... inevitably makes one feel sentimental."
Adrian looked not far away, where Fu Xuan and the others were talking. "So it's scientific divination... When can I introduce this technology to the Church? I should consider sending a Church scholar to the Xianzhou Yuque to learn divination."
"The relationship between Divination and Eternity is indeed subtle. When people believe that what the Matrix shows must come true, choice becomes a decoration in name only."
Imperceptibly, the diviner becomes a prisoner of the Matrix. Traveling at auspicious times, staying put at ominous times, daily do's and don'ts—everything follows the divination.
"So... do you think [Eternity] also has the ability to foresee the future? To rewrite destiny?"
If HE had that ability, the Stellaron Hunters could disband, and Adrian would be the first to abduct Elio into the Church.
"Take the [Eternity] Pathstriders and Emanators of the Church as examples: The Pontiff, the Priestess, the Deacons, the Knight Commanders, and the Liturgy Pastors... without exception, they all have painful experiences or unbearable pasts."
"If not for these experiences, the possibility of them joining the Church would be minuscule. Everything is [Destiny]."
"Just like what Qingque often natters to me about: In a game of tiles, all they can do is try their best to win the hand, but winning or losing might be decided at the start."
"In my opinion, the Stellaron Hunters are no different from this Great Matrix of Prescience. However, that Master Diviner Fu has the potential to be a Pathstrider of [Eternity]."
The bodies of Xianzhou natives last forever, and that Third Eye on her forehead given by Nous brings her eternal pain.
Come to think of it, that scrap metal computer seems to be able to deduce the future too...
...
The perspective shifts to Fu Xuan:
"This Seat will stand guard at the center of the Matrix of Prescience. Once the three base terminals are restarted, Kafka's interrogation can begin. After it is done, I will give you enough time to talk to her."
"Once activated, the Matrix of Prescience will calculate the information contained within the target, Kafka, and send the parts related to the Xianzhou into the diviner's sea of consciousness."
"This is because people walk on their Paths at every moment, moving through time and space, creating all sorts of karma." As she spoke, Fu Xuan looked in Adrian's direction. After they left, she would have to cast a good divination on him.
Even an Emanator cannot escape the observation of the Third Eye. However, this is her first contact with an Emanator of [Eternity].
"That's not right. Why not use it to calculate the location of the Stellaron?" Stelle didn't understand.
"Divination is not talking about emptiness and mystery. If the conditions are insufficient and the object of divination is unclear, the answer is like looking for a needle in a sea of stars. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Moreover, ever since the Stellaron evil invaded the Divination Commission, the interference it caused has greatly reduced the accuracy of divination... The probable error is as much as two-thousandths! I cannot allow the calculation results to have such a discrepancy."
"0.2%? Wow... the Master Diviner is really cautious," March 7th muttered.
"March, being cautious is normal. What if the Matrix of Prescience calculates wrong?"
Fu Xuan was not happy to hear this. "There is no 'what if'! Because accidents do not exist! The Matrix of Prescience's algorithm, the [Dao of Great Diffraction], uses an uncountable enumeration method to calculate all the elusive points in the destiny of things."
"Once the scale is expanded to the eternal past and the sea of stars, variables no longer exist in the world."
"Are you done asking? Shall we go?" Qingque beckoned.
"I suddenly understand how you feel..." Stelle held her forehead, taking March 7th along to restart the three base terminals.
When they arrived at the first base terminal, the [Temporal Terminal], they saw Welt and Dan Heng waiting there.
"Mr. Yang... you got here so fast?"
Welt pushed his glasses awkwardly. "Facts have proven that arriving too fast isn't always a good thing."
Without the guidance of a Divination Commission diviner, he and Dan Heng dared not manipulate the mechanism at will, so they could only wait here helplessly.
"You two gentlemen are truly dedicated, admirable, admirable!" Qingque clasped her fists and immediately introduced the Temporal Terminal to them: "In that case, I can't be idle either!"
"This is the Temporal Terminal. As for [Observing the Trend of Time], I heard this base terminal is specifically used to retrieve time-related information. Don't worry, the more complex the thing, the simpler it is to operate."
"I get it! [The Great Dao is Simple], right?"
"You catch on quick~" Qingque simply adjusted the pattern of the base terminal, piecing the runes together roughly.
"Teacher Adrian is such a bad influence!" March 7th said helplessly, although she also liked mooching off his portals.
Opening a portal every now and then, taking laziness to the extreme. She guessed that person's legs had probably degenerated, relying on Imaginary energy to maintain them.
"By the way, speaking of Adrian... where is he? Why didn't he follow us?"
"General Jing Yuan and Adrian already knew each other. We have to leave some space for conversation between people reuniting after a long time."
"Hearing Mr. Yang say that, I feel like we're going to miss a lot of key information. Are they finally discussing how to besiege the [Lord Ravager]?"
As soon as March 7th said this, she attracted everyone's gaze.
"Oops, accidentally let it slip." March 7th realized it too late and looked at Qingque, only to find the other party had a look of complete indifference.
"Miss Qingque... do you have no emotional fluctuation at all?!"
Good heavens, how long has this girl been oppressed in the workplace to have no reaction to such news?
Qingque said jokingly, "Disaster doesn't strike the innocent. As long as the Lord Ravager doesn't affect the tile parlor. Besides, with Stellaron Hunters infiltrating the Xianzhou, having an extra Lord Ravager is normal, so my heart is completely calm."
"True. Everyone knows Adrian is an Emanator of [Eternity], and in the Divination Commission, what big scenes haven't we seen?"
"Don't... I just want to slack off properly. I don't want to get dragged into any trouble."
After March 7th finished this sentence, except for herself who hadn't reacted yet, and the indifferent Qingque, the brows of the others furrowed slightly.
Even a diviner of the Divination Commission knew Adrian's identity, so why was the Master Diviner herself completely unaware?
Something was wrong. Nine out of ten parts were wrong!
A seed of suspicion quietly took root in everyone's hearts, waiting for the day to break through the soil.