Above The Sky
Chapter 454 - 454 424 The Weakness of the Prophet 33

454: Chapter 424 The Weakness of the Prophet (3/3) 454: Chapter 424 The Weakness of the Prophet (3/3) Twilight had descended, the evening haze thickening, as the sun gradually disappeared behind the Bison Mountains, and the purple-blue sky slowly turned to blue-gray.

Moonlight gradually enshrouded Twin Trees Town.

Due to the sudden attack by the “Dragon Worship Cult,” Twin Trees Town’s defenses had tightened.

Furthermore, with a large-scale jailbreak occurring at noon in Nauman City, even the patrolling guards were on higher alert than usual.

However, all the measures taken to increase vigilance weren’t of much use to a Sublimator who intended to deliberately conceal his tracks.

When Mr.

Silver Workshop saw Ian, clad in a long robe, safely appear in his company, he breathed a huge sigh of relief, but his inner emotions weren’t all that surprised.

Of course, on the surface, the old man appeared very concerned, even to the point of being ‘startled.’

For ordinary people, this disguise was sufficient, but Ian could clearly see that Mr.

Silver Workshop had received news before his return, knowing that he was safe and sound.

He even knew approximately when Ian had set off and when he had arrived, almost to the exact detail.

——Indeed, the background behind Mr.

Silver Workshop was the Dragon Worship Cult.

Ian realized this in his heart; no wonder a merchant, who wasn’t even a Sublimator, could earn the patronage of Marquis Barton, become a wealthy magnate, and not be coveted by other nobles and Sublimators for his wealth…

At the same time, Ian also heightened his vigilance.

If he encountered someone like Mr.

Silver Workshop in the future, someone who seemed weak on the surface but held a significant status, he would definitely not underestimate them.

Who knows, there might be some major power lurking behind!

“It’s a relief that you’ve come back in one piece—my knight.

If even a slight mistake had occurred, how could this old man face your family…”

With a heavy sigh, the old gentleman firmly grasped the young man’s hand.

These words from Mr.

Silver Workshop were one hundred percent sincere; he had indeed been frightened by Ian’s ‘reckless decision.’

Attacked by a mysterious Sublimator in the middle of the night and then chasing after the opponent without hesitation, suspecting they feigned defeat.

Just talking about this incident was already too outrageous.

Even if one had Spirit Energy and could see that the opponent was weaker, one should not act so rashly…

What if the opponent could hide their true strength or had some dangerous Sublimator artifact, or, more simply, just turned around and fired an energy-charged alchemy gun?

“I understand, I’m sorry, sir, for making you worry,” Ian said.

And Ian gave Mr.

Silver Workshop a hug, his apology also sincere.

Because of the ‘opportunity’ offered by Foresight View, this adventure he decided on indeed brought him many gains, not just meeting Anfa, Sio, and Elder Mantle, expanding his network within the Dragon Worship Cult, but also acquiring the materials for the fourth organ of the Sand Armor Apprentice.

This matter wasn’t difficult to say, the main challenge was, in order to avoid suspicion, Ian couldn’t acquire the relevant materials in Harrison Port, and it was hard to encounter the right ones while hunting himself.

With the channel of the Dragon Worship Cult, a middle-man who didn’t ask too many questions, things became much easier.

Ian even had a premonition that the Second Energy Level materials for the Sand Armor Apprentice, which he was about to start preparing, would most likely depend on the channel of the Dragon Worship Cult to obtain.

After meeting and reporting his safety, Ian went to communicate with Viscount Grant, Elder Prude, and Elan.

The Viscount sternly criticized Ian’s reckless actions this time and hinted that there was a force in South Ridge that seemed to be secretly in motion, aiming to disrupt South Ridge’s balance.

He believed that if Ian sensed something amiss, he shouldn’t be too ashamed to stay in Nauman City.

It just so happened that he needed a representative in the Capital Region.

If Ian was there, he wouldn’t need to send the Aam Knight out.

This was also a sign of care, after all, Viscount Grant didn’t know the details behind so many events.

Ian expressed his thanks, but he insisted on going to the Imperial Capital because guidance from Master Gossay and entry into the Boleyn Workshop both required him to be there.

Not to mention the assessment for the Inspector Knight, if Marquis Barton agreed to Ian becoming an Inspector Knight Apprentice, the assessment would also have to take place in the Imperial Capital.

Thus, after weighing the ultimate benefits, Viscount Grant decided not to interfere with Ian’s experience.

Ultimately, as long as Ian remembered the lesson from this time, he believed that Ian would definitely not let himself fall into danger.

Having fooled the hardest person to fool, Elder Prude and Elan were obviously not worried about Ian at all—Elan’s Spirit Energy Potential manifested in heightened sensory perception, and when he was emotionally agitated, he could sense the conditions of the two people he cared about, Ian and Elder Prude.

“Don’t be too arrogant.” That was Elder Prude’s piece of advice: “You think you are smart, and that is a fact.”

“But how vast is this world?

Even if there is no one smarter than you, there are always plenty like you.

Don’t put too much faith in ‘wisdom.'”

The Elder hinted that the ‘Wisdom’ initially meant ‘Prophet’, and Ian firmly believed it so.

This time in Leyan Territory, he had encountered the ‘Skull of Momentary Insignificance’.

Though it’s highly probable that the Spirit Wisdom Institute was conducting Prophet experiments and that there weren’t really that many prophetic items circulating in the world, this also demonstrated that the major powers in Terra World, to a certain extent, possessed some ability to counter prophecies or to prophesy.

One might even say that in a supernatural world with a clear prophetic inheritance, if a major power lacked the ability to prophesy or counter prophecies…

How strong would it have to be, to avoid being obliterated?

However, after clarifying this, Ian actually felt much more at ease.

Because in reality, he was using the intelligence monitoring and prediction system of his birthplace, the ‘Earth Federation’, as a substitute to model ‘the prophecy of major powers’.

Now, having seen another inheritance of prophecy, Ian understood that every prophet’s ability had its limitations, which were quite significant—specialized in one aspect and far from comparable to a global intelligence network.

At most, they had an advantage in foreseeing the future.

Compared to other prophet psychics, the advantage of the Foresight View laid in being able to check the trends at any time.

Foresight View had no conditions and could detect the presence of the other party’s prophecy at the first moment—with Ian unable to see changes in trends or the other party’s mist, he could confirm that much.

In such cases, being a prophet who couldn’t be predicted actually gave him an advantage, which was even greater than he himself had imagined.

After all, Ian’s requirement for prophecy was simply physical strength; he could activate it whenever needed, unlike other prophets.

But Elder Prude was also right.

Ian was very aware that he should not blindly trust his Spirit Energy and should indeed be more cautious with important matters.

“Brother, look, the flowers have bloomed!”

As for Elan, although he missed Ian, he had long been accustomed to studying and living alone.

Over the years, the most time he’d spent with Ian was as a youth working on one side while the little boy played or studied on the other.

Not to mention, after awakening his Spirit Energy Potential, Elan didn’t feel his brother was far away at all—as long as he wished it, he could know about Ian’s situation roughly.

At the very least, he could sense an emotional resonance.

After the meditation training at the Huai Guang Church and with Green Tide accompanying him to fish and gather shells, as well as discussing plants with Fiscal Officer Lamar, he was quite happy with his life.

That was enough.

At the moment, the little boy was describing the fluffy ‘White Fluff Flower’ in his hand to Ian through the communication device, which looked like a dandelion but was bigger, and didn’t shed as easily.

He said the flower felt very nice to touch, reminding him of the Forest Leopard Fur Blanket that Ian brought back last time, every stroke made him feel much more spirited.

“That’s great, just be careful of allergies, okay?”

Elan’s laughter sounded incredibly bright and sunny, making Ian involuntarily laugh along.

After spending some money at Mr.

Silver Workshop and chatting with his family for a while, Ian shut off the device.

He stood in front of the communication equipment, silent for a moment, his gaze slightly vacant.

Unconsciously, he had made real family and friends in this world, had his own household and companions, as well as his own ‘power’.

Though it was still small, still inconspicuous, and even just in its initial form.

But to have, is to have.

“I have vulnerabilities now, don’t I?

A prophet’s weakness, after all, lies with the people around him.”

Musing to himself and gazing at the communication equipment in front of him, Ian chuckled softly, “Interesting, this feeling is quite nice.”

“It’s time to move forward.”

With such a sense of urgency and full of motivation, Ian, borrowing Mr.

Silver Workshop’s Alchemy Laboratory, started to prepare the Demi-Magic Potion related to the Sand Armor Apprentice.

Two hours and forty minutes later, a fresh batch of the Demi-Magic Potion associated with the ‘Iron-dissolving Stomach Pouch’ was produced.