No matter whether it was Qian Ye, Yuetong, or Song Zining, they had all grown accustomed to An Wen’s bizarre and unimaginable ideas, but Nightgirl was still unfamiliar with An Wen.
An Wen pointed at the Evernight imagery, revealing the image of Dawnstar, and said, “Dawnstar, no matter which orbit it operates in, continuously releases the force of dawn; and the passage to the source of darkness can only be maintained for a limited time. Even if it could expand, it would be difficult to counteract the influence of Dawnstar. Therefore, in the long run, Dawnstar cannot linger in Evernight for too long. It came from Fairy Heaven and should return there.”
Qian Ye and Song Zining exchanged glances and nodded.
Nightgirl said, “Kun Palace can detach from Dawnstar and return to Fairy Heaven first.”
An Wen pointed to the continent where the human race resided and dragged it directly under Dawnstar, saying, “Since many of the human race want to return to Fairy Heaven, we can push the land they inhabit into the orbit of Dawnstar. When Dawnstar embarks on its journey back to Fairy Heaven, these pieces of land can follow along. Throughout the long journey, the people living on the continents may not even feel any change in their lives. This way, the greatest obstacle to our crossing the void will no longer exist.”
Everyone looked at each other in surprise.
Seeing their expressions, An Wen said, “This is not impossible. In fact, I have already calculated the orbit around Dawnstar. One orbit is like this, two orbits are like this, three orbits…”
A tangled mass of lines appeared around Dawnstar, so chaotic that Qian Ye couldn’t tell the difference between the two and three orbits—it just looked like a mess of tangled lines and an even messier bunch of tangled lines.
Everyone stared at An Wen with looks of disbelief.
An Wen scratched his head and said, “These orbits might look a bit messy, but in fact, they are divided into three stages. The first stage is when Dawnstar orbits around Evernight. During this time, we need to push the land into orbit and observe how much the environment of the land will be affected and make adjustments. The second stage is when we accelerate Dawnstar to break away from Evernight, and the land masses must also accelerate. The third stage is when Dawnstar completely breaks away from Evernight and enters the void. Only in the third stage will the orbits truly stabilize. In the first two stages, we need to consider the gravitational pull of the other two suns in Evernight, which makes it a bit more complex.”
But those tangled lines, like seaweed, were not just a bit more complex.
Nightgirl, unable to conceal her shock, said, “How did you calculate this? Even a powerful being from Fairy Heaven would find it hard to calculate to this extent.”
She was well aware of how complex the orbital calculations were, having studied the Art of Destiny herself.
“I made a slight modification to the Rites of Fate in the Hall of Destiny…” An Wen said in a low voice.
Sure enough, Prettick’s face darkened. But with Qian Ye and Yuetong present, he didn’t dare to explode on the spot; otherwise, he might have pounced on An Wen.
Since it was already out, An Wen decided to go all-in and continued, “After the modification, some of the energy from the Rites of Fate can be used for calculations, increasing my computational power by more than 700 times. I also improved the algorithm and designed several new models, reducing the computational load to one-tenth of what it was. This way, I can calculate the orbit for the continents.”
Everyone listened as if they were hearing a divine revelation.
But An Wen was already used to it and took the opportunity to add a personal touch.
“My friends, the current situation in Evernight is vastly different from before. I believe, under the guidance of Emperor Qian Ye, both the human race and the holy race of Evernight can coexist in the same world. Therefore…”
Prettick stood up abruptly and shouted, “You can forget about touching the Rites of Fate!”
An Wen, caught in the act, blushed slightly and said, “Even half of it would be good.”
“Not a single piece!”
Song Zining, deep in thought, asked, “If you had the entire Rites of Fate, how much would your computational power increase?”
An Wen’s eyes lit up, and he said, “At least three thousand times! And this is just a prototype. I think there are many areas where it can be adjusted and improved. I can even develop new models for it in the future! With it, there will be no more secrets in our world. In the face of computational power, everything is transparent!”
Prettick became agitated and turned to Qian Ye, “Your Majesty! The Rites of Fate belong to our demon race.”
“Can we borrow it for a while?” Song Zining smiled.
“No lending!” Prettick was firm. An Wen, on the other hand, was inevitably a bit dejected.
“Alright.” Surprisingly, Song Zining agreed readily.
Prettick looked at him suspiciously and said, “What scheme do you have in mind?”
As the new generation of the Great Prophet of the Evernight Council, Prettick had realized that in the past few decades, in the confrontation between the prophecy of destiny and the Art of Destiny, Evernight had been thoroughly defeated. For Lin Xitang, Prettick had no desire to compete, and for the young Song Zining who had succeeded Lin Xitang, he did not dare to underestimate him at all.
Seeing Prettick’s expression, Song Zining smiled and said, “Name your price.”
“What?”
“For the Hall of Destiny!”
Prettick could no longer hold back and slammed the table, “This is a sacred relic of our demon royal family for a thousand years. How can it be sold?”
“A small part has already been modified, hasn’t it?” Song Zining smiled.
Prettick was speechless and glared at An Wen fiercely.
Song Zining, unperturbed, said, “Anyway, it’s already incomplete and not as valuable.”
“A sacred relic cannot be measured in money!”
“That’s true,” Song Zining mused.
“What are you up to now?” Seeing him ponder, Prettick felt a chill run down his spine.
“I’m thinking, how much it would cost to rebuild a Hall of Destiny.”
“How is that possible? If you could build a Hall of Destiny, I would…” Prettick was about to say something harsh, but then he remembered that the human race now had the means of Fairy Heaven, and it was not impossible to actually build a Hall of Destiny.
Ignoring Prettick, Song Zining turned to An Wen and said, “Is it absolutely necessary to use the Rites of Fate for your concept?”
“Not necessarily. But the Rites of Fate can more easily accept the power of the void, which is very helpful for calculations.”
“Then why can’t we rebuild a… calculating machine based on the Art of Destiny?”
An Wen’s eyes lit up immediately.
Prettick couldn’t sit still anymore and quickly said, “That’s not possible!”
“Why not?”
“An Wen is of the demon race, and prophecy has always been a traditional profession of our demon race. He is a naturally gifted prophet!”
“Prophecy is no longer useful.”
It was an indisputable fact, and Prettick couldn’t argue. The human race’s Art of Destiny originated from Fairy Heaven and had been playing with Evernight for years, creating great works like the Dawn of Loadstars. If it weren’t for Qian Ye ultimately ending the celestial envoy, the entire Evernight world would have been destroyed by Dawnstar.
Song Zining added, “And why can’t the demon race learn the Art of Destiny?”
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