At this mont, Wang Zhifan sowhat regretted arranging the Formless Statue too early in that Mystical World, but since it had co to this, he could only treat a dead horse as if it were alive and tell Rou Che that na, which might be their only hope for contact in the future.
Without waiting for Rou Che to fully understand his words, Wang Zhifan gave her a hug and then teleported away, as he had other matters to attend to one by one.
For example, the old Pri Minister he had just t; he must see him personally, to tell him about his temporary absence, so he could assist in state affairs. He must also instruct General Liou and other core commanders, letting them know whom they should fight for in the future.
Of course, Wang Zhifan also fully considered the possibility of these generals or ministers rebelling. Generally speaking, without him as the king holding the fort for a long ti, Feng Country would definitely have problems. Even with the Dragon Qi Cauldron suppressing the nation’s fortune, it might not always be peaceful. To address this, he took out the Epic Layer item he recently acquired—the Book of Destiny—to predict who would be the traitor. Worst case, he would clean out the turncoats right now.
"Predict for who will rebel in Feng Country over the next thirty years."
The Book of Destiny is a seemingly mundane, lineless Wordless Celestial Book. As long as the holder makes a request through spiritual intention, it can perform predictions, with very few limitations, at least on the surface.
"Rebels in the next month: Huang Santu, forr Huang Kingdom Royal Family..."
"Rebels in the next two months: Ding Sheng, forr prince of Fu Country..."
"Three months from now..."
Almost instantly, Wang Zhifan found lines of text erging on the previously blank pages of the Book of Destiny in his hand, listing the information of all potential rebels in chronological order. Details were more abundant for those whose rebellion was imminent, including their background and mode of rebellion. The further into the future, the simpler the information. Ten years later, only a na remained, and beyond that, not even nas appeared, only general titles like ’so person from such place’.
"So many people would rebel against Feng Country? But these nas all seem unfamiliar... Is Shenfengzi not planning anything?"
Initially, Wang Zhifan thought the situation was dire, but upon closer examination, he realized such rebellion was rather normal. After all, Feng Country had killed so many and occupied so much land; it would be strange if there were no resistance. What he truly needed to focus on was whether the internal core mbers of Feng Country would betray the country.
"Predict if Feng Xian will rebel against Feng Country."
Thus, Wang Zhifan began using the Book of Destiny for predictions one by one, first doubting the disciple of Shenfengzi, who joined Feng Country halfway, now the Great General Feng Xian.
"Feng Xian will lead a rebellion against Feng Country between thirty-six and forty-two years from now, declaring that a man, standing between heaven and earth, cannot live under others indefinitely..."
The Book of Destiny quickly gave Wang Zhifan a definite answer, yet the timing of his rebellion was sowhat far off.
"What a guy, truly a traitor. I’ll wipe him out right now!"
Upon seeing this result, Wang Zhifan was ready to take cleaning action, but he suddenly pondered a question: Are the predictions from the Book of Destiny inevitable facts? If Feng Xian is bound to rebel, wouldn’t killing him now contradict this prediction?
This implies that all predictions must be based on fundantal conditions. Only if Wang Zhifan doesn’t interfere with Feng Xian now will he rebel in a few decades. Killing him now would inevitably trigger a butterfly effect, leading to nurous variables!
"Predict the outco of Feng Xian’s rebellion."
Considering that rash actions could lead to worse outcos, Wang Zhifan urged the Book of Destiny for more predictions.
"Eighty percent die in defeat, fifteen percent fragnt and establish a fiefdom, five percent usurp Feng Country."
This ti, the Book of Destiny provided Wang Zhifan with three possible outcos, with only five percent actually conquering Feng Country, and a significant eighty percent dying outright.
"Has this Book of Destiny already lost its ability to fully predict the outco of events several decades away... Doesn’t seem as useful as imagined."
Wang Zhifan felt a bit frustrated with this scenario. He initially believed that with this book, he could discern all past and future secrets. But in the end, he discovered that while it could predict so things, only to a certain extent.
"Predict what impact killing Feng Xian now would have."
Deciding to take a cautious approach and avoid impulsive actions, Wang Zhifan continued to use the Book of Destiny to contemplate the optimal course of action. If Feng Country could remain stable for decades, he would be essentially content, as this would give his descendants ti to grow. Wishing for stability for centuries or even eternally is rely a beautiful wish; thinking about it is enough without relying on it.
"Killing Feng Xian in advance would cause Shenfengzi to support other nations to overthrow Feng Country’s rule? What if I kill them both?"
"Without Feng Xian and Shenfengzi, would Feng Country beco even shakier due to the inability to suppress various rebellions? Is that guy indispensable in the early phase of governance?"
"Damn, there’s no talent to replace this traitor?"
"What? Those who could replace him would also rebel?! How long can my descendants hold on?"
...
Wang Zhifan quickly beca engrossed in using the Book of Destiny, as he confird through nurous predictions that future outcos were not set in stone. All future conclusions were closely related to preceding circumstances. The butterfly effect he anticipated truly existed. Only by calculating the full picture could he take action with confidence.
"Ugh... after so many predictions, my head feels sowhat fatigued... I haven’t experienced this feeling in a long ti... It seems using this Book of Destiny isn’t without cost; it places demands on spiritual power..."
After nearly a hundred uses of the Book of Destiny, Wang Zhifan still hadn’t found a relatively perfect handling solution, then discovered his brain couldn’t handle it, a rare occurrence for soone with a ntal attribute exceeding 100 points. It proved that using this Epic Layer item wasn’t without cost. It must have hidden user thresholds, but Wang Zhifan’s level far exceeded that threshold, causing him to only realize this after all his efforts.
"Forget it... I’ll just leave it at that... More actions lead to more mistakes... According to predictions, the matters I instructed Rou Che will have good effects, and the Dragon Qi Cauldron will have more significant effects based on the prediction results. If I take it away, Feng Country will decline quickly... Shenfengzi, that old fox, sure knows how to divine; if I hadn’t discovered this Epic Layer prophecy item, I’d definitely kill him before leaving, but now it seems completely unnecessary..."
The prediction results from the Book of Destiny greatly impacted Wang Zhifan’s decision-making. Based on his experience from so many instances, he had strong faith in the effects of instance items, especially an Epic Layer item like this; he couldn’t simply ignore its predictions and act willfully, risking putting his country and descendants in an even worse situation.
To put it bluntly, he could only bla himself for developing a worldly greed a few months ago, unwilling to abandon this dominant nation he built upon the conclusion of the instance. He chose to leave behind descendants to continue ruling, a path entirely of his own making.
"Goodbye, Rou Che, the child is my greatest gift to you."
In the final hours of the instance, Wang Zhifan hurried back to see his queen once more, leaving the future ruler of Feng Country with more items of note. When he felt his ti in this world was up, and the instance forcibly began to withdraw him from this world, he smiled and spoke his final words while his figure completely disappeared from this world.
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