The 'Book of Changes' was sothing that Russell ca up with after witnessing the changes in the original story of his unpublished novel.
As the author who wrote the novel, [The Forgotten Swordsman of Ruined Star], for at least three years in his previous life, and as soone who only did it to pass his ti while waiting for his stocks result or to let out his imaginations, he couldn't rember every minor details, but following the chronological events in his unpublished novel, everything would co back at the back of his head as the ti passes when the events starting to unfold one by one.
And with the plain purple book in his hand, he decided to write the changes or new elents that happened in reality. By doing this, it might help him predict with more precision what might happen in the future that was brought by the forwarded events just like the Ranking of Exchange that should happen after the midterm exam in October, and not in the Ergence Anniversary that just ended.
Although there would be another Ranking of Exchange as per the Obelisk's Curriculum as the way of prospering the maturity of promising Players for the future, there's a hundred percent certainty that the difference has already been made due to the Ranking of Exchange being done in the Ergence Anniversary.
"Sigh... the story is already f*cked up."
Russell muttered as he took a black pen from a small cabinet under his study desk, and wrote the following in the first few pages of the plain purple book that he nad as 'Book of Changes'.
~ Book of Changes ~
First Page
July 23, 2062
"1. The Seed of Chaos
"In the hidden dungeon called the 'Oldest Root of Yggdrasil' where the Goddess of Night's vision was present, I t 'Her' personally which would surely killed if not for 'Her' barrier that was cast on .
"I still rember 'Her' slender body and pitch black hair, as well as 'Her' deep blue eyes which would be an insult to be even compared to mine. This passage might seem unnecessary, but I couldn't help but think about 'Her' for so inexplicable reason.
"My idiocy at that ti as I didn't consider any possible changes brought my interaction with the Goddess of Night that was supposed to be uninterested in the mortal business whom 'She' viewed as nothing more than insects.
"This brought the existence of the mysterious Egg that I didn't know anything about.
"This Egg entrusted to by the Goddess of Night in exchange for a contract or the mysterious Symbol of Night which gave a power that seems overpowered... At least at this point in ti.
"I was then branded in my heart by sothing called the 'Symbol of Night' which was painful enough to knock out during the process of carving it. And when I woke up, I found myself lying comfortably on the ground of the hidden dungeon.
"Sotis I wondered about the way I woke up, did 'She' put on 'Her' lap or sothing? Haha! What a ridiculous thought."
Russell chuckled at one of the unnecessary passages he wrote before he turned to the second page of the plain purple notebook, then he wrote the following words:
Second Page
"2. Ancient Treasure Chest of Chaos
"This treasure chest presumably left by the Goddess 'Herself' contained items beyond this Post-Ergence World's imagination.
"The items that left a deep impression on are the dark purple Jar of Nothingness, the dirty white Mask of Night, the two weapons which were the sealed sword and scythe, the keys which turned into a key, then the out of place three dice which ca out from the combination of tainted stuff. Sigh...
"Although Growth-type items were very rare and expensive on their own based on the growth or rank limit, I acquired a growth-type sword and scythe whose nas were still with question marks.
"And thankfully, with a covert interference of a Blacksmith God, the Constellation, 'One Who Eats Fire For Breakfast', the weapons' one function was unlocked called Eater of Power.
"But one thing is certain, I need to kill Monsters of Chaos origin for those weapons to grow and their sealed features to be unlocked.
"I wonder if the end-ga rank I wrote in my unpublished novel is still the sa in this world? Well, considering how monstrous it is... I bet it is still the sa.
"According to what I rember, at this point in ti, the highest grade weapon and armor that humanity possessed is at Mythical.
"Normal, Rare, Unique, Legendary, and Mythical...
"Ha... It's in the fifth rank out of ten."
Russell stopped writing on the second page of the Book of Changes.
'I just made a very confidential item at this very mont.'
Although he could store the Book of Changes in his Dinsional Inventory, he still needed to be careful because there was a certain type of profession or beings that could directly steal sothing inside the Dinsional Inventory.
A Dinsional Thief and the Cosmos Plunderer.
'Well, I'm confident I won't encounter them this early in the story, and by the ti I might do so, many things would already change, and I just have to be prepared as there are ways to counter or even kill them.'
Russell said firmly in his thoughts as he flipped to the third page of the Book of Changes, then after taking a deep breath, he wrote the title of the third change according to his experience.
Third Page
"3. Mira von Obreyon
"I don't know how would she affect the future just like the existence of salesclerk 'Maya' from the Player General Store.
"But one thing is certain... No, I'm not sure anymore... If she will perish in the future."
"This is one of the Untouched Elents that might greatly impact the original story... But who am I to say such a thing? I am an anomaly myself..."
Russell stopped writing as his mind beca clouded causing unnecessary thoughts to start to surface within his head, disrupting his train of thought.
He then tore the third page, threw it inside his Dinsional Inventory, and wrote the sa thing again on the new third page, but with the exception of the third line he previously wrote, instead, after so thinking, two new lines were added.
Third Page
"3. Mira von Obreyon
"I don't know how would she affect the future just like the existence of salesclerk 'Maya' from the Player General Store.
"But one thing is certain... No, I'm not sure anymore... If she will perish in the future...
"I don't know if I'd wish for soone to perish for the sake of slightly aligning with the correct story route.
"What a simple yet complicated dilemma."
A sigh escaped from Russell's mouth as he ended the third page of Book of Changes with complicated emotion.
As soone who experienced killing another person for the first ti when so goons intruded on his dorm room under Reinhardt von Apollon's order just the ti after the Banquet of Obelisk, the case was very different when compared to Mira's situation. He could kill with a resolve as long as it's reasonable, especially in self-defense, but when it cos to hoping for soone to die, especially with soone like Mira — who did nothing wrong — was just outrageous.
'But, ti will tell...'
He said inwardly because sothing about Mira would certainly take place in the future, and he would just need to consider the necessary actions at that mont in case his and the others' safety get compromised.
...
Fourth Page
"4. A certain beautiful woman with gold-rimd eyeglasses.
"The unplanned eting in the Obelisk Tracking Field brought forth the relationship I currently have at this mont which caused a chain reaction with others.
"But... Ah f*ck.
"That certain Close Mystery Tower..."
Russell simply ended the fourth page of the Book of Changes with a very heavy emotion as he recalled sothing in his unpublished novel that would happen in the future.
It was one of the major events that would greatly change everything.
'If ever that event changes, I'd hope that it wouldn't bring greater repercussions.'
After scratching his head a few tis, he flipped to the fifth page and wrote the fifth change he had in his mind.
Fifth Page
5. Chaos Companions
"With my encounter with the Goddess of Night, and becoming a diator of Chaos whatever that is, I was able to give the trio the Chaos trait.
"The first one of them beca a contractee of the subordinate of the Goddess.
"The second one of them was visited in her sleep, causing her to receive a strange dream for a few consecutive days.
"And the last one of them was requested by the mysterious Egg to drop out of the academy and just train, and train as if it is the only thing in the world.
"These changes simply answer my dilemma... it wouldn't matter if Mira's existence brings changes in the future. We just need to adapt to it because compared to her, these trio already beca a part of history that would happen yet in the future."
Russell shook his head slightly as a smile of ridiculousness ford on his lips.
...
After an unknown period of ti, he finished writing every change he noticed as he flipped slowly through the plain purple book from the first page, then Russell read with a soft voice the title of the sixth and its subsequent pages.
Sixth Page
"6. System's Behavior..."
It was about the attitude of the System towards him like the delay notifications, he suspected that the System might be playing with him, or the Goddess was just teasing him.
Seventh Page
"7. The Two World Announcents..."
It was about the ti when he grumbled because of the System's late response and Alie's instant growth which caused the mysterious Egg to give him the Fruit of Chaos, but that interaction which was initiated by the mysterious Egg created a ripple that allowed so True Ancient Constellations to feel the mysterious presence in the planet for a brief mont. Thankfully, with the mysterious nihility, the Egg's presence felt like an illusion as it even avoided the eyes of True Ancients.
Eight Page
"8. Fortieth Ergence Anniversary's Ranking of Exchange Event..."
The supposed-to-be conducted after the midterm exam happened too early when Leon challenged Jiho, while Jiho challenged Samantha.
"This is it for now..."
Russell said in a low voice that still made a bit of reverberation due to the silent environnt inside his new dorm room.
Just as Russell was about to close the plain purple book, he flipped it from the back of the book where countless blank pages were attached.
Then, after so ti, he wrote sothing on the last page of the plain purple book, although he had no interest in digging deeper into it, he just wrote the following words as a reminder of his identity of the past.
"0. My Reincarnation."
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