Having altered the Dates of Death for so many people, Lu Cang had a profound sense of Destiny’s depth.

However, to defy Destiny, one must possess the strength to match it.

The Prophet Profession, at the very least, specialized in the Destiny Element.

’Perhaps leveling this Profession to a High Level could grant me abilities to alter Destiny.’

’Even if the Profession couldn’t, perhaps my Divine Talent could.’

He’d also more or less grasped the basics of Chronology.

The Prophet Profession was just one step away.

As for the Mechanicians from the White Tower and the experiment they were currently conducting, Lu Cang had also observed them for a while.

What they were doing was actually quite simple.

They planned to build an incredibly fast Flying Airship.

They would perform their advancements on this airship.

Theoretically, as long as they remained in motion, those tadpoles wouldn’t be able to catch them.

The advancement Ritual, however, was an Array affixed to the Flying Airship.

As it would be relatively stationary to the airship, the advancement Ritual would not be affected.

It sounded absurd, but there was a sliver of logic to it.

When the time came, they would have some people go through the advancement first.

Only after confirming that the advancement’s Effect was not impacted by being on the Flying Airship would they attempt the "contaminated" advancements.

The Flying Airship was scheduled for completion around February 4th.

The main issue was that it was too easy to forget things during the Forgotten Moon, which had slowed down their progress.

They actually already had a Flying Airship; it was how they had arrived.

The only need now was to modify the Flying Airship to make it faster.

He heard that in just half a month, most of Ruijia’s territory had been absorbed into Lorren.

Luo Tedan had never once summoned him during this time.

The King, for his part, understood the boundaries perfectly.

He maintained a hands-off attitude toward everything Lu Cang said and did, toward all that had transpired.

He was the King.

And Lu Cang enjoyed his power.

It was as if a clear line had been drawn between them, each staying on their own side without interfering with the other.

It was just that the ministers who had once gossiped about Lu Cang merely occupying the position of Chief Mage without making any contributions had now all fallen completely silent.

After he had single-handedly slain a god, dealt a heavy blow to Ruijia, and "conquered" a vast territory for Lorren, no one dared to utter another word of complaint.

’Although, my initial goal was to save Ruijia.’

’I just planned to eradicate the Rose of Shedding Skin and grab a few things from the treasury while I was at it.’

’Looking at the results now, though...’

’It seems I ended up causing Ruijia’s... Nation Destruction...’

「January 31st.」

The Forgotten Moon was quickly coming to an end. On this last day, Yuna was spending the night at his house.

He and Yuna had grown much closer.

Upon hearing about his battle with Aertemi, Yuna had been so worried that she burst into tears.

’It was the first time I’d ever seen Yuna cry. I thought she was just a fanatic for knowledge.’

As for romantic feelings, Lu Cang wasn’t interested.

’A 28-year-old mind like mine getting romantic with an 8-year-old girl... Isn’t that a little twisted?’

At least, in his own eyes, Lu Cang still saw Yuna as just a normal little girl.

’As for Leng Qingying... she was just a weak but stubborn little girl.’

Late on the night of the 31st, the fog grew exceptionally thick. Even Lu Cang felt a wave of drowsiness.

In Lu Cang’s room, Yuna, who had been studying Chronology with him, couldn’t fight off her sleepiness any longer.

She climbed onto Lu Cang’s bed and lay down.

She was sound asleep in just two seconds.

Lu Cang tried to stay awake, determined not to get caught up in any strange incidents, at least not on the last day of the month.

He drank a Potion to ward off fatigue, intending to stay awake until the month was over.

He held a sheet of Fire-Written Paper, continuing to take notes.

’Stay awake, read, study Chronology...’

Zzzz...

An incredibly pleasant and refreshing sensation washed over his body.

He snapped his eyes open!

He found himself staring at long eyelashes. A clean, fragrant scent, like fresh wood, drifted over—the scent of Yuna’s hair.

’What happened?’

’Yesterday, I was waiting for January to arrive... Yuna shouldn’t have been at my house.’

’Why are we sleeping in the same bed?’

"Is it... January now?"

Lu Cang clutched his head and sat up, looking out the window.

He was met with a scene of lush greenery, the colors outside exceptionally vibrant.

Lu Cang looked at the mechanical clock on the wall.

This clock didn’t just display the hours, minutes, and seconds; it also showed the date and year.

Year 5026.

February?

1st?

Lu Cang instantly scanned his own body, only to find he had inexplicably become a Level 4 Decryption Scholar, a Level 4 Warrior, and a Level 4 Death Priest.

He had gained many abilities and forms of Magic he didn’t recognize.

Even his Root Magic...

"The Core of All Things?"

’What is this? I know this Root Magic?’

Lu Cang felt the Root Magic imprinted on his soul. In an instant, a complete understanding of the Root Source flooded his mind!

’Yes...’

’This is my Root Magic. My own comprehension.’

Bizarre.

This was truly bizarre... Feeling all these changes within himself, he realized that a whole month must have truly passed.

And he had absolutely no memory of the previous month.

So this was the Forgotten Moon.

’What on earth happened during the Forgotten Moon? What are its properties?’

He couldn’t remember a single thing.

After a moment’s thought, Lu Cang began to check the storage items on his person...

He felt around and found a bag made from Level 8 Demon Hide.

’What’s this?’

’Wait, why is there a strange mark inside my body?’

’Reincarnation?’

Mysterious... This was all too mysterious.

’What in the world did I do during the Forgotten Moon?’

Finally, Lu Cang pulled a stack of completely blank Fire-Written Paper from his Storage Bag.