He would wait until the projection ended.

’I’ll check this afternoon to see if there’s any news about a Tier Five Dungeon appearing. That will verify the accuracy of the Future Preview.’

As for going to see it himself...

The creation of Demons and Dungeons was related to the intensity of people’s focused Perception. ’If I go there specifically to watch, it might prevent the Dungeon from forming at all.’

He finished reading all the magazines and newspapers from cover to cover.

A lot had certainly happened this month.

The Month of Knowledge and Wisdom was all about technological breakthroughs and great leaps in learning.

However, many of the gains from this month would likely be lost in the next. The Month of Chaos and Madness was not kind to researchers.

’I hope they don’t suffer a backlash in April.’

The main breakthroughs this month included: the belt-driven promotion conveyor, inspired by the Celestial Passage Bridge, and the Candidate Project.

On the political front, there was Lorren’s plot to wage war on a neighboring continent.

Lorren had gotten quite bold.

’Does he really think he conquered Ruijia because of his own strength?’ Lu Cang had no intention of being used by Lorren as a tool of war.

Hm.

Lu Cang finished organizing the information.

’In a way, I’ve foreseen everything that might happen in the next thirty days. But this foresight isn’t set in stone, since it’s only based on what I’ve seen in newspapers and magazines.’

’It’s not some kind of definitive, mystical precognition that forms a True Destiny, guaranteed to happen with perfect accuracy.’

But it was enough.

WHOOSH!

In the next instant, Lu Cang appeared on the street outside.

The sun had completely set, and the sky had grown dark. His Perception swept over the White Tower.

On the last day of the Knowledge Moon, the scholars of the White Tower were just as fervent.

They were desperately using this last bit of time, as if trying to wring out every last drop of value from the Knowledge Moon.

It was a bit of a mad scene.

Lu Cang glanced at his pocket watch.

It was seven in the evening.

If he remembered correctly,

These were the last six hours of An Zheng’s life.

For there to be no sign of movement yet... it was unsettlingly quiet.

When things were this abnormal, something was surely afoot.

However, Lu Cang had no intention of directly intervening to rush things along.

’Since this is the first projection, I should start by observing from the sidelines to see how events originally unfold.’

’If my influence causes things to change on this first run, the root of the problem might be obscured.’

Lu Cang alerted no one.

WHOOSH!

His form swapped places with the space around him, and he arrived deep underground beneath Lorren.

He had actually found this secret hiding spot of Lorren’s after returning from Ruijia.

The location was extremely well-hidden, with only enough room for a single person to stand.

Before him was a cabinet. Inside, there was nothing but a single golden brick.

At first glance, it revealed nothing. Only by sending his Perception through it could he see a few sheets of dark paper, their text completely blotted out with ink.

The golden brick was a sealing brick, holding these papers sealed within.

With a mere thought, Lu Cang destroyed the golden brick.

’To be hidden so deep underground and completely sealed with a special sealing brick... How very peculiar.’

HUMMM—

As the sealing brick was destroyed,

a golden light erupted from all sides.

What lay inside was similar to the information he had received when he first touched the golden brick: ten different prophecies were hidden within.

As for the specific contents of the prophecies, using his "Hidden Origin" ability didn’t give him a clear picture; he only knew they were prophecies concerning Lorren.

Lu Cang had long wanted to break it open and have a look, but it was, after all, one of Lorren’s treasures.

He still felt a certain soft spot for the nation of Lorren. He’d ultimately decided that since they protected it so well, it must be a precious object.

’Best not to smash someone else’s national treasure.’

’It’s just curiosity for me, but for Lorren, this could be its very lifeline...’

He had been thinking that once his power stabilized, he would find time to head out to sea. The Secret Sea was vast, and he had been on the Ruelun Continent for a long time.

’I should go travel and see a new continent.’

’Changing maps, as they say?’

Plundering treasures from countries he didn’t know wouldn’t trouble Lu Cang’s conscience, and it would make up for the losses incurred from being soft-hearted here in Lorren.

But... ’This is just a projection, and I’m already here, so...’

Lu Cang didn’t hold back.

Lu Cang unrolled one prophetic scroll after another.

"Prophecy—Lorren shall rule half the continent."

"Prophecy—In its first millennium, Lorren shall see the birth of its own Level 6 Mage."

"Prophecy—Lorren’s Lorentz Magic Academy shall become the greatest magic academy on the continent."

...

The first few were all prophecies of Lorren’s prosperity.

It seemed they had all come true, one by one.

"Doomsday Prophecy—On April 1, 5026, Doomsday shall arrive, and all nearby continents will be destroyed."

’A Doomsday prophecy?’

The instant he saw this prophecy, Lu Cang thought of a Profession he had learned about long ago.

"The Doomsday Prophet."

Unlike other Professions that had nine Levels,

this one only had three. Each Level was dedicated to prophesying a doomsday—and then making it a reality.

He had heard that once a Doomsday Prophet reached the third and final Level...

...they would usher in a cataclysm that would destroy the entire world.