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Chapter 1061 Chapter 292. Under the Prophecy
Annan felt that his guess was very close to the truth...

But there is no reason why the mysterious wizard who can produce such a good thing as the Fruit of Corruption and predict the future can't predict that he will interfere with it? Or does the mysterious man think that he will give the thing to Barbatod?

Annan didn't think so, because he thought of a suitable candidate.

In front of the little bat, Annan opened the portal to the kingdom of the dead and asked the Skeleton King if he needed the fruit of corruption.

The Skeleton King declined, but the little bat was puzzled about Annan's behavior of giving away treasures casually - why didn't he give it to himself?

"I'm glad you thought of me, but I don't need it."

Skeleton King nodded to the uneasy little bat and continued, "Coldness and death have become a part of me. Without them, my power will disappear with them."

"All right……"

It seems that Skeleton King is not the "right answer".

After thinking about it, Annan had no choice but to take the Fruit of Corruption to the dungeon to meet Barbatod.

"I... have said everything I need to say..." Barbatode said with a bitter look on his face.

Annan did not come to continue to exploit Babatod: "I got the fruit of corruption"

"What fruit of corruption..."

"Something the mysterious person left for you."

Babatod's eyes lit up, and then he remembered that the thing was in Annan's hand, and he felt lost again: "What's the use of this fruit?"

"It is to turn the lich into an undead. Do you have a secret that can transform the lich?"

Babatod didn't answer. He stood there in a daze, as if he had thought of something, with emotions ranging from ecstasy and loss, joy and sadness constantly appearing on his face.

It took him a long time to calm down.

"What did you think of?" Annan asked.

Babatod sat there quietly, regaining a bit of his former temperament: "You are not a rat man, right?"

Annan remained noncommittal.

"It's okay to tell you... Do you know the Second Prince?"

"He is also colluding with the ratmen?" Annan asked in surprise. The Royal Palace of Rikaner is rotten to the core.

"What..." Barbatode quickly denied: "No, no, he is very clean. The rat people just can't do anything to him, so they turn to support the eldest prince."

"His life box is in the Empire. We just need to send the Fruit of Corruption over to revive him, and everything will be fine..."

Annan looked at him and said, "Like you said before, you and Ke...the king teamed up with the ratmen to kill him. Why do you think he will save you after he gets the things?"

Babatod didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Because I was the one who gave him the life box..."

You could say that Babatod still had some conscience, or that he was hedging his bets. While working for the Rat Man, he also left a seed for the royal family.

Then the problem is coming.

"If the You-Know-Who thinks the Fruit of Corruption can save you, but it's in my hands...why would I give it to the Second Prince?"

Babatod said, "You have plundered all the wealth I have accumulated. Is that not enough?"

Annan shook his head, "I know the numbers. One Fruit of Corruption is worth one Arcane Energy Core. Your wealth is not worth it."

"Master Olme, you and the head councillor are loyal to the kingdom, and Vitalig is the only clean royal family."

That is true, but Annan is not Olmessau. He has no loyalty to the kingdom, only hatred.

"Can the kingdom accept letting an undead take over the country?"

"It's better than being taken over by the rat-men puppets and having our country destroyed." Babatod said desperately.

"I want to think about it..."

Annan and Vitalig have some friendship, but it is limited to some small favors they helped in Xingyue Bay. Talling Lilith and Asimov... wait a minute!
Annan suddenly remembered that Asimov's soul came along with Vitalig's life box.

Asimov is from the prophecy school, and the mysterious man is also from the prophecy school...

The mysterious man said that the Fruit of Corruption would save Babatod. After he helped Vitalig to revive, Vitalig would most likely let him go...

Tarin Lilith was Asimov's advance payment to Annan, asking him to hand over the fruit of corruption to Vitalig in three years. Is this impossible...?

When Asimov sent the phylactery to Star-Moon Bay, Annan thought they had nowhere to go. But if they really had no way out, why didn't they go to the Empire, but to himself who was still a small lord at that time?
But he predicted the future three years later...?
Annan hurriedly left the dungeon without saying a word and ran to the Purification Court Tower.

"What else is there!"

Kyle began to miss Baba Todd. At least he wouldn't bother him for no reason.

"I'll tell you a secret."

"Secrets are good. I like secrets."

Kyle stopped complaining and listened quietly to Annan telling the story of himself, Vitalig and Asimov.

"Finally, I got the fruit of corruption and connected everything."

"As expected of him as the former director of a great library..." the little bat sighed.

"Is this magic?" Annan couldn't help but ask.

"Why not magic?"

"He predicted the future and knew everything I would do..."

Does this mean that my life is being manipulated?

Kyle pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not surprised you think so, but prophecy is not as omnipotent as you think. Asimov only saw certain nodes in the future."

"For example, I am predicting you now. I saw what you did, I saw you return to Liberty City, and I saw you give me a large sum of money."

“Why should I give you money?”

"for example!"

However, Annan understood what the little bat wanted to express. Knowing that his fate was not determined like in the book made Annan feel much better.

"But Mr. Asimov was indeed amazing. I'm afraid he was not far from becoming a legend at that time." Kyle sighed to his acquaintance.

Annan was thinking, if he didn't give it to Vitalig, would he be breaking Asimov's prophecy?

But just as the prophecy was only a fragment of foreseeing the future, everything was still driven by will: having received the tower spirit reward in advance, which was more precious than the arcane energy core, it was difficult for Annan to act in a treacherous manner.

Asimov was really good at judging people.

"I'll ask Montreal Mountain." Annan made the decision.

"Here with me?" the little bat asked in surprise.

"What else? You are the safest place here."

Kyle always felt something was wrong, as if his relationship with Annan was getting deeper and deeper...

On the other side, Annan has opened the portal to Mount Montreal.

"Olin, this is Little Bat, the legendary wizard. Little Bat, this is Olin, the royal family of the empire."

After introducing each other, Annan and Olin recounted what happened: "I need Vitalig's phylactery."

"Vitalig's phylactery is at the Royal School of Magic."

"Can you bring it out?"

"I'm afraid not... The Mages' House is guarding them and won't let anyone get close, not even me."

"What about sending the Fruit of Corruption over there?"

"I don't see any intention of the Royal Magic Academy to revive Vitalig," Olin said bluntly.

This is troublesome...

When Annan was at a loss, a shadow condensed by light quietly appeared beside him, picked up the wooden box containing the Fruit of Corruption, and said softly: "Leave it to me."

Annan's black eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Chairman?!"

(End of this chapter)