Chapter 97: Will Auceptin’s Choice of Destiny

Chapter 97: Will Auceptin's Choice of Destiny

After sending Audrey away, Hastur returned to the study, counting the 400 gold pounds he had just earned from her.

During this time, he had entrusted Hugh and Fols to find Roselle's diary, obtaining six pages in total, each costing 50 gold pounds, for a total expenditure of 300 gold pounds.

Now, he had earned back 400 gold pounds from Audrey, netting a profit of 100 gold pounds.

Although not much, not losing money was already a gain for him.

"Miss Audrey is still generous, but was that a look of pity and sympathy when she left?"

Hastur seriously reconsidered and felt that it must have been his illusion.

Looking at the time, it was nearing evening, and he had no intention of going out.

The next day.

Hastur took a carriage after eight in the morning, heading to where Will Auceptin Ansetin lived.

During this period, he had been fed ice cream many times, and by tacit agreement, he did not appear near Will Auceptin.

But apart from the first time he sent a dream, Will Auceptin never came to find him again.

This made him realize that he needed to actively seek out Will Auceptin; otherwise, Will Auceptin would pretend nothing had happened and happily enjoy the ice cream specially prepared for him.

He was agonizing over destiny, while Will Auceptin was at home enjoying delicious food—this was intolerable.

Will Auceptin lived in the South District of the Great Bridge, where his parents were workers in a nearby factory, earning a decent salary, with two days off each month—a rather good condition.

South District of the Great Bridge.

Will Auceptin sat in front of the window sill on the second floor of his bedroom, folding paper cranes leisurely.

He liked these paper cranes invented by Emperor Roselle; they were simple to fold and relieved stress.

To him, most people were like paper cranes in the face of destiny, folded into shape by those with intent.

But there was always that one paper crane that would suddenly mutate, causing the paper crane to come to life, breaking through its paper form to become a true crane soaring in the sky.

Where the crane would ultimately belong, whether good or bad, he was not sure, as he could not yet fully see through destiny.

When a carriage slowly passed under the window sill and stopped in front of his house, Will Auceptin strung the newly folded paper crane on the wind chime.

He sighed, stood up, left the bedroom, went downstairs, and opened the door to greet the visitor.

Of course, he could avoid the visitor in advance, but he couldn't avoid every time; that would seem too heartless, and the ice cream was really delicious.

Opening the door, Will Auceptin revealed a sweet and innocent smile, "May I ask what brings the guest to my home?"

"Just looking for someone to chat with."

"Then please come in…"

Will Auceptin's gaze shifted to Hastur's empty hands, and his little face fell, resentfully saying, "Shouldn't you bring some gifts when visiting others?"

"The best ice cream is meant to be eaten in the store."

"Please come in, esteemed guest."

Will Auceptin's face once again wore a cute smile.

As Hastur entered, Will Auceptin closed the door and invited Hastur to sit on the sofa.

He himself, holding a toy bear, sat opposite Hastur, playing with the bear's fluffy limbs, with no intention of initiating conversation.

Hastur chuckled, "Shouldn't you prepare some tea and snacks when a guest visits?"

"It's not like I invited you." Will Auceptin pouted slightly, muttering.

"But you didn't choose to avoid me this time."

"Sigh."

Will Auceptin sighed, looked up at Hastur, and frowned, "I really don't want to see you now. If I could avoid it, I would have convinced my parents to move earlier."

"Why can't you avoid it with your abilities?"

"Destiny is always interconnected. Even if I could avoid it every time, my destiny has already changed."

"Does such a small degree of destiny interference affect you too?"

Will Auceptin stared at Hastur for a long time, his small eyes watery, looking quite aggrieved, "Do you think you're an ordinary person? Is the destiny interference you bring just a tiny bit?"

"…"

Regarding this question, Hastur had some idea; if he were just an ordinary person, he wouldn't need to seek out this Mercury Serpent to discuss destiny.

"You see, you know you're troublesome, and yet you still want to bring trouble to me."

Will Auceptin hugged the toy bear tighter, feeling even more aggrieved.

"Cough, what I bring is not necessarily trouble; it could also be a miracle of destiny." Hastur boasted a little.

This time, Will Auceptin did not retort. Hastur indeed could influence his destiny. If it were only trouble, he would definitely not let Hastur find him.

"You see, you know you need my help, so mutual assistance between us can lead to a win-win situation." Hastur returned the previous statement.

Will Auceptin hummed, "I am an existence at the end of destiny; what can you help me with?"

"Tell me, and maybe I can help you."

"My destiny is not with you. On the contrary, your arrival Will Auceptin disrupt my original destiny."

"When destiny turns for the better, it always has to go through a low point first."

"What if the low point turns into an abyss? I don't want to be devoured by destiny."

"…"

Hastur couldn't even see his own destiny clearly, let alone guarantee Will Auceptin's destiny.

Perhaps, as Will Auceptin feared, by helping himself, he would be entangled in his own destiny and devoured by it.

Hastur remained silent for a long time, and Will Auceptin sneakily glanced at him. Seeing that Hastur seemed a bit depressed, he cleared his throat and said, "Of course, your arrival is still somewhat helpful to me."

"What help?"

Will Auceptin rubbed the toy bear's head and after a while said, "I've been pondering something recently, and it's hard to make a decision, especially when you appear."

"Let's hear it."

Will Auceptin looked at his left leg, hesitated, and then said, "There's a problem with my left leg. In the future, I Will Auceptin need to amputate it and then die on the operating table."

"I could interfere with this destiny, but I feel it's better to let nature take its course, after all, this is the principle of destiny I've always believed in."

"But I'm afraid of missing out on something."

Hastur's eyes narrowed slightly; he could indeed give Will Auceptin a suggestion, but he didn't immediately offer his advice.

"What are you afraid of missing?"

"I'm not sure. If I knew, I wouldn't be so troubled." Will Auceptin showed a distressed expression.

"Perhaps letting nature take its course is good."

Will Auceptin's face became serious, and he said solemnly, "Is that your advice?"

Hastur shook his head, "No, my advice is to change this destiny, maintain the current state, and then stay in Beckland waiting for your destiny."

If he followed the original trajectory, Will Auceptin, who would be reborn, would miss the most important destiny because his body was not fully grown.

Maintaining the status quo, at his current age of less than ten, he would grow into a young man just in time for the opportunity of destiny, which is the best golden time.

It is also the destiny that suits him best.

"Can you glimpse my future?"

Will Auceptin's face was full of shock; he could only vaguely know that Hastur could bring changes related to destiny.

But he did not expect Hastur to be able to glimpse his destiny!

And he gave him a very certain suggestion on this matter.

Hastur reached out and stroked Will Auceptin's little head, softly saying, "The advice I gave you also changed the future destiny."

At that moment, Will Auceptin seemed to feel the unfathomable fog of destiny dispersing, and a new change appeared in his future.

A change for the better.

To cause such a degree of destiny fluctuation shows how great the change in destiny Hastur's suggestion brought to him!

Will Auceptin stood up, sincerely saying, "Thank you for your advice."

Hastur smiled, quite like a fortune-teller, "This is the guidance of destiny."

"Thanks to destiny."

Will Auceptin's face was full of smiles, and he was very pleased.

At this node of destiny, just this simple sentence could surpass his efforts of a thousand years.

Destiny is so magical.

Having resolved his own matters, Will Auceptin, who owed a great favor, candidly said, "What do you want to know?"

"Tell me about my father Voltaire first."

"You, are truly rare, truly good."

Will Auceptin looked at Hastur in surprise; he thought Hastur would be eager to inquire about his own destiny, but he asked about Voltaire's destiny instead.

Those who know how to restrain themselves in the face of destiny can go further in destiny.

"Your father Voltaire is indeed a gambler, an unlucky gambler. Those hidden extraordinary beings of destiny, in his gambling career, are more like spectators."

"His luck does not need guidance or curses. His final fall into the river was also due to his luck; there were no extraordinary factors involved."

Hastur frowned upon hearing this, "Was he born unlucky?"

He found it hard to believe that a person's gambling luck could be so bad. If it wasn't for a curse from an extraordinary being of destiny, how could he be so unlucky?

To almost lose the entire family fortune.

Will Auceptin did not answer immediately but looked at Hastur for a while and said softly, "No."

"His luck, his destiny, changed when you were born."

(End of the chapter)