This knight is too perfect

Chapter 11 The Choice of Fate

The item that Fergus gave to Rhine to test his 'source affinity' was a mysterious stone slab of unknown material.

There are seven obscure patterns engraved on the stone slab, and these seven patterns correspond exactly to the 'seven source qualities' mentioned by Fergus.

Fergus held the slate in his hand and began to explain.

"This is the Origin Slate, which was specially created by the Holy Light Church to detect source essence."

"You just need to drop your blood on it, and it will give you the corresponding answer based on the affinity of the seven elements in your blood."

"The higher the affinity of a certain source element, the brighter the light of the corresponding source element inscription on the origin stone tablet will be."

As Fergus spoke, he pulled out a knife and cut Rhine's fingers.

As a drop of blood from Rhine's fingertips fell on the Origin Slate, a magical scene appeared.

The six elements on the Origin Slate, symbolizing 'holy light, the netherworld, life, soul, elements, and desire', all glowed brightly.

But these lights did not last long, and soon disappeared, and were replaced by... the dazzling light of "destiny".

Seeing this scene, Fergus immediately showed an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Impossible, this is impossible, fate, how can it be fate..."

Listening to Fergus's tone of shock and slight disappointment.

Although Rhine was not clear about what the 'Source of Destiny' represented, he understood that in Fergus's opinion, this Source of Destiny was the source that should never appear in Rhine.

"Lord Fergus, fate...isn't it bad?"

Rhine's words brought Fergus back from his disordered thoughts and made him quickly calm down.

After a moment's contemplation, Fergus replied: "It's not that fate is bad, it's just that it's too special."

In order to better explain to Rhine what "fate" is, Fergus used himself as an example.

"The so-called Extraordinary Path is essentially a relatively safe and stable path for exploring the source essence that was explored by the Extraordinary people."

"Take me as an example. I am on the extraordinary path of 'Punishment Knight' with primary life and secondary desire. Although I have not yet completed the Black Iron Ceremony of the Punishment Knight and promoted to the extraordinary level, I have already exceeded the limits of mortals to a certain extent."

"It's not because my talent is much higher than yours, Little Rhine, or because I work harder than you. No, none of that. It's just because I'm standing on the shoulders of pioneers."

"Little Rhine, do you remember what I told you before, what is the most dangerous thing in the extraordinary world?"

Rhine nodded and said, "Remember, it is the unknown. The unknown is the most dangerous thing in the extraordinary world."

"Yes."

Fergus put down the Origin Slate and looked at Rhine with a complicated expression: "The unknown, this is something that every Beyonder is curious about but also afraid of."

"And destiny corresponds to... the unknown."

“No one knows what fate is, and no one knows where it will take people. Everyone who embarks on the path of fate is destined to walk in the unknown fog throughout his life, and no one can give him guidance.”

"Little Rhine, do you know what this means?"

Rhine answered seriously: "It means that my extraordinary path has no traces left by anyone before me."

"Yes."

Fergus looked at the clever Rhine and once again lamented the fickleness of fate.

Rhine obviously has the best intuition, the best swordsmanship talent, and the most restrained heart.

But he embarked on the most unpredictable path of destiny, and his future went from controllable to uncontrollable.

If Rhine's most compatible main essence is not destiny, but the other six essences.

Fergus believed that with Rhine's amazing talent, he would become a great knight in the future.

But if his main essence is destiny, then Fergus cannot determine where Rhine's future will lead.

Because among the extraordinary secrets that Fergus knew, those who embarked on that fateful path usually did not end well.

The biggest reason is that the extraordinary power of destiny varies from person to person and is unpredictable.

Every person who embarks on the path of destiny eventually gains extraordinary powers that are bizarre and have no rules to follow.

Once Rhine chooses to embark on this unknown path, he is likely to find in despair that some of his previous choices were wrong after completing a series of promotion ceremonies with untold hardships.

But these established choices could not be changed, which led to the end of Rhine's extraordinary journey.

Therefore, for the sake of Rhine's future, Fergus gave him a relatively safe solution after careful consideration.

"Little Rhine, although your origin slate shows that the most suitable main essence for you is 'destiny'."

“But in the long history of Extraordinary people, there have been Extraordinary people who were destined to have affinity with the main source substance, but chose to take other paths.”

“Although doing so will make your extraordinary journey more difficult, it is undoubtedly safer to take an extraordinary journey that has the experience of predecessors to follow than to face an unknown fate.”

"So, do you want to accept your fate and take that unknown path, or choose one of the two extraordinary paths I currently have?"

“You must know that once you choose to embark on the path of destiny, every extraordinary promotion in your future will be an adventure full of unknowns, because you cannot guarantee that every choice you make will be correct.”

Hearing this, Rhine already understood why Fergus felt lost because the main essence that he was close to was "fate".

Because if the other path is to follow the footsteps of predecessors and move step by step towards a foreseeable future.

The path to destiny is that you can only explore on your own and move towards an invisible future.

There is no need to explain the huge difference between the two.

After all, how can you guarantee that your wisdom alone can match that of countless predecessors?
Therefore, there are only two paths before Rhine.

One is to give up the main source destiny that best suits him and choose an extraordinary path that may not be suitable for him, but is very stable.

The second is to accept your fate and embark on an unknown path.

This choice was not easy, and Rhine couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Rhine finally made a decision.

He looked up at Fergus, his clear eyes were not confused at all, but firm and bright.

"Lord Fergus, I once heard a saying that fate is never predetermined. The reason why it seems unchangeable is that when people face the choice of fate, they always give the same answer surprisingly."

"Since the essence of destiny is choice, then for me, whether to choose to embark on this unknown journey of destiny is also part of the choice that destiny makes me make."

"And since it appeared before me, it means that it was not fate that chose me, but my body, my soul, my heart...that chose this unknown path for me."

“Since this is the answer that comes from the deepest part of my heart, I am willing to trust my intuition and follow my own will to give them an equal response.”

"Sir Fergus, please tell me about the path of the Knight of Destiny. That is the choice I made about my destiny. It is the path that Rhine Simmons voluntarily took."

Although Rhine's tone was calm, it revealed an indescribable firmness.

This made Fergus, who wanted to advise him, give up his original idea.

After a moment, Fergus sighed and then laughed.

"…It's not fate that chose you, but you who chose your own fate."

"You are indeed special, little Rhine."

"Okay, since you have made your choice, as your guide, I should respect your decision, even if I personally don't want you to take this path."

After saying that, Fergus took out an old parchment scroll from his arms.

And what is written on this parchment is the extraordinary path of the 'Knight of Destiny'.

"Little Rhine, I hope you can prove to me that it is you who chose fate, not fate that chose you."

"Come on, please move forward courageously and embark on the path you have chosen according to your own will."

After saying that, Fergus handed the parchment scroll to Rhine.

It was also from this moment that Rhine's destiny began.

As for where this road will eventually lead, no one knows.

Because the only person who can decide the final direction of this road is Rhine himself.

After all, although destiny is unknown, it is also unique...

(End of this chapter)