abnormal mutation

Chapter 68 The Eye of Pro
The third wondrous item was a bracelet, placed in a small box engraved with magic circles; it looked quite unusual. It also came from the silver-robed man, along with a diary written in Akkadian.

Yes, it's a diary again!
Roland strongly suspects that the more profound the research, knowledge, or secrets, the harder they are to remember; otherwise, why would everyone like to keep a diary?

He opened the diary. There wasn't much written inside. The person had accidentally obtained this bracelet from some ruins, studied it for years without any results, but felt more and more that it was unusual. And then... nothing more.

'Utterly worthless.' He tossed the diary aside with disdain.

The box wasn't locked. He opened the clasp, and inside lay a piece of intricately designed jewelry. It was made of bronze metal, with three bracelets connected to a ring. The inner bracelets were inlaid with a circle of blue and green gemstones, from which hung a larger gemstone pendant.

The ring and bracelet are connected by a sun-shaped metal disc, flat on one side and convex on the other, with a diameter slightly smaller than the wrist. A simple line drawing of an eye is embossed on the surface of the disc. If worn on the wrist, it should be positioned exactly on the back of the hand.

'This can't be gold, can it? The color is off. These gems are beautiful; they must be very valuable.'

Roland tentatively touched it, but there was no reaction. He picked it up and examined it carefully.

Just as he was fretting, a slit appeared in the middle of the metal disc, which suddenly split open, revealing a huge blue eye that met his gaze.

Roland was startled and dropped it with a tremor. The ornament landed on the floor, the disc face down. Suddenly, the disc bounced and flipped over, opening its eyes and turning to look at him again.

“罗兰·霍亨索伦·奥托，出生于第五纪元2551年8月5日，死于第五纪元2573年2月7日……不对！没有天赋……不对！非凡者……不对！黄金遗民……不对……”

A surge of mental energy emanated from the ornament, the contents of which sent chills down Roland's spine and made his eyelids twitch uncontrollably, as if his eyes might suddenly utter the word "time travel".

"What are you?"

"What are you?"

They spoke at the same time, word for word, and then fell silent, staring at each other without saying a word.

Roland's heart was pounding. He was determined that if this thing couldn't be used for his purposes, it had to be destroyed completely.

"You want to destroy me?"

"You can read other people's thoughts?" Roland's eyes narrowed, his murderous intent intensifying.

"No, your eyes tell me that."

"Uh, you're alive? What's your name? What extraordinary abilities do you possess?"

"They call me the Eye of Pro, you can call me Pro. Life and death are a false concept. From the perspective of self-awareness, I am indeed alive. I don't have combat abilities, but I probably know more." Its voice was calm, as if it were talking about something trivial.

Roland frowned slightly, not quite believing it: "We've never met before, yet you saw right through me. Does that even qualify as knowledge?"

“Of course.” Pro blinked, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone, “Everything that exists leaves a trace.”

“Then you should be called the All-Knowing Eye.” Roland’s brows furrowed even deeper. “That’s a power only gods possess.”

“Your understanding of the extraordinary is too shallow. There are plenty of foolish and stupid gods,” Pro said disdainfully. “There are no omniscient and omnipotent gods. A god’s ability is directly related to his divine office and authority.”

"Is there a god who controls pooping?" Roland smirked, wanting to see its reaction.

"Hmm? Give it a try, I think you have potential in this area," Pro praised earnestly.

Roland was taken aback, seriously suspecting that there was a person hidden inside the ornament. A thought struck him, and he said, "Then you must know a lot about extraordinary paths. What path do you think is suitable for me?" "..." Pro stared at him intently, remaining silent for a long time. "I don't know."

"Huh? You think you know a lot?" Roland said in surprise. "I thought you were going to make something up?"

“I never lie!” Pro said righteously. “If you want to get knowledge or information from me, you must make an equivalent exchange. This is a rule that I cannot violate.”

Roland was taken aback, then instantly understood the true use of the Eye of Pro. He tentatively asked, "It can only be knowledge or information that you don't know?"

“It’s not limited to that; anything that interests me is fine.” Pro’s eyes shifted slightly, filled with anticipation. “Those who have no value are not worth my time.”

Roland picked up the ornament and carefully put it on his left wrist, placing the Eye of Pro on the center of the back of his hand: "I am your master now, do I also need to follow this rule?"

“You are merely the holder. Don’t try to blackmail me. After the ornament is destroyed, I will be reborn somewhere in the world, as long as this world still needs knowledge.” Pro seemed to be able to guess what Roland was thinking.

"How many extraordinary paths are there in this world? Are there any that suit me?" Roland pondered.

"Extraordinary pathways are constantly changing. Before the Fourth Age, there were no characteristics like 'Steam,' 'Machinery,' 'Industrial Plague,' or 'Energy.' Extraordinary pathways that go directly to Sequence 1 are not complete, and some extraordinary pathways' core characteristics doom them to not reach the end."

"Your situation is quite special. I do know a few excellent extraordinary paths." Pro's words trailed off, and he simply looked at Roland calmly.

Roland instantly understood; this was paid content. The fact that Pro's Eye could open meant that it believed it possessed a great deal of knowledge it didn't know, which could only be the result of over a decade of hard study in its previous life, but it didn't want to reveal its scientific and global background.

He pondered for a long time: "I want to exchange these extraordinary paths with you in a completely new language called English."

"A completely new language?" Pro looked at him suspiciously. "I need to assess it. It doesn't count if it's something I made up myself."

“Of course not,” Roland said with certainty. “From the perspective of ‘knowledge,’ a new language definitely has great value.”

“I decide the specific value, and the world will give me feedback,” Pro said, beginning to instruct Roland on how to exchange knowledge.

Roland closed his eyes slightly, establishing a mental link with the Eye of Pro. At the same time, he recalled the English knowledge he had learned and selectively transmitted it to the Eye of Pro, choosing to hide some special words.

His English level in his previous life was quite average, but fortunately, he was already a semi-extraordinary being, so he could barely recall most of it, mainly the basics. This is the most important framework and foundation of a language, therefore its value is not low.

Pro's eyes were half-open and half-closed, his bronze eyelids trembling slightly, giving him a mesmerizing look, and the entire piece of jewelry seemed to glow.

When the transmission was halfway through, Roland stopped it: "How was it?"

“Incredible! This is not just a language. I can feel the unique and glorious civilization and history in it. I have never heard a single word of it before…” Pro was so excited that he was incoherent.

Roland has tried his best to avoid sensitive terms such as technology and astronomy, focusing mainly on humanities, but still reveals a glimpse of the past civilization.

“This language is very valuable and has greatly improved me, but it is far from enough to exchange for a mature and extraordinary path,” Pro replied after calming down.

"Recommend a few extraordinary paths that are most suitable for me, provide detailed explanations and suggestions. I will choose the one that best suits me, and give you the sequence number that can be obtained, along with instructions on how to acquire subsequent sequences." Roland was treating Pro as if he were the AI ​​from his previous life.

“Smart move!”

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