“Had an intersection with him? Let me see what he looks like.”

Han Xiao became curious.

Izos took out his communicator and operated it, calling up a three-dimensional image of a person.

It was a pale man, who looked like a Caucasian Hailan Star person. Han Xiao looked at him for a long time, but felt very unfamiliar, and he had no memory of this person at all.

“That’s strange, I’ve never seen this person.” Han Xiao pondered, “In short, I’ll have people look for him on Hailan Star during this time.”

Since Izos could foresee him, this person must be involved in something important. It was unknown whether his descent on Hailan Star was a blessing or a curse. After all, Hailan Star was the mother planet in name, and he still needed to care about its safety.

“You said that was the first thing, what’s the second thing?”

“I foresee the recurrence of history.” Izos frowned slightly, appearing somewhat puzzled.

Han Xiao’s eyes flashed, “You mean…”

“In my prophetic vision, many historical figures who have long since died have descended into the world again. I even saw the figure of the First Sanctum.”

Could it be the Saint Ark’s resurrection of Beyond Grade A event? In that case, the old man Izos also vaguely foresaw this future. The trigger for the prophecy should be his transaction with the Oathkeeper.

“Hmm? You don’t seem surprised by this prophecy?” Izos asked suspiciously.

“I have some understanding of this matter.” Han Xiao rubbed his chin and asked, “By the way, do you know any information…”

He briefly asked about the Saint Ark organization, the Oathkeeper, the sanctuary, and so on, hoping that Izos, this long-lived species who had traveled north and south, would know some information that ordinary people were not aware of.

Unfortunately, Izos shook his head, indicating that he had never heard of these things.

However, when he mentioned the Oathkeeper, he seemed to have thought of something.

“The high-dimensional positioning mind projection ability you described, which ignores distance, is not common. It sounds simple, but the requirements are very strict. Telekinesis and most mental powers can’t do it. If it’s not his own ability, then it’s a bit like a legendary original Esper ability, the Flame of the Soul.”

As soon as he heard the words "original Esper ability," Han Xiao knew it was reliable and quickly asked.

“What else do you know?”

“The Flame of the Soul is one of the most dangerous Esper abilities. There have been no sighting reports for many years… Oh, you probably know this basic information, so I won’t repeat it. I’ll tell you something you don’t know. When I was adventuring in my early years, there seemed to be a prophecy that warned me that if I did something, a person using the Flame of the Soul would suddenly appear and try to control me, asking me to help him find something. So, I followed the prophecy to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and avoided this fate line. This guy is probably the Oathkeeper you mentioned. This is my only interaction with him.”

After some communication, Han Xiao discovered that Izos only knew this much about the Oathkeeper, so he had to give up. He noted the name "Flame of the Soul" in his mind and prepared to go back and ask Chaos Secret Energy and Sacred Light Particle—both members of the original Esper ability family, these two guys should know more information.

Moreover, original Esper bodies are long-lived and ancient. If he knew who the Flame of the Soul last fell into the hands of, he might be able to obtain more information about the Saint Ark organization.

“Since you have some understanding of this matter, I won’t emphasize it.” Izos held up his third finger and said solemnly, “There is also a final prophecy. I foresee a cosmic disaster brewing in a place we cannot see.”

“Are you talking about the intelligent plague? Your prophecy is probably outdated.”

“Do I look like I’m joking with you?” Izos said angrily, “I saw wormholes spanning tens of millions of miles opening up in the void, and overwhelming fleets swarming out. An interstellar war no less than the Exploration Era has broken out, and no one can stay out of it.”

Han Xiao’s eyes narrowed.

It sounded like the World Tree civilization invasion.

Prophecies are not born out of thin air. There must be some inducement and change. Now that Izos has foreseen this future, it means that some progress has occurred in the World Tree storyline.

The first thing Han Xiao thought of was the wormhole coordinates at the time. Positioning a wormhole in the unexplored universe without a frame of reference, opening a channel by accident, was very difficult and required a huge workload. It required mobilizing a large amount of manpower and material resources for calculation, coordinate deconstruction, and model deduction. Even the slightest error in the data would be magnified billions of times in reality, requiring absolute precision.

His progress was limited. Could it be that the empire had made some progress?

It seemed that he had to find some time to inquire. He knew that the World Tree storyline would definitely change when the Otherworldly Deities accidentally obtained the wormhole coordinates… Han Xiao shook his head, and a feeling of "as expected" surfaced in his mind.

At this time, Izos stood up, hammered his old waist, and said casually, “The prophecy has been delivered to you. It’s up to you to investigate the details. I’ll notify you of any new prophecies.”

He told these prophecies to Han Xiao specifically, without revealing them to Ames, because it would be useless even if Ames knew about them. She would only listen to them as stories. Only Black Star would take action and was much more reliable.

Han Xiao prepared to see him off, but Izos waved his hand and refused. But when he reached the door, he suddenly paused, remembered something, and turned his head to say:

“By the way, I have something to tell you. While waiting for you, I casually did some predictions for your subordinates. This young man named Harrison is very promising. His fate line is very thick and has been disturbed, deviating from its original trajectory.”

After speaking, Izos opened the door and left. Han Xiao turned his head to look at Harrison, who was confused, and was not surprised.

Harrison had been poached by him, and of course his fate line had changed. Now the World Tree War might break out sooner. Whether he would sacrifice himself like in his previous life was uncertain.

Han Xiao sorted out the three prophecies. Although they were relatively vague, Izos indirectly provided him with a lot of key information and more clues.

The best solution at the moment was the prophecy to find someone. Han Xiao threw the target’s image to Phillip, asking him to compare it with the entire planet’s surveillance, and then summoned the Black Star Army’s personnel stationed at the Hailan Star base, all of whom were scattered to conduct a global search.

With his power on Hailan Star, let alone a person, even a cockroach would be dug three feet into the ground.

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My name is Lodi Anke, 48 years old this year, a citizen of Frostwood City, Red Maple Province, Hailan Star. I live at No. 1511, Building B, No. 107, Xibro Community, Morning Light Street. My ID number is 77054591A62h. I work at the Fero Group branch three blocks away. I am the Deputy Supervisor of the Operations Department.

My parents were remnants of the old era who died in a riot caused by the Alienation Disaster. At that time, I was still a ignorant child. The disaster caused a large-scale exodus of city residents, shops on the street were looted, and charred abandoned car skeletons were everywhere on the road. I lived in such a desolate and dilapidated city for a few weeks before I was fortunate enough to be found by the Black Star Army rescue team. I was also taken to a shelter to live.

Later, His Excellency Black Star solved the Alienation Disaster, and I was sent to Public Orphanage No. 87. After six years of psychological counseling from Teacher Mesa, I walked out of the psychological shadow of my childhood and got rid of symptoms such as social phobia and depression.

After that, life seemed to press the fast-forward button: going to school, graduating, entering society, participating in the reconstruction of Hailan Star, constantly changing jobs, constantly moving, making one girlfriend after another, experiencing two failed marriages… Life is like a white horse passing through a gap, and the rapidly developing trend of the times has wrapped up the lives of every laborer. Like everyone else of my time, I bravely moved forward, adding bricks and tiles and working hard for the new era. I witnessed the earth-shaking development process of Hailan Star after it came into contact with the interstellar world.

But as I got older, my ambition gradually faded. Instead, my longing for my parents grew deeper and deeper. As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots. Five years ago, I resigned from my job at a large enterprise in Black Star City and returned to my parents’ hometown, Frostwood City.

My hometown had already been rebuilt. I bought a property in this city, found a new job, and chose to settle down here.

The new job was very easy. There was no such fierce competitive environment as in the capital. Life was as bland as water. I saw the same people every day. As I got older, I liked a slow life. I quickly adapted to and fell in love with this peaceful life day after day.

On July 16, Star Sea Calendar 731, I still remember it was a sunny morning. I got up early, washed up as usual, and prepared to take out the leftovers from last night’s dinner from the refrigerator and heat them up for breakfast.

But when I was washing up, I suddenly discovered that I couldn’t see my figure in the mirror!

A huge panic seized my heart. I didn’t know what was happening. I huddled in the corner of the bathroom, nervously scanning my surroundings, as if some monster would jump out at any time. I shivered like this for more than a minute before I mustered the courage to run out of the bathroom. I didn’t even dare to put on my shoes. I hurriedly grabbed my keys and rushed out of the house, frantically pressing the elevator like crazy.

The house I lived in was an apartment-style building with a total of thirty-three floors and four elevators. During rush hour, the elevator’s running trajectory was bound to rise to the top floor and then slowly descend. It had to stop on almost every floor. Usually, I would watch the morning news while waiting for the elevator, but now this waiting time was like years. I was so anxious that I couldn’t wait to pry open the elevator door and pull the elevator down by its cables.

The elevator finally arrived at the fifteenth floor where I was. The elevator door opened, and it was almost full of people—occasionally encountering this overloaded situation, I would politely greet the neighbors inside and then obediently wait for the next elevator. But now I didn’t care so much. I grabbed the elevator door and shouted at them, telling them what I had just encountered.

However, I soon discovered that no one was looking at me, no one heard me, as if I was a non-existent being in their eyes!

Just as I fell into panic and fear, the people inside discovered that the elevator door couldn’t be closed and pressed the close button in confusion. Some people even stretched out their hands to pat the elevator door, which happened to land on my arm.

An even more frightening scene happened. This person’s palm easily passed through my forearm, as if I was just a phantom.

Before my brain could react, my vision suddenly trembled like water waves, and I had a hallucination—a lady in the elevator didn’t hold her communicator steady and dropped it on the ground.

And at that moment, my body suddenly burst out with intense pain. I couldn’t control my body, fell to the ground twitching, my vision quickly blurred, and a strong sleepiness surged into my brain.

In the moment before I fainted, I vaguely saw, between a pair of calves, a communicator that was exactly the same as the one in the hallucination, falling on the ground inside the elevator…

The next second, I passed out.

When I woke up again, it was already dark. I was still lying in front of the elevator door. A sense of weakness ran through my body, the kind of feeling you get when you haven’t eaten for two days and have stayed up for two nights at the same time.

The intense hunger seemed to dispel my fear. I moved step by step to my home and ate almost all the food in the refrigerator before I recovered my strength. During this period, I tried to reflect my figure with metal cutlery and a camera, but failed without exception.

After this, I barely calmed down and conducted many tests, discovering that I was non-existent in anyone’s eyes and could not touch anyone. However, I seemed to be able to affect some substances that had no contact with living things.

So, I tried driving, stealing, causing accidents, and other behaviors. Most of the behaviors that could directly affect other people would be interrupted by sudden fainting, but many of the theft attempts were successful, and no one noticed… Fortunately, I have survived to this day, or I would have starved to death long ago.

The hallucinations that caused me to faint often appeared. I discovered that I seemed to be able to foresee the future for a period of time, but I couldn’t turn it on or off actively. Once the ability was activated, I would faint and feel weak. I guessed that this ability consumed my physical strength.

I thought of the Alienation Disaster in the past. A terrible mutation must have occurred in my body.

I maintained this state for two or three months. At first, I was very panicked. Later, I felt happy for a while, but then it turned into confusion and emptiness. I couldn’t interact with people in reality, so I tried to communicate with people online.

But I discovered that the information I left in any form seemed to be ignored by others. I sent messages to my friends, but never received a reply. Even the company didn’t call to ask me why I didn’t go to work, as if they all assumed I had disappeared from the world. I didn’t understand why.

So, I wrote this diary. If anyone sees my diary, I hope they can come and help me. My address is No. 1511, Building B, No. 107, Xibro Community, Morning Light Street, Frostwood City, Red Maple Province. I’m waiting for you at home.

—Hailan Star First Public Announcement Channel, post “Help! I’ve Disappeared!”

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One day later, Longtan Floating Island.

“No such person?”

Han Xiao received search reports from Phillip and many army members, and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

“Master, not only did the surveillance video not find anything, but I also screened the household registration archives of the Hailan Federation and compared all the citizens’ ID photos. There was also no matching object.”

On the other side, the army warriors who were in charge of the on-site search also explained: “We scanned the globe with various types of life detection devices, without leaving out the wilderness, and still couldn’t find the target. Is this person really on Hailan Star?”

Han Xiao knocked on the table and turned to look at Harrison, who was beside him, “What do you think?”

“Me?” Harrison pointed to himself in surprise, hesitated for a moment, and said, “Why not just post a missing person notice?”

“That’s fine too.”

Han Xiao nodded. He was not sure what kind of background the guy Izos prophesied about had, and he didn’t want to alert the enemy. But since he couldn’t find anyone now, it wouldn’t hurt to try a missing person notice. Anyway, he was currently sitting here and wasn’t afraid of anyone causing trouble.

He wanted to see what kind of interaction he and this stranger had.