Messiah Star's hands began to tremble, but it was not the time to make it public.
"When the Bloody Moon comes, the world will be plunged into an irreversible disaster. "
He naturally knew the significance of this prophecy.
After taking a deep breath, the Chief Astrologer raised his head cautiously, fearing that he might accidentally touch the telescope and lose this hard-won star.
He could find this position again even if he closed his eyes.
"Record it down. Between the Hexagram Star and the Blazing Sky Star in the three eastern districts of early summer."
"Yes." Yun fumbled with the notebook and drew a circle at the corresponding position, which meant there was one more star on the astrological chart. "Name?"
"Not for now."
"Teacher?" Yun was slightly startled.
"Do as I say. Don't record the name," Dispersion Star repeated. Dispersion Star repeated. "Summon all the scholars on the observatory and ask the apprentices to leave... Now!"
His last word was almost a low growl.
"I'll do it right away." Yun was startled and then ran to the other astrologers.
"May the gods bless us," Dispersion Star thought.
Soon, all the astrologers gathered around the Chief Astrologer.
From his serious expression, they seemed to realize something. Since Roland visited the Astrology Association, the rumor of the Star of Extinction was no longer a secret among astrologers. The young king even suggested that the Chief Astrologer show the ancestral gold plate to all the astrologers, so as to enhance their sense of purpose when observing the stars, and to endow them with a sense of responsibility and honor. Dispersion Star did not know whether it was an illusion or not, but he always felt that His Majesty did not take the doomsday seriously.
"Chief Astrologer, did you..."
He nodded and said, "I found a red star."
His words made all the astrologers gasp.
"But I don't know whether it's a light spot or an illusion..." Dispersion Star waved his hand and said, "This phenomenon is very common in stargazing, so..."
"So we need to recheck it," Void Star said.
"That's right." He nodded and said, "Let's start with you."
...
An hour later, the eight astrologers had seen all the stars. In order to eliminate the problem with the instruments, they also changed the telescopes twice and the old-fashioned star observatory once.
Except for the latter, who couldn't see the red star, everyone could clearly see the dim star, no matter which telescope they used.
One person might be seeing things or seeing things, but it was impossible for all eight of them to be the same.
Among them, Rosette Star, who had the best eyesight, claimed that she had seen the outline of a star.
The existence of the Red Star had been confirmed.
Then the Astrology Platform fell into a strange silence.
Dispersion Star didn't know whether it was a blessing or a punishment from the Gods. Since they joined the association, all their efforts had been for this day. They wanted to find this Star of Extinction, which signified misfortune and disaster. But when he really found it, fear suddenly welled up in his heart.
Their efforts had paid off. Their prediction of the disaster had saved the lives of tens of thousands of people. From this moment on, the Astrology Association had completely surpassed the Alchemy Association. This achievement could not even be measured by the Golden Dragon, but their warning was tantamount to the most vicious curse.
Predicting the end of the world was a heavy responsibility for astrologers.
"What should we do?" someone asked after a long time.
"Normally, we should report this to the King."
"You mean Roland Wimbledon? Will he believe it? "
"Even if he doesn't believe it, the star won't disappear."
"No, I mean he may not believe the prediction about the Star of Extinction."
"We have to try. After all, he gave these instruments to the Astrology Platform. He can't turn his nose up at our words."
"Who knows? He was famous for his stubbornness when he was in King's City."
"If he was really stubborn, he wouldn't have let us stay!"
"Enough." Dispersion Star raised his hand and interrupted the discussion. "Don't disclose the information about the red star. Let's observe it for a few more days."
He looked around at all the astrologers around him. "It's far from enough to know its existence. I want to know its trajectory, its speed, and how long it will take for it to appear in the world. The more clues we collect, the more convincing our prediction will be. Do you understand? "
"As you wish, Chief." All the astrologers bowed in unison.
…
After a week of observation, Dispersion Star found the star more and more incredible.
It wouldn't move.
All the stars were moving. Sometimes they would appear on the horizon and then slowly rise to the sky. Some would disappear after midnight. This kind of change showed a regular pattern. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a trajectory.
However, the Star of Extinction showed no sign of moving.
Seven days had caused the six-line star to tilt slightly. When autumn came, it would gradually change from six horizontal lines to six vertical lines. As a result, the red star was moving away from the center of the two constellations.
Because of this contrast, Dispersion Star was surprised to find that the star had not moved, as if it was not a star but a fixed background in the night sky.
Since it wouldn't move, it couldn't get close to the Four Kingdoms.
According to the prediction, the Star of Extinction must appear in the world. In other words, only when it could be seen by the naked eye would the disaster come. If what was engraved on the gold plate was correct, did it mean that the Doomsday Disaster would never come?
The second point was that the light of the star was changing.
This conclusion came from Astrologer Rose Star. Her records showed that the star was getting brighter.
At first, when she was the only one who mentioned this, Dispersion Star didn't pay much attention to it. After all, stars were very stable, unlike the moon, which changed shape and luster all the time. However, on the seventh day, Astrologer Rose Star, who had recovered from her illness, also proposed the same idea. Moreover, they were the two astrologers with the best eyesight in the association. Therefore, Dispersion Star had to pay more attention to it.
That night, after a discussion with the astrologers, Astrologer Rose Star's sudden idea made everyone shudder with fear.
"If the arrival of the Star of Extinction means that all the people of the kingdoms can see it, is there a possibility that the Star of Extinction will eventually surpass the Morning Star and become a torch hanging high in the sky, even if it doesn't move? Is there a possibility that the Star of Extinction will become a torch hanging high in the sky and be seen by everyone?"
This sentence exploded in Dispersion Star's heart like a sudden clap of thunder.
The people didn't know how to recognize the constellations, but it didn't mean that they couldn't see the stars.
Some of the stars were almost as bright as the crescent moon. As long as it was a clear night, they could always be seen.
What if that star had a unique and striking color?
The answer was obvious.
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