Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 157. [Destiny] Stat. E+ Rank Materials found.

After arriving at Sirol City's main street, Tempestria guided the other three toward a shop area to the left of the street. The place was not too grand, as the city, which was closer to a town, didn't have much traffic. The buildings were between two to three stories tall, and their wares were also very limited.

Cinderielle commented. "At first glance, I can see that the level of items here are less than in Fortuna City. Aren't they basically neighboring cities? Why the difference?"

Tempestria asked with a raised eyebrow. "Do you really not understand?"

Cinderielle explained. "I understand that a World Tree attracts attention and people, but they don't make items magically better with their presence."

Tempestria shrugged. "Some do."

Cinderielle snorted. "But not Fortuna."

Verdantia interjected. "That's wrong."

"Huh?" Cinderielle was surprised and asked. "She affects the items?"

Verdantia shook her head. "The reason Fortuna is so acclaimed is not her strength but her passive buff. Fortuna is able to manipulate, or, better said, affect the Destiny stat."

The other three tilted their heads, unable to understand how that would help with item creation. Flor asked. "What does the Destiny stat do exactly? I mean, I've noticed nothing since I was born until today."

Tempestria pointed at a place, commenting. "That's the shop, by the way."

Verdantia nodded at Tempestria, and then, as they walked there, she answered Flor's question with a shrugging motion. "It is a very elusive stat. Some think it affects luck, others think that it guides you to different encounters, and others think that it just shows how important a person is in the general scheme of things."

Flor was puzzled. "But, my Destiny stat was minuscule when I met Liu Shu. Isn't meeting Liu Shu a very lucky encounter?"

Cinderielle asked. "Is it?"

Flor blinked and Cinderielle asked. "How many Rose Fairies have died because you involved yourself with Liu Shu? While many have gained levels and are now more prosperous, you are standing on top of several sacrifices. Not to mention all the challenges we've got ahead of us. I love her with all my heart, but my dear Liu Shu is as much of a source of luck as she is of misfortune."

Flor couldn't refute it. Verdantia smiled and added. "Don't worry too much, Flor. From what I've read, there have been tests to try and prove it, but no one could really get factual empirical data."

Tempestria was surprised. "Really, no one?"

Verdantia saw that they were arriving at the shop and asked. "Do we continue the conversation or enter the shop?"

Cinderielle commented. "This is getting interesting. Let's stop here for a little while."

After they moved to the side to not bother anyone, Cinderielle asked, curious. "So, what have you read about the Destiny stat?"

Verdantia commented. "I'll explain with an example. Imagine that someone is set to throw 100 dice throws, and they say to that person that they will receive the sum of the rolls in, I don't know... Tyn, for example. So, a one on the dice is worth 1 Tyn, a two is worth 2 Tyn, etc."

Cinderielle tried to guess. "Do the experiments show those with higher Destiny stat getting higher rolls or a higher total score?"

Verdantia shook her head with a smile. "That's what I thought as well! But the book said otherwise. The experiments done were too mixed to say for certain the conclusion was accurate."