Cursed Wizards are a special category of wizard in the West Continent Wizard World. They are barely considered part of the prophecy system, but they are not Prophet Wizards and do not explore fate. Instead, they hide behind fate, manipulating misfortune.
Everything related to misfortune and curses is their forte.
Yet, a Cursed Wizard who has long been accompanied by misfortune and curses could not withstand the misfortunes of the Misfortune Cemetery and ultimately ended in death.
This caused an uproar among the Cursed Wizards. Many went to investigate.
Then they discovered that no Cursed Wizard could ward off the misfortunes of the Misfortune Cemetery. This misfortune even exceeded the limitations of the rules, akin to an unreasonable fundamental logic flaw where mere contact inevitably brings bad luck.
The more powerful the Cursed Wizard, the easier they find death in the Misfortune Cemetery.
Later, this matter reached the Origin World, and after a large number of Legendary Wizards went to investigate, it was eventually confirmed that the cemetery’s shroud of misfortune was caused by a mysterious object.
Due to the misfortune, the mysterious power was concealed, hence it wasn’t discovered immediately.
A Mystic Hunter from the Orderly Guild unearthed the mysterious object from the soil and finally confirmed its presence.
"And this mysterious object, you probably already guessed, comes from Charles. It’s a small circular bone fragment that fell after his skull cracked."
"The emergence of this circular bone fragment led many Legendary Wizards to act. Previously mentioned was a Legendary Wizard forced into a disordered rhythm because he obtained the fragment and was besieged. Helplessly, he decided to go all out and entered the disordered rhythm of other chaotic objects with the fragment."
"Unfortunately, he was captured by the disordered rhythm, but the fragment remained."
"Later, this bone fragment was acquired by a Level 5 Cursed Wizard. This wizard is on good terms with the Orderly Guild and is also a registered Mystic Hunter. He handed the fragment over to our Orderly Guild for a period of study."
At this point, the Observer mentioned an off-topic comment.
——The Orderly Guild can analyze the effects of mysterious objects at a minimal cost. If you acquire a mysterious object and are unclear about its effect, you can hand it to the Orderly Guild for analysis.
The Observer also kindly suggested to Angel that if he acquires a mysterious object in the future, he could seek help from the Orderly Guild’s technical personnel for analysis. Mentioning his name would lower the cost significantly.
Angel used a smile to replace his response.
He believed the Observer might mean well, but once he handed a mysterious object to the Orderly Guild for analysis, he would inevitably bear the corresponding cost. For instance, the analyzed mysterious object would certainly be recorded by the Orderly Guild; also, his own background would be uncovered by the Guild.
No matter how objective and fair the Orderly Guild is, one cannot withstand the change of human thoughts. If someone harbors malicious intentions and his background is known, it would place him in a very perilous situation.
Skipping this topic, the Observer continued.
"After the Orderly Guild’s research, Charles’s bone fragment was ultimately named: Misfortune Coin."
"As for the effect of the Misfortune Coin, it remains consistent with the situation encountered by Charles initially."
Angel: "The holder will cause misfortune?"
The Observer nodded: "Yes, the Misfortune Coin can only be held by humans, and whoever holds the Misfortune Coin will continue to be unlucky, and this misfortune increases over time."
"Correspondingly, once someone holds the Misfortune Coin, the luck of other people around them will improve. The better your luck, the worse the luck of the coin holder."
This means that the degree of misfortune increases in two ways: first, the longer the holding time, the deeper the misfortune; second, the greater the fortune gained by other people nearby, the stronger the misfortune of the holder.
At first glance, this appears to be a mysterious object that sacrifices oneself to benefit the masses. Used properly, it seems rather admirable.
But in reality, one must consider many factors, such as the holder’s strength.
The outcome of misfortune backlash will ultimately be death. If the holder’s strength is insufficient, they may die within seconds.
It’s even more impossible to allow ordinary people to hold the Misfortune Coin while transcendent beings enjoy the fortune.
For a transcendent to gain fortune, it must be a being of the same level receiving the misfortune’s punishment.
This restriction significantly reduces the value of the Misfortune Coin. After all, many users of the Misfortune Coin are Legendary Wizards, and to enjoy the blessings of luck, another Legendary Wizard must hold it. No Legendary Wizard would willingly hold the Misfortune Coin...
"Furthermore, once the Misfortune Coin isn’t held, it’ll form a thousand-meter range of misfortune field."
"This misfortune field, similar to the situation at the Misfortune Cemetery, afflicts anyone who enters it with bad luck, the stronger the person, the worse their luck."
Overall, while the Misfortune Coin has good effects, it has many restrictions and can rarely be put to use.
Currently, the Misfortune Coin is housed by the Orderly Guild. Of course, the Orderly Guild only possesses containment rights and partial usage rights—the actual ownership still belongs to that Level 5 Cursed Wizard.
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After listening to the Observer’s story, Angel seemed to vaguely understand the Observer’s intended message.
"Are you suggesting Reynaud’s situation might be similar to Charles?"
Observer: "I’m just speculating, purely personal intuition, without evidence."
"So now, if Reynaud were to die, would a mysterious object be born from his corpse?" Angel mumbled in a low voice.
The Observer waved his hand: "It’s not as simple as you think. Although Reynaud appears to have a Luck Talent, it’s actually not very apparent and is somewhat different from Charles’s situation."
Reynaud’s luck isn’t particularly strong, just within a reasonable range of luck.
If it were truly strong, Reynaud wouldn’t have been quickly defeated in the New Star Competition, but rather would’ve triumphed, reaching the top directly.
Moreover, over a decade ago, Reynaud escaped from the laboratory, and if he were really lucky, he wouldn’t have been captured back.
Evidently, his luck isn’t as powerful as imagined.
"If his luck were really as apparent as Charles’s, then it would be easy to confirm. Right now, it’s still difficult to say, perhaps he’s just lucky?"
"Furthermore, if Reynaud were killed, it doesn’t necessarily result in the birth of a mysterious object. After all, I’ve never heard of anyone creating a mysterious object by killing a being with a special talent."
"What I’m telling you is merely a direction for thinking, a possibility. It’s not an absolute answer."
"As for mysterious objects, aside from those refined by humans, let them naturally come into being."