Ring of Fate

Chapter 1078 Persuasion (Thanks to the Silver Alliance for planting tomatoes)
"What is this?" The "Professor" could feel that the eyeball-shaped illusory gem contained a terrible aura and was attracting him to get closer.

Franka smiled and said:
“This is your reward.

"I didn't tell you beforehand, but once the operation is successful, we will help each of you advance one level."

The "Professor" was stunned for a moment, and instinctively looked at the "Periodic Table" and "Prototype", and found that they were equally surprised.

After pondering for a few seconds, the "Professor" said sincerely:
"We don't need any reward. No longer being affected by the forced indoctrination of the Hidden Sage is our best reward."

"Yes." Both "Periodic Table" and "Prototype" agreed.

After hearing what the Professor said, Lumian suddenly remembered his own thoughts, and also remembered what Mr. Fool said at the impromptu gathering.

Uniqueness, "0" level seal, or extraordinary characteristics, none of them mattered. What mattered was the death of the "Hidden Sage".

Thinking about it this way, the death of the "Hidden Sage" was not unjust. From gods to ordinary wizards, there were too many "volunteers" who brought their own food and wanted to kill him... Lumian, who was wearing a silver half-face mask, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

Franka could understand the thoughts of the "Professor" and others, after all, she had a role model around her.

She smiled and said:

"Even if you don't want it, we have to give it to you. Otherwise, others will say that we are stingy, mean, and ungrateful. Don't worry, all participants will get a generous share of the spoils. As a secret organization with a history of more than 2,000 years, the resources accumulated by the Moss Ascetic Order are abundant enough."

The "Professor" was at a loss for two seconds:

"You killed the Moss Ascetic Order?"

We wizards are also members of the "Moss Ascetic Order"...

This action is not only aimed at the "Hidden Sage", but also at the "Moss Ascetic Order"?
Franka nodded:
"We destroyed the Utopia, which, as you all know, was the headquarters of the Moss Trappist Order.

"The president of the 'Moss Ascetic Order', Toliopo, died on the spot. Sidious and Ohaize of the 'Ten Pillars' died. Letia fled. The remaining 'Ten Pillars' were not at the headquarters, so they either rebelled or hid. The 'Moss Ascetic Order' has been virtually destroyed.

"You are no longer members of the 'Moss Ascetic Order' because the 'Moss Ascetic Order' no longer exists. From now on, you no longer need to complete the corresponding tasks, and you no longer need to report to anyone. The only one who can protect you is you.

“And I said in the meeting that the end is likely to come within a year or two.

"So, you really don't want to take this opportunity to improve your sequence?"

"The Professor", "The Periodic Table" and "The Prototype" were silent. They were all convinced.

Franka smiled and said:
"The reward for helping participants advance one sequence is actually not fair. How can the 'Professor' become a demigod while we can only reach Sequence 5, right?

"This requires you, Ms. Professor, to take on greater responsibilities. If you really become a mystic and a demigod, you will have to help the Periodic Table and the Prototype and provide them with the necessary shelter.

“Also, before you leave Trier, if you encounter any trouble that you cannot solve on your own, you can recite my name. As long as I don’t get into any other accidents, I will definitely help you.

"My name is:

"The one who never ages, the custodian of disease and plague, the witch who brings strife and disaster, the holy grail that carries joy and pain, the great Franka Roland."

Lumian saw that Franka wanted to develop the "Professor" and other wizards who had lost the protection of the "Moss Ascetic Order" into her own anchors.

Anchors do not necessarily come from faith alone. Solid and stable interpersonal relationships are also a type of anchor, but they cannot be passed down from generation to generation like faith.

Now, the "professor" and others are in an uncertain stage. There is no organization to rely on and provide resources. The only thing left is the "Curly Baboon Research Society", a gathering that is more like a trading platform, which is very suitable to extend an olive branch to them.

Even if the "Professor" and others left Trier later, Franka could give them mirrors that could locate themselves, so as to communicate remotely, and use them to spread the beliefs related to Franka Roland, the patron saint of the Church of Fools.

However, Franca was still too proud to think that the "professor" and the others were friends and fellow time travelers. She never thought of developing them into believers, or even bringing them into the Church of the Sick to be archbishops or bishops...Lumian did not take the opportunity to mention his own honorific title.

“Your Honor… Are you already the patron saint of Sequence 3?” The “Professor” and his companions have extensive knowledge of the mysticism.

Isn't this improvement too fast?
At the last gathering, the Hidden Blade was still a Sequence 5 witch!
——When Franka said that she had become a demigod before, the professor and others were more envious and slightly surprised, but not too much, and thought it was normal. But now, they feel as if their cognition has been overturned.

Franka said "hmm":
"Due to coincidence and the special characteristics of the time traveler, in fact, the 'Muggle' is also Sequence 3."

As she spoke, she glanced at Lumian.

She could probably understand why Lumian didn't take this opportunity to reveal his own honorific name and develop the anchor that came from interpersonal relationships.

He hoped that "Muggle" was still Aurore.

This... "Professor", "Periodic Table" and "Prototype" looked in astonishment at the "Muggle" who was standing quietly beside them.

Is she also the patron saint of Sequence 3?

What happened to this world?
Lumian, wearing a hood and a silver half-face mask, laughed:
"Yes, I won't tell you her name. Anyway, I have been with the Hidden Blade recently. If you ask her for help, it is the same as asking me for help.

"We were able to advance so quickly and still remain normal because time travelers have special abilities. Professor, if you can become a mystic, you can try to draw strength from the fairy tales, myths, and urban legends you heard before you time traveled through time and create spells. Some of them should be true."

Lumian's hint will cause the time traveler's secret to be exposed to a certain extent, but as long as the "professor" becomes a "mystic" and possesses the core ability of "mysterious reappearance", he will discover the problem sooner or later.

The "Professor" and the others looked at each other in confusion for a while, and could understand the embarrassment of the "Hidden Blade" and the "Muggle" for not wanting to elaborate.

They turned to ask Franka:

"Where is your patron saint's church?"

"It's at Lavini Pier in the square area, at the St. Franca Church of the Church of Fools." Franca gave a brief introduction.

The Professor said with enlightenment:
“Are you from the Church of Fools?
"Is this operation against the Hidden Sage led by the Church of Fools?"

Franca was a little proud:
"Yes, Mr. Fool took action personally, and the God of Steam and Machinery provided the necessary assistance..."

Having said this, she looked at Lumian with a smile:

"The 'Muggles' help out."

Huh? The "professor" and others were shocked again.

Can a Sequence 3 Saint participate in the War of Gods?

Franka then added:

"Her job is to act as bait."

“…” “Professor” and others were speechless for a moment.

“Okay, okay, keep all these extraordinary properties and the corresponding materials and potion formulas. They have all been sealed. Don’t worry, adjust your state before performing the ceremony.” Franka distributed the spoils. “This is a drop of blood from a mythical creature. It will be used in the ceremony.”

Finally, she took out a drop of blood from the "traveler's bag" that was locked in a dark sphere and sparkling with bright starlight.

After celebrating the death of the Hidden Sage with champagne with the Professor and others, Franka and Lumian returned to the luxurious villa, and the former volunteered to pray to Mr. Fool.

That’s a fellow villager!

Franka set up the altar, performed the ceremony, and recited the corresponding honorific names skillfully. A faint gray mist vaguely appeared in front of her eyes.

“Dear Mr. Fool, I would like to exchange these low- and medium-sequence Beyonder characteristics and magical items in front of me for a Level 1 Sealed Artifact. Do you think that, as a Beyonder of the Witch Path and a close friend of the Chariot, I am suitable to choose the Sealed Artifact corresponding to the Coffin Bearer?” Franka said what she wanted to express in one breath.

Soon, she heard Mr. Fool’s gentle voice:

“There is a certain risk, but it is bearable.”

Forget it, it's not urgent... Franka immediately said:

"Dear Mr. Fool, I will exchange it for the one corresponding to the Mystic Scholar."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that all the items she had placed on the altar had disappeared out of thin air.

Then something flew out of the magnified candlelight and landed on the altar.

That's only half of the mask, the left half.

It is composed of numerous mechanical parts such as gears, rivets, bearings, springs, small steel pipes, etc. The eyes are left empty and covered with glass-like and crystal-like lenses. The overall complexity gives it a strange beauty.

At the same time, Franka received a bunch of information:
"Name: Mysterious Face

"0: Originated from the death of an 'arcanist' in the Fourth Epoch.

“1: The appearance is a left-side facial mask made by a machine, which has the characteristics of life.

“2: After putting on this mask, a beam of light can be emitted from the eye protection, which can destroy the structure of most objects and completely decompose the target;

“Anyone who wears this mask will have extraordinary manufacturing abilities. They can create magical items, or they can make complex mechanical devices, or a combination of the two. Please remember that when doing these things, the leader is the mask, not the wearer. It always has one or two funny or scary negative effects on its products.

“When you put on this mask, you can truly extract information about the surrounding environment and reversely deduce what happened from this information;
“When the wearer of the mask uses other magical items, he can quickly grasp the corresponding information and effectively avoid negative effects, but not including those brought by it itself;

"The wearer of the mask can inject soul into the items he creates, giving them a certain vitality. Remember, these are not created out of thin air. They come from the residual soul fragments of the spirit world and from the extraction of surrounding life."

PS: Thank you for planting tomatoes and rewarding the silver alliance~
(End of this chapter)