Ring of Fate

Chapter 708: Previous Events (ask for guaranteed monthly tickets at the beginning of the month)

After the male waiter left the table in the corner with the written menu, Lumian picked up the red, white and blue liqueur, clinked it with Franca, and took a sip.

Then, he glanced left and right, lowered his voice, and recounted in detail the fragment of Moran Avni's fate that he had observed.

As Franka listened, her expression gradually changed.

She frowned and said:
“The white, thin mist you mentioned reminds me of something.

“Does it still present a sense of constant change?”

Lumian thought carefully and said:

"Yes."

Franka exhaled softly and said:

"That's right. Didn't I tell you that when Janna and I were attending a mystic gathering, we were followed by the client of the Deep Valley Monastery caretaker's disappearance case, and a fight broke out between us?

"When I communicated with that guy's spirit and asked him which organization he belonged to, his body and spirit suddenly exploded, and my mirror shattered. But before it shattered, a constantly changing, white, thin mist filled the air."

Franca paused and said:

"'007', according to the information I provided, similar fog was also seen when we tracked down to Deep Valley Town, and the name of Albert Goncourt, the leader of the 'Carbonari', was also seen at the scene.

"As you know, the Carbonari played a role in initiating the riot in the Hostel Project. The person responsible for this was another of their leaders, General Philip, who was active in a new capacity."

Lumian quickly understood what Franka wanted to say:
"You believe that the Carbonari are collaborating with multiple evil cults, that the white, thin, ever-changing mist is one of the organizations, and that Moran Avni is also related to this organization. Was the encounter in the Silonne Forest a coincidence?"

"Yes." Franca took a sip of liqueur, "What exactly does the 'Mirror Man' want to do? They definitely don't just want to replace the original owner."

The Gardner Martin in the mirror has not yet succeeded, so it is understandable that he uses the "Hostel Plan" to deal with the real Gardner Martin. But the "man in the mirror", Moran Avni, has replaced the original owner for decades and even has an illegitimate daughter. He has been living a good life. Why does he still want to cooperate with the evil cult?

Lumian smiled and said:
"The demands of the 'Mirror People' as a whole and as individuals are definitely different. What the former specifically is remains to be investigated. In Trier in the Fourth Epoch, Gardner Martin in the mirror said that the one they are loyal to and serve is the answer to everything. Knowing who it is should give us the ultimate goal of the 'Mirror People'."

Franka said "hmm":
"We can do something in the direction of that strange fog. On the one hand, we deal with Moran Avni to obtain more information about the 'Man in the Mirror'. This is already a clue. On the other hand, the opportunity to capture Moran Avni or Tongta Ling may be hidden in it."

At this point, Franka smiled:
"I have to trouble '007' again."

After discussing Moran Avini's affairs, Lumian picked up a piece of burnt appetizer bread and chewed it, while talking about the socialite Perle and the coffee grounds divination he had just seen in a funny way.

"It shouldn't be a 'witch'." Franka made a judgment with a little disappointment.

Just from Lumian's description and reaction to Perle's appearance, she could be sure that the socialite was not a "witch".

——Unless she deliberately dresses up to be ugly, the charm of the "witch" cannot be concealed. Even men who like the same sex cannot resist her and will take a few more glances.

“Definitely not…” Having said this, Lumian suddenly paused, as if he remembered something.

He turned to small talk:
"Does coffee grounds divination really have mystical significance? Can it really give some revelations?"

Franca swallowed the bread before the meal, took a sip of the red, white and blue liqueur, and replied with a smile:
"Of course it has occult significance."

Seeing that Lumian, who had no knowledge of fortune-telling and only knew how to look at fate, was waiting for her to explain further, Franka smiled smugly and said:
“In fact, you don’t have to think of divination as too sacred or too difficult.

“The astral body of each of us is constantly interacting with the spiritual world, obtaining various kinds of information and receiving certain revelations, which will be reflected in reality in different forms.

“This is true for Extraordinary people and ordinary people as well, but people who are not good at divination find it difficult to actively obtain revelations, nor can they make effective interpretations.

“For example, if a fish bone gets stuck in the throat while eating fish, or if someone chokes on the fish meat, if this happens to an Extraordinary, they will quickly understand that this is a spiritual warning, which contains corresponding revelations and needs to be interpreted. But if an ordinary person has a similar experience, they will only think that they are unlucky and careless, and will not pay enough attention to it, nor will they be able to interpret what it means.

"Of course, not every time a fish bone gets stuck in your throat, it's a spiritual warning. Most of the time, it's because you're not careful enough. People who are good at fortune-telling can keenly perceive what is a revelation and what is not. People who are not good at fortune-telling can easily mistake the false for the true, scare themselves, and ignore the real problems."

Franka thought about eating fish later, so she used the example of getting stuck with a fish bone and choking on fish meat.

Lumian nodded slightly and gained a better understanding of "divination".

He said thoughtfully:

"If there is no deliberate control over the drinking method and divination technique, then the shape of the remaining coffee grounds may indeed indicate something, but the meaning interpreted by ordinary people may not be correct?"

"Yes." Franka said enthusiastically, "In the most rational environment, the coffee grounds divination that has been popular for more than ten or twenty years can actually be extremely close to the truth, because the standard answer can be corrected through each divination until the revelation corresponding to each form of coffee grounds is completely fixed, and even ordinary people can make relatively accurate interpretations.

"But unfortunately, reality is not an absolutely rational world. People who believe in coffee grounds divination will give themselves hints after receiving a wrong interpretation, and unconsciously cooperate with the wrong answer, allowing it to gradually become reality. Those who do not believe will find that the revelations from the interpretation are not accurate at all. Well, the interweaving of multiple contradictory situations makes it impossible to revise the standard answer, and it can only become a game in the end."

While the two were chatting, the waiter brought up the different dishes according to the procedure and put away the previous plates.

The main course, fried fish, was served at a later stage.

Lumian cut a piece and put it in his mouth. He felt that the fish meat was tender, with a mixture of burnt and oily aromas, and the taste of pepper and salt was just right.

"Not bad." Franka on the other side exclaimed, "Not only does it taste good, but it also makes me feel warmer."

Lumian also felt a warm current flowing through his body after the Felt fish entered his stomach.

"This is indeed a special ingredient." He gave a pertinent conclusion and teased Franca, "Don't eat so fast, be careful of getting a fish bone stuck in your throat."

"You think I can be choked by just a few thorns?" Franca laughed.

She glanced around and saw that the waiter had left as instructed, so she asked curiously:

"I've been thinking about it over and over again these past two days, but I still can't figure out the difference between using rituals and curses to influence the target's future destiny and directly promoting a change in destiny.

"I can understand the ritual, which relies on the target's blood, immediate family, and specific items, as well as contact that meets occult requirements to change his future destiny, but isn't that the equivalent of a curse?"

Lumian organized his words and said:
"In the mystical knowledge related to 'Life Hunters', a curse is a curse on fate. Compared to a ritual, it is simpler and requires fewer conditions to be met, but the final effect that can be achieved is greatly limited, and it is impossible to accomplish anything too exaggerated.

“Many fate-givers like to call this curse the magnification of fate.

"It can only target the fate branches within the next ten seconds of the target, and it must conform to the current environment and what is happening. These are the prerequisites and necessary conditions for achieving the fate curse. The fate branch that can be magnified must also have a certain, not too low probability of becoming a reality, otherwise the success rate will be very low.

"To put it simply, we first use the environment or change the environment to make certain things possible, and then amplify this possibility. Well, the premise is that this possibility is not a very small one."

At this point, Lumian looked at Franca, raised his right palm, and gestured, giving a teasing example:

"For example, if you are eating fish right now, I can use a curse to increase the possibility of you getting a fish bone stuck in your throat, but I can't increase the possibility of your chair suddenly collapsing and wood chips piercing your body."

As soon as he finished speaking, Franca suddenly froze.

She groaned twice, and there was some movement on the surface of her throat.

After a few seconds, Franka spat out a fish bone with a little blood on it.

"You really came?" Franka complained, "Luckily, my throat is under great control at this stage, so I solved it myself, uh..."

Franka suddenly paused, and after several seconds she said:
"Otherwise, we'd have to ask a doctor for help, which would be so embarrassing!"

Lumian laughed.
"I can help you take it out and amplify the branch of destiny that was successfully taken out."

Franka was speechless for a moment.

After eating another piece of Felt fish, she nodded slightly and said:

“I now understand the difference between the three.

“Curse, or amplification, is used in battle. Its main function is to interfere with and influence the enemy. It cannot accomplish anything too exaggerated.

"The ritual is performed in advance. If there are corresponding things, it can largely make the target's fate develop in the direction you want."

"But this direction is rather general and cannot be precisely specified." Lumian helpfully added, "For example, I can make a person unlucky, but I cannot specify how he will be unlucky."

Franka nodded:
"Is Pushing Destiny a simplified version of the ritual that can be used in actual combat, but with the same effectiveness?"

"The effect is even stronger and more precise." Lumian thought for a moment and said, "Also, because many abilities have changed when the 'Life Hunter' and 'Reaper' were combined, and even have corresponding mystical knowledge, I can't completely tell which ones are originally possessed and which ones are unique to me. I am only sure that 'Eye of Disaster' and 'Drive Destiny' are special abilities brought by the 'Reaper'."

The two of them enjoyed lunch happily.

When the meal was over, Lumian pointed to the half of the fish that was left behind and said to the waiter:

"Help me pack."

The waiter did not ask why, but obeyed respectfully, while Franca smiled and teased:
"You are so frugal."

Lumian chuckled and said:

“This is the self-cultivation of the Godfather.

"Besides, I also want to know what's so special about this fish."

PS: Ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket at the beginning of the month~

(End of this chapter)