Ring of Fate

Chapter 722 Advancement
"Were we the subject of a 'secret deal'?" Franka thought about the whole thing carefully and didn't find anything too unusual. The only thing worth discussing was that the "Black Witch" should have a way to quickly "take away" Moran Avni under the protection of the official Beyonder team. After all, she could obviously make good use of the mirror world. As a result, she pushed the matter entirely onto herself.

Of course, this is completely understandable. Although the official team of extraordinary people protecting Moran Avini is only composed of mid-sequence people, this is Trier, the capital of the Republic of Intis, and the parish that the "Eternal Sun" Church and the "God of Steam and Machinery" Church value the most. There are countless demigods stationed here, ready to cast their eyes on them at any time. If the "Black Witch" fails to win the battle quickly and kill everyone present, she will inevitably suffer a lot in the future, and may even be tracked by the official extraordinary people using some special seals.

If something happened to her, the branch of the Witch Cult in Trier would suffer a devastating blow. In this case, it would be a more mature choice to let a member of a moderately competent position take charge, and she would clean up the mess - if things did not go right, she could decisively abandon Franka and her lovers.

Of course, this is all based on the fact that Moran Avni is not important enough for the Witch Cult to be willing to pay a great price to deal with him. Otherwise, the Witch Cult will definitely evacuate irrelevant members in advance, and high-ranking witches with color codes will also gather in Trier.

"I think there is a problem. It's not that we shouldn't give up or can't give up, but that we give up too quickly and too early." Anthony gave his opinion from the perspective of human nature.

Franka nodded slightly and said:

"That's right. The Black Witch simply confirmed that there were no Beyonders hiding behind the relevant mirrors, and then she thought that Moran Avni had been abandoned and no longer provided help."

"This is too sloppy and easy," Jenna commented.

She hesitated for a few seconds and said:
"Has Ms. Judgment also been affected?"

“Maybe.” Lumian looked down at his left chest.

He lowered his voice again and said:
"Thermopolos, why were you not affected? Is it because you have an angelic status?"

Thermiporos's majestic and layered voice echoed in Lumian's body:
“Maybe, I’m not sure.

"It could also be caused by the 'Fool' Seal. A seal is indeed a restriction, but it can also be a protection at certain times."

Just like the corpse of Napoleon Disri? The "secret deal" of the "supervisor" could not pass the seal of Mr. Fool, and thus could not affect Thermipolos? Lumian nodded and said to Janna:
"We need to tell Ms. Judge about our speculation. If there really is a 'secret deal', she will definitely be able to get rid of the influence immediately after being reminded and give new suggestions. If not, it's just that the messenger worked a little hard."

"Okay." Janna understood what Lumian meant, "Although we suspect there is a 'secret deal', we will not act rashly now. We still need the Major Arcana cards to provide new guidance."

While waiting for Ms. Judgment's reply, Franca let out a sigh.

"What's wrong?" Janna asked with concern.

Franka replied with a look of "anger and grief":
"This 'secret deal' was a big deal, affecting at least two demigods. I don't know how much the 'supervisor' of the 'School of Truth' paid for it and how many valuable items it had."

Yes, that's right, but what does this have to do with you? Why should you be so sad? Janna blinked, a little unable to keep up with Franca's thoughts.

Franka continued:
"Once Ms. Judgment has captured or killed him with our help, there won't be much spoils left for us to distribute.

"Maybe he's another poor fellow like Jebus!"

For a moment, neither Lumian, Janna, nor Anthony knew how to respond to Franca.

Are you feeling sorry for possible future spoils?

Lumian changed the subject and looked at Franka and Janna.

"Why did you lean towards me when I asked Jebusi those last two questions? Did you sense in advance that something was going to go wrong?"

"Of course, this is the witch's spiritual premonition." Franka said proudly, "Although I don't know what will happen, but after getting closer to you, I have more ways to deal with danger."

Janna nodded lightly, indicating that she felt the same way.

Lumian looked at Anthony again:

"What about you?"

Anthony answered frankly:

“I thought that Yebusi would be stimulated by those two questions and get rid of the influence of hypnosis. The performance of Franka and Janna indirectly confirmed my worries.

"In that case, hiding behind you is a safer option."

"Are you using us as shields?" Franca cursed with a smile.

Anthony nodded sincerely:
"You have 'mirror doubles'."

"That's right." Franka accepted this reason.

A few minutes later, Ms. Judgment's messenger delivered a reply.

The reply was simple, just one sentence:

"You can continue to take action."

Does this mean that the Major Arcana cards will be watching this matter? Have you communicated with the Hermit? Lumian nodded thoughtfully and said to Franka and the others with a smile:
“We will proceed as planned.”

"The original plan?" Franca was shocked.

"Yes." Lumian responded with a smile, "In the next few hours, or even within a day, the 'Supervisor' and other 'People in the Mirror' will definitely not go behind the full-length mirror in Moran Avni's study to provide protection for Moran Avni. This should be a prerequisite for the 'backroom deal' to succeed. The 'Black Witch' has checked those places, and the 'Supervisor' will not know when she will check, so he must leave enough time.

"That is to say, if we hide in that mirror, we won't be disturbed or in any danger."

Janna frowned slightly:

"But the point is that Moran Avni will not enter the full-length mirror for a while. How can he ambush..."

Having said that, Janna suddenly paused, as if she had thought of a possibility.

Lumian's smile gradually grew brighter:

"That 'supervisor' can do 'backroom deals', so can we!"

"Yes, 'The Black Box of the Powerful'!" Franka instantly understood what Lumian meant.

By using the "black box of the powerful", Moran Avni found a "reason" to "reconsider" entering the full-length mirror!
As for how the "backroom dealings" would make this kind of transaction successful, that was not something that he and others needed to consider. Even those "supervisors" were probably not aware of the details of the backroom dealings.

Camera obscura is also a black box!
After confirming the degree of risk with the help of the "magic mirror divination", Lumian, Franka, Janna and Anthony successively passed through the entrance to the mirror world fixed on the protruding rock and entered the mysterious and dark space.

Looking at the spider-web-like void passages that led to nowhere, Lumian activated the "Mirror Mark" contract on his body.

He then said to Franka and others:

"It can sense that full-length mirror and can accurately locate it."

"Then let's go now." Franka put on the hood of her assassin suit again and grabbed Lumian's arm.

Although she already has the Mirror Buckle on, why would she waste an opportunity to use it when there are other options?

After Janna and Anthony caught him again, Lumian activated the "Spiritual Travel" mark and "teleported" through one of the dark and empty passages to a deep and dark water light.

The water light represented a mirror with corresponding blurred areas, which were connected to countless illusory tunnels like spider webs.

Lumian leaned towards the dark and deep water light, and saw the scene outside through the glass mirror.

That was indeed Moran Aveni's study.

Franka also recognized the target location and breathed a sigh of relief:
"I'll do the 'backroom deal'."

"Let me do it." Lumian laughed. "After what happened before, even if I didn't use the 'Black Box of the Powerful', I would probably encounter some demons. In that case, why not use it happily?"

He was referring to matters concerning Napoleon.

"Okay." Franka admitted that Lumian's words made sense, "Then I'll pay!"

She took out five thousand Fel golds from the "traveler's bag".

Lumian did not refuse and said to Janna and the others:

"The deal I want to complete is to let Moran Avni have the idea of ​​entering the full-length mirror in the study, and then use 'Drive Destiny' to turn that idea into reality.

"This is much simpler than letting Moran Avni enter this mirror directly, and the reward must be less."

"Yeah." Janna took out the "Black Box of the Powerful" from her backpack.

This small dark wooden box can be used eight times.

Lumian held Franca's bag of gold coins in his right hand and reached into the membrane-like "curtain".

Then he felt five wet, wrinkled fingers, which quickly closed and grasped the bag of gold coins.

Lumian's expression didn't change as he spoke his request in Hermetic.

After a brief pause, the wrinkled, wet palm pushed back the bag of gold coins.

This...Lumian raised his head and told Franka and others about the situation.

"This means I have to pay more!" Franka realized instantly.

She took out more banknotes and gold distressedly, but that slightly cold, wrinkled hand pushed the rewards back again and again.

Lumian helped Franca add tens of thousands of Fel Gold, but the transaction was still not completed.

"Perhaps, the 'black box' doesn't want money or gold?" Janna remembered the "broker" channel intelligence that Jebus had mentioned.

“Need a magical item?” Lumian frowned, thinking about what could be used for trading.

Franca thought for a moment and said:

"How about using that 'blood gold' ring? It has a huge negative effect and we hardly ever use it."

The "Blood Gold" ring is obtained from the "Mad Woman" and corresponds to some of the abilities of the "Rose Bishop" in the "Secret Prayer" Path Sequence 6.

The four of them discussed for a while and finally decided to give the "blood gold" ring a try.

When the wet palm in the "dark box" touched the "blood gold" ring, the five fingers suddenly clenched and retracted with the ring.

This means the deal is done.

Phew… Lumian breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"I don't know how this 'secret deal' will be realized..."

"I hope I don't run into a swindler. Praise the Fool!" Franka placed her hand on her chest and prayed to Mr. Fool.

(End of this chapter)