Ring of Fate

Chapter 740 Opinions
After summoning the messenger to send the letter, Lumian sat at the desk, staring at the dark curtains that were seeping with crimson moonlight, patiently waiting for the "Magician" lady to arrive.

After an unknown amount of time, in the dark room, a little bit of bright starlight emerged, outlining the figure of a "magician".

She had changed into a thick cotton dress with brown and white accents.

"Good evening, Ms. Magician." Lumian looked around and said, "I have something important to tell you."

The Magician understood what he meant and immediately transformed the surrounding darkness into illusory glass, which curved and curled up, blocking out the infiltration of the crimson moonlight and the sounds from outside.

"What important thing?" After keeping the secret, the "magician" lady asked.

Lumian grabbed a ball of white flame to use as a chandelier, and said in silence for a few seconds:

"I have confirmed the origin of the lizard-like elf."

“Isn’t it the evil god from outside the barrier?” Ms. Magician showed a thoughtful expression.

The corners of Lumian's mouth curled up slightly:

"It can be considered an evil god, but it is not outside the barrier."

The "magician" frowned slightly and said:

"Let's talk about it in detail."

Lumian began in a low voice by talking about how he had signed a contract with the "Confessor" Bayinfer and received corresponding negative influences. He then talked about how he saw a statue of the "True Creator" and a lizard-like elf in a secret church of the "Aurora Society", as well as an illusory scene that seemed to be the kingdom of God.

The Magician didn't interrupt him. She listened to the story attentively, then sighed deeply.

"In fact, I suspected that the lizard-like elves were related to Him, but both the mythological creatures in the 'Audience' path and the mythological creatures in the 'Hanged Man' path were obviously different from those elves. Similar things did not appear five or six years ago. In addition, the two people who are good at decryption and dream interpretation are more inclined to believe that the elves came from the evil gods outside the barrier. These led me to give up this speculation in the end.

“It now appears that the man was involved in the disaster in Koldu Village from a very early stage.

"This is the only way to make it complete. This kind of major incident that has lasted for a long time and involves members of the Curly-haired Baboon Research Society, how could He who has been listening and watching the whole time not notice it, and how could He not do something about it?"

“What exactly does He want to do?” Lumian’s expression twisted slightly.

The Magician stared at Lumian for a few seconds, then sighed and said:
"I can only confirm one of the purposes, which is to create a Beyonder who can quickly digest and advance rapidly through the Hunter pathway.

"Think about it. It has only been more than half a year since you became a Hunter. You are already a Sequence 5 Beyonder, and you have digested a lot of the Harvester potion. Maybe in another two or three months, you can consider opening the door to divinity, advancing to Sequence 4, and becoming a demigod.

"On this 'journey', whether it was the false angelic status brought by the sealing of Thermipolos, or the power of the destiny path gift obtained from it, or some training and digestion opportunities full of arrangement, they all made important contributions to your growth.

“He wants a ‘Red Priest’ and wants to push the ‘Red Priest’ to have a decisive battle with the ‘Original Witch’.

"I was worried before whether your promotion would be too smooth, but now it seems that all the gifts of fate have been secretly marked with a price, and the deposit has been paid."

Under the blazing white light, Lumian said in a hoarse voice:

“I would rather remain an ordinary person.”

The “Magician” lady shook her head with a complicated smile:

"The end of the world is near. Given Aurore's background and condition, even if the disaster doesn't happen to Cordu Village this time, it will inevitably happen the next time and the next time. Have you forgotten the helplessness and pain you felt as an ordinary person during that disaster?"

Lumian unconsciously clenched his hands, lowered his head and said:

"I, I just don't want to gain power in this way."

Ms. Magician did not continue the topic and said:
"He must have other purposes. For example, a humanoid seal like you can effectively gather the evil god's gifted ones around you wherever you go, exposing their plots in advance, giving us more time to deal with them."

Lumian remained silent and did not respond to this matter.

The Magician lady glanced at him and asked with an obvious sigh:
"What do you want to do next?"

Lumian's body began to tremble slightly, as if he could no longer suppress his inner emotions.

He gritted his teeth and said:
“I want to punch Him!”

After saying this, Lumian's eyes were tinged with a bloody and fiery color.

Frankly speaking, he had hardly ever had the firm idea of ​​revenge against the gods before. His original plan was to kill the core members of "April Fools' Day" and the Samson family of the "Sinners" organization, then work hard to become an angel, extract most of Thermipolos' power, and then release the weak angel of fate to kill him.

He knew that the source of the disaster in Koldu Village was actually the being named Fate, but due to the huge gap between the two sides and his natural fear of the gods, he only cursed and said a few harsh words occasionally, and did not really put the other party on his revenge list.

And now, he wanted those damn gods to fall from heaven, like meteors across the night sky!
The Magician looked at Lumian and asked with a serious expression:
"Do you know what you just said?"

“I know.” Lumian nodded slowly. “I waited a day to find you because I was seriously asking myself.”

Ask again and again, ask when you are angry, ask when you are sad, and ask again when you are a little calmer.

The "Magician" lady looked at him with that familiar pity in her eyes.

This time, Lumian knew exactly what she was pitying:
A human who wants to throw a punch at a god.

Lumian stared back at the bearer of the Major Arcana, not letting his gaze flinch.

After a while, the "magician" nodded slightly and said:

"You told me your goal because you want me to provide you with some effective advice on your idea so that it can be a little bit feasible?
"Well, my suggestion is that before Mr. Fool wakes up, resist the urge and work hard to improve yourself. Only when you become a demigod and Mr. Fool wakes up, you will have the opportunity to sit at the card table. Of course, you will sit at the card table in the form of cards or chips. Don't be discouraged. You are like this, I am like this, and other demigods are like this too. At critical moments, our will and our choices can also play an important role. We can also use the card players."

Lumian asked in a dull voice:

"Mr. Fool, will you help me?"

Ms. Magician nodded solemnly:
"meeting."

Her eyes became brighter and brighter unconsciously:

"Mr. Fool will protect us.

“Each of us is willing to sacrifice for this world, but we cannot be sacrificed.”

Lumian suddenly exhaled, and seemed to have lost all his strength, so much so that he could not stand steadily, and his body swayed slightly.

He has been suppressing it, trying his best to suppress it until now.

The "Magician" lady looked at him, thought for a moment and said:

“I must remind you that He should already know your thoughts because you behaved abnormally in front of His statue.

"I'm not criticizing you. I'm just stating a fact. In that situation, even the clowns and the audience would have a hard time controlling their emotions and expressions, not to mention you being just an ascetic."

"I know..." Lumian responded with difficulty.

Before the "magician" lady exposed him, he actually had a certain degree of luck.

The Magician smiled and said:
“This is also a good thing. The fact that you are still alive shows that you are still useful to Him and still have value to be used by Him. You have not yet repaid all the gifts of fate. As long as you do not give up on yourself and do not participate in actions that can disrupt His important arrangements, He will ignore your hatred and even continue to let you encounter certain things and gain certain things until you step onto the stage He has destined for you.

"This is helpless, but this is the truth. In the eyes of a being like Him, you are just a speck of dust right now. He can also turn you back to dust at any time. He doesn't worry about your thoughts at all."

After a long silence, Lumian asked in a slightly hoarse voice:
"You mean, before Mr. Fool wakes up, let me make full use of his arrangement?"

The "magician" nodded slightly and said:

"Taking the enemy's things to strengthen yourself is also a form of revenge.

"Of course, this requires you to be more cautious and restrained. As I said just now, all gifts from fate will be secretly marked with a price. You have to weigh whether you are willing and able to pay the corresponding price in the future."

Lumian looked down at the floor illuminated by the blazing white light and said:

"it is good."

He asked instead:
"When will Mr. Fool be able to wake up?"

"No one knows." The "Magician" lady smiled, "But don't be discouraged by this answer. I foresee that we, the holders of tarot cards, will play an important role in this matter. Let's work together for this."

"How should we try?" Lumian asked.

The Magician thought for a moment and said:

"Be yourself first, and then wait patiently for the right time to come."

Timing? Lumian couldn't figure out how the Arcana he was waiting for was related to awakening Mr. Fool, so he asked cautiously:
"Ma'am, did you deliberately put 'The Confessor' on the messenger list?"

Without the negative impact brought by Bayinfer, he would have no chance to see the lizard-like elf in the secret church of the "True Creator".

"Yes and no," the Magician replied. "I know he has some relationship with that person. I thought our cooperation with the Aurora Society was very fragile. You were sent there as an undercover agent, not as a real member. You might encounter some problems in the future, and he has the potential to bring new possibilities. That's why I put him on the messenger list to see if fate would let you choose him. Unexpectedly, this actually revealed a very important mystery."

Lumian was already accustomed to the "magician" lady's answers, which were very mysterious, so he quickly filtered out the other party's previous opinions.

He said in a deep voice:
"Ma'am, I would like to explore Mr. Hanged Man's Blue Avenger soon."

(End of this chapter)