Ring of Fate

Chapter 741 The Original Arrangement

The Magician hummed.
"No problem. I understand your eagerness. I'll take you there once Mr. The Hanged Man and I have confirmed the time."

Lumian was silent for a moment and said:
"Thank you."

The "Magician" lady thought about it and reminded:

"But don't be too hasty. Emperor Roselle once said that if you rush things, you won't achieve your goal.

"This is not only because impatience will blind your eyes and affect your judgment, causing you to make wrong choices in many things, but also because taking potions to advance requires a certain mental state. You should be very clear about this."

"I understand." Lumian breathed out.

The "magician" lady looked around and made a joke:

"You were really tense just now. We talked for such a long time and you didn't even remember to ask me to sit down.

"Well, the vortex of the 'School of Truth' obviously involves a higher level of power. We will take over the subsequent investigation. Your main task is to find the more important 'people in the mirror' according to Moran Avini's instructions. I suspect that certain things in that special mirror world are an important part of the vortex.

"This time, you have obtained very critical intelligence. We at the Great Arcana will not be stingy with rewards. Of course, the rewards are for your team, not just for you personally. The specific distribution is up to you."

Hearing the latter sentence, Lumian suddenly became dazed and whispered to himself:
"again……

“Is this also a gift from fate?”

"I can't say for sure." The "magician" lady laughed at herself, "Your mental and psychological condition is better than I expected. You don't need further treatment, but you seem to have a post-traumatic stress disorder called 'Fate's Gift'. Everything seems to be arranged and everything seems to be a gift from fate."

Without waiting for Lumian to respond, she added:

"There's actually nothing wrong with this. Being alert is a good thing, but don't put too much pressure on yourself. Your spirit is like rubber. If you stretch it too tight, it will break. You can be alert to details, but you need to be relaxed. Think about it. You can't resist the real arrangement anyway, so why make yourself sleep poorly, eat poorly, and become more and more neurotic?"

“Hmm.” Lumian had to admit that what the “Magician” lady said made sense.

The "magician" expressed satisfaction that he was able to adjust himself:
“Of course, if you find an arrangement that is obviously problematic, remember to inform me immediately by reciting my honorable name.

"For this reward, I will include the potion formula for Sequence 4 of the Hunter Path, so that you can purposefully obtain items when exploring the Blue Avenger. As for the rewards for the Two of Grails, Seven of Grails, and Four of Swords, I don't know. It depends on what the Judgement and Hermit will come up with."

Lumian had no objection to this arrangement. Even if the "Magician" lady didn't mention it, or thought that the information related to the vortex and the "Man in the Mirror" was not worthy of a demigod-level potion formula, he would take the initiative to ask her to give it first, and make up the difference later.

As his condition calmed down, Lumian thought of a question:
"Madam, Mr. K of the Aurora Society has spoken of my contributions in front of the statue of the True Creator, and asked Him to list me as a candidate for the divine envoy. When any of the official divine envoys are in trouble, I will be the first choice to replace them. At that time, do I really want to be Mr. So-and-so of the Aurora Society?

"In addition, Mr. K also promised to give material rewards in the next few days."

The "magician" nodded slightly and said:

"The organizational structure of the Aurora Society is also quite strange. Although the Divine Envoys have Saints directly under them, most of them can directly hear the voices, mutterings, and orders of their superiors, so they have a strong degree of autonomy. Well, they still obey the orders of their superiors in most matters and report to them, but there are a few things that they completely bypass their superiors, and recommending candidate Divine Envoys is one of them.

"God's messengers can only come from divine revelation."

After a few simple sighs, the "magician" laughed and said:

"As long as you have identified no major issues, feel free to accept the material rewards. You have already received enough gifts, and a little more will not make any substantial difference.

"I don't think you'll ever be a God's messenger. The God's messengers of the Aurora Society all have fixed missionary areas. How can they help you digest the potion better than letting you run around and trigger various evil gods' hidden dangers? Uh..."

At this point, the "magician's" expression gradually became strange.

Lumian didn't rush to ask, waiting for the holder of the Major Arcana to explain himself.

After a few seconds, the "magician" maintained that expression and said hesitantly:

“Perhaps, the original arrangement was for you to be Mr. So-and-so for a period of time.

"Sequence 4 of the Hunter pathway is called Iron-Blooded Knight, which can turn all consumers into males. Its ritual requirements are to 'form a team of at least thirty people, and after a long period of training, let them understand your meaning through your eyes and actions, and become almost one with each other. The higher the team's strength and tacit understanding, the better the effect of the ritual.' Think about it, what is the most prominent feature of the Aurora Society? It's fanaticism.

"After you take on the role of Mr. So-and-so, you will definitely have your own jurisdiction and a large number of subordinates. They are all very fanatical and will completely obey the orders of you, the messenger of the gods. With a little training, they can meet the requirements of the ritual. All you need to worry about is how to improve their strength and tacit understanding as much as possible to make the ritual more effective."

This... The original arrangement was that after I digested the 'Reaper' potion, I would become a divine messenger, so that I could form a team that could meet the ritual requirements in the shortest possible time? How should I complete this ritual now? There was no problem with Franca and the others, but there were too few people... Lumian couldn't help but frown.

Seeing this, the "Magician" lady laughed and said:

"The Church of Knowledge, who are well aware of the Hunter Path, offers another option.

"Of course, the premise is that you can tame Ludwig. The angelic person can offset most of the requirements in terms of numbers."

"Angelic status?" Lumian finally got the information about Ludwig's strength level from the "Magician" lady.

"Yes." Ms. Magician did not explain further.

Taming Ludwig? All I can do now is to "bribe" him and simply command him... Lumian fell into deep thought.

The "Magician" lady glanced at him and said:

"You can wait until you have digested the 'Reaper' potion and visited the 'City of Exile' Morola before considering which method to use to meet the requirements of the ritual.

"Well, we will communicate through letters regarding the follow-up of the vortex."

Lumian nodded and watched the "magician" lady disappear into thin air before his eyes.

Looking at the gradually expanding dark boundary, he closed his eyes and recalled everything he had seen and heard today.

His hands clenched unconsciously, and white flames leaped out from his fists, burning violently.

Jenna sat on the single sofa in the living room, quietly waiting for Lumian to open the door and come out, while the sounds of gnawing and chewing coming from the dining room were heard in her ears.

Lumian walked into the balcony with the unfinished bottle of absinthe, sat on a chair, and took a sip.

Janna walked to his side very lightly, observed him for a few seconds and said:
"You're in much better shape."

“You can tell from that?” Lumian said casually without turning his head.

Janna pulled a chair over and sat down, sneering:
"Your current silence and restraint make me feel more at ease than your previous excited and talkative behavior."

Lumian looked out at the darkness outside the balcony for a long time without saying anything, and Janna did not ask any questions either.

Suddenly, Lumian said in a low voice:
"I saw that lizard-like elf."

Jenna had heard him talk about some things in Cordu Village and understood what this meant. She said with a little surprise:

"Didn't you go to the Aurora Society to meet Mr. K? How come... that lizard-like elf is related to the Aurora Society?"

"From the one they believe in." Lumian's voice seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of darkness in his throat.

“No wonder…” Janna suddenly understood Lumian’s previous state. “Ms. Judgment said that the one believed by the Aurora Society is close in status to Mr. Fool…”

That is not something a mortal can look directly at, let alone take revenge on Him!

After a brief silence, Janna said with enlightenment:
"Did you just go to see Ms. 'Magician'?"

"You've become a lot smarter after drinking the 'witch' potion." Lumian turned his head to glance at Jenna.

"Can't you 'hunters' speak properly?" Janna couldn't help but reply.

She paused and continued:
"What did Ms. 'Magician' say?"

“We are told to be patient for now, and wait until Mr. Fool wakes up before considering what to do next,” Lumian replied simply.

Janna hummed, not knowing what else to say for a moment.

After a moment, she stood up, went to the balcony next to Ludwig in the dining room, got a glass, then snatched the bottle of absinthe from Lumian's hand and poured herself a third of a glass.

Gurgle, Janna just took a sip of the green liquid that sparkled with a dreamy luster, and her face wrinkled instinctively.

"Hehe, why do you people like to drink absinthe? It's too disgusting!" As a former "flashy girl", Janna has drunk a lot of alcohol, but still can't accept the taste of absinthe.

Lumian sneered without explaining.

Janna chatted casually:

"I read a book before. There was a writer, whose name I can't remember. He said that some people who like to drink absinthe use it to pretend that they have had experiences, while others use it to recall their own experiences..."

Lumian listened quietly, picked up the bottle, and took another sip.

The slightly burning wine slid down my throat, leaving behind a familiar bitter taste.

(End of this chapter)