Ring of Fate

Chapter 821 Encouragement (Thanks to Mr. O of Aurora Club for rewarding Mr. K with a silver treasure chest)

Don't regret your choice today... Lumian watched Julie's back as she walked into her room. He could probably guess what she meant by that sentence:
If you fail to kill Vanak today, you will regret it!
"Julie attaches great importance to Vanak...Does she think he will affect the final outcome of the underground mausoleum operation?" Lumian muttered to himself silently, closed the door, and sat back at the desk.

He could actually understand Julie's emphasis on Vanak. This most dangerous man in Morola had just demonstrated his ability to take advantage of Morola's special weather conditions, creating a hurricane like a real, powerful demigod that was powerful enough to blow away the fog of war in an entire neighborhood. And according to Lumian's subsequent observations, Vanak seemed to have attracted a terrifying lightning strike.

Although Lumian is not sure whether this performance has limitations, whether it depends on the current weather, and can only guide it to similar weather, unable to cause heavy rain to fall from a clear sky, but even if there are limitations of this or that kind, the previous performance is enough to prove that Vanak is really equivalent to a demigod to some extent.

The most important thing is, based on Lumian's understanding of the seal information of "0-01", if Vanak really surrendered to "0-01", there should be some special things that have not been revealed.

"I remember the night when Albus and Gusin jointly attacked Vanak, the weather was quite clear, but tonight is very gloomy, suitable for wind, rain, thunder, lightning..." Lumian took a book borrowed from the Church of Knowledge, but did not read it as attentively as before. Instead, he seriously thought about the details hidden in Vanak's previous performance.

After a while, Lumian sneered at Julie silently.

In the eyes of this "witch", tonight is indeed the best opportunity to hunt down Vanak - Vanak himself is seriously injured and has not yet recovered, the Iron Soldier has the strength of a demigod and can take on the responsibility of head-on combat, Gusin has undergone a terrible mutation and has all kinds of unknown abilities, plus Julie, the "witch of pain" who possesses special things, and Lumian himself, there is indeed a great hope of keeping Vanak in the ruins forever.

But the problem is that if Lumian doesn't "teleport" away, he might become the primary target of Gusin and the Iron Soldiers. At that time, Julie will most likely think that this is an excellent opportunity to kill the boss, and thus choose to cooperate with Vanak to assist Gusin and the Iron Soldiers.

"And do you really think I'm stupid? If we really kill Vanak, with Medici suffering heavy losses and Gusin and the Iron Soldiers bound to be cleared out by the Law Enforcement Team or the Church of Knowledge, won't you 'Witches' be the only ones in power? By then, facing your coercion or attacks, I won't be able to find temporary partners... I'll talk about things that will greatly change the situation after I finish reading the rest of the book..." Lumian muttered as he adjusted the white fireball above his head to prevent the shadow of his head from being cast on the paper and affecting his subsequent reading.

After finding out the whereabouts of the head of the "abscessed hand", he could concentrate more on his studies.

Before that, he thought about what Albus Medici and Julie wanted to achieve in Morola.

With the support of gods or the king of angels, they would not just think about leaving a mark on the terrifying seal "0-01".

"Internal and external forces joined forces to directly snatch away '0-01'? The Church of Knowledge is one of the seven great churches of God after all. It shouldn't be so easy for someone to take away the most important '0' level seal, unless they wanted to let it go...

"It is highly unlikely that violence alone will work, otherwise the 'Original Witch' and the 'Red Angel' would have already taken action...

"Need some kind of change to happen to '0-01'?
"Also, I now have some ideas on how to get close to '0-01', but I have no idea how to leave a mark and get friendly treatment... Do I have to rely on the remaining aura of Alistair Tudor?
"Or is it related to one of my previous speculations?"

Lumian finished his thoughts and read for nearly an hour before lying down on the bed, ready to go to sleep.

In Morola, he had been sleeping lightly, always on guard against possible raids and the "disease" of the "witch" next door.

Once he develops symptoms such as fever and cough, he will wake up immediately and be "teleported" to the Church of Knowledge to check his physical condition!
If not for the fact that there would always be some negative effects accumulated by not sleeping for many days, he would want to rely on the special all-nighter at six in the morning to automatically eliminate fatigue and restore spirituality.

At the same time, this was also misleading to Julie and the others - if they had discovered early on that he could maintain enough energy without sleeping, and thus inferred the changes that occurred at six in the morning, Lumian would not have been able to use this special refresh state to reverse the situation at the critical moment.

The next morning, Lumian deliberately stayed in bed for more than half an hour before opening his eyes, brushing his teeth and washing up, then went downstairs to enjoy the breakfast prepared by Les.

After seven or eight minutes, Julie came back from outside the bar.

Did they go out again at midnight yesterday? The "witches" were really good at hiding their movements and whereabouts. It was impossible to follow them, and there was no way to know when they left the room... Lumian looked away and drank the milk in the glass.

Julie walked quietly to the high stool two seats away from Lumian and sat down without saying a word.

Les looked at her face, took out a small cake and squeezed cream on it.

"Sweets can help improve your mood," the "chef" said simply, pushing the small cream cake in front of Julie.

Julie's expression suddenly became distorted:
"I don't need to improve my mood! I'm in a great mood!"

Oh, you're in a bad mood... You were in a good mood when you knocked on my door last night... What happened when you went out in the middle of the night? Lumian looked at Julie sideways without hiding his expression.

Les said:
“As a chef, you must accurately judge the current state of the ingredients in order to choose the most appropriate cooking method.”

Julie's eyes narrowed slightly, no longer showing any of her gentleness.

She seemed like she would kill anyone at any moment.

According to previous observations, the only person who could make Julie's condition deteriorate drastically and her emotions nearly lose control was the other "witch" Sallys... Did the lovers have a conflict? Well, my superficial knowledge of psychology tells me that Julie seems to be more worried than sad now, and she doesn't hide this... Worried... Lumian placed his right hand on the "traveler's bag", ready for the "witch" to lose control.

Almost at the same time, he thought of a possibility:
As a member of the law enforcement team, Sally is a listed experimenter who will definitely take turns on duty in the underground mausoleum or replace the puppets. This is both an opportunity and a danger for Sally, who still maintains a certain sense of self!
"Julie went out in the middle of the night to date Sally, and then she found out that she would be entering the underground mausoleum for some time. When she came out, she might become a real experimenter, without her own self. No wonder Julie was so worried and in a very bad mood..." Lumian smiled with enlightenment.

"What are you laughing at?" Julie looked at him coldly.

Lumian smiled and sighed:
“It may be okay this time, but what about next time, and the next time?
"If you don't solve the root of the problem, one day you will see an outcome you don't want to accept."

Julie's eyes flickered, and she stared at the small cream cake without saying anything for a long time.

When Lumian wiped his mouth and prepared to leave, she frowned slightly and said:
"How much do you really know?"

Lumian smiled back:
"you guess.

"Maybe I don't know anything, but your expression tells me the answer."

After saying that, Lumian walked up the stairs, leaving Julie alone in a daze.

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Trier, Boulevards district, Bellevue 6.

In the four-story house late at night, as the "Muggle" left, the "Periodic Table" and others came back and reunited with the "Professor" and "Associate Professor" and their couples in the living room.

Looking at the darkness outside the window, the "Periodic Table" sighed and said:

"Is it really okay for us to act like this in front of 'muggles'?"

"We didn't lie to her. We just hoped to arouse her sympathy." The "Professor" sighed and said, "The disappearance of Camelot's 'Pillar', Nikila's suspected situation of being the 'Man in the Mirror' and the increasingly crazy problems of the 'Hidden Sage' have put us in a difficult situation. It is difficult to break free by relying on our own strength. After surviving the 'April Fool's Day' murder, the 'Muggle' has become more and more mysterious. It is obvious that there is a powerful force behind it.

"Luckily, she is still so kind. Although she may have noticed something unusual, she still told us that there is divine power remaining in the Catacombs Sacrifice Square, and she is willing to eliminate Nikila."

The "Associate Professor" patted his wife's shoulder to comfort her.

He looked around and said:

"We have to survive, not just for ourselves, but for the people we care about."

The "Periodic Table of Elements" laughed at itself and said:

"Half a year ago, I never thought that the current situation would happen. How could such a powerful secret organization like the Moss Ascetic Order suddenly become like this?"

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The next morning, after finishing breakfast, Franca received a reply from Ms. Judgment:

"The operation against Nikila of the Moss Ascetic Order can be launched as soon as possible.

"The top leaders of the Moss Ascetic Order are aware of Camelot's disappearance. Another member of the Ten Pillars will come to Trier in the near future to handle this matter, but this will not affect your handling of Nikila if he is indeed the Man in the Mirror, Griffith."

Did the Moss Ascetic Order know that Camelot was missing? They knew it just now? Was it because of my report, or did they just happen to find something unusual? Hiss, the person that our Tarot Club had planted in the Moss Ascetic Order seems to be of high status. He was able to provide information that one of the Ten Pillars would go to Trier to deal with the problem, and that it would not affect our judgment of dealing with Nikila... Such a firm judgment... Could it be that the Ten Pillars was a card of our Tarot Club? Hmm... Franka fell into deep thought, and the more she thought about it, the more curious she became.

PS: Thank you Mr. O from the Aurora Club for giving Mr. K a silver treasure chest~

(End of this chapter)