Ring of Fate

Chapter 866 Seeking Skin from a Tiger
Giving birth? Anthony suddenly had a strong bad feeling.

He immediately abandoned the second question that the "Knight of Swords" had prepared and asked directly:
“Who’s having a baby?”

The servant replied in confusion and fear:

“They’re all alive!

"The woman is giving birth, and the man is giving birth too!"

The man was also giving birth…Anthony’s scalp went numb and he almost threw himself a “comfort”.

He took out another gold coin from his pocket and said to the servant with a smile:

"Did you forget that you also dropped a Louis d'Or?"

The purchasing servant immediately felt the light of Louis Gold reflected in the other's pupils.

He thought the man in front of him wanted to bribe him, so he nodded hurriedly:

"Yes, yes, I forgot."

As these words were spoken, the purchasing servant's thoughts suddenly became blurry, as if he heard something, yet seemed to hear nothing.

When he came to his senses, he had forgotten what had just happened, and the gold Louis in his hand was gone.

In an alley two blocks away from the market, Anthony saw the silhouette of the "Sword Knight" Maric reflected in the puddles caused by last night's heavy rain.

Without waiting for the Sword Knight to speak, Anthony quickly told him the information he had obtained, and finally said:

"The Hedonists are just indulging their desires. They shouldn't use having children as a symbol of their own path, right?"

The repression in the Sword Knight's eyes was less severe than before. He said solemnly:

"The 'Original Moon' believers in the hedonistic sect occasionally do, but not to the extent that even men are giving birth."

Anthony said in a deep voice:
"Based on the performance of those followers of the Hedonism Sect, based on the fact that they brought a very important item to Trier, based on the fact that the Vortex Plan is being planned, and based on the fact that the leaders of the Vortex Plan are those 'brokers' who believe in evil gods, I suspect that the 'Mother Tree of Desire' believed in by the Hedonism Sect and the 'Great Mother' believed in by the 'Night Tour Club' have begun to cooperate on something, and that thing is an important part of the vortex!"

Since the Knight of Swords had come to Trier, he naturally knew about the existence of the Whirlpool Project from his Major Arcana card. He responded in a low voice:

"Your speculation is worthy of vigilance. I will immediately report this matter to Ms. Hermit and the top leaders of our Temperance Faction. If necessary, we will take decisive action."

Anthony nodded:
"It would be best to inform the authorities, there is no one in Trier better suited to handle this matter than them.

"I also have to go back to find my companions and tell them to be on guard against the coming whirlpool!"

After saying that, Anthony turned around and ran out of the alley.

"My companion will take you to find the Seven of Wands, which will be faster." The Knight of Swords stopped Anthony and said, "I will give you the scheduled reward when the situation stabilizes."

The holder of the Minor Arcana quickly disappeared beneath the surface of the puddle.

He was in a hurry to write a letter to his Major Arcana card, The Hermit.

…………

Memorial District, 9 Orosei Street, Apartment 702.

Franka and Janna squeezed on the sofa, comparing the Rune Gold Pounds in their hands.

"I can feel that they are a little special, but I don't know what's special about them." Franca said happily.

She then raised her head and looked at Lumian who had taken her place:

"This is Mr. Star's reward. Haha, now you are the only one left!"

Lumian said with a smile:
"Have you forgotten Anthony?
"And neither did Lugano."

Jenna glanced at Franca who was leaning against her, and said carefully:

“When I first got the lucky gold coins, I thought they were a gift of good things. But after you and Ludwig also got them, I began to suspect that they might represent some kind of symbol or certificate, and we might experience something together in the future.

"There are so many special things about Lumian that he will always be involved. Sooner or later, he will get one."

"At least he hasn't yet." Franca took the lucky gold coin and shook it to show off.

After discussing this matter for a while, Franka put away the lucky coin and asked Lumian about the business:
"How's Ludwig's 'training' going?"

"He's able to follow my orders well. The next step is to experience some things together so that he and you can gradually form a tacit understanding." Lumian thought for a moment and said, "I will design the corresponding tasks. Since there are only a few people, we should be able to achieve our goal in two or three weeks."

"Then I will most likely finish digesting the 'Pain' potion before you are promoted. The biggest problem now is how to make the 'Black Witch' believe that I can digest it so quickly." In the past two days, Franka's progress in digesting the "Pain" potion has advanced a lot. She estimated that she would only need another week.

Janna was silent for a moment and said:

"My 'joy' potion has been digested. After two days of adjustment, I can perform the ceremony and become a 'witch of pain'."

"So fast?" Franca blurted out in surprise.

Janna looked at Franca with a complicated expression and did not answer.

Franca was stunned at first, then she said "Oh".

She already understood why, and this made her feel even more complicated, with sourness, depression, sadness, but also joy and pride.

"I have already given the potion ingredients and the remaining lemon fish fillets to Janna," Lumian said.

"Yeah." Franca quickly adjusted her mentality.

Feeling Janna leaning against her, smelling her scent, and looking at Lumian who was occupying his seat opposite her and imitating her sitting posture, she suddenly felt that she had been quite happy and confident in the past two days. Except for the occasional pain and sadness, everything else was pretty good. Lumian could also take the initiative to express his attention, although not much.

This was the first time that Franka had felt something like this since she traveled through time.

"Forget it, forget it. Just think of it as me, Fu, having a harem. It's just..." Franka sighed to herself.

She hoped that this kind of time could last a little longer, and hoped that no whirlpool or doomsday would come.

Just then, Lumian turned his head and looked towards the area near the entrance of the living room.

Anthony's figure was quickly outlined there.

"There is important information." Anthony said directly without any further ado.

Lumian stood up from the easy chair and nodded to Anthony to continue.

Anthony quickly recounted the information he had gained from the purchasing servant and his own guesses.

During this process, both "witches" Janna and Franca had a premonition of danger that came from their own spirituality.

Lumian said without hesitation:
"I will first inform Ms. Magician about this matter, and then immediately meet up with Ludwig and Lugano and move to a new safe house together. After that, we will see what tasks the Major Arcana will assign us."

…………

Above the endless gray-white fog, inside the ancient and majestic palace.

On both sides of a mottled bronze table, a series of slightly blurry figures that seemed to be infected by the gray fog quickly took shape and were outlined.

That’s eight in total.

The chairs at the top and bottom of the long bronze table were empty.

Miss Justice stood up, looked around and said:

"This is an emergency meeting agreed to by Mr. Fool."

Ms. Magician didn't waste any time. As soon as Miss Justice sat down, she immediately asked Mr. Star across from her:
"Was it your idea to let the 'Two of the Holy Grail' fetch water from the 'Spring of the Samaritan Woman', or was it a hint from the Church of Darkness?"

Mr. Xingxing sat very straight this time:

"The revelation I got in my dream."

"Dream... Is this the 'Goddess of Night' reminding us to pay attention to Harrison's problem? Yes, She should know that Harrison has been in and out of the 'Woman of Samaria's Spring' several times and has mastered the pattern..." Ms. "Magician" did not ask any more questions, but turned to look at Ms. "Hermit" on the same side as her, "Did the 'Queen of Mystery' give us any feedback?"

Ms. Hermit shook her head first, then recalled:

"She hasn't contacted me for a while. I tried to contact her two days ago, but there was no response..."

Having said this, the Hermit lady suddenly paused, foreseeing a certain scene.

Then, she saw Mr. Hanged Man, Mr. Moon, Mr. Sun, Ms. Judgment and others all looking at her at the same time, their eyes were all solemn and revealed their undisguised vigilance.

…………

The "Dawn", which was sometimes thrown high into the air by the storm and sometimes slammed heavily into the whirlpool in the sea, struggled to maintain its balance, just like a toy thrown into the sea.

There was not a single sailor on its deck, and both the sails and ropes moved on their own, as if they were being controlled by invisible people.

After an unknown amount of time, the storm finally subsided, and the "Dawn", belonging to the "Mysterious Queen", the leader of the Six Kings of the Sea, quickly stabilized.

In front of it, an island covered with huge dark green and almost black trees gradually emerged under the blue sky and white clouds.

The "mysterious queen" Bernadette, wearing a floral shirt and a brown captain's coat, walked out of the cabin and went to the bow.

Her eyes were as blue as the deep ocean, her straight eyebrows were just the right length, her long chestnut hair fell naturally to her waist, and she wore long trousers and leather boots that facilitated movement.

The "mysterious queen" stared at the island with her hands empty. Her eyes became dim and her face lacked expression.

As the island was getting closer, another person walked out of the cabin.

That person was also a woman, with black hair and brown eyes, and beautiful appearance, a typical Loen person. She was wearing a dark robe embroidered with multiple pockets and different flowers, which was the favorite dress of ancient merchants.

"Supervisor" Perle!

This follower of the evil god and initiator of the Vortex Project appeared on the ship of the "Mysterious Queen"!

Perle walked to the bow and stood beside the "mysterious queen" Bernadette. He also stared at the island with an obvious smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)