Ring of Fate

Chapter 930 Misfortune?

After talking about the resurrection of the female corpse, Ms. "Magician" affirmed the current strategy of Lumian and others, saying that one of the main reasons why the previous gold coin holders failed to find a way to wake up Mr. "Fool" was that they were too eager to contact the target person, so they were locked by Tianzun soon, kicked out of the dream, or were subject to comprehensive restrictions, and could only make certain contributions to the accumulation of intelligence.

At the end of the letter, Ms. Magician told Lumian and others that some gold coin holders can still enter this dream city, but they cannot communicate with Mr. Fool and cannot interfere in any events. However, they can act as human cameras and help collect information in certain situations.

The content displayed on the ice crystal screen ended here. Lumian flicked his wrist, burned the letter, and turned sideways to Ludwig and said:

"The origin of the resurrected female corpse."

Ludwig was looking at the street snack shop with eager eyes, and reluctantly talked about the information he got from the corpse:

"Panadia, a member of the Witch Cult, nicknamed 'Desperate Nightingale', was one of the creators of the 'Backlund Great Smog' incident. In a hidden town leading to the Kingdom of Night, she became the secret doll of Antigonus, a great noble of the Tudor Empire. At that time, Antigonus was in a state of madness, and mentally closer to the Celestial Lord you mentioned..."

"For the top level of the 'Thief' pathway, the 'Nightingale of Despair' is indeed equivalent to the secret puppet of the Heavenly Lord." Lumian listened carefully to Ludwig's statement and nodded slowly.

He looked out the window of the car, watching the people coming in and out of the police station, and said thoughtfully:

"I don't quite understand the concepts of deception, grafting, dream, reality, etc. I can only believe the explanation of the 'Magician' lady. What I am wondering now is why Tianzun had to bring the 'Desperate Nightingale', a secret puppet, to the Dream City instead of using the other party's virtual image here?
"It can't be that it's to give us Beyonder characteristics and special mirror world fragments, right?"

"Yes." Franka agreed. She also felt that Tianzun's choice in this matter was incomprehensible.

Since Panatia is the secret doll of Tianzun, her corresponding dream image should easily become the secret doll of Tianzun again. In her subsequent tasks, the role she plays does not have to be a real "witch" - just from the script restored by Panatia, the imaginary "witch" belonging to the dream city can also perform the corresponding duties.

There must be a hidden reason why Tianzun chose a more troublesome rather than a simpler solution.

This reason may be crucial.

Anthony, who was sitting in the back row, then talked about his own thoughts on the character's psychological state:

“If the description in the data and Ms. Susie’s reminder are correct, and Mr. Fool’s dream image is very cautious and careful, then sending a Witch to approach him with reasonable excuses and a step-by-step approach, using daily, moderate interactions to cultivate feelings and resolve unfamiliarity and defensiveness, is not actually the best choice. Because a Witch is too beautiful, people who think they are ordinary will instinctively draw a line in their hearts and feel that it is not something they can get.”

The three "witches", Lumian, Janna and Franca, looked at Anthony at the same time.

Anthony paused for two seconds before continuing:

"If I were to arrange it, I would find a way to turn one of Zhou Mingrui's current female colleagues into a secret doll. It would be best if that female colleague was very ordinary, not a Beyonder, and not beautiful either, but she would still have her own charm from certain angles and with certain expressions.

"Wait until she and Zhou Mingrui are familiar with each other, then arrange for her to drink the 'Assassin' potion, which will enhance her charm step by step without being abrupt, and let love gradually develop..."

Lumian's eyes changed several times, but he didn't say anything.

"You, the 'audience'..." Franka sighed sincerely.

He is indeed better at writing scripts than Tianzun.

She just thought about it seriously and felt that if it were her previous self before the time travel, she would definitely not be able to resist!
"Why did the Lord of Heaven have to bring his 'witch' doll to the Dream City and use the power of the 'Great Mother' to give her a new life?" Janna repeated the confusion of Lumian and Franka.

After a brief silence in the car, Lumian said thoughtfully:

"Don't you think there are too many 'witches' in this matter?"

"What do you mean?" Janna vaguely guessed what Lumian wanted to say.

That was the dream symbol that he had emphasized several times a day recently.

Lumian raised the corner of his mouth slightly:

“As a team that came to the dreamland to awaken Mr. Fool, we have an abnormally large number of ‘witches’ among us, more than half, and the main opponent gave up the easy way and chose trouble, and brought a ‘witch’ puppet of his own here.

"The Major Arcanas said that Mr. The Fool has authority over fate, and the Celestial Being must also have it.

"The lucky gold coins finally gathered in our hands and brought us to this dream city. Does it symbolize the choice of fate? It symbolizes that the one who awakens Mr. Fool will be a 'witch'. Similarly, the one who helps Tianzun win will also be a 'witch'?
"I thought the path chosen by Lucky Coin this time was too monotonous, and the appearance of the resurrected female corpse deepened my suspicion."

"Then why does it have to be a 'witch'? And it has to be an external 'witch' with real consciousness?" Janna said to herself following this line of thought.

If you think about this problem clearly, you may know how to wake up Mr. Fool.

Lumian chuckled:
“I can only think of two reasons at the moment:

“First, the real ‘witch’ symbolizes real disasters. Real disasters will bring great changes to the dream city. With changes, there will be opportunities, which may be good or bad. But this cannot explain why there are not so many ‘hunters’. ‘Hunters’ are also a symbol of disaster.

"The second is a crucial event leading to Mr. Fool's awakening. Only a Witch of a high Sequence can accomplish it."

"It could be both reasons." Franka felt bad about the air conditioning costs and wanted to switch to ice cubes for cooling, but she was also worried that the extraordinary people among the police would notice something unusual, so she continued to observe the people entering and leaving the police station.

In this way, they continued to observe and discuss until noon.

During this process, Lumian and others saw Officer Dunn and his fiancée Daly coming out hand in hand and looking for a restaurant to have lunch. They also saw key figures such as Old Neil who were affiliated with Interpol.

Their observations were basically consistent with the descriptions in the data.

"I didn't see Mr. 'Star'..." Franca retracted her gaze and prepared to drive the car onto the road.

"He should be outside investigating the case in the mall surveillance room." Lumian had noticed this when he was browsing his phone.

Franka said nothing more and drove the car to the new city area with tall buildings and a modern atmosphere, and stopped the car opposite a building that was over a hundred meters high.

Their next target of observation and key suspect, Peng Deng, works here.

As soon as Franka parked the car, Lumian and others noticed the target approaching from a distance.

He was a young man with an ordinary appearance, holding an iced coffee in his hand and looking down at his cell phone.

Every time Jianna thought the other party was going to hit a pedestrian or an obstacle on the road, Peng Deng would always skillfully avoid it without even raising his head.

Almost at the same time, Lumian and the others' minds flashed with Peng Deng's information:
"Peng Deng, 24 years old, is Zhou Mingrui's fellow villager. He was Zhou Mingrui's classmate in kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school. He is currently an interior designer and lives in Herun Community next to Xindu Garden.

“He has a girlfriend named Nie Zhen, who lives in the High-tech Zone and plans to move in with Peng Deng after her current lease expires.

"The person who is currently sharing the apartment with Peng Deng is a foreign worker named Grisha. He has a weird temper, is paranoid, and is rude..."

Lumian carefully observed Peng Deng, who was wearing a light-colored shirt and had sweat oozing from his back, not missing any of his movements or expressions.

It wasn't until Pengden walked back to the building that Lumian looked away and asked Anthony:
"Did you find anything?"

Anthony shook his head.

"Normal. If it were so easy to find the problem, the Major Arcana would have gained something long ago." Lumian did not feel disappointed.

He said to all the players:

"We're not sure if Peng Deng will go out this afternoon. Let's go observe his girlfriend and his roommates first. Tomorrow is the weekend, and we may come into contact with Mr. Fool at the cram school this afternoon. We need to go through all the people we have listed who need to be observed as soon as possible."

Janna and others had no objection.

Franka tried to start the car, but couldn't get it to ignite.

The rumbling sound is difficult to transform into a steady hum.

"Fuck! The car broke down..." Franca slapped the steering wheel, unable to hide her frustration.

At this moment, only one thought came into Lumian and Jenna's minds:
"I have to pay compensation..."

Then, Lumian frowned:
“Isn’t it just a coincidence?
"We just observed Peng Deng when the car broke down..."

"Yes, there was no sign at all before." Franka also began to feel that this matter was a bit suspicious.

Will it be unfortunate to approach Peng Deng with bad intentions?
However, when I looked at Peng Deng's Major Arcana before, I didn't see any similar situation.

"This is an anomaly, let's record it first..." Lumian said to Anthony.

He pushed the door and got out of the car, wanting to check it himself first out of habit to see if it could be repaired. However, after standing in the area exposed to the sun, he remembered that he knew nothing about the structure of internal combustion engine cars. The only thing he could do was to bang on the hood a few times to see if the vehicle could be fixed by itself through vibration and luck.

"I'm looking for the phone number of the car rental company." Seeing this, Franca picked up the phone on the holder.

Just then, an enthusiastic voice came from the side of the road:
"Hello, Lee, and Ann, what's up with you guys?"

Lumian and Anthony, who got off the car, looked at the street and found that the person who greeted them was Stiano, whom they met yesterday. This foreign student was suspected to be the image of a senior member of the Steam Church in the dream.

"The car broke down." Lumian pointed to the gray sedan.

Stiano, who was carrying a travel bag, had his eyes lit up:
"Maybe I can help you fix it."

(End of this chapter)