You are all my wings!

Could she be playing me?

No, the messages triggered by the panel indicate that she at least failed to see through her deceptive act.

Deception and performance, in theory, have many things in common.

Or is it because her acting style only involves death, and she has specialized in that aspect, while her acting skills in other areas are mediocre?

However, Margaret's previous performance was indeed undetectable, especially in the first few exchanges, when she herself did not notice any flaws.

Whether it was Timia's deliberate flirtatiousness at the beginning, or Margaret's epic portrayal of diligently protecting Britta, there were no flaws.

I only realized the problem after unlocking Tanya's hidden character panel and Astalia's goddess panel but not Margaret's panel.

They then meticulously investigated and discovered her various abnormalities.

In other words, Margaret's acting skills are not weak.

After all, she is not yet a complete god; she is still in the recovery period, and her authority may not have been re-established. She is just a relatively well-off Tayamishili.

Moreover, she might need to accumulate something like 'successful fraud counts' like herself to avoid suspicion, which is why she didn't use the so-called martyrdom magic on everyone.

No, it's not just a possibility, it's a certainty!

Because all she ever did was perform alongside Ophim Marceau and Britta!

Logically speaking, the less a profession uses magic or skills as aids, the stronger the effect it achieves.

Margaret believed her claims of being close to Ophimasso and Britta, perhaps based on her profession.

She believes that miracle astrologers indeed experience better enhancements the closer they are to the Woman of Destiny, which aligns with her professional logic.

Given the similarities between the con artist and this profession, it's quite reasonable that he triggered two advancement enlightenments in one go after successfully deceiving her.

After all, he had deceived Astalia so many times before, but he had only given her a lot of 'fakes within fakes'.

Thinking of this, Lyon once again extracted the 'truth within the falsehood' he had just gained from the fraud.

This extraction was remarkable, instantly boosting his total reserves to nearly 380 units – a truly explosive increase!

'Just as my scheme to defraud Bai Shaqilai under the guise of a Miracle Astrologer yielded the greatest results, it seems that defrauding Margaret, who possesses the professional attribute of fraud, will certainly be more profitable than doing it normally!'

Thinking about this, Lyon felt a renewed urge to deceive Margaret.

What should I say to her next?

At that moment, Margaret suddenly glanced at Leon: "Your eyes have become very strange. What were you thinking just now?"

"Oh? I was just thinking how cute you are. You just keep getting prettier the more I look at you."

Leon remained calm, knowing that although he had successfully deceived her many times, he still couldn't be careless when facing her.

After all, she was a goddess whose profession was performing suicide rituals.

Margaret rolled her eyes: "Do you know that casually describing the appearance of a god is a death wish? Let me make it clear, I hate it when people say I'm petite or delicate, understand?"

“Of course I know, but if it were Lady Margaret, she certainly wouldn’t kill me so easily, because you are indeed carefully considering my proposal, right?”

Lyon smiled slightly:

"In fact, I have already taken the time to divine a suitable method that can help you break through to the eleventh level, and the success rate is very high."

This statement is nine parts true and one part false. The only false part is that this method originates from the panel tasks, rather than from your own divination.

"Didn't you just say you needed to be promoted one or two times before you could do it?"

Margaret frowned.

“Sometimes miracle divination works like this: you spend most of the day divining without making any progress, but after talking to you about some things and getting some vague, intangible information, it suddenly progresses successfully and you divine an absolutely correct solution.”

Lyon laughed:

"So you should thank yourself for your honesty just now, because it was because of your honesty that I was able to divine what you wanted so quickly."

Margaret looked at Lyon suspiciously.

She had already believed a lot of what Leon said, but now that he suddenly said he had divined it, it instinctively felt strange to her.

"Don't be surprised. I know you'll be puzzled that I divined the answer so quickly, but that's the truth. I have no reason to lie to you. Once you're sure you want to do business with me, I'll provide you with this plan directly, and then you'll know, right?"

Lyon's explanation finally dispelled her doubts.

"That's right, you don't need to lie to me right now."

She nodded.

[Goddess Margaret's favorability +1%, current favorability 2%]

Just then, Astalia's voice whispered in Lyon's ear again:

"I said, did you really divine this plan? You can answer by saying my name in your heart, don't use telepathy."

Lyon silently called out to Astalia, then thought to himself, "Yes, Your Majesty, do you need me to tell you this plan so you can consider it?"

"Oh? Well, I'm interested to hear that. Go ahead."

Astalia seemed quite interested in this, completely unconcerned about the impending great battle.

That makes sense, though. With her strength, she could easily suppress everything.

The reason for making things so complicated is simply to wait for those top prodigies to advance to godhood.

"The method is actually quite simple: find three women of destiny, three gods of the eleventh rank or above, and witness them perform a grand act of self-sacrifice."

What is a "martyrdom performance"?

"My Lord, you don't know?"

Do you think I should know?

"Surely the gods wouldn't be unaware of this?"

"But I really don't know."

The distance between Astalia and Leon in their conversation was noticeably less than before.

She seemed quite angry with herself and Camille just moments before.

Lyon could only shake his head at this, realizing that he had fooled Margaret, who found it amusing and laughed.

As expected, even a goddess is still a woman. No matter how god-like she is, with her detached and detached state of mind, her temperament is still like that of all the women he knows.

"As I understand it, Margaret's profession is essentially about approaching death through performance, and her ultimate development path is mostly about wielding the power of death through performance. Therefore, she needs to perform large-scale deaths time and time again, and successfully draw the audience into her performance scenario, thereby triggering enlightenment in the world."

Lyon, combining some of the insights and guesses he had received from his divination, spoke slowly.

“That’s interesting. Your divination is indeed impressive; you were even able to see her career path.”

Astalia's ethereal voice was quite surprised.

"Of course, my miracle divination technique is, to some extent, already drawing closer to omniscience by relying on the causal chain of the future."

Lyon went so far as to describe the effects of his professional skills in an even more expansive way.

Given time, it will most likely succeed.

Upon hearing this, Astalia paused, then said in a subtle tone:

"You certainly have big ambitions."

"It's less about ambition and more about something that's gradually being realized, isn't it?"

Lyon responded with a smile.

"Alright, all you've got is a silver tongue. Let's talk about Margaret's promotion plan."

Astalia said:

"Is her advancement plan really that simple? Doesn't she need to find certain advancement items?"

"It's simple for you, my divine being, because two of the Daughters of Destiny were created by you, while Lady Margaret obviously cannot make such a arrangement yet, can she? As for the other three gods above the eleventh rank, with you and the goddess Tayamishili, we only need to gather one more, which should be enough. But as far as I know, Margaret has not encountered any other gods since her resurrection."

Lyon replied.

He didn't understand why there were so few gods in this era. After all, apart from the three major suppressions, even if many of the gods accumulated throughout history had completely perished, there should still be quite a few who managed to survive.

But after meeting Margaret, he vaguely understood.

Like her, there must be quite a few who set the time for their next revival in the distant future after their fall.

Since no one is sure when the era will end, if it can be set a little longer before the new era begins, then the resurrection will definitely be safer.

Most gods, whose lifespan is limited to a few hundred thousand years after a natural death, are not actually that long in the vast span of time.

Therefore, over the long course of time, it is indeed difficult to see a resurrected and active deity in the same era.

Thinking of this, Lyon added:

"She is probably also the founder of this profession, so all she needs to do is, like the deity, continuously accumulate professional feedback and gain enlightenment from the world."

"Oh? You know what I do?"

Astalia's surprise was quite evident this time.

"The job title is hard to guess, but I think that when the gods establish sects, promote fairness and justice, and then bestow good fortune upon those who uphold justice, they are constantly accumulating their own professional conduct. That's why you told me last time that you don't need to obtain upgrade items, right?"

Lyon laughed.

"You little rascal... you're getting scarier and scarier."

Astalia clicked her tongue, her voice surprisingly sweet:

"Tell me everything else you've guessed, give me some time to prepare myself, and stop giving me the chance to show off my intelligence every day."

"There is no longer a deity, I'm not lying to you."

Lyon actually has more to reveal, but naturally they won't expose it now.

"Really not?"

"No, really."

"Okay, I'll trust you this once."

She seemed pleased with Lyon's decision to keep it, her voice somewhat melodious and cheerful.

[Goddess Astalia's favorability +1%, current favorability 20%]

boom!!!!

The moment his favorability rating reached 20%, Leon keenly sensed that the world seemed to be much friendlier to him.

This feeling is very subtle, yet very real.

Let him have guts. At this point, going to the casino isn't a question of whether he'll lose money, but rather how much he'll earn and whether the casino staff will intercept and kill him.

Even if you advance to a higher level now, you'll have a greater chance of successfully overcoming certain bottlenecks.

Some inspirations, even without a mental pattern, seem easier to grasp in that fleeting moment of brilliance.

Even though there were no physical changes, I felt as if my body had been cleansed, with a very comfortable and refreshing sensation.

Is this what it feels like to have a high luck stat?

Lyon began to understand why Camille was so impulsive in her actions.

Camille, and the other female protagonists, all tend to be reckless in battle, believing that brute force can lead to miracles.

If he were divinely inspired every day, he would surely be reckless and impulsive.

However, he sensed that his luck level was far inferior to that of the seven female protagonists, at most only one-fifth or one-quarter of their level.

We still need to keep working hard!

"My Lord, may we begin the war?"

Lyon asked again.

"No rush, Florotija hasn't arrived yet. She's the biggest fish of the day."

Astalia said.

Lyon understood, and he and Margaret stepped into the underground passage.

Camille leaned in beside him and whispered in Lyon's ear:

"What did you and Margaret talk about just now? And why did you talk for so long?"

"It's alright. We mainly discussed the battle plan that's about to happen. I told her to be in charge of stopping Feherotija to prevent her from harming innocent people."