hotmtlnovel Chapter 38 Narcissus Street and the Society's Discussion
Chapter 38 Narcissus Street and the Society's Discussion
Azure Hotel.
"Meow~"
Lorne, who had just returned from the fortune-telling club, was sitting on the edge of the bed, playing with the lazy orange cat.
He talked a lot with Grassis today, but since they didn't have detailed information, they agreed to meet again at the Diviners' Club a week later.
If possible, he would take me to meet that Laneus next time.
In fact, Lorne could tell that Grassis was a little uneasy about this investment. Now that someone was coming to share the risk with him, he was naturally happy to do so, which was why Grassis was so enthusiastic about him.
"The guide says so, so this investment should be fine." As a transmigrator with more information, Lorne was quite confident in this investment.
The only thing that surprised him was the name Hornachis.
What a coincidence! Could this be a sign that I'm about to get rich?
……
"Never mind, let's think about the important things first..."
Setting aside the investment matter, Lorne began to think about more important things.
How to continue my whistleblowing mission.
"The most crucial question is, who exactly is this person who appears to be a 'fortune teller'?"
"The reason we couldn't find any clues at the fortune-telling club this time might be because he's already noticed something amiss..."
In terms of divination, the divination ability of the "machine" has indeed been greatly enhanced.
But if that person really is a fortune teller, wouldn't it be dangerous to do divination directly...? Lorne shook his head and rejected the idea.
Although the "machine" has the ability to reverse divination, considering that there might be a hidden entity behind the other party, he gave up the idea of directly performing divination.
After a brief moment of thought, Lorne remembered the ingenious box that had produced the note out of thin air.
Recently, Lorne asked some minor, innocuous questions to test the box.
This led him to discover the box's anomaly, or rather, its unique characteristics.
After he successfully advanced to the level of "machine", his spirituality increased significantly, so theoretically, the pressure of using this box should have been much less.
However, when he actually used it, he found it was completely different from what he had imagined. Even after asking questions, he still felt extremely tired, even more so than before his promotion.
Lorne guessed that the spiritual energy consumed by this box might not be a fixed value, but rather it might consume the user's spiritual energy in proportion to a certain percentage.
Therefore, even if the total number of spiritual beings increases, their proportion does not decrease.
Considering that he had become more tired after his promotion, he guessed that the higher the user's sequence, the higher the proportion of spiritual energy consumed by the Magic Box.
Following this line of thought, the so-called limit on the number of times the Magic Box can be used is probably a protective measure. No matter which sequence you are in, as long as you exceed its limit, your body's spiritual energy will not be able to withstand the consumption.
If the guess is true, then the origin of this ingenious box must be quite extraordinary... Looking at the box in front of him, Lorne revealed a thoughtful look.
Could it really have been left behind by some time traveler?
"This box is so special, even if it's not kept secret, finding a 'fortune teller' shouldn't be a problem..."
"The key now is what question to ask. Asking directly might not be the best approach..." Lorne pondered, resting his chin on his hand.
"The Magic Box can't directly tell me the identity of the fortune teller, which doesn't fit its user manual."
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"How can I find the person who acted strangely with me at the divination club two days ago?" Lorne asked Box after a moment's thought.
After asking the question, Lorne instinctively covered his face, clearly feeling somewhat ashamed about it.
A few seconds later, the box reacted.
Pressing his sore eyes, Lorne gained a new understanding of the spiritual drain the Magic Box had on him.
He opened the box and found a note inside.
"Narcissus Street in Tingen City"
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Narcissus Street.
After receiving the hint on the note, Lorne rushed here without stopping.
The location of Narcissus Street was somewhat unexpected to him.
"So Narcissus Street is right next to Iron Cross Street!"
"The last time I came to Iron Cross Street was to look for the notebook. Although I didn't find it, I did notice something unusual about Iron Cross Street..."
"Narcissus Street is so close to Iron Cross Street, this can't be just a coincidence..." Looking at the surrounding scenery, Lorne tried to find something unusual.
"Why do I feel like I'm not a good person...?"
"No, I'm helping this neighborhood eliminate risks!"
However, just as Lorne was looking around, a greeting came from behind him: "Is that Mr. Disenke?"
Upon hearing this, Lorne turned around and saw a familiar girl.
"Melissa?"
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In a strange space.
The organization's senior officers were sitting together, discussing the organization's next steps.
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"The Society is not doing well right now. As the end of the world approaches, the Seven Gods are putting more and more pressure on us."
The Two of Spades nodded in agreement.
"Sigh! If I were still Sequence 1, many things would be much easier."
"At my current level, I can't sense the Source Castle at all."
"Indeed." Square A nodded.
After a moment of silence, the Two of Spades slowly spoke: "I plan to try for a promotion."
Those around him were taken aback when he said that.
"But that must be very difficult," said Club 2 hesitantly.
"Your sequence 1 characteristics and uniqueness have been sealed by the night."
"He will not return it to you. If you want to hunt down other people, Zarathustra has not appeared for a long time. Moreover, according to the current intelligence, He has a close connection with the Night. If you act rashly, you may provoke the Night's counterattack."
"And another sequence 1 characteristic has never appeared in history."
"I've left some room for maneuver regarding the original features; perhaps it will be possible..."
The Spade 2 was explaining his plan, but before he could finish, the Heart 2 on the opposite side interrupted him loudly.
"No, you know how cunning the night can be."
"That guy..."
"Even Joas was deceived by Him back then!" As He uttered these words, the hatred in His heart could no longer be controlled, and an invisible malice spread out.
"The Society can no longer afford any more unnecessary sacrifices." Heart2 clenched his fist, his voice trembling slightly.
"Calm down, sister."
"That's right. The night is too cunning. Your backup plans may have already been seen through and turned into traps," Ace of Hearts chimed in.
"But it's not necessarily impossible..." The 2 of Spades was about to say something when the 2 of Hearts said:
"Even Bethel was sealed away by the combined forces of darkness and storm. Do you think you can compare to Bethel?"
"I..." The Two of Spades remained silent, for in terms of both status and methods, he was indeed inferior to Bethel.
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The atmosphere at the meeting cooled down.
"Perhaps we could try a different approach," someone suggested.
"Changing the route is even more impossible," Club 2 shook its head in denial.
"Bethel was sealed away by the night and the storm, and so many years have passed, yet there is still no sign of its return."
"As for Amon... that's even more impossible."
"Everyone saw how good his relationship with Joas was back then. Joas gave him so much; we can't handle him."
He sighed as he said this.
"Ha! If Jacob had listened to us back then, he wouldn't have died under mysterious circumstances."
"In that case, our situation will be much better."
"Not necessarily. Jacob's actions were orchestrated by Joas, although He also gave Jacob the opportunity..." The Two of Hearts revealed some old news unknown to the outside world.
"No, there is actually another one, Sequence 1, who has no backing and is also in a bad state."
While everyone remained silent, Square 2, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly spoke up.
"you mean?"
Square 2 nodded.
"That's right, Palez Zoroaster."