Mystery: Lucky One

After counting his inventory in one go, Klein asked The World to turn around and ask Cattleya the Hermit:
"Ms. Hermit, how is my request going?"

"You should know that it is not easy to capture a living Beyonder, not to mention that the 'Reaper' is the type that is good at fighting." The Hermit Cattleya shook her head, "If you need it urgently, I can try to provide you with magical items made from the Beyonder's characteristics..."

But the World shook its head, rejected the proposal, and replied:
"If it's really inconvenient, you can tell me the location after you find it, or donate blood."

Cattleya nodded to indicate that she remembered it. Seeing this, Klein controlled the "world" and continued:
"I have two magical items for sale, both of relatively low rank."

The Hermit Cattleya responded immediately, "Low rank doesn't mean it's useless. Many low-sequence abilities can even turn the tide in a Sequence 5 battle. I'm very interested in knowing the details of your two magical items."

Klein nodded slightly and explained the functions and shortcomings of the "Murloc Sleeve Studs" and the "Green Hua" ring. Finally, he said:
"'Murray Cuff' is 500 pounds, 'Green Flower' ring is 1000 pounds."

As soon as he finished speaking, Audrey, Justice, raised her arm slightly and said:

"I want to buy the 'Murray Cuff Stud'."

After this, everyone else thought they were not competitive enough and gave up bidding for the "Fishman Cufflinks", and Audrey won it successfully.

Then, the Hanged Man Alger took off the Green Flower ring. The surroundings fell silent, and Alice spoke up:

"Have you found the answer to my request?"

She first looked at Leonard. After all, with an archangel as her personal grandfather, Alice had full trust in Leonard's sources of information. She thought that Leonard would not get nothing anyway.

This is indeed the case. Leonard shook his head and nodded.
"He told me that the long river of destiny will only appear in front of those who are destined to be with it."

This was consistent with the information Alice had gathered so far. She nodded thoughtfully, and Leonard added:

“Oh, by the way, He said something to me…”

Alice looked up at Leonard, and Leonard repeated everything that Pales had said. Alice frowned slightly and raised her eyebrows and said:
"I think the one who chooses me might not be such a boring person."

The rumors that Pales told were so pointed that Alice thought of "Cassandra".

She was sure that she had been chosen by the Key of Light, but she didn't believe that the Key of Light was tampering with the entire path by influencing her just to vent its anger.

It is hard to say whether He was really venting His anger, but He definitely had other purposes.

For example, ensuring that everything went smoothly for her before she became a Sequence 1; for example, stimulating her curiosity and guiding her to make the choice of taking the potions in sequence; for example...

——In this story, isn’t she also the intersection of the torrent of fate?
Alice curved her lower lip sarcastically and said with a half-nod:

"It's okay for some small things, but... do you think I can't tell the difference between the important and the unimportant in big things?"

"Uh..." Leonard paused, not daring to speak.

He was not familiar with Miss Fate at the Tarot Club, and was not sure how Alice was different now than before, but he was sure that Miss Fate was even more willful than before.

She might really be able to distinguish the priorities in big things, but...

Can she tell what is a big deal?
Leonard's expression clearly explained his thoughts. Alice was stunned for a moment, then glared at him fiercely and said:

"What do you mean by that?"

Leonard paused for a moment, then praised without hesitation: "I'm just surprised. I didn't expect you to have grown so much now."

——He really knows Miss Destiny!!!

Except for the simple "Sun" Derrick and the "Moon" Emlyn whose brain ran away from home, everyone more or less noticed the vague familiarity between Alice and Leonard, and guessed that they might have known each other before. Among them, "Hanged Man" Alger was the most determined.

So, "Xingxing" might know Miss Fate, who has not recovered her memory and has not taken back her authority, and they should have a good relationship. In addition, he already has an angel who he can contact frequently and has a good relationship with...

The Hanged Man Alger retracted his gaze, a trace of jealousy towards the Chosen One flashing across his eyes.

It doesn't matter, I knew Miss Destiny a long time ago, and I knew Mr. Fool before him...

While Alger, the "Hanged Man", was trying to comfort himself, Audrey, the "Justice", had already carefully examined Leonard, the "Star", and was trying to figure out Alice's past personality.

Very relaxed, very trusting... It seems that Miss Destiny and he had a good relationship in the past? It was a relationship of mutual trust. Even now, he was sure that Miss Destiny would not hurt him...

Respectful but limited, a little cautious but not much, and totally unlike his attitude towards Mr. Fool... He didn't seem to completely regard Miss Fate as an angel.

This is normal. After all, he is friends with Mr. World, and Mr. World is to Miss Fate...

Audrey's mouth twitched, and she felt that the word "blasphemy" was too mild.

However, could it be that Miss Destiny really prefers to get along with people this way? When she saw Susie, she squatted down or even half-knelt down to look at Susie at eye level. Psychologically speaking, this is a manifestation of a desire to communicate with others on an equal footing... So, as an angel, Miss Destiny actually desires to be like ordinary people?
…maybe a regular dog?

No, Susie is not ordinary... Oh wait, that's right, Mr. "Star" and Mr. "World" are actually not ordinary. One of them knows Miss Destiny, who has not yet recovered her memory and taken back her power, and the other... Mr. "World" said that he had also been asleep for a long time, and he might have known Miss Destiny before he fell asleep, and was very familiar with her!
In short, they all knew Miss Destiny when she was relatively weak and relatively ordinary... Well, Miss Destiny hopes that in the eyes of these people, she has never changed?
Or maybe she hoped that she would always be the way these people saw her... Thinking of the phrase "the forever innocent child" in Alice's honorific name, Audrey had a deeper understanding in her heart. She thoughtfully decided on a strategy for getting along with Alice next time:

Perhaps, I could always consider Miss Fortune as one of the guides on my extraordinary path, asking her questions and seeking her help, as long as I offered the right reward...

I can respect her, but it’s better not to be afraid of her. At times, I can even show some of my curiosity, whether it’s about the High Sequences or about Miss Destiny herself... In short, I can be a little bolder.

While Audrey was thinking, Alice looked at the "magician" Fors with all her might.

She knew the relationship between the "magician" Fors and the Abraham family, and she also learned from Klein that Mr. "Door" was suspected to be a member of the Abraham family.

This was enough to make Alice look forward to news from Abraham's family. After all, maybe someone in their family had seen it while traveling in the spirit world?
And this is indeed the case. The "magician" Fors narrated his discovery in Alice's inquiring eyes:
"Abraham once saw the River of Destiny when he was traveling in the spirit world. Before leaving, he marked the coordinates of the river. Unexpectedly, when he returned to the place he marked next time, he found that the river had disappeared.

"That's all I know. The rest is similar to what Mr. Star says."

Alice nodded and turned her attention to the "Moon" Emlyn.

Emlyn the Moon's expression fell, as if he didn't want to be noticed, but Alice had no intention of looking away, so he had no choice but to answer:

“I consulted the great Duke of our blood clan, Duke Olmer.

"Duke Olmo's description of the River of Destiny is similar to Mr. Star's description. However, Duke Olmo emphasized that the River of Destiny is an illusory river. Even if it appears in front of people, they may not be able to touch it.

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"Besides that, Duke Olmer told me a story..."

Emlyn the Moon truthfully introduced the friend that Duke Olmer had mentioned who was drowned in the long river of fate. When he heard Alice look at him with a strange expression, he said sincerely:
“It’s a perfect story, but I think there’s something you should hear.

"I have experienced the feeling of being drowned in the long river of fate, not just once or twice. Even if we don't count the past, now, I... every time I regain a piece of authority, I will feel that feeling of being drowned.

"Every time I feel like a drowning person, struggling hard in the long river of fate..."

Emlyn the Moon's expression froze. He had a bad feeling in his heart. He looked at Alice hesitantly and found that Alice gave him a smile.
"Thank you for letting me know, Mr. Moon.

"As a thank you, when I can't struggle anymore in the river, I will definitely pull you out."

Good fellow, the water ghost is looking for a substitute... In the gray fog, the corner of Klein's mouth twitched, and he opened the "world" and said:

"It sounds like you want to die with him."

"Yes," Alice sat up straight piously, and made the 'Spiritual Order' prayer gesture that she had just learned not long ago, "I have recently converted to the god of death."

This, this is really true... Klein's expression became even weirder, and he stopped interrupting. As for the others, they all treated this as a joke.

——What a joke! It’s obvious from the first glance that Miss Destiny is not cut out to be a believer!
After Emlyn the Moon, the next person to speak on this topic was Cattleya the Hermit. She also didn't have many clues, so she told everyone right away that she had already revealed all the clues she had.

As for the other three, Alice didn't hold out much hope to begin with. When they shook their heads, Alice showed an expression of "as expected", and "World" was even more straightforward. He said directly:

"I've told you everything I know. If there's anything you've forgotten, just recall it yourself."

Alice was forced to accept this fact, and the transaction ended here. Next, Emlyn the Moon cleared his throat and took the first chance to speak in the free exchange session:
"I have confirmed that the matter of the abandoned castle in the Delair Forest was a test of me by the vampires. They concealed a very crucial situation."

After saying this, he felt like a stone had been lifted from his heart. He was no longer as hesitant, embarrassed, and ashamed as he had been in the previous few days.

He took the opportunity to look around and see the reactions of Ms. Hermit and Mr. Hanged Man, and found that they seemed to have expected it and were not surprised at all.

It seems that they had already made some guesses when Miss Magician said there was something wrong with the intelligence last time. Emlyn nodded secretly, and before Magician Fors could respond, he added two more sentences:
"I'm very sorry. I will return your 300 pounds of information fee and compensate you another 300 pounds. Also, I will punish the vampire who deliberately provided incomplete information."

Although Mr. Moon always seemed arrogant, he was still quite sincere when faced with his mistakes and did not find excuses to shirk responsibility... However, I have already obtained the cursed object and residual spirituality of the ancient vengeful spirit, and the matter has passed. He did not intend to harm me and Xio, so there is no need to ask for too much compensation... Magician Fors remembered Xio's instructions and did not look at her. She spoke to herself:

"It was just a mistake. No compensation is needed. Refunding the intelligence fee is enough."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something. That is, since the information about Duqi Castle came from the vampires' probing, would she and Xiu have been targeted by the vampires' members?

Fors finally couldn't bear it anymore and glanced sideways at Xio, only to see that the "Judge" lady shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't notice that they were being monitored by anyone.

This... Fors was confused and couldn't understand.

She immediately let go of her thoughts and recalled the state at that time:
It's been quite some time since we went exploring. Are the vampires impatient to wait any longer?
The owner of the hotel in the small town knew about the abandoned castle. Was he a vampire in disguise? No, many local people knew about it, but it was too remote and there was nothing valuable left there. Therefore, unless someone was passing by while hunting or picking, no one would normally go there...

No, the abandoned castle is so dangerous, why are the people who took shelter there not hurt at all, and only said it was eerie and a little scary? Well, the vampires usually block the passage to the underground, but opened it in advance for testing? This means there is indeed surveillance...

Um, because the castle is too dangerous, the surveillance is in the forest outside, not inside? Because Xio and I got lost, we bypassed the surveillance and were not discovered?

Mr. Fool didn't remind me, so it shouldn't be a big problem... I'll pay attention when I get back!
As Fors's thoughts raced, Emlyn the Moon paused for a moment and said:

"...Okay." (End of chapter)