See the Law of Deception

Chapter 182 The Train's Abnormalities

Less than half a minute after Lu Jinzhao replied to the fortune teller's message, the other party sent a message as well.

Congratulations on surviving!

When are you free? Please do so as soon as possible. We need to meet; it's very important.

Now would be the best time.

Lu Jinzhao thought for a moment and gave an address near her home.

"If you're in a hurry, we can meet over there."

Okay, let's meet there in half an hour.

Half an hour?

They seem to be in a real hurry.

Lu Jinzhao returned home and only had time to quickly shower and change into clean clothes before rushing to their agreed destination.

When she arrived, it was only about five minutes before the agreed half hour, and soon she met the fortune teller.

The other person was still wearing that yellow work uniform, riding a motorcycle, and wearing a hat with rabbit ears on his head.

She had an ordinary appearance and somewhat rough skin, but her eyes were bright and her overall demeanor was cheerful and lively.

She spotted Lu Jinzhao immediately and, as she approached, naturally asked, "You haven't booked a private room yet, have you? I made one on my way here. Shall we go in now?"

"By the way, you must not have eaten yet since you just came out. I ordered some food. If you have an appetite, just grab a bite. I've been delivering takeout all day and haven't eaten either."

Lu Jinchao sensed a sense of "freedom" from her.

After the two sat down in the private room, Lu Jinzhao asked directly, "So what's the matter?"

In short, someone wants to invest in you for free.

After the fortune teller finished speaking, he looked at Lu Jinzhao's reaction and then continued, "Then I will explain in detail."

"Your promotion speed is very fast, but it is not uncommon. After all, as long as you obtain a high-level supernatural item, there will always be passengers who can be promoted very quickly."

“But it’s very strange that you came out of one platform and immediately entered a higher-level platform.”

“Unusual things that happen on trains always attract attention, so I had my fortune told.”

The fortune teller took out his phone; on the screen was an electronic compass.
Perhaps noticing the subtle expression on Lu Jinzhao's face, she explained, "This... um... is just a tool, you know, used to assist with one's destiny."

"I definitely have real ones too, but I don't usually carry them with me; my phone is so much more convenient."

Lu Jinzhao nodded, indicating that he understood the scientific fortune-telling.

“I usually can’t figure out the details of things related to trains in great depth or in great detail, but there’s one thing I’m sure of.”

"Your platform is not within the train's operating cycle."

The fortune teller proposed a new concept.

"What is the train cycle?" Lu Jinzhao asked.

The fortune teller thought for a moment and answered carefully: "According to the data we and other deceased predecessors have observed over a long period of time, there is a certain pattern to the movement of trains and the appearance of platforms."

"I won't go into the details, I'll just tell you the conclusion."

"The train controls the number of passengers, whether they are low-class or high-class passengers."

"It's like going around in a circle, constantly cycling. Over the years, the train has kept the number of passengers within a certain range, and this cycle has never been broken."

"One of the methods of control is the frequency of platform appearances."

"Low-rank passengers are like cannon fodder on the battlefield, the filler babies, appearing the most and most frequently. Therefore, the number of deaths among newcomers remains high."

"On the contrary, the mortality rate among secondary passengers has decreased significantly, even to the lowest level." "Many secondary passengers are the backbone of the platform, and they are also the most numerous."

"And when passengers are moved up to Level 1, the mortality rate starts to rise again."

"Do you know what this means?" the fortune teller asked.

Lu Jinzhao immediately shook her head; she couldn't be bothered to think about it.

Damn it, she just came out of the platform, do you expect her to use her brain?

Declined.

Seeing that Lu Jinzhao wasn't showing any support, the fortune teller squeezed a duck plush toy from a certain group in his hand: "Okay, this means that the difficulty of getting a platform is extremely unreasonable."

"Especially for newcomers."

"Just like many games have a tutorial and some AI matches to help new players get through the most confusing period, but the platform is obviously not like that."

"It's practically hunting newcomers."

“At first, everyone thought it was a brutal selection process, but when decades of data were presented, we made an amazing discovery.”

"Tier D dungeons are for hunting newbies; Death Dungeons are for hunting talented individuals."

As she spoke, her eyes brightened, a look of resentment flashing within them.

"Both elite and first-class passengers may be selected for the Death Platform, but without exception, no mediocre high-class passenger will be selected, even if she is considered powerful."

“Everyone selected can be considered a special individual. Sometimes, we can even judge whether a person will be selected for the Death Platform based on their destiny.”

As she spoke, she looked at Lu Jinzhao.

The meaning in their eyes was self-evident.

"So, you mean you think I'll be selected?"

“It’s almost certain.” The fortune teller nodded.

"We didn't post this on the forum because it sounds a bit hopeless."

"The train selects people with potential, talent, and ability, but then stifles them just as they are about to grow and unleash their potential and talent."

"It's like they're toying with us."

Why does it want talented people, yet not allow them to truly grow?

When the fortune teller said these words, there wasn't much doubt in his tone; he simply stated the problem in a straightforward manner.

“We’ve gone a bit off-topic.” She paused for a moment. “Anyway, now you know that the existence of the platform is accompanied by certain unspoken rules.”

"Even if you are exceptionally talented, if the train wanted to kill you, it would cycle through the stations within its cycle, rather than temporarily pulling people into more dangerous stations. But... your station this time is somewhat unusual."

"After I learned that you had entered the Class A platform, I did some calculations. At first, I thought it was because you had acquired a new supernatural item, but the divination showed that it was not the case."

"Or rather, there is more than one reason."

“There were other factors that affected you, causing you to enter the Class A platform ahead of schedule and disrupting the cycle.”

“This situation is very, very rare, and it must be very important, but I don’t know the specific reason why, so I hope you will pay attention to it yourself.”

"Most importantly, this abnormality represents the train's different attitude towards you compared to other passengers, do you understand?"

"You will be in even greater danger."

The fortune teller sighed, "We hope you can live, so you can suggest a supernatural item, and we will find something with a similar function to provide to you."

"Consider this an angel investment in you, increasing your chances of survival. At the very least, let's find out what caused the abnormal train operation cycle."