These weird things are all mine

Elsa nodded, not quite understanding.

Since Miss Luo Ling has made the decision, she must have her own considerations. Elsa knows that her little head is not smart enough, so she should just follow Miss Luo Ling's arrangements.

Eve breathed a sigh of relief. If Luo Ling refused, it would be difficult for her, as the messenger, to explain to her superiors.

only...

"Ms. Luo Ling, in fact, the directors don't know about the funeral, at least not on the surface."

Eve thought about it and gave Luo Ling some advice, "When the time comes, you can just mention it briefly. They will not be unresponsive to it."

At least I can extort something back, and on the bright side, maybe I can even get a spot in the "company's" secret stash.

Of course, if this is the only reason, the possibility is a bit low.

"Thank you Miss Eve for reminding me. I understand." Luo Ling nodded slightly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "We'll talk about it when the time comes."

Compared to this funeral, she has a lot more explosive information in her hands, and I believe the directors of the "company" will be very interested.

The heavy topic was put aside, and Eve was also very happy about Luo Ling's unexpected return.

In order to welcome Luo Ling, who had been trapped in the "Realm of Nothingness" for a month and a half while carrying out a commission, Eve suggested that everyone go out for a big meal to celebrate.

But because of her previous experience, although her proposal was not rejected, she was directly banned from participating in the discussion of the detailed plan.

Disguising as a maid to get a free meal is enough once.

Luo Ling suggested that she might as well cook. She looked through her sister's memories several times and felt that her cooking skills should improve. However, everyone rejected her idea with an even more resolute attitude.

Instead of eating Miss Luo Ling's food, I might as well shamelessly go to Eve's house for a meal. Even though it's very embarrassing, but... at least the food is edible.

After weighing the two options, Cen Xiangyun volunteered, saying that she had learned about several reliable restaurants from her elders and could take everyone there. This proposal was approved by the others, and the plan was finalized.

However, after seeing the many indescribable dishes in the restaurant, the few people could only eat fish and chips to fill their stomachs, and this welcoming party ended in a very embarrassing way.

“Looking for a reliable restaurant in Victoria is a false proposition in itself.”

In the end, Cen Xiangyun made her sad evaluation that Victoria was truly a desperate food desert.

The night deepened and the bustle of the day gradually faded away.

Luo Ling was sitting at the table in the apartment. Elsa, whose biological clock had run out, was already fast asleep beside her. The little red-haired girl was wrapped in a quilt, and her childish sleeping face looked quite relaxed.

Perhaps, it was because she knew that her Miss Luo Ling was right beside her.

Looking at Elsa sleeping soundly, Luo Ling's expression softened a little and he lifted her half-fallen quilt a little.

All the way from Jiangcheng County, the person who I trust the most and who relies on me the most has always been Elsa.

Her relationship with Elsa is not just that of pure friends, or the relationship between a weirdo and an apostle, but has unknowingly become more complex and inexplicable.

It feels like... raising a daughter.

Suddenly, Luo Ling felt that she seemed to understand Fiona, the lonely old mother who always treated her like her daughter.

"It's time to see what the old aunt gave me."

Luo Ling exhaled, his expression becoming a little more serious.

According to the previous commission remuneration, in addition to the sacrificial vessel "Youmang" that was paid to Luo Ling as a deposit at the beginning, Fiona also paid something that was, in a sense, more valuable than an ordinary sacrificial vessel.

——The favor of the "Heavenly Speaker".

The favor that I couldn't use when looking for Lina's information.

Although Sky Speaker was unwilling to reveal to Fiona the fact that they were blocked back then, in fact, this favor was still quite valuable.

The reason why "Sky Speaker" refused to tell Fiona the truth no matter what was because "Company" paid the price of the blockade in advance... "Company" knew the character of "Sky Speaker" very well.

For the "Sky Speakers", anything can be traded if possible, and anyone can be the trading partner...as long as they can be satisfied enough.

Therefore, when the company asked "Sky Speaker" to take action, it had already paid the price of confidentiality in advance.

In general, as long as you give enough, the "Sky Speaker" will keep his mouth shut.

Businessmen still keep their word... As long as the rewards for following their word are higher than those for violating it, that's enough.

What Fiona gave Luo Ling was a ring woven from a long vine. Just by holding it in the hand, one could feel the vibrant breath emanating from it.

"Is this... the token of 'Omen of the Heaven'?"

Luo Ling looked at the ring carefully and could sense that the ring was not an ordinary object, but it was not a sacrificial vessel either.

It should be a treasure made using the ability of someone who has awakened the "All Souls" path.

The Omen of Time is one of the four upper-level awakeners in "The Speaker of Heaven", known as the Four Great Omens. The other three are the Omen of Geographical Advantage, the Omen of Disaster, and the Omen of Misfortune.

So far, only Tianshi Omen has been active, and he is basically the leader of "Tianyan".

The other three omens either had erratic whereabouts or never appeared in person, leaving behind only the name of an omen.

Among them, the one Luo Ling was most familiar with was the omen of disaster, the gypsy girl.

By the way, Luo Ling also received a token from the gypsy girl, which was a metal ring she wore on her wrists and ankles, but at that time Luo Ling appeared in the form of a white witch.

Because of saving Wang Lili, the gypsy girl promised Luo Ling a favor, saying that when the time is right, she will take the initiative to show up and take it back.

but...

Luo Ling thought about what she had experienced not long ago and the gypsy girl's final appearance.

She was thinking about whether she could use this favor to ask the gypsy girl for details of what happened that year.

Although Fiona failed, maybe it was because she used the favor of the gypsy girl instead of the one from the heavenly omen?

"Let's first find out what we wanted to know before."

Luo Ling calmed herself down and decided that there was no time to lose. She had to gain something before the next tea party.

Although the first one's attitude towards her was strange, at least he was reliable when it came to the transaction, especially the information about the seventh path that he had given to Luo Ling before, which was much more accurate than what the "company" had.

Moreover, Luo Ling was also curious about what the powers of philosophers were specifically.

After all... this is the most critical information for the "Pioneers".

Luo Ling took the vine ring and infused inspiration into it according to the method taught by Fiona.

After a while, the vine began to grow, and soon it became a bonsai-like plant, hanging several strange fruits.

The next moment, the fruit cracked slightly, and eyes and a mouth appeared in the crack.

His eyeballs rolled around, his mouth opened and closed, making sounds.

"It's been a long time since we last met, Ms. Fiona... Oh no, it seems to be another lovely lady. Let me think... You should be Ms. Luo Ling, right?"

"...right."

Luo Ling looked at this strange plant. Although his face showed no surprise, he was secretly amazed in his heart.

Doesn’t this omen of the time consider the user’s ability to accept it?

The vine ring looks pretty good under normal circumstances, but after all these operations... I can only say that the picture is quite disappointing.

Fortunately, it was Luo Ling. She had seen many sanity-destroying scenes, so she could maintain her calm expression at the moment. If it were the other people in the team... it would be difficult to say.

"Haha, as the rumors say, you are a very calm girl. It seems that Ms. Fiona has traded this opportunity to you... Is it the reward for this adventure?"

The Omen of the Time spoke in a soft voice, and her voice was quite gentle and pleasant. If she had not appeared on such a strange plant, the conversation with her would have been more pleasant.

Luo Ling and Fiona's commission became known to the whole city due to the intervention of the "company" Wellington office. It was not surprising that the Sky Speaker could guess this.

"The transaction shouldn't be prohibited, right?" Luo Ling asked.

"Of course, if you think my favor is worth exchanging for something, I don't mind."

Tianshi Premonition continued, "Ms. Fiona also exchanged this ring from someone else... To be honest, it has been passed around many times. If Ms. Fiona's request was not too difficult for me, I would have agreed to it directly."

"I hope my request won't embarrass you." Luo Ling said.

"I hope so," Tianshi Omen chuckled, "Tell me, Miss Luo Ling, what do you want me to do for you?"

"I want to see the forbidden slate." Luo Ling said bluntly, "The original version, the real content."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Tianshi Omen remained silent and did not respond.

"Why, is this considered a difficulty?" Luo Ling asked.

"This has posed a big problem for me, Miss Luo Ling." Tianshi Premonition sighed, "I roughly know what you want to do."

She did not do what others did and asked Luo Ling to just look at the company's public information, because she herself knew some inside information about the forbidden stone tablet.

"so?"

Luo Ling raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Heh, although it's a difficult question, it's not a taboo." Tianshi Premonition chuckled, "Well, I'll just tell you directly.

"Yes, some of the forbidden slate contents released by the company were indeed covered up and disguised. The contents of the slate...are not entirely true."

Chapter 5 His Tombstone (k)

The contents of the taboo slate disclosed by the "Company" to the public contain certain fallacies.

In fact, many awakened people have questioned this, but over the years, the strange sequence of the stone tablet markings has indeed not been wrong.

No one could produce evidence that the "Company" had modified the information on the slate, not even the top brass within the "Company".

As to whether there is one or not...at least so far, no one has come forward to give a definite answer.

“It cannot be said that all of it is false. It can only be said... hehe, some modifications have been made.” Tianshi Omen chuckled and said, “We all know that ‘power’ is unique, and only one existence is allowed to possess full power.

"The rest... can only get a small part of the power at best."

Luo Ling, who possessed two powers, knew this very well. Even she could not fully unleash the power of the "kingdom".

In the hands of the elder sister, within the "kingdom" of the puppet song, only "power" can be effective, and the rest of the abilities will be suppressed, and the awakened ones will be as weak as mortals.

But now Luo Ling can only limit the other party's use of abilities. Compared with her sister, she is still too immature.

"There are a total of nineteen awakeners in the "Company" who can use the power of the complete body. This number was only eighteen not long ago. These awakeners are the most core assets of the "Company" and are the key to its survival and control of changes in the world."

Tianshi Yingzhao smiled softly and continued, "In this case...the safety of each of them is related to the survival of the "company"."

"..."

Luo Ling was silent for a while, she almost figured it out.

That’s right, just like philosophers hide their powers, the top executives of the “company” must also be intentionally hiding their own cards.

Each of their "powers" either comes from the "high-risk monsters" that were killed, or from the holy remains of the "high-risk monsters" after their death.

...are all recorded on the forbidden stone tablet.

In other words, theoretically, through the information on the forbidden slate, one can understand their trump cards and know how to target their weaknesses.

How to... kill them.

"Understanding the limits and weaknesses of each other's abilities and grasping the ever-changing situation on the battlefield are the keys to victory or defeat."

How could the "company" sit idly by and watch this happen?

Hiding, disguising... As long as the corresponding information is not exposed, the "power" they possess will remain a secret, always retaining a frightening deterrent force.

"But, hiding so many people at once...how did the "company" manage to be so airtight?" Luo Ling frowned slightly. After all, nineteen is too many, right?

There are only fifty powers in total, ten of which are "forbidden" and almost impossible for humans to master or use.

After coming into contact with the power and ability of "Naraku", Luo Ling has deeply experienced the horror of "taboo".

So, if nineteen of the forty powers were changed...

"It is indeed a bit too much, so in fact it is not as rumored outside. The "company" did not do much, but sometimes... the truth and falsehood mixed together can make people more confused."

The omen of the weather swayed the leaves and said quietly,

"So, Miss Luo Ling, after knowing all this, are you sure you still want to know the truth? I don't know if this information is useful to you now, but it is very likely to bring you disaster."

If this news leaks out, there will be certain people who will target Luo Ling and try to find ways to make her shut up forever.

How tight Tianshi Qianzhao's mouth is depends on how much she can get in her hands. Obviously, Luo Ling cannot afford the price to keep her mouth shut.

Of course, Tianshi Qizhao would not take the initiative to publicize this matter. She still has some professional ethics, at least not completely absent.

"determine."