These weird things are all mine

"...good."

Luo Ling took the crystal ball, but hesitated for a moment.

She thought about her luck just now, how she lost after being chased four or five times with only one card in her hand, and the three silent landlord cards.

As a humiliating punishment for failure, the graffiti marks on Luo Ling's face left by Elsa and Lu Manqing's repeated humiliation are still there.

"How about you come, Elsa?" Luo Ling handed the crystal ball to Elsa. "It seems like you have good luck. You won whenever you played against me just now."

Is it possible that it's your problem, Miss Luo Ling?

Elsa didn't dare to say it out loud, but still took the crystal ball from Luo Ling.

anyway...

We must never let Miss Luo Ling touch things that require luck again. She is simply born with bad luck.

Elsa injected inspiration into the crystal ball. After a moment, colorful lights flashed in the crystal ball. Melissa next to her was stunned for a moment and said with a smile,

"You guys are lucky. Although it's not the first prize, it's still first prize."

"what?"

Luo Ling also became interested. Elsa raised the crystal ball and saw an illusory shadow inside, which seemed to be burning some unbearable nightmare.

"The thirty-seventh in the Weird Sequence, the sacred remains of the "Nightmare's Core of Terror", if used properly, can effectively curb most of the abilities of "Dream Wandering" and "Nightmare". "

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On an ordinary day, a tired cat suddenly had an idea.

"Why don't we offer a reward? Since there aren't many readers anyway, I'll offer an unlimited reward to give myself some motivation."

Then it found itself being driven by a planetary engine.

"..."

Oh ho, it’s over.

Chapter 8: The shadow of the fireplace fire, a "token of love" given to each other (k)

"..."

The flames in the fireplace flickered and the crackling sound of burning wood was the only sound that could slightly alleviate the silence in the stagnant and quiet atmosphere.

An old man, as if shrouded in the aura of dying, sat in front of the fireplace, with his back hunched and his body slightly bent. Under the light of the fireplace, there were faint shadows in the wrinkles on his face.

The old man was silently looking at a photo in his hand. The photo showed a gloomy black-haired girl with no expression on her cold face.

The most striking feature is her dark golden eyes and some blue-black scales at her temples that have not completely faded, making her look somewhat different from ordinary humans.

"Luo Ling..."

The old man opened his mouth slowly. His hoarse and low voice was as broken as a bagpipe, and his sighs carried a hint of the end of life.

"Yes, this is her."

A gray shadow nearby spoke up.

The shadow was completely shrouded in shadow. Even the firelight from the fireplace could not dispel it in the slightest. It was like a thick fog that could not be dispelled. No shape or features could be seen at all.

It seems to be detached from this world, and what exists here is just a reflection of reality.

“I didn’t expect that what happened back then would end up like this.”

The wrinkles on the old man's face relaxed a little, and he chuckled, with a hint of joy in his tone. "The company, and the directors... I didn't expect that you didn't completely win the game that year."

There really exists such a strange person who possesses the ability to annihilate boundaries. This astonishing fact has finally been confirmed. Compared with this reality, it is just a failure in promotion, nothing more.

The "forbidden" disaster that forced the "company" to choose to sacrifice some people to save it was indeed related to the "pioneers", but it was not entirely caused by them. The "company" was also involved.

However, the pioneers tried to use this "forbidden" disaster to give birth to a fourth pioneer with power, in a way that was not much different from the way the previous three were born, and the one chosen was the artist.

But unfortunately, this time the "company"'s rescue measures were quite timely. Not only was the "taboo" disaster successfully contained, but even the artist's promotion was interrupted.

What's worse is that the artist suffered irreparable injuries, and even maintaining his life requires some special means - this is why Luo Ling saw the artist as a living being that was fragmented and blended together through the perspective of "Puppet Ballad".

Therefore, artists have completely lost hope of gaining power.

so...

Among the pioneers, scientists are more important than artists. This was one of the reasons why the artist chose to be the last one on the train.

The artist has lost hope of gaining power, but the scientist at least still has a chance, and it is not slim... So the philosopher did not hesitate to send out his incarnation to rescue the scientist in Jiangcheng County.

However, the subsequent development of events was beyond everyone's expectations, and ultimately led to the death of both the artist and the scientist in the Jiangcheng County incident.

The failure of the artist's promotion that year directly declared that all the efforts and sacrifices made by the "pioneers" for this project had been wasted. In addition to the permanent injuries left on the artist, at least 70% of the pioneers were lost in vain.

Even the "educator" and "philosopher" suffered some injuries and have not yet fully recovered.

The "Company" took advantage of this to completely control the entire Victoria, eliminating all the influence exerted by the "Pioneers". The forces of order completely suppressed the forces of weirdness, and the "Pioneers" were forced to lie dormant until today.

Therefore, this plan has always been regarded by the "Pioneers" as a complete failure, even though the "Company" and the forces of order at the time also suffered heavy losses as a result.

But now...the previous failure seems to have ushered in some turning points.

"Philosopher, do you want to do something to her?"

Shadow spoke slowly. Its voice had been specially processed, and it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female, nor could it tell the tone and emotion. "She has hidden many secrets. She should know more about this strange person."

"Why did you attack her?" The philosopher raised his head, his wrinkled face full of smiles, "Don't you think that she might have some connection with this weird...?"

"what relationship?"

"Is it possible, for example, that there were apostles?" asked the philosopher.

The shadow thought carefully for a while, and the gray fog that enveloped it was slightly disturbed. The cold voice sounded again,

"I don't know. In fact, when we met her, she was a completely ordinary person...or rather, she had the ability to disguise herself as an ordinary person. So apart from the vague information, we also know nothing about her."

Moreover, since this situation has occurred, it means that all previous information about Luo Ling has basically become invalid. Without imposing some coercive measures, the board of directors cannot understand her path and abilities, so they can only give up.

The board of directors did not have many doubts about whether Luo Ling was an apostle. The main reason was that Luo Ling's resume was relatively clean. In addition, the original purpose of this commission was to give Fiona some comfort.

In general, judging from all current behavioral logic, Luo Ling should be standing on the side of the "company" - or at least on the side of human order.

"Haha, let's do it this way for now, and keep this possibility open for a while."

The philosopher smiled noncommittally, "It's not necessary. The little girl is still useful. It's enough for us to know that there is such a strange person."

Stealing weird authority and exercising weird power have always been what the pioneers are best at. Using this method, they have caused great headaches for the forces of order.

Not to mention that this weirdo also possesses the power to annihilate boundaries, which coincides with the ultimate goal of the pioneers to annihilate the entire world.

The philosophers had originally planned to use a more traditional method, that is, to create a disaster that exceeded the limit of the limit to cause collapse and annihilation.

This mysterious appearance was like giving the pioneers a new weapon and opening up new ideas. Although there were no blueprints and the materials were unknown, at least there was such a goal.

If the philosopher could steal this mysterious power, he would only need to cause the boundary to collapse, which would be many times more relaxed than the previous conditions.

In addition, the most important point.

This strangeness coincides with the seventh path speculated by the pioneers, and is likely related to the owner of the forbidden stone tablet and the existence that created the chaotic world.

Closely related to everything the pioneers wanted to end.

"We are one step closer to final victory."

The philosopher solemnly put down Luo Ling's photo, then looked up at the shadow, his cloudy eyes deepening a little, "When the time comes, 'Historian', which side will you choose? Or, where will you stand?"

"..."

The shadow called "Historian" did not speak; it remained silent for a long time.

Because silence is its answer to this question.

The board's conversation is absolutely confidential. No one except the four people involved in the conversation can know the details of the conversation.

Including secretary Ms. Melissa, who is no exception.

Melissa could only get the results of the conversation, which were told to her by several directors. More details... could only be known by the parties involved.

Even the awakened ones of the "Other Shore" path, even the four omens of the "Sky Speaker", cannot spy on these secrets - the fake world of nothingness that has been modified by magic can do more than just stop those who want to invade the heart of the "Company".

It can also isolate itself from the prying eyes of all forces. Only the true power derived from the "taboo" can overcome this limitation. Even the half-baked power stolen by the "pioneers" cannot do it.

However, even with so many restrictions, this shadow "historian" handed over all the contents of the conversation to the philosopher in full...

In this situation...there is only, and can only be, one possibility.

——"Historian" is one of the three directors.

Just as Luo Ling had expected, there were indeed "pioneers" hidden among the senior management of the "company".

However, even Luo Ling could not have imagined that this "insider" would actually be one of the three directors, one of the helmsmen who controls the order and the fate and future of the human world.

What is even more shocking is that the true identity of the "inside ghost" in "Pioneer" is one of the three senior executives who control "power".

No matter who learns these facts, the first thought that comes to mind is disbelief.

"It seems that, Historian, it is not yet time for you to make a choice, but that's okay."

The philosopher sat on the sofa, hugging the sleeves of his thick cotton-padded jacket, curled up slightly, and seemed a little cold. "For some reason, I think of what happened back then. It was in a place like this that we made our first oath."

He looked around with some nostalgia. It was an empty wooden house. Apart from the fireplace which was necessary for heating, the only thing that could be called furniture was the sofa where the philosopher sat.

Apart from that, there was only a small bench next to the fireplace.

"It's a pity that it fell apart."

The historian spoke slowly, still without a trace of emotion.

"Yeah, it's falling apart..."

The philosopher sighed, "They have all been blinded by falsehood. The confused boundaries have only brought about a false survival. What the "Company" has done can't save anything at all. It is just delaying the irreversible disaster as much as possible."

Not many people know that the original "company" was founded by five people.

This piece of history, which was buried in the dust, was tacitly concealed by the five parties involved. Until now, it remains an absolute secret that no one knows.

Directors and pioneers were once fellow travelers, but until now, they have become irreconcilable enemies.

"Philosopher, you don't have to tell me this." The historian was indifferent as usual, "You know my position. Anyway... it's like this."

"...Just some emotions." The philosopher's eyes dimmed a little.

The historian who is both a company director and a pioneer leader is not entirely a pioneer or a fellow traveler of the company; he wanders between the two and is not sure whose path to follow.

The three directors of the company all vaguely knew that one of them was the "historian" who had never appeared among the "pioneer" leaders, but they did not know who it would be.

In addition, as pioneer leaders, philosophers and educators were also unclear about the historian's true identity, but they tacitly never mentioned it.

The philosopher didn't even know whether the historian might be his younger brother whom he hadn't seen for many years.

Moreover...historians do not only help pioneers. In the last "forbidden" disaster, historians chose to stand on the side of the "company" and did not show up from beginning to end.

Not only that, the historian also revealed some extremely critical information in the "Pioneer" plan to the company, including the artist's promotion ceremony. Therefore, after the company solved the "taboo" disaster through boundary collapse, it also freed up its hands to interrupt the artist's promotion, causing great losses to the Pioneer.

"Any other news?" the philosopher whispered.

"Nothing."

The historian said, "The board of directors will continue to conduct formal transactions with Luo Ling. Her identity and position are quite special. Fiona, one of the three great constellations of the "Fate Society", regards her as a substitute for her deceased daughter. If she is touched at will... the impact will be great."

Fiona has already lost a daughter, and the extent of her grief is obvious to all. If another "daughter" dies at this time, there is no guarantee that she will not deviate from the side of order.

If Fiona really chooses to join the "Pioneers" or become a weird apostle, given her identity in the "Society of Destiny", the blow to the human world will be unprecedented.

Not only does Fiona have strength, she also holds a lot of valuable information, including part about the "Company".

This is the reason why the company's directors finally gave up using coercive measures and instead issued a formal invitation to Luo Ling.

Otherwise... you can just grab it, why buy it? And you have to be strangled by others, how uncomfortable it is.

"It fits my understanding of the company very well. There must be a reason why they are not using efficient means."

The philosopher laughed and said nothing more.

He stared at the fire in the fireplace calmly, without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

When historians see this scene, they know that everything related to it is over.

The gray shadow gradually faded away and dissipated like dust, leaving no trace at all, as if it had never existed, and left this familiar cabin.