The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

The biggest topic of the Historical Society today is naturally the unanimous agreement (actually, the vast majority) of the elders to temporarily close the salon from next Monday.

This news was announced in the morning, and within a short period of time, along with the appearance of Mr. Xia last Saturday, it spread to the ears of many enlighteners.

Some enlighteners who didn't know Mr. Xia's story before were popularized at this time.

The top brass of the Historical Society may not have expected such a development, but they may have also foreseen it.In short, this news surprised and disturbed countless people.

When Siles walked into the space behind the door of the Historical Society, he could feel the restlessness and noise floating in the air, which added a bit of heat to the already hot weather.Everyone's eyes seemed to have a deep meaning that they knew each other well.

When he came to the salon, this atmosphere was even more obvious.Some people are even imitating the confrontation between Mr. Xia and several elders last Saturday.

Naturally, people also talked about the affairs of the Faculty, but few people really paid attention to it. They were just curious about Mr. Xia's past, and the past of the Historical Society.

Siles changed into a croupier's attire, and didn't stay outside for too long, and soon went to the meeting room of the Dawn Revelation Society.

"...we have to meet somewhere else."

As soon as he entered the door, he heard the voice of the lady.

The three of them greeted the croupier first, and then continued the topic just now.

"If you don't use the current attire, then I'm not used to it." The newsboy said lazily, "However, it's not a problem to change places."

"I have no objection either," said the knight.

The croupier was a little confused, so he asked, "Because the salon is temporarily closed?"

"Not quite," said the knight mildly. "In fact, I think the elders might just abolish the school system altogether—I mean, put an end to the practice of operating under false identities in the salon. Just watch over there in the entrance hall." , this can be avoided.”

In the beginning, it was just a last resort during the war.However, when the situation was peaceful, they did not change this system in time, but kept it.

Today, the senior management of the Historical Society seems to have finally realized that most of the Revelators don’t need to cover up their identities. Instead, those suspicious people, such as the followers of the old gods, are likely to use this to brew conspiracy.

The artist department that Darrell joined is a good example.

"The Historical Society is almost a semi-official organization, but the salon seems to be a secret organization." The lady said objectively, "I think the principality will also be happy to see it."

The croupier understood, and he said, "Then we really have to change places."

The lady nodded and said, "I will find a place and let you know later."

In short, after the method of changing identities in the entrance hall is prohibited, if they want to continue gathering in the salon, they have to re-register their identity information, which is likely to expose the fact that they belong to the Dawn Revelation Society.

Otherwise, their identities are obviously different—except for dealers and knights—where did they meet?

Faculty?

But what department?There is no registration information for them in the first corridor.

At a time when the upper echelons of the Historical Society are determined to do something, their caretaker of the entrance hall and stage will be very strict.This can prevent the presence of unknown persons to a large extent.

And at this juncture, for shadow believers, this is also a blow.

"... Mr. Xia's appearance frightened some elders." The knight whispered, "They may not believe what Mr. Xia said, but they can't wait to eliminate Mr. Xia's influence."

For example, salons and academic departments.

The newsboy smiled inexplicably, and she said, "It's a mistake that brought some help." She thought for a while, and then said, "There is something I should tell you."

"What? Don't be secretive." The lady asked.

"In the past period of time, many maps of Lamifa City have been sold." The newsboy said succinctly, "Probably a few hundred copies, this is not a common thing, and it is not sure who it was sold to .”

The lady said in surprise: "The map of Lamifa City? Who needs..." She paused, and then suddenly realized, "Those followers of the old gods from outside?"

Residents in Lamifa City, even if they really need a map of the city, it is impossible to buy hundreds of copies in one go.Besides, besides postmen and delivery workers, who needs to buy such a map?

It is true that a new delivery team has been formed on Dawson Street in the west city, but it is impossible to need so many.

Therefore, it is only possible that it is an outsider.Because they are not very familiar with the city, they need to buy a map of Lamifa City.

Several people were silent for a moment, and then the knight sighed: "This is not good news."

The croupier asked, "Are these maps sold individually or bought in bulk?"

"All of them." The newsboy said simply, "The printing factory I work with seems to have sold several batches one after another, and each batch of orders is probably dozens or hundreds of copies.

"I also sold a lot in my store, so when I went to order from them, I learned about it.

"They said that it was purchased by a group of merchants. These merchants seem to have just arrived in Lamifa City, so in order to let their subordinates know about Lamifa City, they ordered some maps... It is quite reasonable, but... "

The newsboy shrugged.

It is indeed reasonable, but combined with this point in time, it seems a bit weird.

...A businessman again?

After thinking about it, the croupier asked, "Do you know the names of these merchants?"

The newsboy shook his head: "That's a customer of the printing factory. I haven't been able to know their specific business content...Of course, it would be great if you have contacts to know about this matter. That printing factory belongs to the Jilini family , I don’t know if you know this family.”

Dealer: "..."

Very good, as expected.It was as if the only printing factory left in the city was the Gilliney family.

... The power of fate is always quite face-saving.

He nodded calmly.

"...Oh, I remembered. Jilini is the manufacturer of the fate cards, isn't it?" the lady said suddenly, "No wonder Mr. Dealer knows there."

The newsboy also thought about it, and then suddenly realized: "Indeed, this is an interesting coincidence. I almost forgot that you are the inventor of the fate card."

…Obviously, Ms. Newsboy's memory has made a small mistake. It should be said that many people seem to have confused this point.The croupier thought.He just proposed a new gameplay, not the inventor of Destiny Cards, the real inventor is Mr. Xia.

Although he is now Mr. Xia.

The croupier shook his head helplessly. He said, "I just thought of a new way to play. I will contact the Jilini family and maybe I can get some news from there."

"I hope there will be some progress." The newsboy sighed, "I was still in the newspaper today and saw a murder case that happened in the theater district... Was it done by those followers of the old god?"

"Yes," said the croupier. "A colleague of mine prevented another similar murder not long ago."

These words obviously surprised all three present.The croupier roughly told them some content.

"They used the blood of the dead to paint on the canvas?" The lady showed a disgusted expression, "I never encountered such a disgusting thing when I was doing business in Land of Never. Do they expect the things in the paintings to come alive?" stand up?"

The knight was slightly worried: "So, are they planning to commit many murders?"

"Maybe. But they have already failed once." The croupier still said calmly, "So, they may change some strategies next."

"It's not a good thing either," said the newsboy objectively.

"At least we have saved one person." The croupier said, he turned to mention his own plan and idea, "Now we haven't seen the whole picture of their plan, so we can only see the tricks."

The lady keenly asked him about the price, budget and cost of this trial plan, and then sighed and said: "You are completely losing money."

"It's not really a business, though," said the newsboy. "Come on, don't put a businessman on it."

The lady rolled her eyes at her: "I just admire Mr. Dealer's selflessness."

The croupier felt a bit dumbfounded, so he changed the subject: "I'll try to ask from within the Historical Society later if anyone is willing to join this team...I'm not sure how many people would be willing to do such a thing."

"Don't think the revelators are too rich." The lady said objectively, "They are hired by the Historical Society, and they are also hired by you. There is no difference in fact, it is just a job. "

The dealer nodded.

He thought to himself that the power of the Revelator had appeared for 400 years, but in the early period of the Mist Age, especially in the first 200 years, people's lives were still quite turbulent. It was not until the past one or two centuries that the city and economy really developed stand up.

In other words, at this time, the gap between the enlightener and ordinary people is not so deep, and the enlightener will also have a headache about his own livelihood.

...As time goes on, the power of the Revelator may be admired.However, today is still a turbulent historical corner after all.People are about to make choices and decide where the boat of history will sail.

"Besides, this ceremony is very simple." The newsboy said, "Even a new enlightener can complete it. They will be very happy to accept your employment."

For this enlightener team, the reward he gave here is that a predetermined business means that an enlightener can get a marquis coin.

There are a total of 25 scheduled guests for tomorrow, so a revealer can be allocated two duke coins plus five marquis coins.The reward for this day can be said to be quite generous.

These days, a duke coin can allow a person to live in peace and stability for a day.

"...By the way," the newsboy said casually, "Is there any additional reservations for tomorrow? I also want to experience the results of your new project."

The lady and the knight's eyes widened suddenly, and they both said without hesitation, "Me too."

The croupier was startled, and couldn't help but smiled helplessly. He said, "There should be a few metal blades in the office. If you want them, I'll just give them to you."

"Of course, you are so considerate." The newsboy said with a smile, "I will promote this product to any customers who come to my store."

The croupier glanced at the time, and decided to go to the research department first. It happened that the delivery team could also ask Ms. Aston what she thought.

"……try out?"

When Siles presented his idea to Ms. Aston, head of research, shortly afterwards, Ms. Aston repeated the word in amazement.In Fisher's world, this is still a somewhat foreign concept.

"Yes." Siles said, "This project has been going on for a long time, and a later improved version is also planned. I would like to take this opportunity to understand the response of this product among the residents.

"If the effect is good, maybe we can continue to develop this 'convenience' ceremony in the future."

"A ritual for the convenience of the public?" Ms. Aston laughed, "This is a somewhat novel concept. Professor, after you invented the ritual of 'returning yourself', the revelators probably thought that you would continue to study on this road .

"However, you turned to other things...I'm not saying it's bad, it's just that people are a little bit unexpected."

"A 'self-reappearance' ceremony is enough." Siles said objectively, at the beginning, he himself ignored the huge impact of this ceremony on the enlighteners, "In this world, the power of the enlightener increases The number of ordinary people, this is something more powerful."

The knowledge he had acquired from his native Earth allowed him to realize this clearly.However, this casual remark caused Ms. Aston to be silent for a moment.

She looked out the window, her eyes seemed to be in a trance.Her desk is still full of countless documents, materials, etc., which are waiting for her to deal with.Her position, at least within the Historical Society, is quite respected and admired.

"...quantity," said Ms. Aston, very softly, as if afraid to disturb something, "...for the first time I realize this."

Siles duly remained silent.

Ms. Aston then reined in her emotions, saying: "You're right. Revelators and non-revelators, we're all human first."

Siles nodded.

Ms. Aston was somewhat absent-minded, and after a while, she said: "I have submitted a project report on soul strength and soul attributes, and it may not be long before this report will be made public.

"...It could have been done earlier, but the director's work has slowed down my research so much that it's not fully done until now. But anyway, it's done."

Siles couldn't help being a little surprised, he said sincerely, "Congratulations."

When Siles just joined the research department and began to study the issue of spiritual pollution, the Ms. Bonita Aston in front of her had already started to study the subject of "soul".

This topic actually explores the human soul more deeply than Sirius' research, and can divide the power of the revelator into an artificial level based on the data of soul strength and soul attributes.

The soul attribute can be compared to affinity, pointing to which type of revealer ritual someone is more suitable for; while the soul strength directly determines the power of the ritual, to be precise, the power of the ritual is the manifestation of the strength of the soul .

For Siles, this defines the power of the Revelator from a human perspective.

He asked a little curiously: "The plan you finally chose is to test the soul strength of the revelator based on spiritual pollution?"

"Yes. It's a little easier. And, thanks to the 'reincarnation' ritual," Ms. Aston said.

They discussed this issue a long time ago.

Soul attributes can be judged through practice, as long as a few representative rituals are identified and people are allowed to perform these rituals, their soul attributes can be roughly divided.

But the strength of a person's soul is something very invisible and intangible.

Siles had joined Ms. Aston's subject briefly, and the solution he proposed at that time was to use the degree of mental pollution that a revelator could bear as a distinction.

From his current perspective, this test certainly has its limitations.For example, this is actually more inclined to the passive defense and endurance of the soul, rather than the ability to actively attack and release externally.However, this is indeed a way.

What's more, with the ritual of "self-reappearance" as an insurance for this kind of test, it is really possible for human beings to perceive the actual strength of their souls.

"We have temporarily divided five levels." Ms. Aston said, "Theoretically speaking, there must be a soul strength that is stronger than the fifth level, but we have not been able to find such a revealer to participate in the experiment, so we Only these five registrations can be divided first.

"...would you like to take the test?"

Ms. Aston looked a little curious about the strength of Sirius' soul.

Sirius hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head.

Ms. Aston smiled and didn't force it, she just said: "When I finished this project report, I couldn't help but think of your three-element theory.

"I feel that that is a more perfect theory. However, the enlighteners of the Historical Society only remember the ritual of 'self-reappearance', and dare not think of the three-element theory you once proposed.

"To this day, they still dare not define God, and they dare not define the power of the Revelator—the power that comes from God. They only dare to study human beings, so my experiment on 'soul' is in their hands There's no problem going there."

There was a slight dissatisfaction in Ms. Aston's tone.

"The theory of the three elements is not perfect, and it is not suitable for this era. It is a bit shocking." Siles said calmly, "People will not be willing to accept things beyond their own cognition."

Ms. Aston smiled: "That's obviously your theory, yet you criticize it so harshly."

Siles could not help but smile, and he turned to say: "Power is just power after all. No matter what theory is used to analyze and explain this power, if it is not used, it will be a complete waste."

"That's why you study [Flowing Wind]?" Ms. Aston said, "Some researchers were surprised when they heard that you were studying this ritual. They thought it was an ordinary and weak ritual."

Siles said in a low voice: "If you have the power to use it, you can't be called weak."

"Yeah, tough weather." Ms. Aston sighed, wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, and smiled apologetically.

"It's nothing, ma'am." Siles said considerately, he thought for a while, and then said, "I happened to get a few metal blades, do you want to try it? It can last for a week."

Ms. Aston was a little curious, and she happily said, "Of course!"

Ms. Aston naturally has a potion reserve here. She took out a bottle of potion with a purity of 1%, and then Siles put the metal blade in it.

"...That's it?" Ms. Aston said with some doubts.

"Yes." Siles said, he felt the cool wind from the mouth of the bottle with his hand, confirmed that the ritual had begun to take effect, and then withdrew his hand, "It's quite simple."

Ms. Aston exclaimed, "Unbelievable." She paused, and then said, "It seems ordinary. But... people will greatly broaden their thinking. The power of the revelator can also serve ordinary people... …it’s a complete shift in perception.”

Siles smiled.He thought to himself, if people know that Akamala's doll will help him hold meetings and grade homework... Forget it, it's better not to let people know.

After a while, Ms. Aston's office cooled down, and Ms. Aston looked much more relaxed.

“…When it’s hot and stuffy, people don’t want to work. It’s better now,” she said. “…Times have changed.”

Siles froze for a moment, not sure why she sighed so suddenly.

"The Revelators are exploring the Land of No Embers more frantically, and ordinary people have also participated in the economic development...the four years of the Age of Mist." Ms. Aston murmured, "We have come to the history the corner.

"Perhaps, in another two years, everything will be beyond our imagination."

Siles' voice was calm and deep: "This is the dawn of Fischer's world."

Ms. Aston paused, then smiled and said, "Will the next era be the dawn era?"

"Perhaps people will like this name." Siles also smiled slightly.

"I think some of the elders will be upset," Ms. Aston said, "though they may not be elders by then."

Siles also thought of the Dawn Apocalypse.

When Antinam first established this organization, he might not have thought of this distant future.He probably didn't expect that the people in Fisher's world had indeed ushered in the dawn of dawn.

And now?

It may be the last darkness before dawn.he thinks.

"...About the revelators you need," Ms. Aston turned to say, "If I remember correctly, a group of revelators who want to participate in the experiment of the research department just came to hand in the application form today. Maybe these people will be happy Participate, after all you offer a pretty good deal."

"However, the scorching sun in the next few days will increase the number of door-to-door visits. It may be a lot of hard work." Siles said.

"I'll remind them," Ms Aston said.

Ms. Aston then left the office.As soon as the door was opened, the sweltering temperature outside made Ms. Aston frowned.She asked Siles to wait here for a while, and then left on her own.

After about 5 minutes, she brought back five revelators.

"They're all happy to work for you, Professor," said Ms. Aston. "It just so happens that they have different free times, and they can share work with each other."

Siles looked at the five people.They are all in their 40s and [-]s, and their personalities seem relatively restrained and calm.Judging from their clothing and attire, their living conditions are quite ordinary.Maybe that's why they are happy to get this temporary job.

Once inside Ms. Aston's office, they were surprised by how cool it was.

One of them boldly asked curiously: "Is this the result of your project?"

"Yes, one of the options." Siles replied succinctly, "...If you need it, you can also make a priority reservation."

These few people all showed eagerness to try.

Later, Siles mentioned to them the precautions for tomorrow, as well as the agreed time and place for work.Surprisingly, all five people present were from Xicheng.

They gladly took the part-time job and split their time between each other.Tomorrow's quantity is relatively small, only two people are needed to complete it, and the day after tomorrow, three people will work together.

It was not long before they said goodbye to Siles and left Ms. Aston's office.Siles also thanked Ms. Aston for her help, and then left too.

He returned to the salon, returned to his identity as a croupier, and handed a few metal blades to the lady, the newsboy, and the knight, one for each of them.

"Aren't you planning to produce more?" the lady said, "...However, I am already contacting the factory and researching new production formulas. Maybe there will be many samples available for trial in the future."

"If it is used at home, the leaf-shaped bottle is actually more convenient." The croupier said.

"Looking forward to the launch of the final product." The newsboy said sincerely.

"Yeah." The knight said with a wry smile, "Look at me, I'm already sweating."

It is not easy for knights to wear armor even in hot weather.Luckily, the salon is at least indoors and less hot.But the hot, fiery feeling of irritability still lingers in their hearts.

"It's terrible weather," murmured the lady. "Now I miss the rainy season."

"Really?" said the newsboy incredulously. "It's rainy and humid and it's hot and dry. To be honest, I'd rather be the latter. After all, the former is hopeless, and the latter can still fan himself."

They all laughed and agreed with the point.The lady could not wait to use the metal blades, and the cool breeze made each of them feel a little better.

"Every August in the future, maybe I will be inseparable from this ceremony." The lady murmured.

The knight also breathed a sigh of relief.He said jokingly: "This cool breeze simply dispelled the haze brought by the followers of the old gods."

However, this statement obviously reminded them of the problems they are worrying about now.There was a moment of silence, then the croupier whispered, "I hope so."

They say goodbye to each other.Siles met Cindo near the Historical Society and went to Finn's house for dinner.

Bertram Finn brought unexpected news: "The auction date for the assets of the Graves family has been confirmed."

From the conspiracy in late May this year to early August, more than two months have passed.The investigation related to the Graves family is also coming to an end, and it has been decided to auction off a batch of less important items first.

"Some nobles and businessmen have been invited." Bertram explained, "it will be next Saturday night. The venue is a private club in the East City. Do you want to go with me? My invitation letter can bring a companion. "

Siles was slightly taken aback, then nodded without hesitation: "Of course. Thank you, Bertram."

Qin Duo seemed to want to say something, but didn't say it right away.

After dinner, when the two of them walked home along the boulevard, Qin Duo expressed his thoughts: "If this is a trap?"

"It is indeed possible." Siles analyzed, "After all, they also know that we are investigating. However, this is indeed an opportunity."

Qin Duo hesitated for a moment, then sighed in a low voice and said, "I'm just worried about your safety."

Siles couldn't help but startled.

"Even with the puppet around, I'm terrified of having to emerge in what could be a dangerous and confusing trap," Cinder said. "You never know what's going to happen that day."

A week later, on Saturday, the day the Ernestine fair ended.By that time, the news of the "different world air conditioner" is expected to spread in Lamifa City, and the shadow believers will definitely know about it.

They'll realize that Siles is against them.The auction of the Graves family assets has become an opportunity that many people will pay attention to.

... Qin Duo believes that this group of crazy shadow believers will not be stingy about sending out some "killing tools" at this time.

Siles was equally aware of this.However, just as he thought, if several families or related persons on his suspicion list really appeared at the auction, then he might be able to get some information at that time.

Therefore, he must go there in person.

"Don't worry too much, Qindo." Siles said, "If there is any accident, I will use the eight-petal rose paper to contact you. It's just a private club, not the Dark Sea or the universe of gods.

"You can come and save me."

He added in his mind, saving the doll and Bertram, to be precise.

However, this seems a bit distasteful.

Qin Duo was stunned almost as soon as Siles finished speaking.He showed a rather subtle expression, probably similar to the feeling of anxiety being wiped out in an instant.

When Cindo traveled to the Dark Sea through Tau's cemetery, and when Sirius traveled to the universe of gods through dreams, they both had a powerless worry about each other.They can only hope that the other party will return safe and sound, but they can't really make any efforts.

However, in the real world, the situation is quite different.

If something did happen at the auction, Cyndo could come to the rescue; he could do it.

In the eyes of everyone, Qin Duo is a confident and even arrogant person.In fact, he also quite abhors the feeling of powerlessness.

He showed a slightly playful smile, and said in a low voice: "Yes...you are right. If I really do something, I won't just scare away those shadow believers, right?"

Instead, he was eager to try.

Siles couldn't help but laugh.

They did not choose to confront the shadow believers directly, on the one hand because they have not been able to find the whereabouts of this group of people, and on the other hand because they still want to know what this group of people want to do.

However, this point has actually made Qin Duo depressed for a long time.

If the situation continues to get worse, then Siles also has the most extreme method: to find Ebenezer Const's dream, let the puppet go directly through the reflection of the planet, and then Qin Duo and more revelators will follow.

When the opponent is caught off guard, they have a high probability of winning a big victory.

But this brings up some other questions, for example, is Ebenezer Const still a normal person now?Is it possible that he knew the existence of Mr. Ghost and deliberately resisted the dream?Are there really so many shadow believers around Ebenezer?

This is a way, but it will definitely scare the snake.

...maybe try it out tonight.Siles thought.This group of shadow believers has already started killing people.

Soon, they arrived at 99 Kelly Street.They first went to the study on the third floor.

The study wasn't empty, though...although that wasn't exactly human.

The curtains of the study were drawn tightly.Doll No. [-] turned into an ordinary-looking adult, reading and correcting the documents under the control of the ghost, including the documents sent by the Ramifa University and the Praia family, all of which were made by this person.

The ghost of the magical Lygardia could even imitate the handwriting of Cileus and Cendor.

Of course, his work efficiency is not as good as that of Siles and Cindo, and at the same time, after he finishes his work, Siles and Cindo have to watch it again.However, this has greatly eased their work pressure.

Now, when they get home, they can end a long day by reviewing the hard work of the dolls and ghosts... well, not counting the things they need to do in the dream.

Standing there, Qindo handed a stack of documents from Ramifa University to Siles for review, and said, "You have to go to Ramifah University tomorrow morning."

"Indeed," said Siles, "I hope this afternoon will be a little easier."

...Of course, he expressed pessimism about the chances of this wish being realized.

He looked at the file for a while, and couldn't help feeling that the puppet and the ghost were a match made in heaven.

It was getting late, and under the dual effects of the evening wind and the leaf-shaped bottle, Siles felt that his nerves, which were also tortured by the heat, finally calmed down.He began to think about what he had gained throughout the day.

From the murder information I learned in the theater district in the morning, to the attempted murder at the trade fair at noon, to the convenience of allowing ordinary people to experience the power of the Revelator in the afternoon, to hearing the news of the auction of the Graves family assets in the evening... …

He thought, frame, canvas, blood-colored figure...

It always reminded him of that nursery rhyme he heard a long time ago... those painted lambs.

He was lost in thought.

Cendo finished the annoying pile of papers a little later than he did.He looked at Siles, realizing that his beloved god was in a long thought, so he didn't disturb him, but sat there quietly, looking at him as if in a daze.

After a while, Siles noticed his gaze, and smiled subconsciously: "Just look at me like that?"

"Can we do something else?" Qindo tilted his head and said slyly, "Before tonight's dream trip, let's have an appetizer."

Siles didn't comment, just said: "I haven't taken a shower yet."

No one is perfect.No matter how powerful humans are, they can't defeat Xia Tian's sweat glands.

Qin Duo sighed, and couldn't help saying: "I'd be happy to stick to you with sweat."

Siles: "..."

But he wasn't very happy.

Thanks to the leafy bottle, for saving their... er, bedtime exercise.

Qin Duo saw the trace of disgust under Siles' plain expression, and couldn't help laughing sullenly. He approached and whispered, "A snack first?"

Siles was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was responding to the "appetizer" before, so he kissed Qindo.Qin Duo was not particularly satisfied with this kiss, and leaned lazily on his body.

...The puppet is still helping them with their work not far away, but the two of them seem to be enjoying their free time and just want to lie on the sofa for a while.

"...'Shadow'." Qindo muttered suddenly, "It's really annoying."

If he just spends a while with his beloved god in such a sweltering heat, taking advantage of the cool breeze from the leaf-shaped bottle, then he will definitely feel an unprecedented pleasure.

Yet both of them knew that the haze