The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

"Good afternoon, everyone." Carol walked into Room 666 and said to them, "First of all, the good news is that all your applications have been approved, and you can report to your respective departments next week."

The five enlighteners all nodded.

Angela asked, "When exactly?"

Carroll said: "It's two o'clock on Monday afternoon, still come here, and then I will take you to your respective departments. Remember not to be late.

"Except for the first corridor, the salon, and the department you are about to join, the other departments are somewhat exclusive, and their workplaces will not be displayed in front of you.

"Of course, generally speaking, you will not be involved in the work of other departments. If you really need it, you can go to Room 5 in the first corridor, which is the emergency processing center."

Carol casually said a few things to note.

Angela nodded again and again, and then said, "Then, can we still use this room in the future?"

Carol blinked, as if realizing something, he smiled and said: "Of course. This room is assigned to you, and only you can come in.

"After you complete the introductory course, my authority will also be cancelled. At that time, only you...five people can enter this room, unless you extend the authority to other people."

Carol pointed to the doorknob and said, "That's how this room is recorded. During the ceremony, as long as you hold the doorknob, you can clearly know who can enter this room."

Everyone else suddenly realized.

Carol probably knew that they still wanted to keep in touch after the introductory course, and he didn't stop him, but said: "The friendship I gained during the introductory course is probably the purest and cleanest friendship in your entire career as a revelation.

"Treasure such emotions."

They all nodded.

Afterwards, Carol clapped her hands: "Okay. By the way, the Second Corridor is already investigating the situation of Brewer's fiancee, but nothing has been found yet."

He looked at the revelators, and the revelators looked at him.

So Carol smiled: "Then it's time to get to the point. Let's learn a new ritual: [Trace Tracking]."

He took out five bottles of potions and five magnifying glasses from his pocket, and handed them to them.

Siles took the potion when he got up in the morning, and now the effect of the potion just disappeared, so he drank the 1% pure potion that Carol handed over.

A faint blue light once again appeared in his field of vision.

Carroll said: "The function of this ceremony, as the name suggests, is to allow you to focus on a certain kind of unique traces, such as bloodstains, footprints, etc., which are very practical for the revealer of the second corridor."

He nodded to Eric, who looked down at the magnifying glass thoughtfully.

Dreyer said with a little disappointment: "I thought it would be an attacking ceremony!"

Carol laughed: "You can't learn attack rituals yet, Dreyer. The enlightened ones who are getting started can only learn some safe and auxiliary rituals."

Dreyer didn't seem too convinced. He asked, "So, where can the ritual [Trace Tracking] be used? Except, as you said, the kind of sudden cases that need to be dealt with in the second corridor."

"When you need to find something, someone, you use this ritual," Carroll said. "It's a basic object-finding ritual."

Dreyer was stunned for a moment, and said troubledly: "Is this also a trace?"

"Of course." Carol patiently explained, "The source of this ceremony is the police officers in the police station. We will use their keen observation skills."

Siles played with the magnifying glass thoughtfully, thinking, this ritual is probably used to increase the investigative attributes, right?

It still sounds interesting.It can play different roles in different occasions.

The few rituals he has learned so far, [Flowing Wind] [Invisible Shield] [Silent Heart] [Trace Tracking], except for the first ritual which is used to get started and experience the magic of the enlightener, the last three Rituals have their own usage scenarios.

And... In fact, if he can find shield fragments with better materials, then the effectiveness of [Invisible Shield]—especially if he wants to explore the Land of Eternity in the future—will definitely be improved many.

And the investigative attribute brought by [Trace Tracking] will bring an extremely important judgment in many cases.That directly determines whether he can discover important clues.

Carol noticed that they were all focused, so he said: "Before you came, I have placed some special clues and traces in this room for you to look for. You can try to explore this room. "

Dreyer was excited by such a "game", and he asked, "How to use this ritual?"

"Put a magnifying glass in front of your eyes, and look at the world through the magnifying glass," Carroll said. "Watch the road."

After speaking, he stepped aside, waiting with great interest for them to start their actions.

Dreyer and Angela took the lead, and the two started from opposite ends of the room, seeming to be secretly competing.Mrs. Fuller, still sitting on the sofa, seemed to want to start there.

Eric stood up and went to the door, intending to search carefully all the way from the door.

Siles looked at the positions they each chose, pondered for a moment, then stood up and went to the bookshelf.

If this ritual is to increase the detection attribute...

While thinking, Siles lifted the magnifying glass and placed it in front of his right eye.There was a sound of dice rolling in his mind, followed by a prompt: [Investigation 5 (temporary). 】

Siles was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but think that his detection attribute was only 30 before, but now it is 35.And this is just the result of the potion with 1% purity.

However, this is because his ritual compatibility is always full, and the added investigative attribute will definitely be limited by the master of the time track.

In other words, he'd better find a senior police officer or detective, trying to reproduce this ritual from them?

The scouting attribute can be a huge help to Cileus in finding things he's overlooked.

He wanted to experiment a bit, but unfortunately, this magnifying glass can only be used within the Historical Society.After leaving the Historical Society, the current Siles cannot use rituals openly.

He felt a little regretful—in fact, he wanted to use this ritual a little bit, and tried to look in the office for any clues related to Professor Kabell's disappearance that he had overlooked.

Siles collected his thoughts, shifted his gaze to the bookshelf, and examined it carefully.

What he had in mind was "Find what Carol had put on this bookshelf before."When he thought about it more, he suddenly found that there were one or two books on the bookshelf, and there was a slight blue light suddenly.

Siles was startled, walked over to have a look, and found that it was a book that had never appeared on the bookshelf before.

This made Siles a little stunned.

He is probably the person in this room who is most familiar with this bookshelf, that is to say, in theory, he actually knows very well what books were once on this bookshelf, and which ones were put on it by Carroll later.

However, if he had to observe it himself, it would be difficult for him to observe it, because his memory and detection ability were not that good.

However, the ritual of [Trace Tracking] helped him very well, making him notice the two extra books on the shelf.

also……

Siles reached out and took down the book in front of him.

On the cover of the book, several blue shimmering fingerprints were unfolding in front of him—Carol's fingerprints.

Siles looked at the picture in amazement.

These fingerprints are difficult to detect with the naked eye; but in this ceremony, the fingerprints are much easier to identify.Moreover, due to the special nature of Siles, these fingerprints immediately had a blue shimmer, which Siles could notice at a glance.

Books on shelves, and fingerprints.Siles thought, these are the two helps, or hints, that this ceremony gave him.

And due to the existence of the blue light in the ritual time...it is almost as conspicuous as a quest item in the game.

He turned around and scanned the entire room, and as expected, he found many items with blue shimmering lights.He thought ironically, it seemed that this game was really an easy mode for him.

"Siles, congratulations on your first discovery!" Carol applauded and said with a big smile, "How did you discover it?"

Siles thought for a while, and then said: "I often read books here, so I found an extra book on the shelf." He looked sideways at the bookshelf, "No, two."

He took down the other one too.

Carol looked at him in amazement, and said appreciatively, "You are so observant!"

Siles shook his head and said, "This is the ritual help."

Carol wanted to say something, but he noticed that other people had also found the items he placed one after another, so he just smiled and praised the others, without continuing to talk to Siles.

Before long, everyone found something.

Siles is two books; Eric is a stack of high school papers; Mrs. Fuller is a beautiful hat; Angela is a beautiful bracelet;

After everyone found their items, they also realized the meaning of these items, and they all looked at Carol in unison.

Carol smiled and said, "Graduation present for you guys."

Everyone laughed and thanked Carol.

Dreyer muttered, "Why don't you send it in the next class?"

"Because the next class is an outdoor practice class," Carol said lightly, "after all, rituals are always used in the comfort of indoors, which is not cause for joy and celebration, because the success rate is always higher here. "

"Outdoors!" Dreyer cheered. "That's great!"

Everyone present could hear his hidden meaning, but only Angela deliberately made fun of him: "Are you going home to show off this?"

Dreyer gave her a blank look and said, "What's the matter! I just want to prove to my parents that I have grown up! I can be alone! I can also be as powerful as my brother!"

This made Angela laugh instead.The ambition of a young child is always unbearable to break.

Carol clapped her hands and said, "Let's continue to practice this ritual next. My suggestion is that you connect in groups of two or three, hide things, and let others find them."

Soon, they assigned groups according to Carroll's statement, and each searched for the hidden things. From time to time, in Room 666, an exclamation of "How can you hide things so well!" can be heard.

The introductory course this Wednesday afternoon also ended successfully.Carol said goodbye to them and left.

Siles put the two books that Carol gave him into his bag, and then picked them up, feeling that his backpack became even heavier for a moment.He planned to go to 13 Milford Street later and store the backpack at Fein's house.

Eric was waiting for him at the door, and the other three felt a little strange when they saw that Eric seemed to be waiting for someone.

Angela asked curiously: "Where are you going to go together?"

Eric glanced at Siles and replied, "We plan to go to the underground trade fair in the west city together."

"Underground Fair!" Angela exclaimed, curious and excited, "Can I go?"

Mrs. Fuller said thoughtfully: "Ernestine's trade fair? I've heard of it, but I haven't been able to see it."

"I want to go too." Dreyer frowned, "but I have to go home and say something first."

The original two-person action suddenly became a team start.But Siles didn't think there was any problem with this. He said, "Then I'm afraid you will have to change your clothes first, especially the two ladies."

The clothes of Mrs. Fuller and Angela cannot be said to be gorgeous, but they can be seen at a glance as nobles from the East City.This is too eye-catching in the old city.

Both ladies nodded, Angela looked very surprised and excited.Dreyer also said: "Then I'll go home."

Siles thought for a while and said, "How about we meet at Logan's Market in the West City at six o'clock?"

Everyone agrees.They scattered and left, secretly looking forward to the collective action at night.

Siles and Eric took the public carriage to the West City first.

"I didn't expect it to become a collective action." Eric sighed.

"It's a good thing, though," said Siles.

Eric thought for a while and nodded in the same way.He sighed: "I never thought that my life would become like this. My wife is already packing the things at home.

"I have also contacted a secondary school that will enroll my daughter in the second semester. The secondary school is very close to Milford Street and is very convenient."

"There are always turning points in our lives that we don't expect," Siles said.

Eric's eyes widened slightly, and he said, "You're right."

"Nothing happened to the trade fair recently, right?" Siles asked instead.

Eric shook his head: "After what happened on the first day, Ernestine doubled the number of guards, and the order improved a lot after that, and no more vicious incidents happened.

"However, what will happen tonight is still unknown. It is still a little dangerous. I have to remind them later."

He was referring to Mrs. Fuller, Angela and Dreyer.

"It is estimated that Dreyer's elders will accompany him." Siles whispered, "I guess so."

"His brother?" Eric said, "I've always been a little curious about what the Knights of the Church would look like."

Siles thought of Bunyan, and of the others in the old church.In the end, he said: "The followers of Anti-Nam...sometimes you can tell it at a glance. They all have a very peaceful temperament."

Eric seemed a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions."The future will see you," he said.

It was still early when they reached Logan's Fair.Siles went to visit the Finn's family and stored his backpack there, taking only a small amount of coins, so as not to cause accidents when the items in the backpack were brought to the trade fair.

Bertram was not at home, and Mrs. Fern said he was at Ernestine's.Anthony was at home, but Mrs. Fern said he was working hard in his room and seemed to have developed a keen interest in mathematics.

Siles said, "Maybe he can become a mathematician in the future."

Mrs. Fane shook her head. "I think he's a good boy if he can keep his father's business going."

Siles couldn't help laughing, and asked again: "How is his injury?"

"It's all right. It's just a scar, but it'll go away," said Mrs. Finn. "Thanks to you and the doctor."

He chatted with Mrs. Finn before returning to Logan's Fair.Eric bought some ingredients and daily necessities at Logan's Bazaar and sent them home. Before he came back, Siles wandered around Logan's Bazaar by himself.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he secretly took the potion with 5% purity, the ceremony lasted for 5 hours, and he also wore the brooch to prevent accidents.Although he hadn't learned any powerful rituals, the ritual time itself was a help to him.

At about six o'clock, everyone arrived one after another.

They gathered in a corner.Eric explained to them the location of this trade fair, as well as some precautions.They all listened, and Dreyer's brother listened most carefully.

Just as Siles thought, Dreyer's brother also came.This is a young man in his twenties, his appearance is very similar to Dreyer, just like the grown-up Dreyer.

However, his expression and demeanor are more serious and serious, and his eyes are filled with the kind of calm and gentleness unique to the church in the past.His name was Lloyd Hobbs.

After understanding the general situation of the trade fair, they set off together, but the team gradually dispersed.Eric walked with the two ladies, and Dreyer walked with his brother.

So Siles went into Ernestine alone, and went down through the little door into the ground.

He had already been here once, so he went to the place he wanted to go - the passageway for selling stationery and books.There are still crowded and narrow underground passages, as well as noisy human voices and complex smells.

Compared with Saturday night, the atmosphere tonight is a little more restless and restless.

When Siles passed by some stalls, he noticed that the goods brought out by the stall owners were different from what he saw last time.Something fancier and eccentric has emerged.

Because of this, there are more blue radiant figures in Sirius' sight.

He knew that these people came for the timing.Those weird old things from the past... Siles suddenly thought, wouldn't taking pictures of creatures be a more convenient way to construct timelines?

Using biopics, they don't need to go out of their way to find those dangerous and crazy old things, and venture into possible relics of the old gods.However, it seems that this construction method has not really caught on.

Is it a way that is limited to the Historical Society, or... there is some mystery?

Siles thought, and soon arrived at his destination.

Compared with Saturday night, this channel has a lot more traffic, but overall it is not as crowded as other channels.Flickering dim lights illuminate the incomplete shadows of people.

Siles stepped into it. He looked down at the books and supplies on the stall, while looking for the stall owner who sold the Leon manuscript.

He walked the aisle from the beginning to the end, and finally had to admit with regret that the stall and the stall owner had disappeared.

Siles had expected this, but he still couldn't help sighing.

He didn't dare to continue buying books here - Leon's manuscript really shocked him, and he didn't dare to spread his curiosity, especially when he was extremely busy now.

Siles simply left this passage and walked to other passages.Last time, because of Anthony Finn's sudden injury, Siles didn't visit the trade fair much, but this time he browsed casually.

He stopped in one of the passages.This is the place to sell some souvenirs and special handicrafts from the Land of No Embers.Many people walking here have blue radiance on their bodies.

Siles noticed a set of puppets on a booth.

There are a total of six wooden dolls, the size of a palm, and they are chunky overall.Each one has a different shape, there are men, women, old and young, all smiling, painted with different bright colors such as red, yellow, blue, green and purple.

The eyeballs of each doll are two dark dots.Their lips are clearly parted, and they are smiling heartily, but the dark eyeballs make it hard to feel that these puppets are smiling sincerely.

In the dim passage, this set of dolls attracted Siles' attention almost immediately.

He knew that it was not only because of the colorful and strange shape of the puppet itself, but also because of the picture he saw in a dream not long ago.That huge doll standing on the sea.

Siles stopped in front of this booth.

[You need to make a knowledge judgment. 】

[Knowledge: 52/89, failed. 】

[You think there must be something strange about these puppets, after all, that attracted your attention at first glance.But you can't find anything.Admit it, maybe you just want to spend money shopping? 】

A judgment appeared in Sirius' mind.Siles suddenly felt a little speechless.

...Why does he want to spend money?

The six dolls are packed in a wooden box, and a piece of glass is installed in the front of the box to show the appearance of several dolls inside the box.The stall owner was a quiet man with an unremarkable appearance and black pupils, staring at Siles calmly.

Siles hesitated for a moment, then bought this set of dolls for five duke coins.

If he hadn't received the reward from the church in the past, then he would never have spent such a high price to buy a set of dolls that might not be of any use.

The stall owner kindly gave him a strong kraft paper bag to pack the wooden box.Siles said goodbye politely and left.When he came to the corner of the passage, Sirius stopped and looked back if he felt something.

The quiet and mysterious stall owner, with those dark pupils, seemed to be still watching him.

Siles felt some inexplicable strange feelings.The stall owner didn't have any blue light on him, and he didn't say a few words, but Siles was inexplicably concerned about this man.

He thought, is it because of the influence of the puppet?

He looked down at the kraft paper bag in his hand. Finally, he shook his head, feeling that he might be too tired and had some delusions.

He continued to wander the various passages.

Unknowingly, Sirius suddenly realized that there seemed to be more and more blue lights around him.The revelators all seem to be heading in this direction.

He merged into it calmly, stopped and walked, and finally came to the end of an abandoned passage with others.The space here is wider, but no one is setting up a stall here.In the open space in the middle, there is a table.A person just stands there.

The light in this area was even dimmer, and Sirius squinted his eyes subconsciously, noticing that the eyes of the people around him were all staring at that table.

...a private auction?Siles secretly guessed.

He looked around and noticed Mrs. Fuller and Angela in disguise in the crowd. Eric probably was near them, but was blocked by other figures.

Mrs. Fuller noticed Sirius' gaze and just nodded slightly without greeting Sirius.

The surrounding area is very quiet.

Siles noticed that Dreyer and his brother squeezed in from the outside, causing a small circle of dissatisfaction.But in the end it all fell silent.

They seemed to be waiting for something.And the vast majority of people present seemed to understand what this meant.

"...Seven o'clock sharp! Our auction of special items starts now!" The person standing in front of the table patted the table with his hands and said loudly, "Everyone who comes here knows the rules. We don't waste time, Let's get down to business now!

"First of all, star dust that can be used as a potion material! 50g!"

People around began to quote, but there were not many voices.Configuring potions is a complicated and delicate process, and many people do not have this need and ability.

"10% standard capacity!"

"5% standard capacity, three bottles!"

Everyone who made an offer here chose to use potions.Of course, some people shouted prices like duke coins.In conversion, 1 duke coin is approximately equal to a potion with 1% purity and 1 standard capacity, but the value of potions with higher purity is difficult to measure, and it is very likely to increase exponentially.

Siles and his companions, who were among them, did not participate in this kind of auction, they just watched the orderly auction process.

Soon, 50g of Star Dust was purchased by a revelator who offered three bottles of 10% standard potion.

In terms of equivalent conversion, 50g of star dust is equivalent to about 300 duke coins.

Siles couldn't help but be speechless.

After the price was confirmed, the host made the deal on the spot.The enlightener put Star Dust in his arms, and left immediately.The others remained silent, and no one pursued—or maybe Celes didn't notice that anyone was pursuing.

Then the auction continued.

Siles also opened his eyes for a moment.The introductory courses at the Historical Society were followed step by step, but here, he saw all kinds of methods used by the revelators.

In addition to auctioning off star dust and some unique potion materials, such as plant and animal materials, Sirius also saw some manuscripts, transcripts, and private notes from some revelators.

The authenticity of such items is unknown, and the degree of danger is unknown, but instead it caused a burst of contention among the revealers present.

It was only then that Siles realized how lucky he was to meet Grenfell and enter the Historical Society to obtain a serious enlightener education.

For these "wild" enlighteners, finding a way to get started is a difficult enough process.

After that, the host also took out potions with extremely high purity, including 20% ​​and 50% purity, and there was only one bottle. The latter caused some silent revelations to scramble.

Their asking price was extremely high, and in the end they even used some items and knowledge that were difficult to measure.One of them, for example, offered to use a rare ritual in exchange.

He told the host about the ceremony alone, and the host's surprised expression made everyone present feel curious.In the end, the host made a final decision and handed over the 50% pure potion to that person.

Others were a little dissatisfied and asked them to disclose the specific content of the ceremony.

The host briefly described it: "It was a ceremony that allowed us to talk to the dead."

The people around fell silent suddenly.

Talk to the dead?Siles thought of the [Words of the Dead] ritual that Carol had used.Could it be that the person who bought this bottle of potion was a member of the Historical Society?

Celeste looked at the man anxiously.Looking from a distance, he could only notice that the man was wearing a pitch-black robe, with a hunched back, and he looked old.

After the potion auction was over, Siles saw timelines of different origins, shapes and uses.

Ancient coins, photographs, toy boxes, specimens, clay molds, teacups, framed paintings, busts, glass eyeballs...it seems that anything can serve as a time track, and each of these time tracks is accompanied by a complex and sophisticated ritual.

Siles was actually quite interested in some of them, but considering that his current knowledge of the Revelator was not solid enough, he finally gave up.

... It should be said that his foundation is very solid, and he has heard of some higher-level knowledge, but it is precisely those middle-level knowledge that determine his means and strength, which he has not learned much about.

In the final analysis, he is just an enlightener who has just started.

The auction process was extremely fast, and they watched for an hour, from seven to eight o'clock.At eight o'clock, the host finished the auction of the last time track, patted the table, announced the end of the auction, and asked them to leave.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and everything seemed to be in order.

Siles glanced at the host for the last time—the rich blue light on his body, and thought to himself, everything is in order, after all, it depends on a powerful force to deter it.

Siles, who left the auction, gathered with several of his companions.

"How is it? Did you buy anything good?" Angela asked a little excitedly. A piece of dirt was rubbed against her originally fair face, and she didn't even think about wiping it off. The whole person seemed to be freed from a cage. , filled with a warm, jubilant aura.

Dreyer was also a little excited, he said: "I saw a lot of new things!" He glanced at his brother, "Unfortunately, I can't buy them!"

Angela snorted, looked at the smiling Lloyd, thought for a while, and said happily, "Because you're still young!"

Dreyer: "..."

The young boy glared at her viciously.

His older brother smiled peacefully.

Siles stands with Mrs. Fuller.Siles asked, "Did you buy anything?"

"No." Mrs. Fuller shook her head, "but it's a lively place. I haven't seen so many people in a long time."

"It's an annual trade fair that always attracts a lot of people," said Siles.

"And the price here is much cheaper." Mrs. Fuller said, "I think that when the withered wilderness is developed, the market will usher in a big shock."

"Of course." Sirius whispered.

While they were chatting, revelators who also came from the auction also passed by them.Siles heard them talking about things related to this auction.

It was one sentence that particularly attracted Siles' attention.

"There are so many things in this year's auction!"

Siles almost subconsciously wanted to turn his head to look at them, but finally held back.He sighed softly, and said, "It seems that it has first affected the market for Revelation."

Mrs. Fuller nodded.

At this time, Eric, who was temporarily invisible after the auction, suddenly appeared from the corner.He walked hurriedly, with a trace of unexpected anxiety in his expression.

He whispered to them, "It's time to go!"

"What's going on?" Siles followed his footsteps.

His companions did the same, and listened to Eric's words.

Eric shook his head, without saying a word, led them through the corner and through the dense and narrow passages.They accidentally bumped into a lot of people, which caused a lot of complaints.

But no one cares where they go at this time, they all think they are just busy shopping for something.

After a while, when they came to the entrance stairs of the trade fair, Eric finally stopped briefly.He looked around, then whispered, "Someone's dead. Now the body's been moved to Ernestine's back kitchen."

Everyone was taken aback, Angela said in amazement: "Who died?!"

"The person who bought the star dust." Eric said in a low voice, "the star dust on him has been searched. I suspect that someone deliberately intercepted and killed the revealer at the auction.

"I don't know how many people have mixed into the underground passage now. There may be a big mess later, so hurry up and don't stay here."

Mrs. Fuller frowned and said, "Will they kill people directly in the underground passage?"

"That probably depends on how much they need those items." Siles said in a low voice.

"But..." Angela stammered, "But why is it just after the auction? Will they kill every revealer who comes in and out of here?"

Eric shook his head, and he briefly explained: "There are such auctions every year, so the murderer may have blocked people outside in advance. But the problem is that there have been no murders before, but this year is different.

"The news hasn't spread yet, but today's trade fair will definitely end early. At that time, people will be very panicked... It's not certain what will happen in the underground passage.

"... Ernestine will try his best to maintain order, but please leave early."

Only then did they understand what Eric meant.

Eric glanced at Siles again, and added, "I also called Mr. Finn along the way when I came over."

Soon after, they came to the earth.The six people walked out of Ernestine, Lloyd led Dreyer, who was still in shock and his face was pale with fright, and left first, followed by Mrs. Fuller and Angela.

Siles stopped here temporarily, and he said to Eric, "Is there something else going on?"

Eric was taken aback, then smiled wryly.He said softly: "The underground gang intends to grab more power at this point in time. They have...guns. So the Revelators they want to deal with can't react in a hurry."

The deceased was shot.