Lord of the Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability

Chapter 5 Cards

The light red wine was indeed from the metropolis... Lumian's eyes finally fell on the glass in the lady's hand.

Light red wine is a shochu made from sugar and pickled cherries. It is very popular among ladies in terms of color and taste. Of course, you can also use other suitable fruits instead of cherries. There will be a slight difference in taste, but not too much. .

This is one of the few high-end wines that the old tavern in the village of Cordu can offer. The reason why they keep it is because Mrs. Pualis fell in love with this color after a trip to Bigor, the provincial capital. Light red wine.

——Mrs. Pualis is the wife of Beoost, the local administrator and territorial judge. Her ancestors were nobles, but she lost her title during the era of Emperor Russell.

www.youxs.org, not many people in the village know about this, Lumian is one of them.

Lumian withdrew his gaze and walked towards the bar.

Sitting there was a man in his forties wearing only a linen shirt and trousers of the same color. His brown hair was no longer thick enough and was quite messy. There were some wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, mouth, forehead and other places due to years of work.

This is none other than Raymond's father, www.youxs.org.

Another Pierre.

That's why Lumian joked in front of Liya, Ryan and others that if he called Pierre in the bar, at least one-third of the people would agree.

When people in the village talk about Pierre and Guillaume, they always add the qualifiers of who belongs to whom, otherwise they won't be able to tell them apart at all.

In many families, the father and the child still have the same name, Pierre or Guillaume, and neighbors can only distinguish them by adding "old", "elder" and "little".

"Dad, why don't you go to the village square and chat with other people?" Raymond walked next to his father.

The men in the village like to gather under the elm tree in the square or at someone's house, play dice, cards, chess, and discuss various rumors - it costs money to go to the tavern.

www.youxs.org, turned his head and glanced at his second son:

"Go back later. There should be no one in the square now."

Yes, where have all the men in the village gone? Lumian was suddenly confused.

When he was in the square just now, he didn't see a single person.

"Uncle, I want to ask you something." Lumian said bluntly.

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"New prank?"

The story "The Wolf Cried" is indeed based on reality... Lumian tilted his head and motioned for Raymond to speak.

Raymond organized the following words:

"Dad, how long ago did the wizard legend you told me about happen? It takes nine oxen to pull the coffin."

www.youxs.org, said doubtfully:

"Why are you asking this?

"This is what your grandfather told me when I was a child."

Leston Province, where the village of Kordu is located, and the neighboring Ole and Suhit Provinces are all located in the south of the Republic of Intis. They are famous grape producing areas. The wines here, especially the low-quality ones, are very cheap. In some years Scenery, people can even drink wine as water.

Raymond felt disappointed when he heard this, because his grandfather had passed away long ago.

At this moment, www.youxs.org:

"Your grandfather said he saw it with his own eyes when he was a child. Since then, he has been afraid of owls and worried that his soul would be taken away by such evil creatures."

Lumian and Raymond's eyes lit up at the same time.

There is actually a clue!

The legend of the wizard is actually something that some people have personally experienced?

"Did Grandpa tell me where the wizard originally lived and where he was later carried and buried?" Raymond asked.

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"Who cares?"

Seeing that Raymond wanted to ask more questions, Lumian reached out and patted him and said loudly:

"It's time to go to the river."

Raymond is about to leave with Lumian, www.youxs.org:

"Wait a minute, Raymond, you're going to be a prostitute in two days. Let me tell you some things you need to pay attention to."

The "green watchers" are responsible for patrolling the plateau grassland and surrounding fields near the village to prevent people from grazing during the grazing ban period or allowing livestock to destroy the young crops.

Lumian did not listen and went to the bathroom attached to the tavern.

When he came out, he deliberately passed the foreign girl who was drinking light red wine and could not tell her specific age.

Although he doesn't know how to strike up a conversation, he wants to observe in advance and collect details. When the time comes, this may come in handy, just like how he used Ryan, Liya and others to crash the priest's affair scene. .

After a few glances without leaving any trace, Lumian was ready to go around the corner and wait for Raymond at the entrance of the tavern.

At this moment, the lady wearing an orange dress with a lazy temperament raised her head.

Before Lumian had time to retract his gaze, his eyes collided with the other party's.

For a moment, Lumian felt a little embarrassed because of the thickness of his face.

Thoughts suddenly popped up in his mind:

Should I follow the example of the priest and administrator, and praise her beauty, and turn from observation to chatting, or should I show my youthful side and turn around and leave in a hurry...

Just as he made up his mind, the lady smiled and said:

"Have you been dreaming frequently lately?"

As soon as the ground was wiped, Lumian felt as if he was struck by lightning, his whole mind became paralyzed, and all his thoughts were frozen there.

In just a second or two, he forced a smile and said:

"Isn't dreaming a normal thing?"

The lady held her chin with one hand, looked at Lumian, and said with a low smile:

"A dream about being in a fog."

How did she know... Lumian's pupils instantly dilated, and his expression became a little frightened.

Although he had experienced a lot, he was young after all, and he couldn't control his expression for a while.

Calm down, calm down... Lumian comforted himself, relaxed the muscles on his face, and asked:

"Did you finish listening to the story I told those three strangers last night?"

The lady didn't answer, but took out a stack of cards from the orange handbag placed on the chair next to her.

She looked at Lumian again and smiled:

"Draw a card, maybe it can help you unlock the secret hidden in that dream."

This... Lumian was shocked and confused.

His heart was pounding and he was on high alert at the same time.

He glanced at the deck of cards, frowned slightly and said:

"Tarot?"

It looked like a tarot card invented by Emperor Russell for divination.

The lady looked down and laughed at herself:

"Sorry, I got the wrong one."

She stuffed the twenty-two tarot cards back into her medium-sized handbag and took out another deck of cards.

"This is also Tarot, but it belongs to the Minor Arcana card. You are not qualified to draw the Major Arcana card, and I am not qualified to let you draw it..."

There are fifty-six Minor Arcana cards in total, consisting of four "suits": Holy Grail, Wand, Sword, and Pentacle.

What is she talking about... Lumian was confused.

This lady looks beautiful and elegant, but she actually behaves abnormally and seems to have some mental problems.

"Pick one." The girl who seemed to come from a big city shook the Little Arcana card in her hand and said with a smile, "It's free. You don't have to spend money to try it, but it may solve your dream problems."

Lumian chuckled and said:

"My sister said that the free stuff is the most expensive."

"This sentence does have some truth." The lady thought for a while and said.

She placed the Minor Arcana cards next to the glass of light red wine, and then said:

"But as long as you don't pay no matter what, how can I, a foreigner, have the ability to force you to pay in Kordu Village?"

That's right... it won't do anything if you smoke it... I finally got a hint about that dream. How can I be willing not to try it... But will this involve the wizard's curse... Ask Aurore for help? Lumian's mind was full of thoughts and it was difficult to make a decision.

The girl didn't rush him either.

After more than ten seconds, Lumian slowly leaned down, stretched out his right hand, scattered the stack of small Arcana cards, and pulled out one card from the middle.

"Seven of Wands." The lady with a lazy temperament glanced at the card.

On that card, a man with a resolute face and green clothes stood on the top of the mountain, holding a scepter, fighting against the six scepters that the enemy attacked from the bottom of the mountain.

"What does this mean?" Lumian asked.

The lady smiled:

"Interpret it yourself according to the pattern, crisis, challenge, confrontation, courage, etc., etc.

"Of course, none of this is important. What's important is that this card is given to you now. When fate comes, you will discover its true meaning."

"Give it to me?" Lumian became more and more confused.

This card can't really be cursed, can it?

The lady put away the remaining Minor Arcana cards, picked up the wine glass, and drank the small amount of light red wine in it.

She ignored Lumian's question and strolled towards the stairs on the side of the old tavern and went up to the second floor.

Apparently, she lives there.

Lumian wanted to catch up, but he only took one step and stopped, his thoughts fluctuating:

Is this really an ordinary card?

She gave me this card. Wouldn’t that deck of cards always lack one card and be unable to be used?

Aurore should be able to see the problem...

At this time, Raymond came over:

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, that foreigner is really good-looking." Lumian said casually.

"I think your sister Aurore is more beautiful." Raymond lowered his voice and said, "Lumian, what should we do next? My grandfather passed away a long time ago."

Lumian, who was anxious to go home, thought for a moment and said:

"The first is to ask an old man who is about the same age as your grandfather and is still alive. The second is to go to the church and look through the registration book. Well, we will consider this last."

Thinking that he had just ruined the good deeds of the parish priest, Lumian felt that he should not go to church unless necessary recently.

——In rural areas like Kordu Village, where there is only one church, because the administrator has very few subordinates, the church assumes some government functions, such as recording funerals and marriages.

Before Raymond could ask again, Lumian added:

"Let's split up to see who are the eligible elderly people and ask tomorrow."

"Okay." Raymond agreed immediately.

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In a two-story building that is semi-grounded.

After listening to Lumian's story, Aurore looked at the "scepter" card carefully and said:

"It's indeed a very ordinary card. I didn't notice any curse or other special existence."

"Aurore, uh, sister, tell me, what on earth did that stranger want to do? Why did she know that I was having such a dream?" Lumian asked.

Aurore shook her head:

“Since she’s already shown her cards, it’s relatively okay.

"In the past few days, I will 'observe' her carefully.

"Well... you hold this card first. There may be some changes. Don't worry, I'll watch it."