Mystery: Chaos Path

“I also think the ice cream here is a bit too sweet. It would be perfect if the sweetness was reduced by half.” Lorne wasn't surprised by Will's sudden appearance and naturally agreed with him.

He never liked things that were too sweet, unlike Klein, who loved sweets.

Will frowned upon hearing this, and after thinking for about a second, retorted, “One-third is enough. Half would make it not sweet enough. Ice cream that isn't sweet enough has no soul.”

“But in my opinion, the best compliment for something like dessert should be that it's not sweet,” Lorne said, picking up his coffee and taking a sip, smiling as he added, “By the way, their coffee is good.”

“Heretic!” Will muttered with some dissatisfaction, clearly unable to agree with Lorne's taste. Then, he picked up his own coffee, took a sip, and nodded, saying, “The coffee is indeed good.”

“It seems we have some disagreements and some common ground when it comes to taste.” Lorne smiled at Will and continued, “This shows that our compatibility isn't too bad.”

“What compatibility? I think our tastes are very different.” Will puffed out his cheeks in dissatisfaction, looking like a big hamster. Then, he scooped up a large spoonful of ice cream and put it in his mouth.

Obviously, they were talking about more than just taste; they were using the topic to discuss other things.

“It seems we have some disagreements again. Well, if you like it, eat more.” Lorne smiled and pushed his untouched ice cream towards Will, then watched him eat like he was observing an interesting little animal.

Will looked up at Lorne, didn't refuse his kindness, and after it became two servings of ice cream, Will wiped his mouth with a napkin and let out a satisfied burp.

It was clear that he really liked ice cream.

Lorne then said, “I thought you'd be avoiding me.”

Will paused, as if reminded of something, and ground his teeth. Then, he looked at Lorne with some helplessness and said, “I wanted to avoid you too, but fate told me that if I did, I would only face a worse outcome.”

Lorne raised an eyebrow at these words, thinking about the possible scenarios if Will avoided him—there were only two. The first was that it would provoke his rebellious side, and he would have to catch Will no matter what, and in that case, Will would inevitably be subjected to all kinds of persecution.

The second was that he would give up on catching Will and instead fully support the Fate Angel Uroboros. In that case, Will would probably be taken out before long, and Uroboros would tearfully lick his loot.

“You did make the right decision.” So Lorne nodded, agreeing with Will's words, and smiled, “So can I assume that we have now reached a cooperation?”

Will rolled his eyes unhappily and said, “What about the display of our respective bargaining chips? Shouldn't we first talk about our respective needs and what we can bring to each other in the future?”

“Of course we can talk about those things, but that doesn't prevent us from reaching a consensus on cooperation first! And if you didn't want to cooperate with me, why would you eat my ice cream!” Lorne said with a smile, glancing pointedly at Will's empty ice cream cup.

Will choked for a moment, then picked up his coffee and took a big gulp, muttering, “This is the most expensive ice cream I've ever eaten.”

“Perhaps it's the most worthwhile!” Lorne retorted with a smile. Then, he took a sip of his coffee and said, “Then next, let's enter the bargaining chip display phase that you're most looking forward to and talk about our respective demands and chips!”

Lorne put down his coffee cup, looked at Will, and smiled straightforwardly, “I can help you accommodate the Fate Uniqueness.”

Will's expression didn't change upon hearing this, he only said, “Maybe I can find the right opportunity on my own.”

“Pfft…” Lorne couldn't help but laugh, looking at Will and saying, “Are you serious? Will, do you have some misunderstanding about your luck?”

Will's expression immediately darkened, but he didn't refute, instead looking down and studying the patterns on the table, feeling a little depressed.

To accommodate the Fate Uniqueness, there are usually two methods. The first is to find the right opportunity in the torrent of fate. This sounds simple, but in reality, it's a completely坑爹 condition.

Because the so-called "right" in the condition is a vague concept. Maybe you think you've encountered the right opportunity, but in reality, it's not, and you can't rely on extraordinary abilities to find it, so whether you can complete it depends entirely on luck. It can be said that it's very characteristic of the Fate pathway.

The second method is to have a pillar or semi-pillar level existence forcibly suppress the Fate Uniqueness for you, allowing you to accommodate it.

Although Will obtained the Fate Uniqueness early on, he has been trying to accommodate it for years, but he has no clue about the so-called right opportunity. As for asking a pillar-level existence for help, it's even more impossible.

Of all the pillars in this world, besides the Outer Gods, there is only the Ancient Sun God, but the Ancient Sun God already has the Fate Angel Uroboros by his side. How could Will possibly go and offer himself up?

So although he obtained the Fate Uniqueness early on, Will has never been able to accommodate it. This has not only failed to bring Will any help, but has also become a burden, making Will feel tired every day, and has also made Will doubt his luck.

Is he really an angel of the Fate pathway? How could he be so unlucky.

“It's normal. True luck isn't about ups and downs in luck. How can someone who is lucky one moment and unlucky the next be called Old Goose's favorite cub!”

Lorne naturally saw what Will was thinking and accurately dealt a blow, “For example, a certain God of Steam and Machinery, that is the true child of fortune. If he had walked the Fate pathway, I have no doubt that after he became an angel, you and Uroboros would successively fall, making way for him. Then a loophole would appear in the seal of the Western Continent in minutes, and the Key of Light would descend from the sky, and a new Old One would be born.”

Although it's a bit exaggerated, this is Lorne's true thought. After all, in terms of luck, the God of Steam and Machinery is indeed too lucky. He had a Sequence 0 potion before he had even finished digesting the Sequence 1 characteristic and successfully advanced to Sequence 0.

When he encountered difficulties in digesting the Sequence 0 potion, he met the strong man Rosell who fell from the sky and digested the potion while lying down. He stood on the right side during the battle of the mysteries, avoiding n years of detours. When the doomsday came and so many people died, the God of Steam and Machinery was still alive and kicking, and even went to study, truly belonging to the Old Swan's biological cub.