An Ominous Divination Result

Gu Ding and his two companions hadn't gone far when they saw Mien.

Mien appeared to be around twenty years old, tall and thin, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and with a slightly pale complexion. Compared to Interstellar Pirate, he looked more like a student at a non-military academy.

He sat cross-legged in the middle of the street, with a card attached to his chest that read, "Fortune telling, 10,000 Star Coin per reading."

When he saw Gu Ding, he smiled slightly and said, "Gu Ding, I didn't expect to run into you here."

We just met An Luo, and he told us you were here.

"You need something from me?" Mien seemed a little surprised, but he quickly realized, "You want me to do a divination for you?"

Gu Ding nodded. "From what An Luo said, it sounds quite interesting. Could you tell us three's fortunes?"

Mien then stood up. "While it's a pleasure to meet you here, my divination is not free for anyone, including members of my own team, and I only accept cash. As you can probably guess, there's a price to pay for each use of this ability."

Generally speaking, special abilities will have some cost or side effects, and Gu Ding was certainly aware of this.

"Do you want to take the test together?" Gu Ding turned to look at Bigge and Liliath.

"I'm not interested, you two do the test." Liliath, standing to the side, crossed her arms and shook her head.

Gu Ding handed over 20,000 Star Coin in cash. "Let's begin."

Mien casually took out a metal table from his Storage Space, and then a strange energy extended from his hand, slowly condensing into a deck of cards.

This scene left Gu Ding and Bigge stunned, while Liliath seemed unfazed.

After cutting the cards several times, he placed them on the table, face down, and spread them out in a row.

"Draw a card, and before you turn it over, think about the question you want to ask." Mien looked at Gu Ding.

Gu Ding reached out and took a card, looked up into the distance, seemingly lost in thought. After a long while, he finally flipped the card over.

The card depicts a flood that submerged a village, leaving only the rooftops of the houses visible.

"It seems like a bad omen." Although Gu Ding didn't understand divination, he knew from the image that it wasn't a good sign.

"I guess the question you want to ask is related to your team." Mien picked up the card and looked at the image on it. "A flood symbolizes disaster, and it's not just about you personally, but also about your friends. In the image, there are five houses in the village that have been flooded, which means that you and your four friends will all face a crisis."

At this point, Mien looked at Gu Ding with a somewhat peculiar gaze, "Your team should have more than three members, right?"

Gu Ding smiled but did not answer the question. According to Mien, both Sea Emperor and Robert would likely be implicated.

"Of course, this is none of my business." Seeing that Gu Ding was unwilling to answer, Mien did not press the matter, and continued, "This crisis you are facing will be devastating, but the fact that the roofs of all five houses are exposed means that although you and your four friends will be severely damaged, there should still be a glimmer of hope for survival."

"In short, this card is a very bad omen." Mien never hid anything about the results of divination, and he frankly told everyone he knew. "Moreover, the flood also symbolizes inescapability. Even if you leave this planet now, the outcome will probably not change."

Liliath frowned slightly upon hearing the divination results.

"Bigge, why don't you try your luck too!" Gu Ding didn't seem to care much about the divination results and patted Bigge's arm, encouraging him to have his divination done as well.

Bigge seemed a little hesitant. Gu Ding's divination results were indeed not good, which made him somewhat uneasy.

"It's nothing, it's just drawing a card, don't worry." Gu Ding knew that Bigge had some concerns.

Nodding, Bigge walked up to Mien.

Mien recut the cards, laid them out again, and let Bigge draw a card.

Bigge pressed a finger down and drew a card. He closed his eyes as if praying for something. After a while, he turned the card over.

The card depicts a man covered in blood, wielding a knife, with a massive, ferocious beast in front of him, its claws sharp and menacing.

Upon seeing the image, Bigge' heart sank; he knew it was probably not a good omen.

Mien looked up at Bigge and sighed softly. "This image signifies that you will face an unprecedented and immense challenge. The ferocious beast symbolizes a powerful opponent; the human in the image is covered in wounds and bleeding, indicating that you will be severely injured in this battle. However, the human in the image has not fallen, indicating that although the opponent makes you despair, you still have a glimmer of hope."

Hearing this, Liliath frowned, and even Gu Ding, who hadn't paid much attention before, became serious. Gu Ding could tolerate being hurt himself, but he couldn't tolerate his companions being hurt.

"Judging from the two cards we have so far, your team will also be severely impacted," Mien explained reluctantly. "Besides you, I've also performed divination on my own team, An Luo's team, Bade's team, and two veteran Interstellar Pirate teams. The results were all very bad. But it seems that there's only one reason why so many teams are suffering at the same time—the military of the Federal Government."

"Even before this Auction House, I had a bad feeling. The opening of this New Trade Route will inevitably pass through the Mayer Star Region. Using the Auction House lure us in and then wipe us out is the best option for the Federal Government and military."

"That's why this Auction House was promoted so extensively, with information about various auction items leaked, and even a demigod-like object appearing among the auction items—items that only exist in a five-star universe..."

While Mien's analysis wasn't entirely correct, it did contain some merit. Of course, only Gu Ding and his group knew that the demigod artifact wasn't actually provided by the Federal Government.

"Give me a fortune reading too!" Liliath walked over with a serious expression, as if she had made up her mind.

"Lily, you..." Gu Ding knew beforehand that Liliath was unwilling to do this kind of divination.

"You will all be in danger, and I want to know how I will fare." Liliath nodded at Gu Ding.

Gu Ding paid Mien 10,000 Star Coin.

The cards in Mien's hand solidified again, and Liliath drew one from them. When she flipped it over, the card depicted a graveyard with a magnificent golden cross planted on top of it.

Upon seeing the pattern, Liliath's pupils contracted sharply, and Gu Ding and Bigge's expressions also changed drastically.

Even Mien seemed a little hesitant...

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