The Conspirer's sense of smell

Star Dream General Store.

Anthony, carrying Ludwig's cards, received a reply from the Shop Owner regarding the Major Arcana:

"In reality, Rosanne is under the tight protection of the ' Goddess of Evernight ' Church. Whenever she falls asleep, there are always Beyonder monitoring her Dream state. In this respect, the ' Goddess of Evernight ' Church is an expert..."

"On the ' Future,' Frank Lee has not shown any further abnormalities. As before, our bottom line regarding Li Keji in the Dream is that he cannot be Corruption by the power of the ' Great Mother,' nor can he become Marionette of the Celestial Worthy Venerable through death and Rebirth..."

Reading this, Anthony seemed to hear the voices of the Major Arcana:

"If necessary, we can proactively eliminate Li Keji and destroy the evidence. In short, we cannot allow him to be Corruption or exploited, and his death will not affect the real person in reality."

Lumian thought so too... Anthony hadn't witnessed Li Keji's Mushrooms firsthand, but had only heard Lumian relay his ideas, finding them somewhat reasonable yet also rife with a confusing madness.

He continued reading the rest of the letter:

"We can only confirm that Anderson Hood is currently in Aisala, the capital of Lenburg, but we cannot locate him. We will communicate with the Church of Knowledge later."

The fact that the Major Arcana from different Pathway couldn't find him proves that Anderson Hood was well Concealment, and perhaps even under the Protection of a higher power... Communicating with the Church of Knowledge was to confirm whether they had provided Anderson Hood with assistance. If not, things would be even more complicated and troublesome... Anthony folded the letter and stuffed it into his Jeans pocket.

He then dropped the letter he had written in advance into the silver-plated black Mailbox.

Technology Building.

Lumian was already at work, patrolling the floors while pondering how to more effectively monitor Zarathustra and where to observe the enemy's condition tonight. Lumian wanted to see if Zarathustra would still encounter hostility in his Dream after Rosanne reminded Zhou Mingrui again, deepening the latter's impression of Zarathustra.

Reaching the seventh floor, while Old Xia went to the restroom, Lumian took out her phone, opened the online shopping platform Franca had mentioned, and typed a few words using voice input:

"Pinhole Camera..."

He felt that Zarathustra was also suppressed to Sequence 7, he was still Angel at heart and possessed many mysterious and strange abilities. It was obviously unrealistic to rely on the Mirror World to spy on him indefinitely; this could only be done occasionally.

Therefore, Lumian decided to try scientific methods, such as using Pinhole Camera and Listening Device. Even if Zarathustra discovered these little things later, as long as the other party couldn't trace them back to him, there wouldn't be any problem.

After completing the input, Lumian did not click the "Search" button.

He remembered Franca saying that it was illegal and part of the black and gray industry.

"Putting aside whether it's possible to buy it on a legitimate platform, as Divine Child, why would I personally get involved in the black and gray industries? I'm a law-abiding citizen..." Lumian half-jokingly and half-self-deprecatingly closed the app, switched to WeChat, and entered a chat window with "Intis Group Green".

He typed in a calm voice, "Prepare some Pinhole Camera and Listening Device for me, preferably with instruction manuals."

"Also, give me Zarathustra's schedule for the next two days."

Zarathustra's safety in the Dream City is jointly managed by his personal bodyguards and the Intis Group's Security Department. Therefore, Lumian knew last night that Zarathustra was most likely at the Hotel, so he went there to observe the situation. Of course, this was not entirely certain; Zarathustra could change his itinerary at any time. He was the one in charge, just like when he decided to visit two Tutoring Class centers on a whim. Lumian had not received prior notice from Green.

"Okay," Green replied quickly to Lumian.

After Lumian finished patrolling the floors and returned to his office, he opened his own drawer and immediately saw two sets of Pinhole Camera and Listening Device quietly placed inside.

Lumian pulled out the Paper placed on top of them and memorized Zarathustra's schedule from 5 p. m. to 10 p. m. that day.

As darkness approached, he made an excuse to go to the restroom and "Teleportation" away.

He first used the Mirror World to hide the Pinhole Camera and Listening Device in a secluded spot in Zarathustra's room, erasing any trace of his presence. He then used the "Mirror Substitute" to complete the Anti-Divination, returned to the Technology Building, and used the Mirror to reach the Sixteenth Floor, which was reserved for President Huang.

Tonight, President Huang is hosting a business dinner here to entertain Zarathustra and his entourage.

Lumian was very grateful to President Huang for liking Mirror and Gold Leaf decorations, which allowed him to easily find the best spot to look down at Zarathustra from behind the mirror-like objects on the ceiling.

The old man had just shared a glass of Red Wine with President Huang and seemed perfectly normal, while it was already truly Evernight outside the window.

Time ticked by, and Lumian as they drank, ate, and chatted.

Suddenly, President Huang leaned back in his chair, raised his head, and, as if deep in thought, turned his gaze to the mirror-like object where Lumian was hiding.

Lumian instinctively pulled his body away from the mirror.

"President Huang notice me?"

"Could he detect the spying behind the Mirror?"

"He was just Dream Projection, not Emperor Roselle... Was it just a simple coincidence, or is it that in Mr. ' The Fool's' subconscious perception, President Huang possesses extraordinary power?" Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly remembered a piece of information Franca had told him:

Louis Gustav, a member of the Emperor Party, is currently very agitated because he cannot contact a key figure, who is suspected to be the Emperor Roselle in the mirror.

There was an air of conspiracy... Lumian's "Conspirer" Sense of Smell immediately aroused suspicion:

Could it be that the image of Emperor Roselle in the mirror also appeared in my dream?

He had previously cooperated with the Evil God and the Celestial Worthy's Subordinate, and entered the Dream with the Celestial Worthy's help? After all, He is not True God, does not possess Uniqueness, and does not have any special items; it's unlikely He could have entered on his own...

He, in league with Zarathustra, attempted to erode and influence the Dream Image of Emperor Roselle, Huang Tao, until he finally controlled and replaced him.

He is essentially a "Person in the Mirror," so it's perfectly normal for him to discover that someone is spying on him from behind the Mirror...

If Zarathustra take control of the Intis Group, given the Intis Group's influence and terrifying Cash flow, the scales of victory would inevitably tip rapidly!

While we focused our attention on Zhou Mingrui, Li Keji, and An Xiaotian, Zarathustra quietly stole our home...

Normally, given that Princess Bernadette seems to still be able to enter the Dream state, President Huang should be on our side...

But why did President Huang give me such an obvious look?

He could have pretended not to notice and waited for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack...

The more Lumian thought about it, the more a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Zarathustra is not a "Conspirer," but he is more like Conspirer!

Sure enough, my initial thought was right. I had to take the initiative to attack and assassinate him, or trade one for one and kick him out... As Lumian's thoughts raced, he pressed himself against the mirror again and looked down.

At this moment, President Huang had already looked away.

But Zaratul noticed his earlier behavior, glanced at the ceiling, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

President Huang gently swirled the Red Wine in his glass and replied with a smile, "I'm thinking about some things."

Zarathustra any further questions and changed the subject.

Lumian observed for several more minutes, confirming that Zarathustra showed no unusual behavior after Night Sky.

"In other words, after being punished once, Mr. The Fool's subconscious will think that this person has been completely Marionette-ization. Even if Zhou Mingrui hears the corresponding name again and deepens the impression, it will not arouse the Dream Subconsciousness to be alert, unless Zarathustra gives him a new stimulus and brings about a new Change?" Lumian speculated on the reason for the current situation and left here by "Mirror Traversal".

"Why did it take so long?" Old Xia asked casually as he saw him walk back to the office.

Lumian sighed and said, "Well, I get diarrhea if I eat too much spicy food, and constipation if I eat nothing spicy."

Old Xia enthusiastically started talking about the topic of "spicy".

Late Night, Lumian "Teleportation" to the vicinity of Crimson Moon Hospital, Flash repeatedly on the Glass Window of different special wards through the Mirror World.

He stopped after a minute.

Before him was a dark hospital room with only a sliver of moonlight. His spiritual intuition told him that the person inside was An Xiaotian, the person he was looking for.

Looking down at the hospital bed from his vantage point, Lumian saw a person connected to numerous instruments and with tubes inserted into their body.

The man's head was shrouded in darkness, and only his facial features could be vaguely discerned. They were not badly defined, but his beard, which seemed to have been cut short and had grown to the upper part of his face, was thick, black, and tufted.

Lumian observed for a while, then stepped out of the Glass Window and came to the bedside.

He saw that the unconscious Patient's hair had been shaved off, and there were several stitches on the top of his head that looked like giant centipedes.

A scene spontaneously formed in Lumian's mind:

The head was forcibly split open, the brain was forcibly removed, and then something unknown was placed into the empty space before being stitched up...

A symbol? Just as Lumian had this thought in mind, he saw the heartbeat on the monitor become more intense, with rapid alternations of peaks and troughs, accompanied by a beeping alarm.

Lumian instinctively stepped back and moved to the window, ready to leave at any moment.

At the same time, he saw that all the Patient's monitoring data had changed and become very active.

"Is there Mutation as soon as I arrived? Something in my body caused this... There are too many possible reasons, and I don't know which one it comes from..." Lumian turned his gaze back to the Patient.

The Patient's finger suddenly twitched almost imperceptibly.