Circle of Inevitability
Chapter 99

The visitor

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In an instant, Lumian was extremely nervous.

He turned around, returned to the bed, and picked up "Fallen Mercury" with his left hand wrapped in a white band.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up the Hunting Rifle, walked to the bedroom window amid the sound of "ding bells", and carefully looked at the door.

There was no one there!

At this moment, Lumian's heart seemed to stop beating.

He plans to open "Spirit Vision" and take a look again.

Because as soon as he entered the Meditation state in Dream Ruins and maintained it for a few seconds, he would hear the crazy and terrifying sound and the signs of Loss of Control appeared, so he could not use this ability smoothly, and it took him a while to complete the corresponding operation.

But even after turning on "Spirit Vision", he still didn't find anyone at the door.

However, the sound of the doorbell echoed endlessly.

With all kinds of thoughts swirling around him, Lumian seriously considered whether to go back to bed, force himself to sleep, and get away from Dream.

But thinking that the unknown danger had arrived and could invade his half-ground two-story building at any time, he felt that even if he returned to reality, he might not be able to escape the subsequent attacks.

"Two situations:

"If That One who pulled the doorbell can come in, I will give up my resistance by going to bed;

"If it can't get in, as long as I don't get irritated enough to open the door myself, it'll be fine.

"No matter what, I have to go downstairs and take a look..."

Lumian quickly made up his mind.

He inserted "Fallen Mercury" back into his waist, fastened Axe, picked up Hunting Rifle, walked out of the room step by step, and went down the stairs with extreme caution.

As soon as he arrived on the first floor, a shadow of Daoist appeared in his eyes.

Beside the dining table for six people, facing the stairs, sat the mysterious That One Lady that could not be found before Lumian.

She was wearing a white short top with a huge bow at the neckline, and what appeared to be a pair of pearl gray loose trousers. The overall look was casual yet exuding a different kind of sophistication.

At this time, she was holding a cup of light Golden and sipping gently, with a black short hat beside her hand.

Lumian instantly relaxed and walked towards That One, the mysterious Lady with brown hair and blue eyes.

While placing Hunting Rifle and Axe, he pulled out the chair opposite the dining table, sat down, and asked, "Can you come in here?"

That One Lady put down the wine glass in his hand, smiled slightly and said, "How else do you think those materials were delivered to your room?"

As she spoke, the tinkling sound subsided.

Lumian looked at the door and said in confusion, "You have already come in, why do you still ring the doorbell?"

That One Lady smiled:

"It's polite."

Politeness that can scare people to death? Lumian only dared to mutter in his heart.

He went straight to the topic:

"I got the extraordinary material corresponding to 'Pyromaniac'. Well, it should be 'Pyromaniac'."

That One Lady nodded slightly:

"I know, this is also the purpose of me coming to you."

"Are you willing to help me separate 'Provocateur' Beyonder Characteristic and give me the corresponding Potion Formula?" Lumian suppressed the sudden joy and asked, "I was planning to go to Old Tavern to find you."

As for the price he would pay, he no longer cared.

That One Lady smiled and said, "With Cordou Village's current situation, it would be very dangerous for you to go out, so I came here directly.

"I can indeed provide you with the help you want, but this time it will no longer be free."

Lumian once again found the indescribable emotion in Lady's eyes, and the statement "no longer free" actually made him feel at ease.

The unknown is even more frightening.

"What do I have to pay?" he asked without hesitation.

That One Lady said in a calm voice, "The separated 'Pyromaniac' and 'Hunter' Beyonder Characteristic belong to me."

So simple? Lumian was quite surprised.

He didn't even think it was a price. After all, he should be unable to use Beyonder Characteristic of "Pyromaniac" for a long time.

That One Lady continued, "In addition to the help I originally provided, you, if you still have a future, have to do one thing for me."

Lumian suddenly felt that the unreadable emotion in the eyes of Lady in front of him became more and more obvious.

He asked tentatively, "What if I don't have a queen?"

That One Lady laughed:

"Isn't investment failure a very common thing? Didn't you Older Sister use Divination's method to buy stocks, and you also lost a little?"

"What do you need me to do?" Lumian asked without any hesitation.

That One Lady sighed lightly:

"Let's see if you can survive.

"Okay, give me the Beyonder Characteristic you got."

Lumian stood up immediately and walked towards the stairs leading to the second floor.

Before entering the stairs, he could barely control himself and walked neither fast nor slowly. When That One Lady could no longer see him, he started running.

Not long after, Lumian returned to the first floor carrying the cloth bag "Pyromaniac" Beyonder Characteristic and walked to the dining table.

That One Lady Picked up the wine glass again and sipped the light Golden liquid.

"What is this?" Lumian asked casually.

That One Lady simply explained, "An aperitif derived from Trier, called 'Black Poka'. It is made from ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, Lilac soaked in sweet wine for a long time. It tastes very good."

Lumian only talked about this topic to get closer to each other. Without asking any more questions, he opened the bag and dug out the "heart" of Burning from the soil.

A burning feeling burned the palm of his hand. He endured the moderate pain, leaned forward, and handed the Beyonder Characteristic to the Lady across the dining table.

That One Lady Stretch out the palm of his left hand and let the "heart" float in the air.

She glanced at Lumian and said with a smile, "Keep Beyonder Characteristic from now on, and remember to change its environment every once in a while. If this kind of thing comes into contact with something for a long time, it is likely to combine with the other person and become Mystical Item that needs to be sealed."

https://m•hetushu•com•comThis is it...Lumian asked, "How often should I change it?"

"Normally, two to three days." That One Lady said casually, "But various accidents always happen. My suggestion is to change the environment every twenty-four hours. If you can find a suitable sealing and preservation method, you don't need to change it for months or even years. Also, if you have prepared extraordinary materials into Potion, you must drink it as soon as possible, otherwise the liquid will easily combine with the bottle."

As she spoke, there seemed to be a flash of light on her body, and the Burning "heart" turned into countless Crimson fireflies.

The "fireflies" flew, circled, and condensed with each other, eventually forming three things:

A ball of Crimson color, very elastic and textured; a "Burning heart" that is smaller than before and without many holes; a dark black "stone" that seems to have liquid flowing on its surface and exudes a strong stench.

That One Lady's right palm just touched these three things lightly, and then two of them disappeared out of thin air, and they went to nowhere.

Only the dark black "stone" only half the size of a fist was left on the dining table.

"Is this 'Provocateur'Beyonder Characteristic?" Lumian asked expectantly.

That One Lady took out Note Paper and the round belly Fountain Pen made of silver shell, and wrote Potion Formula. He reminded, "You still lack Mysticism knowledge. After killing that Monster, you only took away Beyonder Characteristic."

"This extraordinary creature is full of spirituality. Many things on it can be used to make Charm, potions, and serve as materials for certain spells and Ritual. The simplest example is that its blood is one of the Auxiliary Ingredient of 'Pyromaniac' Potion.

"Although 'Pyromaniac' Potion requires the blood of Fire Salamander, the blood of Monster can also be used. It is essentially the same and even more effective."

Lumian The more I listen to it, the more I regret it.

Although Aurora's novels with adventure elements included scenes of hunting down Monster and taking away certain parts, he did not connect this kind of thing with reality. He felt that Flame Monster was just the Beyonder Characteristic that was precious.

But when I went to get it today, the blood was completely dry!

That One Lady didn't care about his reaction. He tore off the Note Paper on the surface and let it fly towards Lumian.

Lumian reached out and took it, looking eagerly at the series of Vocabulary:

"'Provocateur'Potion Formula:

"Main Ingredient:'Provocateur'Beyonder Characteristic one copy;

"Auxiliary Ingredient: 50 ml of distilled wine, 10 drops of Honeysuckle Hydrosol, 5 grams of grapevine powder, 10 grams of Water Fern powder;

"How to use: Drink directly."

Lumian After reading it, he asked with some confusion, "There are no spiritual materials..."

Just like Fire Salamander blood.

That One Lady smiled:

"Different Potion have different needs. Yours is mainly a symbol in the sense of Mysticism.

"For example, Water Fern is 'easily influenced by other people's words', which is very similar in nature to 'Provocateur'."

"Provocateur" Let others be affected by your words? Lumian put away the Note Paper and thought about where to get these Auxiliary Ingredient:

Distilled liquor is available at home, and Aurora likes to put it when cooking certain dishes; grapevines and Water Fern are everywhere in Dalege Region, but you may have to venture out; there is only Honeysuckle, so you have to ask Aurora if there are any in the casting materials...

When Lumian raised his head again, That One Lady opposite him had disappeared along with the black short hat and the "Black Poka" aperitif.

He didn't notice at all when the other party left.

This is still the case when his "Spirit Vision" has not been turned off.

Phew, Lumian took a breath, took "Provocateur", Beyonder Characteristic and Potion Formula, and returned to the second floor with joy and expectation, and entered the bedroom.

He quickly lay down on the bed, planning to return to reality and ask Aurora, hoping that he could get Auxiliary Ingredient tonight.

He didn't even care that "Spirit Vision" was still on, since it would terminate on its own after falling asleep.

In the middle of the night when little light penetrated, Lumian opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Aurora beside him.

He happily wanted to tell Older Sister that he had obtained "Provocateur" Potion Formula.

Almost at the same time, he saw Aurora's mouth open slightly, and a vague and transparent figure crawled out of it.

That's a weird creature like Lizard!

Lumian's gaze froze for an instant, and when the transparent Lizard-like creature looked around, he subconsciously closed his eyes again.

That "Lizard" looked around, quickly crawled away from Aurora's mouth, and left the room.

Lumian opened his eyes again and stared at Older Sister.

Aurora's face was covered in darkness and looked very blurry.

Her mouth was slightly open and she was sleeping very soundly.

Lumian looked motionless, as if he had turned into Statues.

In the rich night, his heart slowly slid towards Abyss.

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