Chapter 420: Six O

Clink~clink~ the milky‑white die bounced a few times on the tabletop, rolled and stopped on the table in front of Lei Ke Dun, six up! Such luck! The die must have given it a special boost, right? Lei Ke Dun looked in disbelief at Tu Ba Ge, who was stretching his neck to peer this way, and casually lifted the Probability Die, putting it back into the small iron box.

Seeing the Probability Die taken directly by Lei Ke Dun, Tu Ba Ge asked anxiously:

"Boss, what time is it?"

"Six o'clock." Lei Ke Dun replied softly, then rose to settle the bill.

The restaurant server saw Lei Ke Dun stand, came over, and smiled in a not‑very fluent Luen language, saying:

"Honored guest, today happens to be the twentieth anniversary of our restaurant; every twentieth guest has their meal on the house!"

Lei Ke Dun, rather surprised, glanced at Tu Ba Ge and thought, "Six o'clock just gave us a free meal? But the rabbit didn't have to pay anyway. Did the luck shift?"

After a brief silence, Lei Ke Dun gave the server a light smile and nodded, saying, "So that's it. Looks like my luck is pretty good today."

"The juice here is great; may I take one to go?"

He pointed to the glass of juice on the table that he had already finished; it was made from a local fruit called Ta Ji Na, which looks like a teal coconut, its white flesh blended with something minty to make a juice that is slightly sweet‑and‑sour.

"No problem, please wait a moment."

The server replied with a courteous chuckle, then turned and walked toward the innermost counter of the restaurant.

"Hmm, wasn't it my die I threw? Why isn't the luck showing up on me?"

Tu Ba Ge said with a doubtful, rabbit‑like expression.

"Perhaps the Probability Die doesn't know how to grant luck to a rabbit."

Lei Ke Dun rubbed Tu Ba Ge's head and joked,

In a few words, the server returned carrying two teal‑green fruits with straws stuck in them.

The server smiled, handed the two juices to Lei Ke Dun, and said in a slightly awkward Luen language:

"Honored guest, this is your juice; the shop happens to have two servings left."

Lei Ke Dun smiled, took the juice, thanked the server, and turned to leave the restaurant.

On the dim street, Tu Ba Ge cradled a teal‑green fruit with a straw in one paw, sipping the juice and sighing:

"The six‑o'clock luck got me two juices."

"Maybe you'll pick up a bag of gold coins while walking down the road."

Lei Ke Dun chuckled lightly and comforted Tu Ba Ge.

"Ouch~"

As soon as his words finished, the Tu Ba Ge who had just stepped into a shadow suddenly tripped, the two juice‑filled shells in his hand flew out and clattered onto the ground.

"Six‑o'clock luck is really unlucky!"

Tu Ba Ge complained, then kicked away the thing that had tripped him.

Boom— a heavy metallic thud echoed from the ground ahead; Lei Ke Dun turned his head and saw under the streetlamp a pitch‑black metal ring tinged with rust, its surface caked with mud as if just unearthed.

Curious, Tu Ba Ge walked over, pressed his nose to it and sniffed, "It smells of herbal powder‑scented earth; this was just dug up from a tomb!"

Lei Ke Dun summoned an invisible hand, lifted the mud‑ and rust‑covered metal ring, and a spiritual aura spread, forming deep‑blue ripples that washed the mud off his glove in a few strokes.

The ring was primarily gray‑blue and dark gold, etched with many strange patterns now faint, and sized to fit around Tu Ba Ge's waist.

Lei Ke Dun examined it for a moment and quickly concluded:

"A very crude style; the craftsmanship is immature, perhaps an early Quaternary or even Triassic artifact." "Hmm, isn't that quite valuable?"

Tu Ba Ge's eyes brightened; he sprang from the ground and clutched the glove to his chest.

Lei Ke Dun paid no mind to Tu Ba Ge's action and casually explained, "If anyone is willing to buy it."

"It doesn't contain any spirit, or its spirit has already faded; in any case it's just an ordinary metal ring now."

"I'll keep it; this came from six‑o'clock luck, it must be useful!"

Tu Ba Ge muttered while holding the ring.

Lei Ke Dun gave a gentle nod, not refuting Tu Ba Ge's words. If no other mishaps occur today, this ring could indeed be something brought by six‑o'clock luck; even if not, nothing untoward should happen under six‑o'clock luck.

As his thoughts drifted, his figure suddenly became transparent, turning into a spray of sparkling starlight that surged forward, enveloping Tu Ba Ge's silhouette as they slipped into the spirit realm.

Di Li Niu Si Dao, the spot where the Su Ni Ya Hai meets the Kuang Bao Hai.

The prophet's avatar strode into a tavern near the dock, scanned the room, and soon spotted Xi Ya and Fei Ni Ke Si seated in a corner.

He first went to the bar, ordered a rum, and casually listened to what the surrounding sailors and adventurers were discussing.

"Lately, lightning keeps striking the Luo Si De Hai Yu area; I feel it's even more dangerous than the Kuang Bao Hai!"

"Hehe. Not at all, I heard the Storm Church's brood of whores was robbed of the Wave Church right in front of them; those irritable guys must have gone mad, haha!"

"Hei Xia Zi, you're starting to believe those rumors? That's a church; who has the power to just move an entire church?"

The middle‑aged man known as Hei Xia Zi chuckled twice, speaking disdainfully, "But the Wave Church really did disappear; every person who left Bai Ya Mu has seen that fact!"

"Maybe it was destroyed in that terrifying storm."

"Since you're so concerned, why not go to Bai Ya Mu and see for yourself?"

A voice, sounding almost provocative, rang out; the surrounding patrons either fell silent or gave a dismissive glance.

"Tsk, a bunch of cowards."

The young man who had just scoffed let out a disdainful spit; his flaming red hair was as flamboyant as his personality, he wore hunting garb, and his brown‑tinged eyebrows and eyes were sharply keen.

Sensing something, he glanced at the prophet's avatar, gave a brazen stare, then raised his own glass to clink with the avatar's across the air before downing it in one gulp.

The prophet's avatar smiled lightly as he finished the wine in his cup under the other's scrutiny, then passed by him and walked toward Xi Ya and Fei Ni Ke Si seated in the corner.

He naturally pulled out a chair beside Fei Ni Ke Si and sat down, then looked at Xi Ya across the table and asked with a light laugh,

"Why are we meeting here…."

Xi Ya rested an elbow on the table, her palm against the side of her face, and lightly tapped a glass with one hand. Her voice was calm, revealing little emotion, as she said, "This is the best place to gather information, and of course, the main reason is that I want a drink."

As she spoke, her spirit silently spread outward, forming an invisible barrier around her that blocked any possible eavesdropping.

"The spirit I sent has already located the Niu Yin Si ship; there's still a vessel in that sea capable of sailing underwater."

While Feinikes was speaking, they turned their head to look at Xi Ya opposite, as if waiting for the other's response.

"The stealth ship: that deep-sea lieutenant general once dove into the seabed ruins and excavated some alchemists' relics from ancient times; when the two ships combine, they can sail underwater, and when deployed, they function like a normal stealth ship."

"That deep-sea lieutenant general is said to have some sea monster bloodline, can exert stronger combat power at sea, and can be considered top-tier combat power of Sequence Five level."

After Feinikes lightly nodded, they said: "We can go directly from the Spirit Realm, easily bypassing the ships on outer patrol."

"As for the pirates on the ship, I can summon enough undead to deal with them; you can focus on dealing with that injured witch."

(End of chapter)