[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ring-of-fate":3,"chapter-the-ring-of-fate-the-ring-of-fate-chapter-802":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ring of Fate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2298771,4496,"Chapter 802: The Newly Hired Waiter (Last Day of May—Requesting Monthly Votes)","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-802",802,"\u003Cp>Lu Mi admitted he was slightly provoked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was still acceptable; if his guess was correct, he and Aunthos would eventually cross paths again over “0—01,” and having the “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand’s” head in the other’s possession was better than it vanishing, hidden by some unknown party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi now only regretted not attacking Aunthos directly at the “Carnivore” bar—hesitant then, wanting to exploit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, he could not have guessed that Aunthos had already obtained the “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand’s” head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi quietly activated the black sigil representing “Spirit World Transit,” re-sensing the subtle connection between the severed limbs of the “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand” and himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped to locate Aunthos through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every feedback feels the same—can’t tell which is stronger, which might be the severed hand’s head… Did Aunthos suppress the feedback intensity? Or completely block it?” Lu Mi exhaled slowly, lifted the “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand’s” ear from the black wooden box, and slipped it into “The Traveler’s Satchel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully examined all traces around the grave, hoping to find clues to Aunthos’s whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Aunthos was also a seasoned “Hunter,” exceptionally skilled at erasing his own traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi suppressed his emotions and returned to the “Carnivore” bar amid the dust clouds stirred by the volcanic eruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he crossed the threshold, Les, the flesh-cook who had just fashioned new shelves and a bar counter from salvaged wooden slats, paused his work, hammer in hand, and turned to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hired a waiter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You decide for yourself,” Lu Mi replied—he only intended to use his status as owner to secure three meals and free lodging, with zero interest in whether the bar succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Les dutifully added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know her—the Julie who came in with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That “Collector”? Lu Mi nearly choked on his own saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the hell would a man hire such a “Collector” as a waiter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t you feel cold down there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lu Mi could ask Les what he was thinking, Julie descended the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a dark, slit dress of unknown origin, her chest faintly visible beneath a sheer veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her previously filthy face had been washed clean; her brown hair, loosely tied back, revealed her features clearly to Lu Mi’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi, long accustomed to the company of two “Witches,” felt genuine astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This female convict looked neither deranged nor insane—her slender brown eyebrows, brown eyes like pools of autumn water, smooth pale skin, and refined demeanor stood in stark contrast to her alluring figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a woman of unique beauty, and Lu Mi sensed a charm exceeding normal limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much like a “Witch”… Lu Mi couldn’t help but marvel at how Julie had perfectly disguised herself with only two simple tricks: smearing herself dirty and letting her hair hang loose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another convergence of extraordinary traits… Lu Mi sighed, meeting Julie’s tender, longing gaze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why work as a waiter in my bar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need a job to survive,” Julie smiled gently, as if speaking of some distant city, not Morola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi abruptly changed the subject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you collect men’s… that part?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie’s previously gentle brown eyes instantly flickered with an indescribable madness; her lips curled as she answered with yearning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just want to reclaim what belongs to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh… another victim of the Witch cult? Hmm, now she’s become the perpetrator… She too was transformed from male to female, but unlike Francia, she remained emotionally scarred, developing abnormal cravings? Lu Mi speculated internally while preliminarily identifying Julie as a “Witch,” likely no lower than Sequence 6: “Pleasure Witch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi then muttered to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your method of digesting ‘Pleasure’ is raping men, then slicing off their member the moment they’re about to climax, forcing them to plunge from paradise into agony?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That does fit the ‘Pleasure Witch’s’ nature—but it’s too direct, too crude, lacking complexity, subtlety, the beauty of inner struggle…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did the Church of Knowledge send a ‘Witch’ here as a mere rapist-murderer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Intentionally?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, based on my current occult knowledge, each interchangeable Path of the Divine has one or two or three supreme beings who command all its Sequences—like Mr. Fool, Lord Fusheng Xuanhuang, the Great Mother, the Desire Mother Tree…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this perspective, the Primordial Witch, adjacent to the Hunter Path, wanting to seize ‘0—01’ is understandable—it may even be inevitable. As the ‘Magician’ lady said, ‘0—01’ is the key to ascending to Red Priest and becoming the true god of the Hunter Path…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under these circumstances, if the Witch Cult discovered Morola’s existence, they’d certainly send a Witch below the half-god tier to infiltrate…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t they send anyone earlier? Why wait until Julie and I were exiled together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because the Primordial Witch’s divine oracle told them only by following me could they enter Morola—I’m the one the Church of Knowledge specifically sent here, with no inspections or reviews along the way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, more likely, Julie isn’t the first, nor even the second Witch to infiltrate Morola—but the previous ones failed their missions and gradually severed ties with the Witch Cult…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If so, the Witches’ control over the Mirror World must be far easier and simpler than my connection via ‘Mirror Clasp’ and ‘Mirror Sigil’—meaning Julie must possess vast accumulated intelligence and a concrete operational plan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From her, I might find an opportunity—or method—to contact ‘0—01’ and leave my mark…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Lu Mi looked at Julie, whose eyes still held traces of madness, and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t care what you want to reclaim or why—since you’ve chosen to be my bar’s waiter, you must obey my rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First rule: No harassing customers during business hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie looked slightly wounded, yet her eyes shone brightly with anticipation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if they harass me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Les will throw them out. If they dare fight back, Les knows how to cook—and he’ll leave you the part you want,” Lu Mi said casually. “Or you can hunt them down yourself after closing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie licked her lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second rule?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t harass the boss.” Lu Mi walked toward the stairs to the second floor. “Les will discuss your salary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie looked slightly disappointed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wanted to see if my lost things are on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lu Mi could reply, she asked again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it harassment if I invite you to view my collection?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not interested,” Lu Mi replied succinctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preliminarily confirmed Julie’s crimes weren’t staged to get exiled to Morola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She genuinely had this craving—her exterior was refined and beautiful, her inner self twisted and mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nightfall, Julie finished Les’s meticulously prepared dinner and praised it effusively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve decided to seduce you one last time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her seduction was lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Les felt a small disappointment but sincerely requested:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ever get killed, can I keep your body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course,” Julie nodded without concern, her motion elegant, demeanor refined, smile restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then turned to Lu Mi, blinking her eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, the bar isn’t open yet—can I go out tonight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s your freedom,” Lu Mi sipped his barley liquor, suppressing the sudden stir within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now confirmed Julie was a “Pain Witch,” for she had just deliberately used “Charm” on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to deliver “Harvest” without mercy if she came any closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by intimidating her with strength and ruthlessness could he keep her in check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie wiped her lips with a white napkin, rose, and walked straight out of the “Carnivore” bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, Lu Mi vanished beside the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first “Teleported,” then transformed into a shadow-being, silently tailing Julie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie walked with impeccable grace, approaching the square where exiles gathered while feigning intoxication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exiles couldn’t take their eyes off this “Witch”; an adult man rushed forward and began chatting her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie, clearly drunk, flicked a finger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to duel you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure!” The man beamed, then escorted Julie away, returning to his home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before other exiles could react or attempt their own duels, the two vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi didn’t lose them—he hid outside the man’s window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard Julie emit kitten-like moans, nothing like the crude, mad sounds he imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on his “Ascetic” endurance, Lu Mi showed no reaction until the man screamed loudly, seemingly nearing his climax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a piercing shriek erupted from the room, filled with excruciating agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Julie emerged, cheeks flushed, eyes glistening, her beauty too intricate to take in fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a bloody object, froze it in crystalline ice, and placed it into a small cloth bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi continued tailing Julie; the “Witch” made no attempt to evade, leading him straight to the grand square outside the Church of Knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to be waiting for someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, a squad of robed enforcers emerged from the church, led by a tall, pale-skinned, quietly elegant woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie’s eyes lit up; her face instantly glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked toward the enforcers, excitedly calling out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sarist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall woman in black robes regarded Julie with cold, flat eyes and asked without inflection:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julie’s expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ps: Last day of May—requesting monthly votes~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1514,"2026-06-20T06:22:37.987Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ce35b432442c5e98556134146beb5202b85efa789bbea92ed2676fcc32bbd23a","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-803","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-801",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ring-of-fate-cover.jpg"]