[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ring-of-fate":3,"chapter-the-ring-of-fate-the-ring-of-fate-chapter-931":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},2298900,4496,"Chapter 931: Movie","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-931",931,"\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na was startled by Lu Mi’an’s answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the “Magician” Lady’s image in the “Fool” Mr.’s dream a romance novelist called “A Fish Without Dreams”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Jian Na had previously seen the CEO version of Emperor Luo Saier (in news reports) and the “Ice Mountain General” serving as a tutoring school principal, these famous figures had no actual contact with her in reality, whereas the “Magician” Lady was someone she had truly seen, spoken with, and consulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a powerful angel, a holder of the Major Arcana, a follower of the “Fool” Mr.—here she is a romance novelist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This suddenly highlighted the absurdity, distortion, and absurd humor of the dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na’s position prevented her from seeing the novelist’s appearance through the crowd, so she turned her gaze to the inner side of the bookstore’s glass wall, where faintly reflected figures of the signers could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na’s eyes, modified by “Lies,” instantly deepened, as if containing layer upon layer of mirrors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the mirrors, she clearly saw the novelist’s figure:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long hair, dyed brown and slightly curled, was draped in a vibrant, layered strap dress adorned with tassels and batik, radiating a strong exotic flair—combined with her beautiful face, it exuded an air of freedom and carelessness: it was unmistakably the Major Arcana holder, the “Magician” Lady!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really is…” Jian Na whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi’an stepped back several paces, distancing himself from the queue of people waiting for signatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hid the mirror in his hand, lowered his voice, and spoke as if to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to our observations and data provided by the Major Arcana cards, when the ‘Fool’ Mr. subconsciously constructs dream images, he significantly draws from the real-life traits of corresponding figures: Emperor Luo Saier, as a sovereign, became the boss of a major corporation in the dream city; the ‘Ice Mountain General,’ a half-god of the Church of Knowledge who enjoys teaching, spent long years educating pirates aboard the ‘Golden Dream,’ and in the dream city became the principal of a tutoring school…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you mean the ‘Magician’ Lady’s real identity is somehow connected to being a writer?” Fu Lan Ka, also within the “Mirror Maze,” quickly understood what Lu Mi’an was implying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi’an’s gaze swept across the promotional banners reflected in the “Mirror Maze,” stopping on one particular description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked Fu Lan Ka and Jian Na in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is the ‘Great Pirate’ series about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me search.” Fu Lan Ka pulled out her phone and tapped rapidly on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she searched, Fu Lan Ka’s expression grew increasingly strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na suppressed her own urge to search the topic on her phone and asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any results?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Great Pirate’ series is about legendary pirates active at sea, each book having a different theme; the third installment’s theme is ‘The Mad Adventurer,’ set in the story of the adventurer Germaine Sparrow and three beautiful female pirate generals—the ‘Star Admiral,’ the ‘Ice Mountain General,’ and the ‘Disease General’…” Fu Lan Ka relayed the key points to her companions with complex emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na froze in shock; although Lu Mi’an had already harbored suspicions, he still couldn’t help interrupting Fu Lan Ka:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this part of the ‘Great Adventurer’ series?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obviously.” Fu Lan Ka agreed wholeheartedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi’an looked again at the promotional banners reflected in the “Mirror Maze” and the queue of people, and spoke as if pondering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Fool’ Mr.’s subconscious has crafted the ‘Magician’ Lady’s dream identity as the original author of the ‘Great Pirate’ series, specializing in romance…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Great Adventurer’ series in the real world has partially manifested in the ‘Great Pirate’ series within the dream…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Great Adventurer’ series contains heavy romantic elements; the interactions between Germaine Sparrow and the female pirate admirals are described with subtle ambiguity, yet left deliberately unexplained…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Great Adventurer’ series turned many famous pirates into clowns or the subjects of melodramatic rumors, and even included esoteric knowledge and revelations about the private lives of two messengers—yet the author, Forsyth Woer , has never been visited by any pirate or warned by the Church…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Fu Lan Ka reached a conclusion and whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How would any pirate dare…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To confront the “Star Angel” would be like delivering yourself for a bounty pickup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Magician’ Lady is Forsyth Woer ? The author of the ‘Great Adventurer’ series?” Jian Na asked herself in disbelief, then answered herself: “I always thought she avoided signings because she feared exposing her whereabouts and being retaliated against by pirates…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na suddenly turned to Lu Mi’an:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you say the ‘Magician’ Lady is an angel from the early Fifth Era, over a thousand years old? How could she suddenly decide to write novels?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was only my speculation. Perhaps the ‘Door’ Mr. lived long enough to perish only recently, and the ‘Magician’ Lady is His youngest student.” Lu Mi’an found the situation both shocking and strangely amusing, and chose his words carefully: “Also, haven’t you noticed? Due to the popularity of the ‘Great Adventurer’ series, the ‘Fool’ Mr.’s avatar, Germaine Sparrow, has gained countless admirers—in the term I once heard, Germaine Sparrow now has an abundance of anchors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the ‘Great Adventurer’ series was written by the ‘Magician’ Lady at the Church of the Fool’s behest, like a form of proselytizing?” Fu Lan Ka suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi’an nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And perhaps the ‘Magician’ Lady’s current Rank requires her to embody the role of ‘Writer.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Possible.” Fu Lan Ka suddenly became excited. “Next time I meet the ‘Magician’ Lady, I’ll ask for her autograph—wow, will an angel’s signature carry some special effect…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished speaking, Fu Lan Ka and Jian Na both turned to Lu Mi’an and asked in unison:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about those letters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” Lu Mi’an said regretfully, “Burned them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na felt regret too, but also great anticipation: “Once we return to the real world, we can ask the ‘Magician’ Lady about the next installment of ‘Great Adventurer’—what happens next, when the next book will come out, whether Frank Lee, the first mate of the ‘Star Admiral,’ is really as exaggerated as described…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the casual chat, Lu Mi’an dissolved the “Mirror Maze.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three glanced at the long line of sign-seekers, then turned with Anthony and Ludwig toward the nearest escalator and went up to the fourth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What movie should we watch?” Fu Lan Ka scanned the promotional posters, her eyes suddenly brightening. “Let’s watch ‘Great Pirate 3’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.” Lu Mi’an agreed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect—we can finally see what Germaine Sparrow looks like in the “Fool” Mr.’s dream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Lan Ka, who had just won a decent lottery prize, generously bought five consecutive seats, three tubs of caramel popcorn, and five cups of iced cola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ludwig had his own tub of popcorn; Fu Lan Ka, Jian Na, and Lu Mi’an shared one; Anthony and Ludwig shared another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the theater and finding their seats, Fu Lan Ka hadn’t yet distributed the snacks when she noticed Lu Mi’an and Jian Na had each taken one side, leaving a vacant seat between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought Lu Mi’an would sit in the middle… Fu Lan Ka sat cheerfully between Lu Mi’an and Jian Na; Ludwig sat right next to Lu Mi’an, and Anthony sat on the other side of Ludwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch, crunch, Ludwig kept tossing popcorn into his mouth and occasionally sipping iced cola, completely ignoring the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes, the opening credits began:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind howled, the sea dark, waves rising as if touching the sky, then plunging into enormous vortices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Na’s gaze was instantly drawn—she felt as if she herself were within this terrifying scene of nature’s might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The special effects are decent,” Fu Lan Ka offered a brief compliment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t as awed as Jian Na, for she had seen many blockbusters before her transmigration, and during the wedding ceremony at Sangtagang, she and Lu Mi’an had personally witnessed vortices far more extreme than any special effect could replicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi’an’s gaze fixed on the three pirate ships emerging from the storm and the female pirates standing on their bows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That ‘Ice Mountain General’ looks about seventy percent like Principal Ai from the Dream Tutoring Center…” Jian Na recognized one of the female pirates, as if the character had been modeled after Principal Ai Nana of the Dream Tutoring Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Jian Na’s words, Lu Mi’an slightly furrowed his brow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Ice Mountain General” in the film resembled the half-god he had seen in the Church of Knowledge’s dungeon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that former “Ice Mountain General,” Edwina? Lu Mi’an suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The casting here is quite faithful,” Fu Lan Ka remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her gaze froze as she pointed at another female pirate and whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who do you think she resembles?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi’an paused a second, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Hermit’ Lady.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ‘Hermit’ Lady’s true identity is the ‘Star Admiral’—no, the ‘Star Queen’ Jia Deli? No wonder the latest ‘Great Adventurer’ episode described her relationship with Germaine Sparrow so restrained…” Jian Na murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The true identity of 'The Hermit' is 'Star Admiral,' no, 'Star Queen' Gardeliah? No wonder the latest episode of 'The Great Adventurer' described her relationship with Geerman · Sipaluo  so restrained...\" Jianna murmured to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the scene shifted: a man appeared amid the wind and lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a black trench coat and a half-top hat, standing atop the waves, slowly raising his head from its lowered position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lu Mi’an’s eyes, the man seemed carved from Zhou Mingrui’s likeness, yet sharper, colder—even with gold-rimmed glasses, he compelled one to fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lumian’s eyes, the man looked as if carved from Zhou Mingrui’s original mold, but sharper, colder—even with gold-rimmed glasses on, one couldn’t help but fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protagonist of this installment of the “Great Pirate” series—Germaine Sparrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the opening ended and the main film began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first close-up focused on a fish being roasted, various spices sprinkled over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ludwig, glancing briefly at the screen, suddenly raised his arm and pointed at the roasted fish onscreen to his godfather:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ludwig, glancing briefly at the movie, suddenly raised his arm and pointed at the roasted fish on screen to his godfather:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, ordering food now?” Lu Mi’an chuckled, grabbed a few popcorn kernels, and shoved them into Ludwig’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, ordered food too?\" Lumian chuckled, grabbed a handful of popcorn, and shoved it into Ludwig’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1744,"2026-06-20T06:22:37.987Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","35cba47f6b09be2c4fcfa9f47432bde6f68759c18ed47f1d51563d0bfe093b7a","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-932","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-930",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ring-of-fate-cover.jpg"]