Chapter 977: The Diligent Magic Mirror

Late at night, Dechuang Garden, Room 2303.

Lu Mi, Franca, and Jenna sat side by side on the long sofa, with that silver mirror with ancient patterns and a black gemstone on each side placed in front of them.

Anthony took Ludwig out for a late-night snack, politely avoiding the Q&A session with the magic mirror Arrodes.

Of course, they had already discussed and decided which questions to ask before this, which mainly focused on two parts: one was Zarathul's current situation, and the other was related to the dream city.

They listed more than twenty questions, but considering the restrictions of the dream subconscious on all aspects, they didn't think it was possible to keep asking until all their doubts were answered by the magic mirror Arrodes. They suspected that the mirror could only answer a limited number of questions at once or per day, just like "Magic Mirror Divination" normally only allows three questions. Therefore, Lu Mi adjusted the order of the questions, putting the most important and critical ones in the first few.

"Shall we start?" Jenna turned her head to look at Lu Mi.

Lu Mi nodded and said calmly:

"I'll do it."

"No, we'll take turns. We can't let you bear the magic mirror's questions alone," Franca emphasized. "It has to be fair!"

She felt she should also make some sacrifices and couldn't always let Lu Mi face the terrifying questions of the magic mirror Arrodes.

Lu Mi glanced at her:

"Okay, you go first."

Franca took a breath and looked at the magic mirror Arrodes:

"Great Arrodes, can I ask you a question?"

Because they had already rented the magic mirror from the Star Dream Grocery Store, she didn't follow the process of the occult ritual and asked the other party directly.

The surface of the ancient silver mirror instantly became gloomy, as if it had sunk to the bottom of lightless water, and lines of blood-colored ancient Futhark words were sketched out:

"I can answer any of your questions, but you must also answer an equal number of my questions, in the presence of at least one witness.

"If you refuse to answer or lie, you will suffer punishment."

Franca recalled the question list and deliberated on her language:

"My question is, what are the manifestations of the Beyonder abilities currently possessed by Zarathul in the dream city?"

This was the question their team most wanted to know the answer to right now.

Lu Mi watched the surveillance footage last night and listened to the intercepted dialogue, only confirming one point:

Zarathul's summoning of images from the historical void had great restrictions and he wouldn't use historical projections to replace himself at any time, hiding himself in the historical fog—before he went to open the door for Jia Yu, he dragged his past self out of the historical void, and for the next nearly a quarter of an hour, it was that historical projection communicating with Jia Yu.

Lu Mi inferred from this that Zarathul only used historical projections to replace himself for a period of time when he felt danger or had to face certain people with problems, while hiding himself. As for the matter of disguising a marionette as his true self, Lu Mi felt that the "Faceless" ability at the Sequence 7 level likely couldn't do it, but it didn't exclude similar abilities from Sequence 2 descending to Sequence 7.

The blood-red ancient Futhark words on the surface of the magic mirror squirmed and changed, appearing row after row:

"Zarathul can currently control two marionettes. The time to initially control a target through the 'Spirit Body Thread' is 20 seconds, and complete marionettization is 1 minute and 30 seconds;

"The distance he can control marionettes is 50 meters, and he can swap positions with the marionettes. The marionettes, besides using their own abilities, can also borrow all of his abilities, but all are at the Sequence 7 level;

"He can only maintain the existence of one historical void image, including people, objects, scenes, and spirituality;

"The time he can currently maintain a historical void image of Angel status is 30 seconds to 1 minute, depending on his closeness to the corresponding target or his understanding of the corresponding target. If he summons his past Sequence 1 self, it can be maintained for 1 minute and 30 seconds. If he summons his self that only has Sequence 2 status, it is 3 minutes. His self below Angel status is up to a quarter of an hour, and other people, objects, and scenes below Angel status range from two minutes to ten minutes;

"His 'Transformation' ability can let a marionette disguise as himself, surpassing any makeup effect, but if examined carefully, one can still see the difference and confirm true from false;

"He can also 'Wish,' creating some miracles. The effects of the miracles are still limited to the Sequence 7 level;

"His past Sequence 1 self can let the 'Spirit Body Thread' once possessed by the dead or certain items appear again, thereby marionettizing them. If he eats marionettized food, he will suffer pollution and gradually become a marionette;

"His past Sequence 1 self can also 'Graft' physical things or abstract concepts that cannot produce direct contact under normal circumstances, combining them to achieve incredible effects. This incredibility is still only at the Sequence 7 level;

"His past Sequence 1 self can distort space-time, creating a 'Mysterious Realm' that surpasses the 'Bottle of Fiction' and possesses hidden characteristics;

"..."

"His air straw is twenty meters long, which may help him avoid areas dense with occult pathogens."

The magic mirror Arrodes described all the abilities Zarathul possessed and the manifestations of those abilities, so much so that the blood-red words on the mirror surface changed several times.

However, it didn't explain the abilities at the Sequence 2 and Sequence 1 levels in enough detail, only mentioning them simply.

In order to awaken Mr. "Fool," the magic mirror is really diligent... Franca read it seriously and couldn't help but mutter in her heart.

Lu Mi recalled the Zarathul historical projection that communicated with Jia Yu.

Judging from the fact that the two chatted for nearly a quarter of an hour, Lu Mi inferred that it was the historical void image of Zarathul before he became an Angel.

This also showed that Zarathul was not a mythical creature by birth, but had been promoted step by step from a lower sequence.

After displaying Zarathul's current ability situation, the blood-red words on the surface of the ancient silver mirror had new changes:

"According to the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask.

"If you answer incorrectly, lie, or refuse to answer, you will suffer punishment."

Franca gritted her teeth and nodded.

What do they not know about me? Nothing to be afraid of!

On the magic mirror, new words began to form, composing a sentence:

"After entering the dream city, have you ever thought about doing something with Lu Mi when Jenna is not around?"

Damn, heart-piercing... Franca didn't dare to look at Jenna and squeezed a word out from between her teeth:

"Yes..."

She then defended herself:

"Just thought about it occasionally, didn't put it into practice! This is Mr. 'Fool's' dream. I wouldn't dare do anything inappropriate for children. If Mr. 'Fool's' subconscious remembered it, I would really die socially!"

Lu Mi looked at Franca, who was speaking rapidly, and Jenna, who was silent, suspecting that the magic mirror Arrodes, while making Franca ashamed and embarrassed, also had the hidden intention of helping Jenna digest the "Pain" potion.

In order to let Mr. "Fool" wake up, it really is trying hard...

Franca finally finished speaking, gathered her courage to look at Jenna, and received the other party's encouraging smile and slight nod.

Lu Mi replaced Franca and said:

"The second question is, did Zarathul discover my surveillance?"

The ancient silver mirror, with two black gemstones like eyes, displayed new blood-red words:

"Zarathul discovered someone peeking after the mirror items, but didn't know who it was. He also knew about the existence of the pinhole camera and bug, because he had a Saint-level 'Seer' subordinate living next door who could marionettize mosquitoes and let them hide in the room to observe the situation."

In other words, I was cautious at the time and used "Destruction Fire" to burn all things with spirituality in Zarathul's room, making Zarathul alert that someone had sneaked into his room. After the incident, through hidden searches, he discovered the pinhole camera and bug? But because his marionette died, he only knew someone had sneaked into his room, but didn't know who... Lu Mi immediately analyzed the important information hidden in the magic mirror Arrodes's answer.

At the same time, he suspected that Zarathul knew Boss Huang had hidden the fact that someone was peeking after the mirror items and didn't expose it on the spot.

In addition, Zarathul allowed Jia Yu to have a secret talk in the room knowing there was surveillance, in order to mislead them, making them think Jia Yu was very important and focus their attention there? But this matter of poaching Jia Yu wasn't a temporary idea; it should have started before I went to the hotel room to peek at him... Does he feel that deep contact with Jia Yu hides danger, and if certain details aren't known, it easily leads to being kicked out of the dream, so he deliberately exposed his own purpose, letting them step on the mine? Lu Mi's thoughts were chaotic, feeling that this "Seer" Zarathul was really no different from a "Conspirator," his brain full of conspiracies and tricks.

And since he knew Zarathul had discovered his peeking and had been acting ever since, Lu Mi could design an action plan accordingly.

"Witches" have the methods and abilities to hide from a "Seer's" danger premonition!

After finishing the answer, the magic mirror Arrodes went through the process of displaying the corresponding prompt and asked Lu Mi a question:

"Is your feeling for Franca and Jenna love, or importance?"

Lu Mi was silent for a second and said:

"It is importance."

After a few seconds of silence in the sofa area, Jenna moved forward and said:

"It's my turn to ask."

Lu Mi and Franca both nodded.

Jenna recalled the list of questions and looked at the ancient silver mirror:

"The third question is, who was the last person to rent you?"

The blood-red words on the surface of the magic mirror disappeared suddenly, leaving only water light gently swaying.

After a few seconds, the deep and gloomy surface of the mirror revealed a few characters, the unique characters of the dream city. Their colors were all pale white:

"It was Peng Deng."

Peng Deng? The person who spent 220,000 to rent the magic mirror Arrodes for a day was Peng Deng? Lu Mi, Jenna, and Franca were all astonished.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 978 =====