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Chapter 2030

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The hoarse voice of the black-robed person could be heard by the three players on the scene and the people behind them, but as the three "protagonists," they could of course only obtain the information they obtained.

"Yes, male, under thirty! This description is much more accurate than the strange information about the God-Caller divined by the Church!"

Xia De, who was in the square, thought in his heart, praising the 【Dice Story Collection】's depiction of himself. He wanted to contact 【Silent One】 and 【Detective】 first, but according to the story development and the experience last time, he had no reason to suddenly talk to two strangers, so even if he knew that the two were also in the square, he could not see them no matter what.

And next, the strange feeling in his heart made Xia De want to take a carriage to the Parsifal Club immediately, which was the scene of the crime. So the three people took carriages from different directions in the square and arrived almost at the same time in front of the building covered by flower walls and full of the smell of grease and powder.

This carriage trip was quite strange. Xia De, who was familiar with the power of time, clearly felt that the power of time was at work. This was the transition stage of the game, without any judgment. It clearly took only half an hour to get from the city center to the Parsifal Club, but in fact, this journey took exactly 1 hour, from getting on the carriage to getting off, not a second off.

"Not only involved fate, but also time? Worthy of being a top Angel-level relic."

The sky in Moon Bay City was always so dim. Xia De, who got off the carriage, finally saw the 【Silent One】 and 【Detective】 arriving one after another this time, but the latter two did not pay attention to him at all.

It was very strange that neither of them walked directly to the club and then entered to investigate. The former went around the building to the back, while the latter stood still in place.

Fortunately, Xia De could know the current judgment situation. After all three arrived, the second round officially began. But this time there was no forced requirement to perform a certain judgment, but let the "player" control the three to explore. The entire second round could perform a total of three judgments. After the three were completed, the round was forced to end and leave this place. The investigation results would determine the next investigation direction.

The woman in the black dress from the 【Light-Worshipper Seminar】 let 【Silent One】 perform a "stealth" judgment in this round, hoping to sneak into the club. After all, he was punished, and he could not speak in the first round of this round, so it would be very strange to enter from the front door.

Mr. O'Connor of the Dawn Church let 【Detective】 perform inspiration and luck judgment to decide whether to choose to go to the local church. As a Moon Bay police officer, once he found that something might involve the supernatural, the first choice was always to report to his superiors or go directly to the church to report. 【Detective】 had cooperated with Mr. O'Connor's team and belonged to an ordinary person who knew about the supernatural, so if he could use this to contact the Church, although according to the rules it was impossible for others to realize the progress of the "Dice Story Collection," but with the help of the Church's power, plus various judgments of his own, he could clearly have more opportunities.

Xia De did not stay at the entrance all the time. The strong idea in his heart made him want to sneak into the club to investigate, but Xia De naturally rejected this idea:

"Why sneak in? Isn't it good to just walk in?"

So he walked in by pushing the door just like in the morning.

"Wait? Why can't I let 【Foreign Traveler】 sneak?"

Above the clock tower in the city center, the decision to make a "stealth judgment" was clearly made, but the dice on the table could not be picked up, and even the puppet representing Xia De had already entered the interior of the "Parsifal Club" built by blocks on its own.

So half of the blocks constituting the building disappeared out of thin air, allowing the three at the table to see the longitudinal section of the club and the fine and exquisite decoration inside.

"The action does not conform to the character logic. There is no reason for 【Foreign Traveler】 who came to investigate to sneak at this time."

The hoarse voice answered the witch's question, and Miss Belindell was quite puzzled:

"As a girl, why doesn't she sneak when entering this kind of place? Is it because of her identity?"

She looked down and saw the puppet enter the club. Before the three tossed the dice together, she drew another divination card. The result this time was "the boatman who poles the boat." This card usually means that one will meet a noble person who can help oneself in the near future, but it cannot explain why "Miss Charlotte" chose to enter the door directly (Note):

"Is it her wonderful fate that obscured my divination?"

The three tossed the dice together.

"The second round, first round begins. 【Silent One】 tosses the dice for judgment. If the sum of the points and the points of 【Stealth】 exceeds 70 points, it is judged as successful."

After all, the Parsifal Club was just an ordinary place, so the points were not high.

Clatter~

The woman from the 【Light-Worshipper Seminar】 tossed the dice:

"Points 66, First-Ring Ringed Shushi basic 【Stealth】 110 points, symbol 【Deerskin Boots】 increase stealth basic value 5 points, use strange technique - 【Illusion of Light and Shadow】 to assist stealth, obtain 1.2-fold coefficient bonus. Drink potion 【Breath-Restraining】, obtain additional 20-point bonus. Total points 66×1.2+110+5+20=215 points."

"Judgment successful. Because the total points exceed 200 points, before the end of this round, any action will obtain additional bonus points due to the stealth state."

The woman in the black dress showed a smile.

"The second round, first round. 【Detective】 tosses the dice for judgment. If the sum of the points and the points of 【Luck】 and 【Inspiration】 exceeds 208 points, it is judged as successful, and he can go to the church for help. If it fails, nothing happens in this round."

Clatter~

Mr. O'Connor tossed the dice:

"Points 25, basic luck 67, basic inspiration 24. Occupation - Police, provides an additional 20-point bonus for this judgment. Symbol - Ordinary Dawn Holy Emblem, in judgments related to the Church, adds an additional 5-point bonus."

This was all the information he could read from the parchment at present. After all, he was an ordinary person, and the values were too low. But since Mr. O'Connor thought of this line of thinking, he naturally had his own plan:

"Character special ability: Traumatic Emotion."

No content appeared on the parchment.

"Ominous memories, long-standing guilt, unforgettable experiences, undying nightmares. Oh, it's this one."

He let out a long breath and read the newly appeared content:

"Nightmare (about relics): A character trait formed because of unforgettable fear. Once in contact with content related to it, inspiration judgment can roll the dice one more time. If it is below 50 points, the value is increased; if the value is above 50 points, the value exceeding 50 points is increased. Using this trait, mental resistance judgment in this round must fail."

Clatter~

"77 points... currently total points 168 points..."

Mr. O'Connor glanced at the hourglass that was still counting down, turned around and discussed with his two companions for a few more sentences, and then pressed the holy emblem on his chest:

"Use special ability: Pious Faith, yes, it succeeded. Pious Faith: Faith offered because of being saved, so although not pure, it is pious. For judgments related to the Church, roll a 20-sided die to obtain additional increased points."

New dice appeared beside Mr. O'Connor. Although he knew this was not enough, he still tossed the dice:

"17 points, total value 185 points."

Afterwards, he tried to trigger other special abilities, but none of them succeeded. But this was already enough. The basic value just now only tossed 25 points. If it could be higher, it was entirely possible to succeed. The only thing he lacked was luck.

Finally, it was Miss Bella Belindell's turn:

"The second round, first round. 【Foreign Traveler】 tosses the dice for 【Charm】 or 【Persuasion】 judgment. If the sum of the points and the basic points of 【Persuasion】 or 【Charm】 exceeds 95 points, it is judged as successful, and information about the case can be obtained from the character - Club Owner Mrs. Frey. If it fails and the points are less than 50 points, it will be forced to leave the location. Higher points can obtain additional information."

"Choose charm judgment."

Although "Witch's Rhetoric" could not be used, the special ability related to butterflies was related to charm, so naturally she had to choose charm. It was just that thinking about this matter again, the beautiful witch still had a slightly red face. She picked up the dice, and out of caution, drew another divination card. After swapping the positions of the dice in her hand, she tossed them out:

"Since she is a girl from the troupe, her charm shouldn't be very low, right?"

Clatter~

"Points 73, choose to increase judgment by charm, charm is... hmm?"

She saw the content on the parchment scroll clearly, and even she herself felt surprised:

"Where did Vanessa find such a beautiful girl? The charm of witches must exceed 100, but this kind of charm below 100, the only one I can think of is Galina's head maid. Is it a beautiful girl like that Miss Servit? Vanessa has been raising such a girl, but claims to be celibate."

Although her thoughts were thousands of miles away, her surface remained calm:

"Charm 96 points."

The two at the table looked at her again, but her face had a blurry distortion like water ripples, so no one could see her expression clearly:

"Symbol - Luo De deck, divination card - Empress, provide a total of 5+5+10=20 points."

Hesitating for a moment, although the basic points of "charm" alone exceeded the requirement of 95 points, the larger the value, the more things could be known. The witch looked at the content on the parchment scroll, and finally read out that entry:

"Legend Degree - Butterfly Player, any charm judgment, total points obtain a 2.0-fold coefficient bonus. Yes, pay attention to the wording here, it is not a simple '2.0-fold coefficient bonus', it is twice the total points. The total points are (73+96+5+5+10)×2, which is 378 points... If such charm really exists in reality instead of in the game, probably as long as she smiles at the table, all of us will offer her loyalty?"

She teased with complex emotions, guessing where her colleague found such a good girl, but what others cared about was another point:

"Wait, ordinary people can't have legend degree. Is that Miss Charlotte a Ringed Shushi?"

The two from the 【Light-Worshipper Seminar】 looked at "Lady Amethyst" with surprise:

"How did you bypass the basic rules of the 【Dice Story Collection】? Wait, does she have an Angel-level relic of fate on her?"

The woman in the black dress even said to the black-robed person standing:

"Can I report that someone is cheating in the game?"

The black-robed person did not pay any attention to her meaning at all, only the fine sand in the hourglass was still falling continuously.

Mr. O'Connor of the Dawn Church touched his chin:

"Legend degree... according to the data of 【Dice Story Collection】 I have read, it is an entry that can only be obtained by achievements, crimes, or behaviors that are enough to influence an era, or at least qualified to be recorded in history. Butterfly Player... Lady Amethyst, although it is very impolite to ask like this, can you introduce who that Miss Charlotte is later? The Church likes to cooperate with such capable Ringed Shushi."

The witch did not answer, because she didn't know either, but she became more and more interested in that Miss Charlotte in her heart:

"If I can make her my person... that remote countryside place like Randell Valley, where did such a good girl come from?"

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