Chapter 963: Dice and Rhetoric

"This is an ordinary winter night. When night falls, people on Silver Cross Avenue do not yet know what kind of story will happen tonight. And the protagonists of the story—【The Lurker in the Night】 Jogori Dius, 【The Charming Lady】 Lydia Pengelo, 【Mortal Luck】 Xia De Hamilton—realize in a trance that the gears of fate are turning at this moment."

The hoarse voice sounded in the darkness. People at the table subconsciously moved closer to the light source. The three under the light saw small wooden puppets representing the three story characters appear in the wooden block scene on the table. The positions of those puppets were exactly where Xia De and the others should be now.

I don't know who sighed in the darkness:

"The thieves of Toby are the target of the three tonight. No one knows why they are so persistent about that thief, but they are all determined to use the thief to prove their glory. In a trance, they heard the falling of the dice, as if people who had woken up from a long dream decided to do something.

So, what do the three want to do now?"

In the darkness that no one noticed, Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, who was hiding behind her sister, felt Lei Qianya put her center of gravity on her, but then she returned to normal.

The Red Butterfly pendant enhanced the connection between the two ladies. Lei Qianya on the 【Fishbone Pirate Ship】 could not swap with Duo Luo Qian, but now that they were both five-ring, they could.

In the living room on the second floor of No. 6 Saint Delan Square, where the gas lamp was lit, Duo Luo Qian, who was reading a book while petting Little Mia, suddenly closed her eyes. When Little Mia raised her head curiously, Lei Qianya's soul had already manipulated this body to open her eyes.

"Little Mia, it seems we must go to Xia De's side now, at least let him know what happened."

She sighed and stood up, reaching for the 【Night Watcher】 beside the fireplace. The cat with wide eyes blinked, and actually stood up from its lying posture.

On the second floor of the Association of Prophets, in a divination room that should not have been used, Xia De, who had just declared "going to the washroom", was talking to Luweiya.

The moonlight illuminated her side face, and Xia De was stunned:

"It's really strange. Half a minute ago, some kind of wonderful power tried to make me suddenly forget that I noticed Yin Yi Yi Lu Na fighting with others outside, as if Yin Yi Yi Lu Na had fallen into a special space like the 'Dark Domain' that makes people forget."

He frowned and said to the purple-eyed girl:

"And now, as if invisible threads are manipulating my thoughts and body, I have a strong urge to go downstairs now, walk around on the street, and scout the situation. This is not my own idea, and it doesn't fit my plan at all."

"Thoughts being manipulated? This is a big deal."

Luweiya said alertly, reaching out to Xia De:

"You can't save money at this time."

Xia De felt in his pocket, and among the 【Coin of Wisdom】, 【Cat and Dog Coin】, and 【Dandelion Coin】, he chose to give the latter to Luweiya.

The coin was thrown directly into the sky and began to decay at the highest point. When the decaying ashes scattered in the air, the purple-eyed girl opened her eyes and looked at Xia De with extreme surprise:

"You were chosen by Yin Yi Yi Lu Na."

"What?"

"Very interesting, you joined a game. Don't worry, they can only know your vague actions, not what you specifically did. Before Yin Yi Yi Lu Na gives the next instruction, please listen to me introduce information about an Angel-level relic."

She introduced the general characteristics of the Angel-level relic 【Dice Story Collection】 at a fast speed, and emphasized:

"They won't know your specific actions, only know what you did roughly. For example, now, they won't know your conversation with me, unless you stay here too long without going downstairs. But this might be better. You now have a sufficient reason to disguise yourself as an ordinary person under everyone's gaze to catch 【Master Thief Jack】. The only thing to note is not to expose your identity as a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi. If this incident passes successfully, the Church will never doubt whether you are a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi again."

She pointed to the door:

"Now follow Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's instructions and go outside. She will bring you victory."

"Disguise as an ordinary detective? I see."

Xia De nodded. Luweiya's "divination" almost fully parsed the characteristics of the relic, while the people who were telling stories and listening to stories were completely unaware that he, a "character in the story", already knew everything.

"Wait."

Before Xia De left, Luweiya handed Xia De a divination card:

"Take this."

What Luweiya handed Xia De was the divination card "Divination · Game" just now.

Xia De didn't ask why, put the divination card into his pocket, and put it together with the Rod card deck:

"I'll go to Silver Cross Avenue to 'scout' now, wait for my good news."

He pushed the door open and came to the corridor again. There were people in the corridor, but whether it was the royal guards or the staff of the Association of Prophets, they seemed to have forgotten that the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi squad of the Mechanical Sect had rushed into the room a few minutes ago. They didn't even notice Xia De. According to the relic's characteristics, unless the "Keeper" mentioned it, no one could notice Xia De.

For example, Luweiya just now, she should have suddenly wondered why she was standing in an empty room, but Luweiya was obviously an exception. Considering that she could even exempt level 0 relics, Xia De could also understand exempting level 1 relic's mental suggestion.

"I'll watch you from the window. If there is an accident, I will take the initiative to appear. There are actually many loopholes to drill here."

Luweiya said softly behind Xia De.

In that enclosed room, the only light source descended and illuminated the table. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na was angry, but still suppressed her expression:

"You are cheating again!"

Professor Angsi shook his head:

"This can't be considered cheating."

He unfolded the parchment scroll:

"Before our manipulated characters move to Silver Cross Avenue, I want to announce—

Because 【The Lurker in the Night】 Jogori Dius carries the symbol 'Broken Bugle', his combat power is enhanced, and he gets a 12-point bonus for attacking when rolling dice in combat;

Because he carries the symbol 'Mother's Necklace', he gets damage reduction in combat, and gets a 20-point bonus for defense when rolling dice in combat;

Because he carries the symbol 'Expensive Rhynest Monocle', he can see some subtle traces, and gets an extra 15-point bonus when scouting.

Because he carries the symbol 'Broken Candle Match', he gets a 25-point bonus when scouting in the dark night.

Because he carries the symbol 'Profaned Silver Cross Holy Emblem', he can exempt certain attacks by rolling extra dice when encountering evil creatures."

As his voice fell, five items—necklace, bugle, monocle, match, and holy emblem—really appeared on the wooden puppet on the table scene.

The cultist Dion on the side also stated the "symbols" carried by the character he manipulated, 【The Charming Lady】 Lydia Pengelo, and the number he said was four.

The so-called "symbols" were not items with supernatural power, but ordinary items judged as special items by 【Dice Story Collection】 according to some unknown rules. The two who were prepared in advance prepared these props in advance, so they had the confidence to use the special rules of 【Dice Story Collection】 to win the game and catch 【Master Thief Jack】, but Yin Yi Yi Lu Na didn't know there were these things.

She opened Xia De's parchment scroll again and read the dense text, looking for symbols that could be used. The basic rule of the game is that it must be read out to take effect, and the effect that is not read out does not take effect:

"【Mortal Luck】 Xia De Hamilton, carries the symbol 'Invincible Rod Card Deck', luck is improved, and he automatically gets a 5-point bonus whenever he rolls dice."

Professor Angsi was not surprised:

"Indeed, Chosen One, the target you chose should be the best target, which will increase your poor winning rate by at least ten percent."

"Luck and bad luck are only a thin line apart."

The cultist whispered.

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na frowned and continued to look at the parchment in her hand. Relics would not be judged as game symbols, and most of the things on Xia De, except for relics, were toys, and these items were not symbols. But she found that compared to the first time she checked the parchment a few minutes ago, there was one more item on Xia De:

"【Mortal Luck】 Xia De Hamilton, carries the symbol 'Beloved's Divination Card 【Game】', luck is improved, and he automatically gets a 5-point bonus whenever he rolls dice."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na knew that this card could only be given by Luweiya. The word "Beloved" made her feel a little uncomfortable. Among the crowd watching, Duo Luo Qian curled her lips, Princess Margaret frowned deeply, and Yin Yi Yi Lu Na didn't know what she was thinking.

The black-robed figure pulled everyone's attention back with a hoarse voice:

"The people chasing the thief came to the brightly lit Silver Cross Avenue, and the bright gas street lamps indicate safety. But the ordinary police patrolling the street noticed them. Roll two dice to form a number, and the number must be higher than 105 to continue acting on the street. Social reputation and charm can provide bonuses for the dice."

The puppets representing the three people had all come to the Silver Cross Avenue on the table scene, but the highest point of the two dice could only be 100. Theoretically, no one could pass the judgment.

Professor Angsi first threw two dice:

"I'll go first."

The thrown dice formed the number "29".

"【The Lurker in the Night】 Jogori Dius, local reputation bonus is 10, personal charm bonus is 19, total points 58; use the power of the ring in hand to cast 'Charm Human' to make himself worth believing. Because the target is an ordinary person, the judgment passes directly, and he gets an extra charm bonus of 50; character special skill - rhetoric, extra bonus 32. Total 140, judgment passed."

The cultist who threw the dice afterwards threw 51:

"【The Charming Lady】 Lydia Pengelo, local reputation bonus is 15, personal charm bonus is 81, total points 147. Oh, I won't read rhetoric or anything, the judgment has passed."

He showed a smile, while Yin Yi Yi Lu Na looked at the table hesitantly. Miss Green comforted her on the side:

"It doesn't matter, you have to believe in your luck. Even if Mr. Hamilton is an ordinary person, it's not without hope of winning."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na nodded. What she was worried about was actually not this.

She threw the dice casually, and the points were 39:

"【Mortal Luck】 Xia De Hamilton, local reputation bonus is 64."

Xia De had a reputation in this city, mainly because of his "scandal" with Miss Jia Jia Lin Na, but he was only the lowest noble after all, so the value of 64 was actually mainly because of those wonderful rumors.

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na skipped strange bonuses such as "Spirit Affinity", "Rhetoric enough to deceive a witch", "Luck under the moonlight", etc.:

"Personal charm bonus is..."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na looked at the parchment scroll in her hand and pursed her lips. This raised everyone's curiosity.

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PS: Because it involves a lot of content like "how much bonus" and "how much value", it seems that there is no specific story, so I added a chapter. Because there must be readers who don't like this form of story, the game will not be very long.

Half of this year has officially passed.

Asking for votes at the beginning of the month. ===== CHAPTER 964 =====