Cataclysm King

Chapter 383 Divination

Ji Xun didn’t know whether his premonition of crisis was accurate.

 But he never takes chances that good luck will always be with him.

 Having experienced countless dangers, he himself did not feel that he had any unnecessary worries.

Even though he had guessed that the powerful men from the Southern Continent might be coming, he still had the thought in his mind that soldiers would come to stop them.

However, he is not afraid of being alone, but the hundreds of people in the "rat camp" in the sewer have nothing to do with this matter.

Ji Xun didn’t want to bring trouble to others.

 Originally, I planned to stay with Reni for a while to stabilize my situation.

 Now it seems that I have to change my place.

Thinking of this, he got up and walked down the stairs.

As soon as he walked down the stairs, he watched Reni tinkering with a mechanical arm on the simple table.

Although he is not weak in strength, he has been hiding in Tibet over the years, and his battle losses have not been replenished, and his situation has become increasingly difficult.

Like an octopus, four or five robotic arms are simultaneously repairing the other two that were damaged in the previous battle.

Whether they are official investigators or bounty hunters, the number is countless times that of wanted criminals.

 When Ji Xun walked down, Reni also heard the movement of the wooden stairs.

  The most important reason why Ji Xun is obsessed with that catastrophic object is because it is a relic of Emperor Lanlingst.

After all, the consciousness fragments in the relics are the distorted consciousness of the ancestors. Not only are they extremely dangerous to come into contact with, they also contain super-level knowledge, which is also very difficult to understand.

Unlike Innocence City, a special place where order is broken, in other cities in the Eastern Wasteland, the situation of wanted criminals is actually very difficult.

He did not hide his embarrassment: "Well, it may take some time for me to return the [Grey Mist Relic]. After all, this relic pollutes my mental power very much, and the time that my consciousness can comprehend it is also very short every day. "

 Actually, it doesn’t take “some time”, but a lot of time.

This also greatly limits his combat effectiveness.

As for the inheritance left by the ancestors of the drama gods, I just want to see it.

There are many legendary masters who make a living from bounties, enough to chase wanted criminals to nowhere to escape.

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Although he is a little older, the opponent has an absolute advantage in terms of strength. Reni also showed due courtesy: "Your Excellency, please speak."

 Judging from the materials used, this guy doesn’t have much money either. The metal materials and accessories used all look like old items removed from some unknown mechanical device.

He had one more thing to do before leaving. After thinking about it, he said, "But before that, I still need your help with something."

Upon hearing this, Reni's heart skipped a beat.

 The opportunity he finally negotiated was something he didn’t want to lose just like that.

"Um."

Reni thought it was because his progress in enlightenment was too slow, and he looked slightly uneasy, and said tactfully: "Um, am I disturbing your Excellency?"

And what Reni specializes in, whether it’s puppets or machinery, is the “noble sequence” that consumes a lot of resources.

He also thought that this might have something to do with Ji Xun's sudden departure, but he wisely didn't ask.

He also saw it from his interactions in the past few days. The bounty in front of him was higher than that of everyone in the entire camp combined. The "S wanted criminal" was not as vicious as he imagined.

Especially for a wanted criminal with a special status like Rennie.

Ji Xun heard that the other party agreed, so he didn’t worry about this issue anymore.

Ji Xun shook his head after hearing this, knowing that the other party had misunderstood, and said bluntly: "No. I didn't mean to urge you. The relic will be left with you for safekeeping for the time being. When I need it, I will come to you. "

 I chose to follow before because I didn’t have enough trust.

 This is the exclusive talent of the [Juggler] lineage, which can control multiple limbs at the same time to complete work efficiently.

 Not just him, everyone else in this camp is in a similar situation.

He was not sure he could touch it, so he could just wait for Reni to slowly understand it.

 Reni's physical body has been necrotic due to toxin pollution, and the modified mechanical body is not too advanced.

Renie was also surprised when he heard this.

Reni said as if he felt that his statement was not prepared enough, and added: "If you need it at any time, you can come to me at any time. Even if I have an accident, I will try my best to have this thing returned to you. inside."

Times have smoothed out all the edges and corners of Reni. If it weren’t for his special status, he would really be a technical nerd who likes to study puppets and machinery.

Ji Xun has fully understood Ji Xun after spending the past few days together.

Ji Xun shook his head and directly stated his purpose: "No. I plan to leave."

 But after all, it is just a transaction, and Reni does not dare to ask for it.

 Without the cover of a cloak, Reni's semi-mechanically modified body was completely exposed to the air.

He turned around with a surprised expression, as if he was wondering why Ji Xun, who had not come down for nearly a week, suddenly came down.

 After being stunned for a moment, he responded: "Okay!"

The welding light shone brightly throughout the room, and the air was filled with the smell of burning and oxidized metal.

When he is not killing people, I really don’t see this young man having such a contrasting side. He is as elegant and steady as a gentleman.

Ji Xundao: "You said before that there is a diviner in the camp? If possible, I would like to pay a visit."

Hearing this, Reni agreed, but also hinted: "Of course. But my mother-in-law's temper is a bit weird. And you should know about divination, the price is very high."

He also guessed that Ji was looking for Granny, most likely because of her need for divination.

Ji Xundao: "Yes. I understand the rules."

 It is not easy to find a true fortune teller.

 Since you have encountered it, you might as well give it a try.

Hearing this, Reni also breathed a sigh of relief.

With that said, he put on his cloak to cover his mechanical body, and led Ji Xun downstairs.

Ji Xun walked behind Reni and looked at his old mechanical arm covered by a cloak. He thought of the question he had been curious about before and asked: "Did Mr. Reni use 'neuro-mechanical technology' to transform his body?"

 You must know that the technical threshold for neuromachinery is extremely high.

Although the machines of this era can be considered black technology, the technology of mechanical prosthetics is not yet mature. At most, some metal bones, kneecaps, etc. are replaced, which are partial modifications of small parts. This is the first time Ji Xun has seen such a person completely replacing most of his body.

And this is also the first time he has seen someone combine machinery and puppetry.

Reni smiled bitterly: "I can't afford the materials needed for neuromachinery. And many technologies have been lost in the Eastern Wasteland."

He had no intention of hiding it at all, and added: "What I have mastered is only some incomplete technology, and I used some biological limb joints as replacements, and then attached mechanical skeletons."

Ji Xun listened and roughly understood.

 It’s not as cutting-edge as I thought, but it’s already very powerful.

He thought about it and said, "Have you ever thought about using a mechanical armor as a puppet?"

The masters must have a very high vision. Reni guessed what he was talking about as soon as he heard it: "You should be talking about a machine of the level of 'Titan Armor', right?"

 Ordinary mechanical combat mechas are so clumsy that the gain outweighs the gain of being used as a puppet.

His tone was a little bitter, and he explained: "The ancestors have actually tried it a long time ago. But top-level puppets like the Titan armor have very high requirements for mechanics. Controlling an ordinary combat puppet requires a hundred. Control commands for units; if you want to control the Titan armor accurately, the commands required may be at the '10,000' or '100,000' level. Even if I can enter the realm of top-level card masters, it is enough to be able to control one or two armors. At the limit, the efficiency may not be higher than that of mechanics. In contrast, at the same level, the extraordinary puppet's numerical advantage is more impressive in group battles."

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this. Is this really the case?

 I deduced it before and the result was almost like this, so I just asked out of curiosity.

 Not surprisingly, I got the expected answer.

What Rennie just said is just normal.

After thinking about it, he also felt that he could share some of his experiences, and then said: "But I have an idea, which is to use some biological puppets to control machinery. For example, special monsters like 'tentacle monsters' that are good at controlling. Simplify it again Some mechanical armors reduce the difficulty of control. After all, biological puppets are replaceable and do not require the strict protection of mechanics. In this way, it is theoretically possible to control a huge army of mechanical puppets."

Ji Xun was thinking in his mind as he listened. In theory, it is really feasible.

When Reni said this, his expression also showed a hint of embarrassment of lack of money.

 Puppet Master has always been a very expensive career sequence, let alone researching new puppets.

 His ideas are all theoretical and he has no conditions to try them.

Ji Xun saw his embarrassment, his eyes showed a look of thought, and he said nothing more.

 The two of them walked down the wooden house.

Reni was born into a noble family, and his knowledge was wider than anyone in the camp.

 Because of his status as a "teacher", everyone in the camp respected him.

There were people saying hello along the way, and some were curious about Ji Xun, an outsider, and pointed.

They turned a few corners and saw a small wooden house hidden in the darkness next to a sewer full of red-eyed mice.

As soon as the two of them approached, the old woman seemed to have known that they were coming, and a faint voice came from the door: "Reni, please bring the guests in."

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of rats ran out of the house.

Reni responded: "Yeah."

He said and walked in first.

Ji Xun also followed.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a white mouse wearing a large red flowered coat smoking a pipe lazily on a chair.

　　Although it is a mouse, it can be seen that the face has the shadow of an old woman.

Green smoke curled up, and the shimmering rat eyes looked at Ji Xun.

 When he first saw it, the red-coated mouse looked slightly surprised, as if he had seen something puzzling, but it disappeared instantly.

Ji Xun saw that Grandma's real body was a big rat, and her expression was as usual.

　　I already knew from Reni’s mouth before that this was a backlash from divination.

 [6 of Hearts-Prophet] is a professional branch of the wisdom path, but card masters in this sequence rarely die well.

Reni introduced: "Grandma, this is Ji Xun. A guest at the camp."

Ji Xun also nodded politely as a greeting.

He was just a guest who came to the door, and there was no need to be polite. He directly stated the purpose of his visit: "Grandma, I want to do some divination." The white mouse said calmly: "What do you want to divination, guest?"

Ji Xundao: "It's bad luck. I want to know if I will encounter a crisis recently. It doesn't have to be too accurate, just make sure it will happen."

 He wanted to make sure his perception was correct.

 This is also related to his subsequent itinerary plan.

Hearing this, Reni on the side was also slightly surprised.

 He thought that Ji Xun would divine some special things, but he didn't expect it to be that simple.

You must know that "divining bad luck" is one of the favorite businesses of fortune-tellers because the cost is small.

 Only a general judgment is needed, not a specific direction.

Before the other party could speak, Ji Xun took the initiative and said, "What price do I need to pay?"

The white mouse also said decisively: "Since it is the guest brought by Reni, some food and supplies will be good."

Ji Xun: "Okay!"

 He knew very well that any divination came with a price.

 In the light case, it consumes energy, but in the serious case, it can cause death.

Ji Xun knew that he was involved in a special destiny, so he didn't ask any difficult questions.

After negotiating the price, the white mouse took out a deck of playing cards and placed them on the table: "Guest, let's draw the cards."

 Poker divination is the most mainstream divination method.

Ji Xun sat on the chair next to the mouse, and casually pulled out three cards: four of spades, six of hearts, and nine of diamonds.

 Very ordinary card.

The white mouse took a look and told the divination result: "'Miscellaneous Game'. It should be all right."

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun frowned as he listened.

 He did not doubt that this mother-in-law would deceive him like those scammers in the market.

 It’s just strange. Could it be that I feel wrong?

 The prophet is a card master of the wisdom path, and his thinking is far more sharp than ordinary people.

The white mouse looked at Ji Xun and guessed what he was thinking at a glance. He explained: "In divination, big cards are not necessarily good cards. Ups and downs have their own risk and cause. What you drew is an ordinary card. , Ordinary life is safe, of course it is 'lucky'."

 Reni on the side looked slightly different, but he also felt that it was natural.

 He has seen with his own eyes Ji Xun's method of killing one person and four others.

With that kind of fighting power, even if a sixth-level card master comes, I'm afraid they won't be able to gain any benefit.

 In the Thieves City, there is a high probability that there is no danger.

Moreover, although Ji Xun didn't go out these days, Reni didn't feel like he didn't do anything.

  High-level card masters can more or less control the leakage of their own energy, especially Qigong masters. High-level card masters in this sequence can almost perfectly control the leakage of their own energy.

 Looking the same as before, but his intuition told Reni that Ji Xun was probably even more powerful now than before.

Ji Xun heard this explanation and knew that there was no problem.

Although he can't do divination, he does know a lot about it.

 Poker is a medium that carries mysterious power. In the process of turning over cards, there are things like luck intervening.

 The cards you turn over are also your own fortunes.

Just when he thought that the other party could only do this and had no intention of continuing, White Mouse saw the hesitation in his eyebrows and suddenly changed the subject and said: "Of course, there is another possibility."

Ji Xun and Reni cast their eyes away.

White Mouse said: "That means someone has deceived and interfered with the divination results of related events in advance."

As she spoke, she added: "But that situation is almost impossible. Although my rank is not high, it really wants to interfere with my divination. At least, even the legendary card master can't do it."

ˆ “.”

Hearing this, Ji Xun's pupils shrank slightly.

These words may not sound like much to others, but to his ears, they were like thunder.

Legendary card masters can’t do it, so what about higher ones?

There are many top powerhouses in the Southern Continent.

Almost the moment I heard this sentence, the intuition in my heart became stronger and stronger: that sense of crisis was directed at little Ivan in his pocket.

 White Mouse looked at Ji Xun's expression, and her professional sensitivity as a fortune teller made her notice something.

 Maybe he felt that the result just now was too sloppy, and he felt a little bad about accepting the money. She added: "You may have thought of some other clues. That's fine, directional clues will be more accurate than divination out of thin air. If you feel it is necessary, you can do divination again."

As he said that, a touch of wisdom accumulated over time appeared on the rat's face: "You don't have to tell me what you thought of. Your destiny is very special, and I may not be able to withstand the backlash of your divination."

Ji Xun glanced at the mouse and said without hesitation: "Okay!"

 He drew three cards again, Club 2, Club 3, and Club 5.

The white mouse looked at the divination result, and his expression became serious, but he was more confused: "Has it really changed? It's actually a 'fart card'."

Ji Xun looked at the card and knew it was a "fart card".

  This is the smallest possible combination of three cards in poker.

 Although divination is a professional branch of prophecy, it is also slightly different.

 Prophecy is a prediction of what is destined to happen in the future, and that outcome cannot be changed;

Divination is just about predicting some future trends through a mysterious level.

 Although it also points to the future, the divination results are more vague. It also requires the level of a fortune teller to interpret the medium, so there are a lot of variables.

Ji Xun looked at the cards and waited for professionals to interpret them.

 But the white mouse thought for a long time and did not speak.

 The atmosphere in the room gradually became a little solemn.

I don’t know if it’s because Reni brought the guests, but Grandma seems to have put a lot of effort into it.

But after waiting for a full quarter of an hour, she was still unsure and said: "I'm sorry. If I really want to say it, I still think it's 'lucky'. The fart card represents obscurity and ordinaryness, and this is actually the best 'lucky card' ”

Ji Xun nodded and said, "Yes. Sorry for the trouble."

 My mother-in-law was also a little disappointed.

Most of her life has passed, and she has divined countless strange things, and she has also divined many important people.

 It was obviously a very ordinary divination in front of her, but she frowned.

 It is not the result of doubtful divination.

 But as soon as the guest came in, she could tell that Ji Xun was special. There was only one word: ordinary.

 And she knew that it was absolutely impossible for Reni to bring an ordinary person to see her.

  The fortune teller can see things that others cannot see, such as fate and luck.

 It was because she didn't see anything special about Ji Xun's fate, but it was brought about by Reni himself that she realized it was "special".

This made her even more suspicious that the divination results might have been interfered with.

With this thought lingering, Granny sighed and murmured to herself: "It's a pity that the level of my divination poker is too low. If I have relic-level props, the possibility of interference will be greatly reduced."

Ji Xundu had already paid him and was about to leave. When he heard this, he suddenly thought of something, "Relics?"

Thinking of something, he took out a pair of gold playing cards and asked, "Grandma, can you take a look at these playing cards?"

This is when Ji Xun went to the black market in Innocence City and killed the fortune teller of the Cao family to get the second-level [Golden Divination Poker].

This thing can only be used by diviners, and it has been gathering dust until now.

Seeing the gold poker on the table, Grandma's expression froze, as if she recognized the origin of this relic: "Of course it is."

The relics of the diviner series are already rare, and she did not expect that she would see such a complete set of fortune-telling pokers.

Moreover, I’ve seen it.

Ji Xun heard that the other party promised to do divination for the third time, and planned to try it again.

 The white mouse washed the cards.

I don’t know whether it was because of the special grade of the relics or other reasons, but the three people in the room always felt a mysterious aura coming over them.

The mother-in-law had a serious face and had a bad premonition, but she still said: "Guest, please draw the card again."

"Um."

 Ji Xun drew a card again.

But this time, as soon as he drew the first card and was about to turn it over, a sudden change occurred.

The face of the old woman opposite her suddenly changed, as if she had touched some unobservable taboo, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

 As soon as his breath faded, he felt as if he had lost half his life!

 Seeing this scene, Ji Xun's pupils suddenly shrank.

Reni’s expression on the side also changed drastically.

 None of the three of them thought that just drawing the cards before the cards were turned over would have such serious consequences.

 But this directly proves that someone really interfered with the divination!

　Grandma’s divination behavior just now directly came into contact with the mysterious power, and it was backfired!

at the same time.

Sinless City, in an inconspicuous tavern.

There were several mysterious people in cloaks gathered in the room. They had just crossed over from the abyss rift to the Eastern Wasteland today.

 At this moment, they were flipping through the map of Donghuang.

 If anyone is here, they will definitely see on the map that a few people have drawn a route to the Thieves City.

“I didn’t expect those guys from the Dragon Rebel Army to send that ‘forbidden object’ to the Eastern Wasteland.”

“Yes. It made us travel so far.”

 “Don’t waste time, hurry up and get going!”

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 (End of this chapter)