The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

A whole year has passed since he came to this world, which happened to be from the eve of the beginning of the last academic year of Ramifah University to the eve of the beginning of the new academic year of Ramifah University.

In the past year, of course, he has experienced many things and met many people.In this short and long time, he has gradually integrated into this world from an outsider who traveled here, and now he will save this world.

He looks back at the things he has encountered in the past, and thinks about these people.

... Qin Duo can be counted, Qin Duo is special after all.If you use numbers to number people, then other people will be normal one, two, three, four, five, and qindo can be 0 or 100, which is a big success or a big failure.

Thinking of the big success and the big failure of the will judgment that Qinduo encountered when they were in the land of no embers, Sirius still feels a little bit of surprise.

For him, Qin Duo is an unexpected joy of this trip to another world.Of course it was unexpected at the beginning, even caught off guard, but as time went by, he felt that this kind of surprise had completely integrated into his life and became an inseparable part.

... That's why he didn't plan to count Qin Duo, Qin Duo was with him.

Well, first of all, the eight people in the running group story... No, it should be said, the eight identities of seven people: doctor, student, businessman, detective (vagrant), knight commander, clown, and female bishop.

Siles did not meet these seven people at the same time, but it should be said that these people were his first impression and understanding of this world.Today, he has formed unexpected friendships with several of them.

Next are 18 Houseville Street and the companions of the Dawn Revelation Society, namely Mrs. Fuller, Angela Clayton, Eric Collins, Darrell Hobbs, and the newsboy and lady and Carol Housman.

Adding Grenfell who just met, there are eight people in total.

These eight people can be said to be familiar with the Historical Society and the power of the Revelator, and some of them (such as Miss Angela Clayton) also have connections with Siles outside the Historical Society.

In the beginning, these people, especially the companions gathered at 18 Houseville Street, helped him establish a deeper understanding of the world.

This includes their respective lives in La Mifa, the changes to their lives by the power of the Revelator, and... the death of Brewer Darrow.

The death opened up to Sirius the cruel, bloody, crazy side of the world.

To this day, occasionally when he recalls this incident, he can't help thinking that at that time, he probably would never have expected the tortuous investigation and bizarre truth after this case.

Perhaps this kind of statement can also be a commentary on his time-traveling journey—after all, when he just time-traveled, he would never have imagined that he would establish such a deep connection with this world and perform such unbelievable actions.

Then there are people in the dream of the deep sea, including Garrett Gielgud, Hud Dreyson (Herman Grove has been counted in the entry of the running group), and he will go to other places later. Folklorist Alfonso Carlyle of Dreamland.

If you add those children (Garland, Hal Goss, Emile Harrison, and Nanissar Bryant, considering Mr. Xia's contact with this child), then In this way, there are seven people in total.

Alfonso Carlisle was one of his accidental friends; the journey to the Neverlands bound them together.To some extent, Siles should attribute it to the previous category, after all, Alfonso led him to witness the hidden dark side of this world.

Nanessal Bryant is also an exception.In fact, he hadn't really had much contact with this child, but this child, like Garland, had been controlled by some strange "something".He displayed strength close to that of Thaddeus.

...And one thing that is very embarrassing is that his grandfather, Jonathan Bryant, did count on him to be Thaddeus' container at the beginning.

As for the people in other deep sea dreams, this naturally comes from the power of Akamala.

He recalled it carefully, and then remembered that the reason why he came into contact with Akamala's power at the beginning was because he cared very much about the painter (that is, Kailan) who appeared in Atherton Square.

He thought it might have something to do with Brewer's death (and it did).That's why he bought the manuscript of the painter Leon at Ernestine's underground fair.

Through the description of his dream by the painter Leon, Siles was able to touch the power of Akamala and step into the dream of the deep sea; furthermore, he created the identity of Mr. Ghost.

The identity of Siles Noel is connected to many of his achievements in the real world, while Mr. Ghost is connected to more things outside the real world.

Finally, there is the school. It is impossible for ordinary students in the club and his professor colleagues to participate, and Siles will not be relieved, but his two apprentices and Doreen Lucas can be counted for the time being. .

Although, Siles actually hoped that these students would not get involved.

One question worth discussing is, for example, some revelators he knew in the Historical Society, friends he met at a novelist party, publisher Benton, Alva Gilini, the Finn family, and the wanderers in the West Side. Ordinary people like our children, should these people be counted.

The people Siles counted before were basically more or less related to the followers of the old gods.He thinks these people might get involved.

And that is a total of seven people, plus eight people, plus seven people, plus three people...

25 people.

Siles couldn't help but startled.

When this figure was placed in front of him, he couldn't help but realize dumbfoundedly that Grenfell's casual statement actually really matched the final situation.

This figure coincided with the age of "Sileus Noel".A wonderful coincidence.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help shaking his head—it's another coincidence, he thought.Anyway, that's a pretty huge number.This means that he still has a lot of work to do.

This made Sirius sigh involuntarily.

It was just at this time that he arrived in Dawson Street.

After the underground black market on Dawson Street was banned, it became a commercial street with legitimate business.With the progress of the renovation plan in La Mifa City, the city's economy has also improved a lot, so Dawson Street has become a must-go place for many Westside residents.

Taking advantage of such an opportunity, Geisha Grocery Store has naturally become a good business.

In the letter that Siles received just after returning to Ramifa City, Irene Finn even asked Siles if it was possible to open a branch in the East City. It is said that many of their orders came from the West City, and even northern suburbs.

Of course, the order here refers to the goods ordered by mail.These orders account for two-thirds of Geisha's daily sales.

Therefore, Geisha Grocery Store also employs a group of workers dedicated to delivery.

The vagrants in West City used to help deliver goods for a period of time before, but they were still young children after all, and after the order volume surged, they were overwhelmed.But they still need this part of the reward.

Therefore, their job now is to watch the store, help sort out the order content and inventory, sort out the goods that need to be sent out every day, and so on.These things are not too hard for these children, and it can even be said to be quite easy.

With the reward Geisha gave them, Siles heard that these children were already planning to go to school.Some may be enrolled in the first semester of secondary school, and some may wait.

Siles had suggested to Jimmy to buy some second-hand textbooks and learn by himself first, which helped this group of children very well.Most of them have passed the entrance examination.

Another thing worth mentioning is that many customers who come to Geisha for shopping hear that Geisha can order products by writing letters, and they occasionally ask other shops about it, especially on Dawson Street. of these shops.

Some of these stores have actually followed this practice.They humbly asked the women who managed the Geisha grocery store about the specific situation of this practice, and then asked if it was possible for them to jointly hire the delivery workers.

Several ladies discussed it, and finally readily agreed.

This approach is mutually beneficial. After all, these stores sell different items and have no competitive relationship with each other. If they deliver goods together, maybe the workers can help promote them, and maybe they can sell their products sell out.

There are many workers in the west city who are willing to take up this job; for jobs like postman, the number of existing staff is already sufficient.But if you want to count the work content of this kind of delivery, the postman is naturally far from enough.

This has given many people new job opportunities.

Some other shops have gradually heard about this business model and quickly followed suit.The newly laid, brand-new road surface in the city also helped a lot.

When Siles arrived on Dawson Street, he happened to bump into a group of workers going to make deliveries.

They came in twos, with one carrying a carriage (the carriage was jointly purchased by the shopkeepers), and the other holding a list of goods to be delivered this time, carefully checking and planning the route.

For people on the west side, they'd probably rather just walk up two steps and buy it in person on Dawson Street or whatever.

But for the wealthy families in the east city or the aristocratic young masters and ladies in the northern suburbs, they are willing to pay such a few marquis coins to let the shop deliver the goods to their door.

And this is an era of change, development, and chaos.The elders are still clinging to the old ways, but the young are ready to welcome a new era.

Therefore, this novel way of shopping—writing and drawing on the pages of advertising leaflets, thinking about how much to buy, and then waiting for the goods to come automatically—is popular among young people.

... At least Siles had heard from Angela Clayton that some young nobles would even use this as a comparison.

Siles thought about these things, and soon, he came to the Geisha grocery store.

Qin Duo is in the store, playing with a Rubik's Cube in a somewhat bored manner.

The Rubik's Cube is still the most popular product in the store today, and it has been launched one after another in different shapes, difficulty levels, colors, etc., and it has been a long-term bestseller.

Qin Duo first noticed the arrival of Siles, he stood up, and said with a smile: "You are here."

Siles nodded and said in a low voice, "Some progress has been made."

"That's really a good thing." Qin Duo said, "By the way, someone is looking for you."

Siles froze for a moment, turned his eyes to the side, and then noticed the other people in the shop.

There are actually quite a few customers in the store.It was the last Friday before school started (after the rainy season, schools start around the same time), so many children and their parents came to the store to see if there were new toys.

In fact, Geisha has actually put a batch of new toys on the shelves recently.Before Siles left Ramifa City during the rainy holiday, he specially left a batch of drawings of new toys, and now these toys have been made and put on the shelves.

In addition to these customers, there are Irene Fein and the children who are watching the store (perhaps it is no longer appropriate to describe them as waifs, they put on new clothes and look more energetic overall), and , an unexpected person - businessman Ranmeer.

Ranmeer stood in front of one of the shelves, seemingly observing something.His back was turned to Sirius, so Sirius didn't even notice his presence at first, thinking it was just an ordinary guest.

But Langmier appeared here, probably because he planned to study some new business opportunities.

"Mr. Langmire." Cinder called him.

Langmire just turned around, saw Sirius, and immediately said with a smile: "Professor Noel! I heard that Mr. Cindo said you would come later, so I was waiting for you. I didn't expect you It's just a coincidence that it will appear here in Geisha today."

"Long time no see, Ranmir." Siles also smiled slightly, "I just met Carlos this morning, for the drama."

"You actually met him?" Ranmier said with some surprise, he shook his head helplessly, "This kid never tells me about him, so I haven't heard of it... Anyway, he can Just to help you."

At this time, Irene Finn also came over.

Ranmier said in a timely manner: "I have taken a fancy to several toys, and I will go to settle the bill first, and we will talk later."

Siles nodded, then looked at Irene, and said, "Good afternoon, Irene. How are you doing?"

"It's pretty good." Irene Finn no longer has the image of the gloomy and nagging landlady, she smiled and chatted with Celes about her recent life, and then said, "It's still dinner tomorrow night , Siles, I'll let my husband make a reservation for the restaurant we're familiar with.

"By the way, let Qin Duo come with you?"

She glanced at Qin Duo.

Qin Duo unexpectedly showed a little embarrassment. He glanced at Siles first, then nodded, and said, "Of course...I'm honored."

Erin couldn't help but smiled, but didn't say much.Instead, she whispered to Sirius about Ranmere's visit.

Unsurprisingly, Langmeer came to Geisha grocery store in person because he discovered some business opportunity.Not because of the toys, though.

In fact, Langmeer has mentioned before that he intends to sell these toys to other countries and regions, and this matter is also steadily advancing.

The real purpose of Langmeer's visit this time is for this brand-new business model of "order-delivery".He knew from the very beginning that this business model was very promising, but he dared not bet heavily for various reasons.

Now, with the follow-up of the infrastructure in Lamifa City, he realized that it might be time to integrate various stores on a large scale and let them all participate in this business model; and as the leader, Langmier can naturally get a share of it soup.

In some past business activities, this model is actually not uncommon; for example, milkman, newspaper boy, etc., can be said to be similar types of work.But Langmeer seems to have realized that he could pull it all together into a massive group effort.

In other words, he does not want to promote "online shopping", but just wants to establish a comprehensive "express company" and cooperate with multiple shops.

In this era without the Internet, this approach of being closely integrated with physical stores is obviously more appropriate.

Siles listened thoughtfully.

Irene said in a low voice: "Because you first proposed this model, Mr. Langmeer probably wanted to ask for your opinion."

Siles understood.

To be honest, from the perspective of "cooperation", Langmeer can be said to be a very reputable businessman. Including books, card games, toy production, etc., Langmeer respects Siles very much. Partner's point of view.

Of course, Siles also reciprocated, providing Langmeer with many good opportunities to make money.

Soon, Langmire finished paying.Siles bid farewell to Irene with Cindo, and then walked to Langmere.

It happened to be Jimmy at the counter to collect the money.When he saw Sirius, he greeted him cheerfully.Compared to the vigilant, impoverished waif he had been when we first met, Jimmy looked like a normal West Side kid now.

Siles also smiled: "Long time no see, Jimmy."

"Long time no see, Professor!" Jimmy said, "I heard that you have been away from Ramifa City for a while, are you finally back? I want to share good news with you. In a few days, several of my companions and I will meet Going to school. Thanks to you, and Geisha."

There seemed to be a small flame ignited in his eyes, which made the boy look radiant.

"Congratulations, Jimmy." Siles said sincerely, "Study hard."

"We will." Jimmy nodded vigorously.

They didn't talk much, because Ranmeer was obviously still waiting to have a conversation with Sirius.

Soon, Siles, Qindo and Ranmir went to a nearby restaurant, sat down and chatted for a while.Ranmere kindly invited them to have dinner here, but Siles refused on the pretext that he had other things to do that night.

...Can the wooden body of the doll really eat?Siles doubted this a little.

Anyway, they quickly got down to business.

Langmeer mentioned his reason for coming, just as Irene said, he was very interested in this novel business model and planned to promote it throughout the city.

Now this model is only limited to some shops, but if it is promoted according to Langmeer's idea, then the stalls will be quite large at once.

Siles didn't have any opinions on this matter, at least in business, he was far less experienced than these businessmen, so he quickly agreed with Langmeer's idea.

After Ranmier nodded with a smile, he turned to look at Qindo, and said tentatively: "Also, Mr. Qindo...do you intend to let the Praia family cooperate with me to carry out this matter?"

Qin Duo was a little absent-minded at this time. He seemed to be thinking of something else. It was not until Ranmir asked his opinion that he was taken aback for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said straightforwardly: "Of course."

Ranmir breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the Praia family's carriage houses, trains, etc. all over the world can be a very good boost to this model; as far as the city of Ramifa is concerned, if the Praia family can be brought into this business Here, there is no need to worry about the carriage.

Soon, Langmeer said complacently: "We will create a great achievement."

He also mentioned that because the idea first came from Celes, he would give a portion of the profits to Celes.He will send the contract back later.

This is their consistent cooperation habit, including Geisha, Noel Solitaire, etc., are arranged in this way.

Siles nodded too.He inadvertently thought that when he first came to this world, the situation of insufficient assets seemed to have completely bid farewell to him now.

... Well, first of all, I should thank Antinam for sending him the few hundred-coin bills.

Having said that, why does Antinam have money?

Thinking of the few hundred-dollar bills that were still at the bottom of the box, Siles had a moment of doubt.He thought, wouldn't that be an illusion created with the help of Akamala's power?

He couldn't help thinking of the [money begets money] ceremony given to him by the church in the past.

After the first business deal was concluded very simply and quickly, Langmier couldn't help but relax. He joked, "It would be great if all the business partners I faced were as talkative as you are." gone."

Siles laughed.He said: "You are a very good partner, Ranmere."

Ranmir smiled too.He turned to mention another thing, that is, what Siles had just heard from Jon not long ago, about the Noel card contest.

When the competition was held for the first time, they only limited the scope to the city of Lamifa to try; but this time, Langmier amplified his ambition a little bit, planning to hold a card competition in the entire Principality of Const.

"In addition, my employees in the Land of Ashes, they are also holding their own card games in several cities in Galsworth. I will observe the process and results of these games. Perhaps we will soon have It's time for the Noel Card Tournament in the Never Embers," Ranmere said.

Siles was silent for a moment, thinking to himself, this group of explorers used to live and die in the mist, but now they are dreaming and dying at the card table... At least they don't have to die, which can be said to be a good thing.

Siles said, "Your arrangements are already very good, and I don't have any complaints."

He's now approaching Noel's poker with great equanimity, even though he knows it's probably going to be his best-known achievement.

After that, he and Ranmeer mentioned many other things, including the urging of the new book of Siles that the publisher Benton asked him to pass on (Siles was silent about it), and the news of Noel's playing cards and toys. Sales and more.

Ranmere took a stack of papers from his shopping bag.

He said with great interest: "This is... origami?" He flipped through the instructions and exclaimed, "It's just a blank piece of paper. After folding with the help of these simple instructions, it can become All sorts of fancy looks...I think some younger kids would be very happy."

Celes smiled.

He once learned many interesting things because of his writing needs, including origami.It should be said that it is a pity that his clumsy fingers can only learn the simplest origami suitable for preschool children.

... Presumably Qindo's hair would resonate with this, considering that when he occasionally tied Qindo's hair, he always accidentally hurt Qindo.

Braiding a hair tie is probably the pinnacle of Celeste's handiwork.

Ranmeer praised several novelty toys in succession.

After a while, he mentioned a slightly depressing topic: "You may not know that some people are quite dissatisfied with toys. They think it's a waste of time."

Siles thought for a while, then said objectively: "This is not uncommon."

Qin Duo laughed mockingly, and then said: "But it is no longer the early period of the Mist Age."

In the early days of the Mist Period, when people were still trapped in the fog, they certainly didn't have the extra mood to study toys, playing cards and the like.People at that time were busy surviving, but also suffering from surviving.

But today, things are no longer what they were then.

"That's true." Ranmier said with a smile, "but this situation does exist, and there are still many people whose souls are still stuck at that moment. I'm not sure if these people know that Geisha Grocery Store belongs to you, But I should take this as a reminder."

"Thank you for your reminder, Ranmir." Siles smiled slightly, "It's just that my enemies are no longer these people."

Ranmire was taken aback for a moment, and he keenly sensed an unusual meaning in Sirius' words.He hesitated, and finally said, "Is there anything I can do for you, Professor?"

Siles also paused for a moment, and then he said, "Do you still remember the matter of the sea in the north that I asked you to help investigate?"

It was from Langmere that Siles first heard about the explorers who went mad after drinking the potion.

Ranmier thought for a while, then showed a surprised expression, and said, "Is this matter still unresolved?"

"No, it just came to an end before." Siles said, "Now, the situation is escalating. They may intensify their efforts to do something... in Ramifa City."

"...A follower of the old god?"

"Yes."

Langmire let out a lament, and said, "From last year to now, how many plots by followers of the old gods have we experienced!"

"Maybe we can take this opportunity to solve this matter completely." Siles said, he gave his thoughts from this perspective, "As far as I know, it seems that some people have organized this group of followers of the old gods .”

"So they will do something in a premeditated manner." Ranmir was keenly aware of this, "...I see. Do we need to do something in Lamifa City?"

Siles nodded, and he said, "Information, the most important thing."

Ranmire stroked his chin thoughtfully.After thinking for a while, this well-known overseas businessman said simply: "I just want to promote this brand-new business model, and this is just the right opportunity.

"Even if I collect all kinds of information at this time, it will not attract suspicion, and I can even ask others many questions confidently... After all, this is a big business, and nervousness is inevitable.

"Their appearance, their actions, their purpose...whatever, I will pay attention to these details and information."

He took advantage of this opportunity very cleverly.As far as Langmir's contacts are concerned, he can know many areas that Siles has not been able to touch for the time being.

Most importantly, it is normal and necessary for a businessman to gather information.

However, Siles still reminded him: "However, those people may have noticed me and know the connection between us. Therefore, when you do these things, you must also pay attention to safety."

Ranmir was surprised to learn of this, and he couldn't help asking: "What about you?"

"Me?" Siles paused, and then said calmly, "Don't worry, I have a solution for this."

Ranmir breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Qindo again, thought for a while, and thought that there was no need to worry about the safety of this famous explorer—at least compared to Siles, Qindo was not so exciting worried.

He thought about the whole thing again, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.Looking at the sunshine outside the window, he said in a low voice: "The weather is rare today, so I decided to come to West City in person.

"Originally, I just wanted to see the development of Dawson Street, but I didn't expect you to be here. What I didn't expect was that you are busy with such a business...It's admirable."

He was silent for a moment, and then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Carlos..."

"He doesn't know about it," said Sirius duly, knowing what Ranmere was worried about.

Langmire breathed a sigh of relief, and he explained: "My child is not very good...Of course, I think you understand that I don't really want him to get involved in these things."

Siles nodded, he comforted Ranmir, and told Ranmir his thoughts.

"Is it a close secret group?" Ranmire thought thoughtfully, "...the method of real-time communication you mentioned?"

"A ritual of the revealer: [Invisible Pen]. I just conducted an experiment not long ago, and it is feasible." Siles said.

Langmire understood, and he couldn't help saying: "The rituals of the revealer are indeed always varied." He paused, "However, if it is an ordinary person who does not have the qualifications of the revealer... what should I do?"

That was indeed a problem, Sirius realized.In fact, many of his companions were just ordinary people.

He thought for a moment, then looked at Qin Duo.

The carriage house of the Praia family could easily be of use, at least somewhat, in this matter.

However, Qin Duo still seemed to be absent-minded. After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "Sorry, I was distracted. I understand what you mean, maybe the Praia family can help."

Ranmeer agrees with this.He thought for a moment, then added: "However, perhaps a specific, private location should also be identified for communication and exchange of information."

Siles nodded, and he said, "I'll think about it later."

He thought for a while, but suddenly felt a little weird, feeling that he had overlooked some information.

He thought carefully about the conversation he had just had with Ranmier, and then suddenly realized.

In fact, even if his companions do not have the aptitude of the revealer, this will not affect the effect of the [Invisible Pen] - he means that maybe ordinary people cannot use this ritual, but Siles still This ritual can be used to convey a message to them.

It will be a little troublesome for these people to convey information to Siles, but it is not troublesome for Siles to provide them with information.

Another advantage is that since they can't use the [Invisible Pen] to convey information to Siles, then Siles doesn't have to write at the same time.

Because the other party cannot use this ceremony, he only needs to perform this ceremony.

In this way, he can write on the eight-petal rose paper with anyone (such as Qindo) at the same time, create several "dialogue boxes" for conveying information in one go, and then hand them over to these enlighteners who cannot use Companions of strength will do.

When he was experimenting with Grenfell in the antique bookstore just now, this was actually the case.But Grenfell still successfully carried out this ceremony, so as long as one of the two parties is the enlightener, they can use this ceremony to convey information.

...Wait, so for the Revelator, can't it be mass-produced in this way?

Siles rearranged his thoughts about the ceremony and realized that it was actually divided into two parts, one was that other people gave him information, and the other was that he conveyed information to other people.

In this process, the second part is actually not that troublesome, because only he is writing, and the others are just passively accepting.So he can mass-produce the eight-petal rose paper for this part.

The first part is more troublesome.

What Siles always thought was that he needed to do a "simultaneous writing" with everyone.

Although this is troublesome, Siles wants to avoid mental pollution, so he wants to avoid having his companions use other people's pens, but wants them to repeat their past actions.

...But isn't there still a ritual of "self-reincarnation"?

What he means is that he doesn't seem to have much time to "write simultaneously" with everyone himself.He has to consider a more practical, convenient, and time-saving approach.

Yes, avoiding pollution is very important...but he has invented rituals to fight pollution himself?

Why do you want to look far away?

Siles couldn't help being stunned, feeling a little bit of irony.It wasn't until Ranmeer mentioned the problem of ordinary people without the qualifications of a revelator that he needed to think about the solution that he realized this problem.

He couldn't help but sincerely apologize to himself in his heart, feeling that he had even wasted his painstaking efforts.

He had to admit that in the past period of time, his own nerves were too sensitive and tense.Maybe he should relax a bit, give himself some time, and sort out the thoughts related to the review from various angles.

After thinking for a while, he said to Ranmier, "I will write to you about the specific plan later."

Ranmir also nodded. He thought for a while and asked, "When should I start to really get nervous?"

"August 8th," said Siles.

Ranmire was taken aback for a moment, then he sighed and said, "That's pretty close."

Siles smiled helplessly.

Ranmere looked at the time and said, "I'll be off, then. I'll wait for your letter."

Siles nodded and bid him farewell.

Qin Duo was half a beat behind, and also followed to bid farewell to Ranmier.

After Ranmere left, Siles and Cendo also left soon.They intended to take a cab back to 99 Kelly Street.

On the carriage, Siles shared his thoughts on [Invisible Pen] with Cindo.

Qin Duo also came to a sudden, he said: "After having the ritual of 'returning oneself', the revelators can be bolder."

Siles agrees with this.He said: "In this way,