Chapter 273
The Storm Is Brewing
Chapter 273 The Storm Is Brewing
Lu Jinzhao sent a message to the fortune teller about Anning City. She didn't say much, only her feelings about going to Anning City and her speculations about the supernatural leaks.
During her conversation with the fortune teller, when the fortune teller mentioned that she would be going to Anning City in a few days to investigate, Lu Jinzhao reminded her that people from other cities who went to Anning were very likely to be entangled by something. The fortune teller's reaction was a bit strange. She was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Then I have to go even more."
"Aren't you afraid of trouble?" Lu Jinzhao asked.
"I'm scared," the fortune teller replied, and then she suddenly changed the subject: "You know, when I was given this destiny, people didn't call me the fortune teller, they just called me by my name."
Upon hearing this, Lu Jinzhao suddenly realized that she didn't know the fortune teller's real name. Had she mentioned it? Or had she simply forgotten?
"Starting from a certain stage, probably after I became a Special Grade and my destiny became stronger, my name was gradually forgotten."
"Do you know about the five deficiencies and three lacks?" she said.
Lu Jinzhao hummed in agreement.
“Mine is a little different from the Five Deficiencies and Three Lacks, but it’s similar. In short, I will pay a price to balance this power.”
"I will be in danger soon."
"This is a warning that my destiny has given me, or rather, the trajectory of fate. I cannot avoid it, and I must even actively let this danger befall me."
Although she was talking about a dangerous topic, her tone was very relaxed: "I've been thinking about what this danger is lately, and now that you've put it that way, I understand."
"Perhaps it's time. Do you remember our previous deal? I'll mail you the materials."
After she finished speaking, she waited for Lu Jinzhao to confirm before hanging up the phone.
"Is this a shadow puppet of the fortune teller?"
Lu Jinzhao sensed a hint of heaviness in her otherwise relaxed tone. She could only be thankful that her destiny had been upgraded, and the shadow puppets she made for the fortune teller would be more useful than before, perhaps even serving a greater purpose.
As a fellow passenger, she hoped the fortune teller would live longer.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Jinzhao began making shadow puppets.
She doesn't have many materials left right now. Apart from the fortune teller, there's only herself, Lin Lin, Tian Lei, Xiang Liang, and Tan Meng, who can self-repair.
[Lu Jinzhao], [Silence], [Poker], [A Chance Encounter], [Tan Meng], ghost blood, family tree, wind chimes, ghost bones, and a wooden box that is basically useless, a scalpel and candy that were picked up, and sheepskin.
This is all the supernatural power she currently possesses.
It's definitely not a small amount; in fact, it would be enough for her to get through a normal platform with ease. But in the face of the "Death Platform," it's still not very safe.
Thanks to becoming a Special Grade, her destiny was upgraded again. She could make shadow puppets faster, the maximum number of shadow puppets she could use increased, and the shadow puppets themselves were also slightly different from before.
Not only has the strength increased, but Lu Jinzhao can also feel that the shadow puppets he makes are less likely to be damaged, and they are less like mere objects or accessories to a destiny. If an unsuspecting passenger were to take a look, they might even think that each shadow puppet is a separate ghost.
In the past, when she used [Lu Jinzhao], if she was scratched, [Lu Jinzhao] would appear in the same spot as her. But now, when this purely physical attack method, which is not mixed with supernatural power, is transferred to [Lu Jinzhao], it doesn't even leave a scratch.
[Tan Meng] The ghostly aura that was weakened after being made into a shadow puppet is gradually recovering, especially after Lu Jinzhao used it frequently. However, thanks to Lu Jinzhao's rapid growth and the strength of his destiny, this recovery has been completely suppressed.
The ghost bone that originally occupied only one finger gradually grew during Lu Jinzhao's shadow puppet making process. Nearly half of the bone in his right middle finger was eroded by it and became part of him.
As for the ghost blood, its total amount has increased. The other shadow puppets can also execute some slightly more complex commands.
"Although I have more troubles now, I have indeed become stronger after becoming a Special Grade."
After examining himself, Lu Jinzhao then controlled the already-made [playing cards] shadow puppet to stand on the table.
"Finally, we have a decent, functional shadow puppet."
After becoming a shadow puppet, playing cards underwent significant changes.
When Lu Jinzhao was making this shadow puppet, she discovered that she could not draw facial features on it; when it was used, the card drawn would transform into its face.
This means that this shadow puppet can only use one card at a time, and can only draw one card at a time. If it is a card it does not want, it will need to spend a lot of supernatural reserves to draw a new card. The supernatural power required for this shadow puppet to draw a card is much more than the supernatural power required to use the card!
Fortunately, it has another special feature.
Its clothes are made of blank face paint patterns. Lu Jinzhao can store the cards he draws that he doesn't need for the time being in the blank face paint. When needed, he can spend the same amount of supernatural reserves as when drawing cards to draw them out immediately.
The downside is that storing a face mask requires consuming a certain amount of her supernatural reserves. If her current total supernatural reserves are 100, then storing a face mask will reduce them by 5.
Overall, compared to Xiang Liang, Shadow Puppet reduces the randomness of drawing cards and increases the number of choices, but the consumption is greater. She needs to restrain the number of times she uses it and the amount she stores.
After completing the crafting process, Lu Jinzhao began to slowly draw cards. Most of the cards were not very useful; they might have some effect in low-level battlegrounds, but they were no different from air in death battlegrounds. However, there were a few cards that caught her eye and she felt she needed to make a choice.
She had been drawing cards for several days, but still hadn't drawn one that she felt she had to keep, that wouldn't conflict with her existing shadow puppets and supernatural items, and that would definitely have a purpose.
"Is it really that hard to get one?"
Even so, Lu Jinzhao also drew a few cards that others would definitely have taken, but since she had a shadow puppet, the function was redundant, so she had to give them up.
Fortunately, after drawing a few more times, she finally found a card that she felt she had to keep even if it meant spending her maximum supernatural reserves.
A few days later, the fortune teller sent a message.
I've already visited Anning. Come to Xinyue's house tomorrow afternoon at 2 PM to discuss something; your presence is essential.
Lu Jinzhao realized that this unusually serious demeanor from someone who was usually quite carefree meant that she must have actually discovered something wrong in Anning City.
At the same time, Lin Lin's message also came through.
【Chao Chao, don't leave Yun City recently. Something might be about to happen.】
The two messages were filled with the imminent threat of a storm.
The next day, Lu Jinzhao brought his shadow puppets and followed the route he remembered to Ji Xinyue's house.
I only discovered today that you can flip cards; I had never explored the backend before!
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