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Chapter 1242 - Chapter 1242 Chapter 382 Divination_3

Chapter 1242: Chapter 382 Divination_3 Chapter 1242: Chapter 382 Divination_3 Leonard Churchill: “Good!”

He was very clear that any form of divination came with a price.

At the least, it would consume one’s essence, and at worst, it could harm one’s life.

Knowing that the threads of fate tied to him were special, Leonard Churchill didn’t ask for anything too difficult.

Once the price was agreed upon, Bai Lao Shu took out a deck of cards and spread them on the table: “Guest, please draw a card.”

Poker divination was the most mainstream of divinatory methods.

Leonard Churchill took a seat beside Bai Lao Shu, and casually drew three cards: Spade Four, Heart Six, Diamond Nine.

A very ordinary hand.

Bai Lao Shu glanced at it and announced the divination result, “A ‘miscellaneous hand’… It looks like everything should be peaceful and safe.”

“…”

Leonard Churchill frowned upon hearing this.

He didn’t doubt that Granny Ge would try to swindle him like those charlatans out in the market.

But it was strange, could he have been mistaken in his feelings?

…

The Prophet, being a Card Master of the Path of Wisdom, took a look at Leonard Churchill and guessed what he was thinking, explaining, “Looking at the divination result, a plain and ordinary hand, of course, suggests good fortune…”

Lenny, standing to the side, also appeared slightly perplexed, but likewise thought it made sense.

After all, he had personally witnessed Leonard Churchill take down four opponents single-handedly.

With that kind of combat power, even a Sixth Order Card Master might not fare well against him.

Besides, although Leonard Churchill hadn’t left the house these past few days, Lenny didn’t think he had been doing nothing.

High-Order Card Masters could more or less control their energy leakage, especially Air Skill Masters.

This tier’s High-Order Card Master could almost perfectly control their own energy emanation, appearing no different than before.

Instinct told Lenny that Leonard Churchill was now even more formidable than he had been previously.

Listening to this explanation, Leonard Churchill also knew there was no problem. Although he did not practice divination, he understood the principles.

Cards were a medium that carried mysterious powers, and during the process of turning over cards, things like fortune would intervene.

The cards he flipped himself, the divination results couldn’t be wrong.

Just as he thought the other party could do no more and didn’t intend to continue, Bai Lao Shu suddenly changed her tone, saying, “Of course, there’s another possibility.”

Leonard Churchill and Lenny directed their gaze at her.

Bai Lao Shu said, “That would be if someone had already obscured and intervened with the divination results of related events.”

As she spoke, she added, “But that’s almost impossible. Although my tier isn’t high, to interfere with my divination, at least, a Legendary Card Master would be incapable.”

“…”

Hearing this, Leonard Churchill’s pupils constricted slightly.

To others, this might not seem significant, but to him, it was like a thunderclap exploding in his ears.

If a Legendary Card Master couldn’t do it, what about someone even higher?

There were no shortages of top-tier powerhouses on the Southern Continent.

Almost the moment he heard her words, his intuition nearly confirmed that the sense of crisis was directed towards little Ivan in his pocket.

Bai Lao Shu observed Leonard Churchill’s demeanor, and her professional sensitivity as a Diviner made her sense something.

Perhaps feeling that the reading she had given was too cursory and dissatisfying given the payment, she offered, “You might have thought of some other clues. That’s good, specific clues will yield more accurate divinations than a blind one. If you think it’s necessary, we can divine again.”

With that, a trace of wisdom that had accumulated over the years emerged on the rat-like face: “You don’t have to tell me what you have thought of. Your Life Pattern is very special, and I might not be able to withstand the backlash of divining your affairs.”

Leonard Churchill glanced at Bai Lao Shu and didn’t bother with pleasantries: “Good!”

He once again drew three cards: Club Two, Club Three, Club Five.

Bai Lao Shu looked at the divination result, her expression growing serious, “It really changed? It’s actually a ‘rubbish hand’.”

Leonard Churchill looked at the hand, knowing it was a “rubbish hand,” the smallest combined hand of cards in a normal poker game.

Divination, although a branch of the profession of Prophecy, was somewhat different.

Prophecy foresaw events that were destined to happen in the future, unchangeable outcomes;

whereas Divination is a prediction of future trends through mystical aspects.

Though both point towards the future, Divination is more vague. It also relies on the Diviner’s ability to interpret the medium, so there are many variables.

Leonard Churchill looked at the hand of cards, waiting for the professional’s interpretation.

But Bai Lao Shu pondered for a long time without speaking.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became somewhat heavy.

It was uncertain whether it was because of the guest Lenny had brought, but Granny Ge seemed to have expended a lot of effort.

However, after waiting for a full fifteen minutes, she finally expressed her uncertainty, “Sorry… if I really have to say, I still think it’s ‘fortunate.’ The piss card represents the unnoticed ordinary, which is actually the best ‘fortune card’.”

Leonard Churchill nodded without insisting and responded, “Hmm. Thank you for your trouble.”

…

Granny Ge also felt somewhat deflated; she had seen countless strange events over her lifetime and had performed divinations for many important people.

Despite it being a rather ordinary divination, she furrowed her brow.

It wasn’t the result of the divination.

But the moment the guest had entered, she noticed something special about Leonard Churchill.

Diviners can see things that others cannot, such as the life pattern.

But it was because she couldn’t discern Leonard’s life pattern, and the fact that Lenny had brought him personally, that she realized he was special.

Therefore, she felt it somewhat strange.

This made her even more suspicious that the result of the divination might have been disturbed.

Unable to shake this thought, Granny Ge sighed and murmured to herself, “What a pity that my divination poker cards are of too low a quality tier. If I had Relic Level tools, perhaps the likelihood of disturbance would have been greatly reduced…”

Leonard, who was already taking out his payment, getting ready to leave, suddenly thought of something, “Relics?”

He rummaged something out, produced a deck of golden poker cards, and asked, “Granny Ge, can you use these poker cards?”

These were the second-tier [Golden Divination Poker] that Leonard had obtained in Sinless City after he had killed a diviner from the Miller Family at the Black Market.

Only diviners could use this item, and it had been collecting dust until now.

Seeing the golden poker cards on the table, Granny Ge’s expression stiffened: “This… of course, I can.”

Relics of the diviner sequence were rare, and she had never expected to see a set of divination poker cards so intact.

Just by looking at the mysterious curse characters exuding from the back of the golden poker cards, she knew they were countless times better than her paper cards.

…

Leonard, hearing her consent to a third divination, decided to give it another try.

Bai Lao Shu shuffled the cards well.

Whether it was the special quality tier of the relic or some other reason, all three people in the room felt as if a mysterious air had descended upon them.

Granny Ge, with a serious look on her face and a bad feeling, still said, “Guest, please draw a card again.”

“Hmm.”

Leonard drew another card.

But this time, as soon as he pulled out the first card and was about to turn it over, Granny Ge’s face across from him suddenly changed drastically as if she had touched some unobservable taboo, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Her vitality plummeted, as if she had lost half her life!

Seeing this scene, Leonard’s pupils contracted sharply.

Lenny’s face also changed drastically to the side.

None of them had expected that just drawing a card, without even flipping it, could lead to such severe consequences.

But this directly proved that someone really was intervening in the divination!

Granny Ge’s act of divination had just touched that mysterious force, and that is why she was backlashed!

…

Meanwhile.

In Sinless City, inside an inconspicuous little tavern.

The room was filled with mysterious people wearing cloaks, who had just crossed the Abyssal Rift and arrived in the East Wilderness that day.

At that moment, they were looking over the map of the East Wilderness.

If anyone were there, they would see that the group was precisely charting a route to the City of Thieves.

“I didn’t expect those guys from the Rebel Dragon Army to actually bring that ‘Forbidden Object’ to the East Wilderness…”

“Yeah. Made us come all this way…”

“Let’s not waste any more time; let’s set off immediately!”

“…”