【Contact Tara in advance, give her the misfortune rules and that passage of Old Ansu script, have her return to the secret monastery of the Divine Advent Church to investigate】
【This way, by the time I arrive, I should be able to receive Tara’s reply】
【Incidentally, I can try to get some information about the Reconstitution Rituals for first-tier potions from Tara, see if there’s an optimal reconstitution plan】
【If the optimal plan is obtained and can be implemented quickly, prepare the potion and Reconstitution Ritual, making it convenient for me to directly complete the ritual and drink the potion upon arrival】
Ciel stopped writing, reread the previous text, paused slightly, and added some supplementary notes to the preceding text.
【Lucy and Oppold are both proud individuals, definitely not easy targets. Letters should primarily guide them; you can add some fabricated misfortune rules, controlled by you through rule-breaking to reprimand them】
【These things cannot be thought up in a short time; you need to figure them out yourself. Good luck, my simulated self】
【Whatever method you use, the ultimate goal is to obtain the sealed artifacts in their hands. This is for verification】
Now, she would entrust more detailed content to her simulated self, letting her handle it. After all, that was also herself; their way of thinking wouldn’t differ greatly.
Moreover, plans she devised out of thin air might not necessarily proceed smoothly during implementation and could encounter many variables. These adjustments had to be made by her simulated self.
All she could do was wish her simulated self smooth sailing later.
Ciel opened the system and clicked into the simulation interface.
The current system time was 8:01 AM. Her simulated self only had five days…
This amount of time was clearly insufficient. Those were two third-tiers, not just any random cats or dogs on the street that could be easily manipulated.
It remained to be seen what her simulated self could achieve.
Even if she couldn’t obtain the sealed artifacts from those two, completing one Reconstitution Ritual to earn Fate Points would suffice.
After drinking the potion, she could use 【Spiritual Summoning】 to summon Little Left near them and steal their sealed artifacts.
As long as she could last until the end of the simulation, she could use the system descriptions to figure out what those two sealed artifacts really were.
Having determined the general plan, Ciel no longer hesitated and directly started the simulation.
Dazzling silver light flashed before Ciel’s eyes, completely enveloping her vision. She gradually lost control of her body…
【Holy Year 741, June 29th, 12:58】
【Countdown – 23:59:59】
The silver light in Ciel’s eyes gradually dissipated, revealing the silver-white system prompt box in her field of vision.
The arrival time wasn’t earlier. It seemed her simulated self hadn’t caused any major trouble.
The sky was gloomy. Berren City was experiencing light rain again. Raindrops hit the umbrella above Ciel’s head, making “pitter-patter” sounds.
Regaining control of her body, Ciel looked down and suddenly realized she wasn’t holding an umbrella at all.
She turned her head and saw she was walking on a street in Clock Tower Alley. To her left, a man holding a black umbrella and wearing a dark grey newsboy cap was holding the umbrella for her.
Upon noticing her glance, the man lowered his head further, seemingly avoiding eye contact with Ciel.
What kind of stunt did my simulated self pull for me this time?
Ciel looked back. Following behind her were over a dozen men and women wearing black rain ponchos and trench coats. They all wore dark grey newsboy caps. Upon seeing Ciel turn around, they all lowered their heads deeply.
One woman wearing a black rain poncho, holding something in her arms, hurried to Ciel’s side, extended her hands, and presented a notebook she held to Ciel.
Ciel didn’t say much, just reached out, took the notebook, and opened it directly in the rain.
She noticed her own attire had also changed: a black trench coat with a shoulder cape and black gloves, plus a black bowler hat… This elaborate outfit gave Ciel a strong sense of déjà vu.
Ciel scanned the information left for her in the notebook, written in Chinese, and gradually felt relieved.
【Holy Year 741, June 24th, 12:00 PM】
【Four hours have passed, I still haven’t thought of a particularly good plan】
【The main reason is that I cannot contact transcendents now; even contacting Tara will bring misfortune upon myself】
【Contacting Tara counts as breaking the rules. I want to try if I can use this as a “punishment” for the other two】
【In the afternoon, they will visit Avena. I’d better figure out a solution before then】
【My previous thought was indeed correct. Without my own faction, having to do everything personally wastes a lot of time】
Ciel turned the page and continued reading.
【Holy Year 741, June 24th, 8:00 PM】
【In the end, I still decided to contact them via letter as a “teammate.” Plotting against third-tiers is unwise, especially “Favored” Lucy】
【If she rolls heads twice with the “Strong Luck Coin,” she might just arrest me on the street. Before absolute luck, all schemes seem laughable】
【She likes to gamble, but I don’t】
【Anyway, if worse comes to worst, you’ll have Little Left steal the sealed artifacts, won’t you】
【The letters have been secretly delivered through Avena. Now just waiting for their reaction】
【Holy Year 741, June 25th, 11:00 PM】
【They did receive the letters, but I cannot observe their reactions】
【Fortunately, Avena attended the banquet and brought back information about the two】
【Both Lucy and Oppold learned about each other’s misfortune rules through the letters I wrote】
【But they both seem to think the other sent the letter and almost fought at the banquet. Naturally, they don’t quite believe the rules and benefits mentioned in the letters… This brought me great misfortune】
【I must do something to make them believe】
【By this time, Tara should have arrived in Berren City. Tonight, I will seek out Tara, contact the transcendent, and escalate the calamity】
【I can use transforming “save files” to shield myself from disaster, but they will suffer greatly】
【Holy Year 741, June 26th, 4:00 AM】
【Although there were some incidents, after Tara saw the “Divine Servant” at Amy’s place, she still regards me as the so-called “Mother Goddess.” She can still be used】
【Now, Tara has returned to the Divine Advent Church. Perhaps by the time you arrive, Tara will have just returned with news】
【Regarding the Reconstitution Ritual, Tara does have a complete, high-success-rate “Coroner” Reconstitution Ritual, just this… Forget it, it’s a simulation anyway, you should be able to accept it, right】