Mystery: At the start, you gain the uniqueness of the thief.

Chapter 40 Rosen's First Arrival in the Old Times

Looking at the cotton doll in his hand, which could barely be made out to be human, Zhou Mingrui took another deep breath and still couldn't help but look up at the sky.

He really didn't do it on purpose to look so ugly.

Unfortunately, he simply lacked talent for handicrafts, even though Zhou Mingrui tried his best to adjust in the days that followed. The final result was still unsatisfactory.

Fortunately, although the cotton dolls were a complete disaster, Zhou Mingrui was quite talented in occult rituals, and his several advance practice sessions turned out quite well.

So, on a beautiful moonlit night, Zhou Mingrui, having found an excuse to stay overnight, went to a park, found a secluded corner, and methodically set up the ceremony. He then softly recited:

"The master of life and love;"

You are the protector of fairy tales and dreams;

You are the first child, you are the father of all things.

"I pray to you, asking you to come to this place."

As soon as Zhou Mingrui finished speaking, an invisible wind swept up fallen leaves, as if some great consciousness had truly descended at that moment. Then, a light seemed to flash and disappear in a very short time.

Zhou Mingrui's breathing became rapid at this moment. He stared intently at the cotton doll on the ground, but found that the cotton doll was not moving at all.

"Did it fail?" Zhou Mingrui waited a while longer, but seeing that the cotton doll still didn't move, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Just then, he saw the cotton doll blink its eyes and greet him:

"Hello, Xiao Zhou!"

Zhou Mingrui: !!!

After a brief moment of surprise, Zhou Mingrui realized that the other person had done it on purpose, and said with a mix of annoyance and amusement, "Can't you be serious for once?"

"I'm just learning from you."

Rosen, whose consciousness had successfully attached itself to the cotton doll, smiled and spoke while sizing up Zhou Mingrui in front of him.

The young man before him was clearly a normal human being, not the cotton doll form he was familiar with. Rosen then looked up at the sky, where the bright moon shone, signifying the difference between the two eras.

It's been so long since I've seen that silvery-white moon.

Although this isn't the one he's familiar with, it doesn't matter; he can eat meal replacements.

Rosen thought about it casually, but he also felt a sense of relief.

Although he was somewhat confident, Rosen couldn't say for sure that it would work until it actually succeeded.

However… “As expected, all the other peripheral abilities are unusable. Only Peter Pan’s abilities are still working, and…” Rosen assessed his current situation, then looked at the surrounding flowers and plants, confirming that some of his talents were still intact.

Obviously, using cotton dolls for consciousness travel is not without its flaws. Compared to keychains that allow people to travel directly to their physical bodies, consciousness travel using cotton dolls has significant limitations.

But it would be good enough if he could successfully travel through time. Rosen wasn't that picky. He was about to test his ability to control plants when he suddenly froze as soon as he raised his hand.

Rosen withdrew his raised hand and silently looked at his arm. The horrific stitches and crooked fingers seemed to be silently proclaiming something.

Rosen: ...

I almost forgot, Mr. Fool is clumsy.

"Ahem, Rosen, are you alright?" Zhou Mingrui was clearly a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and asked.

"Rosen is no good, because he's dead, he's been made ugly. I am now the Angel of Life," Rosen said expressionlessly.

"I'm sorry, I really tried my best," Zhou Mingrui said, still a shy student at heart.

"I know you did your best. If it weren't for the fact that only what you made yourself met the requirements... sigh!" Rosen sighed. Of course he knew that Xiao Zhou had tried his best, but this was still too shabby.

Oh well, he can't see what I look like anyway, so I'll just have to bear with it!

Thinking of this, Rosen lost interest in testing his ability to control plants and simply waved at Zhou Mingrui, saying, "What are you standing there for? Do you expect me to climb up myself?"

"Oh, coming right now!" Zhou Mingrui immediately knelt down and carefully picked up Rosen before asking, "What do we do next?"

"Go back to your hotel and share some information first." Rosen glanced at him and said unhurriedly, "Are the divination tools I asked you to prepare ready?"

"I've been prepared for a long time." Zhou Mingrui nodded, then asked with some curiosity, "Can divination really work?"

He knew that Rosen intended to use divination to obtain some information, such as the whereabouts of the extraordinary beings in this world, or the reasons for future changes.

"Others can't do it, of course, but I can try," Rosen said without changing his expression. It's impossible for a normal person to know the future doomsday through divination, but he didn't really expect to rely on divination anyway. He just wanted to find a suitable reason to reveal information.

After so much buildup, it's time to let Zhou Mingrui know part of the truth about the destruction of the old civilization.

Hearing this, Zhou Mingrui didn't quite understand, but he still chose to believe the other party.

The two quickly returned to the hotel where Zhou Mingrui was staying. After confirming that there were no cameras in the hotel room, Rosen picked up the divination supplies that Zhou Mingrui had prepared and began to perform a divination.

His first divination was about the whereabouts of the extraordinary beings in this world. It was a very general divination, and an ordinary diviner would most likely have failed, but Rosen actually got some results and saw some images.

One of the images clearly points to the transfer event that Zhou Mingrui mentioned.

Clearly, there are indeed extraordinary individuals in a small sect that worships the Celestial Venerable, though their rank is probably not high.

"Did the divination yield any results?" Zhou Mingrui couldn't help but ask, a mixture of curiosity and nervousness in his voice.

Although he has now basically confirmed that the two worlds are just different eras of the same world, he still can't help but want to make a final struggle.

"The divination results indicate that there is an extraordinary person among those in the Fortune Telling Association." Rosen looked up at him, ruthlessly shattering his last hope, and said:

"I'm sorry, and it's a pity, but both the fact that the divination did work and the existence of extraordinary beings show that we live in the same world, just at different times."

It was hard for Zhou Mingrui to describe his feelings at that moment. He simply sat down, somewhat lost in thought, and couldn't help but sigh.

But since this was something that was already a foregone conclusion, Zhou Mingrui wasn't disappointed for long. He quickly cheered up and looked at Rosen, asking, "Can you confirm why the future will become like your time?"

"I'll give it a try; perhaps it will offer some insight." Rosen nodded and began to perform divination again. He wasn't acting; he genuinely intended to do so to see if he could gain any inspiration.

After all, the result of the divination was really beyond his expectations, which aroused Rosen's great interest.