The Cycle of Fate

Chapter 180: Negligence

The "Magician" lady chuckled:

"Why are you concerned about this? You can't use it anyway. It only serves to erase all memories and original emotions, turning you into a completely new person.

"Well, in the paths of the 'Corpse Collector,' 'Sleepless,' and 'Warrior,' depending on the method, ritual, and combination, the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring' has various uses. These include, but are not limited to, temporarily clearing memories, healing essential spiritual damage, enhancing one's inspiration, being a key ingredient for significant rituals, or offering different branches of power, among others."

Lumian sifted through the key information, realizing that these paths—'Corpse Collector,' 'Sleepless,' and 'Warrior'—could interconvert.

At this moment, the "Magician" lady glanced at him, her smile fading:

"Any more questions?"

Lumian thought for a moment and replied, "No, not for now."

The "Magician" lady nodded:

"Then it's my turn to ask."

"What?" Lumian was puzzled.

He thought he had already shared all the details.

The "Magician" lady lightly tapped the air in front of her a few times:

"Why didn't you tell me that 'Justice' asked you to go to the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring'?"

Lumian was taken aback:

"I thought she would inform you herself. Besides, she's also one of the major Arcana members of the 'Tarot Club,' so I didn't think I needed your approval to accept her request."

The "Magician" lady showed a thoughtful expression:

"Normally, that's not a problem, but there are too many abnormal things in this world."

Lumian, filled with doubt, asked, "Is there something wrong with 'Justice'?"

"Not exactly," the "Magician" lady shook her head. "The issue is that shortly after you agreed to go to the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring,' the Earthblood Ore went missing. I didn't know you were heading to the fourth level of the underground tomb, and 'Justice' didn't know that the Earthblood Ore had fallen into someone else's hands. You didn't intend to bring it, but she assumed you wouldn't.

"If we had communicated earlier, I could have delayed your trip a bit, confirmed the whereabouts of the Earthblood Ore, or made other arrangements."

Lumian pondered for a while and realized that the "Magician" lady was right.

If she had foreseen that the Earthblood Ore would lead to a certain encounter underground, she wouldn't have ignored the connection between the ore's disappearance and the trip to the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring.'

It was his small negligence, or rather his assumption that his actions were reasonable, that led to the subsequent events.

The "Magician" lady gazed at Lumian for a few seconds, then, after some thought, said:

"It's not entirely your fault. Your approach wasn't seriously wrong. This is just a reminder that you need to be more cautious in the future."

She paused, then said meaningfully:

"Especially when you eventually go looking for the entrance to Trier from the Fourth Epoch."

"Understood, 'Magician' lady." Lumian accepted the advice sincerely.

After the "Magician" vanished with the bottle containing the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring,' Lumian quickly cleaned up the altar and sat down again.

He began reviewing the mistakes he made during this operation: