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Chapter 1013: The Queen’s Request
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    Ahingg
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    Imagine 500.000 pounds
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    GoofyFool
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    Its a shame the comment section is ruined
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    bizzle
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    i wonder if confirming that Mr Fool is a transmigrator changes her perspective of the events at roselle's mausoleum towards the end of lotm
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    Lightningsdr
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    I wanna listen to Bernadette's inner monologue upon realizing the truth about Mr. Fool cheerful
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    Green Dragon
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    PRAISE THE FOOL
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    Grizzly
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    Is he gonna blabber about Klein's past all over the place?? I mean, I struggled to understand, him exposing Klein to the Tarot club, it was hard but logical move for plot. But this, do you have to tell even Bernadette, my trust in her has been compromised ever since the previous disaster.
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    chunkysilver
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    He noticed that Queen Mystic referred to the mirrored Emperor Roselle not with the pronoun "Her" representing Angels, but with "her" symbolizing females.


    How ?? How does he know the difference between Her and her?? troll45
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      Feras
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      The novel is in Chinese, they probably have a way to refer to a female deity pronoun vocally.

      We can't really have that in English translation.
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      EmpressOfMisfortune
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      Feras is right, if it bothers you just imagine the "Her" being deliberately emphasized more. After all spoken language can have that kind of nuance.
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      Maesty
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      LMAO this has been the case since book 1 vol 1. Why did you only ask about it this far?

      i.e: in book 1 volume 2, Fors was surprised that Miss Justice refers to Mr. Fool as "Him" instead of him.
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        chunkysilver
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        It doesn't somuch bother me but it was a question I always wanted to ask. Because I don't read , I usually use a text to speech app to listen to it like an audiobook.
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          Maesty
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          Ah, alright. But, IIRC, the book itself have already explained this, saying that Loenese and any other language in the world have different words for “He/She” and he/she.
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            Ah, makes more sense now thank.
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    Chapter 1026: Helper


    After Lumian, Jenna, and Franca had each left the rental house in Xinhong District, Anthony waited for a moment before saying to Ludwig, "Keep eating, I'm heading back to the real world for a bit."

    "Mhm, mhm." Ludwig, mouth full of food, didn't have time to reply properly.

    Anthony leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

    As a Dreamwalker, he didn't need to perform any complicated actions to easily return to the real world.

    Upon opening his eyes in a room of the luxurious Trier mansion, Anthony instinctively rolled out of bed.

    At the same time, Madam Justice's voice echoed in his mind: "Come to Two of Cups's room."

    Anthony immediately left his room and headed to Franca's bedroom, which was closer to the staircase. He lightly knocked on the wooden door.

    "Come in." Madam Justice's gentle voice came from inside.

    As soon as Anthony pushed open the door, he was met with multiple figures:

    There was Mr. Star standing in front of the bright window, wearing red gloves; a man sitting in a dim corner, his eyes crimson and his chin slightly raised; a rugged-looking man with bronze skin and blue hair, leaning against the mini-bar, holding a glass of Lanti Proof;

    On either side of the long sofa were Madam Magician and Madam Judgment; Ma'am Hermit was sitting on a single-seater, wearing glasses and flipping through a book; Madam Justice sat by Franca's bed with Susie nearby, and a young man, over two meters tall, with simple white robes, paced at the foot of the bed.

    Anthony scanned the room and respectfully said, "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen."

    "Do you have something to tell us?" Madam Justice turned her body slightly.

    Anthony repeated Lumian's instructions in full, without leaving out a single detail.

    Madam Justice nodded thoughtfully. "I understand."

    At that moment, the tall, brown-haired young man shifted his gaze to the other Major Arcana card holders and said in a calm voice, "From now on, no one is to leave this room."

    As his voice echoed, the brilliant sunlight, brighter than the sky outside, flooded the bedroom, banishing all shadows and darkness, leaving no corner untouched.

    …

    Inside the administrative department of the Intis Group at the Tech Building.

    "Haha, kids can be impulsive, Coming to Yangdu for y college?" Luo Shan sent Zhou Mingrui a message, holding her phone.

    This was a continuation of their earlier conversation and also a way to "monitor" Zhou Mingrui's current state.

    Luo Shan believed that chatting with Zhou Mingrui on and off would allow her to keep abreast of his movements in a timely manner.

    While waiting for his reply, Luo Shan found herself unable to sit or stand still. She walked around but couldn't calm the waves of anxiety in her heart.

    She sat back down, grabbed some paper and a pen, hoping to ease her complex, tangled emotions by drawing.

    Scribble! Scribble! Scribble! Luo Shan scribbled on the paper aimlessly.

    As time slowly passed, her sketch gradually took shape.

    It depicted a girl, guarding behind a black barrier, fighting off childlike monsters.

    Luo Shan had drawn a version of herself deep into the night, standing as a protector.

    When she saw the half-finished drawing, Luo Shan froze.

    After a few seconds, she pressed her lips tightly together.

    She stood up abruptly and rushed to Deputy Director Zhang Qing's office, speaking urgently, "Director Zhang, I'd like to take half a day off!"

    …

    Yangdu High-Speed Rail Station, arrival level.

    Lumian and Jenna stood in front of the large display screen, checking the exit for Zhou Sasa's train.

    "South Exit Three, arriving in six minutes," Jenna said, referencing the Information Luo Shan had provided, locating the correct train.

    "I told you we had extra time," Lumian, in his male form, chuckled and walked with Jenna toward South Exit Three.

    They didn't get too close, keeping a distance of about twenty to thirty meters, hiding near the taxi lane entrance while watching the target area.

    The two Demonesses quickly spotted Zhou Mingrui.

    Because the Intis Group had strong air conditioning and he had rushed out in a hurry. Zhou Mingrui was wearing a white T-shirt under an orange-and-black plaid shirt, looking as if he had been waiting for a while.

    Neither Jenna nor Lumian spoke, quietly observing.

    After two or three minutes, Jenna suddenly pointed in a direction and whispered, "Luo Shan... Why is she here?"

    Following Jenna's lead, Lumian saw Luo Shan, dressed in a blouse and skirt, walking toward South Exit Three, glancing around as she moved.

    "Call her over, don't let her disturb Zhou Mingrui." Lumian instructed Jenna,

    Jenna had already been thinking the same thing.

    Using her Assassin footwork, she quickly and discreetly approached Luo Shan, appearing right in front of her.

    Luo Shan jumped in surprise, then opened her mouth in delighted shock.

    Jenna raised a finger to her lips, signaling Luo Shan not to speak.

    Luo Shan immediately closed her mouth and followed Jenna to the taxi lane entrance by South Exit Two.

    When Luo Shan saw who was waiting with Jenna, she could no longer contain herself, pointing at Lumian and stammering, "You, you, you…"

    Isn't this the dropout, Li Ming, who had a child when he was still a teenager?

    Is he in league with Luo Fu, Jian Na, and Lumina?

    "What a coincidence." Lumian smiled.

    He gestured toward Jenna. "She's the mother of the child."

    "Oh, oh..." Luo Shan suddenly felt a bit excited.

    That explains it.

    That is their relationship!

    Suddenly learning this private detail about her friends dispelled much of Luo Shan's tension and anxiety.

    Jenna finally asked, "Why did you come to the station?"

    Luo Shan's expression instantly darkened.

    She bit her lip and said, "I wanted to help you.

    "I think, I think I can be of help."

    As she spoke, her tone grew firmer.

    Lumian was silent for a few seconds before saying. "Okay."

    He glanced toward South Exit Three and casually added, "For now, there's nothing else to do but observe."

    "Okay." This was Luo Shan's first time taking part in an operation like this, so she had no objections.

    Looking back at Zhou Mingrui, Jenna thought aloud. "If Zhou Sasa really is a problem, if she's meant to make Zhou Mingrui produce a stable Mirror Person in the special mirror world, what would she do?"

    Having experienced the events relating to the Hostel and with Moran Avigny, Jenna had a deep understanding of the special mirror world. She knew that to produce a stable, long-term Mirror Person in that world, the person either had to be a descendant of the Primordial Demoness or certain Fourth Epoch Trier nobles, or they had to be exposed to the overflow of corruption from the special mirror world-namely, frequent activity in underground Trier.

    However, in the dream city, there was no real special mirror world-it was hidden deep within the mirror world, without any overflow of corruption.

    So, making Zhou Mingrui truly come into contact with the special mirror world was no easy task.

    Lumian thought for a few seconds. "I don't know."

    His calm, steady tone made Luo Shan suddenly feel that things might not be as bad as she had imagined.

    A few more minutes passed, and passengers started coming through the gates at South Exit Three.

    Jenna and Luo Shan's nerves immediately tightened.

    Before long, they saw Zhou Mingrui smile and walk toward the exit.

    There, a young girl emerged, wearing a black dress that made her seem more mature than her age.

    Hur suitcase was also dark-colored, without any fluffy toys attached like many young women would have, but instead, it had a mechanical-looking Transformer hanging from it.

    Her backpack wasn't cute either-black, made of synthetic leather, and large enough to hang a silver- white pocket watch with vine and leaf patterns on one side.

    "Her style is very similar to reality's Melissa Moretti..." Jenna muttered under her breath.

    Luo Shan couldn't help but glance at her.

    When Zhou Sasa saw Zhou Mingrui approaching, she smiled brightly, waving her hand.

    "Mingruil" she called out sweetly.

    At that moment, she finally showed a hint of youthful charm.

    "Perfect timing, I'll take you out for a big meal!" Zhou Mingrui grinned as he took his sister's suitcase.

    "Mingrui, I fixed the pocket watch!" Zhou Sasa pulled the silver-white pocket watch with vine and leaf patterns from the side of her black backpack, showing it off to Zhou Mingrui.

    Click. She pressed lightly on the top of the watch, and the silver-white cover popped open.

    Almost simultaneously, Lumian and Jenna's eyes narrowed.

    With their eagle-like vision, they noticed that the glass on the watch's face was dark, almost pure black, but still transparent enough to see the hands and numbers on the dial.

    That glass gave both Lumian and Jenna a strong sense of familiarity, a familiarity rooted in their spiritual intuition and memory.

    It was a fragment of the special mirror world!

    They each possessed a piece of the special mirror world fragment!

    "Is Zhou Sasa planning to use that pocket watch and the fragment of the special mirror world to make Zhou Mingrui generate a stable Mirror Person?" Jenna whispered, but instinctively kept her voice low.

    She immediately recalled something.

    The fragment of the special mirror world that Lumian possessed had come from the reanimated Panatiya, who had originally been arranged as Zhou Mingrui's lover, and eventually his wife.

    "Was her intended function not only to stabilize Zhou Mingrui's mental state but also, after Zaratulstra's frontal attempt failed, to use that fragment of the special mirror world to somehow 'corrupt' Zhou Mingrui, so that a stable Mirror Person could be born? No wonder she has a fragment of the special mirror world… The Celestial Worthy always prepares multiple -no, three, or even more-contingencies..." Jenna bop suddenly realized.

    She quickly said to Lumian, "We need to find a way to steal that pocket watch. We can't let Zhou Mingrui come into too much contact with it."

    Lumian also thought of the reanimated Panatiya and observed for a few seconds before saying. "That pocket watch seems to hold significant sentimental value for Zhou Mingrui. He's holding onto it tightly. Taking it from under his nose won't be easy."

    At this point, Zhou Mingrui had taken the silver-white pocket watch and was inspecting it repeatedly, looking very pleased.

    Jenna understood Lumian's concern.

    Not just difficult-nearly impossible, and extremely risky!

    What Zhou Mingrui wanted to protect was what the dream subconscious wanted to protect!
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      Calm before storm.
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      Dark Flame
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      Oh noooo her other personality has taken over her body 😨
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    Chapter 1025: Sudden Event


    Not a coincidence, so it was intentional? Did the original God Almighty see a certain scene while dying and disintegrating, and make corresponding arrangements? Lumian revealed a thoughtful expression.

    He immediately said in a satisfied tone, "Thank you for your answer, great Arrodes."

    This was the answer he wanted.

    This also indirectly confirmed that the Celestial Worthy was trying to use the Mirror People.

    The surface of the magic mirror rippled, and blood-red ancient Feysac words were outlined again:

    "Based on the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask a question.

    "If you answer incorrectly or lie, you will be punished."

    Lumian nodded slightly, then saw the ancient Feysac words on the old silver mirror change:

    "Are you prepared to be scared out of your wits by that individual?"

    What a gentle question, not embarrassing at all... Anthony thought instinctively.

    Then, he realized, This seems more like a hint.

    A hint to Lumian that the upcoming action might directly face the Celestial Worthy or His consciousness and power?

    "I'm ready." Lumian answered with a smile, He also noticed the hint from the magic mirror Arrodes.

    Then, he faced the magic mirror, pressed his hand to his chest and said, "I'll ask the other two questions later."

    By eleven in the morning, Franca and Jenna had also arrived at the rental house in Xinhong District, each finding a chair to sit on.

    "Queen Mystic is maintaining the illusion of Lumiana, preventing the police from discovering that I've left my designated residence," said Lumian, who had resumed his Li Ming identity. He stood up and looked at each companion, "We need to hurry now."

    "Okay," Franca had been curious about Lumian's plan since yesterday.

    Of course, she inevitably felt a bit nervous and uneasy, because if others falled, they would most likely just be kicked out of the dream, while she had a significant chance of dying.

    Lumian smiled and said, "I've been pondering the phrase 'filter out the interference of complex information and see the most fundamental facts' all day yesterday, and finally thought of a few details.

    "One of them is that Chief Yagates only has the spiritual imprints of Mr. Door and the Celestial Worthy, with maybe a little bit of Amon's at most.

    "If interfered with by complex information, one might deduce that Chief Yagates would likely lean towards the Celestial Worthy at crucial moments, or that he has always been feigning neutrality, and we must avoid encountering him.

    "But I did stimulate Mr. Door's spiritual imprint with matters related to the Abraham family and our purpose for entering the dream city, preventing me from being completely kicked out of the dream.

    "Moreover, the official forces of the dream city have indeed shown neutrality before, being impartial and following the law, otherwise we would have been finished long ago.

    "So, what is the most fundamental fact among this information?"

    Franca, Jenna, and Anthony fell into thought, while Ludwig continued to noisily eat from a large bag of chips, occasionally plucking a mushroom from his body to go with it.

    After about ten seconds, Jenna said in a quiet voice, filled with doubt and uncertainty. "The Celestial Worthy is too weak?"

    Lumian chuckled. "Correct. Unlike Amon, Mr. Door passed away long ago. On Chief Yagates, who is the Uniqueness of the Door pathway, there exists only His remaining spiritual imprint, without external help or subsequent replenishment.

    "And it's this remnant imprint, along with a bit of Mr. Fool's cognition and a little of Amon's spiritual imprint, that has managed to resist the spiritual imprint of the Celestial Worthy, this great existence, maintaining balance most of the time and even gaining the upper hand when stimulated occasionally.

    "What does this signify?

    "It indicates that the Celestial Worthy's current state is much worse than we imagined, and the limitations He's under are far greater than what we see daily!

    "This is the most fundamental fact.

    "And why is this so?"

    At this point, Lumian closed his mouth, clearly not wanting to share his speculations and thoughts.

    Hey, you're just going to pique our curiosity and not say anything? Franca felt uncomfortable all over, just like encountering certain authors and storytellers who leave a cliffhanger at the end of a chapter.

    But she immediately understood Lumian's intention, which was based on complete trust.

    "Some things can be known but not spoken, at most hinted at?" Franca asked carefully.

    Lumian showed an expression of satisfaction that made Franca want to hit him.

    "Didn't we already conclude earlier that except for outsiders, every manifestation in the dream city is a product of the subconscious cognition of Mr. Fool and the Celestial Worthy combined?"

    Lumian extended his right hand, pointing at the green trees outside the window, at the surrounding walls, at the hot wind blowing in from outside.

    "What I want to say is, apart from the dream characters, the birds, rats, cockroaches, earthworms, plants, buildings, and even the air in this city are all products of Mr. Fool's subconscious and the Celestial Worthy's subconscious combined.

    "In other words, we've been living in the thoughts, cognition, and consciousness of Mr. Fool and the Celestial Worthy all along."

    Franca was enlightened. "So the dream city is like the cerebral cortex, with some areas very active that we need to carefully avoid and not stimulate, like Zhou Mingrui's dream manifestation, while most other areas are in a dormant state and normally won't react unless we say key words or key information?"

    "Once spoken, it's likely to be immediately noticed by the Celestial Worthy." Lumian raised his right hand and grabbed a handful of air.

    With a mischievous grin, he remarked, "This not only brings attention and rejection but might also stimulate the Celestial Worthy, allowing Him to break free from His current unfavorable state.

    "Let me give an example. The fundamental facts revealed by the information on Chief Yagates aren't that hard to figure out, but even with Amon's reminders and hints, it took me a long time to understand, and you and the Major Arcana card holders haven't even thought of it.

    "Suppose there's a person who's been fooled, always feeling weak and unable to break free from certain limitations. In this situation, if someone suddenly tells him he's silly or stupid, wouldn't that stimulate him to regain clarity and become powerful again?

    "This is also why Amon and that individual related to the Aurora Order don't speak directly in and out of dreams, only hinting, letting us understand on our own.

    "Some tricks no longer work once the key technique is revealed!"

    Jenna finally understood what Lumian was trying to express.

    There were two layers to this:

    First, everyone who has entered the dream is essentially receiving joint corruption from Mr. Fool and the Celestial Worthy. It's just that due to differences in dream entry time and actions taken, the degree of corruption varies, and the corresponding influence will persist even after returning to reality.

    Second, certain words and facts might stimulate the Celestial Worthy under similar corruption conditions, causing Him to "wake up".

    "Just assign the tasks to us, you don't need to say anything else." Jenna said with a sigh.

    Franca and Anthony also had some realizations and nodded in succession.

    Just as Lumian was about to assign the corresponding tasks to his companions, Franca's phone suddenly rang.

    Franca picked it up and looked, her expression changing slightly. "It's a call from Luo Shan!"

    Has something become so urgent that it requires a phone call?

    Franca chose to answer, trying to make her voice sound steady. "Hello, Shanshan?"

    Luo Shan's urgent voice came through the receiver.

    "Zhou Mingrui suddenly took leave, he asked for it twenty minutes ago, I just found out!"

    Zhou Mingrul took leave? Jenna looked towards Lumian.

    Lumian couldn't help but frown. Today is Wednesday, Zhou Mingrui's sister Zhou Sasa is arriving in Yangdu, but her high-speed train doesn't arrive until 1:40 pm. Zhou Mingrul doesn't need to take the morning off at all, he would have enough time even if he left after lunch.

    Franca forced herself to stay calm and said to Luo Shan, "Don't panic, ask Zhou Mingrui on WeChat to see what happened."

    "Right... I can ask him directly." Luo Shan, who was in the administrative department of the Intis Group, quickly hung up the phone.

    She rapidly sent a message to Zhou Mingrui: "Why did you suddenly take leave?"

    After a few minutes, while Luo Shan was silently praying, Zhou Mingrui replied to her message:

    "Going to the high-speed rail station to pick up my sister."

    "Your sister is coming to Yangdu? What time?" Luo Shan's heart tightened, as if glimpsing an unpleasant truth.

    After nearly another minute, Zhou Mingrui sent a emoji: 😮‍💨

    "She was originally supposed to arrive on the train after 1:30, but she said she got to her hometown's high-speed rail station early and there were spare tickets, so she changed her booking. She'll arrive just after 11:50."

    Why did she suddenly change her booking? Almost two hours earlier... Luo Shan had heard from Luo Fu and Jian Na that there might be issues with Zhou Sasa's arrival in Yangdu, and she immediately became more panicked.

    She didn't bother to respond to Zhou Mingrui, quickly took a screenshot of the chat history, and sent it to True Hidden Blade.

    At times like this, repeating is a waste of time!

    Franca, in the rental house in Xinhong District, quickly scanned the information on the screenshot, and her whole body suddenly tensed up.

    "Not good, Zhou Mingrui is almost at the high-speed rail station, and so is Zhou Sasa!" Franca held up her phone vertically, showing it to Lumian and the others.

    Lumian glanced at it and smiled slightly. "No need to panic, there's still time. We have some redundancy."

    His attitude infected Franca and Jenna, calming their mindset and spirits a little-Anthony and Ludwig didn't need reassuring.

    Lumian then began assigning different tasks to each person, only telling them what to do, not why.

    When assigning certain tasks, he even deliberately used the Bottle of Fiction, not letting the other companions hear.

    Finally, Lumian said to Anthony, "Before taking Ludwig to Crimson Moon Hospital, make a trip back to the real world and relay what I told you to the Major Arcana card holders. Let them prepare, and when the dream city experiences anomalies, seize the brief window of opportunity to complete that matter.

    "Of course, the anomalies may not occur, and our plan could very likely fail."

    "Understood," Anthony replied steadily.

    Lumian then turned his gaze to Franca, smiling again as he said, "Then let's split up and take action."

    After saying this, he pressed his hand to his chest and said, "Praise The Fool!"

    "Praise The Fool!" Franca stood up abruptly, returning the same gesture.

    Then, she said in a deep voice, "You must all be careful..."

    Lumian nodded lightly, and together with Jenna, walked towards the door and out of the rental house.

    The operation had officially begun.
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      Tимофей Кыркелан
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      It is worth postponing chapters 10 so as not to get entangled in the great conspiracy
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      Error404
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      Finally I can see the end, but CW won't go down so easily wonder what ups and down we will see now.
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        astront1553
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        CW will always exist, he may be weakened, but he'll always be at the back of Klein's mind waiting until he can resurrect.
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          Error404
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          I know that but it's unsure how many years in future that might happen, also now that CW still has some strength he will fight back and show his wits, that is probably why arrodas said are you ready to scared out of your wits?
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          AnomanderRake
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          He won't be at the back of Klein's mind, they would just merge with Zhou Mingrui being the dominant personality... but he will also be the Celestial Worthy...

          Have you read of Wheel of time? Think of the Dragon reborn, Lews Therin and Rand. Something like that.
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            Dpnde puedo leer la rueda del tiempo?
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      Daoist ThreeLives
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      Damn!!
      This suspense is painful
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      AnomanderRake
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      Can't get into the telegram group.
      Whats the group name, I should just search and join.
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        Church of The Fool

        I temporarily made the group public, but this is probably a bad idea.
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          AnomanderRake
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          Thanks
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    Don't worry He won't go down so easily swindler
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