Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 188 Uncle Iron Hammer and Evelyn

"Iron Hammer, Uncle, are you really going to join Luo and Yue Li’s Luoyue Guild?"

In a certain location in the Dream World, a little girl with high golden twin ponytails, just a few strands of loose hair framing her temples, and light blue eyes as clear as the sky, walked with her hands in her pockets while chewing on a grass root, barely able to suppress her urge to speak to the middle-aged man walking in front of her.

Her voice carried a hint of reluctance, seemingly holding certain prejudices against the Luoyue Guild, or more specifically its president and vice-president. Her barely twelve-year-old face, with its delicate features still tinged with youthful naivety, wrinkled slightly as she spoke.

"That’s right." The middle-aged man in front stopped and turned to look at the little girl behind him, his muscles bulging from years of exercise, giving him an imposing frame that contrasted with his honest and plain face.

"Evelyn, it might be a good place," Iron Hammer said, scratching his silver-gray hair with his large hand, his face bearing a simple smile. "I want to give it a try."

"I don’t think it’s a good place," Evelyn retorted, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly, revealing a precocious expression on her childlike face. "Nine golden talents dimmed to this date. The re-lighting of Insight, Ascension, and Soul Fusion have all been directly or indirectly caused by Luo."

"You exposing your Divine Cast is like walking straight into a trap!"

After Qin Chuan killed all of Erik’s Contracted Spiritual Beasts and Erik fled in panic, he encountered Matsusaka Shigeki and was pursued a second time, ultimately being killed.

Matsusaka Shigeki himself died directly at the hands of Luo.

As for Insight...

At the time it was lit, not many people associated it with Luo.

It wasn’t until Erik, who had been killed, had completely exposed the Insight Talent’s effect that it became clear that Erik was very familiar with Insight. Comparing the times when the Domain was engaged and Insight was lit, people suddenly realized that the death of the Insight Talent’s possessor was also related to Luo.

These were truths that gradually emerged long after the past battles had taken place, but undoubtedly, now in the eyes of most players, Luo was virtually the bane of the players with golden talents.

It was no wonder that this little girl named Evelyn was so tense and resistant.

"Evelyn, don’t let the words of others affect you. You should have your own judgment," Iron Hammer said, tousling the little girl’s hair with his large hand. "To judge a person’s character, you should use your own eyes and heart."

"Matsusaka Shigeki, before he was killed, concealed his movements for a week. Various signs indicate that he initiated the fight. There’s a kind of death that comes from one’s own doing, and Matsusaka Shigeki clearly falls into that category."

"Erik and the possessor of the Insight Talent openly declared war on Luo, and their arrogance led to their deaths, which is not unreasonable. Moreover..." Iron Hammer grinned, "to some extent, you should thank Luo for that."

Evelyn remained silent, her pursed lips and tense expression full of resistance.

Seeing this, Iron Hammer sighed slightly and squatted down, his tower-like body lowering to meet the little girl’s gaze.

"Evelyn, the world has changed, and we need to change too."

"Don’t be afraid of Luo, because you are Evelyn, not a second Erik."

"Then..." Evelyn looked up at the only person she trusted in the Dream World, "Iron Hammer, Uncle, will you protect me like you did before?"

"Of course," Iron Hammer said softly.

"Anytime, anywhere, just like a knight guarding his princess."

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"Divine Cast..."

Qin Chuan looked at the membership application in front of him, unable to help but reveal a thoughtful expression.

The simple two words were all too evocative.

Was the applicant a holder of the Divine Talent?

Or did they have information on the holder of the Divine Talent?

Or could it be some other situation?

Qin Chuan clicked on the other party’s player name, and soon lines of text popped up in front of him.

[Player Name: Iron Hammer]

[Player Level: Official Level]

[Contracted Spiritual Beasts: Molten Fire Turtle, Little Gold Monster]

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"Luo, do you think the player could be a Divine Talent holder?" Yue Li asked, watching Qin Chuan lost in thought and couldn’t help but speak up.

"I’m not sure," Qin Chuan slightly shook his head.

He checked the other person’s two Contracted Spiritual Beasts and found that neither was of Elite Rank.

Divine Talent was the last of the nine golden talents to be drawn, but it has remained elusive for a month and a half now.

If he really was a holder of a golden talent, wouldn’t he have fared better?

But the next second, Qin Chuan smiled, "However, I have a way to confirm."

Because of the close collaboration with the Special Affairs Group, Dragon Halberd occasionally shared some precious information with him at Feng Yin’s hint – details that were beyond his current level of clearance.

Sometimes there was no need for any trade-off, merely a kind of goodwill; other times, it was part of some transaction.

Among this information was something regarding Divine Talent.

Namely, the first Talent effect of Divine Casting.

Qin Chuan believed that not many people knew about this Talent effect.

If the other person could state it correctly, even if they weren’t the Divine Talent holder, they must have a close connection with the holder.

Thus, his plan was to add the other person as a friend and, through private messaging, probe to see if they knew the first Divine Talent effect.

After sharing his thoughts with Yue Li, she was first shocked by the information about Divine Talent’s first effect, but soon realized there was a flaw in Qin Chuan’s plan, "The other person’s player name is in Russian; they must be from White Bear Country. Can you communicate?"

"This…" Qin Chuan was at a loss for words.

Indeed, there was a slip in his meticulous plan.

"Let’s start a group chat with friends," Yue Li suggested with amusement, looking at Qin Chuan, "I know a bit of Russian, though I’m not really fluent."

"Alright," Qin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, couldn’t help but admire the academically gifted girl who always managed to surprise him in unexpected ways, and he promptly sent a friend request to Iron Hammer.

Once the friend list showed the new addition, he invited Yue Li and Iron Hammer for a group chat.

Soon, Iron Hammer, with a simple and honest face and a smile, appeared before them.

"Luo, Yue Li, nice to meet you," Iron Hammer greeted them in Chinese with a hint of a Russian accent.

"You speak Chinese?" Yue Li was surprised.

"I traveled in Yanhuang Country for a while; those are some wonderful memories," Iron Hammer said with a touch of nostalgia, "If communication had been a problem, I probably wouldn’t have approached you."

Hearing this, Yue Li silently turned her gaze to Qin Chuan, signaling it was his turn to communicate.

Qin Chuan looked carefully at the other person, ignoring the minor language-related hiccup, and his expression turned somewhat serious as he spoke, "Iron Hammer, what do you mean by ’Divine Cast’ in your application to join the Guild?"

"It means exactly what you’re guessing," Iron Hammer replied, his smile unwavering but his tone becoming a little more serious, as if to affirm that he was not joking.

"My talent is indeed Divine Cast."