Evolution game, nothing more than that!

She had a very deep memory of the strength of this shield, and she found it difficult to break it even if she used almost all her strength.

Even though the one he's wearing now is probably just a scaled-down version, its defensive capabilities must be considerable.

"Thanks. I like it too."

She said this and accepted the gift.

Chapter 209: Water Mirror Divination

Late at night, in the courtyard, a basin of water about a foot square was placed here at some point.

The basin was filled with clear water. The calm surface of the water reflected the clear and cloudless night sky, with stars shining in it.

Next to the basin, there were three figures standing - Yi Shen, Yamasaki An, and Sakurajima Mai.

It was obvious that they were going to do some astrology.

To be more precise, the one who wanted to divine was Yi Shen, while the other two acted as guardians to prevent him from being disturbed by the outside world and encountering any danger during the process of prediction.

——Obviously, after returning to the real world, the three did not forget what happened before because of the mission they had just completed. The first thing they did was to find the conspirator behind the murder chip incident.

"Is this really possible?"

Sakurajima Mai looked at Yi Shen who was preparing to cast a spell and asked worriedly:

"Didn't you say that Merlin's prophecy was related to his Incubus bloodline? You're not an Incubus, so is it really okay for you to cast this spell?"

"I really can't use Merlin's original divination method, but you have to believe in the Evolution Game. He can even separate the various supernatural powers of vampires and transform them into a single ability for us to strengthen. It's just a spell, so why not?"

Yi Shen said this as he made final preparations before casting the spell.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima thought of her own ability to control shadows and stopped talking.

What Yi Shen said was right. Just like his own ability, it was originally a supernatural power based on the bloodline of a vampire, but under the power of the evolution game, it became a skill that humans can also perform. The same situation should be happening on Yi Shen's side.

After exchanging a glance with Yamasaki An, she temporarily put her mind at ease and watched Yi Shen's actions quietly.

He was seen walking around the basin, chanting profound and difficult to understand spells, and strands of lightning shot out from his hands and sank into the water.

Stimulated by lightning, bubbles began to emerge from the originally calm water surface. These bubbles became more and more numerous and denser, and soon they shattered the starry sky reflected on the water surface into a paste.

The next moment, there was a "bang" sound, and the water in the basin exploded, turning into countless large and small water droplets that rushed into the air.

And at this moment, Yi Shen's consciousness seemed to have left his body, and the world in his eyes fell into stillness as if the pause button had been pressed.

Is this, time stopping?

No, of course not!

Yi Shen knew that he had actually just escaped into the cracks of time. He could not take any action in this "static" world, nor could he interfere with anything.

The only thing he could do was to "watch".

What to look at?

Look at the water droplets bursting up from the basin.

In Yi Shen's eyes at this moment, each drop of water reflects a complete world, the starry sky and the earth, Yi Shen and others, and each drop of water symbolizes a possible future.

However, after his eyes swept over these water droplets, he had no intention of going deeper into them. Instead, he looked down at the basin where only one-third of the water was left.

If the exploded water droplets symbolize the "future", then the water still in the basin symbolizes the "present" and the "past".

If you want to know the future, just look up at the water droplets in the sky. If you want to know information about the present and the past, just look down at the basin. In this way, all information, whether it is the past, present or future, can be obtained through divination.

This is the divination and prophecy technique that Yi Shen obtained. Although it has the same origin as Merlin's stargazing and divination, it has obvious differences. It is obviously improved by the evolution game based on his personal abilities and physique.

This time, Yi Shen wanted to predict the mastermind behind the murder chip incident, so naturally he didn't need to look to the future, but to the past.

His eyes cast towards the remaining water in the basin, and with just a slight thought, his entire consciousness seemed to be dragged into it.

In an instant, countless scenes from the past flashed before his eyes. He seemed to be traveling backwards in the long river of time, his consciousness extending towards the past bit by bit.

He saw himself leaving the Ural Mountains with An Yamazaki and Mai Sakurajima; he saw himself, with the help of Kingsman, eliminate the dignitaries from various countries who were in cahoots with Valentine; he saw the undead female assistant being forced to reveal her true form, then severely injured by Eggsy in battle, and finally "killed" by himself...

Here, Yi Shen's consciousness stopped.

"I didn't expect that even the players could see my divination skills?"

This was something that surprised him quite a bit.

You have to know that Merlin's prophecy cannot see these players, nor can it see the Transformer who is obviously from another world.

But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this change is necessary.

After all, there are fights and battles between players in the evolution game. If the skills given by the evolution game cannot be used on other players, wouldn’t it become a joke?

After figuring this out, Yi Shen calmed himself down and switched his perspective. He no longer focused on himself, but instead took the undead banshee as the "protagonist" and continued to look back.

Time continued to flow backwards. He saw the undead banshee following Valentine around, helping him perfect the details of his killer chip plan. He saw how she repeatedly used overt and covert means to eliminate those who stood in the way of the plan. He saw how she gained Valentine's trust, became his close assistant, and gradually manipulated his thoughts...

Looking back, Yi Shen finally saw what he wanted - this undead banshee was talking to someone through some kind of mirror-shaped magic weapon.

The strange thing was that in the mirror, Yi Shen only saw a fog, and could not hear what the other party said. He could only hear the voice of the undead banshee. Even the way she addressed the other party in the conversation was blocked out. When it came to the part related to the identity of the person opposite, it turned into a chaotic noise.

Obviously, the person in the mirror has a prop or ability to prevent divination from snooping, and the person he is trying to prevent is people like Yi Shen.

"However, judging from the words of this undead banshee, the person in the mirror is aware of the existence of the player. Therefore, it is very likely that it is another player, but somehow it has controlled this undead banshee and used her as its subordinate."

Yi Shen guessed.

One player controlled another player. Although it sounded a little surprising at first, if you think about it carefully, in the many mission worlds of this evolution game, there are all kinds of abilities and props. It is normal for one or two players to control others.

Even for some PUA experts who are well versed in psychology and human nature, they can easily control a person and make him do whatever he wants without any props or supernatural powers.

Shaking his head and suppressing his guess, Yi Shen did not give up and continued to trace back.

Although the other party blocked their own information, they did not block the undead banshee. Therefore, if we continue to trace back the banshee's life trajectory, we will always be able to find the moment when she and the other party came into contact in reality. At that time, we can at least know where she is, even if we cannot confirm her identity.

This is a stupid method, but many times, stupid methods are indeed effective.

Sure enough, after going back a while, Yi Shen saw the scene where the undead banshee walked out of an ancient castle and boarded a plane from Budapest to the United States.

"This is it!"

Chapter 210 Travel Plan

Everything you experience in divination may seem long, but in reality, it is only a moment.

When Yi Shen's consciousness returned from the cracks in time, the water droplets that had exploded in the sky fell again, a small part of them fell back into the basin, and most of them fell on the ground in the courtyard.

When Yamasaki An and Sakurajima Mai, who were watching from the sidelines, saw this scene, they thought the divination had failed.

"Yi Jun, are you okay?"

"What went wrong?"

Looking at the two people with concerned faces, Yi Shen smiled and replied:

"Don't worry, there is no failure. My divination is complete."

As he spoke, he described to the two of them everything he had just seen.

"..."

"..."

The two girls looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

"...I actually entered a time rift during divination? It's amazing!"

After a long time, Mai Sakurajima finally uttered this sigh.

However, Yamasaki An was more concerned about the divination result that Yi Shen mentioned at the end:

"In other words, although Yi Jun cannot confirm the true identity of the mastermind behind this, he already knows where he is?"

“Yes, in Budapest, the capital of Hungary!”

Yi Shen nodded and said with certainty.

Because the ancient castle in the divination perspective had the same shielding power as the person in the mirror, Yi Shen could not see what happened to the undead banshee inside and who she met.

This is enough to show that even if this castle is not the lair of the mastermind behind the scenes, it must be one of his important strongholds!

"Budapest..."

When Mai Sakurajima read the place name, the movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel" came to her mind unconsciously.

Well, as a former actress, she had naturally seen this world-famous film masterpiece more than once, and was also deeply impressed by the hotel with the pink exterior.

But other than that, she didn't know much about Budapest itself.

After all, Hungary is a country with a weak presence in the international arena, and Budapest is not an international metropolis. Apart from the movie named after it, there are not many memorable points at all.

"Does that mean we're going abroad again?"

Yamasaki An asked from the side:

"Or will we just fly over there in person like last time?"

"I definitely have to go abroad, but as for the method... I plan to go there in a formal way."

Yi Shen said this.

"Eh? Why?"

Yamasaki An was puzzled.

"Probably for the convenience of movement."

Sakurajima Mai said:

"After all, unlike last time when we were in the mountains, this time we're operating in a modern city. Having a legal entry status will save us a lot of trouble."

Yi Shen nodded after hearing this:

"Yes, that's it."

After all, what he saw in the divination were just fragments. Although he knew that the castle was in Budapest, he didn't know where exactly it was in Budapest. It would take some time to find it. Therefore, a legal identity that allowed him to move freely in the city was very necessary.

"But if that happens, it will be difficult for Mai-chan to participate in the operation, right? It's not the holiday now. If you ask for leave to go abroad casually, it will be difficult to get approval from both the school and your mother, right?"

Yamasaki An asked a rather fatal question.

Yes, unlike Yi Shen and Yamasaki An, the two "vagrants", Sakurajima Mai is still a student. Although she is a celebrity in the school because she was a child star, it is quite difficult for her to take a leave to travel abroad for a few days.

——Unless she announces that she will restart her acting career and applies in the name of filming or taking advertisements, but not to mention that this is not in line with Sakurajima Mai's current wishes, her mother's side is a hurdle that cannot be avoided.

"Tsk, this is indeed a problem..."

Mai Sakurajima frowned slightly, thinking about a solution.

Or, how about erasing your existence so that everyone forgets you?

But the problem is, she can't remain in this state of invisibility forever. Once the sense of existence is lifted, everyone will immediately remember her existence, and she will be exposed.

Or maybe she just doesn't go this time?

But this would make her feel excluded from the team and become an outsider.

This is really difficult...

In fact, Yi Shen and Yamasaki An had the same idea.

They didn't want to exclude Sakurajima Mai from this operation, but her identity as a student was indeed a problem.

However, soon, an idea popped up in Yi Shen's mind -

"Xing, I remember that in the last mission, the magician who used the maze once used some kind of prop to remotely open a passage to the mirror world. This should have been made by the witch who knows mirror magic. Do you have this ability?"

he asked.

"Eh? A tool to remotely open the Mirror Realm channel. Let me see... there is such a thing, called the Mirror Realm Talisman."

Yamasaki An carefully considered the skill information she had obtained and nodded quickly.

Upon hearing this, Yi Shen immediately asked:

"So, can this kind of spell allow the user to enter the Mirror Realm and land at a designated location?"

"Well, that's fine."