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

Chapter 52 The Moon's Uniqueness

What is the River of Eternal Darkness?

Zhou Mingrui almost subconsciously looked at Rosen to ask for his opinion, only to see Rosen shake his head at him.

So Rosen means to refuse?

Although he didn't understand why, Zhou Mingrui was undoubtedly someone who would listen to advice, so he looked at the Goddess of the Night and said, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't grant you this request."

The Goddess of Night seemed somewhat surprised by this. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "Are you sure you want to hear Her opinion on something like this?"

The Goddess of the Night wasn't blind; she naturally saw Rosen shaking his head and knew that Zhou Mingrui's refusal was at Rosen's behest.

"Rosen is my best friend. Without him, I wouldn't be who I am today," Zhou Mingrui said calmly and firmly. He believed that Rosen must have his reasons for making him refuse.

While mischievous kids may not be reliable most of the time, they are never unreliable when it matters.

At this moment, Rosen stepped forward and said with a smile, "If the River of Eternal Darkness were something else, I could indeed give it to you, but unfortunately, it is too special, and you are not a Chinese."

The Goddess of the Night was visibly taken aback.

Zhou Mingrui looked thoughtful, clearly having guessed something from Rosen's words.

"So please change your terms, ma'am," Rosen continued with a smile. "Of course, if this makes you unwilling to support Xiao Zhou, we can part ways here."

The Fool does need an ally, but that person doesn't necessarily have to be the Goddess of Night.

There are plenty of people in this world who want to invest in the future Lord of Mysteries.

The Goddess of the Night gave him a deep look, her expression showing no anger. She seemed to consider it for a moment, then looked at Zhou Mingrui and said, "Alright, let's change the condition. After becoming the Lord of Mysteries, you must do three things for me."

"Okay, but only if it doesn't violate my principles." This time, Zhou Mingrui nodded without hesitation.

"Don't worry, if you feel that what I want you to do goes against your principles, you can refuse. I only need you to do three things for me." The Goddess of the Night didn't dwell on this too much. After all, making Zhou Mingrui the Lord of Mysteries was more in her best interest, no matter what.

After all, this world really needs the Lord of Mysteries right now, otherwise, once the barrier breaks in a dozen years, everyone might die.

The Goddess of Night looked at Rosen again and said, "So what about you? What do you hope to get from me?"

Clearly, the Goddess of Night had been spying on him before, which is not surprising. After all, if it weren't for Rosen's interference, the Goddess of Night would have directly interfered with the Heavenly Venerable's backup plan in the original story, preventing Zhou Mingrui from becoming a lower-level Heavenly Venerable in one step.

It's safe to say that while no one in the world might have been watching the events unfold, the Goddess of the Night was definitely watching, and she was probably quite startled by the initial turn of events.

"What I want is very simple," Rosen laughed, not mincing words, and said, "I want the uniqueness of the moon in your possession."

Rosen wanted the Red Moon for a simple reason: he wanted to concoct the Sequence 0 potion "Father" using the "Father" pathway, and he needed the Moon's uniqueness as one of the materials.

The "Father" path is the opposite of the Fallen Mother Goddess, and the materials required are naturally closely related. When Rosen was designing it, he even thought of directly seizing part of the Mother Goddess's authority, but later, considering the difficulty of obtaining it, he changed it to the uniqueness of the moon.

Although, in essence, the uniqueness of the moon and the partial authority of the mother goddess seem to be no different.

Rosen thought casually, then looked at the Goddess of the Night and said, "I know about your deal with Lilith, and I can help you complete that as well. In addition, I can promise you one more thing, within my capabilities and without violating my principles."

"...I'm afraid Lilith won't agree." After a few seconds of silence, the Goddess of Night neither refused nor agreed, but said.

"No, He will agree," Rosen said with a smile, his tone certain.

"...If He agrees, I naturally wouldn't mind completing this deal with you." The Goddess of Night gave Rosen a deep look, not asking what Rosen intended to do, but suddenly changing the subject:

"Although the seven gods have different stances, we have always been united when facing the outer gods."

"You didn't think I wanted to kill Lilith, did you?" Rosen laughed, his eyes showing surprise. "You're ruthless."

Goddess of the Night: ...

"You flatter me, I have never thought so," the Goddess of Night said with a smile.

"Alright, let's assume that's how it is!" Rosen nodded with a smile. He didn't mention the deal again, nor did the Goddess of Night, because the answer was already obvious.

—A deal is possible, provided that Rosen can "convince" Lilith.

This is a test, and also a trial.

Rosen knew that the Goddess of the Night wanted to use this incident to test his attitude, his background, and his abilities, and Rosen didn't mind showing them off.

……

Of course, although he had reached an understanding with the Goddess of the Night about the Red Moon, Rosen was not in a hurry to find Lilith after leaving the dream. He was only Sequence 9, and it was still a long time before he needed the Red Moon.

Moreover, Rosen knew very well that even if he did convince Lilith, the Goddess of the Night would not hand over the Red Moon to him directly; she would most likely wait until the transaction between the two parties was completed.

Therefore, compared to the advancement materials he himself would need in the distant future, Rosen was actually more interested in Zhou Mingrui's next arrangements.

Although his ultimate goal is to become the Lord of Mysteries, as the saying goes, haste makes waste. As a newly awakened "transmigrator," Zhou Mingrui's most pressing need is not the potion to advance to the level of the Fool, but rather common sense about the Fifth Era, knowledge of mysticism, and enough stable anchors to prevent his hard-won victory over the Celestial Venerable from being overturned.

In response, Rosen offered the following advice: "To stabilize humanity, there are essentially two approaches. First, make more friends; good friends are a natural anchor. Second, establish an organization and develop followers. Although the anchor of faith has its flaws, it is still indispensable in the fight against the Celestial Venerable."

Zhou Mingrui listened thoughtfully, then glanced at Rosen after he finished speaking and asked directly, "So what strange ideas do you have now?"

"How can you call it a strange idea? I'm giving you a very serious suggestion." Rosen gave him a disapproving look, and continued, "I just think that if you want to make some new friends in this era, you might as well start with Tingen."

Rosen looked up and smiled, saying, "You should be able to roughly sense your original destiny. This is your original starting point. Putting aside all that nonsense, there are indeed many people here who can become your friends. They will be your strongest anchor. You can stay here for a while, get to know them, and learn some common sense about this era."