Chapter 215: Correct Interpretation

After hearing Lentas's answer, Lu Mian didn't know whether to laugh out loud or rejoice that he had started from a wrong line of thinking but obtained a satisfactory result.

He had originally thought that these Beyonders who believed in the "Mother Tree of Desire," like the fake Eve, would all be unable to restrain desires like greed, gluttony, and lust, which was why they chose to use gold coins to carry the bad luck of that vagrant. Who knew, the evil god believers were just deeply influenced by corresponding desires in different sequences. When they truly mastered that power or obtained new gifts, they could be liberated and step into the next state. The original desires, although still relatively strong, were no longer uncontrollable.

In other words, if it weren't for the fact that Lentas was currently playing Mr. Eve and needed to show that kind of stinginess, he would likely not have easily picked up that gold coin carrying bad luck and would have examined the scene more cautiously.

Of course, if he weren't sensitive to changes in fate and couldn't perceive the problem with the gold coin, after discovering the owner had walked far away and

Lu Mian had a deeper feeling about a sentence Lentas said just now:

"Indeed, 'Do not be addicted to the role you are playing.'

"But Lentas was in the process of acting at the time, and pursuing details actually wasn't a problem, otherwise it would be very easy for people to discover he was a fake Eif..."

Franca felt that the "Spirit Mediumship" was nearing its end and asked hurriedly:

"Who are the core members of the Bliss Society you guessed?"

Lentas's pale, blurry face moved left and right:

"Even if I tell you, you won't be able to find them.

"They all came to the Old Pigeon Cage after obtaining the gift and becoming 'Actors,' using fake names and showing us fake faces. When their acting skills matured and they controlled the corresponding desires, they would restore their true identities when leaving the theater.

"If you want to know their fake identities, then go collect the list of female leads for all dramas in the Old Pigeon Cage over the past two years; those who performed the most are the core members."

Mentioning the female lead of the Old Pigeon Cage theater, Lu Mian remembered a name:

"Is Charlotte Calvino a core member of the Bliss Society?"

That was the lead of the play "Nymph in the Forest," and the attire in the play photos would remind people of Susanna Mattis.

Lentas's face became more and more blurred, and his voice became more and more drifting:

"I don't know.

"She grew up step by step from a performance apprentice and only gradually took on the lead role in the last few months. She is not an outsider, but performance apprentices can also be developed into members of the Bliss Society by Maip Maier."

Franca was about to ask about the sequence and abilities corresponding to Maip Maier, when Lentas's spirit, which had been scorched by black flames, could no longer support itself and dissipated on the surface of the makeup mirror.

Franca ended the ritual with a bit of regret and lifted the "Wall of Spirituality."

Then, while squatting next to Lentas's corpse and searching through different pockets, she sighed and said:

"Haven't asked about Maip Maier yet. Forget it, leave it to the official authorities to worry about."

Lu Mian thought for a moment and said:

"I heard from a playwright that Maip Maier is very ambitious, wanting the Old Pigeon Cage to become the most famous theater in Trier and wanting to get the Intis Legion of Honor medal."

"Craving success, craving recognition?" Franca remembered Lentas's description of the Sequence 6 "Awardee," "This is the ceiling for male members of the Bliss Society, right?"

"Probably." Lu Mian found it difficult to give an accurate answer.

At this time, Franca had already searched out a pile of items:

Two small metal bottles, a leather wallet, some dough that fit the curves of the face, small pieces of thin skin close to human skin color, makeup tools like eyebrow pencils...

"You smell what they are?" Franca threw the two small metal bottles to Lu Mian.

Lu Mian made a judgment after a brief distinction:

"One bottle is what you smelled just now, and one should be the matching anesthetic."

They looked like items that believers of the "Mother Tree of Desire" must carry when going out.

"That kind of mystical smelling salt?" Franca pondered slightly, "You already have a bottle, and it's not used up yet, so it belongs to me. The anesthetic is for you. You choose from these disguise props and the money in the wallet; leave what you don't want to me. Damn, this poor ghost, let alone Beyonder characteristics or magical artifacts, he doesn't even have any materials, charms, or weapons!"

"The anesthetic and mystical smelling salt are quite useful." Lu Mian, who had only harvested Beyonder characteristics from "Hammer" Aite, didn't care too much.

Franca didn't even let go of Lentas's crotch and soles of his feet, but still couldn't find anything else.

She took out a folded cloth bag, unfolded it, collected the pile of things on the ground, and said to Lu Mian:

"We'll split them when we get back."

After speaking, she stood up, looked at Charlie, who was in a state of shock, and muttered to herself thoughtfully:

"He saw our battle with Lentas; how should we handle him?"

Charlie's legs went soft, and while leaning toward Lu Mian's side, he said with chattering teeth:

"I, I won't betray you!"

Before Lu Mian could speak, Franca sighed and said:

"Forget it, let's just throw him to the official Beyonders."

Deliberately picking a topic, quickly finalizing a conclusion... Afraid I'll kill Charlie to silence him? Lu Mian, who finally got rid of the desire to perform, completely recovered his calmness and rationality, thought for a moment, and said:

"I have another way.

"Charlie doesn't need to go to Saint Robert Church to seek shelter, and he doesn't need to worry about Susanna Mattis looking for him in the near future."

He thought of his "Art of Luck Transfer"!

He didn't use it before because Susanna Mattis hadn't continued to pester Charlie, and there was no corresponding fate to transfer. But now, Susanna Mattis was nearing recovery, and Charlie was the first target; his luck had already changed, and there was a bloody disaster endangering his life, just right for luck transfer!

At that time, Lu Mian would "give" the gold coin carrying the bloody disaster to the real Eif, letting their own people fight their own people.

Of course, this was different from the "Art of Substitution" and the "Fate Exchange" of the "Fallen Mercury." It only transferred the bloody disaster within a period of time. That is to say, Charlie would indeed not be targeted by Susanna Mattis in the next few days, but after a few days, unless Susanna Mattis had been completely purified or lost her memory, this threat originating from the outside world would still come as it should.

But the official authorities would take action tomorrow, and there was enough intelligence to support it!

Lu Mian didn't do this when he discovered Charlie's luck had problems because he could transfer Charlie's luck but not his own. Susanna would also come to attack him, the enemy who instigated Charlie's betrayal. So, it was better to disguise himself in the simplest way, urge Charlie to go to the "Eternal Blazing Sun" church, and free up more time to guard against Susanna Mattis. And now, they were certain Susanna Mattis still had two days before recovery.

"Really?" Charlie's eyes lit up.

Lu Mian asked back with a smile:

"Do you believe me, or do you not believe me?"

Charlie mumbled in response:

"Be, believe, believe!

"You only tease people in some small matters."

Franca asked curiously:

"What way?"

A way you have to avoid... Lu Mian muttered silently and thought about the specific details:

Wanting to transfer Charlie's current luck, praying to myself definitely wouldn't work; I can only use the power sealed in my body...

Wait, I'll have to wrong Charlie a bit, manually make him faint; I can't expose the fact that I have contamination on me and am suspected of praying to an evil god for help...

Just as Lu Mian was about to instruct Charlie to follow him and was prepared to knock him out with one punch, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind:

"Does using the power within the seal count as using Termiboros?

"Should I write a letter to Miss 'Magician' to ask for her opinion?

"The bad luck of the homeless person before didn't involve mystery and the supernatural at all, and the power extracted by the ritual wasn't much. This time, I might have to confront a Sequence 5 evil spirit inside an evil god's altar; the support needed is definitely several times that of last time...

"At that time, what will happen?

"From the change in Charlie's luck until now, all sorts of things are urgent, and the time is just right, as if creating such an opportunity, and not giving me a chance to weigh it seriously...

"If I hadn't just written a letter to Miss 'Magician' and received a reminder, I would probably have already started transferring luck for Charlie..."

Seeing Lu Mian stunned in place without making any move, Franca asked tentatively:

"What's wrong?"

Lu Mian came back to his senses instantly and deliberated:

"I just discovered that the way I prepared seems to have serious flaws."

"Ah." Charlie made a short sound.

He was both disappointed and worried.

Franca pondered for a few seconds and said:

"I also have a way:

"Charlie doesn't go to Saint Robert Church but follows us to White Coat Street.

"As long as we can hold out until dawn, there won't be any issues by tomorrow.

"Think about it, we originally intended to confront Susanna Mattis, and Susanna Mattis still has two days before she can leave the altar. Even if someone comes to attack us tonight, it will only be Maip Maier and his subordinates. Even if he invited other core members of the Bliss Society, as long as they are not as good as Susanna Mattis inside the altar, we have a good chance of holding out until dawn. If it really doesn't work, we can make a big scene, attract official Beyonders, and we can escape during the chaos and leave the Market District.

"This is the worst development, and if Charlie goes to Saint Robert Church, we have to consider moving away now, and we might also be attacked."

Lu Mian thought for a few seconds and felt the feasibility was not low.

He nodded and said:

"I have no objection."

He then looked at Charlie, and Charlie responded impatiently:

"I have no problem either."

He still had quite a bit of confidence in Xia Er and Franca.

Lu Mian concentrated his spirit again and re-observed Charlie's luck.

He discovered with astonishment that Charlie's bloody disaster had clearly weakened and showed signs of turning for the better!

This... Charlie's true misfortune is participating in the "Luck Transfer Ritual"? When I gave up that idea, his fate changed? Although there is still a bloody disaster now, it's not that serious... Fuck Termiboros! Lu Mian had an epiphany instantly and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

(End of chapter)