Chapter 291

"'Physician'?" Lu Mian thought of the two bottles of 'Healing Potion' obtained from the Poison Sting Gang.

Their healing effects were indeed quite good.

Lu Mian leaned against the back of the chair, looking into Lugano Toscano's eyes, and didn't speak for a long time.

This made Lugano gradually feel a bit uneasy, his body becoming tense.

Finally, Lu Mian revealed a smile:

"The Mill Dance Hall is not my industry; I am just managing it for the boss.

"I don't know if you have the ability to manage it well, but I can give you an opportunity."

Lugano relaxed suddenly and said with a face full of smiles:

"Boss, I won't let you down!"

Lu Mian raised his voice, called Louis over, and said to him:

"From now on, you will be Lugano's deputy and manage the Mill Dance Hall with him."

There's such a good thing? But why reuse a bounty hunter who just joined our Savages? Before Louis could respond, Lu Mian had already looked at Lugano:

"I'll give you two months. In these two months, you and your friends are the protectors of the Mill Dance Hall and can take away a portion of the profits it earns.

"As for how to distribute it specifically, you discuss it with the dance hall manager."

Lu Mian deliberately didn't explain the profit distribution plan for the dance hall clearly, especially the detail of how much should belong to him personally, wanting to see what Lugano would do.

"Thank you, Boss!" Lugano didn't hide his joy.

He almost blurted out, "When I become a 'Physician,' no matter what illness or injury you have, Boss, I can cure you," but then he thought, this seemed like cursing 'Lion' Xia Er to be sick or injured, so he hurriedly closed his mouth.

Watching Lugano and Louis discuss the Mill Dance Hall while leaving the second-floor cafe, the smile on Lu Mian's face gradually disappeared.

Lugano Toscano being so ingratiating, so fawning, and so enthusiastic made him intuitively feel that the other party might have other motives, just like when he sold the fake diamond necklace to Baron Brignier.

It's just that he used the method of showing his own strength and madness, the point being to let Baron Brignier see his value for use, while Lugano Toscano leaned more toward fawning and ingratiating. Of course, he also inevitably showed his own usefulness.

Therefore, Lu Mian decided to hand the Mill Dance Hall to the other party to manage for two months.

If this bounty hunter really had other motives, putting him under his nose would make it more effective to discover his abnormalities and take action in time. And if he had no problems, using a portion of the Mill Dance Hall's revenue to exchange for a 'Physician' could be said to be very cost-effective.

Anyway, Lu Mian didn't have to pay for it himself. The Mill Dance Hall was an industry of the Savages. At most, he would lose some dividends, and this could be compensated by Lugano Toscano's effective improvement of the chaotic situation at the Mill Dance Hall.

After sitting for a while, Lu Mian left the Breeze Dance Hall, returned to Room 207 of the Golden Rooster Tavern, and pulled the curtains.

He sat in front of the wooden table and began to write a letter:

"Respected Lady 'Magician':

"I have participated in the initiation ceremony and officially become a member of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order.'

"The specific process of the ceremony is...

"I am very confused about one point: among the members of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' under Gardner Martin, there are Beyonders who are clearly not of the 'Hunter' pathway. How did they pass the vigil segment? Do they belong to the 'Assassin' pathway? Or, did Gardner Martin determine from other aspects that they are trustworthy and don't need to accept corruption?"

Lu Mian originally wanted to say, "Did they enter 13 Market Avenue at a special time and do specific things?" but then felt that at such times, official Beyonders must be watching, so it was unlikely they would let people approach 13 Market Avenue.

After folding the letter paper neatly, Lu Mian set up an altar and summoned that 'Doll' messenger.

He asked cautiously:

"Is there anyone secretly monitoring me now?"

"No." The 'Doll' messenger shook her head slowly.

Lu Mian let out a silent breath and arranged the two matters of reporting to Mr. K and going to the 'Fool's' church at Lavigne Wharf to listen to the sermon into his recent schedule.

He only waited for nearly a quarter of an hour before Lady 'Magician' replied:

"Once, I heard Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger mention that a friend of his was originally a member of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order,' but couldn't stand that group of people and chose to leave the organization and flee to the sea.

"I originally couldn't understand, but now I can experience that feeling. You have really been wronged too much."

It's not to the point of being wronged; watching those guys perform is also a very interesting thing, observing human diversity... Lu Mian didn't feel there was any problem.

He was more concerned about another point:

When Lady 'Magician' mentioned Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger, she didn't use 'one of' or 'one of them' to modify it.

Based on this, Lu Mian suspected that Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger was the only one!

Of course, the premise is that the Tarot Club members holding the Major Arcana cards who participate in the divine meeting don't count as divine messengers.

As his thoughts turned, Lu Mian's gaze moved down, reading the last part of this short reply:

"It might be 'Assassin,' or there might be other methods of corruption.

"Remember to remind 'The Hermit' that if she accepts the test and participates in the vigil, besides always remembering 'do not respond,' it's best to bring that ancient mirror that can enter the underground mirror world. The corruption encountered by 'Witches' and the corruption encountered by 'Hunters' might exist in different forms of expression. That mirror might be able to help her."

That mirror... Lu Mian recalled while letting the letter paper be quickly swallowed by crimson flames.

He was just about to wash up and rest when he suddenly sensed something and cast his gaze toward the door.

A 'knock-knock-knock' sound followed.

"Who?" Lu Mian asked.

"Guess who I am." A voice that sounded like it was deliberately pinching the throat came from outside the door.

Lu Mian, sitting on the chair, helplessly raised his head and looked at the ceiling, which no longer had any bedbugs:

"Come in."

Just as he expected, the one knocking was Franca, followed by Jenna.

They were dressed as assassins with different temperaments.

"Is this coming to find me to 'Fight Evil'?" Lu Mian joked.

Franca disdained to answer:

"I don't play cards with someone like you who can't afford to lose."

As someone who had used card games to trick people into buying him drinks many times, Lu Mian hadn't lost much in the two times he played 'Fight Evil' with Jenna and Franca these past few days. Not only that, he also mocked them for their poor card skills, making Franca suspect he was cheating and frantically dragging her subordinate dance hall girls to practice card skills these past few days.

"We came to borrow mystical magazines from you." Franca added while walking into the small room.

To this, Lu Mian scoffed:

"You can't fool anyone like this. Why come in the middle of the night to borrow mystical magazines? Can't you wait until tomorrow?

"I don't think Jenna looks like someone who would stay up late to study either.

"Tell me, what exactly is the matter?"

The two ladies ground their teeth at the same time.

When Franca closed the door, Jenna looked left and right and asked cautiously:

"The soundproofing here doesn't seem very good. Will the people next door hear what we are talking about?"

Lu Mian laughed:

"Not bad, you've improved. You know to worry about whether you'll be eavesdropped on, unlike before, when you didn't pay attention at all and dared to say anything."

Before... Franca's suspicious gaze moved from Jenna to Lu Mian, and then from Lu Mian to Jenna.

"Damn! We weren't talking about anything important at that time!" Jenna tried hard to defend herself. "Why don't you talk about Charlie? He talks about things that shouldn't be known by others as soon as he enters the door."

Charlie? Franca's brow relaxed.

"That's because I was very sure at the time that the people in the surrounding rooms were either sleeping or had gone out, so I didn't stop him." Lu Mian stood up, drew his ritual silver dagger, let his spirituality gush out from the tip of the blade, and constructed a 'Wall of Spirituality' that surrounded the entire room.

The singing and noise on the street and the various movements inside the Golden Rooster Tavern suddenly became distant and weak.

Jenna saw such a scene and felt the change before and after, feeling it was very magical.

Franca quietly curled her lips and said to Jenna:

"This is a means of creating a 'Wall of Spirituality' in ritual magic, which belongs to basic application. Once you become a 'Witch,' you will naturally be able to master it."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but imagine what 'Witch' version Jenna would look like.

After the two ladies sat side by side on Lu Mian's bed, they talked about the disappearance of the Deep Valley Monastery gatekeeper, focusing on the gains from exploring the Deep Valley Quarry tonight.

"What do you think is hidden there, and what should we do?" Franca threw the bottle of sleeping potion back to Lu Mian.

Lu Mian looked at this companion who wasn't wearing red boots and asked in return with a smile:

"Don't you already have the answer?"

With Franca's experience and knowledge, she must have already thought of the subsequent handling process.

Franca laughed sheepishly:

"Isn't this wanting to hear your opinion?"

"My opinion?" Lu Mian joked, "This is an opportunity to earn 20,000 Felkins. Hurry up and take advantage of that strange monk returning to enter the Deep Valley Quarry for an adventure!"

Jenna's eyes turned slightly, and she confirmed with realization:

"You mean that it's too dangerous and it's best not to investigate further?"

Having heard Lu Mian's mockery so much, she could already distinguish which were sarcastic remarks, which were hits, and which were pranks.

"Yeah." Franca took over the topic. "Thinking back to the client's words, I suspect that something went wrong inside the Deep Valley Monastery. Someone wants to cover up a secret, and someone wants to expose it. Getting involved in the internal conflict of an orthodox church is a very dangerous thing for any Beyonder."

"Internal conflict?" Jenna felt a bit stunned.

Lu Mian laughed:

"A gatekeeper disappeared, so he disappeared. That client is clearly not his relative or friend. Why spend 20,000 Felkins to find him? Besides, he also said that even if the gatekeeper has become a corpse, the corpse must be carried to the Deep Valley Monastery.

"Isn't this showing something to someone?"

Jenna was almost convinced, but still had a lot of doubts:

"But, but those arms and legs in the secret cave of the quarry are very eerie and bloody; they don't look like something an orthodox church would produce."

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