Chapter 295

Without background investigation, without confirming the strength situation, just directly inviting me to join your team? Wouldn't this be too sloppy? As Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger, you have such confidence in your own strength? Lu Mian couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

He looked at 'Flaming' Danitz and responded with a smile:

"No."

'Flaming' Danitz made an "Mm" sound with a rising tail, both indicating a question and as if making a final confirmation.

Lu Mian inserted his right hand into his trouser pocket and said with an unchanging smile:

"No interest."

Are you kidding? If I joined your team, how would I complete the 'Tarot Club's' mission?

That requires you and Madam 'Magician' to negotiate!

Danitz's deep blue but bright eyes narrowed slightly, and his entire temperament instantly became sharp.

This made Lu Mian feel like he was standing in front of a spear or had a firearm pressed against his forehead, uncontrollably producing a sense of danger and fear.

He didn't move his gaze, confronting 'Flaming' Danitz calmly, as if confronting a top predator.

After a brief silence where the air solidified, 'Flaming' Danitz revealed a smile:

"Not bad, the will is still quite firm, and there is enough courage. I appreciate you more and more."

Having said that, this former great pirate, now Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger, turned his body and walked toward the brightly lit neighborhood in the distance.

Having confidence, of course, the will is firm... Lu Mian muttered silently and pulled his right hand out of his trouser pocket.

Between his thumb and index finger, he held a Tarot card.

The Tarot card belonging to 'Seven of Wands'!

Although he couldn't understand 'Flaming' Danitz's behavior of pulling people into the team at will, he was still quite happy about meeting Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger.

This showed that the 'Fool's' church had not-so-weak strength in Trier.

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After leaving Lavigny Wharf, Lu Mian took a public carriage, arrived at the Boulevard District, walked to 19 Sher Street, and met Mr. K in the basement of the 'Spirituality' magazine headquarters building.

This divine messenger of the 'Aurora Order' was still sitting on that red-backed chair, his face hidden in the deep shadows brought by the black hood.

He asked in a hoarse voice:

"How are you doing in the matter of winning Gardner Martin's trust?"

Lu Mian answered with a calm face:

"I have already joined the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'."

Mr. K was silent for an instant, and it took several seconds before he asked:

"How did you obtain Gardner Martin's trust? How did he test you? And how did you pass the test?"

This divine messenger of the 'Aurora Order,' changing his usual posture, asked three questions in one breath.

Lu Mian laughed:

"Actually, there's no need to obtain Gardner Martin's trust. The matter of joining the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' itself can bring loyalty."

Hearing this sentence, Mr. K's body, which was originally leaning against the back of the chair, sat up straight. The shadows in this basement seemed to have life, appearing to squirm slightly.

With his level and knowledge, it wasn't hard to hear the meaning hidden in Lu Mian's sentence just now.

And that could likely be equated with danger:

Lu Mian had truly become a member of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' and had already pledged loyalty to them. This mission report was brought along with a powerhouse from the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'!

Lu Mian smiled, ignoring the great pressure brought by Mr. K, and started from telling Gardner Martin that he had become a Sequence 7 'Pyromaniac,' all the way to the vigil segment at 13 Market Avenue and the formal initiation ceremony.

He didn't conceal going to the underground trade and being scared by the monster created by 'Supervisor' Olsen and fleeing wildly.

Hearing the end, Mr. K had already stood up, repeatedly confirming the various details of Lu Mian inside 13 Market Avenue in an excited tone.

Knowing that he chanted that person's honorific name at the critical moment and obtained the divine revelation of 'do not respond,' Mr. K laughed wildly:

"Hahaha, hahaha, sure enough, piety is the only way out!"

This divine messenger wearing a hooded robe laughed more and more exaggeratedly, the sound echoing in the basement, making Lu Mian's eardrums produce obvious vibrations, making his nose smell the fishy and salty smell of blood.

"Hahaha! Hahaha!"

Mr. K laughed until he couldn't straighten his waist, his body nearly bent.

He didn't make any concealment of his own state anymore. The entire basement seemed to be shrouded in a layer of shadow, and he was the source of danger standing behind the shadow.

After a while, Mr. K ignored Lu Mian's existence, knelt down, buried his body low, and performed a prayer without making a sound, seemingly thanking the Lord who created everything, the omniscient and omnipotent God.

Lu Mian controlled the twitching of the corners of his mouth. Before going out to Lavigny Wharf, he had set up a ritual to pray to Mr. 'Fool' for angelic protection. He followed by praising the 'True Creator' worshipped by the 'Aurora Order' and drew a cross on his chest in the order of up, down, left, and right.

After the sudden pious prayer, Mr. K stood up and said in a fanatical tone:

"These are all the Lord's arrangements. He let you come here and join us."

That depends on which Lord you are talking about... Lu Mian muttered amusedly and responded humbly:

"Everything he claims will surely be realized."

This was one of the religious languages of the 'Aurora Order' taught by Mr. K. Lu Mian had always regarded it as a sermon-style sentence describing the power of that god, feeling that it seemed quite good to use in this current dialogue.

Mr. K, wearing a hood, nodded with satisfaction:

"I have arranged for people to approach the few members of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' who have already been exposed many times, but they eventually lost contact with me, no longer reported to me, and even brought me quite a few dangers.

"Now, I understand why they failed. They weren't pious enough! When facing danger and corruption, they didn't even think of chanting my Lord's honorific name and praying for his protection!

"And you, at the critical moment, only had my Lord left in your mind. This is the piety I appreciate most.

"This is the only reason you finally succeeded in joining the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' without being corrupted!"

Only having the god you believe in left in your mind... Will this affect your IQ? Lu Mian looked at Mr. K and had a further understanding of his state, his spirit, and his way of thinking.

Mr. K paced back and forth in front of Lu Mian, his voice clearly remaining excited:

"According to the intelligence you passed back, I have a certain guess about the reason for the problems in the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' and have a brand new understanding of their current state and what they want to do.

"The mission I gave you can be said to be half-completed. Next, you need to slowly investigate the source of the abnormality and their accurate schedule and route map for inciting riots.

"If they find a way or channel to enter the Trier of the Fourth Epoch, you must find a way to inform me as soon as possible. You cannot let them succeed."

Speaking of this, Mr. K thought for a few seconds and said:

"The first choice is to take out my finger and light it. As long as the environment isn't too special, I can sense it and roughly understand what matter it originates from.

"If that doesn't work, pray to my Lord immediately, just like this time."

"Alright." Lu Mian agreed.

By then, he might even have to try to contact Madam 'Magician,' which could be said to be very busy.

After explaining the subsequent tasks, Mr. K looked at Lu Mian and said in a tone that revealed a sense of intimacy:

"Since you have already completed half of the mission and passed back key intelligence, I cannot be stingy with rewards. Speak, what do you want?"

"I want a magical item of a slightly eerie type. If there isn't one, a corresponding Beyonder characteristic will do, and I'll find an 'Artisan' to make it myself." Lu Mian wasn't polite at all.

Mr. K laughed lowly:

"This is what you deserve.

"Come again in three days, and I will give you a few choices, or directly give you what I think is most suitable for you."

"Thank you, Mr. K." Lu Mian thanked him sincerely.

This is much more generous than the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'!

"You shouldn't thank me, but the Lord." Mr. K responded with a voice that carried a smile.

Lu Mian drew the cross again quite helplessly:

"Praise you, praise you for creating everything, praise you for bearing the sins of the world."

Mr. K also followed by praising that 'True Creator' and finally said:

"It's a pity that we in the 'Aurora Order' don't have the saying of godfather and godson, otherwise I would be very willing to perform a baptism for you again."

Why do so many people express appreciation by wanting to be someone else's father? Lu Mian found it quite funny.

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Lu Mian, who obtained Mr. K's promise, was in a very good mood. After returning to the Golden Rooster Hotel, he went straight into the basement bar, ordered a glass of lemon shochu with a unique taste, and while chatting with people, watched amusedly as Charlie returned here again, jumping onto a small round table and telling various rumors.

At the same time, there were intermittent singing and dance rhythms made by clapping hands around.

This lively atmosphere continued until dawn, and the customers who had to work hard the next day returned to their residences.

Lu Mian, who had been making multiple-choice questions in Room 207 and other places every day, felt that he had been sleeping at the Golden Rooster Hotel frequently recently and intended to balance it out, heading toward the Breeze Dance Hall.

He had just left the Golden Rooster Hotel and walked more than ten meters along the chaotic street that didn't have many coal gas street lamps when a figure emerged from the dark shadow ahead.

That figure wasn't shorter than Lu Mian, with broad shoulders and a sturdy build, wearing a linen shirt and brown jacket, and wearing a brownish-yellow wide-brimmed round hat.

His hair was gray, his eyes were deep black, and his skin surface was covered with lush hair, having a kind of wild beauty.

After stopping Lu Mian, this man, whose accurate age couldn't be judged from his appearance, slightly raised his chin and said:

"You are Xia Er Dubua?"

You also deserve to call my name? Lu Mian, who originally wanted to respond like this, felt that the other party's purpose was unknown and quite arrogant, so he decided to pretend.

He asked back with a face full of vigilance:

"Who are you?"

That man's posture didn't change, didn't answer, and asked further with a cold expression:

"Tell me, who is the boss of your Savard Party."

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