Chapter 314: Hint

Although he didn't fully believe Termiboros, Lu Mian was still a bit curious about the so-called fateful encounter.

Termiboros last used "encounter" to refer to that piece of earth-blood ore, and this time it couldn't possibly be the little boy Ludwig, right?

This guy has problems and isn't normal enough, but after Lu Mian communicated with him for a while, besides confirming his origins, his IQ, and the fact that he superficially believes in the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom," he didn't gain anything of real significance, nor could he see any possible future developments. It wasn't like the earth-blood ore, where he clearly knew that as long as he brought it underground and found the right area, he would have the opportunity to encounter certain things.

The grand and layered voice of Termiboros echoed in Lu Mian's body again:

"You will naturally know when the time comes."

"Can't you people speak clearly?" Lu Mian felt his blood rushing into his head with a thumping sound.

"I am not a person." Termiboros answered Lu Mian's "question" with the simplest words. "I am a mythical creature."

"..." Lu Mian was almost speechless and forced a sneer. "I even doubt whether you, who are sealed, can truly glimpse fate and predict the future. Every reply you give is very vague and has multiple interpretations. What's the difference between you and those amateur players in the Tarot Club? If you have the ability, tell me clearly where my next acting opportunity is!"

Termiboros replied with a thick voice:

"11 o'clock tonight, Rist Wharf, Warehouse No. 3."

Huh? Lu Mian didn't expect Termiboros to really give a hint.

This made him astonished, and he reflexively felt a lot of doubts:

"Is the Angel of Fate this kind-hearted?

"As a high-sequence 'Monk,' He shouldn't be provoked so easily and interpret fate under stimulation...

"Is there a hidden purpose?

"Regardless, I'll consult Ms. Magician's opinion first."

Lu Mian quickly made a decision, stood up, left the Breeze Ballroom, and walked toward White Coat Street.

If he had one more relatively simple "arson" on the material level, he could initially digest the potion and consider obtaining the "Contractee" gift. He couldn't help but feel a bit urgent, but no matter how urgent, he couldn't relax his guard against Termiboros.

White Coat Street, safe house.

Lu Mian wrote down the details of the little boy Ludwig and Termiboros's hint on paper, then set up a ritual and summoned that doll-like messenger.

During the process of waiting for Ms. Magician's reply, he flipped through the pile of Spirit World creature data and found that descriptions involving certain knowledge only needed to be read silently once to consume a large amount of his spirituality, and some even brought feelings of dizziness, nausea, irritability, headache, heat, and certain hallucinations.

This is somewhat similar to what Aurore's witchcraft notes said: "Detailed accounts of knowledge about gods and certain high-level creatures contain strong pollution and harbor extremely high danger"... If pursuing human knowledge is like this, it's really terrifying. After listening, it's very likely that one is no longer oneself, or one dies on the spot... Lu Mian had to look for a while and rest for a while to avoid his mental state sliding to the edge of danger.

After looking at thirty or forty Spirit World creatures, he found a familiar face:

"'Knowledge Rabbit':

"A weak Spirit World creature, friendly to humans, with a natural thirst for knowledge, rarely refusing summons.

"Different 'Knowledge Rabbits' have certain differences because of the knowledge they come into contact with. The common point is that they are proficient in multiple languages, can speak and write, possess good reading ability, will extract key points from a large amount of knowledge, and have an extremely fast copying speed, surpassing mechanical typewriters.

"Problem: Communication ability is poor, thinking is rigid, and some 'Knowledge Rabbits' have become quite dangerous because they have come into contact with abnormal knowledge and suffered pollution. If you want to summon them, you must limit them to being friendly and weak."

So the full name is "Knowledge Rabbit." If I summon this kind of creature in the future, the direction will be clearer... However, its abilities and characteristics are useless. If I follow Aurore's expectation and get into university, "proficient in multiple languages" and "good reading ability" would be not bad... No description of its speed in traversing the Spirit World means it has no value in this regard; it's both slow and consumes a lot of spirituality... Lu Mian put down the data, rubbed his temples on both sides, and began his third rest.

At this time, the "doll" messenger finally delivered Ms. Magician's reply:

"I am also curious about what kind of encounter the boy named Ludwig can bring. I am not sure what he came to Trier for; this remains to be observed, perhaps it is very important.

"What you need to do is guard against him; his very existence is also a bit interesting.

"Go, I also saw that acting opportunity."

Can't you people speak clearly... Lu Mian read the short reply, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

However, he could feel that the first paragraph of Ms. Magician's reply didn't seem to be responding to him, but was more like a condensed embodiment of her own thinking process.

In other words, Ms. Magician, who possesses astrology abilities, also couldn't see Ludwig's fate clearly and could only have certain suspicions.

And the fact that she "couldn't see fate clearly" itself could explain many problems.

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10:50 PM, Rist Wharf, outside Warehouse No. 3.

Lu Mian hid in the shadows, waiting for the arrival of the so-called acting opportunity.

Not long after, two figures approached the warehouse and walked to a place only five or six meters away from Lu Mian.

One of them lowered his voice and said very anxiously:

"Hector, the people from the accounting firm are coming to check the accounts tomorrow. What should we do?

"Should we find a thief to steal all the account books?"

"What's the use of that? Once they look into the warehouse, they'll know we have a problem; the remainder is less than one-tenth of what it should be." Hector's tone gradually became fierce. "Since we're going to do it, why not be thorough and burn the whole warehouse down? That way, who would know if there's a problem with the accounts?"

So that's it... Lu Mian, who was listening intently, roughly understood where the acting opportunity lay.

Seeing his companion hesitate, Hector said again:

"Fires happen frequently in Trier, and everyone is already used to it. Besides, we don't have to set the fire ourselves; there are plenty of gang thugs in the Market District. When the time comes, give them a sum of money and let them leave Trier.

"Honoré, we can't delay any longer. You have to make a decision now."

Honoré was silent for a while and said viciously:

"Alright! Let's go find Guy now and have him join us!"

The two quickly circled the warehouse, checked the specific situation, and then walked toward the direction of entering the wharf to find their colleague named Guy.

After walking a few dozen meters, they suddenly felt the sky become brighter and redder, and they heard the crackling sound of burning in their ears.

Honoré and Hector subconsciously turned around and looked toward the back, only to see that the area just now had ignited into raging flames, the crimson firelight clawing and dancing, constantly leaping upward and devouring the building.

"Fire, fire..." Hector first muttered to himself, then his face revealed joy. "Fire, a fire really happened! Praise the Sun, a fire really happened!"

Honoré had a similar reaction. He raised his right hand, drew the triangular holy emblem on his chest, and muttered something.

After a brief ecstasy, Honoré noticed something wrong.

He said with a trembling voice:

"The one on fire isn't, isn't the warehouse, it's our office!"

Their office was a gray two-story simple building a few meters away from the warehouse.

And there was a blank area between that building and the warehouse, with no combustible materials.

"..." Hector revealed a fearful expression, gritted his teeth, and said, "Let's go set the warehouse on fire now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an explosion occurred where the crimson flames were burning.

The explosion wasn't powerful, but the rumbling sound still spread out, attracting the attention of wharf sailors and firefighters.

The sound of "Fire! Fire!" immediately rose one after another, and people began to rush in this direction—as a city with the highest number of fires in the Northern Continent, Trier's firefighters had a very mature process for dealing with similar matters.

Hector and Honoré, who hadn't had time to approach Warehouse No. 3, saw this and collapsed on the side of the road, losing all their strength.

Wharf entrance area.

Albus, whose hair seemed to be dyed with a hint of red, withdrew his gaze from the raging flames and cast it toward the middle-aged man standing beside him:

"Mr. Guy, your colleagues are more anxious than you."

The man named Guy turned pale and shook his head blankly:

"What's burning isn't the warehouse..."

Albus was silent for a moment and sneered:

"I reminded you just now, hesitation only brings accidents.

"You can consider how to escape now; I hope you won't hesitate again."

Lu Mian stood beside that simple two-story building, looked up slightly, and watched the exaggerated flames that had devoured wood and other combustibles and turned into an illusory giant dragon. His face reflected the bright red, and his eyes were full of jumping light.

He held a smile and walked toward the fire scene step by step.

The purpose of those two people setting the fire was to burn the warehouse and destroy the criminal evidence, while Lu Mian's purpose in setting the fire was to create a commotion, attract attention, and let the investigators discover the abnormalities inside the warehouse!

This is what a qualified citizen should do.

A layer of flames immediately rose on Lu Mian's body surface, and they obediently clung to his clothes, only a little bit away from igniting them.

Carrying such a cloak of flames, Lu Mian entered the crackling fire scene.

Fire merged with fire, smoke was repelled, and he easily passed through the building and left the wharf from the opposite direction.

Through this arson, Lu Mian initially mastered the power of the potion and could complete the convergence very well, no longer having the burning sensation on his skin and the inner irritability and other abnormal manifestations.

Although this was still a long way from truly digesting the potion, at least he had adapted to his own state and could withstand further gifts of fate.

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After doing several counter-surveillance measures in a row, Lu Mian returned to the safe house on White Coat Street.

Being able to initially digest the "Pyromaniac" potion before tracking the parish priest made him very happy, and he had a smile on his face the whole time. But when he saw the heavy data that was thousands of pages long in the iron cabinet, his expression collapsed bit by bit.

It would be impossible to finish reading them in a month or two!

How can I find a suitable contract creature in a short time?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 315 =====