Chapter 365: Learning Brings Progress

Lu Mian still remembered the night he played the King Cake game, he had several nightmares, each time dreaming of an ancient beige castle, and the surface of the castle was stained with many ancient bloodstains, while the interior was full of various bloody and crazy scenes.

Seeing him silent for a moment, Gardner Martin added with a smile,

"As long as you remember to let Puiforcat choose first in matters like the King Cake game, there won't be any problem."

But I, who have the 'Blood Emperor' Alista Tudor's aura eroding my right hand these past few days, can I really rely on the last choice to avoid problems? Lu Mian muttered silently to himself and said,

"Yes, 'Chief'."

He turned to ask,

"Where is Red Swan Castle?"

He planned to go and investigate the site if he had the chance, at least he had to figure out where the largest church nearby was.

"Erato District, near the Summer Palace built by Emperor Roselle and the Cilonie Forest." Gardner Martin answered simply.

The Erato District's number is 17. During the Roselle era, it still belonged to the suburbs and was a place for princes and nobles to escape the summer heat. Now it has been included in the city wall range and is one of the districts with the largest area in Trier. Because it is the station of many troops, it is also known as the Barracks District.

It is located in the northwest direction, with a national park, the Cilonie Forest, a conference center, and a large number of arsenals, as well as the largest monastery of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church in Trier, the Sacred Heart Monastery.

Lu Mian recalled the Trier map he had read and nodded slightly.

"Near the Plaza District, huh."

Emperor Roselle's Summer Palace is not in the Erato District, but in the Plaza District, located between the Cilonie Forest and the East Cilonie Forest.

Gardner Martin's gaze swept over Lu Mian's left hand.

"How did you get injured?"

Lu Mian smiled frankly.

"I recently explored the depths of the catacombs with friends I met at an occult gathering and suffered a minor injury."

He felt that with the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order's' attention and importance to the underground world, they might have arranged eyes and ears around the catacombs, so it was better to put the lie somewhere else, for example, the 'Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society' was also an occult gathering.

Gardner Martin nodded as if satisfied.

"Such unnecessary exploration and adventure should be done less in the future. This neither brings you the occult knowledge you want, nor allows you to harvest high-value items, only danger, danger, and danger."

Is that so? Does the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring' count as a high-value item? Lu Mian slandered, but promised sincerely,

"Yes, 'Chief'."

If it weren't for Miss Justice's commission, he wouldn't have had the idea of going to the fourth floor of the catacombs at all.

Now he had even less, as he might encounter some Amon's mausoleum again!

After saying goodbye to Gardner Martin, Lu Mian took a public carriage back to Market Avenue.

Leaning against the wall of the carriage, various thoughts turned in his mind. This was both relaxing his thinking boundlessly and looking for problems he might have overlooked.

Amidst the sound of horses stepping and wheels rolling forward, Lu Mian suddenly thought of a possibility.

"After the 'Rose School of Thought' suffered another loss at Gardner Martin's place, will they calm down and look for others involved in the 'Shadow Tree' incident?"

"The 'Blessed Land' only lost two core members, Charlotte Calvino and High Priestess Susanna Mattis. Others are still there, for example, the former Old Pigeon Cage Theater manager Mapp Maier, for example, those 'actors' who had been the heroine at the Old Pigeon Cage and eventually left..."

"I don't know if Susanna Mattis revealed the details of the 'Shadow Tree' to those members. If so, they would know that the High Priestess's true target was me, Charles Dubois, or rather Lu Mian Lee..."

"In that case, the 'Rose School of Thought' and the 'Blessed Land' will adjust their targets and start targeting me. That would be troublesome..."

"So annoying, I really want to kill all the people of the 'Rose School of Thought' and the 'Blessed Land'..."

Thinking to the end, influenced by the various negative effects on his body, Lu Mian cursed in his heart, and then controlled himself.

If it weren't for the fact that that bunch of 'actors' were good at disguising and hiding very deeply, he would really consider wiping out all the members of the 'Blessed Land' to clear the hidden dangers.

He felt that the 'Torture' gloves should have a miraculous effect on this bunch of people whose desires were distorted to the extreme.

"Where should I go to find them?" Lu Mian fell into deep thought.

Just then, the public carriage reached a midway stop, and someone got on.

It was a seven or eight-year-old boy, wearing a white shirt, a children's version of a black formal suit, and shorts of the same color, stepping on white socks and black shoes, his yellow hair relatively short, his brown eyes firm, and his face having obvious baby fat.

Yo, isn't this Baron Brignier's godson Ludwig? Lu Mian's mood improved instantly, and he smiled.

Almost at the same time, Ludwig also saw him.

A trace of panic flashed in the firm brown eyes of this little boy, and he turned around and got off the carriage again.

He was still carrying that dark red hard schoolbag that looked heavy.

Running away from home again? Lu Mian stood up with a smile and got off the public carriage in advance.

Near the bus stop, the little boy's figure had disappeared.

Running quite fast... Lu Mian distinguished the footprints nearby and chose a direction unhurriedly.

In the case of not having time to deal with the traces, it was almost impossible to get rid of the tracking of a 'Hunter'!

After following for two streets, Lu Mian turned into a quiet alley and walked to the broken street barricade that was half a person high, laughing,

"Come out."

Ludwig poked his immature face out from behind the barricade and said with a hint of nervous hatred,

"You swindler, don't come over!

"If you come over again, I, I will eat you!"

Lu Mian raised his right hand and touched his chin.

"Why did you run away from home again?"

Ludwig answered angrily,

"It's all because of those damn assignments!"

"Yo, you can curse now, much more progress than last time." Lu Mian teased with a smile.

Even if he didn't look at the inhuman appetite and eating habits, he would feel that the other party was abnormal, but now, he was more like a real child.

Thinking of this, Lu Mian directly stated the conclusion,

"This proves that learning is still useful."

Ludwig was stunned by what he heard and forgot to refute.

Lu Mian looked at him a few times and said sincerely,

"Your IQ is not too high by nature, you can be considered relatively stupid. If you don't read books and do assignments every day, and take exams every once in a while, slowly improving your thinking ability, I can guarantee that as long as you go out, you will be cheated by people like me, and you won't even know how you failed."

Ludwig said to himself a bit blankly,

"Have I really made progress? Reading books, doing assignments, and taking exams really have an effect..."

Not born stupid, but the brain is broken? This is believed? If you were thrown at the door of the 'Unique' dance hall, I wouldn't dare to imagine what kind of end you would have... Lu Mian muttered in his heart, but the smile on his face remained unchanged.

"Yes, if you feel the burden is too heavy, you can communicate with Brignier and reduce the number of assignments. There's no need to run away from home. Once you give up learning, you will become more and more stupid."

At this moment, Lu Mian only had one thought:

This kind of human or humanoid creature that obviously has abnormalities and lacks brains should be left under the supervision of the Orthodox Church.

However, wouldn't the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom' Church be too arrogant to think that Baron Brignier could manage a guy who eats everything he sees?

This is the second time he has run away!

If it weren't for meeting me every time, he would have caused some disaster long ago!

Ludwig was silent for a few seconds and said,

"Will you help me negotiate?"

"No problem." Lu Mian agreed without hesitation.

In this regard, his experience could definitely be called rich, always using various opportunities to bargain with his sister.

"Then I'll believe you one more time." Ludwig hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind with a firm little face.

He then climbed over the broken street barricade.

Don't say that, saying that will only make me want to cheat you one more time... Lu Mian muttered and led Ludwig toward the nearest public carriage stop.

On the way, he glanced at the little boy's already dirty clothes.

"Did you bring a change of clothes?"

"No." Ludwig shook his head.

Running away from home without even bringing spare clothes? Lu Mian asked with amusement,

"Then what did you put in your schoolbag, food?"

Ludwig shook his head again, very honestly.

Not food, and not clothes... Lu Mian looked at the dark red hard schoolbag suspiciously.

"It wouldn't be books and test papers, would it?"

"Neither..." Ludwig suddenly closed his mouth.

Then what could it be? Lu Mian narrowed his eyes slightly.

Just then, Ludwig asked innocently,

"Is there anything to eat?"

"No, wait until we return to Market Avenue to eat." Lu Mian said mercilessly.

Are you kidding? With your appetite, why would I use my own money to treat you?

Ludwig sighed in disappointment and sucked his fingers, seemingly wanting to take a bite.

Fortunately, it wasn't far from Market Avenue, and after sitting for another stop, they arrived at their destination.

Lu Mian saw Baron Brignier at the door of the loan company. This 'gentleman' breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he discovered Ludwig's figure.

"This can't go on." Lu Mian said before the other party could speak. "Do you think I can meet him every time? Cut his assignment load in half."

Baron Brignier weighed it for a moment.

"Okay."

Ludwig interjected in a low voice,

"And add a dessert."

Seeing that the relationship between this godfather and godson had returned to normal, Lu Mian waved goodbye and thought suspiciously,

"What exactly does the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom' Church want to do by sending such an abnormal child to Trier?"

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Hill District, Deep Valley Town, in front of a gray-white old house with only two floors.

Valentine and Imre, who had received the brass key from Chellia Bello, stood behind Deacon Angouleme, their expressions somewhat solemn.

According to the feedback from a certain sealed artifact, the brass key left by the mysterious commissioner of the gatekeeper disappearance case pointed to this building.

ps: Recommend a book, "Building Dreams in Space", aerospace science fiction, 【The other shore is very far, but humanity will eventually arrive.】

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