Chapter 378: Different Groups

"Dwarf Star" was a man only a little over 1.6 meters tall. He wore a messy yellow-haired performance mask on his head, his right palm was wrapped in silver, flamboyant gloves, and he was wearing an open brown jacket with a dark shirt inside.

Seeing Lu Mi come over, this "Dwarf Star" went up to meet him and said with surprise and joy:

"'Muggle,' you finally appeared again."

Lu Mi answered with Aurora's voice and a smile:

"Something happened before, so I rested for a period of time."

"Are you all right now?" "Dwarf Star" asked with concern.

"It's okay." Lu Mi wasn't sure how much friendship the other party had with Aurora, so he didn't use a joking way to answer.

He turned his gaze to a lady sitting on the stone steps.

That lady wore a black butterfly-shaped mask, was dressed in a white shirt with a bow tie and a long dark coat, and wore a paper nameplate clearly from a typewriter on her chest:

"Professor."

"Didn't 'Associate Professor' come?" Lu Mi asked with a smile.

"Associate Professor" was a man. Because of the similar "code names" a few years ago, he met "Professor" in reality and became a couple.

They were both "Wizards" who liked to study all kinds of magic. The "Weeding Spell" in Aurora's wizardry notes came from "Associate Professor."

"Professor's" lips were pale, her face was thin, and she had a pair of beautiful brown eyes. She answered simply:

"He has something to do in reality and needs to entertain guests, so he can't spare the time. Anyway, my participation is equivalent to his participation; it's all the same.

"'Muggle,' do you have anything?"

Lu Mi smiled lightly:

"I want to thank him for the 'Weeding Spell'."

"What's worth thanking for that? Could it be that your home was invaded by a large number of weeds?" "Dwarf Star" asked curiously from the side.

Lu Mi imitated the details of Aurora's expression when recalling the past, her light blue eyes turning slightly:

"I encountered a plant that was said to come from the abyss some time ago. It not only grew very fast and had strong vitality, but also released anesthetic gas and would eat people like a man-eating flower. Every time it appeared, there were hundreds or thousands of them, and the 'Weeding Spell' could make them all wither. Although it wouldn't directly kill them, it would make them lose their vitality within a certain period of time."

"The 'Weeding Spell' can also deal with extraordinary plants?" "Professor" was a bit surprised.

Lu Mi nodded slightly:

"But it must be herbaceous and vine plants."

This was the usage experience added by Aurora in the wizardry notes.

It could be seen that she had experimented with the "Abyss Magic Flower" of the parish priest, and had recorded it with a very academic spirit when the state was obviously wrong.

"This is an interesting discovery." "Professor" pulled Lu Mi to discuss the details of the "Weeding Spell."

Fortunately, Lu Mi had studied this spell in depth and had also asked Franca and Lady "Hela." Although he couldn't truly use it, if it was just a simple exchange of related questions, he wouldn't show any flaws at all.

After discussing magic problems and occult knowledge with the members of the "Academy" group for a while, Lu Mi suddenly felt that he and the surrounding area were covered by a layer of shadow.

He looked up suddenly and saw a huge figure.

That figure was over 2.4 meters tall, wearing a simple and plain linen robe, his head covered by the attached hood, and he held a thick magic wand in his hand that could break the skulls of all normal humans.

This was the president of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society," "Gandalf." Franca said that he should have been reincarnated into a middle-aged man with giant blood in the Futhark Empire, who loved to drink strong liquor and study occult knowledge. His specific pathway was unknown, sometimes like the "Reader" pathway, sometimes showing the characteristics of "Savants" and "Secrets Supplicants," and sometimes making people feel that with his physical conditions, it would be a pity not to take the "Warrior" pathway.

Knowledge like the "Law of Non-Destruction of Beyonder Characteristics" was first spread from "Gandalf."

For some reason, whenever Franca mentioned "Gandalf," her expression was always strange, as if she felt that this code name didn't match the other party's height and weight.

"Gandalf," whose face was blocked by strange shadows, looked at Lu Mi and smiled with a rough voice:

"You missed several gatherings. I was worried before whether you had any accidents."

"Something happened, but it has been resolved." Lu Mi pursed his lips, not hiding the sigh and helplessness that suddenly surged in his heart.

"It's good that it's resolved." "Gandalf" nodded with relief.

He and Lu Mi exchanged pleasantries for a few more sentences and walked toward other groups.

Lu Mi participated in the discussion of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" for the first time. According to Lady "Hela's" suggestion, he always spoke less and listened more, keeping silent most of the time.

During this process, he, who had already sat on the stone steps, used a posture with a faint smile, looking at everyone who spoke as if listening, making himself appear very focused.

Aurora was often like this. When chatting with Lady Pualis and those old ladies in Cordu Village, if the topic entered a field she wasn't interested in, she would look at the speaker with a smile, making the other party feel that they were valued and what they said was interesting enough. In fact, Aurora's thoughts had already wandered aimlessly, thinking about her own things, returning from time to time, grabbing the key points, avoiding the scene becoming awkward because she couldn't keep up with the conversation.

Lu Mi certainly wouldn't let his mind wander when discussing occult knowledge and occasionally making some trades. He was mainly imitating Aurora's state.

After a period of time, Lu Mi seized the gap, stood up, and prepared to leave the gathering place of the "Academy" group.

The lady whose face was painted with the periodic table in washable oil paint said with surprise:

"You didn't buy anything today?"

Sister, do you have to spend a sum of money to be happy every time you attend a gathering? Lu Mi muttered silently and said with a smile:

"There are two reasons. One is that I have reached a bottleneck recently and am more focused on collecting the formula and materials for the 'Scroll Professor' potion..."

He spoke eloquently, talking a lot, mainly analyzing why there was no corresponding demand, and finally said:

"Second, I have no money and owe someone a huge sum."

The other members of the "Academy" group immediately let out kind laughter.

They all saw that during the period when "Muggle" didn't come to attend the gathering, she had indeed encountered significant things, making her, who was originally wealthy, become a poor person, and a poor person who owed a pile of debts.

Of course, they weren't too worried about "Muggle," because for the past few years, they had all witnessed her ability to make money.

Lu Mi walked lightly toward the side of the third pillar to the right of the huge stone chair, where the members of the "Purgatory" group gathered. "Hela" often participated in their discussions.

This lady had already arrived. Unlike before, the coldness on her body had weakened a lot. Under the hat with a veil, her skin was pale but not pallid, and her face was blurry.

Lu Mi watched the members of the "Purgatory" group discuss and trade quietly, and after a while, he asked thoughtfully:

"Has anyone of you heard of a phantom river involving the field of death?"

"Hela" looked at Lu Mi and didn't answer.

Another member of the "Purgatory" group, whose code name was "Three-Headed Hellhound," pondered and said:

"'Muggle,' why are you asking this?

"I just heard that in Hell, which is the depths of the Netherworld, there exists such a phantom river. One of the high sequences of the 'Corpse Collector' pathway is related to it."

It was answered directly without collecting any intelligence fees, although it was just hearsay and not verified at all... Lu Mi smiled and said:

"I often think recently why there is such a river in the myths and legends of our hometown, and here too."

He mentioned it indirectly without mentioning much.

"Three-Headed Hellhound" thought for a while and said:

"This might have to be discussed from the roots of mythology and the similarity of human thinking."

Lu Mi said "Hmm" with Aurora's voice without making more inquiries.

He listened for a while longer before turning to a break in this ancient palace.

After the previous foreshadowing, he could naturally contact the members of "April Fool's" and listen to their exchanges.

On the way to the target location, Lu Mi quickly went over what he had seen and heard in his mind.

He discovered that his sister Aurora had quite a good popularity, and both the "Academy" and "Purgatory" members showed enough kindness to "her."

After crossing the ancient palace diagonally, Lu Mi saw a man with a silk stocking over his head jump onto a half-broken pillar and say to the members of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" who were dressed differently around him:

"I'm going to recite a poem!

"Oh sea, you are all water;

"Oh horse, you have four legs;

"Oh Demoness, you taste quite good!"

This is not a poem at all... Lu Mi had already bought the *Secret Records of Emperor Roselle* and knew that this was teasing the Emperor for having an extra-friendly relationship with a certain "Demoness" and sighing in his diary that the Demoness tasted quite good.

One step, two steps, Lu Mi arrived near the "April Fool's" group and saw the man with his back to him wearing a black Diviner-style robe, with an ancient Futhark word written in gold oil paint on his back:

"Loki."

According to Franca, "Loki" was the god of lies, trickery, and fire in some legends of their world, and this member with the code name "Loki" was the founder of the "April Fool's" group. He didn't walk slower than "Hela" and the others on the path of God, but he didn't serve as a vice-president... A series of information flashed through Lu Mi's mind.

He then entered the area where the "April Fool's" group was located, and all the laughter and noise suddenly stopped.

"Loki" and the others turned around at the same time, casting their gazes at Lu Mi, who was wearing a half-face mask and a wizard's black robe.

Lu Mi, wearing the "Muggle" identity, curled his lips and revealed a slightly brilliant smile:

"Everyone, long time no see."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 379 =====