Chapter 520: Merchant's Commission

16 Keleiyasi Street.

Lu Mian stood not far from the door, pressed the golden straw hat on his head, looked at Fideer Gela sitting behind the desk, and smiled very impolitely:

"The speed at which you made your decision is faster than I imagined."

Fideer, who had some characteristics of a Feneport person, turned his head to look at Luo Di and sighed softly:

"I didn't expect my servant to be the leader of a scam group."

"Perhaps the salary you paid him didn't match the life he saw every day, leading him step by step into the abyss." Lu Mian habitually retorted.

Fideer didn't mention this matter again, examined Lu Mian for a few seconds, and said:

"Was your performance in the bar just to trick such a fool?"

"Thanks to them for contributing nearly 1000 Felkin to me. It seems that the profession of scamming has a bright future in Falingang." Lu Mian didn't feel ashamed of his robbery at all.

This made Luo Di feel extremely remorseful, as if countless small insects were gnawing at his soul.

Fideer nodded and said:

"What do you want to buy by finding me?"

"A bottle of venom from a Colorful-Bearded Horned Lizard." Lu Mian put on an indifferent attitude, seemingly testing the waters with such a transaction.

Not the brain of a human-lion? Luo Di, who was listening, was stunned for a moment.

For a moment, he deeply doubted whether he was the scammer, or the man opposite.

Fideer, wearing a white shirt and a brown vest, thought for a moment and said:

"I don't have it now, but I can help you get it. This might take two to three days.

"I don't know the specific price; it depends on the seller. According to my experience, it ranges from 3000 to 4000 Felkin. How about it, do you need me to help you collect it?"

"No problem." Lu Mian opened his arms slightly and said, "Praise the Sun, you are really a kind person."

Fideer frowned slightly, suspecting that the other party was mocking him.

He responded with an unchanging expression:

"I am not a kind person, I am just a businessman. Why not do a transaction that can make money?

"Moreover, I like dealing with adventurers like you. Some things are inconvenient for me to do, and I can only provide money and resources, but you can do them."

Speaking of this, Fideer asked with a smile:

"Are you not worried that what I sell you is fake? Do you have a way to determine the truth on the spot?"

Lu Mian laughed:

"I know you live here, and that's enough.

"The big merchant Fideer being shot six times and killed for faking a transaction of a few thousand Felkin is not a decent news."

He didn't say whether he could determine the truth of the Colorful-Bearded Horned Lizard venom on the spot.

Fideer watched Lu Mian for a few seconds without any change in expression, and suddenly raised the corners of his mouth:

"I don't know how long it has been since someone threatened me like this to my face.

"Do you want to know what happened to those people later?"

"Do you want to know if I dare to do it now?" Lu Mian's eyes narrowed slightly. Although the smile didn't diminish, it made the atmosphere of the entire study freeze.

He stared at Fideer without any retreat.

After a long while, Fideer sighed without anger:

"Your style is very similar to someone, the legendary person, that great adventurer Gehrman Sparrow."

"Yes, I am imitating him." Lu Mian admitted frankly.

Fideer laughed:

"Imitating his madness? In other words, you are actually a calm, rational, and cunning person?"

"No." Lu Mian shook his head and said with a smile on his lips, "If I didn't imitate him, I would be even crazier."

The atmosphere in the study froze again.

Fideer picked up the bone china cup and took a sip of the fragrant black tea:

"Sure enough, it's a young man. The vitality makes a guy like me who is already old a little jealous.

"Do you want to take a commission from me? It can make you earn a sum of money, and it can also help you become famous at sea in a very short time like Gehrman Sparrow."

"What commission?" Lu Mian pressed the golden straw hat on his head and asked.

"Kill a pirate, 'Black Baron' Klass Kitz, captain of the 'Golden Nimbus', bounty 65,000 Felkin." Fideer introduced unhurriedly, "He used to be the third mate of the 'Twilight King' Bratov, later left the fleet, and came out to loot by himself. Four months ago, in the private port of Saint Tick Island, he robbed a batch of my goods. That batch of goods must have been sold by now. I don't expect to find it back, I just want him to die, let everyone at sea know that those who rob my Fideer's goods must die."

"What if the 'Twilight King' robbed it?" Lu Mian asked in a playful tone.

Fideer fell silent instantly.

After a few seconds, he ignored Lu Mian's question and continued:

"I will regularly provide Kitz's intelligence, including his characteristics, his strength, where his ship appears, and his whereabouts on shore, and pay an additional 25,000 Felkin as remuneration.

"If you can kill Kitz, I will also help you get the full bounty as soon as possible through my channels, help you spread your name, and all of Kitz's relics will belong to you.

"How about it, as long as you kill Kitz, you will be one of the most famous adventurers at sea."

25,000 extra remuneration and intelligence support... Lu Mian thought for a moment and asked with a smile:

"How many adventurers have you said this to?"

"Seven or eight, all of whom I am optimistic about." Fideer answered frankly, "There is no punishment for mission failure, as long as you can still survive."

In other words, it doesn't matter if you take the task and don't do it? Lu Mian muttered in his heart and nodded:

"Hunting pirates is the career of every adventurer."

Seeing that a verbal transaction had been reached, Fideer opened the drawer, took out a kraft paper file bag, and threw it directly to Lu Mian.

Lu Mian caught it with one hand, bypassed the thin line, pulled out the information inside, and flipped through it simply.

Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at Fideer:

"Is Kitz in Falingang recently?"

"Yes, I am very sure about this intelligence, but I don't know where he is hiding yet." Fideer nodded slightly.

Agreeing to come and see if the Colorful-Bearded Horned Lizard venom had arrived and if there was the latest intelligence on the "Black Baron" in two days, Lu Mian left 16 Keleiyasi Street and walked toward the port.

Luo Di, who was trembling and very afraid, thought his master would give him a severe punishment, but Fideer just waved his palm:

"You go back to the room and repent first."

"Yes, Mr. Gela." Luo Di breathed a sigh of relief quietly, left the study, and returned to the second floor along the dim stairs.

As he walked, he suddenly felt a chill, and his body couldn't help trembling.

The darkness around him became thick instantly.

Through the dim light, he saw something seemingly crawling out from behind his shadow.

Luo Di opened his mouth in horror, trying to call for help, but he could no longer make a sound.

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Lu Mian didn't go directly back to the "Flying Bird", but in the night that was gradually cooling down, walked toward a street he had just passed.

There was a very simple church there, which was the church of the "Fool".

Lu Mian had seen the "Fool" holy emblem on the bell tower from afar before and decided to come for a prayer when returning.

Sure enough, Mr. "Fool's" faith mainly spreads on the sea. As an Intis colony, Falingang also has a church, and it seems there is more than one... Lu Mian stared at the yellowish light in the church for a while, took off the golden straw hat on his head, and walked in.

He saw at a glance that twenty or thirty suspected homeless people were sleeping on the edge of the wide hall. Some of them brought their own dilapidated quilts, and some curled up, relying only on their clothes to keep warm.

The Mist Sea Islands in this season wouldn't freeze homeless people to death, but the rain was abundant and could fall at any time. Having a place to shelter from the wind and rain to sleep was the dream of many homeless people, and the "Fool" church seemed to let the homeless people come in to rest.

When I was homeless before, if I really encountered bad weather, or couldn't find food for several days, I would also go to the churches of the two major churches to try my luck. If the bishop or priest was not bad, they would not only provide a dinner but also give a place to sleep for a night, but I had to leave quickly after dawn, otherwise I would be sent to that kind of bad relief center... Lu Mian recalled the past, found a place to sit down, and prayed attentively.

The "Fool" church at night was very quiet. Sometimes people came in, prayed for a while, and left. Some of them were dressed as merchants, some looked like sailors, and some vaguely revealed the temperament of pirates, but none of them destroyed this peaceful and quiet atmosphere.

Lu Mian actually didn't know what to pray for. When he occasionally went to the "Eternal Blazing Sun" church before, he just repeated parts of the scriptures in his heart, made one wish after another, and asked for corresponding protection. What if it came true?

And now he knew that this had no effect or meaning, and he didn't have so many wishes.

Most importantly, Lu Mian had only heard the preaching of the clergy of the "Fool" church two or three times. The content of the scriptures he could recall was only the part about the Eight Great Angels and the description of Mr. "Fool's" authority. He couldn't think about these now, right?

In the end, Lu Mian chose to recount the journey of this period, starting from leaving Trier, all the way to arriving at Falingang.

His mood gradually calmed down and became peaceful.

"May Mr. 'Fool' protect, may all disasters be resolved, may Aurora be resurrected..." After about a quarter of an hour, Lu Mian ended his prayer and made a simple wish.

He had just stood up when a loud bang came from afar. All the glass in the "Fool" church made a clattering sound, and the house shook a few times with a clanging sound.

Lu Mian raised his eyebrows, and amidst the blank expressions of the awakened homeless people, walked to the door and looked toward the direction the sound came from.

He saw rolling smoke and flames rising in the area where the Viceroy's Mansion was located, rushing into the high sky, illuminating the surroundings.

Lu Mian couldn't help but raise his right hand, touched his chin, and said silently to himself:

"This shouldn't have anything to do with my arrival, right?"

Falingang seems to have had quite a big incident.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 521 =====