Chapter 755

Facing Franca's "interrogation," Lu Mian raised an eyebrow and said:

"I've encountered another very important matter that I need to tell you."

Franca looked Lu Mian up and down suspiciously, unsure if this guy was playing a prank or if he had really discovered something again.

If it was the latter, isn't this frequency too high?

He only went to the "Blue Avenger" in the morning to complete the preliminary exploration, obtained the "Despair Witch" potion formula, the "Sword of Courage" which is equivalent to a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact, and the corpse oil candle which has a special and perhaps crucial function, and obtained some very important information. Now, in the afternoon, he has other gains?

Franca ultimately chose to believe Lu Mian; after all, this guy had already shown his nature as a disaster star many times.

She cleared the way and let Lu Mian walk into the living room.

"What exactly is the matter?" Franca asked solemnly while closing the door.

Lu Mian stood by the window, with his back to the outside, and said with a serious expression:

"Do you remember Mr. 'Hanged Man's' description of Harrison?"

"I remember, he might appear in places closely related to powers like darkness, death, dusk, and decay." Franca was influenced by the somewhat oppressive atmosphere and didn't answer with words like "I don't have amnesia; I just talked about it this morning and forgot it in the afternoon."

Lu Mian nodded and said:

"I happened to be free, so I went to the catacombs for a walk and met the tomb keeper guarding the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring' area. He told me that an outsider had tried to approach the spring before and was stopped by him, and that outsider's appearance was quite different from people of the Northern Continent countries..."

Franca was confused at first, then instinctively trembled and blurted out:

"Harrison? The Eastern face that Yu Jianna and I encountered was Harrison?"

She also instantly associated it with her experience when she and Yu Jianna explored the "Clismanna Night Pillar."

And in her eagerness, she used "Eastern face" to replace the more complex description of "appearance quite different from people of the Northern Continent countries."

"The possibility is very high." Lu Mian nodded slowly.

Franca was stunned for a moment and said:

"Resurrection Island... Resurrection Island!"

Her lake-blue eyes immediately shone brightly, filled with excitement and anticipation.

She asked in a tone seeking agreement:

"Could Resurrection Island be a node where two worlds intersect?"

"Even if it isn't, it should be closely related to your world." Lu Mian didn't pour cold water on Franca.

Franca paced back and forth excitedly, then wailed:

"Why didn't I recognize it at the time?

"Why didn't I catch him?

"Now he doesn't know where he went, and there's no entry point to find him!

"The efficiency of the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' Church is too low; there's no feedback at all!"

After Franca finished wailing and venting her negative emotions, Lu Mian said calmly:

"You can't blame '007' and the others for their low efficiency; Harrison might not be in Trier anymore."

"Hmm." Franca thought and said, "I'm going to announce this at the research society and let members in different regions keep an eye out for anyone suspected to be Harrison."

Lu Mian was about to give instructions and reminders, but Franca was already talking to herself:

"I will tell them not to go looking for that island until they find Harrison and get detailed information about Resurrection Island; that's too dangerous.

"Hmm, if Harrison is discovered, don't rush to acknowledge him, and don't make a move. Pretend you didn't see him and quickly notify President 'Gandalf,' Lady 'Madame Hela,' and us, who have the ability to handle this matter..."

Lu Mian listened carefully and praised her in a provocative tone:

"I thought you would be so excited that you'd lose your brain.

"But I didn't expect that although you usually look quite careless and don't use your brain much, you could consider things so thoroughly at a critical moment."

Franca was not provoked and said somewhat proudly:

"What is this called? This is called Lu Duan not being muddled in big matters!

"If I have to use my brain when there are things to do, and also use my brain when I'm relaxing, wouldn't I have relaxed in vain?"

That actually makes some sense... Lu Mian asked suspiciously:

"Lu, Duan, who is that?"

"No need to know!" Franca answered decisively.

Lu Mian probably knew the reason, didn't ask further, nodded, and said:

"Reveal this matter at the gathering in two days."

Franca said "Hmm," indicating agreement.

Suddenly, the excitement, joy, and anticipation on her face disappeared.

Her body trembled slightly.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mian asked with concern.

Franca pursed her lips and said in a very low voice:

"I'm looking forward to the truth of everything and the possibilities of the future, but I'm also afraid that these will be different from what I expect.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid that's an answer I can't face."

After saying this, Franca reached out and supported herself on the windowsill as if she had lost her strength.

Lu Mian didn't comfort Franca, but the emotion Lady "Magician" had when looking at him appeared in his eyes:

Pity.

He was also very afraid, afraid that the hope of resurrection he was struggling to pursue was just a phantom that could never be reached.

After a while, Lu Mian looked at Franca and said:

"Do you want to drink some wine?"

"Okay." Franca responded with a complex smile, "After getting drunk, I can forget these troubles.

"Tsk, sure enough, the comfort of a brother is drinking together."

…………

Two days later.

Franca followed the agreement and found the "Black Witch" Clarice at a hunting ground on the edge of the East Loen Forest.

This demigod-level witch was no longer wearing that black court gown, but had changed into a dark hunting outfit, wearing a black hat that wrapped around her long hair, both heroic and clean and fresh.

Compared to the melancholic beauty from before, the current Lady Clarice had another kind of beauty, equally alluring, equally wonderful... Franca looked at the "Black Witch" with appreciative eyes, controlled the instinctual desire, and detailed the information on the "people in the mirror" that "007" had fed back.

Clarice nodded slightly, and with a bright smile, took a wooden, brownish-red suitcase from the back of her horse.

"This is your reward." The "Black Witch" handed the suitcase to Franca.

Franca didn't stand on ceremony; while thanking her, she released the metal lock and opened the small wooden suitcase.

The inside of the suitcase was divided into several parts by crystal-clear ice cubes that showed no signs of melting, each freezing a bat head with colorful spots, a gallbladder flowing with blood and green juice, a forked tail covered with smooth, evil scales, and two kinds of dark red blood in glass bottles.

"The main materials and most of the auxiliary materials for 'Agony' are here. If you haven't prepared for the advancement, don't try to destroy the cold ice I created; that will only cause the carrier to be infected with different diseases time and time again, gradually dying." The "Black Witch" reminded Franca.

"Thank you, my lady." Franca quickly counted what auxiliary materials were still missing.

Only the quite common Blue Eucalypt was missing.

The "Black Witch" Clarice turned and said:

"You are very efficient and have achieved results. Perhaps in another year or two, you can try to push open the Gate of Divinity, but by then, we won't reward you with the 'Despair' potion formula and the main and auxiliary materials again. We will tell you the advancement ritual in advance, and when you are prepared and close to completing the ritual, we will give you the 'Despair' potion directly."

"Is this to prevent the leakage of high-sequence potion formulas?" Franca asked with a realization.

The "Black Witch" nodded:

"When you are qualified to crown your title with a color, you will be able to truly come into contact with high-sequence potion formulas and some secrets of the sect."

I also wanted to take the "Unaging Witch" potion formula from you to see, but I shouldn't be able to crown it with a color if I haven't become an "Unaging Witch"... It's fine, I can know the ritual in advance and see if it's evil... Franca didn't hide her expectant expression.

She then turned the topic back to the investigation of the "people in the mirror":

"My lady, to what extent should we pursue the 'people in the mirror'? Is it enough to destroy their schemes and clear out the part that escaped the special mirror world?

"We shouldn't be able to truly enter that special mirror world and eliminate their leader and their foundation of existence without the seal of the Fourth Epoch Trier being opened, right?"

Franca was probing the fundamental purpose of the Witch Sect regarding the "people in the mirror," in order to speculate on the state and thoughts of the "Primordial Witch."

Clarice glanced at her and said with a fresh smile:

"Do what you can first.

"When you advance to 'Agony,' we will tell you some things."

Only after becoming an "Agony Witch" can one be considered to have entered the core layer of the Witch Sect and be qualified to understand some things? Franca was both happy that she was getting closer to the secrets of the Witch Sect and could complete the mission, and also somewhat uneasy.

…………

Late at night, underground Trier, in a quarry cavity.

Angouleme de Francois was wearing a brown woolen coat, wearing a gold brooch, and carrying a calcium carbide lamp as he walked into this area sleeping in the darkness.

The sleeve of his right arm had been rolled up, and a glass syringe was tied to the crook of his arm, containing some turbid white liquid.

Behind him followed four or five "Purifiers," all with similar syringes on their arms.

Surrounded by the "Purifiers" were four tall, iron-gray steam robots; these mechanical creations were responsible for carrying an item more than two meters long and 1.78 meters wide.

The surface of the item was covered with a layer of red flannel cloth, revealing no details.

Angouleme stopped in the middle of the quarry cavity and pressed his hand, signaling his teammates to stop as well.

And his teammates let the four iron-gray steam robots put the item they were carrying on the ground.

As the flannel cloth was uncovered, an exquisite, classical-looking bed appeared in the eyes of Angouleme and the others.

They simultaneously felt tired, feeling that the bed was very comfortable and wanting to lie on it and have a good sleep.

Angouleme quickly looked away, used the hand holding the calcium carbide lamp to push the syringe, and injected some of the liquid inside into his body.

Amidst the same actions of the other "Purifiers," a figure wearing a black nun's habit suddenly walked out from the other side of the quarry cavity.

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