The "Iron Cross" seemed to be planning something very important. Lumian finally understood Mr. K's true purpose of letting him join a gang.
The situation in Trier seems to have a certain relationship with the struggle involving the equally secretive organization "Iron Cross" and the faith.
After thinking for a while, Lumian asked: "What kind of organization is the 'Iron Cross'?"
The more he knows, the more likely he is to behave in a way that Gardner Martin appreciates and recognizes.
Mr. K chuckled and said, "Wait until Gardner Martin tells you in person. If you grasp their specific situation in advance, they may be able to spot problems in some details."
So why did you find me, a simple and ignorant country boy with a wanted order, as a "spy"? All you need is a blank piece of paper with a simple background? Lumian nodded thoughtfully.
He thought about the mysterious items that Gardner Martin had obtained from Trier through "Rat" Christo, and that the Savoyard Party also supported Hugues Artois. He thought about it for two seconds and said: "This is planned by the Iron-Blooded Cross."
Could that matter be related to Hugues Artois?"
Mr. K replied in a hoarse voice: "According to the intelligence we collected, that is just one of the links, not the main body."
That's it. Lumian turned to talk about the "Man in the Mirror" and finally said: "Gardner Martin seems to have known in advance that the item he asked the smuggling caravan to transport would bring about corresponding accidents."
Mr. K was silent for a while and said: "I suspect that it is a very important and critical item. This is also a situation that you need to find out.
"Don't worry, our Aurora Society will never be stingy with rewards. When the time comes, you can make any request."
Just as Lumian was about to say in his mind, "Help me resurrect my sister," he heard Mr. K add: "As long as it's within my capabilities."
It's quite honest. I really want to become a formal member of the "Iron-Blooded Cross Society" and have access to corresponding information. The "Iron-Blooded Cross Society" will definitely give me some membership benefits, and I can go to the "Aurora Society" to ask for them when I turn around.
Reward. Well... This is equivalent to further completing the task of Ms. "Magician". She will not fail to reward me, the holder of the Little Arcana card... Do one thing and get three rewards, like this
"The treatment" is not common... Lumian sighed silently, and said with the mentality that it didn't matter if he was rejected: "I need some activity funds now."
The purpose of using activity funds is to improve personal strength and lay a "solid foundation" for completing tasks.
Mr. K seemed to nod his head: "No problem, I will give you 10,000 Ferkin later. This is a benefit for you to officially join our Aurora Society and participate in a high-risk mission."
In Intis, welfare is a common word, derived from Emperor Russell.
It's very satisfying... At this moment, Lumian couldn't help but think about whether he should find a few more similar secret organizations to join and get more membership benefits.
Mr. K stood up, lowered his hands, and walked slowly around Lumian.
As he walked, he said solemnly: "Our Lord is the great being who created this world and is the father of all living things." In essence, each of us comes from her and possesses the divinity given by her.
“Divinity exists equally in every living being, and no one is more noble than anyone else. We distinguish between each other’s status based on who is closer to our Lord and who can accept more of God’s teachings.
"It is precisely because everyone has divinity that we can accumulate more divinity by taking magic potions, accepting tests again and again, and eventually becoming angels serving our Lord."
Is this a sermon? Lumian feels that this is somewhat similar to what Ms. "Magician" said about the initial self-disintegration and splitting of the Creator into different extraordinary characteristics. It seems to be common in nature.
This made him suspect that the "true creator" the "Aurora Society" believed in was the original one.
After nearly a quarter of an hour, Mr. K finally finished his sermon and drew a cross on his chest in order from top to bottom: "Praise you, praise you for creating everything, praise you for bearing the sins of the world."
Lumian followed suit and made the same sound of praise.
Mr. K then introduced the situation of the "Aurora Society": "We now have a total of seven saints and twenty-two divine envoys codenamed by letters, distributed in different places..."
There are twenty-one people as strong as Mr. K? Saints are Sequence 4 and Sequence 3 demigods, possessing divinity. There are seven in the "Aurora Society"? Lumian was stunned for a while.
The members of the Aurora Society were much more powerful than he thought.
As for whether there are big figures at the angel level, Mr. K did not mention it, so Lumian had no way of guessing.
After a brief introduction, Mr. K grabbed the index finger of his right hand with his left palm, snapped it off, and threw it bloody to Lumian: "Use it in critical moments."
Lumian caught the finger whose blood had solidified, and felt the same phantom pain as last time. Although he was not afraid of pain or injury in battle, he could also stab himself without blinking when necessary.
But it is absolutely impossible to pull out a finger like Mr. K.
In just a few breaths, Mr. K grew new fingers with white color and tender skin.
Because the party was going to last until nine o'clock in the evening, after Lumian got 10,000 Firkin, he found the "Psychic" magazine in this luxurious off-white six-story building at No. 19 Sher Street, which is open to the public for free.
"Old Journal Library", I stayed there until 6 o'clock.
Then, he leisurely found a restaurant nearby and ordered a cheap set meal for 2 Filkin.
This includes a regular bottle of red wine, one soup, three dishes, one dessert and unlimited bread.
The three dishes were self-selected based on the menu provided. Lumian ordered a beef chowder, a braised rabbit and a roasted cauliflower.
When the party started, he already had scorpion venom and sold the unused water monster blood, water monster poisonous scales and other items in exchange for 100 Firkin.
At this point, he had cash of 14,710 ferkin and 24 kopecks, most of which were given by Mr. K.
This made him confident that he could raise 30,000 ferkin in a short time.
Borrow a little here, misappropriate a little there, plus the profit from the loot, isn't it enough?
Near 11 o'clock in the evening, Lumian returned to the Candide Market area.
Ruhr and Michel, who live on the third floor and sell photos of "street academic beauties" near Suchit Steam Railway Station, are dragging bulging linen bags up the stairs.
Glancing at the gray-haired men, Lumian asked in confusion: "So late?"
He knew that Ruhl and Michel were still working part-time as scavengers, and had met them several times before, but he remembered that they would finish their job at nine o'clock at the latest.
Ruel, who was wearing shabby clothes and had a slight hunchback on his back, smiled and said with a hint of joy: "Tonight, a celebration banquet was held in the congressman's office, and a lot of valuable garbage was thrown out. We waited until the bag could no longer be loaded before returning.
"
Is the office of the Congressman in the Market District celebrating the election of Hugues Artois? Lumian nodded lightly, passed the old couple, and returned to room 207.
Before he lit the carbide lamp, he used the crimson moonlight seeping in from the window and saw a piece of white paper folded into a square lying quietly on the table.
After observing the neatly folded state of the paper, Lumian suspected that it was a letter from Ms. "Magician".
"Arsonist" potion formula? Before I came back, she asked the messenger to put the "Arsonist" potion formula here? Is she so sure that I can become a formal member of the "Aurora Society"? Or is there something else?
Do you want to inform me of something? While thinking, Lumian lit the carbide lamp, picked up the white paper, and carefully opened it: "Your next task is to complete the task given by Mr. K. You understand what I mean.
Right?" 'Pyromancer' potion recipe: "Main ingredients: fire salamander's glands, core of magma elf." Auxiliary materials: 50 ml of fire salamander's blood, 10 grams of magma pyroxene powder, red-crowned impatiens.
10 grams of grass powder and 10 drops of Holy Star Lily hydrosol.
"How to use: What do you think?"
He actually wrote the name of the main material... Is this because companions of the main material are needed to prepare the magic potion?
Ms. "Magician" also wanted to find out the current situation of the "Iron Cross"? How did she know that Mr. K would arrange for me to do this today? Or, she didn't care what Mr. K asked me to do, but just hoped that I could make further progress.
Mr. K gradually became a core member of the "Aurora Society" with his trust? Lumian is inclined to the former guess, but does not rule out the latter possibility.
The only choice he has now is to do as he is told.
After two occult gatherings, Lumian had a certain understanding of the value of the potion formula. He knew that the "Pyromancer" potion formula in hand was worth at least thirty thousand Firkin.
If he can sell it, he can exchange it for the "Arsonist" extraordinary characteristic.
Of course, this was just Lumian's fleeting impulse. He would not dare to do this without Ms. "Magician" making her position clear.
Isn't this equivalent to taking the magic potion formula given by Ms. "Magician" and adding some money in exchange for Ms. "Magician"'s "Arsonist" extraordinary characteristic?
In comparison, Lumian felt that a certain transaction plan popular in Intis, known as the "Business Paradise" and the "Financial Empire", was more feasible: a down payment of 10,000 Ferkin, and the remaining 20,000 in installments within one year.
Paid in full, including ten to fifteen percent interest.
After thinking seriously for a while, Lumian, who felt that Ms. "Magician" had a high probability of being divine, gave up the idea.
He has now raised nearly half of the money in cash, and there is no need to risk blaspheming the demigods by talking about installment payments.
Even if the "Harvest Festival" cannot be sold at a good price, and Franka spends extravagantly and has little savings, there is still a large amount of cash in the financial safe of the Breeze Dance Hall. As the protector of the dance hall, what's wrong with misappropriating a little?