After making a guess, Lumian's eyes subconsciously glanced at "Mouse" Christo and "Giant" Simon.
He felt that the possibility of the "cannon fodder" option was not too high, because the Extraordinaries who grew up by taking magic potions were different from the Evil God scrollers who relied on gifts. They were not cabbages in the field. They could have as many as they wanted.
If you have the corresponding materials, you have to have enough time. But when it comes to the middle sequence, it also depends on whether you are lucky enough or whether you have mastered the "acting method".
If the three of them are really used as cannon fodder in this mission, there is a high probability that they will not be able to recover the extraordinary characteristics, and this accounts for half of Gardner Martin's power to control the underground world in the market area.
As a member of the secret organization "Iron Cross", Gardner Martin can certainly afford such a loss, but he will not make such a big sacrifice for unimportant things.
And if the mission is important enough, sending only one Sequence 7 plus two Sequence 8 is obviously not enough. Isn’t Gardner Martin worried about failure?
With this understanding, Lumian quickly revised his guess: This was either a preliminary test for him using a low-risk mission. It didn't matter whether "Mouse" Christo and "Giant" Simon knew about it.
Either it is indeed a very important and dangerous operation. While using the three of them as cannon fodder, there are also strong people providing the final guarantee. This is also a test.
Lumian's first reaction when he thought of this was to look at Gardner Martin. He accepted the task with a voice full of enthusiasm and confidence, creating an image of a young man who strives to seek opportunities for advancement.
If it's the first possibility, this is his best chance to show himself. But if it's the second possibility, Lumian still has Mr. K's finger lying quietly in his pocket as a trump card.
In order to survive, he exposed the secret that he was a member of the "Aurora Society", and at the worst possible outcome, he gave up the mission of the "Iron-Blooded Cross Society".
As long as you don't die, you can still wait for other opportunities!
——After the disaster caused by the "Tree of Shadows", Lumian immediately went to the headquarters of "Psychic" magazine and met Mr. K before Gardner Martin launched an investigation.
He concealed his experience inside the "Tree of Shadows", and only said that a sudden change occurred in the market area, and he and others were trapped in a strange wilderness. After that, the brown and green giant trees there subsided, and Susanna Ma
Thies appeared and began to drain everyone's energy. In order to fight against this "fallen tree spirit", he used that finger to create a "flesh robe" with powerful defensive capabilities, but no additional help came.
Later, relying on the further subsidence of the giant brown tree, relying on Susanna Matisse's extreme weakness, relying on the involvement of the other two extraordinary beings present, relying on the "arsonist" ability she had just acquired and the ability from Cole.
The "Fallen Mercury" brought out by Du Cun, he barely defeated the enemy and eliminated her.
This is all true, but the order, time, place and few details are modeled. There is no logical problem at all. After hearing this, Mr. K not only had no doubts, but sighed, reminding Lumian not to rely too much.
His fingers, because there are many ways to isolate the occult connection between him and his fingers.
After confirming that Lu Caian was promoted to "arsonist" with the help of Gardner Martin, Mr. K was very satisfied and gave him another finger.
This makes Lumian feel that as long as he does not encounter the "other world" or special environments such as the inside of the "Shadow Tree" and does not get involved in horrific incidents that require him to face divine creatures, relying on Mr. K's fingers, he will not be able to turn defeat into victory and escape.
There is still a good chance.
At this moment, Lumian, who was about to express his attitude to his boss, suddenly felt that his performance should not be too extreme.
This is something Jenna would say from time to time.
"According to Franka, the boss is at least a Sequence 6 "conspirator". You must not underestimate his IQ and eyesight..." My background is indeed very clear. I am young, from the countryside, and I was involved in an extraordinary disaster.
, I have no knowledge and want to change my destiny, but I have been in the market area for a while and have done a lot of things overtly and covertly. Even if only the boss knows about it, it is enough for him to see that I am not a mindless person who relies on recklessness and ruthlessness.
A country boy who works hard.
"As far as today's matter is concerned, in the boss's mind, I should be able to sense that the task is unusual and may contain dangers. Agreeing to it without asking the reason or making any observations will make him suspect that I have other purposes and reliance.
"That's troublesome. A series of thoughts flashed through Lumian's mind. He instantly changed the destination of his sight and turned his attention to "Giant" Simon and "Mouse" Christo, as if he wanted to see what they thought about this.
What reactions and attitudes will there be to the task.
"Mouse" Christo didn't know if he thought of the "Man in the Mirror" and his brother who died because of it. His expression was a bit ugly, he was afraid and worried.
A look of confusion and wariness flashed across "Giant" Simon's face, but he did not raise any objection.
After a few seconds, the two of them spoke almost at the same time: "Yes, boss!"
Seeing this, Lumian deliberately hesitated before saying, "Okay, boss!"
Gardner Martin's eyes have been moving back and forth between Lumian, Christo and Simon, observing their expressions and states.
After they all agreed, the leader of the Savoyard Party smiled with satisfaction and said: "I will tell you the details of the mission in detail."
He opened the drawer, took out a roll of imitation parchment, and unfolded it on the desk.
Lumian and others came closer and saw that it was a map depicting parts of Trier underground!
It is one meter long and fifty centimeters wide. The uppermost layer is the underground Trier formed after the municipal department opened various tunnels and reinforced the quarry cavities. It corresponds to the streets, squares, etc. on the ground.
This map only covers the underground areas of the market area, the memorial hall area, the botanical garden and the observatory area, but it is drawn in great detail, as if it was copied by sneaking into the municipal department and copying it from the original materials. Lumian can clearly see that there are also areas on both sides.
There is an extension, but I didn't draw it any further.
The middle layer of the map contains quarry cavities, places marked as ancient tombs, and underground river tributaries. They are scattered in a messy manner and are connected to the layer above through obvious or hidden tunnels.
There are many blanks and missing parts in this part, and words such as "to be investigated", "to be explored", "to be found" are written next to it.
There are some mines that have long since collapsed and more gaps in the lower part of the map, as if shrouded in fog. Even secret organizations like the "Iron Cross" don't know enough about it in detail.
There are many passages extending downward from this layer, but the map does not show which areas they connect to.
"What Trier in the Quaternary? The place officially named the "Ancient Monuments Reserve"?" It can be seen that this map was excerpted from a more complete map." The more complete part shows the first part of the map.
That Trier from the Fourth Century?
"The Iron Cross knows a lot about the underground situation..." Lumian made corresponding guesses while memorizing this incomplete map.
After the three men had roughly read the map, Gardner Martin pointed to a place and said: "Your destination is here.
It was a collapsed mine, but there was still some space left. It was located at the bottom of the map, close to Trier in the Quaternary Age.
Its upper part corresponds to Serb Avenue, Bad Boy Street and Forest Square at the junction of the Observatory District and the Botanical Garden.
"It's called the Albert Mine." Gardner Martin began to introduce it. "It needs to be reached through two privately dug secret tunnels. It is not controlled by the official and is not known by the vast majority of people who travel underground."
As he spoke, Gardner Martin traced the two tunnels drawn with dotted lines with his fingers, and told Lumian, Christo and Simon the correct entry method.
Finally, he said with emotion: "Six years ago, the leader of the rebels and the planner of the great riot, Albert Goncourt, relied on the mine he discovered and named to escape the army.
The police and official extraordinary people searched the underground and survived."
Six years ago...Rebels...Great riot...Hearing these words, Lumian instantly remembered the situations he had seen and heard: In the war with the Kingdom of Loen, the price of goods in Trier
Food prices skyrocketed, making people hopelessly expensive, which triggered a parade that swept through the city, and various conflicts continued one after another.
According to Gardner Martin, it was not purely a spontaneous protest. It was planned and guided by someone? The "Iron Cross" was also involved? Lumian continued to keep his eyes on the map thoughtfully.
Gardner Martin concluded: "All you need to do is arrive at the Albert Mine before twelve noon, wait for the trader to come over, and take a box from him." You don't need to give him anything.
Don't communicate verbally with him.
You must not open that box on the way back, otherwise it will bring you immeasurable danger.
As long as you strictly obey my words, the risk of this mission is not high. Although you may encounter some abnormal phenomena hidden underground or supernatural monsters, these can be solved by your good cooperation.
After explaining this for a while, Lumian, Christo and Simon each took a carbide lamp and walked out of No. 11 Quanshui Street and towards the nearest entrance to the underground Trier.
Looking back at the gray-white villa that had disappeared from sight, Lumian acted as Gardner Martin knew him to be.
He smiled and asked "Mouse" Christo and "Giant" Simon casually: "Have you done similar tasks before?" "Mouse" Christo was silent for a few seconds and said: "Three times."
"Once." "Giant" Simon replied with a slightly booming voice. Lumian laughed: "You are all still alive, which shows that similar tasks are indeed not too risky."
“Mouse” Christo did not respond, seeming to be stuck in bad memories. “Giant” Simon echoed Lumian’s words as if to comfort himself: “Yes, this may be a test for us from the boss. If we can pass
, there will be opportunities for further advancement.
Lumian smiled: What about those who couldn't pass? Died on the spot?