When Albus saw Lumian sitting on the sofa, he was startled and said, "It's so fast."
"You're not slow either." Lumian responded with a "kind" smile.
In his opinion, Albus was able to break away from the illusory roar that seemed to come from the underground and did not turn into a wax statue. He was definitely not just a member of the "Iron Cross" unless there was a danger in the building at No. 13 Market Avenue.
The pollution can help him fight against the terrifying roar.
In comparison, Eloise Einhorn, who has the blood of the Sauron family and shows unique characteristics, is more likely to escape unscathed and return safely.
Albus smiled and pulled up a chair to sit down, ate some snacks as if nothing had happened, and ordered the servant next to him to change to a cup of black tea.
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After about four or five minutes, Lumian and Albus turned their attention to the door of the living room at the same time.
Eloise walked in wearing a light dress.
After seeing Lumian and Albus, she was obviously taken aback, but she was not surprised, and immediately put on a well-behaved smile.
She quietly sat down in her original position and became the reserved girl who stayed at her grandfather's house again.
The poet Elitte seemed not to notice the strange atmosphere. He drank absinthe and chatted with Lumian about poetry creation.
A quarter of an hour later, Count Puyver, wearing a red velvet coat, led the novelist Anoly and the painter Mullen back to the big living room.
The first time he saw Lumian, the owner of Red Swan Castle's pupils dilated sharply, and his expression almost lost control.
He didn't seem to expect to meet Charles Dubois again, or Charles Dubois in this state!
Immediately afterwards, Puyver's eyes swept across Albus, Eloise and Ilett, with an expression of shock and doubt, as if he had fallen into a real dream.
"Oh, Puyver, you are finally back. We gave up the adventure a long time ago and don't want to go deeper into the dark maze."
Albus put down the mille-feuille cake in his hand and greeted it enthusiastically, "How's it going? Did you find the earl's crown?"
Puiver instinctively turned aside to prevent Albus, whose hands were stained with pastry, from hugging him.
He forced a smile and said: "We haven't found it either. When did you come back?"
"Less than two quarters of an hour." Albus then remembered to clap his hands and shake off the pastry.
Lumian also stood up and asked deliberately: "Where is Mr. Ernst?"
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Novelist Anoly shook his head:
"He got separated from us. I hope he will remember to ring the bell rope and let the servants find him."
"Yes, the servants in this castle know the situation in the underground palace better than I do." Puyver's expression returned to normal and he sat on the single sofa.
Lumian was anxious to go back and confirm his harvest. He glanced at the classical wall clock hanging on the wall and said to Puifer with a smile: "I have some things to do, so I won't attend today's dinner."
Puifer's mind was obviously no longer here, and he didn't hold back at all. He just stood up again and sent Lumian to the door of the living room.
Lumian glanced at the owner of Red Swan Castle, smiled and held his hand, shook it gently sincerely and said: Memorial Hall District, No. 11 Quanshui Street.
Gardner Martin walked among the armors and weapons in the hall, stroking the texture brought by the metal while listening to Lumian talk about the wax figure room he encountered deep in the underground palace, "Wax Figure
"Division", mutated black spider, iron soldier, bronze coffin, white candle and illusory roar.
Of course, Lumian did not talk about how he sent the poet Elitte back to the exit of the underground palace, nor did he talk about burning the pile of wax figures and killing the "wax figure master".
In the end, Lumian did not hide his anger, dissatisfaction and doubts:
"Sir, didn't you say you would watch secretly to prevent accidents? If I hadn't woken up inexplicably, I would have been a wax figure now!
"Did you ask Albus to watch it for you?
Gardner Martin was not angry at Lumian's question. He turned around, looked at him with a smile and said, "I am indeed watching in secret."
Having said this, the smile on his face became more obvious, but his tone was very calm:
"I saw you sending the poet back to the entrance of the underground palace, and I saw you burning the wax figure in that room and detonating the head of the 'wax figure master'."
This... Lumian's eyes narrowed, his hair stood on end, and his spine felt chilly.
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He blurted out: "Albus is back already?"
How could the boss know what I did?
He can't really follow in secret, or monitor every move in the underground labyrinth in some way, right?
How did he do it? I didn't notice it at all!
Gardner Martin chuckled: "Albus hasn't come back yet."
Didn't Albus say that? Yes, Albus didn't know that the way I killed the "Wax Master" was to blow his head off... There was no one else at the scene... How did the boss see it?
When Lumian looked at Gardner Martin again, he no longer had the usual well-covered contempt. He felt that the boss of the Savoyard Party and the "chief" of the "Iron-Blooded Cross" was more powerful than he originally thought.
Mysterious and more powerful.
Prior to this, Ms. "Magician" of the "Tarot Society" and Mr. K of the "Aurora Society" had both demonstrated abilities that were unimaginable or terrifying to Lumian, so much so that he faced three "bosses"
When looking at Gardner Martin, who seems to be the weakest in the group, he always feels that he is just like that, and even thinks that if the two sides are within a five-meter range, he has a chance to kill this "sir".
Judging from the current situation, Lumian is not sure.
Considering that Gardner Martin said it so directly to shock himself, Lumian did not hide the changes in his expression and body language.
Gardner Martin looked at his confused and frightened expression and added with a smile: "Do you really think you woke up inexplicably?"
Hey, could it be that you helped me? If I hadn't heard the majestic cascading sounds, Aurore's humming and the exchanges between everyone in Kordu Village, and felt the burning pain in my right palm, I would have really believed you...
…The essence is that the pollution at 13 Market Avenue can help me get out of that state, but the boss deliberately didn’t make it clear and wanted me to think that he was providing help? This “hunter” also didn’t tell lies, and the truth was incomplete.
How much of what he just talked about is
How much of what he saw with his own eyes was he collected through other channels? Lumian's thoughts flashed and he lowered his head:
"Thank you 'sir'."
Gardner Martin smiled and nodded, and said kindly:
"This operation has achieved some results. At least we know that there are some terrifying things sealed deep in the underground palace of Red Swan Castle. Do you want to directly exchange them for rewards, or accumulate them and exchange them for valuables at once, such as
, a higher sequence potion?" 17
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In the past month or so, Lumian had saved another 20,000 Firkin by relying on the funds provided by Gardner Martin, the "salary" from the Breeze Ballroom and the income from performances, and he had no shortage of money for the time being.
He thought for a moment and said, "Let's save it first."
As he spoke, he took out the extraordinary characteristics of the "Wax Master" and other items, and asked Gardner Martin:
"Boss, can these be used to prepare the 'Conspirator' potion?"
Gardner Martin took the reduced version of the bloody brain and the shriveled black heart, examined it carefully for a while and said:
"Together, they can be used to prepare the 'Conspirator' potion, but it will have one more 'Hunter' characteristic, one 'Provocateur' characteristic and one 'Arsonist' characteristic than the normal materials. You must be very sure.
Consider using them.
"Well, this heart still has the blood of the Sauron family, which may have a certain impact on your promotion. If you are not sure, I can give you a 'Conspirator' potion in exchange for these materials, and then make up for it.
The price difference can be regarded as part of the reward."
In other words, the normal hunting black spider and human lion only have the "conspirator" extraordinary characteristic, excluding the previous part, while the "wax figure artist" and the mutated black spider are like the "conspirator" split in half, combined
It’s the complete Sequence 9 to Sequence 6… Lumian probably understood the situation and said with a smile:
"It sounds like it will make me a little stronger, and I want to try it to see if I can bear the corresponding risks."
Gardner Martin allowed Lumian to leave without further persuasion.
...........
After returning to the Golden Rooster Hotel, Lumian sat down at his desk and began to write a letter to Ms. "Magician".