Chapter 54 'Governor of the Sea' (please vote for me on the last day of 2023)
Injured? Injured by the humanoid lizard? After hearing Lugano's judgment, Lumian made a random guess.
At this time, he was standing next to the carriage, looking naturally at the situation around the "Governor of the Sea" mansion.
This is very close to the pier of the fishing village. You can see the ships sailing into the depths of the sea and several fishing nets fixed on the rocks. At the door of the nearby houses, many women are processing the seafood they have caught before, putting them away. Making salted fish jerky and other things, the children ran around the roads in the village, playing different childish games.
This is a different scenery from Kordu Village, but the underlying essence is very similar.
In front of the "Governor of the Sea" mansion is a large square. Lumian and others are standing here, waiting for Mrs. Marta, Rubio Paco and others to come out.
Several children ran here, occupied a corner, put down many shells, and played pretend games.
The oldest one among them was wearing a linen shirt and said loudly: "I am the 'Governor of the Sea'!"
"I am a guard!" "I am a mother." Other children responded one after another.
The youngest one jumped up and asked: "What about me? Where about me?"
The child who played the role of "Governor of the Sea" thought for a moment and said, "Be a child of the sea."
"Children of the sea"? What is this? Although Lumian did not look there, he was listening carefully to what the children were discussing.
These little guys really don't understand what many nouns and things mean, but it is precisely because of this that they have no sense of confidentiality, and the adults in Miluo Village are not particularly wary of children this young, and they speak very easily. Some information may be revealed, remembered by them, and reflected in daily games.
Lumian was able to master the secrets of many families in Kordu Village. One of the keys was to make the children talk and take them to play games, and then they would "share" many things about the family from their own perspectives and understandings.
After listening to the children's discussion for a while, and counting the time silently, Lumian pressed the golden straw hat on his head and walked straight to the door of the "Governor of the Sea" mansion.
Lugano was stunned for a moment and quickly followed.
There were two "guards" in brown-green jackets and trousers at the door of the building that looked like a church and a place of worship. They each held a rifle and looked at Lumian.
"Stop!" the "guards" shouted.
Lumian continued to move forward as if nothing had happened, saying in Intis: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
With a sweep of the ground, the two "guards" raised their rifles and aimed at the outsider wearing a golden straw hat.
Lugano hurriedly translated: "They won't let you in."
Lumian ignored his guide and approached the building with white background and gray bricks without speeding up or slowing down.
A hint of coldness flashed in the blue eyes of the two "guards", and they pressed the trigger with their fingers.
At this moment, the outsider wearing a golden straw hat disappeared before their eyes.
It disappeared into the shadow cast by the sun in the Governor's Mansion.
The next second, behind them, Lumian's figure grew out of a shadow in the foyer and continued to walk forward.
It's like the distance in between has been erased.
The two "guards" had very keen senses and quickly turned around and looked behind them, but at this time, Lumian had completely entered the building and left the foyer.
Lugano stood outside blankly, not knowing whether to risk following, act as a translator, or to ensure his own safety first.
After passing through the foyer, Lumian suddenly discovered that the space in front of him had become deeper and deeper. The dome, which was only a dozen meters high, gave people a feeling that it would never be reached. There were various reliefs on the surrounding aqua-blue walls. They are not the common statues of angels, saints and other religious elements, but things in the sea, including starfish, corals, many fish, lobsters and crabs.
Almost at the same time, Lumian felt that these reliefs came to life and cast dangerous gazes on him.
No, it's not that they are alive, it's that the building seems to be alive, instinctively rejecting unauthorized intruders and exerting layers of pressure.
Lumian's steps suddenly became heavy, as if he was carrying hundreds of kilograms of grain on his back.
Within his field of vision, Marta, the old grandmother of the Paco family, was kneeling on the ground with her legs together. Rubio Paco was standing a little further away. The two maids were also kneeling, but He turned his back and faced the hall, as if he didn't dare to look at some important person.
The position directly opposite the high dome was covered with a "carpet" made of fish skin. On it lay a young man, wearing a retro white robe. He supported his upper body with his elbows and looked quietly at Mal, who was kneeling. tower.
There are four beautiful girls on the "carpet", all wearing gorgeous long skirts. One kneels behind the young man, acting as his pillow, and the other slowly peels the late-ripening batch of grapes, peeling the crystal clear grapes. The pulp of the fruit was brought to the young man's mouth, while the other two were holding trays with drinks, food, and towels, each standing on one side, their bellies visibly protruding, and their motherhood shining brightly.
Seeing Lumian barging in, the young man seemed a little panicked. He sat upright and leaned completely into the arms of the girl behind him.
Rubio noticed something unusual, turned around, and saw Louis Bay, the great adventurer he hired.
His pupils dilated slightly and he quickly said in Intis: "Why did you come in?"
Lumian then stopped and smiled: "I am an adventurer with a very professional ethics. You have been around for too long, and I am worried about an accident."
While he was talking, he felt that there seemed to be eyes coming from different places in the building, with a sense of danger.
Rubio was silent for a moment and said, "Don't worry, just wait outside for us to come out."
"Okay." Lumian laughed, turned around, and walked slowly towards the foyer.
He acted as if those dangerous stares didn't exist.
Returning to the foyer, he was greeted by the two "guards" and their rifles.
Lumian walked towards them without even looking at them.
The expressions of the two "guards" changed several times, but in the end they did not fire and allowed Lumian to leave the mansion of the "Governor of the Sea".
Lugano breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he no longer had to be hunted down by people from Milo Village.
Although he is an extraordinary person, he is still a little scared when facing soldiers with guns, and there are more than one.
He glanced at Lumian and did not dare to ask his employer why he had to break in.
Lumian sat down next to the coachman again and folded his legs up, with one huddled and the other standing up, to rest his right arm.
Nearly ten minutes later, Rubio Paco and his mother Marta, who was being supported, walked out of the church-like building.
Rubio took a deep look at Lumian and said, "Let's go, the 'Governor of the Sea' has agreed for my mother to go to the church for treatment."
That young man is the current "Governor of the Sea"? He looks very weak and behaves very panicked. How can he protect the fishermen and merchants of Santa Port for a year? Or maybe he has no ability, but has special abilities.
symbol of?
Or maybe the "April Fool's Day" prank caused an accident in last year's sea prayer ceremony. The "Governor of the Sea" failed to receive the gift and appointment of the sea, but the members of the Fisheries Association concealed the matter for fear of causing panic.
, still treat him as the real "Governor of the Sea"? He must know what happened at that time... Lumian nodded thoughtfully.
He smiled and asked Rubio in Intis: "Do you have to thank the mother goddess for her love or the governor's permission?"
Rubio did not respond and followed his mother Marta into the car.
Lugano quickly sat on the other side of the coachman and watched as the horses made a small circle, turned around, and gradually moved away from the residence of the "Governor of the Sea."
Huh... Lugano sighed sincerely: "This commission doesn't seem to be dangerous..."
Except for the fact that the employer had to break into the "Governor of the Sea" mansion, there were no surprises.
Lumian laughed and said, "That's because I'm here."
"If you were the only one, the watchers hiding in the dark might have already found you."
Lugano fell silent, and then saw his employer pointing to the "Governor of the Sea" mansion, which looked more like a church, and speaking word by word in Plateau language: "Blow it up, how about it?"
Lugano shuddered when he heard this, and all the hair on his body stood up.
He looked at the astonished coachman and warned his employer in Intis: "I will be hunted down by the entire Santa Port."
Lumian smiled, withdrew his gaze and said nothing more.
It was only then that Lugano suddenly realized: his employer was testing him!
Otherwise, why did he have to say that sentence in the plateau language he had not yet learned?
This is to test the reaction of the coachman and Mrs. Marta in the car!
Lumian listened intently to the exchange between Marta and Rubio, and found that the mother and son barely spoke in the carriage and remained silent for a long time.
Of course, this may also be because Marta is in poor physical condition and only moans in pain occasionally.
The carriage was driving in the direction leaving Milo Village. Suddenly, the driver pulled the reins and made the two horses stop.
This was because an old man with a black cane appeared in front of the vehicle.
His hair is dark black and white, and his eyes are as blue as the sea. He is wearing fishermen's clothes that are common in Milo Village. His face has deep wrinkles that seem to be able to trap mosquitoes.
"Mr. Auro..." the coachman whispered, his expression obviously tense, and he didn't know how to release his hands and feet.
Juan Oro Lumian, the president of the Fisheries Guild and the former head of Milo Village, changed his body posture with a clear understanding.
Juan Oro was supported by a young man who looked somewhat similar to him, and with the help of a cane, he slowly approached Paco's carriage.
Neither Rubio nor Marta spoke in the carriage.
At this moment, Juan Oro had a revolver on his forehead, and the cold muzzle of the gun directly pressed against his flesh and blood.
Lumian raised his chin slightly, looked at the president of the fishing guild, and asked calmly in Intis: "Who gave you permission to approach this carriage?"