Countless thoughts were racing through his mind. Lucien pretended to be nonchalant, calmly closed the door and walked to the table.
Putting his left hand in his pocket, touching the "Ice Avenger" ring, his will immediately became as thick as a regular knight's breakthrough.
It's just that Lucien didn't exude this momentum, but kept it introverted, because judging from the feeling just now, the other party probably didn't know that he was a magician with extraordinary power, not an ordinary young man.
Lucien looked at the letter. With the help of the magically simulated will, he was as calm as ice and fearful of a trap. He carefully opened the envelope with his right hand and unfolded the folded letter paper.
This is an ordinary piece of letter paper. The rows of words on it don't look like handwriting. They are neat and beautiful but dull, as if they were printed.
"Dear Mr. Evans:
We are very honored to invite Mr. Joel's family. As long as you cooperate with us to do something that is not difficult to do, they will definitely live a happy, wealthy and wonderful life. When the matter is completely over, they will satisfy you with their
The wealth is returned safely and intact, this is a fair transaction."
"It is indeed a kidnapping, but it doesn't look like extortion of money." Lucien resisted the urge to tear the letter into pieces. He judged softly and carefully searched for any clues on it, "What exactly is it?"
Suddenly, the few lines of words on the letter paper quickly became lighter and then disappeared completely.
In the original place, black words appeared out of thin air one after another, and soon several new lines of text appeared.
"Mr. Evans, you are indeed a musical genius who composed such magnificent music. You are indeed different from ordinary people. I am very satisfied with your calmness and calmness just now. I repeat, this is a fair transaction and cooperation, not kidnapping. Of course.
, if you betray us, you will never see Mr. Joel’s family again.”
"This is a supernatural power! I can't blindly expose my magic skills. Only in this way can I have a chance to save Uncle Joel and the others!" As a magic apprentice who has come into contact with ghosts, water ghosts and other undead creatures, this level of
The strange things did not scare Lucien, but made him calmer. He did not believe in the so-called transactions and cooperation at all, and was very sure that this was a kidnapping and threat.
When facing a kidnapper, the most important thing is to never believe that after fulfilling the requirements, the kidnappers will return the hostages safely, and the corpses are possible. Therefore, Lucien immediately decided not to be threatened by the kidnappers and started planning.
Things to save people.
However, it was still necessary to pretend to accept for a while on the surface. Lucien took two deep breaths, pretended to be calm, and said in a low voice: "What do you want me to do? And how can I believe that you will guarantee Qiao?"
Uncle Er and their safety, maybe they have been killed by them now!"
Appropriate toughness is also an indispensable negotiation tool to ensure the safety of hostages.
The words on the envelope disappeared again, and a new one appeared:
"What we ask for is very simple, that is, to give full play to your musical talent, create more and more outstanding works, and become the long-term music consultant of Her Royal Highness Princess Natasha. This is very important for someone like you who can write in three months
It should not be difficult for a musical genius to produce such a complex and great piece of music, and it is very consistent with your goals and future path. You see, as a partner, we always have your best interests in mind, Mr. Evans."
"As for the safety of Mr. Joel's family, please rest assured that killing them will not do us any good."
Many thoughts flashed through Lucien's mind: "Is their target Princess Natasha, or are they gaining some secrets of Latasha Palace by contacting the princess? Or are they manipulating disputes over the inheritance of certain nobles after gaining the princess's trust? I asked her yesterday
I was just invited by the princess to serve as a short-term music consultant. Today, someone threatened me by kidnapping Uncle Joel's family. With such a speed of reaction, could anyone among them be present at the time? Who could it be?"
Lucien, who had deduced the other party's purpose, insisted in a very strong tone: "If I cannot be sure of the safety of Uncle Joel's family, I will treat them as dead and will not cooperate with you. You can kill me, but you cannot force me.
I."
The handwriting continues to change:
"Mr. Evans, I think you need to understand one thing. You are just one of our attempts to achieve our goal. We still have many ways. You are not as important as you think."
Lucien sneered: "Then you kill me."
After the handwriting faded this time, it didn't appear for a long time. It seemed that the other party was a little troubled by Lucien's attitude. Maybe they thought that a poor young man with musical talent like Lucien shouldn't be so tough.
Time passed slowly, and a few minutes of waiting gave Lucien the illusion that the other party had left. However, Lucien gritted his teeth and did not speak. This was the time to compete for patience!
Finally, a few lines of black words were highlighted on the envelope again: "We will show you the 'scene' of Mr. Joel's family's life every once in a while, starting tomorrow for the first time. However, your attitude just now angered us, tomorrow
In addition to the 'sight' you received, you also received a finger from Mr. Joel, which I believe you will recognize."
"Asshole." Lucien gritted his teeth and cursed, "Your 'scene' must include complete time and date characteristics, otherwise the 'scene' you created with this evil and terrifying power is likely to be the same day.
, and then pretended to be different dates and gave me parts respectively."
Having accepted Lucien's previous request, the other party only considered the subsequent additions for a minute before expressing his approval: "No problem. Now, Mr. Evans, can you cooperate with us?"
"I will cooperate with you when I see it tomorrow. Do you need me to swear?" Lucien pretended to be ignorant of extraordinary power, but in his heart he secretly clenched his fist and waved it. As long as he had the characteristics of time and date, he would be certain.
I hope to determine the location where Uncle Joel's family was imprisoned. After all, they need to be expressed by the surrounding environment.
New black font appeared: "Mortals swear oaths just to break them, and the oaths borne by the true God will leave traces on you and allow you to be identified by the church and the magical array of Latasha Palace, so as long as you agree, it will be fine."
We will observe everything you do in secret. Don’t expect to hide it from us. Also, don’t think about reporting us to Her Royal Highness the Princess. Believe me, as long as you say it, in one minute at most, the Joel family will completely
die."
He writes in a vague, mysterious and unusual way, which makes people feel frightened. I don’t know whether the last sentence means that there are people around the princess, or whether there is a weird telepathy that is not easy to be discovered. When talking about a certain
When you learn some words, they will know them directly.
"Then besides becoming Her Royal Highness the Princess's long-term music consultant, what exactly do you need me to do?" Lucien knew that the purpose can often reveal the motive, and the motive can often reveal the enemy.
The font became scrawled: "If we hear anything interesting at the Lata Summer Palace, as well as the schedule of the Grand Duke and Princess, we would be happy to know. You just need to write it down on this piece of paper with a quill pen."
"
"It's very cunning, but the goals have not been reduced, and the real motives cannot be judged." Lucien nodded, "No problem."
Scrawled black fonts appeared, but they were not as clear as before: "Mr. Evans, you are very wise. If you need anything, you can ask us. I hope we can cooperate happily."
The font disappeared completely and never appeared again. There was only a blank piece of paper in front of Lucien.
At the same time, with the addition of the "Ice Avenger"'s will, Lucien slightly felt the disappearance of a wave of supernatural power.
Folding the white paper and putting it into the envelope, Lucien looked at the closed wooden window expressionlessly, with anger in his heart, and said bitterly: "You must not have thought that I have recognized you, right? Silver Horn
The cultists!”
From the very beginning when he opened the envelope, Lucien became more alert with the help of the "Ice Avenger" and discovered that the letter paper inside exuded a small amount of supernatural power. Therefore, while talking to the mysterious person, Lucien was
Analyze the composition of this supernatural power.
Every time the text disappears and appears, Lucien's analysis of this supernatural power becomes more accurate. He gradually excludes the magical power he is most familiar with. By comparing Bishop Salde's feelings to him and Benjamin's divine power that he has seen before
Lucien judged that this was a kind of quasi-divine magic, but the specific difference could not be determined based on Lucien's current knowledge and experience. Even what was the difference between magic and divine magic, and why the aura and fluctuations caused by it were
Lucien didn't know there would be such a big difference.
In Alto, the most active cult currently is the Silver Horn, and under the recent strict control of the church, there should not be a second similar secret sect sneaking in.
"I am really destined to be with you." Lucien thought with a bit of gritted teeth.
"The white paper is an apprentice-level magical item. Someone should have used divine magic to eavesdrop and manipulate it just now. Judging from the duration of his mental power, his strength is a little lower than that of a formal priest, but stronger than a high-level magic apprentice.
.With such strength, he can hide anywhere within a hundred meters nearby, making it difficult to find him."
Lucien checked the hut and found that the entrance to his magic laboratory had not changed. He felt a little relieved: "If you want to rescue Uncle Joel and the others, in addition to planning, you must have your own strength. Otherwise, even if you cooperate with the church and the princess,
They won’t worry about Uncle Joel’s safety.”
The church and the princess are not police uncles who would consider the safety of the hostages, especially these hostages are poor people.
From the beginning to the end, Lucien never thought about cooperating with the "Silver Horn". He made up his mind from the beginning and looked for opportunities to directly rescue Joel's family!
In this kind of thing, the more the other party threatens you, the worse the consequences will be! Lucien still has basic judgment and decisiveness!
After going out again, Lucien walked directly to the noble area.