In the evening, Market Avenue, Breeze Ballroom.
As soon as Lumian walked to the door, the two gangster thugs guarding there greeted him:
"Good evening, boss."
Still wearing a white shirt with a black vest, with high cuffs, Lumian, who was full of youthful temperament, smiled and nodded.
Louis and Sakota had been waiting for the new boss to return, and when they saw him walk into the ballroom, they immediately left the bar and smiled.
"Boss, why don't you take us with you? Then you will lack protection!" Louis showed his loyalty in this way.
Lumian responded amusedly:
"You protect me?
"I'm really worried that if something happens to you, you will be killed, and I will have to pay you a pension."
Louis sneered.
"I know you are very powerful, you can deal with 'Hammer' Aite and 'Evil Wolf' Magot by yourself, but isn't there a saying, two fists are hard to beat four hands, and we all have guns, and our marksmanship is not bad."
Two fists are hard to beat four hands? Isn't this what Emperor Roselle the Great said, how did it become a saying? Also, Aurore also suspected that many profanity also came from Emperor Roselle, but no one has verified it...... Lumian glanced at Louis, who looked like a tough guy but had a flattering smile, and Sakota, who had brownish-red hair and slightly curly hair, a strong and thick figure, and thick lips, and nodded slightly:
"When I let you follow, you can follow, and when you don't let you follow, help me watch the dance hall.
"Well, where is the shooting range?"
"The basement of the ballroom is there." Louis pointed to the soles of his feet, "Other leaders will also come to practice guns, but they must bring their own bullets."
"Very good." Lumian nodded in satisfaction.
He has an urgent need to practice marksmanship, and he lacks more effective long-range attack methods.
Louis asked again.
"Boss, the environment over there at the Golden Rooster Hotel is too bad, do you want to move to the ballroom, there are several rooms on the second floor for you to choose from, or do you plan to live directly in the one that Baron Brignel originally used for temporary rest?"
He eagerly showed his attitude, after all, he and Sakota used to be Baron Brignel's confidants, and if they did not gain the trust of the new leader, they might be sent to do things like guarding the gate, which would not only reduce their status, but also be bullied by those members of the Savoyard Party who had a discordant relationship, and their income would also be significantly reduced.
Lumian thought for a moment and said:
"Take me to see those rooms."
This was used to hold a ceremony to summon the messenger of the "magician" lady.
Lumian had no intention of returning the room at the Golden Rooster Hotel for the time being, his idea was that every night, after sending away the two personal bodyguards, Louis and Saccotta, he would randomly choose one of the two rooms on the second floor of the Breeze Ballroom and Room 207 of the Golden Rooster Hotel to sleep in order to avoid attacks from the night to the greatest extent.
He felt that the Stinger Gang should not easily let go of him, the person who killed the three of them in a row and did his best to provoke them, and when the official suppression relaxed a little, they would most likely commit assassination and other retaliatory acts - Lumian was very sure that the other party had been provoked, because his magic potion was further digested, and in a month or two, he would be able to consider being promoted to "arsonist".
Lumian himself is actually not too worried about being secretly attacked by the leader of the Stinger Gang such as "Black Scorpion" Roger, he has Mr. K's finger on his body, and even Susanna, who is equivalent to the extraordinary person in Sequence 5. Matisse has a lot of hope to block it, not to mention the "Black Scorpion" Roger and others who have not yet become "sowers"?
He was just afraid that once a battle really broke out, Mr. K would not be able to hold back and kill "Black Scorpion" Roger. Lund will definitely not appear again, and the clue will be broken.
went up to the second floor, passed through the café, entered the corridor, and after looking around, Lumian pointed to the room closer to his office and said:
"That's it."
The room was furnished with a variety of relatively classical furniture, covered with a four-piece set of dark red velvet, very clean, and even an easy chair with cushions.
"Boss, do you need to replace all these fabric products with new ones?" Louis asked flatteringly.
Compared with him, Sakota was even more silent.
"No." Lumian made an excuse and sent two personal bodyguards to guard the door from the café to the corridor on the second floor, while he locked the door, sat at the wide wooden table by the window, and wrote a letter to the "magician" lady.
In the letter, he first emphasized that he had completed Mr. K's task, initially gained the trust of the other party, was preached by him, and was expected to join the secret organization behind him, and then asked if he wanted to really pray to Mr. K's Lord, whether this would cause him to be watched by that being.
Neatly folded the letters, Lumian arranged the altar and created the "Spiritual Wall".
After completing the summoning ceremony, he looked at the candles dyed in dark blue and waited in the gloomy and cold environment.
Not long after, the forearm-high "doll" appeared above the firelight.
Wearing a light gold dress, he swept around with his unfocused light blue eyes, raised his right hand, and pinched his small and pale nose:
"It stinks! It stinks!
"This place is not as clean as before!"
"Isn't it clean here?" Lumian looked around in astonishment, "There are no bed bugs, and they have just been cleaned."
The messenger still pinched his nose, and said in an illusory and ethereal voice:
"There are some old bones buried underground here!
"They're dirty, smelly, and disgusting!"
After saying that, the blonde "doll" grabbed the letter and disappeared with a brush.
It doesn't want to stay for a second!
Old bones underground? Lumian briefly repeated the messenger's words with a little confusion.
He remembered that the Breeze Ballroom seemed to have been built on the original church cemetery, and the corpses and ashes had been moved to the catacombs.
After the Savoyard Party bought this building, it still felt a bit gloomy, afraid that some bones would remain deep underground, so they specially made a round ball statue made of white skulls and put it at the door, and engraved it with a corresponding inscription.
Judging from the messenger's reaction, Lumian suspected that there were really bones buried underground here, and it was quite old.
"When the Church of San Robles moved the corpses and ashes from the original cemetery to the catacombs, they probably didn't leave some behind, unless they didn't find it, and they didn't know about it...... Could it be that there is still a cemetery hidden under the original cemetery, which belongs to the Quaternary cemetery? So, the messenger's reaction was so great? Well, don't worry about those old bones underground for the time being, after so many years, there is nothing unusual about the Breeze Ballroom, so I can't have a problem as soon as I come, right?" Lumian thought for a moment, ended the ceremony, and tidied up the altar.
He sat down in an easy chair, swayed gently, and waited for the "magician" lady to reply.
After a while, it was completely dark, and Lumian considered whether to let Louis and the others bring dinner directly to the room, or to enjoy it at the café or bar by himself.
Suddenly, a piece of paper folded into a square fell from the sky and fell on him,
This time, the "doll" messenger didn't even show his face, which shows how disgusted it is with the overall "environment" of the Breeze Ballroom.
In the future, I will summon you at the Golden Rooster Hotel or that safe house...... Lumian unfolded the letter and read it carefully:
"You did a good job, it seems that you have been appreciated by Mr. K and initially recognized by him.
"Next, just do what he tells you to do, and when it is necessary, I will tell you in advance what you really want to achieve.
"You can falsely believe the existence of Mr. K, anyway, there are already traces of two people on your body, and one more is not a big problem, I'm just worried that it will be crowded.
"Haha, the above sentence is a joke, the real way to deal with it is:
"You can falsely believe, but every time you go to see Mr. K and pray to my Lord for the protection of angels before participating in the corresponding prayer, you should have mastered the corresponding ritual magic, right? If not, look through your sister's witchcraft notes.
"Usually, remember, you must never recall that name, even if it has been out of order, unless you are sure that you have been blessed by the angels.
"I know that the more you don't let yourself think about some things, the more you can't help but think about them, you can try to ask your psychiatrist for help in this regard during the next treatment, that is, you have to postpone the false belief until the next treatment.
"Coincidence, there should be many factors, reflected in different things.
"First, the pollution sealed in your body comes from the being in the name of fate, which is related to fate when it sounds, and will disturb your destiny to a certain extent, causing you to encounter some people and things that you are 'destined to meet'.
"Second, Mr. K should have made some arrangements by sending people to lurk in the shadows to spy on you, giving those gang leaders a little psychological hint, etc., which makes me suspect that he is the 'Hypnotist' in sequence 6 or the 'Dream Walker' in sequence 5 of the 'Audience' path, but according to your previous description, he also has the ability of 'Notary', so he is most likely a 'Shepherd', which is sequence 5 of the 'Secret Prayer' path, and this path belongs to the existence of Mr. K's faith.
"Shepherds can graze the souls of extraordinary people, several of them, and thus use their abilities, which makes each Shepherd very powerful and at the top of the middle order.
"Third, from the law of aggregation and my previous speculation about repulsion, believe me, if nothing else, you will meet more evil god believers, more hunters and witches in a short period of time.
"Good work, 'Seven of Wands'."
"Shepherd"? Sounds powerful...... I've already met another hunter, plus two witches...... Lumian ignited the reply letter of the "magician" lady in a way that rubbed the spirituality.
ps: I asked for a monthly pass on the last day~
ps2: Thank you to the book friends 20230526140021488 reward the Silver League again
(End of this chapter)