After speculating, Lumian's gaze subconsciously swept over "Mouse" Crystal and "Giant" Simon.
He felt that the possibility of the option of "cannon fodder" was not too high, because the extraordinary people who grew up by taking magic potions were different from those who relied on gifts, not Chinese cabbage in the field, as much as they wanted, one must have the corresponding materials, and the other must have enough time, and when it comes to the middle sequence, it depends on whether the luck is good enough, or whether they have mastered the "acting method".
If this mission really uses the three of them as cannon fodder, there is a high probability that it will not be possible to recover extraordinary characteristics, and this accounts for Gardner. Martin controls half of the power of the underworld in the Market District.
As a member of the secret organization "Iron-Blooded Cross", Gardner. Martin could certainly afford such a loss, but he wouldn't make such a big sacrifice for something unimportant.
And if the task is important enough, it is obviously not enough to send only one sequence 7 plus two sequence 8s. Isn't Martin worried about failure?
With this realization, Lumian quickly revised his guess:
It doesn't matter whether "Mouse" Crystal and "Giant" Simon know about it, or it is indeed a very important and dangerous operation.
Thinking of this, Lumian's first reaction was to look at Gardner. Martin, with a voice full of enthusiasm and confidence, takes on the task and creates the image of a young man who strives to seek opportunities for improvement.
If it is the first possibility, this is the best opportunity for him to show himself, and if it is the second possibility, there is still a Mr. K's finger lying quietly in Lumian's pocket as a trump card.
As long as you don't die, you can wait for another opportunity!
——After the disaster brought about by the "Shadow Tree", Lumian rushed to Gardner. Before Martin started his investigation, he immediately went to the headquarters of "Psychic" magazine and met Mr. K.
He hid his experience inside the "Shadow Tree", only saying that the market area suddenly changed, and he and others were trapped in a strange wilderness. Matisse appeared and began to draw everyone's energy, and he used that finger to create a "robe of flesh" with strong defense capabilities against the "fallen dryad", but did not wait for additional help.
Later, relying on the further settlement of the brown and green giant trees, relying on Suzanne. Matisse was extremely weak, and with the help of two other extraordinary people present, he barely defeated the enemy and eliminated her with his newly acquired "Arsonist" ability and the "Fallen Mercury" brought from the village of Kordoo.
After hearing this, Mr. K not only did not doubt it, but sighed, reminding Lumian not to rely too much on his fingers, because there are many ways to isolate the occult connection between him and his fingers.
Confirmation of Lumian's promotion to "Arsonist" is to get Gardner. After Martin's help, Mr. K was very satisfied and pulled out another finger for him.
This made Lumian feel that as long as he did not encounter special environments such as "The World on the Other Side" and the interior of the Shadow Tree, and did not get involved in horrific events that required him to face divine creatures, relying on Mr. K's fingers, even if he could not turn defeat into victory, he still had a good chance of escaping.
At this moment, Lumian, who was just about to express his attitude to the boss, suddenly felt that the performance should not be too excessive.
This is a sentence that Jane Na will talk about from time to time.
"According to Franka, the boss is at least a 'conspirator' in Sequence 6, and his IQ and eyesight must not be underestimated......
"My background is indeed very clear, young, from the countryside, I was involved in an extraordinary disaster, I have no knowledge, I want to change my fate, but I have been in the market area for a while, and I have done a lot of things overtly and secretly, even if it is just the ones that the boss knows, it is enough for him to see that I am not a mindless, reckless and ruthless country bumpkin.
"As far as today's matter is concerned, in the boss's mind, I should be able to perceive the unusualness of the task and the possible dangers, and agreeing without asking the reason or observing will make him suspect that I have other purposes and other relies on it.
"Then it's troublesome......"
A series of thoughts flashed through Lumian's mind, and he instantly changed the destination of his gaze, turning his gaze to "Giant" Simon and "Mouse" Crystal, as if he wanted to see how they would react and attitude to this mission.
"Mouse" Christo didn't know if he remembered the "man in the mirror", and thought of his brother who died because of it, his expression was a little ugly, and he was afraid and apprehensive.
"Giant" Simon had a look of doubt and wariness on his face, but he did not raise any objections.
After a few seconds, the two spoke almost at the same time:
"Yes, boss!"
Seeing this, Lumian deliberately hesitated for a moment before saying:
"Okay, boss!"
Gardner. Martin's gaze has been moving back and forth between Lumian, Crystal, and Simon, observing their expressions and states.
After they all agreed, the boss of the Sava Party smiled with satisfaction:
"Let me tell you the details of the mission."
He opened the drawer, took out a roll of imitation parchment, and unfolded it on the desk.
Lumian and the others leaned over and saw that it was a map depicting parts of the underground Trier!
It is one meter long and fifty centimeters wide, and the top layer is the underground trier formed by the municipal department after opening up various tunnels and reinforcing the cavities in the quarry, and corresponds to the streets and squares on the ground.
This map only contains the underground area of the market area, memorial parish, botanical garden and observatory area, but it is drawn in great detail, as if it had been copied by the municipal department according to the original data.
Lumian could clearly see that there were extensions on both sides, but he didn't draw any further.
The middle layer of the map is filled with quarry hollows, places marked as ancient tombs, and tributaries of underground rivers, which are dispersed in a mess, connecting with the upper layer through conspicuous or hidden tunnels.
This section has many gaps and missing places, and next to it are words such as "to be surveyed", "to be explored", "to be found", etc.
The lower level of the map has some long-collapsed mines and more missing ones, as if shrouded in fog, and even a secret organization like the "Iron Blood Cross" does not know enough about it.
There are multiple passages extending down this level, but the map does not show which areas they connect to.
"That Trier from the Fourth Age? The place officially named "Ancient Relics Reserve"?
"It can be seen that this map is taken from a more complete map......
"The more complete part presents the Trier of the Quaternary period?
"The 'Iron Blood Cross' really knows a lot about the underground situation......" Lumian made corresponding guesses while memorizing this incomplete map.
After all three subordinates finished reading the map, Gardner. Martin pointed to a place and said:
"Your destination is here."
It was a collapsed mine, but there was still some room left.
It is located at the bottom of the map, near the Trier of the Quaternary period.
Above it corresponds to Selbe Avenue, Bad Boy Street and Forest Square, where the Observatory Area and the Botanical Garden District meet.
"It's called Albert Mine." Gardner. Martin began to introduce, "You need to go through two privately dug hidden tunnels to get there, which is not officially controlled and is not known to the vast majority of people who travel underground."
Gardner. Martin said as he traced the tunnel drawn by the two dotted lines with his finger, and told Lumian, Crystal, and Simon the correct way to enter.
Finally, he said with emotion:
"Six years ago, the leader of the rebels and the planner of the great riot, Albert. It was by virtue of the mine he discovered and named that Gonggul escaped the underground search by the army, police and official extraordinary people 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 Rune, prices in Trier soared and food was desperately expensive, which triggered a large parade that swept the city, and various conflicts continued.
Listen to Gardner. What Martin meant, isn't that purely a spontaneous protest, planned and guided by someone? The "Iron Cross" is also involved? Lumian thoughtfully continued to keep his eyes on the map.
Gardner. Martin summed it up:
"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, and don't communicate with him verbally.
"You must not open that box on the way back, otherwise it will bring you immeasurable danger.
"As long as you strictly follow my words, this mission is not very risky, although you may encounter some anomalies lurking underground or monsters from extraordinary origins, but those can be solved by your good cooperation."
After explaining this for a while, Lumian, Crystal and Simon each took a calcium carbide lamp and walked out of No. 11 Spring Street and walked towards the nearest underground Trier entrance.
Looking back at the gray and white villa that had disappeared from sight, Lumian played Gardner. Martin recognized him.
He smiled and casually asked "Mouse" Crystal and "Giant" Simon:
"Have you done a similar task before?"
"Mouse" Christo was silent for a few seconds and said:
"Three times."
"Once." "Giant," Simon replied with a slightly humming voice.
Lumian laughed:
"You are all alive, which means that similar tasks are indeed not too risky."
"Mouse" Crystal did not respond, as if he had fallen into bad memories, and "Giant" Simon echoed Lumian's words as if self-comforting:
"Yes, this may be a test for us by the boss, and those who can pass will get a chance to improve further."
Lumian smiled:
"What about those that can't pass? died on the spot?"
(End of this chapter)