After carrying a calcium carbide lamp and following Lumian for a few steps, "Giant" Simon noticed that there was an inconsistency in the other party's rhetoric:
"Ciel, the boss already knows that you have become an 'arsonist', and it is unlikely that he will sacrifice you casually."
Lumian looked at the tunnel illuminated by the yellowish light in front of him, did not look back, and asked with a smile:
"How long have I been with the Savoyard Party?"
"Giant" Simon and "Mouse" Crystal both suddenly realized and agreed with this explanation.
An extraordinary person with a questionable origin, who recently joined a gang and came with his own magic potion main material, is indeed not so trustworthy and needs to withstand the test of mission after mission.
And if he dies in the mission, it can only be considered his bad luck, losing this kind of foreign extraordinary person far from the death of his hard-trained subordinates makes the boss feel distressed.
The two Sava leaders no longer hesitated, and with the most basic sense of caution, they followed Lumian around him, two or three steps behind him, just like when they usually traveled, there were always a few gangsters in similar positions behind them.
During this process, "Giant" Simon put on gloves, coated his dagger, military spears and gloves with a small amount of "scorpion venom", and returned the bottle of potion to Lumian.
The three of them continued to go down along the tunnel marked by the map, and although the footsteps were very light, due to the special environment, they still echoed quietly in the dark and dead underground.
After nearly three quarters of an hour, they passed through the area marked as an ancient tomb and arrived at the entrance of the secret passage.
This is a long-abandoned quarry hollow, the ground is uneven, there is a little moss growing around it, the sound of an underground river rushing in the distance, and the sound of a steam subway passing by can be heard from time to time diagonally above.
Lumian observed slightly, bit the ring of the calcium carbide lamp, grabbed the bulge on the stone wall on the side with both hands, and climbed to the top of the cave.
Then, he stretched out his right hand and pressed the junction between the side wall and the top of the cave, pushing a seemingly normal stone backwards.
A dark hole was immediately revealed there, allowing a tall human like Simon to bend over and crawl through.
This hidden tunnel was renovated using a ventilation system that existed in the nearby quarry itself but had long been damaged.
The three of them hunched over and walked forward in small steps, circling deeper into the ground along the passage, and gradually, they could no longer hear the flow of the underground river, nor could they sense the movement of the steam subway.
Except for their breathing and footsteps, there was silence all around, like a dead tomb.
After nearly two quarters of an hour, Lumian and the others jumped into a cave that originally existed underground through an exit according to the map's markings.
Stalactites hung down from the heights here, as if a terrifying monster had opened its mouth and exposed its teeth in the depths of darkness.
Lumian did not rush to turn into another hidden tunnel at the bottom of the cave, but turned his body sideways, looked at the "giant" Simon and "mouse" Crystal, who were more or less dusted on the top of their heads, and said with a serious expression:
"Let's make sure of some things now to avoid unexpected situations and too late to communicate."
"Okay." Whether it is "Mouse" Crystal or "Giant" Simon, they all take it for granted that Lumian said such words.
Lumian nodded lightly and said:
"First, from entering the second tunnel to returning here, everyone can't speak, try to use body movements to hint, it's really not possible, you have to ask for my consent before you can speak."
This is according to Gardner. Martin said that there should be no language communication with traders, and Lumian has amplified the scope and absoluteness of the effect to avoid possible surprises.
Both Crystal and Simon remembered the boss's advice and nodded in approval of the limitation.
Seeing this, Lumian continued:
"Second, no matter what abnormality happens, unless something directly attacks you, stay calm and act according to my reaction.
"Three, I won't force it, but if you want to live, you'd better listen to my commands."
These two demands made both "Mouse" Crystal and "Giant" Simon quite resistant, because it meant that they pinned their safety on Lumian's mind, ability, reaction and insight, which was obviously not suitable for the wild extraordinary who were accustomed to relying on themselves.
After hesitating for a few seconds, thinking of Ciel's strength and various previous performances, "Mouse" Crystal forced a smile:
"I'll listen to your arrangements, but if you don't react and Teffy gives me a warning of danger, then I'll take action myself.
"Damn, the longer I do smuggling, the more I am afraid of Trier's underground."
"Giant" Simon also said:
"I am the same as the 'mouse'."
To this extent, Lumian was quite satisfied with being able to "tame" the two extraordinary people who were also the leaders of the Sava Party, and nodded without force:
"No problem.
"Four, wait for me to contact that trader and take the box the boss asked for from him."
Hearing this, "Mouse" Crystal and "Giant" Simon both looked at Lumian with eyes that reacquainted themselves with Ciel.
They also thought that the "arsonist" would use his strength and status to assign one of the two to contact the trader and take on the most dangerous part of the task, or to propose a lottery to decide but as the host himself, who knows, he actually offered to pick up the box himself.
Ciel is doing things fairly...... "Giant" Simon couldn't help but sigh.
If it were him, he would definitely not be able to do it.
This made him and "Mouse" Crystal no longer resist following Lumian's command as much as they were just now.
Although the light was not bright, Lumian still saw the reaction of the two colleagues.
He couldn't help but sneer in his heart:
"If you weren't all extraordinary people who lack occult knowledge, and you might have made some problems when handing over the box, how could I take the risk myself?"
This made Lumian sincerely sigh that sometimes, weakness is also an advantage.
After emphasizing that he could not speak again, he took the calcium carbide lamp, turned around and walked to the bottom of the cave, motioning for the "giant" Simon to hold a stone half a person high and move it to the side.
The stone was so heavy that it seemed difficult for Simon's strength to take a while to remove it, revealing the deep opening of the secret tunnel.
The tunnel was not very long, and it only took the three of them seven or eight minutes to bend over and walk through it, arriving at a mine that had basically collapsed and only a little space remained.
This is their destination, the Albert Mine.
Lumian glanced at the messy and cascading gray-black stones, looked sideways at Simon the "giant" in black formal attire, and pointed to his chest.
Simon understood what he meant, took out an iron-gray pocket watch, and opened it with a snap.
The dial is exposed with a large number of gears that bite together, giving it a mechanical aesthetic that is both precise and cold.
"Giant" Simon took the pocket watch and showed it to Lumian and "Mouse" Crystal, letting them know that there were still ten minutes left before the transaction time, that is, twelve o'clock sharp.
Lumian nodded, remained silent, and waited patiently.
After waiting for a while, he turned his head slightly and listened to the movements around him.
He felt strange sounds underground, like a large number of people screaming, roaring, and fighting.
By the light of the calcium carbide lamp, Lumian glanced at Simon and Crystal and found that they had similar reactions, and seemed to hear those movements.
Seeing Simon and Crystal looking back at him, Lumian made a downward pressure gesture with his right hand to keep them from being affected.
Amidst the strange movements that came from time to time, the three of them stood on the edge of the Albert Mine, waiting silently.
Suddenly, there was a sound of kicking and tapping on the other side of the mine, as if someone was walking tens of meters away, wearing leather shoes, along an unusually quiet tunnel.
Which trader? Lumian thoughtfully turned his gaze to the opposite side.
The footsteps sometimes paused, sometimes continued, echoing in the Albert Mine.
When there were only a few meters left from the Albert Mine, it disappeared eerily, completely disappearing.
After waiting for a while, Lumian and the three of them saw a figure appear at the other entrance of the mine, which was a man over 1.8 meters tall, wearing a white shirt, a yellow vest, black formal clothes and dark trousers, and carrying a small brown suitcase in his hand.
The man was wearing a half-height silk top hat, and the brim was pressed very low, casting a slight shadow on his face, but with the vision of a "hunter", Lumian still relied on the light of three calcium carbide lamps to see his face clearly:
With short brown and red hair, brown red eyes, a slightly messy and thick beard and thick eyebrows, he looked like a male bear that had been starved for a long time to exaggerate thinness.
The neckline of his shirt is tightly tied, giving it a sense of fear of the cold.
Lumian was carrying a calcium carbide lamp and was about to walk over to meet the man.
At this time, Krysto pulled his arm.
When Lumian looked sideways, he pointed to his right pocket with an anxious and fearful expression.
Does it mean that the strange mouse named Teffy gave a warning of danger? But looking at Crystal's performance, the danger should not have really broken out yet, it was still within control, otherwise he would have turned around and ran away...... Lumian interpreted and nodded to Crystal, indicating that he would pay attention and be careful.
Crystal didn't stop him, watching him walk towards the trader with slight concern.
In the process of closing the distance, Lumian's eyes kept looking at the man's body, analyzing every detail:
The clothes were a bit too big and didn't seem to fit well...... He seemed to be afraid of something, but full of anger and hatred...... His hands did not extend out of the sleeves and were hidden inside, including the handle of the box...... His feet ......
Lumian's pupils suddenly dilated, and he saw that the trader's feet were not wearing shoes, but only a pair of gray socks.
This is completely contrary to the sound of leather shoes walking they heard just now!
Didn't that sound come from him, but from someone else? Lumian became more and more vigilant and vigilant.
There was not much space left in the Albert mine, and he quickly came to the trader.
The hungry bear-like man laughed and asked:
"It's Gardner. Martin sent you here, right?
"Is he frightened? A companion who was sent underground to search for the entrance to Trier in the Quaternary period suddenly sent a message saying that there was an important item to be handed over to him after a few months of disappearance."
(End of this chapter)