Hearing the name "Trier Cave Society" and their invitation to "Mouse" Crystal, Lumian was not puzzled at first, but thought of the experience he had once made in Gardner. The secret map of the underground Trier that Martin had seen there.
The upper part of the map is as detailed as if it had been copied by the municipal department according to the original data.
And now, Lumian was a little skeptical that it was leaked from the "Trier Cave Society".
This seemingly private organization has a large number of cave researchers, some of whom are either municipal employees or expert consultants, who have ample access to confidential exploration and construction materials, and even those who participated in the municipal renovation decades ago, who have witnessed the opening of tunnels and the reinforcement of all quarry cavities.
Their knowledge of underground trier can be said to be very deep.
Lumian looked at "Mouse" Crystal and asked thoughtfully:
"You really don't know why they invited you to join?"
"Mouse," Christopher chuckled.
"I have a certain guess, but I'm not sure.
"Ciel, they won't find out I'm the smuggling leader, right?"
As a "merchant" who has long used the hidden nature of the underground trier to smuggle alcohol, drinks, weapons and ammunition, Crystal has no worse knowledge of different tunnels, remote mines, underground tombs, and relic chambers than most members of the "Cave Society", and even controls some secret routes that are not known to others.
Moreover, he is nicknamed "Mouse" and is a true "tamer", and with the help of his animal friends, his "antennae" can extend to many areas that humans cannot reach.
Crystal suspected that the Cave Society had a crush on him because of these traits.
Therefore, he felt uneasy, whether it was the identity of the transcendent realm of "tamer" or the nature of a big smuggler, it was enough to send him to the trial court, and the final result was probably hanging, shooting, burning, beheading, and becoming a low-level experimenter.
Lumian laughed:
"I wouldn't believe those adventurers who joined the Cave Association if they hadn't been involved in smuggling and didn't hide extraordinary people."
"Yes." "Mouse" Crystal exhaled, "The Cave Association wants to share some business from me?"
Lumian glanced at him and said:
"So you should ask the boss about this matter, not consult me."
"Isn't this worried that the boss will take the opportunity to arrange some dangerous mission for me." Crystal lowered his voice and smiled flatteringly.
From Gardner. With the missions Martin had given several times before and the confidential map, the "mouse" was keenly aware that the boss was very interested in the underground trier, and was more than usual.
He felt that if he joined the Trier Cave Society, Gardner. It is likely that Martin arranged for himself to contact some people in the association to try to steal confidential information or participate in research and adventures.
And that often means danger.
He consulted Lumian, in addition to feeling that this colleague was strong enough, had enough knowledge, and his mind was spinning fast, maybe he could really provide some useful advice, mainly to find the target of shirking responsibility in advance.
He had actually made up his mind to join the Trier Cave Society, and hid from the boss of the Sava party, Gardner. Martin.
He was able to gradually grow from an ordinary gang member to an extraordinary person, controlling the smuggling business of the Sava Party based on two principles: first, try not to provoke those who are stronger than himself, only bully the weak, and if there is no way, seek help from colleagues, and everyone goes together; 2. Never put all your chips on a game or one person.
He had previously flattered Lumian, showing a certain sense of surrender, and his mouth was full of praise, because he valued this colleague's rapid improvement in sequence, his strength was getting stronger and stronger, and his mind was not bad. Save your life in a dangerous mission given by Martin.
Now, with the opportunity to join the Trier Cave Association and come into contact with more forces and more powerful people, "Mouse" Crystal naturally doesn't want to let it go, he doesn't want his network to be completely limited to the Savoyard Party and the market area, if Gardner. Martin will one day lose power, or he will be given a mortal mission, and he must have a new ship to jump over and shelter himself.
This matter must not be handled by Gardner. Martin knows, but if it is discovered by chance, with the current consulting behavior, Crystal can naturally push the question to "Lion" Ciel:
I am a rude and uneducated person, dealing with animals, coolies, and the dark underground every day, with little knowledge, limitations, and not a very good mind.
Lumian looked at Crystal with dark blue eyes and gray hair with a smile, did not answer his consultation, and asked instead:
"You've been a 'beast trainer' for a long time, haven't you? Do you know what the next sequence is?"
Judging from the importance and love that "Mouse" attaches to his animal companions, even if he doesn't know how to act, the "Tamer" magic potion should have been almost digested.
"I don't know, the boss didn't tell me." Crystal's eyes were a little dodgy.
Lumian chuckled and said:
"As far as I know, the next sequence of 'Tamer' is a qualitative change sequence, which will give you a full range of improvements, including giving you a longer life and an easier body to recover."
Without waiting for Crystal to ask, Lumian changed his mind:
"So, you have to work hard to complete the tasks given by the boss and strive to get the corresponding rewards as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes." Crystal hurriedly agreed.
Lumian then turned the topic back on track and asked with a smile:
"Do you want to join the Trier Cave Society?"
"Mouse" Christor suddenly hesitated a little:
"I, I'm curious about their purpose, and the person who came seemed to be quite polite and kept smiling, but I always felt that his behavior was threatening me, yes, threatening!
"The one who followed him was even more expressionless, looking at me like looking at a dead man, a criminal waiting to be tried!"
Curious...... Lumian laughed secretly, grasping the mentality and thoughts of the "mouse".
He said "angrily":
"How dare you threaten the leader of our Sava Party, you must tell the boss about this!"
"No, no!" Crystal panicked, "The Cave Association is a semi-official organization, we are just gangsters, there is no need to conflict with them, it is not good for you, for me, or for the members of the Savoyard Party in the market area, such as the 'Red Boots'."
Lumian "tsk" silently, planning to add more fire and force out the truth of the "mouse".
At this moment, Sakota, who was guarding the staircase on the ground floor, walked up and said to Lumian:
"Boss, there are two people who claim to be liaisons of the Trier Cave Association who want to visit you."
Visit me? People from the Trier Cave Society visiting me? Lumian glanced at the "mouse" Crystal who was both surprised and dazed with his hands on the table, then leaned back on the back of the chair and said to Sakota:
"Please come up."
The two liaisons of the Trier Cave Society were not very old, wearing black formal clothes, blue bow ties, one with brown hair and brown eyes, more freckles, and a reserved smile, and one with black hair and brown eyes, expressionless and cold.
The friendly liaison officer swept his eyes over the "mouse" Crystal and landed on Lumian's face.
He asked with a smile:
"Good afternoon, it's Charle. Mr. Dubois?"
"Yes." Lumian wanted to see what the Trier Cave Association was trying to do.
The liaison officer who asked the question just now smiled with a condescending attitude:
"We are members of the Trier Cave Society, my name is Joseph, and this is my colleague Rajan.
"We are visiting you to invite you to join our association, and we just invited Mr. Crystal who was standing next to you a few hours ago."
Lumian didn't hide his emotions, and asked amusedly:
"What do I have that your cave association appreciates?"
I'm not a smuggler, I often haunt the underground Trier!
Do you still know that I went into the fourth level of the catacombs and took the spring of the Samaritan Woman's Fountain?
Do you still know that I am a member of the "Iron-Blooded Cross" and control a series of hidden caves such as the Albert Mine?
Joseph replied with a smile:
"We have our own reasons, and if you are willing to join our association, you will definitely know the specific reasons."
Layan, who was a little taller than Joseph, added coldly:
"This is a good thing for you."
Lumian stared at the two of them for a few seconds and laughed:
"I'm not interested in your association."
The expressionless Layang squinted his eyes:
"I hope you won't regret it."
Joseph also smiled meaningfully:
"You may not know what our cave association means in Trier.
"It's a pity that you missed this opportunity."
After saying that, the two turned their bodies and prepared to walk towards the stairs leading to the bottom floor.
Looking at their backs, Lumian raised his head slightly:
"What exactly does the Trier Cave Association want to do? This matter is definitely not simple......
"This may be an opportunity, if I offend the Cave Society, Gardner. Martin probably won't let me stay in the market area anymore......
"My current mission in the 'Iron Cross' is to investigate the secrets of the decline of the Sauron family and explore the underground to find the entrance to Trier in the Quaternary, which has nothing to do with whether or not I stay in the market area......
"As long as you leave the market area, you are out of 'Loki's sight, you can go into the shadows and wait patiently......
"In that case, I wonder if I can continue to enjoy the profit share of Breeze Ballroom......
"If the situation is wrong, immediately 'teleport' away from ......"
In the blink of an eye, Lumian suddenly knocked on the coffee table in front of him.
In the sound of dong dong dong, he looked at the figures of Joseph and Layan, curled the corners of his mouth, and asked calmly:
"Who allowed you to leave?"
(End of this chapter)