Chapter 557 Favor (Asking for a monthly pass at the beginning of the month)
Lumian's eyes stayed on the Minor Arcana card, and then he saw another person in front of the full-length mirror in the room.
The man was wearing a white shirt and a black vest, his face was pale, and his brown hair was partially raised and drooping, as if he had just gotten up.
For some reason, Lumian always felt that this person had a contradictory temperament that was both erratic and restrained, and his brown eyes revealed an indescribable depression, and he looked at him as if he was being stared at by the abyss.
"'Knight of the Sword'?" Lumian asked.
The man nodded lightly and said:
"'Seven Wands', what do you need help with?"
"How do you know I'm the 'Seven of Wands'?" Lumian did not mention his specific code name in the letter, but said that he would seek help from the "Knight of Swords" according to the instructions of the "magician".
The "Knight of the Sword" spoke slowly, as if he was suppressing something:
"The 'Hermit' lady told me that the 'Seven Wands' belonging to the 'Magician' lady will be in Fenneport recently and may need my intelligence or other assistance."
Ms. "Magician" actually deliberately communicated with Ms. "Hermit" about my matter...... Lumian suddenly realized:
"I would like to ask you to help me find two people in Port Santa and the surrounding waters, and try not to alarm any forces."
"Specific situation." "Sword Knight" said in a stingy gesture.
Lumian put Batner. Conte and Norfie talked about the relevant information again, and finally said:
"I'm not sure if they're still alive now, maybe they've turned into corpses."
As he spoke, he took out two photo-like sketches and handed them to the "Knight of the Sword".
This is the image of Butner and Norfi directly rubbed out of his mind using the knowledge of Aurore's witchcraft notes and his own skill in ritual magic, which is comparable to the effect of a camera.
——The most critical and difficult part of the corresponding ritual magic is to find a suitable and safe prayer object, which is used more by official extraordinary people, after all, they have corresponding righteous gods, and wild extraordinary people rarely pray to dangerous beings for such trivial matters, while Lumian belongs to the Tarot Society, which is considered half of the official extraordinary people, and can not only ask Mr. "Fool" for help, but also borrow the power of "magician" lady.
"Knight of Swords" took the two photo-like sketches, looked at them carefully for a while, and said:
"I will help you find them as soon as possible."
He did not ask for compensation and did not make any demands.
This made Lumian quite emotional:
It's still well organized!
Of course, this kind of internal mutual assistance often turns into human favors, and will have to be repaid more or less in the future.
Lumian didn't have this idea, after all, being able to get the "Knight of Swords" to come over and agree to help was already a human factor.
He considered and said:
"Do you have any tasks in Fenneport that you need my help with?"
"Knight of Swords" was silent for a moment and said:
"The matter of Fenneport is already coming to an end, but I will go to the South Continent later, and I may need some help from you."
"No problem." Lumian agreed directly.
He turned to ask with a slight curiosity:
"Ms. 'Hermit' is also in charge of the Southern Continent?"
Isn't that too busy?
Listening to the meaning of the "magician" lady, this Major Arcana card is mainly responsible for matters related to the sea and a secret organization that believes in the "Hidden Sage", and has nothing to do with the Southern Continent.
"Knight of the Sword" replied in a suppressed voice:
"My own affairs have nothing to do with the 'hermit' lady."
"Understood." Lumian expressed his understanding, because many of the things he had done before were not arranged by Ms. "Magician", and even the action of tracking the core members of "April Fool's Day" in Santa Harbor this time, if it did not involve the Heavenly Venerable, would also be considered his private behavior.
"Knight of Swords" was silent for two seconds, and added:
"Moreover, I am only temporarily affiliated with the 'Hermit' lady."
What is temporary affiliation? Can it be transferred to other Major Arcana cards in the future? Lumian didn't understand a little now.
The "Knight of Swords" did not explain, and his figure suddenly vanished and disappeared.
Lumian, who had not opened his "spiritual vision", failed to capture the other party's departure trajectory in time.
It doesn't feel like "teleportation" or blending into the shadows...... After making a simple judgment, he changed into a brown-green narrow-sleeved crop top and brown-yellow loose trousers, which are quite common in Santa Harbor.
After leaving the master bedroom, Lumian threw the "lie" ear clip to Lugano:
"You can go to Valerio to get a new identity card, don't forget what he looked like when you saw him before."
"I remember it very clearly." Lugano took the "lie" ear clip.
He was about to complete the disguise on the spot, but was stopped by Lumian:
"When I got out of the room, I found another hidden place where no one was around, and when I came back, I changed to my original appearance before entering the hotel."
This, doesn't that mean I'll be holding this magical item alone for a while? Aren't you afraid that I will run away with it?" Not only does it have unique abilities and strong use value, but it is also very valuable! Lugano didn't dare to ask, and according to his employer's instructions, he took the "lie" ear clip, carried a cloth bag stuffed with disguised clothes, and walked out of the room.
After Lumian saw Lugano's back disappear at the door, he smiled and picked up the golden straw hat, and said to Ludwig:
"There is a lot of food on the table in my bedroom, don't run around before I come back."
"Okay." Ludwig agreed, even a little expectant.
Could it be that someone would take advantage of the guardian's departure to quietly attack their little boy?
As Lumian crossed the sofa area, he casually put the golden straw hat on top of Ludwig's head.
At the same time, he changed into a common local round-brimmed felt hat and walked out of the suite step by step.
He was not at all worried about Ludwig's accident if he was left alone in the hotel, and it was more dangerous to come into contact with the little boy than those who might come into contact with him.
When he arrived in the corridor, Lumian pressed the hat on his head and used the contract ability "Shadow Transformation".
He suddenly thinned into a pure shadow, merging with the shadows at the bottom of the walls on both sides.
In that dark and nothingness that seemed to be shrouded in a light veil, Lumian sniffed the scent of gray amber perfume that he had deliberately left on the ear clip of "Lies", and tracked Lugano.
This is not about confirming whether there is a problem with the translation, but waiting for a possible attack.
Since the great adventurer Louis. Berry erected a banner of investigating the sea prayer ceremony and a tough and radical image, and the people of the Fisheries Guild and Milo Village would most likely react quickly and use thunder to get rid of this outsider and deter all the people and forces who were secretly ready to move.
In this case, Lumian, Lugano, and Ludwig will all be in danger.
He deliberately asked Lugano to go to Valerio alone to get his identity card, just to see Juan. Did Oro and the others keep an eye on their companions and whether they would take the opportunity to attack Lugano.
In this way, if something happens to him, Lumian can rescue Lugano as soon as possible, and take advantage of the situation to capture or kill several extraordinary people of the Fisheries Guild, showing the strength and confidence of the great adventurer to those who are in a wait-and-see state, so that they can have more confidence and try to do something.
Of course, the people of the Fisheries Guild and Milo Village will not necessarily take action in the near future, and it is entirely possible that they will pretend to be weak, let the enemies hiding in the shadows let go of their worries, jump out one by one, and finally do a general cleanup.
Lumian followed Lugano all the way to Valerio's underground casino, watching him pay the balance of 50 guinesos and take away two identification cards belonging to the locals.
There was no attack...... Was it the fisheries guild fishing, or did they fail to recognize Lugano after the use of "lies"? Lumian wandered in the shadows, pondering the possible causes.
Lugano didn't dare to stay on the street for too long, and he knew that his employer had offended the fishermen's guild, and he might be dragged into the alley and beaten hard by the group of guys who didn't dare to target his employer.
He quickly changed back to his original appearance in the gap between the two buildings near the Solo Hotel, then took off the "lie" ear clips and changed into the simple black formal suit he often wore.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, turn into Aquinas Street, and return to the door of the Solo Hotel.
There were three or four homeless people on both sides of the street, all looking lazy and almost falling asleep from the sun.
Lumian knew that the vagabond phenomenon in Fenneport was not so serious compared to the Kingdom of Rune and the Republic of Intis, because the kingdom had fertile land, many pastures, and the seeds and livestock that had been improved by the church, and the whole of Fenneport was in a state of food surplus.
Here, food prices ranged from fifteen to twenty percent cheaper than in countries such as Intis - before the Kingdom of Rune abolished the Grain Act and began importing grain in large quantities from Fenerport, the price of brown bread of the same weight was almost twice that of Fenneport.
With such abundant resources, although farmers, herdsmen, and urban residents who have gone bankrupt due to land annexation, usury and other factors have become homeless, they can receive a certain amount of free food from the church of the "Mother Earth", the Abundance Order, relevant government departments, private charitable organizations and other places.
Seeing that Lugano was about to arrive at the Solo Hotel, Lumian in the shadows suddenly realized something was wrong.
There were three homeless people on the street, and when they adjusted their postures, they showed indescribable stiffness.
In the next second, Lumian saw the tramps bounce up, each pulling out a pistol in a twisted motion like a puppet with rusty joints, and aimed it at Lugano from three directions.
Bang bang bang!
They pulled the trigger one after another, leaving no room for Lugano to hide.
ps: Ask for a monthly pass at the beginning of the month~
(End of this chapter)