Chapter 72 Letter (Asking for Recommendation Votes)
Countless thoughts in his mind turned quickly, Lucian pretended to be indifferent, calmly closed the door, and walked to the table.
With his left hand in his pocket, he touched the "Ice Avenger" ring, and his will immediately became as heavy as a knight who had broken through regularly.
It's just that Lucian didn't radiate this momentum, but came back, because judging from the feeling just now, the other party probably didn't know that he was a magician with extraordinary power, not an ordinary young man.
Lucian looked at the letter, with the help of this will of the magic simulation, calm as ice and snow, afraid of a trap, he carefully opened the envelope with his right hand and unfolded the stacked letter paper.
This is an ordinary piece of letterhead, and the rows of words on it don't look like handwritten, neat and beautiful but dull, as if they were printed.
"Dear Mr. Evans,
We are very honored to have Mr. Joel's family, as long as you cooperate with us to do something that is not difficult to do, they will definitely live a happy, prosperous and wonderful life. When it's over, they'll come back safe and sound with the wealth you're happy with, it's a fair deal."
"It was indeed a kidnapping, but it didn't look like extorting money." Lucian resisted the urge to tear the letter to pieces, and while judging softly, he carefully searched for whether there were any clues left on it, "What the hell is it?"
Suddenly, the original lines of words on the letter quickly became lighter, and then disappeared completely.
And in the original place, black single words emerged out of thin air, and soon a few new lines of text appeared.
"Mr. Evans, you are indeed a musical genius who composes such magnificent music, and you are indeed different from ordinary people. Again, this is a fair deal and cooperation, not kidnapping. Of course, if you betray us, you will never see Mr. Joel's family."
"This is a supernatural force! I can't blindly expose my magic, only in this way can I have a chance to rescue Uncle Joel and the others!" As a magic apprentice who has been in contact with undead creatures such as resentful spirits and water ghosts, this level of strange things cannot scare Lucian, but makes Lucian more calm.
When facing the kidnapper, the most important thing is to never believe that after completing the request, the kidnapper will return the hostages safely by himself, and the body is possible, so Lucian decided not to be threatened by the kidnapper as soon as possible and began to plan to save people.
Lucian took two deep breaths, pretended to be forced to calm down, and said in a low voice: "What are you going to let me do? And how can I believe that you will guarantee the safety of Uncle Joel and the others, maybe they have been killed by them now!"
Appropriate toughness is also an indispensable negotiation method to ensure the safety of hostages.
The words on the envelope disappeared again, and a new one appeared:
"Our request is simple, which is to use your musical talents to create more and more outstanding works and become Her Royal Highness Natasha's long-term music advisor. This should not be difficult for a musical genius like you, who can write such a complex and great piece of music in three months, and it is very much in line with your goals and future path. You see, as partners, we always think about you, Mr. Evans."
"And the safety of Mr. Joel's family, please rest assured, killing them will not benefit us in any way."
Lucian had a lot of thoughts flashing through his mind: "Are they targeting Princess Natasha, or do they get some secrets of the Lata Summer Palace by contacting the princess? Or is it a dispute over the manipulation of the inheritance rights of certain nobles after gaining the trust of the princess? I was only invited by the princess yesterday to serve as a short-term music consultant, and today someone threatened me by kidnapping Uncle Joel's family. Who could it be?"
Lucian, who was inferring the other party's purpose, insisted in a very strong tone: "If I can't be sure of the safety of Uncle Joel's family, I will treat them as dead and will not cooperate with you. You can kill me, but you can't force me."
The handwriting continues to change:
"Mr. Evans, I think you need to figure out one thing, you are just one of our attempts to achieve our goals, we have many other ways, and you are not as important as you think."
Lucian sneered: "Then you kill me."
After the handwriting faded this time, it didn't appear for a long time, it seemed that the other party also felt a little tricky about Lucian's attitude, probably they thought that a poor young man with musical talent like Lucian should not be so tough.
Time passed slowly, and a few minutes of waiting gave Lucian the illusion that the other party had left, but Lucian gritted his teeth and didn't speak, this was the time to compete for patience!
Finally, a few lines of black words were highlighted on the envelope again: "We will show you the 'scene' of Mr. Joel's family life every once in a while, starting tomorrow for the first time. However, your attitude just now angered us, and tomorrow you will receive not only the 'sight' but also a finger of Mr. Joel, I believe you will recognize it."
"Bastard." Lucian gritted his teeth and cursed, "Your 'vision' must include complete time and date characteristics, otherwise the 'vision' you made with this evil and terrible power is likely to be only on the same day, and then pretend to be different dates and give me separate parts."
He had already accepted Lucian's previous request, and the other party only thought about the subsequent addition for a minute before expressing his approval: "No problem, now, Mr. Evans, you can cooperate with us, right?"
"I will cooperate with you when I see it tomorrow. Do you need me to swear?" Lucian pretended to be ignorant of the extraordinary powers, but quietly clenched his fist in his heart, as long as he had the characteristics of time and date, he had a certain hope of judging the location where Uncle Joel's family was imprisoned, after all, they needed to be expressed in the surrounding environment.
A new black font appears: "Mortals take oaths to break them, and the oaths of true God testify will leave marks on you and will make you identify by the Church and the Divine Circle of the Latah Summer Palace, so as long as you agree. We will secretly observe everything you do, don't expect to hide it from us. Also, don't think about reporting us to Her Royal Highness, believe me, as long as you say it, at most in a minute, the Joel family will be completely dead."
He wrote vaguely, mysteriously and abnormally, making people feel terrified, not knowing whether the last sentence was to express the people around the princess and them, or whether he had a strange and hard-to-detect telepathy that would be directly known to them when he said certain words.
"Then what do you need me to do besides being Her Royal Highness's long-term music advisor?" Lucian knows that purpose often reveals motives, and motives often allow enemies to be guessed.
The font became scribbled: "If we hear something interesting at the Latasha Palace, as well as the schedule of the Grand Duke and the Princess, we would love to know. You just need to write it down on this piece of paper with a quill."
"It's very cunning, or those purposes have not decreased, and the real motive cannot be judged." Lucian nodded, "No problem."
The scribbled black font appeared, but it was not as clear as before: "Mr. Evans, you are wise, if you need anything, you can ask us, I hope we will have a good cooperation."
The font completely disappeared and never appeared again, leaving only a blank piece of letter in front of Lucian.
At the same time, under the will bonus of "Ice and Snow Avenger", Lucian slightly felt a fluctuation of supernatural power disappear.
Folding the white paper and putting it in the envelope, Lucian looked at the closed wooden window expressionlessly, and said with anger and hatred in his heart: "You must not have imagined that I have already recognized you, right? The cultists of the Silver and White Horns!"
From the very beginning of opening the envelope, Lucian became more mentally sensitive with the help of the "Ice and Snow Avengers", and found that a small amount of supernatural power was emanating from the letter inside.
By comparing the feelings that Bishop Salde gave himself, as well as Benjamin's magic that he had seen before, Lucian judged that this was a kind of magic, but the specific difference, with Lucian's current knowledge and insight, he could not judge, even what is the difference between magic and magic, and why there is such a big difference in the aura and fluctuations cast, Lucian doesn't know.
In Alto, the most active cult at the moment is the Silver and White Horn, and under the close control of the church recently, there should be no second similar secret sect mixed in.
"I really have a fate with you." Lucian gritted his teeth and thought.
"White paper is an apprentice-level magic item, it should have been someone nearby to use god-like eavesdropping and manipulation just now, judging from the duration of his mental power, his strength is a little lower than that of a formal priest, but stronger than a high-level magic apprentice. With such strength, he can hide anywhere within a hundred meters nearby, and it is difficult to find him."
Lucian inspected the cabin and found that the entrance to his magic laboratory had not changed, and he was a little relieved: "If you want to rescue Uncle Joel and the others, in addition to planning, you must also have your own strength, otherwise even if you cooperate with the church and the princess, they will not worry about Uncle Joel's safety."
The church and the princess are not police uncles who will consider the safety of hostages, especially these hostages are still poor.
And Lucian never thought of cooperating with the "Silver and White Horn" from beginning to end, and made up his mind from the beginning, looking for an opportunity to directly rescue Joel's family!
This kind of thing, the more the other party threatens you, the worse the consequences! Lucian's basic judgment and decisiveness are still there!
Going out again, Lucian walked directly to the noble area.
(End of this chapter)