Chapter 278 Prying the corner On the carriage returning to the market area, Lumian looked out the window, recalling and analyzing Gardner Martin's performance after he and his companions completed the mission. He felt that the leader of the Savoy Party did not really care about the suitcase that they had taken great risks to get back. He just glanced at it casually and put it on the desk. "Is this really a test? The Iron Cross has detailed information about the head with a spine and the headless monster. As long as we follow the fixed process and don't act on our own, we won't be attacked by them? “But the boss is or was a ‘conspirator’. What he shows may just be what he wants us to see, and may not necessarily reflect his true intentions… "No matter what, the trader with only a head left and the headless humanoid monster are both real. What do they represent? Are the words said by the former true or false? He disappeared for several months because he was looking for the entrance to Trier in the Fourth Epoch. He encountered some terrible things, and his head and body were separated. He has his own consciousness? "The boss's words 'the devil is our friend, hell is others' seem to be saying that we should not trust others easily... He suddenly gave me this reminder, is it because he is satisfied with my performance in this mission? "Did he send someone to secretly follow us and observe us in detail? Or is it possible that one of 'Giant' Simon and 'Mouse' Crystal is not as scared as he appears to be, and is secretly acting as the boss's spy? "The boss didn't keep me here directly, which means the 'investigation' is probably not over yet. Hmm, now, is there anyone following this carriage, lurking in the shadows around it? "Haha, Mr. K and his men also like to do this. It would be fun if we ran into them..." "Mouse" Christo and "Giant" Simon, who were riding in the Breeze Ballroom carriage back to the market area, felt a little nervous and uneasy when they saw Lumian not saying a word and looking out the window with unfocused eyes. After five minutes of unspeakable silence, Christo smiled and said: "Charles, what are you looking at?"

"It's too crowded." Lumian sighed irrelevantly. Crystal and Simon looked at each other, suspecting that Charles was mocking them for taking up space in the carriage. After hesitating for a few seconds, Crystal took the initiative to explain his intention. He lowered his voice and said: "Charles, I wanted to take this opportunity to communicate with you, damn, I didn't expect Simon, the pillar, to follow me!" "It's raised by a sow. It was clearly me who first suggested borrowing the carriage!" "Giant" Simon blurted out and refuted. Christo ignored him and gritted his teeth and said: "Char, this mission has made me get to know you in a new way. Apart from the Boss, you are the most intelligent, powerful, and calm Beyonder around me." The calmest? That was when I was impulsive, you didn’t see me… Lumian muttered inwardly, pretending to provoke: "Really? I'm smarter than Brinell and stronger than Franka?" "Mouse" Kristo was speechless, and after a few seconds he said: "What I mean is, if the boss assigns me a secret mission next time, I want you to help me analyze it and see how to do it. I don't want to panic and be helpless the next time I encounter a similar monster." Wow, the information was delivered to my door? Lumian smiled and said: "I have no problem, but aren't you afraid that the boss will be angry if he finds out?" Christo glanced at Lumian, then at the "giant" Simon next to him, and his voice became a little colder: "If you don't tell us and we don't tell us, the boss won't know." Simon's eyelids twitched slightly, and then he said: "My thoughts are similar to 'rat'." He also didn't want to die in the next secret mission. Lumian thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I can provide help, but I cannot guarantee that I can restore the truth of the matter or find a way to avoid danger based on your description alone. Also, I may make some small requests." "No problem!" "Mouse" Crystal agreed without hesitation. He wouldn't be like this just because of what happened today, but he had just escaped the "Man in the Mirror" incident not long ago and was still a little frightened. Now his psychological defenses were close to collapse.

"Giant" Simon also expressed his attitude, then looked at Lumian and cursed himself in a low voice. He cleared his throat and said: "Brother Charles, I apologize to you. My attitude towards you before was not very good. I also wanted to bully you because you just joined the Savoy Party and didn't know anything. I instigated you to go to the boss and deal with 'Red Boots'. "I am a very rude person with little culture and I can't say nice words. I can only hope that you will accept my apology. From now on, I, Simon, will do whatever you tell me to do!" Wow, he realized the situation so quickly, and he was so flexible... This guy is also a talent... Lumian pretended not to care much and said: "I have forgotten what happened in the past. Look, have I not targeted you or taken revenge on you during this period?" After saying this, Lumian added silently in his mind: Mainly because I'm too busy to care about a small gang leader like you... The "Giant" Simon breathed a sigh of relief and felt that Charles was a good person and not so narrow-minded. Lumian then smiled and said: "Why do you call me old man? I'm much younger than you." Simon smiled awkwardly: "You are already Sequence 7. In terms of strength, I should call you brother." Lumian couldn't help but joke: "If we really have to address each other by sequence, after I advance to sequence 6, will you have to call me uncle?" Simon hesitated for two seconds and cleared his throat again: "If you wish..." Damn, this guy is too shameless, isn't he? He was like this when he was communicating with the boss in private? "Mouse" Christo turned his head in astonishment and looked at the sturdy man who was over meters tall. It seemed that he was meeting this giant for the first time. Simon then continued: "But I think I will be promoted to Sequence 7 earlier than you are promoted to Sequence 6. "You must have just become an arsonist. It may take you several years, or even more than ten years, to master the power of fire and be able to withstand the next potion." His hidden meaning was, “Haha, I was just joking. Maybe it won’t be long before we’re both Sequence 7. You’ll still be my buddy after all.” Hearing this, Lumian recalled that after he burned Susanna Mathis to death with invisible flames, he felt that the potion had been digested a little. But because he has not yet summarized the first rule of acting, the degree of digestion is not obvious. Combining all the experiences before and after and the things he saw in the market area, Lumian often felt that the first rules of role-playing were about to emerge, but there was always a little short of it, the idea was not clear enough, and it seemed that he still had to wait for some opportunity. His thoughts quickly turned back to Gardner Martin's possible secret observation and subsequent tests. This made him, who was planning to go to Lavini Pier in the square area to listen to the sermons of Bishop Mr. Fool when he was free the next day or the day after tomorrow, think it would be better to postpone it for a while, and go after he passed the test and officially joined the "Iron Cross". “But I have to go to psychological treatment tomorrow afternoon. Do you want to go? "I feel like my mental state and emotional control have improved a lot in the past few days, but I still need the two ladies to confirm. Well, they have used 'psychological invisibility' every time. Ms. Justice is still a true demigod and is unlikely to be seen by Gardner Martin, let alone his men... As a 'hunter', it's normal for me to like studying plants. After visiting the botanical garden, I'll have a cup of coffee and take a rest. No one can point out any problems..." Lumian made a quick decision and planned to continue psychological treatment tomorrow. However, before entering Mason Café, he had to spend two to three hours touring the nearby botanical gardens. After the carriage stopped at the door of the Breeze Ballroom, Lumian went upstairs to drink coffee and watched "Giant" Simon and "Mouse" Crystal leave Market Avenue. At around four o'clock in the afternoon, he put on a dark wide-brimmed round hat, left the dance hall, and planned to go to White Coat Street to find Franka to discuss the strange mission at noon and to discuss Gardner Martin's attitude. After walking along the market avenue for a few minutes, Lumian suddenly thought of a question: If the boss really sent someone to keep an eye on me and observe what I do during this period of time, then if I often go to the apartment on White Coat Street to find Franca, will he think that Franca and I are having an affair and that he is being cuckolded?

Or, as a Trier native, he doesn't really care? Well, there are rumors that Janna and I are having an affair. I went to White Coat Street to find Janna, not Franca, so that the boss wouldn't get suspicious... Lumian calmed himself down, walked all the way to 3 White Coat Street, and knocked on the door of room 601. "Why are you here again?" Franca, who usually wore a women's shirt with light-colored trousers, asked unhappily. At this time, there was a pile of shit painted on the left side of her smooth face, and a dark green turtle on the right side. “Lost in the card game?” Lumian raised his eyebrows. He remembered that Franca had mentioned that when she took Janna and her dancers to play cards, money was rarely involved, and various strange punishments were used instead. Franka looked back and said in a low voice: "Janna has been in a bad mood recently. I'm trying to find a way to make her happy." Lumian followed Franca's gaze and found that Janna's face was also painted in a mess, with a bunch of moles and two pig mouths. The same was true for the top dancer. "Then I'll wait for you to finish fighting." He said as he walked into the living room. The top dancer thought Charles was looking for Janna, so she quickly got up, went to the bathroom to wash her face, and left Apartment 601. Jenna's mood did improve. She looked at Lumian and asked in a teasing tone: "Are you here to see me or Franka?" This sounds strange... Lumian answered calmly: "The boss has assigned me a strange task, and I would like to ask Franka for advice." "What mission?" Franca did not hide her curiosity. Lumian briefly mentioned what happened at noon, including how he suppressed the "rat" Christo and the "giant" Simon and made them obey his orders. Both Franka and Janna were frightened by the trader with only a head left and the headless monster, and they did not speak for a long time. After a few seconds, Franka suddenly gritted her teeth: "Gardner Martin, son of a bitch!" "What's wrong?" Janna didn't understand why Franca suddenly started scolding the boss. Franka explained vaguely: "I suspect this mission is a test from Gardner Martin to get Charles into the core group. "Fuck it! I've slept with him for so long, and he doesn't trust me and hasn't thought about testing me!" PS: There is only one update at noon on weekends. (End of this chapter)