Chapter 288 Proverbs "The remains of the Blood Emperor, the remains of the gods... Could they contain the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 0? No wonder the Iron Cross dreams of entering Trier in the Fourth Epoch... "But what does this have to do with me? I'm a Sequence 7, and I don't even dare to think about becoming a demigod. I haven't even considered advancing to Sequence 6 'Conspirator'. For now, I just want to digest the 'Arsonist' potion. Thinking about high-sequence items or even items involving gods is simply because I'm too full and have nothing else to do! "Moreover, according to Ms. Magician, similar items always have negative effects. Tsk, the negative effects of divinity can easily kill me..." Lumian, who had mastered a lot of high-end mystical knowledge, was not instigated by Gardner Martin. His thoughts raced, and only a sneer remained in his heart. He looked at Gardner Martin and asked innocently: "If there really were remains of the Blood Emperor Tudor in Trier in the Fourth Epoch, why didn't the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery take them away, but left them to us, the Iron-Blooded Cross? "Even if only Hunters can enter safely, with the resources they have, it is only a matter of time to train high-sequence Hunters. The Fifth Epoch has been around for more than 1,300 years." Gardner Martin was silent for two seconds before answering: "There are other factors that hold them back, which don't hold us back. "I'll tell you the details once we find the entrance to Trier in the Fourth Epoch." Isn't this just saying "I don't know why, but we have to give it a try"? Well, the boss may know the reason, but he is afraid of telling us and scaring us. He can't just tell the members present, because there are so many dangers hidden underground that even gods can't solve them. They must rebuild a Trier on the ruins of the Fourth Epoch to seal it. That's why the two major churches don't try to enter. Haha, who would dare to go underground if the pollution is not serious after hearing such words? Lumian tried to control himself, not letting his eyes and posture show any superiority. Compared with the members of the "Iron Cross" here, he is indeed qualified and superior because he knows the general situation underground and has seen the "invisible sea of ​​​​fire", "shadow tree" and "weird tomb".

Of course, he had no way of knowing for the time being how much "Chief" Gardner Martin and "Supervisor" Olson knew about the underground situation. The latter, who is suspected to have been to Trier in the Quaternary Period, may know more secrets. Gardner Martin did not continue the topic of the Blood Emperor and the Fourth Epoch. Instead, he looked at Lumian and said: "What do you need recently?" Oh, are you going to give out membership benefits? Lumian was excited and said sincerely: “I want some weird magical items to make up for the shortcomings of my own extraordinary abilities. "If there is no similar magical item that can give me the corresponding extraordinary materials, I will try to find a 'craftsman' to make it myself." He almost said the term "extraordinary characteristics" directly, but pretended to be a little embarrassed, paused, and changed it to "extraordinary materials". Although many people in Trier's occult gatherings would also talk about "Extraordinary Characteristics", they mostly used it to refer to the two main ingredients of a potion that had been fused together. Of course, there are also some people who have long discovered that Extraordinary Beings are also extraordinary creatures, and can also precipitate materials that can be used to prepare potions. They have vaguely perceived one aspect of the "Law of the Immortality of Extraordinary Characteristics." Normally, when Lumian said the word "Extraordinary Characteristics", it would not attract suspicion or attention, but he was now facing a "conspirator" and he could not let the other party have any associations. "Oh, you really dare to speak?" Albus, with his legs crossed and shaking his feet, looked at Lumian and said sarcastically. The expressions of Parsifal, Vincent Lorraine and others were more or less wrong. When they joined the "Iron Cross", they did not dare to make such a request! Lumian glanced at Albus and said with a sarcastic smile: "Why don't you dare speak? “I’m not some loser who feels like he can’t handle such a reward. "The organization rewards me with 10 points today, and I will definitely be able to return 100 points in the future!" Albus quickly lowered his right leg from his left knee, and stared into Lumian's eyes like a violent flame. Blake, Parsifal and others also expressed their dissatisfaction, but only Faustino remained as a butler. Lumian's words just now included them as well! "Okay." Gardner Martin stopped Albus from responding and said to Lumian with a smile, "You can see that as the 'superior', I must be fair. If I give you a magical item directly now, they will protest. "Don't worry, we at the Iron Cross are not a stingy organization. Once you complete a few missions and accumulate enough merits, I will give you a few magical items for you to choose from. "Before this, in each mission, I will also give the participating members appropriate magical items for temporary use according to the situation, and return them after the mission is over, to ensure the safety of the members and the completion of the mission to the greatest extent possible."

Lumian nodded, indicating that he accepted it. He didn't have much hope in the first place, he just felt that he wouldn't lose anything by making such a request. What if the "boss" was in a good mood and agreed to it directly? Gardner Martin considered it for a moment and said: "I will tell René that the money you advanced before is my reward, and you will still be able to get your share from the Breeze Ballroom in full later." "Thank you, sir." Lumian did not hide his joy. This is equivalent to his membership benefit of Felgin, which can be said to be quite good. In this way, most of the money he spent on his promotion to "arsonist" came from the "funding" from the "Aurora Society" and the "Iron Cross", and he only paid less than one-third. His "thank you" was sincere. Gardner Martin cut a piece of medium-rare steak, chewed it and swallowed it, then said: "Is there anything else you want to ask?" Lumian asked deliberately: "How can I control the 'Arsonist' potion in a short period of time?" He was testing whether "acting method" was public knowledge within the "Iron Cross". Gardner Martin laughed and said: “That’s a good question. “To control the potion, you need to start with the name of the potion, try to get close to it, understand it, and express it. "Also, I want to tell you a proverb: Fire can burn others, but it can also hurt yourself." Lumian listened attentively and had a general grasp of the situation: The Iron Cross concealed the "Acting Method" and its accurate interpretation from ordinary members, replacing it with more vague descriptions and constraints consisting of imperfect "regulations", "warnings" and "maxims", letting members know that this is allowed but not why. This can help ordinary members avoid some risks, and allow them to gradually gain their own understanding in the process of getting closer to the name of the potion, speeding up digestion to varying degrees, but it cannot push them to summarize role-playing rules that are more suitable for themselves. In other words, they can "control" the potion more easily than wild extraordinary people and advance at shorter intervals, but except for those who are very "talented" and close to the role-playing requirements, they are not as good as the extraordinary people who know the "playing method". Lumian suspected that only after reaching the rank of "sergeant" and becoming the key training target of the "Iron Cross" could he be taught the complete "acting method". ——He believed that the "Iron Cross", a secret organization with hundreds of years of history, must have mastered the "acting method". In comparison, the "magician" lady from the "Tarot Club" gave a lot of very advanced mystical knowledge at the beginning, including the "acting method". As for Mr. K, Lumian didn't know whether it was because he was too pious and focused all his energy on praying and doing things, forgetting to teach the "acting method", or because he felt that he would naturally be able to come into contact with it in the "Iron Cross" and it would be easy to be exposed if he knew it too early. "'Arsonist' means you go and start a fire! Go to the Capitol and set it on fire. Burn it down, and you'll be able to control the potion in a short period of time." Albus encouraged Lumian in a tone that showed he was watching the fun and didn't mind if things got out of hand. Lumian sneered in response: "I am an 'arsonist', not an 'arsonist'. Pointless arson will only hurt yourself." "How do you know it has no meaning? The burning flame is the meaning." Albus sneered. Lumian immediately made a "tsk" sound: "Then I might as well let your hair burn with flames." After the two of them communicated in a quarrelsome manner for a while, Gardner Martin stopped the discussion which was becoming increasingly worthless and close to personal attacks. Lumian changed the subject and tried to find out what the Iron Cross knew about the underground: "I went to the catacombs some time ago and felt that there was something unusual there, but I couldn't find the problem. Sir, do you know what it is?" Gardner Martin glanced at Olson, the "supervisor" beside him, and said after careful consideration:

"That has nothing to do with the actions of our Iron Cross, you don't need to understand. "All I can tell you now is that the danger lurking there is no less than that of Trier in the Fourth Epoch." Lumian nodded thoughtfully, and asked various questions while enjoying the food. During this process, he found that Vincent Lorraine was relatively silent and didn't talk much. Parsifal and "Blood Hand" Blake were both friendly and good at chatting, but they were very smooth and rarely revealed valuable information. Faustino was more inclined to regard himself as a butler rather than a formal member of the secret organization. Only the dark red-haired young man, Albus, although vicious and sarcastic, could still bring some inspiration to Lumian with his occasional words. At around 10 o'clock in the evening, the initiation ceremony ended, and Lumian was the last one to leave No. 11 Fountain Street and got on the carriage belonging to the Breeze Ballroom. As the carriage started moving, Lumian's heart suddenly tightened and he looked up at the seat opposite him. I don't know when a person appeared there, the hungry "supervisor" Olson. The trader who plays a monster underground! (End of this chapter)