Before boarding the public carriage, Lumian spent six ricks to buy a copy of "Psychic" magazine to make himself look like he was going to attend a gathering of occult enthusiasts at 19 Scheer Street.
He was worried that if he entered the sight of Gardner Martin, the leader of the Savoy Party, he would be secretly followed for a period of time to confirm whether there was any problem.
Although he could take some anti-tracking measures to try to get rid of the surveillance, wouldn't this arouse even more suspicion
In comparison, the story of a country boy who had just arrived in Trier and who, by chance, had entered the supernatural world, and who was eager for more theological knowledge, bought magazines such as "Psychic" and occasionally attended various gatherings of occult enthusiasts published in the magazines, is a more convincing one, and it is essentially true.
The only problem is that the convener of the gathering of occult enthusiasts is Mr. K, and there is a secret organization behind him, Gardner. Martin's people investigated to this point, so they let them fight with Mr. K to see who is more powerful.
As the prankster of Cordu Village, Lumi'an always likes to watch the fun! At that time, he will adjust his "choice" according to the result of the battle. Anyway, the general direction will not change, that is, to follow the "magician's instructions and infiltrate the "hidden organization" behind Mr. K."
In the moving carriage, Lumian flipped through the "Psychic" magazine in his hand. The theme of this issue was "Secret Agreement". Different from Lumian's instinctive cognition, the "契" in Secret Agreement did not represent "contract" but "match". It was to make one's own spirit match with a specific secret existence a little bit in some way, to obtain corresponding spiritual experience and obtain certain mystical knowledge.
The "Editor's Note" of many articles in "Psychic" magazine emphasized that "this is a very dangerous behavior. Unless you can be sure that the person you are trying to practice with is trustworthy and has no bad intentions, it is not recommended to try it. It will bring very bad and serious consequences, including but not limited to mental illness, possession by evil spirits, loss of reason, death on the spot, personality changes, etc."
So that’s how it is…
"Lumian instantly understood some of the contents in Aurore's Witchcraft Notes. He originally studied those sections from the perspective of "contract" and couldn't understand them at all. Now that he has changed his way of thinking, he roughly understands what it is talking about."
Lumian looked down at the "Psychic" magazine in his hand and praised it in his heart: "It's more useful than I thought. I thought it was all made up to deceive occult enthusiasts." "Well, although there are many common sense errors, it doesn't seem like it was written by someone who has truly entered the supernatural world and done a lot of research, but the explanation of some concepts is still quite good, and I appreciate those that are close to the correct answers. Some of them can even give me some inspiration..."
While praising him, he began to murmur: "From the fact that Mr. K lives in the underground area of the headquarters building of "Psychic" magazine, there must be some extraordinary people among the editors and contributors of these occult magazines, right? They first write a correct article, and then deliberately make many of the concepts and common sense in it wrong
"As soon as the thought came to him, Lumian secretly "hissed" and said, "From this point of view, the combination of this issue's article and the editor's note is not teaching the correct secret ceremony, but a warning, warning some people who try the secret ceremony recklessly! "No, it's not necessarily random, it's more likely that some malicious people are deliberately guiding... There have been several accidents involving secrets?" At this moment, Lumian looked at the "Psychic" magazine in his hand again, no longer paying attention to the specific words. He even felt that it would be a warning written in bloody words, "Stop, don't hold any private secret ceremony!"
The mysterious world is really full of dangers, Lumian closed his eyes and sighed sincerely. The longer he stayed in the field of mysticism, the more he could understand his sister's helplessness and struggle. He closed the "Psychic" which was two ricks cheaper than the normal magazine, and cast his eyes out of the carriage window.
After arriving at Scheer Street in the Boulevard District, Lumian performed a normal counter-tracking to show his "hunter" instinct. "Then, he entered the headquarters of "Psychic" magazine and knocked on the door of Room 103 in a rhythm of three, two short and one long. Just like last time, he was led to the basement and met Mr. K.
Mr. K was still wearing a black robe with a huge hood, his face completely covered by shadows. Sitting in a red armchair, he stared at Lumian for a few seconds and said in a low voice, "What's the matter this time
"Mr. K, I have completed the task you assigned me and become the leader of the Savoy Party in the market area, responsible for managing the Breeze Ballroom and the Golden Rooster Hotel." Lumian said with a smile.
Mr. K nodded gently, "Very good, I also like your style of doing things," and then, "What you need to do next is to gain Gardner Martin's trust and let him truly recognize you."
"This time, Mr. K did not mention the words "reward" and "mission" and gave the order directly, as if he had regarded Lumian as his subordinate.
Gain the boss's trust? Lumian was stunned at first, and then he showed strong doubts and uneasiness? He remembered very clearly that when Mr. K gave him the task, he did not specify that he should join the Savoy Party, but used the word "arbitrary" to modify the gang!
But now, the follow-up is that he was truly recognized by the boss of the Savoy Party. "If I had not chosen Baron Brinell, but chose another gang, what kind of task would Mr. K give me today? Or he is very sure that I will join the Savoy Party," Why is he so sure? "", one thought after another emerged in Lumian's mind, reminding him of some things that happened recently: I just got rid of that pervert and got the bottle of drugs, and Baron Brinell asked me to deal with the leader of the Sting Gang, so that the item came in handy. Isn't this too much of a coincidence
There are some other similar things. "I sometimes feel that someone is staring at me in the shadows around me, but I don't notice anything." Could it be that all this was arranged by Mr. K? "If I hadn't chosen the Savoy Party, I would have been arranged to join the Savoy Party after a few events?" The more Lumi thought about it, the more horrified he became. When he looked at Mr. K again, he no longer had the mentality of treating him as an object to be fleeced.
Except for a few others like Ms. Magician, this might be the strongest extraordinary person he had ever met, making him do things according to the other party's wishes without realizing it!
Lumian lowered his head and said, "Yes, Mr. K, he acted like a subordinate.
At the same time, he thought of "Red Boots" Franca, a member of the secret organization "Curly Baboon Research Society". She had both background and strength, but she wanted to be the mistress of a gangster. Obviously, she had other purposes, and her goal was to get close to Gardner. Martin? Is this person involved in something very important or a very critical secret? Lumian tried to make a guess. Mr. K nodded with satisfaction, "I am very happy that you can recognize your position. Don't worry, I will never be stingy with rewards." "Have you not been to any church to pray recently? He changed the subject.
I am a wanted criminal, Lumian remembered the advice of the "magician" lady, and said angrily, "Besides, those gods will not save" us at all! "Mr. K laughed softly, "It's not that they won't, but that they can't. Their power can't cover all believers and provide help for everyone's disasters." "There are many reasons for this, but after summarizing, there is only one reason, "weakness is the original sin." "Are you interested in understanding the Lord I believe in? He represents the truth of this world, he is supreme, his grace is like the sea, he creates everything, he destroys everything, he is power itself, and ourselves.
Seeing that Lumian was silent for a moment, Mr. K did not force him, "You don't need to answer me now, think about it carefully during this period, think about who can save us, who can provide us with shelter in this increasingly dangerous and crazy world," Once you are sure to believe in him, you will truly become one of us, and it won't be long before your strength will be greatly improved. "I'll think about it," Lumi answered Mr. K in a low voice, and then asked: "Do you have anything else?" Lumian, who had adjusted his mentality, thought that asking would not lose anything, and said, "In the process of completing the task, if I encounter danger, can I use your finger? How should I use it
Mr. K nodded and said, "Just take it out." He meant that it could be used. "If I use it, how can I face the threats from Susanna and Mathis?" Lumian asked further.
Mr. K was silent for a few seconds. "After you use that finger, come back here to me and I'll give you another one."
Your fingers are indeed consumables. Lumian thought for a moment and said, "I sold the extraordinary characteristics of Hammer 'Etter' to Gardner. Martin, and exchanged it for 18,000 Fel Gold. I want to buy a seal that can increase my mystical means, or something that can help me disguise myself better. I wonder if you have it, sir?" Mr. K did not answer immediately, as if he was thinking about the right choice.
After a while, he said to Lumien: "Come here on Saturday night to choose." Lumien smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. K."
It feels really good to have the support of the organization, even if he is only an informal member now. Returning to the Honest Man Market area, Lumian first placed Mr. K's finger in Room 207 of the Golden Rooster Hotel, and then went to the Breeze Ballroom, intending to find a clean room there to summon the "Magician" messenger, report the progress of the mission to her, and see if she would provide some useful feedback, such as how Mr. K made those things happen in a more coincidental way.