Gardner Martin looked at the Iron Cross member opposite him, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Aim."
Following this order, Faustino and the others raised their glasses to their lips. Is this what it means to aim? Lumian almost laughed out loud, while the members of the Iron Cross next to him were more serious than each other.
He roughly understood the essence of this ceremony and had some guesses about what would happen next.
At this time, Gardner Martin issued a new order: "Fire."
Almost at the same time, Parsifal, Blake and others began to gulp down the red wine in the goblet, finishing one third of it in one gulp.
"Fire," Gardner Martin shouted the second word.
Lumian tilted his head back slightly and gulped down another third of the wine.
Gardner Martin did the same thing, and then he said, "Strong attack."
The members of the Iron Cross present drank up the remaining red wine.
Gardner Martin let the goblet leave his mouth with a serious expression.
"Put down your weapons," he said, raising the goblet above his eyes and touching it to his forehead before placing it back on the table.
Vincent, Lorraine and the others also made similar movements. Then, they straightened their backs at the same time, patted their left chests with their right hands, and shouted in unison: "War, war, war."
As the voices shouted in unison, Lumian felt a subtle change in the atmosphere in the room, which seemed to be filled with warmth, excitement, and passion.
This atmosphere also infected the members of the Iron Cross, making them immersed in it and feel a sense of mutual understanding and brotherhood.
Even though there was no abnormal pollution and no ideological fanaticism, in such an environment and such an atmosphere, Lumian was also affected and unconsciously became a little excited.
He was just complaining about the Iron Cross initiation ceremony, saying it lacked mystery and didn't quite fit the name of a secret organization. But now he felt that it was just different in temperament from the Aurora Society and the like.
In addition, the more mysterious part is the vigil at 13 Market Avenue.
Gardner Martin pressed down with his right hand, causing Faustino, Albus and others to stop instantly and become quiet.
He smiled again and said, "Let us welcome our new brother, Lumian Lee."
This time, he used Lumian's real name, indicating that the Iron Cross knew the situation of its members very well.
The members of the Iron Cross, including the supervisor, Olson, applauded one after another.
Lumian stood up, poured himself a glass of red wine, and drank it in one gulp as a sign of respect, which fully demonstrated his character as a regular customer of his old tavern.
"Very good, we are all brothers, no need to be so polite."
Gardner Martin sat down, waiting for Faustino to distribute plates and cut bread to everyone, and said with a smile: "I have just talked about the history and philosophy of our Iron Cross. Now let me talk about what we are going to do."
He immediately stopped smiling: "The most important thing for us, and what we have always been doing, is to overthrow the current government, establish a country ruled by Extraordinary People, and transform this world. To this end, we have been planning and trying."
“Several branch organizations have been established to prepare for creating unrest.”
"In my case, it means using companies and gangs to control the dock workers, construction workers, porters, handymen and coolies in the market area, and when necessary, to make them take to the streets and use barricades to fight against the police and the army."
Lumian frowned and asked in confusion, "Isn't it said that there is a fundamental difference between Extraordinary people and ordinary people, and that Extraordinary people are superior to ordinary people? Why do you still want to control and use those workers as a goal?"
He found it ironic that the Iron Cross's philosophy and actions were completely inconsistent.
Although this is normal, concepts are concepts and slogans are slogans, and they cannot be equated with reality, but at least two days have passed before we talk about these things. We can't slap ourselves in the face the second before.
If he had not just joined this secret organization, Lumian's tone would have been more sarcastic.
Gardner Martin laughed. "You are very perceptive. You have noticed a very important question. Before this, only Albus had raised it, and the others accepted it naturally."
Or was he just using ordinary people to create chaos? Was there any other intention? Lumian looked sideways at Albus, who was sitting at the edge of the dining table, and noticed that the dark red-haired young man was in a rather casual position, with his right leg crossed and his ankle shaking constantly.
Gardner Martin simply explained: "First of all, we need to understand one thing: why do those gods establish churches and spread doctrines?"
"You probably don't believe that God loves the world. If they really love, the market area wouldn't be like this now, and there wouldn't be so many homeless people in Intis."
Lumian actually agreed with this point and nodded gently without interrupting his superior.
Gardner Martin smiled and said, "We speculate that gods need believers, and this has been confirmed in the past few hundred years of history."
"The more ordinary people we control, the more we can make the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery wary, reducing their support for the current government and increasing the chances of a successful unrest."
"In the end, this is an important bargaining chip to get them to acquiesce or even support us instead."
They are all bargaining chips. Lumian's eyes flickered slightly. He got to know and come into contact with individuals and families.
Gardner Martin sighed: "If we want to control more workers and more citizens, in addition to our own efforts, we also need the cooperation of the government and Congress."
"I have always known what kind of person Hugues Artois is and what forces are behind him, but I still chose to support him and run for Congress because I knew he would do something that would bring a lot of disasters to the market area. He represents Congress and the government. The worse he does, the more people will lean towards us. It's a pity that this piece of shit was assassinated just a few days after he was elected."
So this is the reason why the Savoy Party supports Hugues Artois. I thought there was some evil god hiding behind you, and the evil gods all support Hugues Artois. Lumian suddenly realized it when he heard it.
Without Gardner Martin's personal explanation and without understanding the ideology of the Iron Cross, he really could not guess the true intention of this secret organization in supporting Hugues Artois's candidacy for Congress.
Gardner Martin summarized the previous words: "So, in the market area, what we value most are the docks, yards, warehouses, freight companies and construction companies. The significance of the existence of the Savoy Party is mainly to contact various people, collect necessary information, and provide part of the funds for the organization."
"Of course, gangs are also an important means for us to control ordinary people."
No wonder a lot of resources were invested in the Sava Party.
Lumian looked at Bloodgloves Blake who was focused, and mocked him in his heart, thinking that this guy was a better performer than him.
You must have heard what the boss said countless times, so why are you still paying attention? Look at Albus, he's eating, drinking, and shaking all the time.
After Lumian nodded to show that he understood, Gardner Martin took a sip of red wine and said, "Another thing we are doing is exploring underground to find the entrance to Trier in the Fourth Epoch."
Hearing this topic, Lumian couldn't help but look at the silent supervisor Olsen.
The tall, thin man, who looked hungry, was cutting a steak that was only medium-rare and kept stuffing the bloody pieces of meat into his mouth.
Lumian glanced back and forth at his neck a few times, but found no signs of fracture.
With only the head and spine left, is this really an illusion created by him using some kind of ability
Lumian muttered silently, but this was consistent with the legend of Bansy Harbor.
Either Olsen had a deep understanding of the changes in Bansy Harbor, or he had encountered similar monsters elsewhere.
Even if it was just an illusion, it couldn't be imagined out of thin air. It must have come from his experience and what the magician lady said to him. Most of it should be true. He also suspected that the reason he disappeared for several months was that he entered Trier in the Fourth Epoch.
He met a monster there, with only its head and spine left? Since he had entered Trier in the Fourth Epoch, why was Gardner Martin still looking for the entrance? Was the magician's suspicion wrong
Lumian had a lot of thoughts and made a series of guesses.
He looked at Gardner Martin and asked in confusion, "Why are you looking for the entrance to Trier in the Fourth Epoch?"
Gardner Martin laughed. "To other Beyonders, that is hell and the abyss, a place of disaster that cannot be approached. But to hunters, it means a huge treasure. We, the Iron-Blooded Cross, are mainly Beyonders of the Hunter Path."
Treasure? Lumian thought of the Shadow Tree, and the invisible sea of fire that burned a section of the Shadow Tree's roots.
Gardner Martin said seriously, "I don't know how much you know about the history of the Fourth Epoch. I can only tell you that in the Fourth Epoch, gods still walked on the earth and angels often appeared. That period was called the Age of the Gods."
"In the Age of Gods, there were three powerful countries in the Northern Continent. One of them was called the Tufeng Empire. Its capital was Trier, which sank underground."
“The Emperor of the Tudor Empire, Alistair Tufeng, is known as the Blood Emperor. He is a true god who controls the Hunter Path.
"He died in the war between gods, and his remains are in that special place in the Fourth Epoch."
The remains of the Blood Emperor Tu Feng? Lumian instantly remembered some of the contents in Aurore's witchcraft notes. Aurore also did not study the history of the Fourth Epoch in depth, and only had a general understanding of it.
She mentioned the three major empires of Solomon, Terensos and Tudor, and mentioned the Blood Emperor, Night Emperor, Hades Emperor, Black Emperor, etc., calling them the War of the Four Emperors.
According to Aurore's description, the Blood Emperor is as powerful as a god.
(to be continued)