Countless thoughts were spinning rapidly in his mind, Lucien pretended to be nonchalant, closed the door calmly, and walked to the table.
His left hand was in his pocket, touching the "Ice and Snow Avenger" ring, and his will immediately became as thick as a regular breakthrough knight.
It's just that Lucien didn't exude this aura, but restrained himself, 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.
Lucien looked at the letter, and with the help of the magic simulation, he was as calm as ice and snow, carefully opened the envelope with his right hand as if afraid of a trap, and unfolded the folded letter paper.
This is an ordinary piece of letter paper. The few lines of words on it do not seem to be handwritten. They are neat and beautiful but dull, as if they were printed.
"Dear Mr Evans:
We are very honored to invite Mr. Joel's family. As long as you cooperate with us to do some easy things, they will surely live a happy, prosperous and wonderful life. When it's all over, they'll come back safe and sound with a fortune that will please you, and it's a fair deal. "
"Sure enough, it's kidnapping, but it doesn't look like extortion of money." Lucien resisted the urge to tear up the letter, and judged softly, while carefully looking for clues left on it, "What exactly is it?"
Suddenly, the original few lines of words on the letter paper quickly faded, and then disappeared completely.
And in the original place, black words appeared out of thin air one after another, and soon a few new lines of text appeared.
"Mr. Evans, you are indeed a musical genius who has composed such magnificent music. You are indeed different from ordinary people. I am very satisfied with your calmness and composure just now. Repeat, this is a fair deal and cooperation, not kidnapping. Of course , if you betray us, you will never see Mr. Joel's family again."
"This is supernatural power! Don't blindly expose my magic skills. Only in this way can I have a chance to save Uncle Joel!" As a magic apprentice who has come into contact with undead creatures such as wraiths and water ghosts, this level of The weird things didn't scare Lucien, but made Lucien calmer. He didn't believe in the so-called transaction and cooperation at all, and he was very sure that it was a kidnapping.
When facing the kidnappers, the most important thing is never to believe that the kidnappers will bring the hostages back safely after fulfilling the requirements. The corpses are possible, so Lucien immediately decided not to be threatened by the kidnappers and started planning saving lives.
However, pretending to delay the time on the surface is still necessary. Lucien took two deep breaths, pretended to be calm, and said in a low voice: "What do you want me to do? And how can I believe that you will guarantee Joe?" Uncle Er and their safety, maybe they have been killed by them now!"
Appropriate toughness is also an indispensable negotiating tool to ensure the safety of hostages.
The words on the envelope disappeared again, and new ones appeared:
"What we ask is very simple, that is to give full play to your musical talent, create more and more outstanding works, and become the long-term music consultant of Her Royal Highness Princess Natasha. It should not be difficult for a musical genius who has produced such a complex and great piece of music, and it is very consistent with your goals and future path. You see, as a partner, we are always thinking of you, Mr. Evans."
"As for the safety of Mr. Joel's family, please rest assured that killing them will not do us any good."
Many thoughts flashed through Lucien's mind: "Is their goal Princess Natasha, or are they trying to obtain some secrets of the Ratasha Palace through contact with the princess? Or are they manipulating disputes over the succession rights of some nobles after gaining the princess's trust? I was just invited by the princess to serve as a short-term music consultant, and today someone threatened me by kidnapping Uncle Joel's family, with such a speed of reaction, could there be someone who was there at that time? Who could it be?"
Lucien, who deduced the other party's purpose, insisted in a very strong tone: "If the safety of Uncle Joel's family is not sure, I will treat them as dead and will not cooperate with you. You can kill me, but you can't force me to I."
The handwriting continues to change:
"Mr. Evans, I think you need to understand one thing. You are just one of our attempts to achieve our goal. We still have many ways. You are not as important as you think."
Lucien sneered: "Then kill me."
After the handwriting faded this time, it didn't appear for a long time. It seemed that the other party also found it a little difficult for Lucien's attitude. They probably thought that a poor young man with musical talent like Lucien shouldn't be so tough.
Time passed slowly, and after a few minutes of waiting, Lucien had the illusion that the other party had left, but Lucien gritted his teeth and did not speak. This is the time to show patience!
Finally, a few lines of black words stood out again on the envelope: "We will show you the 'scene' of the life of Mr. Joel's family every once in a while, starting tomorrow for the first time. However, your attitude just now angered us, tomorrow In addition to the 'vision', you received a finger from Mr. Joel, I believe you will recognize it."
"Bastard." Lucien cursed through gritted teeth, "Your 'scenes' must include complete time and date features, otherwise the 'scenes' you created with this evil and terrifying power are probably just the same day , and then pretend to give me parts on different dates."
Having accepted Lucien's previous request, the other party only thought about it for a minute before agreeing to the part added later: "No problem, now, Mr. Evans, can you cooperate with us?"
"I will cooperate with you when I see it tomorrow. Do you need me to swear?" Lucien pretended to be ignorant of the extraordinary power, but he quietly waved his fist in his heart. As long as he has the characteristics of time and date, he has a certain I hope to determine the place where Uncle Joel's family is held, after all, they need to be expressed by the surrounding environment.
A new black font appears: "Mortals swear to break the oath, but the oath of the true God will leave traces on you, and you will be identified by the church and the magic circle of the Ratasha Palace, so as long as you agree Yes. Everything you do, we will observe secretly, 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 one minute, the Joel family will completely die."
He wrote vaguely, mysteriously, and frightened people. I don’t know whether the last sentence expresses that there are people around the princess, or there is a strange telepathy that is not easy to be discovered. When they learn some words, they will know them directly.
"Then besides becoming Her Royal Highness's long-term music advisor, what exactly do you need from me?" Lucien knew that the purpose can often reveal the motive, and the motive can often guess the enemy.
The lettering became scribbled: "If we hear something interesting at Ratasha Palace, and the itinerary of the Grand Duke and 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, but those goals have not diminished, so it's impossible to judge the real motive." Lucien nodded, "No problem."
The scribbled black font appeared, but it was not as clear as before: "Mr. Evans, you are very wise. If there is anything you need, you can ask us. I hope we can cooperate happily."
The font completely disappeared and never appeared again. There was only a blank letter paper in front of Lucien.
At the same time, under the will of "Ice and Snow Avenger", Lucien slightly felt the disappearance of a wave of supernatural power.
Folding the white paper and putting it in the envelope, Lucien looked at the closed wooden window expressionlessly, and said with anger and hatred in his heart: "You must not have imagined that I have recognized you, right? The Silver Horn cultists!"
From the very beginning when he opened the envelope, with the help of the "Frozen Avenger", Lucien's mental power became more acute, and he discovered that there was a small amount of supernatural power emanating from the letter paper inside. Therefore, while talking with the mysterious man, Lucien was Analyze the composition of this supernatural power.
Every time the text disappears and appears, Lucien's analysis of this supernatural power is more accurate, and he gradually excludes the magic power he is most familiar with. Lucien judges that this is a kind of divine art, but the specific difference is still unclear based on Lucien's current knowledge and experience, even what is the difference between magic and divine art, and why is the breath and fluctuations displayed? There will be such a big difference, Lucien does not know.
In Alto, the most active cult is the Silver Horn, and under the church's recent strict control, there should be no second similar secret sect mixed in.
"It's really destined to be with you." Lucien thought, gnashing his teeth a little bit.
"The white paper is an apprentice-level magical item. It should be someone who used divine-like magic to eavesdrop and manipulate it just now. Judging from the duration of his mental power, his strength is a little lower than that of an official priest, but stronger than that of a high-level magic apprentice. With such strength, he can hide anywhere within a hundred meters, and it is difficult to find him."
Lucien checked the hut and found that the entrance to his magic laboratory hadn't changed, so he was a little relieved: "If you want to rescue Uncle Joel and the others, you must have your own strength besides planning, or you can cooperate with the church and the princess. They won't worry about Uncle Joel's safety."
The church and the princess are not police uncles who will consider the safety of the hostages, especially if these hostages are still poor.
And Lucien never thought of cooperating with the "Silver Horn" from the beginning to the end. He made up his mind from the very beginning, looking for opportunities to rescue Joel's family directly!
For this kind of thing, the more you are threatened by the other party, the worse the consequences will be! Lucien still has basic judgment and decisiveness!
Going out again, Lucien walked directly to the noble area.