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Carrying the calcium carbide lamp and following Lumian for a few steps, "Giant" Simon noticed the other party's words, which were contradictory: "Charles, the boss already knows that you have become an 'arsonist', so it is unlikely that he will sacrifice you casually."
Lumian stared ahead at the tunnel illuminated by yellowish light, without looking back, he asked with a smile, "How long have I been in the Savoy Party?"
Both "Giant" Simon and "Mouse" Christo suddenly realized and agreed with this explanation.
An Extraordinary who has some problems with his background, has only recently joined the gang, and has the main ingredient of potion, is indeed not that trustworthy, and needs to be tested again and again.
And if he died during the mission, it could only be regarded as his bad luck. Losing such a foreign Extraordinary is far less painful than the death of a painstakingly trained subordinate.
The two Savoyard leaders no longer hesitated, and followed Lumian with the most basic precautions, two or three steps behind him, just like when they usually travel, there are always a few gangsters in a similar position behind them.
During this process, "Giant" Simon put on his gloves, applied a small amount of "scorpion venom" to his dagger, military stabs, and gloves, and returned the bottle of potion to Lumian.
The three of them kept going down the tunnel marked by the map map. Although the sound of their footsteps was very light, due to the special environment, they still echoed quietly in the dark and dead underground.
Nearly three quarters of an hour later, they passed through the area marked as the ancient tomb and arrived at the entrance of the secret passage.
This is a long-abandoned quarry cavity, the ground is uneven, and there is a little moss growing around it. In the distance, there is the sound of an underground river rushing, and the sound of a steam train passing by is heard from time to time obliquely above.
Lumian made some observations, bit the lifting ring of the calcium carbide lamp, grasped the protrusion on the side stone wall with both hands, and crawled to the place close to the top of the cave.
Then, he stretched out his right hand, pressed the junction between the side wall and the cave roof, and pushed a seemingly normal stone backward.
Immediately there was a dark hole that could allow a tall human like Simon to bend over and crawl through.
This secret tunnel was reconstructed by using the ventilation system of the nearby quarry, which existed but was damaged long ago.
The three of them walked forward in small steps with their backs bent, and walked deeper into the ground along the passage. Gradually, they could not hear the flow of the underground river, nor could they feel the movement of the steam subway.
Except for their breathing and the sound of their footsteps, all was silent, like a dead grave.
Nearly two quarters of an hour later, Lumian and the others jumped into a cave that already existed underground from an exit according to the markings on the map.
There are stalactites hanging down from the height here, as if there is a terrifying monster in the depths of the darkness, with its mouth open and its teeth exposed.
Lumian didn't rush to turn in. He was in another hidden tunnel at the bottom of the cave. Instead, he turned his body sideways and looked at Simon the Giant and Christo the Rat, who had more or less dust on their heads. He said with a serious expression, "Let's make sure of some things now, so that we don't have time to communicate in case something unexpected happens."
"good."
Whether it was "Mouse" Christo or "Giant" Simon, they both felt that it was only natural for Lumian to say such words.
Lumian nodded lightly and said: "One, from entering the second tunnel to returning here, everyone can't speak, implying that it is really not possible, you must ask for my consent before you can speak."
This is based on what Gardner Martin said, not being able to communicate verbally with traders, and the expanded precautions. Lumian has amplified the scope and absoluteness of the effect a lot to avoid possible accidents.
Both Christo and Simon remembered the boss's advice, nodded one after another, and approved the restriction.
Seeing this, Lumian continued: "Second, no matter what abnormality occurs, unless something directly attacks you, keep calm and take action according to my reaction.
"Three, I won't force you, but if you want to survive, you'd better listen to my command."
Both "Mouse" Christo and "Giant" Simon were quite resistant to these two requirements, because it meant that they pinned their safety on Lumian's mind, ability, reaction, and insight, and they were obviously not suitable for wild Extraordinary people who were accustomed to relying on themselves.
After hesitating for a few seconds, thinking about Charles' strength and previous performances, "Mouse" Christo forced a smile: "I will follow your arrangement, but if you don't react and Tai Fei gives me a warning of danger, then I will take action myself."
"Damn it, the longer I've been in the smuggling business, the more frightened I've become of Trier's underground."
"Giant" Simon also said: "I, like Rat, can "tame" two Beyonders who are also leaders of the Sava Party, to this extent."
Lumian was already quite satisfied, and without forcing, he nodded and said, "No problem."
"Four, let me contact that trader later, and take the box that the boss wants from him."
Hearing this, both "Mouse" Christo and "Giant" Simon looked at Lumian with the eyes of reacquainting Charles.
They thought that this "arsonist" would take advantage of his strength and status to assign one of the two to contact the trader, take on the most dangerous part of the task, or propose a lottery decision, but as the host himself, who knew, he would take the initiative to pick up the box, Shire's doing things is still fair!
"Giant" Simon couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
If it was him, it would definitely not be possible.
He couldn't help but sneered from the bottom of his heart: "If it weren't for the fact that you all belong to Extraordinary people who lack mysticism knowledge, and you are likely to make some problems when handing over the boxes, how could I take the risk by myself?"
This made Lumian sincerely sigh that sometimes, weakness is also an advantage.
After emphasizing again that he could not speak, he turned around and walked to the bottom of the cave, holding the calcium carbide lamp, and signaled Simon the Giant to hug a half-human-high stone and move it aside.
The stone was very heavy, even with Simon's strength, it took a while to remove it, revealing the deep mouth of the hidden tunnel.
The tunnel was not very long, and it took the three of them only seven or eight minutes to bend down and walk through it, arriving at a mine that had basically collapsed with only a little space left.
This was their destination: the Albert Mine.
Lumian looked at the messy gray and black stones for a few moments, then looked sideways at the "giant" Simon in a black suit, and pointed to his chest.
Simon understood what he meant, took out an iron-gray pocket watch, and snapped it open.
There are a large number of meshed gears exposed on the dial, which has a precise and cold mechanical beauty.
"Giant" Simon took his pocket watch and showed it to Lumian and "Mouse" Christo, letting them know that there are still ten minutes before the trading time, which is exactly twelve o'clock.
Lumian nodded, remained silent, and waited patiently.
After waiting for a while, he turned his head slightly and listened to the movement around him.
He felt strange sounds underground, like a large number of people screaming, roaring and fighting there.
With the light of the calcium carbide lamp, Lumian glanced at Simon and Christo, and found that they also had a similar reaction, and seemed to have heard those movements.
Seeing Simon and Crystal looking back at him, Lumian made a gesture of pressing down with his right hand so that they would not be affected.
Amidst the strange movements that came from time to time, the three of them stood on the edge of Albert's mine, waiting silently.
Suddenly, there was a sound of kicking and tapping on the other side of the mine, as if someone was walking here in an unusually quiet tunnel wearing leather shoes tens of meters away.
The trader? Lumian cast his eyes on the other side thoughtfully.
The sound of footsteps paused sometimes, and sometimes continued, echoing in the Albert mine.
When it was only a few meters away from the Albert Mine, it disappeared strangely and completely.
After waiting for a while, the three of Lumian saw a figure appearing at the other entrance of the mine. It was a man over 1.8 meters tall, wearing a white shirt, yellow vest, black formal suit and dark trousers, and carrying a small brown suitcase in his hand.
The man was wearing a half-height silk top hat, the brim of which was pulled down very low, casting a little shadow on his face. However, with the eyesight of a "hunter", Lumian still relied on the light of three calcium carbide lamps to see his appearance clearly: short brown-red hair, brown-red eyes, a slightly messy and thick beard and thicker eyebrows, like a male bear that has been starved for a long time and has become exaggeratedly thin.
The collar of his shirt was tied tightly, giving people a feeling of fear of the cold.
Holding the calcium carbide lamp, Lumian was about to walk towards the man.
At this moment, Crystal pulled his arm.
When Lumian looked sideways, he pointed to his right pocket with an anxious and fearful expression.
Meaning that the strange rat named Taffy gave a warning of danger? But judging from Christo's performance, the danger should not have really erupted and is still within the controllable range, otherwise he would have turned around and fled...
Lumian made an interpretation, nodded to Christo, and said that he would pay attention and be careful.
Christo didn't stop him, and watched him walk towards the trader with a little worry.
In the process of getting closer, Lumian kept looking at the man's body, analyzing every detail: the clothes were a bit too big and didn't seem to fit well, he seemed to be afraid of something, but he was full of anger and hatred for his hands. He didn't stretch out his sleeves and hid them inside, including the handle of the box and his feet.
Lumian's child's hole suddenly enlarged, and he saw that the trader's feet were not wearing shoes, but wearing a pair of gray socks.
This is completely contradictory to the leather shoes and walking sound they heard just now!
Could it be that the sound was not from him, from someone else?
Lumian became increasingly vigilant and alert.
There was not much space left in Albert's mine, and he quickly came to the trader.
The hungry bear-like man laughed, hehe asked: "Gardner Martin sent you here, right?
"Is he frightened? He was sent underground to look for his companion at the entrance of Trier in the Fourth Epoch. After he disappeared for a few months, he suddenly sent a message saying that there are important items to be handed over to him."