"Genie? Genie!"
Christina popped out two words, as if he had forgotten that as long as he had the thought of "speaking" in his consciousness, he could be heard by the other party.
Dorothy on the side first glanced at Tina's hand fumbling around on the bag in confusion, and then suddenly realized:
"Did it fall on the street just now?"
When the two were just sent here by "Magician" Merlin, the Genie who didn't dare to speak in the church also Distortion their hearing and vision, turning the complex Intisian into a simple and easy-to-understand Loenese, but now he has disappeared.
There is only one possibility. The problem lies in the old street with ancient architectural style behind him.
"Impossible, the bag is complete, and I didn't take out 'Magic Wishing Lamp'..."
Tina reached into the satchel and groped carefully, confirming that the Sealed Artifact was not shrinking and hiding in the corner, but was really missing. However, the satchel had no damage or gaps. Golden Lamp, which was several times larger than a fist, could not leave quietly.
"Could it be stolen..."
She murmured, recalling the black-haired man who had a brief exchange with them before. The latter's appearance of hastily urging them to leave now seemed to have an element of guilt in it. Maybe he was holding a "0-05" that looked valuable but was actually not cheap and was giggling.
The "Different" song and dance group opposite the "The Solitary One" bar where the man was staying was also very strange. Could there be a thief hiding among the three customers dressed in short suits and monocles who passed in front of Tina, or even all three?
Although none of the four suspects had physical contact with Tina, she was instilled with occult knowledge by Genie for a day, but she knew that there was an entire line of Potion Pathway called "Marauder"!
As long as Genie has a certain cooperative mentality, and even the power of "zooming in" and "Distortion" Marauder can make this process both simple and secretive. There is only one last step left for Yin. Compared with Tina and Dorothy who will ask for their wishes after fulfilling their promise, it may be more convenient to change to another collaborator. This does not even require him to violate the agreement, as long as he "does not resist".
And having reached this last step, Tina is not willing to give up this opportunity to others.
Thinking of this, she pulled her sister who had just taken out Arodes's Mirror and turned back towards the old street.
"Don't you need to ask Arrodes first? I have two free questions left. If that doesn't work, I can continue in a question-and-answer format. Anyway, we are the only ones present, so we don't have to worry about being asked anything too embarrassing..."
Dorothy asked in a low voice.
During this short one-day trip, Tina entered the world of occultism, met more Beyonder than can be counted on one hand, and gained a lot of knowledge. He made active or passive decisions many times. At this time, he was no longer as ignorant and reckless as when he just stepped out of the house in the morning. Hearing his sister's question, he shook his head and answered:
"It's better to keep it for now. If they refuse to return the magic lamp to us, we will punish them with Arrodes."
She didn't want to rely on herself and her sister, two girls without any extraordinary abilities, to go to the mysterious song and dance hall to retrieve the stolen goods. She just wanted to test it out before making any plans. After all, the "number of uses" of Arrodes was very precious. After that, they would have to go deep into the Underground Catacombs below Purgatory Square. She didn't know if they would encounter other problems that were more difficult to solve.
In contrast, the patrons of the cabarets who stole valuable items instead of robbing them would most likely not harm them in the street, and there was still room for change.
Furthermore, after she calmed down a little, she thought of a special helper.
"The Solitary One" The man at the bar.
The abnormality of the "different" dance hall is almost obvious. There are not many Passerby on this street. The population is close to Backlund, but the density of Trier is simply incredible. Moreover, Tina noticed that no pedestrians passing by looked towards the door where the music was constantly blaring. They were not curious about the unabashed movements of the dancers inside. They simply pretended that this dance hall did not exist.
Before today, Tina would have thought that this was just a niche entertainment venue with a high threshold, but after learning so much occult knowledge, she naturally began to suspect that this dance hall was affected by some kind of extraordinary power.
And once the idea is opened, there are no outsiders entering the bar diagonally opposite the song and dance hall, but there is a dedicated person keeping an eye on the "The Solitary One" bar of the song and dance hall. It is most likely that Trier is the local church or the official Beyonder. At the surveillance and tracking base of, the black-haired man told Tina and Dorothy in a serious tone, because he was worried that they would get involved and cause civilian casualties.
Under such surveillance, as long as they do not take the initiative to enter the dance hall, safety should be guaranteed.
After listening to Tina's extremely fast analysis, Dorothy opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say.
After a moment, she smiled happily and patted her sister on the shoulder.
"Tina, you have grown up..."
She sighed while putting the silver mirror in her hand back into her pocket.
I have always been smart, but I don't like to use my brain. Anyway, I have you, my parents... Tina muttered silently and stood still.
They had returned to the door of the weird cabaret where the lights were flashing and the weirdos in suits were dancing in unison.
Diagonally behind them, the scrutinizing gaze of the black-haired, blue-eyed man who reappeared next to the bar door fell on them again, which gave Tina a little extra confidence.
She took a step forward, only an arm's length away from the door that looked like the mouth of a giant monster. Two guards hidden in the darkness walked out at the same time, blocking the entrance and looking down at her in confusion.
Both of them have broad shoulders and round shoulders, and are tall, but they are both wearing short suits and have monocles in their right eyes, which makes them look a bit nondescript.
"Hello, something is missing. It may have been picked up by one of the three guests who just entered. Can you help me ask the people inside?"
Tina took courage and said.
"&%#￥@?"
One of the guards looked even more confused, and when he opened his mouth, a string of awkward Intis words that Tina couldn't understand came out.
It's over, after "Magic Wishing Lamp" was stolen, we can't even speak or understand Intisian... Tina's "courtesy first, then soldier" plan died immediately, with a very wonderful expression.
She didn't even dare to look back at Dorothy beside her, to see the black-haired man silently "protecting" her from behind.
At this moment, a figure slowly appeared inside the song and dance hall. Before he walked out of the door, he completely blocked the light from the ceiling light ball at the rear and the ring light on the ground. Then he squeezed the two dedicated guards away and appeared in front of Tina.
This is a man whose age is indistinguishable, but not too young. He has short, brass-colored hair that shines a little under the light, and his eyes are a light golden color. His facial features are regular, but they are slightly deformed by excess fat. There are two beards with raised edges between his nose and lips, which reminds Tina of the iconic beard of Emperor Roselle in the history album.
Like everyone else in the dance hall, he was wearing a short black suit, but it was unbuttoned because of the fat on his belly. He wore a pair of monocles with a badly worn brass frame on his right eye. At this time, he was looking at Tina and Dorothy curiously through the lens.
The two guards who were squeezed aside by him immediately straightened up and said a short word in a respectful tone. Although Tina could not understand it, they knew it was probably a title like "boss", because then they turned back and went into the shadows behind the door, leaving only the brass-haired man with a fat belly and a warm expression standing by the door.
"You just said something was missing. Are you going to go in and look for it?"
The man narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile.
He actually used Loenese!
Tina secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but shook his head:
"No, I hope the three people just now can come out. I can just ask them."
She did not dare to escape the sight of the watchers at the "The Solitary One" bar behind her and follow her into the weird dance hall. Otherwise, she might end up being trafficked to a place where even her parents could not find her, and never see the light of day for the rest of her life.
"Those three people..." The fat man with brass hair looked back at the chaotic dance floor, and then looked away after a moment, "I don't think there is any need to call them. If this is what you are looking for..."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and reached behind him like magic, and took out a Golden Lamp with complex patterns engraved on its surface and an ancient shape like that of the previous era.
"0-05"Magic Wishing Lamp!
"I just picked up this gadget in the dance hall. Is it what you call a lost item?"
The index finger of his left hand hung frivolously on the handle of the lamp. He pinched the glasses on his eyes with his right hand and asked with interest.
Tina's eyes lit up and he nodded hastily:
"Yes, although it is not expensive, it is an important item in our family!"
Whether our family can live a prosperous life like Backlund depends on it - she added in her heart.
"But I think this lamp is very destined for me. How can you prove that it belongs to you? Your name is not engraved on it... but maybe it will be mine," the man said with a smile, his eyes scanning the symbols and words on the lamp. "I almost forgot to tell you, my name is Goredolf·Trunsoest, and this lamp is like a lost collection of my ancient family..."
Trunsoest... is the surname of the girl on Ghost Ship. It is also the name of the powerful empire of Fourth Epoch. It is also the "Justiciar" Trunsoest mentioned by Genie, which is Fourth Epoch 0 The God of...Tina immediately thought of the various meanings represented by this surname, and was Persuasion in his heart. He really doubted that "Magic Wishing Lamp" belonged to the family of Goredolf a thousand years ago.
But she couldn't give up her wish, so she mustered up the courage to continue:
"You can try rubbing it on the surface three times and then whisper the word 'Genie'. I think this will prove that it belongs to me."
The man who called himself Goredolf raised his eyebrows with the same color as his hair. He actually stretched out his hand and rubbed the uneven surface of Magic Wishing Lamp three times. Then he tried to say hello in a low voice:
"Genie?"
Tina stared closely at the spout of the pot with a wick protruding from it, but did not wait for the fire to light up and golden light to spurt out.
That timid Genie is hiding again and doesn't want to show up!
Tina was so angry that he didn't know how to deal with this shrinking turtle. He could only look at Goredolf cautiously, fearing that this unknown cabaret owner would take Sealed Artifact as his own.
Then she and Dorothy can only use "unconventional means."
But the fat man who failed to summon Genie just smiled and shook his head, and the next second he reached out and handed Magic Wishing Lamp to Tina.
"Take it, I will teach that guy a lesson later if his hands and feet are not very clean.
"But you are lucky this time, I happened to see you, otherwise you may be in danger if you approach a place where the situation is unknown recklessly.
"Trier The security has improved a lot recently, but hundreds of minors still go missing every year. Do you want to be part of them?"
Tina took over the lost Sealed Artifact with a dull expression. Goredolf's serious words kept coming to his ears. He could only nod his head, as if he had returned home and was facing his father who taught him earnestly.
"Okay, uncle, I will remember it."
She bowed slightly and thanked the cabaret owner who was kind-hearted and kind-hearted.
"Uncle... calling me that makes me look a bit old," Goredolf was a little surprised. He reached out and touched the brass monocle on his right eye. He then snapped his fingers and once again took out a neatly cut card like magic and stuffed it into the hands of Dorothy who was empty-handed at the side. "Since you have recovered your lost property, are you interested in participating in the party here the night after tomorrow?"
"Magic Wishing Lamp" returned to her hands, and Tina immediately learned the obscure Intisian. She looked at the card in her sister's hand and found a monocle with a white outline printed on the top of the black paper, and a few lines of content written in bright red fonts below:
"'Different' Cabaret, Lover's Night, invites you to attend at 7pm on the last day of every month."
The Lovers... Night? Tina felt his cheeks heat up instantly, glanced at Dorothy subconsciously, and then asked doubtfully:
"Is this an event to invite the pair the Lovers to participate?
"But we are not adults!"
She didn't expect that Trier would be so open. It was not comparable to the conservative Loen Kingdom.
Obviously, he didn't expect Tina to think in this direction. Goredolf's originally wrinkled facial features were almost twisted into a ball.
"Don't get me wrong! He quickly explained, "Do you see anyone in the ballroom who looks like the Lovers?" I just chose this name because... I am 'The Lovers'."
As he spoke, he stepped aside to open the door, revealing the male and female guests on the dance floor who were randomly matching each other to dance. At the same time, he took out a palm-sized playing card from his suit pocket and showed the front to Tina.
It was a "The Lovers" card depicting a man and a woman facing each other under the gaze of Angel.
Tarot Cards...Tina immediately thought of the "Chariot" brand that he saw not long ago, and of Ms. "Chariot" who looked exactly like her mother.
That was a powerful Angel. Could it be that this Goredolf·Trunsoest is also?
Thinking of this, Tina shook his head like a rotating light ball in a ballroom:
"Thank you for the invitation, but we will be leaving Trier tonight and will not be able to attend the party the day after tomorrow."
After that, she Fell short still clutched the invitation Dorothy in her hand and left the street without looking back.
Looking at the two sisters who seemed to be running away, Goredolf held on to his brass monocle, which had fallen slightly downwards, and returned to the "Different" dance hall with a smile on his face.
Before leaving, he glanced at the "The Solitary One" bar diagonally opposite.
Swish——
The curtains were drawn on the narrow window next to the main entrance of the bar, and a figure with black hair and blue eyes was hidden.