After closing the curtains, the scrutinizing gaze of the fat boss of the "Different" Cabaret was isolated from the bar.
Lumian·Li returned to the inside of the bar, which was set up at the very back of the tavern, with the worst lighting and could only see the outline. He pretended to grab a glass that he had wiped countless times, and wiped it with a rag again.
Compared with the song and dance hall diagonally opposite, the first floor of the "The Solitary One" bar is very quiet. A few customers are sitting in the corner, savoring the wine that seems to be endless, completely ignoring the bartender Lumian's off-duty behavior, as if he is not paying attention to the things around him, without any thinking.
Lumian knows that they really can't think.
Except for "Bureau 8" Exchanging Information and the intelligence officers who change their posts occasionally, most of the guests and staff on the surface are actually Marionette!
Because of contact with a senior "Marionettist", Lumian knew that before becoming Demigod, this Sequence's Beyonder could only have up to 3 s Marionette, even the lobby on the first floor of the bar cannot be filled, not to mention that there are usually more than ten or twenty "Spectator" watching the puppet theater performance in the cellar. The person behind the scenes who can control so many Marionette must be a Saint.
Of course, Lumian doesn't know the other person, and usually just communicates with the dull-faced man guarding the cellar, pretending that the other person is the real person, and the other party also pretends that Lumian thinks he is the real person, and the two of them are tacitly understanding each other.
Just like "Bureau 8" clearly knows that Lumian is a believer of the End Church, but still pretends that he doesn't know and continues to assign tasks to him.
Coupled with the identity of "Tarot Club" Minor Arcana that is most likely not exposed, and the secret party that my sister attended, I have so many identities that I have to consider which one to choose when I go out every day... The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, but he still held back his laughter to avoid being spotted by the Marionettes in the bar.
However, even if these secret identities are known to Bureau 8, there is a high probability that nothing will happen to Lumian.
After all, the full name of this organization is "Intis Intelligence and Homeland Security Committee Subordinate Bureau 8". As long as it can protect national security and handle extraordinary events, it is not the first time that it has cooperated with major churches.
In fact, after gaining a lot of occult knowledge from Tarot Club and the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society" that Aurore Li participated in, Lumian deduced that the current leader of Bureau 8, a "Seer" Pathway's Angel, may have believed in "Church of the Fool", and Tarot Club was probably founded by Mr. "Fool". Strictly speaking, the directors of Lumian and Bureau 8 are "colleagues" in another sense.
This may be one of the reasons why he is often assigned to relatively easy and safe tasks.
In Trier, one more identity means one more path... Thinking of this, Lumian wiped the wine glass more briskly.
But he soon realized that what happened today required writing an observation report, and it had to be made in four copies, one for Colonel Leah of "Bureau 8", one for Sevillea Archbishop for "The End Church", one for Ms. Chariot for "Tarot Club", and one for his sister Aurore. He immediately stopped laughing.
After all, the two girls just now had direct contact with Goredolf, the owner of the "Different" dance hall, and they were suspected of taking an item from his hand. Although the girl claimed that she left it in the dance hall, according to Lumian's observation, the three guests who got off the carriage and entered the dance hall did not have any interaction with her from beginning to end, and it was unlikely that they stole something in front of a "conspirator."
Fortunately, he had already memorized the physical characteristics of the two girls, so that he could hand them over to professionals for divination later to obtain more information.
These have nothing to do with me... Tsk, at this critical moment, Franca and Jenna actually ran out to Travel, saying that they were going to the East Continent, otherwise they could help write part of the report... Thinking of these two Demoness, Lumian frowned.
It was obvious that the three of them had formed a team early on and had a close relationship, but in many cases, he, the only male, seemed like a third party.
It doesn't matter, I just have Aurore... He gathered his thoughts, put down the polished wine glass, walked to the door of the bar pretending to be unconscious, and looked towards the door of the "Different" dance hall again.
After leaving the old street and passing through the "Eternal Blazing Sun" church, which had few believers coming in or out and seemed a bit dilapidated, Christina and Dorothy came to the largest square of Trier Observatory District.
It is higher than the surrounding area, surrounded by protruding observation decks, with many coin-operated viewing telescopes and stalls selling souvenirs. There is even a service shop dedicated to taking Travel photos and developing the finished products on the spot.
If Genie had not been in a hurry to complete Genie's instructions, Tina would have wanted to stop and visit here and enjoy the exotic scenery. After all, it is unlikely that she and Dorothy will come to this city again in a short time, and they still have the Intisian proficiency gifted by "Magic Wishing Lamp".
His eyes swept over many strangely dressed tourists who were obviously from the mysterious Western Continent, and then looked at the buildings in the center of the square one by one. Tina quickly found his target.
It is an ancient palace composed of huge relief stone pillars and a triangular dome supported by them. There are stairs inside that lead directly to the underground. Following this road, you can enter the dark and mysterious tomb underground Trier.
Of course, this is what "Genie" told her.
Thinking of this, Tina touched his shoulder bag to confirm that the recovered lamp "Magic Wishing Lamp" had not been stolen again, and then called out to the existence inside Sealed Artifact from the bottom of his heart:
"Genie?"
"I'm here."
A voice that had become familiar after a day of getting along sounded.
Do you still dare to say that you are... Tina pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and continued:
"Did you just plan to take the opportunity to get rid of me and Dorothy? Find someone else to take you to the final seal, so that you don't have to pay us, and you can lower the reward on the other side? I don't believe that ordinary thieves can steal you easily. Aren't you some Grade 0 Sealed Artifact?"
If Genie hadn't acquiesced or even condoned it, he could have completely allowed Distortion to "steal" so that the thieves would not only be unable to steal anything, but would even stuff money into Tina's satchel!
As soon as her question-like words entered Dorothy's mind, Genie replied in a helpless tone:
"I have no choice. 'Magic Wishing Lamp' was indeed stolen just now, but the person who stole it and stole me was the 'Marauder' clone of the Angel personality. His body even briefly became the God of this Pathway. It is definitely not something that I, whose power is sealed, can interfere at will.
"Don't say anything Grade 0 Sealed Artifact. If He wanted to, it would not be difficult for him to steal your identity, destiny and all social relationships. Of course, He would not do that. I was just explaining the horror of the other party.
"He is Amon, the incarnation of the former 'Angel of Time', 'Blasphemer', and 'Error'..."
The "Marauder" of Angel... could it be Goredolf·Trunsoest who took out the "The Lovers" brand?
Tina immediately thought of the stout middle-aged man with short brass hair, a monocle and a kind smile, and immediately felt a little afraid of the ability Genie said "Stealing fate and identity".
"What does it mean to steal destiny?"
Dorothy on the side asked alertly and doubtfully.
"To put it simply, He can Stealing your identity, and then follow you back home. Your parents will regard Him as their daughter, your sister will regard Him as your sister, your neighbors will regard Him as the cute and cute girl next door, your classmates and your friends will all think that He is you, and you yourself will lose contact with everything and die little by little."
Genie lowered his voice and explained in a tone that seemed to come from a distant place.
Tina and Dorothy both took a deep breath and imagined this weird scene in their minds.
"Fortunately, after being defeated by that 'Fool' and taking away the god position, Amon has restrained his behavior a lot. His body spends most of his time roaming the stars, looking for extraterrestrial civilizations to carry out his pranks. This world only retains a few strongholds similar to the 'different' dance hall just now, providing him with some anchors of faith and materials for pranks..."
Genie continued.
"You mean, the Goredolf holding the 'The Lovers' card, which is probably Angel, is just a clone of Amon?"
Tina suddenly woke up and asked.
After a rare sigh, Genie replied:
"This cannot be judged by independent consciousness or extraordinary power. It is impossible for Amon to turn everyone who patronizes the dance hall into Deep Parasitism and one of his clones, but the key ones should be...'Marauder' The specialness of Pathway is here. If I fully recover my power, it will not be difficult to see his abnormality. Now... I can only suggest that you stay away from everyone who wears a monocle in their right eye."
"Like this?"
Dorothy suddenly turned up the corner of his mouth and asked in a teasing tone. Then he took out a gold frame with patterns engraved on it and looked very delicate Crystal Monocle from the skirt pocket. He clamped it on his right eye socket with an unfamiliar movement.
At this moment, the air on Purgatory Square seemed to have stopped flowing, the surrounding noise also disappeared, and the whole world fell into silence.
"Ha, haha, if you were more skillful in your movements, I might have been fooled."
Genie burst into laughter, a breeze blew again in the square, and the sounds of mixed conversations in various languages slowly floated into the ears of Tina and Dorothy.
But the hesitation in his tone was caught by the two of them.
This guy must have been very frightened...Tina chuckled secretly, then looked at his sister in confusion and asked:
"Where did you get the monocle? They don't look cheap."
"The one that appeared in my pocket when we said goodbye to Mr. 'The Lovers'... maybe he, no, He secretly put it in it?"
Dorothy adjusted the frame, then realized something, took out the card with the slogan "Lover's Night", and found that the monocle pattern originally drawn on it had disappeared, leaving only a few lines of cursive characters.
"I see, if you agree to the invitation and go to the party on the last day of every month, you might be parasitized by Him, or you might become one of the 'Amon believers', just like those people who wear short suits and dance on the dance floor..."
She guessed in a searching tone.
The world of occultism is too scary. If it weren't for an inexplicable "arrangement" and the people Angel and Saint we met were quite friendly to us, I'm afraid and I Dorothy has encountered terrible things a long time ago... This is because we are all just ordinary people without extraordinary power... Tina looked at the face of Dorothy who was wearing a monocle for a moment, pursed his lips, and said:
"Let's go and fulfill the wish of 'Genie' before it gets dark."
Following the stairs in the stone building, the two entered Purgatory Square's Underground Area, and followed a large number of tourists into a road separated by stone pillars and sandwich walls.
This place is already deep below the ground, and the winding stairs block the sunlight. Although there are electric lights at regular intervals on the walls on both sides, the dim light cannot completely illuminate the entire road, and darkness and light alternately extend deeper.
A public tour guide walked at the front of the team, holding an ancient lantern and using Intisian to introduce the history of Underground Catacombs. Even with the help of "Magic Wishing Lamp", Tina barely understood part of the content, knowing that Underground Catacombs is divided into four floors, but only three floors are open to tourists, and it is best not to actually enter the third floor. It is a huge area, with winding roads, and it is easy to get lost.
It is said that there are millions of skeletons buried here, some from the past one or two hundred years, some from the Sauron Dynasty before the Roselle era, and even dead people from the previous era buried nearly a hundred meters deep underground. Until now, new tombs and ossuaries have been discovered from time to time.
Those preparing to enter the tomb with Tina and Dorothy included local college students, Intis "outsiders" from other areas who came to worship the deceased, and tourists from different countries, but the former were the most numerous, and they were all youthful, lively and active.
Of course, they all abide by the rules of Underground Catacombs, each holding a white candle.
I heard from the tour guide that this is the rule that Underground Catacombs has had since it opened to the outside world. If you enter the tomb without a candle, or if you accidentally extinguish the candlelight inside, terrible things will happen.
It sounded like a tactic to sell candles... Tina subconsciously thought it was Lies, until the unshaven tour guide directly gave her and Dorothy a candle, and warned them with an unfamiliar Loenese that they must light the candle before entering the underground.
Walking along the uncertain light and dark passage to the end, a huge stone door that was naturally formed and later widened and reinforced appeared in front of Tina. Both sides of the stone door were covered with exquisite but ancient reliefs such as bones, skulls, and lever gears. On the edge, there were clearer carvings such as lines of Vortex and Distortion surrounded by flames, which were obviously added not long ago.
Surrounded by reliefs, two short sentences are written on the lintel at the top of the stone gate:
"Stop!
"Ahead is Death Empire!"
It is a pity that no tourists followed this advice. They lit White Candle one by one with the help of the tour guide. In groups, they stepped through the door composed of reliefs of various elements and entered the dark tomb. The little bits of fire Star moved in different directions and quickly disappeared.
Tina and Dorothy looked at each other, held up free candles, followed several fashionably dressed college students, and crossed the gate of "Death Empire".
The walls, ceilings and floors here are all made of ancient stone bricks. The adhesive between the bricks has weathered and fallen off, forming irregular, deep cracks. The walls on both sides are dug one after another, with one or more skeletons stuffed in each pit.
Seeing so many dead people for the first time, Tina felt a chill surrounding her, and something seemed to be moving in the darkness where the candle light could not reach. She involuntarily approached Dorothy, trying to warm herself with her body, but found that the other party was also trembling quietly.
The college students in front seemed to have long been accustomed to this scene. They held candles, walked away laughing, and quickly turned a corner and left Tina's sight.
Tingen's Raphael Cemetery was not so scary. Each one was a stone monument with photos and epitaphs engraved on it... She closed her hands and brought the candlelight closer to her, and then she felt her body temperature rise.
In order to distract herself and avoid scaring herself, she called Genie in her heart:
"This tomb isn't haunted, is it? If we accidentally extinguish the candles, will we encounter ghosts?"
"This is Trier's underground. If there were evil spirits raging, they would have been dealt with by the official Beyonder long ago..." Genie replied with a sneer, "As for the role of the candle, it was originally part of a giant ceremony to seal some of Underground Trier's power, but now it is just a traditional custom. You can follow it or not, but be careful not to be seen by others to avoid attracting attention."
It means that candles are only for courage... Tina muttered, glanced at the candle in his hand, and remembered the prank Dorothy had just played with the monocle, he thought of a plan, puffed up his cheeks, and blew hard towards the tiny flame.
Huh——
The candle in her hand went out instantly.