Operating funds

"Iron and Blood Cross Order"... seems to be planning a very important thing... Lumian finally understood the real purpose of Mr. K in letting him join Gang.

The organization "Iron and Blood Cross Order" involving the same Concealment seems to have a certain relationship with the struggle for faith and the situation of Trier.

After thinking for a while, Lumian asked, "What kind of organization is 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'?"

The more he knows, the more likely he is to behave in a way that is appreciated and recognized by Gardner·Martin.

Mr. K chuckled and said, "Wait until Gardner·Martin tells you in person. If you grasp their specific situation in advance, they may be able to spot problems in some details."

That's why you asked a simple and ignorant country boy like me to be a "spy"? What you want is a White Paper with a simple background? Lumian nodded thoughtfully.

He thought of Gardner·Martin getting into Trier's god through "Rat" Christo Secret item, thinking that Savoie Gang also supported Hugues Artois, he thought about it for two seconds and said, "Is the matter planned by 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' related to Hugues Artois?"

Mr. K replied in a hoarse voice, "According to the intelligence we collected, that is just one of the links, not the main body."

That's it... Lumian turned to the matter of "Person in the Mirror" and finally said, "Gardner·Martin seemed to know in advance that the item he asked Smuggling Caravan to transport would bring about corresponding accidents."

Mr. K was silent for a while and said, "I suspect that it is a very important and critical item. This is also a situation that you need to find out.

"Don't worry, we 'Aurora Order' will never be stingy with rewards. When the time comes, you can make any request."

Lumian was about to say "Help me Resurrection Older Sister" in his heart, when he heard Mr. K add:

"As long as it's within the capabilities of me and Library."

It's quite honest... I really want to become a formal member of "Iron and Blood Cross Order" and have access to corresponding information. "Iron and Blood Cross Order" will definitely give me some membership benefits, and I can go to "Aurora Order" to claim rewards. Well... this is equivalent to further completing "Magician" "Lady's mission, she will not fail to reward me, the holder of Minor Arcana... I do one thing and get three rewards. This kind of "treatment" is rare... Lumian sighed silently, and said with the mentality of being rejected and it doesn't matter: "I need some activity funds now."

The purpose of using activity funds is to improve personal strength and lay a "solid foundation" for completing tasks.

Mr. K seemed to nod:

"No problem, I will give you 10,000 Felkine later. This is the benefit for you to officially join our 'Aurora Order' and participate in a high-risk mission."

In Intis, welfare is a common word, derived from Emperor Roselle.

Very generous... At this moment, Lumian couldn't help but think about whether he should find a few more similar Concealment organizations to join and get more membership benefits.

Mr. K stood up, lowered his hands, and walked slowly around Lumian.

As he walked, he said solemnly, "My Lord is Great Ones who created this world, and he is Father of All Living Beings."

"In essence, each of us comes from Him and has the Divinity given by Him.

"Divinity exists fairly in the body of every living being. No one is more noble than anyone else. We distinguish between each other's status based on who is closer to our Lord and who can accept more of His teachings.

"It is precisely because everyone has Divinity that we can take Potion, accept tests again and again, accumulate more Divinity, and eventually become Angel who serve our Lord..."

Is this Sermon? Lumian feels that this is somewhat similar to what "Magician" Lady said about Primordial One Creator self-disintegrating and splitting into different Beyonder Characteristic. It seems to be common in nature.

This made him suspect that the person "True Creator" believed in "Aurora Order" wanted to target was Primordial One That One.

After nearly a quarter of an hour, Mr. K finally finished Sermon, and drew Cross on the chest in the order of up, down, left, and right:

"Praise you, praise you for creating everything, praise you for bearing the sins of the world."

Lumian followed suit and made the same sound of praise.

Mr. K then introduced the situation of "Aurora Order":

"We now have a total of seven Saint and twenty-two letter-coded Divine Emissary, distributed in different places..."

There are twenty-one others as strong as Mr. K? Saint is the Half-God of Sequence 4 and Sequence 3. It has Divinity. There are seven of "Aurora Order"? Lumian was stunned for a while.

Aurora Order is much more powerful than he imagined!

As for whether there are big shots at the Angel level, Mr. K did not mention it, and Lumian has no way of guessing.

After a brief introduction, Mr. K grabbed the index finger of his right hand with his left palm, snapped it off, and threw it bloody to Lumian:

"Use it in critical moments."

Lumian caught the finger whose blood had solidified, and felt the same phantom pain as last time.

Although he is not afraid of pain or injury in battle, and can stab himself without blinking when necessary, it is absolutely impossible for him to just pull out his finger like Mr. K.

In just a few breaths, Mr. K grew new fingers with white color and tender skin.

Since the party lasted until nine o'clock in the evening, after Lumian got 10,000 Felkine, he found "Old Publications Library" where "Spiritism" magazine was open to the public for free in the luxurious Ivory six-story building of No. 19 Schell Street, and stayed there until 6 o'clock.

Then, he slowly found a Restaurant nearby and bought a cheap set meal for 2 Felkine.

This includes a regular bottle of Red Wine, one soup, three dishes, one dessert and unlimited Bread.

The three dishes were self-selected based on the menu provided. Lumian ordered a beef chowder, a braised rabbit and a roasted cauliflower.

When the party started, he already had Scorpion Venom and sold the unused Water Monster blood, Water Monster poison scales and other items in exchange for 100 Felkine.

So far, he has Cash 14710 Felkine 24 Kopek on him, most of which were given by Mr. K.

This makes him confident that he can raise 30,000 Felkine in a short time.

Borrow a little here, misappropriate a little there, plus the Spoils of War income you get, isn't it enough?

When it was almost 11 o'clock in the evening, Lumian returned Honest Market District.

Roul and Michel, a couple who live in Third Floor and sell photos of "Academy beauties on the streets" near Susie Steam Train Station, are dragging their bulging Linen-Colored bags up the stairs.

Glancing at the gray-haired men, Lumian asked with slight confusion, "So late?"

He knew that Roul and Michel were still part-time scavengers and had met them several times before, but he remembered that they would finish their job at nine o'clock at the latest.

Roul, who was in shabby clothes and with a slightly stooped back, smiled and said with a hint of joy, "Tonight, Parliament Parliamentarian’s Office was holding a celebration party and threw out a lot of valuable garbage. We waited until the bags could no longer be filled before coming back."

Market District Parliament Parliamentarian’s Office Are you celebrating the election of Hugues Artois? Lumian nodded lightly, passed the old couple, and returned to Room 207.

Before he lit up Carbide Lamp, he used the Crimson Moonlight seeping in from the window and saw a White Paper folded into a square sitting quietly on the table.

After observing the neatly folded state of Paper, Lumian suspected that this was a letter from "Magician" Lady.

"Pyromaniac"Potion Formula? Before I came back, she asked Messenger to put "Pyromaniac"Potion Formula here? She was so sure that I would become Official member of "Aurora Order"? Or, do you have something else to inform me? With thoughts swirling around, Lumian lit Carbide Lamp, picked up the White Paper, and carefully took it apart:

"Your next task is to complete the task given by Mr. K. Do you understand what I mean?

"'Pyromaniac'Potion Formula:

"Main Ingredient: The gland of Fire Salamander, the core of Magma Elf;

"Auxiliary Ingredient: 50 ml of blood from Fire Salamander, 10 grams of Magma Pyroxene powder, 10 grams of Red-Crowned Impatiens powder, 10 drops of Holy Star Lily Hydrosol.

"How to use: What do you think?"

He actually wrote the name Main Ingredient... Is this because Main Ingredient's companion is needed to prepare Potion? "Magician" Lady also wants to find out the current situation of "Iron and Blood Cross Order"? How did she know Will Mr. K arrange for me to do this today? Or, she doesn't care what Mr. K asks me to do, but just hopes that I can further gain Mr. K's trust and gradually become "Aurora Order" Core Member? Lumian prefers the former guess, but does not rule out the latter possibility.

The only choice he has now is to do as he is told.

After going through Occult Gathering twice, Lumian has a certain understanding of the value of Potion Formula, and knows that the "Pyromaniac" Potion Formula in hand is worth at least thirty thousand Felkine.

If he can sell it, he can exchange it for "Pyromaniac" Beyonder Characteristic.

Of course, this was just a fleeting impulse of Lumian. He would not dare to do this without "Magician" Lady clearly expressing his position.

Isn't this equivalent to taking the Potion Formula given by "Magician" Lady and adding some money to exchange for the "Pyromaniac" Beyonder Characteristic given by "Magician" Lady?

In comparison, Lumian feels that a certain trading plan popular with Intis, which is called "Business Heaven" and "Financial Empire", is more feasible:

The down payment is 10,000 Felkine, and the remaining 20,000 must be paid in installments within one year, including 10 to 15% interest.

After thinking carefully for a while, I felt that "Magician" Lady had a high probability of being Divinity's Lumian and gave up on the idea.

He has now raised nearly half of Cash, and there is no need to risk blaspheming Half-God by negotiating installment payments.

Even if "Harvest Sacrifice" cannot be sold at a good price, and Franca is extravagant and has little savings, there is still a large amount of Cash in Breeze Ballroom's financial safe. As the protector of the Dance Hall, what's wrong with misappropriating it?