"Negotiation"

Upon seeing the first paragraph of the letter, Franca felt as if it had finally arrived.

She had been waiting, waiting for Mr. "Stars" to make a request so that she could exchange Amandina for Low-Sequence Potion from the "Evernight" Pathway.

Franca read on with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness:

He wants you to help him decipher the text in the accompanying documents to this letter; it's somewhat similar to the text in Emperor Roselle's diary.

He didn't set a time limit; you can take your time.

"Your mention that Krismona's father might be ' Blood Emperor ' Alista Tudor is very useful and very important intelligence."

"Now, we suspect that the That One Depths in the Special Mirror World, the That One worshipped by the ' Person in the Mirror,' may not be the ' Primordial Witch ' in the full sense, but rather one of the purposes for which the ' Blood Emperor ' and the ' Primordial Witch ' created that Special Mirror World. They have a very close connection with the ' Primordial Witch,' but this seems to be out of their control. The ' Primordial Witch's' current poor condition is probably due to this."

"Next, your main task with the ' Seven of Cups ' is to find the ' Person in the Mirror ' Jasmine and test the ' Black Witch ' to see if she has a deep understanding of the Special Mirror World. Of course, all of this is on the premise that you ensure your own safety."

If you encounter any problems, please feel free to ask me for help.

The "Judgement" Lady still didn't utter a single unnecessary word... Franca turned to the next page of the letter.

The following is the accompanying information.

Franca glanced at it, and her pupils dilated instantly:

This... this is not the writing from Emperor Roselle's diary!

Whether it's Oracle Bone Script or Bronze Inscriptions, it's one of the oldest scripts in the country she and Emperor Roselle Transmigration before!

Where did you get this?

"Who the hell knows this stuff...?"

"I'm not sure if it's really Oracle Bone Script or Bronze Inscriptions, after all, I don't understand it, I'm illiterate..."

Is it an unknown Mysticism language of this world, only somewhat similar to Oracle Bone Script?

"But it does look somewhat like it; it's clearly a hieroglyphic script!"

Franca examined it carefully.

Although she hadn't studied Oracle Bone Script or Bronze Inscriptions, as a young person who grew up in the internet age, she had seen some of it and remembered the simplest meanings of a few characters, such as "person".

Before long, she discovered several similar pictographic characters.

"It's slightly different from what I remember, but it's generally the same..."

"Let's treat it as Oracle Bone Script or Bronze Inscriptions for now... Where did Mr. ' Stars ' get it? Did they find Harrison on Resurrection Island? No, if they really did, they wouldn't have left me out..."

"Or perhaps, when the holder of That One Major Arcana in the ' Moses Ascetic Order ' was investigating the missing ' Ten Pillars ' Kemolo, he came into contact with something related to the ' Celestial Master '?"

"Very likely! No wonder the preface of this document told me that the order of the text had been scrambled to prevent me from being Corruption during the interpretation process. No wonder he is a ' Celestial Master ' who controls both the ' Mystery Pryer ' and ' Generalist ' Pathway!"

"However, without the context, the difficulty of interpretation increases by more than double..."

"Chen Tu! ' Armored Wraith ' Chen Tu might be able to answer, but you can only ask three or four questions per summon... I wonder if you could just ask what the general meaning of this document is...?"

Franca quickly decided to seek help from the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society".

The Society has many members from the same country as her, and many of them are highly educated, some of whom may have had in-depth contact with or studied Oracle Bone Script and Bronze Inscriptions inscriptions.

Franca doesn't require the other party to be a master of Oracle Bone Script or Bronze Inscriptions script; being able to recognize the commonly used characters is enough. The rest is left to the Major Arcana to guess based on the context of the original source.

Having made her decision, Franca enthusiastically began writing a letter, intending to summon Lady Hella's Messenger to request a gathering soon.

Too lazy to go out and "date" Lumian again to discuss the "Black Witch," she ate a piece of Cream Bun, then sat down at her Desk and selected the few characters she could barely recognize, studying them repeatedly.

Inside the Apartment where Lumian rented in the Memorial Hall District.

Lumian sat on the sofa, watching Ludwig read the magazine "Grimace," and pondered the next steps in the "Domestication" plan.

After about ten minutes, he smiled at Ludwig:

"You seem to have a lot of free time lately. Aside from eating, you don't seem to have anything else to do."

Let me give you some homework.

The key to "Domestication" is to make the other party obey commands, even forcing them to do things they don't want to do.

Of course, deterrence and suppression alone won't work. It might work once or twice, but if it happens too often, Ludwig will definitely run away from home again.

Ludwig's expression immediately turned to horror, as if to say, "See? You've been Corruption by the Church of Knowledge after all!"

Without giving him a chance to speak, Lumian continued, "This assignment involves tasting some of Trier's more famous Meat Pie, gathering information, planning your own route, and finally compiling a Food Report."

The first step in getting children to obey commands is to make the commands acceptable to them, something they are capable of doing and willing to do, and then gradually increase the difficulty.

Ludwig's eyes suddenly lit up.

He licked his lips and said, "Okay!"

The little boy glanced out the window and stood up impatiently:

"I'll go right now!"

Lumian chuckled immediately:

"It's already dark, it's too dangerous outside, you're still just a child."

Too dangerous... He's just a child... Lugano, standing nearby, couldn't help but glance at Ludwig, his face full of disapproval.

Lumian sighed and said, "I mean, he's still just a child, he doesn't have enough self-control, and he could be dangerous for the citizens of Trier walking at night."

He then told Ludwig, "Tonight, gather information from newspapers and magazines, formulate a plan, and then complete it at dawn tomorrow."

"Mmm!" Ludwig jumped off the Armchair and started flipping through the newspapers and magazines he had previously subscribed to, quite seriously.

Lumian nodded in satisfaction, walked back to his bedroom, and placed a continuously Burning, Blazing White Flame in the Independent Space inside the "Traveler’s Bag".

After a while, he took out Sallys's completely charred and deformed body parts, which were unrecognizable as belonging to any part of her body, and examined them for a few moments.

According to Franca's "Magic Mirror Divination," this, after refining and extraction, can replace the "tip of Two-Tailed Black Snake's tail" in the Auxiliary Ingredient of the "Pain" Potion.

There's no need to collect "Flower-Faced Bat blood" anymore, Auxiliary Ingredient Franca's blood is a better Replacement.

Lumian stuffed the body parts back into the "Traveler’s Bag" and took out the books he had borrowed from the Knowledge Church in Morola.

Although the "Magician" Lady has sealed away the "Black Tear" for him, no one can ever have too much useful knowledge.

Of course, the more useful the knowledge, the more likely it is to be highly Corruption, requiring weighing and selection.

Lumian turned on the Gas Wall Lamp, picked up a book titled "Entering the Hall of Mysteries," and began to read leisurely.

As time ticked by, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards the door.

His door creaked open, and a figure emerged from the shadows.

That was Jenna, wearing White Shirt and a light-colored gauze skirt. Her slightly darker Linen-Colored hair was styled in an updo, her blue Eyes were large and bright, her face was lightly powdered, and there was a small black mole in the center of her nose.

Her white Flowers -decorated Lady’s shirt wasn't revealing, but its near-perfect curves were enough to evoke all sorts of fantasies and leave one's mouth dry.

At that moment, Lumian felt as if she saw the Past "Exaggerated Woman" Jenna and the Actor Apprentice Celia Bello overlap, their Allure tinged with an indescribable allure.

"I need your help with something." Jenna smiled faintly and closed the door.

Lumian suddenly had Danger Premonition, not because his life was threatened, but because of something else that made him uneasy.

"I'm afraid I can't help you," Lumian said calmly, relying on his "Ascetic" qualities.

Jenna lowered her eyes, obscuring her Waterlight, clear blue Eyes.

She walked to the bedside, sat down, looked at Lumian again, and said with a smile in her eyes, "Let me finish speaking, and hear my reasons."

Lumian paused for a few seconds before saying, "Go ahead and speak."

Jenna placed her hands on either side of her, leaned forward slightly, and said in a slightly playful manner, "Looks like you've already guessed it. Yes, I want your help to digest the ' Pleasure ' Potion."

Sure enough... Lumian said with a headache, "Why not look for Franca?"

"Two reasons, one superficial, one real. Which one do you want to hear?" Jenna asked with a smile.

Lumian rubbed his temples:

"On the surface."

Jenna pursed her lips and gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"She would be happy to help me digest the ' Pleasure ' Potion without any internal resistance, and the Pain would be minimal. This would violate the Acting Principle Pleasure brings Pain, so I would digest the Potion very slowly."

"And you, I know you're unwilling and rather resistant to this. The more you experience Pleasure, and eventually even feel a little reluctant to let go, accompanied by the Pain of self-blame, the faster my ' Pleasure ' Potion will be digested. In addition, and very importantly, you have False Angel-Level. If everything goes smoothly, I may only need two or three weeks to digest the Potion and consider advancing to the ' Witch of Pain '."

"As the team leader, isn't this the best choice? It can effectively help you improve the quality of the team and make the Ritual more effective."

"You don't need to recommend ' Black Tear ' to me; I need a partner to digest the ' Pleasure ' Potion."

Lumian remained silent and did not respond.

Jenna couldn't help but scoff.

"Just think of this as ' Teleportation ' with your teammates, lending them power. I'm not expecting your feelings or heart. And without feelings involved, haven't you always been indifferent to such things, always thought of yourself as immoral? Hey, do you have a phobia of Library? It's just helping out!"

After a few seconds, Lumian asked, "And you?"

Jenna lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, "I can also experience Pleasure in Pain and Pain in Pleasure; it fits the Acting Principle perfectly."

Lumian was silent for a moment before asking, "Where is Franca?"

Jenna bit her lip, her eyes deep, and said, "If she finds out, it'll be perfect for digesting the ' Pain ' Potion."

Lumian let out a long sigh:

"I thought you would try to seduce me and ignite my desires to achieve your goal, but I didn't expect you to reason with me like you're negotiating."

Jenna frowned and snorted, "If I used temptation, you would definitely ' Teleportation ' away!"

"It's better to explain the pros and cons to you clearly, and tell you that this is as normal and ordinary as drinking water or eating, that you don't need to feel guilty, and that you don't need to invest any emotions. This is very common in Intis!"