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On the top floor of an old building without an elevator, Franca looked at the slightly musty Rented Apartment and muttered, "In this location, this run-down place costs 2200 to rent the whole thing..."

This Rented Apartment has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living room that doubles as Restaurant. Each room is quite cramped. The Master Bedroom has a balcony. The building is over thirty years old.

Even in such Rented Apartment, Franca used her "Witch" "Instigation" ability and leveraged her social skills to negotiate the price down to under 2,500 from the Women Landlord, and she didn't have to pay three months' rent upfront; she only had to pay one month's rent upfront.

"It's fine." Jenna was fairly satisfied with her current living situation.

This is much better than where her family lived before her mother passed away.

Lumian glanced at the Cash in his hand and said to Franca, "We only have three thousand left. Even including what you borrowed, it's less than six thousand. And we still need to buy some ordinary clothes; we can't go out like this every day."

"It's alright." Now in familiar surroundings, Franca was no longer as worried as before. She smiled calmly, "I can borrow from each app again, and so can you. Together, it's enough to support Ludwig for several months. With that much time, are you worried about not making money?"

"Is it so easy to borrow money here?" Jenna asked in surprise.

In Trier, whether it's mortgaging items at Pawnshop or borrowing money from a loan shark, it's not a simple matter. The item or person must have some value. But just now, she saw Franca borrow money smoothly by simply tapping a few times on her phone.

Is this true for everyone, or do beautiful "Witch" receive special treatment?

Franca pursed her lips and said, "It's quite easy. Even the poorest person has surplus value. If all else fails, you can sell their organs..."

Clearly, she didn't like the ease with which online loans were available, but now she had to take out a bunch of small loans to support Ludwig and the whole team, so she couldn't say anything more.

Lumian took out the golden box returned by the "Magician" Lady from the "Traveler’s Bag" and asked cautiously, "Are there any places here that buy gold?"

The space in his "Traveler's Bag" has also shrunk significantly; it's now just a storage room, so he can't stock up on too much food for Ludwig.

"Yes, but it's strictly regulated. We'll check later to see if there are any illegal channels." Franca was well-read and had some understanding of gold trading.

"Illegal channels?" Lumian said thoughtfully. "When we try to sell gold through such channels, won't they think we're outsiders and easy to bully, afraid to report these things to the police, and just swallow our gold without paying us?"

Franca glanced at Lumian:

"You want to Fishing again?"

"This is called a gift from a kind person," Lumian laughed. "They probably won't call the police on this kind of double-cross, and it won't affect our good image of being law-abiding, right?"

Through the long-term daily influence of Aurora and Franca, and being in the corresponding environment, Lumian gradually became proficient in the use of certain words and sentences.

"Can't you just find a decent job?" Franca said with a laugh.

"Work will only affect our observation of the people and things around Mr. ' The Fool '," Lumian reasoned succinctly.

"That's not necessarily true," Franca retorted instinctively. "If that job could help you become Mr. ' The Fool's ' colleague, wouldn't that make it easier to observe him?"

"That's true..." Lumian's gaze shifted from Franca's face to Jenna and Anthony, as if he were considering who should apply for the relevant jobs.

"Speaking of which, Mr. ' The Fool's ' company is owned by Emperor Roselle," Franca recalled from the documents. "Could the Emperor's real name be Huang Tao? According to the Major Arcana, it's occasionally a projection of the Emperor himself, but most of the time it's a puppet woven by Mr. ' The Fool ' in his dreams. Hmm, now only the latter possibility remains. We don't know how long it will be before the Emperor gets another chance to be Resurrection..."

As she was talking, Franca suddenly laughed:

"Emperor Bernadette, the Eldest Daughter of the Emperor, was named Huang Beibei in Mr. The Fool's dream! Haha, what an adorable name! Is this Mr. The Fool's sense of humor?"

"Tone it down a bit, Huang Beibei, no, Princess Bernadette often projects her consciousness into this. She also seems to have an item similar to Lucky Gold Coin," Jenna reminded Franca with a smile. She had seen a similar description in the information earlier.

At this point, Lumian had made up his mind:

"I or Anthony should apply for the job. If ' The Witch ' joins the Emperor's company, she might cause a lot of trouble and won't be able to keep a low profile."

Franca and Jenna nodded emphatically, both recalling the Emperor's wise saying.

Lumian then brought the topic back to gold:

"If I sell this golden box in my Dream, will it disappear in reality?"

"If you can't, can you sell it again and again by leaving the Dream and returning?"

Franca, Jenna, and Anthony were all speechless for a moment.

Is this the effect of Amon's Gift?

After a few seconds, Lumian muttered to himself, "That probably won't work. Mr. ' The Fool ' is Great Ones controls Error and loopholes; he wouldn't leave such an obvious problem. I suspect that selling the gold in the Dream is tantamount to offering it as a sacrifice to him..."

"I think so too," Franca agreed.

As they spoke, quiet, Evil black Flames gathered around the two "Witch" and the Men- looking Lumian.

These twenty or thirty Black Flame flew to various parts of the room, burning Insects that might be present.

Lumian could have easily engulfed the entire house in the "Witch's" Black Flame to clean it up, but he can only perform at Sequence 7 level now.

After cleaning was finished, Franca began teaching Lumian and the others how to use a mobile phone, and instructed Ludwig on how to use a children's smartwatch.

Before we knew it, the sky was gradually darkening.

"I'm hungry!" Ludwig's voice suddenly rang out.

Franca looked up from her phone, glanced at the already Twilight sky, and exclaimed sincerely, "Phone phones are so much fun..."

Time flies!

Deeply shocked, Lumian, Jenna, and the others put away their phones and went out to find a restaurant to avoid Ludwig causing trouble due to extreme hunger.

They haven't even decided who will sleep in which room yet.

Leaving the old residential area, Franca glanced at the row of shops along the roadside and said with a smile, "Based on my previous observations, this city is modeled after one I once visited. The food served in the small shops on the street here might be even better than that of high-end restaurants, and more suitable for people like us who can't afford such high-class food."

"Let's eat here first, so Ludwig won't get impatient."

She was referring to a small restaurant on the left side of the residential area, which was doing fairly well and had set up several tables on the sidewalk.

Before leaving, Lumian and the others had used "Lie" ear clips to adjust their hair and eye colors and modify their appearance. Although the handsome men and beautiful women still attracted some subtle or bold stares, at least they did not look out of place with their surroundings and appear to be outsiders.

Franca chose a table on the sidewalk, picked up the menu, and asked with a smile, "The specialty is spicy, can you handle that?"

"Didn't you say that spiciness is essentially a form of pain? What's so unbearable about that?" Lumian replied nonchalantly.

Franca gave him Provocation look, then looked at Jenna and smiled, saying, "Not all of them are spicy. There are sweet and sour ones, and some that are savory. For example, two of my favorite dishes, Kung Pao Chicken and Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce, can be made without spice. The proportions of sour, sweet, and other flavors can vary from place to place. You have to be lucky to find the type that best suits your taste. The two most satisfying meals I've had were once at a time-honored restaurant and once at a hole-in-the-wall like this one."

"The Kung Pao Chicken from the time-honored restaurant is seasoned with lychee paste, and the chicken used is all cut from chicken legs, making it tender and juicy. Meanwhile, the shredded pork with garlic sauce from that hole-in-the-wall restaurant only uses chopped scallions as a side dish; the sweet, sour, salty, and pickled pepper flavors are all infused into the sauce, which is then stir-fried with the meat. This is quite different from the common method, but it's incredibly appetizing and delicious..."

"Um, shall we open a few beers? We rarely have a team dinner like this. Although I don't like bottled beer, it'll do... https://m. hetushu. com"

Ever since she started introducing the phone on the train, Franca has maintained an excited state as if she were back on her own turf, constantly introducing and sharing, her eyes sparkling like a ray of Sunlight.

Lumian didn't mind that this guy showed such a warm, host-like attitude, taking Past all the things the Team Leader should have said. On the contrary, he felt a bit calm, relaxed, and happy because of it.

Summer nights fall late. It was already past seven o'clock, but the sky was still quite bright. The breeze blowing across the tables and chairs along the roadside brought a bit of coolness from the restaurants and other shops, making the people eating and drinking even more lively. Some of them were talking and laughing loudly, while others were playing on their phones while eating, without any restraint from sitting on the sidewalk.

Jenna observed intently for a while, then whispered to Franca, "There's a strange sense of relaxation..."

She had seen people sitting by the roadside eating in the Botanical Garden District and Market District before, but none of them gave her a similar feeling.

"This is one of the memories of the Past that I cherish," Franca said, her Eyes sparkling as she finished ordering.

Just then, a woman with smooth, glossy black hair, simply tied in a ponytail, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, gym shorts, and sandals, arrived at the entrance of the small restaurant and asked the busy Boss, "How long will it take to get takeout?"

"Xia, why are you so late today?" the Boss asked in a familiar tone.

Before the young woman surnamed Xia could answer, someone suddenly shouted from not far away:

"Stop thief! Stop thief!"

Daoist darted through the tables and chairs, clutching Diamond Necklace tightly in his hand.

As he ran to the woman surnamed Xia, she suddenly raised her foot and delivered a side kick.

Bang!

The thief was kicked several meters away, fell to the ground, and cried out in Pain, unable to get up for a short time.

"These girls are pretty bold," Franca said, her eyes full of admiration.

Lumian looked at the profile of the woman surnamed Xia and whispered, "Is she Shatas, the one who shares an apartment with Mr. ' The Fool '?"