Chapter 12: The Last Fruit I
If the enemy wails in a pool of blood, how are you like a butcher?———— Thieves' Codex
This is a necklace made of dozens of bone necklaces, and its pendant is a huge sapphire, with a moving luster like a lake rippling in the sun, smart and connotative. The incomparably clear texture is like a 10,000-year-old ice sinking into the deep sea, and it only steals people's attention in the first place.
The mysterious man's breath was rapid, but his hand only flicked over the gem and focused his attention safely on the bone chain.
Luo Lan leaned lazily on a nearby tree, squinting at his movements.
The mysterious man's fingers kept moving on it, examining it section by section, and the concentration looked like he was about to find a small flaw from above.
Every time a chain of bones slipped through his hand, his movements became slower and slower.
Finally, when he reached the thirteenth bone chain, his hand stopped abruptly.
He quickly took off the bone chain at a speed that was extremely inconsistent with the action just now, and quickly hid it close to his body.
Luo Lan's eyebrows furrowed, and he coughed, "Is that what you want?"
The mysterious man put down the necklace, stared at him, and said, "Did you find anything else besides this?"
Luo Lan pointed to the necklace and said with a smile: "It seems that our agreement only contains this thing. ”
"It seems that we have worked very well together. ”
Luo Lan stood up straight, his eyes flickering: "So far, yes." ”
The mysterious man's shoulders shook slowly, and finally he burst out laughing.
Luo Lan's smile gradually appeared, and he also began to laugh out loud.
Even the Evil Thieves couldn't imagine that from the beginning of the mystery man to the thieves' commission of tasks, so as to perform a farce of fighting for inheritance, this was all a conspiracy planned by Luo Lan and the mysterious man in advance from beginning to end.
Their purpose is to steal the secret treasure of the Landiston family, and secondly, to create the illusion of mission failure and defraud the thieves of three times the compensation of reputation.
The evening breeze on the plains began to pick up, and the leaves shook for a while.
The mystery man gradually stopped laughing and nodded, "I will keep my promise to make you a priest in the name of the heir of the Rantyston family." He flipped the necklace in his hand, threw him to Luo Lan and said, "This is your reward." ”
Luo Lan took it unceremoniously and said with a smile: "Actually, I prefer money, this thing is not very easy to sell." ”
The mysterious man's voice slowed, "Maybe you can give it to the woman you love." ”
Luo Lan pondered for a moment, and suddenly turned the figures of several women in his mind, and said with a smile: "Then thank you." ”
"You know," said the mysterious man, looking at the sunset that was about to sink into the horizon in the distance, "I thought it would be difficult for you to succeed, or that you would run away alone after seeing this thing." ”
Luo Lan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fortunately, I'm not that stupid, otherwise I will be hunted down by the thieves and you, I think the rest of my life can only be spent in panic, if there is still the rest of my life." ”
The mysterious man laughed deeply, pointed to the necklace and said, "You don't know what it represents, if you did, maybe you would." ”
Luo Lan showed a look of infinite regret and sighed, "I don't think you will be willing to tell me frankly." ”
The mysterious man laughed, stared at him and said, "If you are willing to take an oath, I can tell you all this, everything"
Luo Lan's heart moved, this was the first time that the mysterious man took the initiative to woo him, and it could also be the last.
Once you agree, then you will be able to stand on your heels in the Holy See, but it will also bring a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Their fate will be tied like a rope.
Thinking of the word rope, he felt an incomparable disgust in his heart for no reason.
He took a deep breath and said, "Is the oath so effective?"
The mysterious man said coldly, "I am a servant of God. ”
Luo Lan said lightly: "I'm just a thief. ”
The mysterious man looked at him for a while, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and changed the subject: "Your new identity will be a priest, and I will arrange for you to go to a church branch in the diocese of Mosha, where you will learn basic divine arts and doctrines, and when you pass the trial mission, you can officially become a missionary." ”
Luo Lan was stunned and said, "Do you still have to pass the trial?"
A missionary is a high-ranking clergy assigned by the Church of Light in the form of an appointment to propagate the doctrine of Light in remote areas of the mainland or on islands in the ocean. According to the rules, they must have a strong conviction and a deep understanding of the teachings, and they must also have a pure birth.
Because all the churches on the mainland can only be believed in by nobles, so Luo Lan first occupied the identity of Rundit, got rid of all the previous relationships with the thieves, and then took the ship of the church.
The profession of missionaries is particularly special, and once the Illuminati are established in the missionary area, they enjoy the same privileges and status as the bishops of the region, regardless of the power.
Luo Lan had long seen the great future of development, and he could also take this opportunity to get rid of the control of "that person" forever, so he and the mysterious person took what they needed and carefully planned this scene. It's just that he had to pass the trial, but he never thought of it.
The mysterious man smiled meaningfully and said, "Yes, I heard that there have been dozens of losers before you." ”
Luo Lan pouted unconcernedly: "Really?"
At this moment, a servant in the distance shouted, "Sir, a convoy is coming." ”
The mysterious man turned his head and said, "It seems that I have to go, and may the glory of the Lord be with you." ”
Luo Lan chuckled, "I haven't passed the trial yet. ”
The mystery man stopped talking, turned back to the car, and the moment he stepped on, he turned back and said, "I suddenly want to know, what else did you steal from the Landiston family?"
Luo Lan said lightly: "I'm a thief, stealing what I need to steal." ”
"So, what do you want to steal when you become a priest?"
Luo Lan looked at him and said calmly, "Stealing the priest should be stealing." ”
The mysterious man paused slightly, and then got into the car without saying a word, and the curtain of the car was lowered in the faintly dyed sunset, and it went all the way away in the sound of chariots and horses.
It wasn't until the chariot and horse disappeared from sight that Luo Lan withdrew his gaze, he first turned around in the nearby woods, completely disrupted his steps, and then jumped onto a tree, and after several repetitions, he found the convoy that the mysterious servant was talking about.
He immediately recognized it as a convoy carrying winter carbon to Landiston Castle.
He glanced at the sky, and by the time the convoy arrived at the castle, it should have been late at night, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, which was just right.
Taking advantage of the driver's inattention, he briskly dived into a car.
He had to go back once, because there was still one last fruit waiting for him to harvest.